MLB 2018

Major League Baseball
season	2018
Period	March 29th - October 28th
Postseason
AL Champion	Boston Red Sox
Second AL	Houston Astros
NL champion	Los Angeles Dodgers
Second NL	Milwaukee Brewers
World Series
champion	Boston Red Sox
MVP	Steve Pearce (BOS)
Playing times
◄ 2017 2019 ►

The 2018 MLB season , the 117th season of Major League Baseball , opened on March 29, 2018 with an opening game between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks . The regular season ended on September 30th, 2018. The postseason began on October 2nd. The World Series was held from October 23-28, 2018 and ended with the Boston Red Sox winning .

The 89th MLB All-Star Game was played on July 17th at Nationals Park , the stadium of the Washington Nationals in Washington, DC .

The 2018 MLB Draft took place June 4-6 in Secaucus , New Jersey .

Participating teams

For the 2018 season, the MLB made no changes to participating franchises or to league and division assignments.

TEX OAK LAA SEA MIN CWS DET CLE KC TB NYY BOS GOAL BAL HOU

American League venues. Divisions: West, Central, East.

American League
East	Central	west
Boston Red Sox	Cleveland Indians	Houston Astros
New York Yankees	Minnesota Twins	Los Angeles Angels
Tampa Bay Rays	Kansas City Royals	Seattle Mariners
Toronto Blue Jays	Chicago White Sox	Texas Rangers
Baltimore Orioles	Detroit Tigers	Oakland Athletics

SF SD COL LAD ARI CIN STL Mil CHC PIT PHI ATL MIA NYM WSH

National League venues. Divisions: West, Central, East.

National League
East	Central	west
Washington Nationals	Chicago Cubs	Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins	Milwaukee Brewers	Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves	St. Louis Cardinals	Colorado Rockies
New York Mets	Pittsburgh Pirates	San Diego Padres
Philadelphia Phillies	Cincinnati Reds	San Francisco Giants

* Sorted according to the previous year's placements in the respective divisions. The teams that qualified for the postseason in the previous year are colored green .

Regular season

Brief explanation of game operations and table structure

The AL and NL are each divided into three divisions for game operations. The allocation is based on regional criteria: East, Central and West Division. The game will run from March 29 to September 30, 2018.

The table positions are responsible for reaching the postseason : The three respective division winners and the two other best teams according to the winning percentage will play the championship in the American and National League in three rounds. The respective champions then meet in the World Series.

The ranking of the teams in the table results during the season from the current ratio of wins to games overall as the so-called winning percentage . The reason for this is the uneven distribution of the games over the calendar, so that some teams have played three or more games more than others. For example, the balance of team A with 15 wins and 15 defeats (.500 expressed as the corresponding percentage) is considered to be exactly equivalent to the balance of team B, which achieved 16 wins and 16 defeats at the same time. However, this is irrelevant for the final tables, since at the end of the season all teams had played the 162 season games that have been common since 1961. Therefore, it is sufficient to state wins and defeats (draws are not common).

With the indication GB ( Games Behind ) it is documented how big the gap between a chaser and the first in the table is. This expresses how many victories the pursuer would theoretically need with simultaneous defeat of the leader in order to achieve a tie. The specification GB is expressed to 0.5 games: For example, if team A has ten wins and five defeats, but team B nine wins and five defeats, a win of its own (without a defeat by A) would lead to a tie.

Season course of the regular season

American League

April

As of April 30, 2018, the following table constellations in the American League resulted:

East Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
1	Boston Red Sox	21st	7th	75.0	-
WC	New York Yankees	18th	10	64.3	3
	Toronto Blue Jays	16	12	57.1	5
	Tampa Bay Rays	13	14th	48.1	7½
	Baltimore Orioles	8th	20th	28.6	13

Central Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
3	Cleveland Indians	15th	12	55.6	-
	Detroit Tigers	11	16	40.7	4th
	Minnesota Twins	9	15th	37.5	4½
	Chicago White Sox	8th	18th	30.8	6½
	Kansas City Royals	7th	21st	25.0	8½

West Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
2	Houston Astros	20th	10	66.7	-
WC	Seattle Mariners	16	11	59.3	2½
	LA Angels of Anaheim	16	12	57.1	3
	Oakland Athletics	14th	14th	50.0	5
	Texas Rangers	11	19th	36.7	9

PS = postseason; Number = Rank on the seed list or WC = Wild Card (best two teams after the division winners)
W = Wins (victories), L = Losses (defeats),% = Winning Percentage , GB = Games Behind (behind leaders: number of necessary Defeats of the leader with simultaneous own victory)

May

As of May 31, 2018, the following table constellations in the American League resulted:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	1	Boston Red Sox	39	18th	68.4	-
	WC	New York Yankees	35	17th	67.3	1½
▲		Tampa Bay Rays	28	27	50.9	10
▼		Toronto Blue Jays	25th	31	44.6	13½
		Baltimore Orioles	17th	39	30.4	21½

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Cleveland Indians	30th	25th	54.5	-
		Detroit Tigers	26th	30th	46.4	4½
		Minnesota Twins	22nd	30th	42.3	6½
▲		Kansas City Royals	20th	36	35.7	10½
▼		Chicago White Sox	16	37	30.2	13½

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	2	Houston Astros	36	22nd	62.1	-
	WC	Seattle Mariners	34	22nd	60.7	1
		LA Angels of Anaheim	30th	27	52.6	5½
		Oakland Athletics	29	28	50.9	6½
		Texas Rangers	24	35	40.7	11½

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
NYY	35	17th	67.3	+3
SEA	34	22nd	60.7	-
LAA	30th	27	52.6	4½
TB	28	27	50.9	5½
OAK	29	28	50.9	5½
DET	26th	30th	46.4	8th
GOAL	25th	31	44.6	9
MIN	22nd	30th	42.3	10
TEX	24	35	40.7	11½
KC	20th	36	35.7	14th
BAL	17th	39	30.4	17th
CWS	16	37	30.2	16½

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. April, ▼ worsening vs. April, other explanations see AL April

June

As of June 30, 2018, the following table constellations in the American League resulted:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	1	Boston Red Sox	56	28	66.7	-
	WC	New York Yankees	53	27	66.3	1
		Tampa Bay Rays	41	41	50.0	14th
		Toronto Blue Jays	39	43	47.6	16
		Baltimore Orioles	23	59	28.0	32

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Cleveland Indians	44	37	54.3	-
▲		Minnesota Twins	35	44	44.3	8th
▼		Detroit Tigers	36	48	42.9	9½
▲		Chicago White Sox	28	54	34.1	16½
▼		Kansas City Royals	25th	57	30.5	19½

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	2	Houston Astros	55	30th	64.7	-
	WC	Seattle Mariners	53	31	63.1	1½
▲		Oakland Athletics	46	38	54.8	7th
▼		LA Angels of Anaheim	43	41	51.2	11½
		Texas Rangers	38	46	45.2	16½

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
NYY	53	27	66.3	+2
SEA	53	31	62.1	-
OAK	46	38	54.8	7th
LAA	43	41	51.2	10
TB	41	41	50.0	11
GOAL	39	43	47.6	13
TEX	38	46	45.2	15th
MIN	35	44	44.3	15½
DET	36	48	42.9	17th
CWS	28	54	34.1	24
KC	25th	57	30.5	27
BAL	23	59	28.0	29

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. May, ▼ worsening vs. May, other explanations see AL April

July

As of July 31, 2018, the following table constellations in the American League resulted:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	1	Boston Red Sox	75	34	68.8	-
	WC	New York Yankees	68	37	64.8	5
		Tampa Bay Rays	54	53	50.5	20th
		Toronto Blue Jays	48	58	45.3	25½
		Baltimore Orioles	32	75	29.9	42

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Cleveland Indians	58	48	54.7	-
		Minnesota Twins	49	57	46.2	9
		Detroit Tigers	46	62	42.6	13
		Chicago White Sox	37	69	34.9	21st
		Kansas City Royals	33	73	31.1	25th

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	2	Houston Astros	68	41	62.4	-
	WC	Seattle Mariners	63	44	58.9	4th
		Oakland Athletics	63	46	57.8	5
		LA Angels of Anaheim	54	54	50.0	13½
		Texas Rangers	46	63	42.2	22nd

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
NYY	68	37	64.8	+6
SEA	63	44	58.9	-
OAK	63	46	57.8	1
TB	54	53	50.5	9
LAA	54	54	50.0	9½
MIN	49	57	46.2	13½
GOAL	48	58	45.3	14½
DET	46	62	42.6	17½
TEX	46	63	42.2	18th
CWS	27	69	34.9	25½
KC	33	73	31.3	29½
BAL	32	75	29.9	31

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. June, ▼ deterioration compared to June, other explanations see AL April

August

As of August 31, 2018, the following table constellations in the American League resulted:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	1	Boston Red Sox	93	43	68.4	-
	WC	New York Yankees	85	50	63.0	7½
		Tampa Bay Rays	71	63	53.0	21st
		Toronto Blue Jays	61	73	45.5	31
		Baltimore Orioles	40	95	29.6	52½

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Cleveland Indians	77	57	57.5	-
		Minnesota Twins	63	71	47.0	14th
▲		Chicago White Sox	54	81	40.0	23½
▼		Detroit Tigers	54	81	40.0	23½
		Kansas City Royals	43	91	32.1	34

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	2	Houston Astros	82	53	60.7	-
▲	WC	Oakland Athletics	81	55	59.6	1½
▼		Seattle Mariners	75	60	55.6	7th
		LA Angels of Anaheim	66	69	48.9	16
		Texas Rangers	58	77	43.0	24

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
NYY	85	50	63.0	+ 4½
OAK	81	55	59.6	-
SEA	75	60	55.6	5½
TB	71	63	53.0	9
LAA	66	69	48.9	14½
MIN	63	71	47.0	17th
GOAL	61	73	45.5	19th
TEX	58	77	43.0	22½
CWS	54	81	40.0	26½
DET	54	81	40.0	26½
KC	43	91	32.1	37
BAL	40	95	29.6	40½

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. July, ▼ deterioration compared to July, other explanations see AL April

End of the regular season

As of October 2, 2018, the following table constellations in the American League resulted:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	1	Boston Red Sox	108	54	66.7	-
	WC	New York Yankees	100	62	61.7	8th
		Tampa Bay Rays	90	72	55.6	18th
		Toronto Blue Jays	73	89	45.1	35
		Baltimore Orioles	47	115	29.0	61

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Cleveland Indians	91	71	56.2	-
		Minnesota Twins	78	84	48.1	13
▲		Detroit Tigers	64	98	39.5	27
▼		Chicago White Sox	62	100	38.3	29
		Kansas City Royals	58	104	35.8	33

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	2	Houston Astros	103	59	63.6	-
	WC	Oakland Athletics	97	65	59.9	6th
		Seattle Mariners	89	73	54.9	14th
		LA Angels of Anaheim	80	82	49.4	23
		Texas Rangers	67	95	41.4	36

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
NYY	100	62	61.7	+3
OAK	97	65	59.9	-
TB	90	72	55.6	7th
SEA	89	73	54.9	8th
LAA	80	82	49.4	17th
MIN	78	84	48.1	19th
GOAL	73	89	45.1	24
TEX	67	95	41.4	30th
DET	64	98	39.5	33
CWS	62	100	38.3	35
KC	58	104	35.8	39
BAL	47	115	29.0	50

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. August, ▼ worsening vs. August, other explanations see AL April

• 

  Houston Astros,
  winner of AL West

• 

  Cleveland Indians,
  AL Central winners

• 

  New York Yankees,
  2nd AL East

• 

  Oakland Athletics,
  2nd AL West

National League

April

As of April 30, 2018, the following table constellations in the National League resulted:

East Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
1	New York Mets	17th	9	65.4
3 *	Atlanta Braves	16	11	59.3	1½
	Philadelphia Phillies	16	12	57.1
	Washington Nationals	13	16	44.8	5½
	Miami Marlins	10	18th	35.7	8th

Central Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
2 *	Chicago Cubs	16	10	61.5	-
	Pittsburgh Pirates	17th	12	58.6	½
	Milwaukee Brewers	17th	13	56.7	1
	St. Louis Cardinals	15th	12	55.6	1½
	Cincinnati Reds	7th	22nd	24.1	10½

West Division
PS	franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
2 *	Colorado Rockies	16	10	61.5	-
3 *	Arizona Diamondbacks	16	11	59.3	½
	Los Angeles Dodgers	14th	12	53.8	2
	San Diego Padres	11	16	40.7	5½
	San Francisco Giants	9	17th	34.6	7th

* Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies share 2nd place, and Atlanta Braves and Arizona share 3rd place at the end of the month.

PS = postseason; Number = Rank on the seed list or WC = Wild Card (best two teams after the division winners)
W = Wins (victories), L = Losses (defeats),% = Winning Percentage , GB = Games Behind (behind leaders: number of necessary Defeats of the leader with simultaneous own victory)

May

As of May 31, 2018, there were the following table constellations in the National League:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
▲	2	Atlanta Braves	33	23	58.9	-
▲	WC	Washington Nationals	32	23	58.2	½
	WC	Philadelphia Phillies	31	23	57.4	1
▼		New York Mets	27	27	50.0	5
		Miami Marlins	20th	36	25.7	13

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
▲	1	Milwaukee Brewers	36	21st	63.2	-
▼		Chicago Cubs	30th	23	56.6	4th
▲		St. Louis Cardinals	30th	24	55.6	4½
▼		Pittsburgh Pirates	29	27	51.8	6½
		Cincinnati Reds	20th	37	35.1	16

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Colorado Rockies	30th	26th	61.1	-
		Arizona Diamondbacks	28	27	50.9	1½
		Los Angeles Dodgers	26th	30th	46.4	4th
▲		San Francisco Giants	26th	30th	46.4	4th
▼		San Diego Padres	25th	33	43.1	6th

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
WSH	32	23	58.2	+ ½
PHI	31	23	57.4	-
CHC	30th	23	56.6	½
STL	30th	24	55.6	1
PIT	29	27	51.8	3
ARI	28	27	50.9	3½
NYM	27	27	50.0	5
LAD	26th	30th	46.4	6th
SF	26th	30th	46.4	6th
SD	25th	33	43.1	8th
CIN	20th	37	35.1	12½
MIA	20th	36	25.7	12

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. April, ▼ worsening vs. April, other explanation see NL April

June

As of June 30, 2018, the following table constellations in the National League resulted:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	2	Atlanta Braves	47	34	58.0
▲	WC	Philadelphia Phillies	44	37	54.4	3
▼		Washington Nationals	42	39	51.9	5
▲		Miami Marlins	34	50	40.5	14½
▼		New York Mets	32	48	40.0	14½

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	1	Milwaukee Brewers	48	34	58.5	-
	WC	Chicago Cubs	46	35	56.8	1½
		St. Louis Cardinals	42	39	51.9	5½
		Pittsburgh Pirates	39	43	47.6	9
		Cincinnati Reds	35	48	42.2	13½

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
▲	3	Arizona Diamondbacks	47	36	56.6	-
▲		Los Angeles Dodgers	43	39	52.4	3½
▲		San Francisco Giants	44	40	52.4	3½
▼		Colorado Rockies	41	42	49.4	6th
		San Diego Padres	37	48	43.5	11

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
CHC	46	35	56.8	+2
PHI	44	37	54.3	-
LAD	43	39	52.4	1½
SF	44	40	52.4	1½
STL	42	39	51.9	2
WSH	42	39	51.9	2
COL	41	42	49.4	4th
PIT	39	43	47.6	5½
SD	37	48	43.5	5½
CIN	35	48	42.2	10
MIA	34	50	40.5	11½
NYM	32	48	40.0	11½

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. May, ▼ worsening vs. May, other explanations see NL May

July

As of July 31, 2018, there were the following table constellations in the National League:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
▲	2	Philadelphia Phillies	59	48	55.1	-
▼	WC	Atlanta Braves	57	47	54.8	½
		Washington Nationals	53	53	50.0	5½
▲		New York Mets	44	60	42.3	13½
▼		Miami Marlins	46	63	42.2	14th

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
▲	1	Chicago Cubs	61	45	57.5	-
▼	WC	Milwaukee Brewers	63	47	57.3	-
▲		Pittsburgh Pirates	56	52	51.9	6th
▼		St. Louis Cardinals	54	53	50.5	7½
		Cincinnati Reds	48	59	44.9	13½

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Arizona Diamondbacks	60	49	55.0	-
▲		Colorado Rockies	58	48	54.7	½
▼		Los Angeles Dodgers	59	49	54.6	½
		San Francisco Giants	55	54	50.5	5
		San Diego Padres	42	68	38.2	18½

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
Mil	63	47	57.3	+3
ATL	57	47	54.8	-
COL	58	48	54.7	-
LAD	59	49	54.6	-
PIT	56	52	51.9	3
STL	54	53	50.5	4½
SF	55	54	50.5	4½
WSH	53	53	50.0	5
CIN	48	59	44.9	10½
NYM	44	60	42.3	13
MIA	46	63	42.2	13½
SD	42	68	38.2	18th

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. June, ▼ deterioration compared to June, other explanation see NL June

August

As of August 31, 2018, there were the following table constellations in the National League:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
▲	2	Atlanta Braves	74	60	55.2	-
▼		Philadelphia Phillies	72	62	53.7	2
		Washington Nationals	67	68	49.6	7½
		New York Mets	59	75	44.0	15th
		Miami Marlins	53	82	39.3	21½

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	1	Chicago Cubs	79	55	59.0	-
▲	WC	St. Louis Cardinals	76	59	56.3	3½
▼	WC	Milwaukee Brewers	76	60	55.9	4th
▼		Pittsburgh Pirates	66	69	48.9	13½
		Cincinnati Reds	57	78	42.2	22½

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Arizona Diamondbacks	74	61	54.8	-
▲		Los Angeles Dodgers	73	62	54.1	1
▼		Colorado Rockies	72	62	53.7	1½
		San Francisco Giants	68	68	50.0	6½
		San Diego Padres	54	83	39.4	21st

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
STL	76	59	56.3	+ ½
Mil	76	60	55.9	-
LAD	73	62	54.1	2½
COL	72	62	53.7	3
PHI	72	62	53.7	3
SF	68	68	50.0	8th
WSH	67	68	49.6	8½
PIT	66	69	48.9	9½
NYM	59	75	44.0	16
CIN	57	78	42.2	18½
SD	54	83	39.4	22½
MIA	53	82	39.3	22½

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. July, ▼ deterioration compared to July, other explanation see NL July

End of the regular season

As of October 2, 2018, the following table constellations in the National League resulted:

East Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
	3	Atlanta Braves	90	72	55.6	-
▲		Washington Nationals	82	80	50.6	8th
▼		Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	49.4	10
		New York Mets	77	85	47.5	13
		Miami Marlins	63	98	39.1	26½

Central Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
▲	1*	Milwaukee Brewers	96	67	58.9	-
▼	WC*	Chicago Cubs	95	68	58.3	1
▼		St. Louis Cardinals	88	74	54.3	7½
		Pittsburgh Pirates	82	79	50.9	13
		Cincinnati Reds	67	95	41.4	28½

West Division
PS		franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
▲	2 *	Los Angeles Dodgers	92	71	56.4	-
▲	WC*	Colorado Rockies	91	72	55.8	1
▼		Arizona Diamondbacks	82	80	50.6	9½
		San Francisco Giants	73	89	45.1	18½
		San Diego Padres	66	96	40.7	25½

• The Milwaukee Brewers won the tie-breaker to win the NL Central against the Chicago Cubs 3-1 and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the AL West against the Colorado Rockies 5-2.

Wild Card Race
franchise	W.	L.	%	GB
CHC	95	68	58.3	+4
COL	91	72	55.6	-
STL	88	74	54.3	2½
PIT	82	79	50.9	8th
ARI	82	80	50.6	8½
WSH	82	80	50.6	8½
PHI	80	82	49.4	10½
NYM	77	85	47.5	13½
SF	73	89	45.1	17½
CIN	67	95	41.4	23½
SD	66	96	40.7	24½
MIA	63	98	39.1	27

Arrows: ▲ Improvement vs. July, ▼ deterioration compared to July, other explanation see NL July

• 

  Milwaukee Brewers
  winner of NL Central

• 

  Los Angeles Dodgers,
  winner of NL West

• 

  Atlanta Braves,
  winner of NL East

• 

  Chicago Cubs,
  2nd NL Central

• 

  Colorado Rockies,
  2nd NL West

Postseason

Main articles: ALWC 2018 , NLWC 2018 , ALDS 2018 , NLDS 2018 , ALCS 2018 , NLCS 2018 , World Series 2018

Mode and participants

From the beginning of October, the Division Series and then the respective Championship Series were played. To this end, the two wild card winners first met in one game. The three division winners and the winner of the wild card game met in two division series matches in the best-of-five mode ( ALDS or NLDS = American or National League Division Series). The wild card winners played against the best division winner, i.e. the team with the most wins from the regular season games.

The winners of the Division Series matches then play the respective League Champion in a best-of-seven procedure ( ALCS or NLCS = American or National League Championship Series).

Scheme

The following results were found in the postseason:

	Wild Card Games					League Division Series					League Championship Series					World Series
						2	Houston Astros	3
						3	Cleveland Indians	0
											2	Houston Astros	1
	American League
											1	Boston Red Sox	4th
						1	Boston Red Sox	3
						4th	New York Yankees	1
	4th	New York Yankees	7th
	5	Oakland Athletics	2													AL	Boston Red Sox	4th
																NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	1
						2	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
						3	Atlanta Braves	1
											2	Los Angeles Dodgers	4th
	National League
											1	Milwaukee Brewers	3
						1	Milwaukee Brewers	3
						5	Colorado Rockies	0
	4th	Chicago Cubs	1
	5	Colorado Rockies	2

Submit Results
Wild Card Games: one game; ALDS, NLDS (Division Series): Best-of Five; ALCS, NLCS (Championship Series), World Series: Best-of-Seven

Player statistics

Hitting

	American League			National League
Stat	Player	team	Total	Player	team	Total
AVG	Mookie Betts	BOS	.346	Christian Yelich	Mil	.326
MR	Khris Davis	OAK	48	Nolan Arenado	COL	38
RBI	JD Martinez	BOS	130	Javier Baez	CHC	111
R.	Mookie Betts Francisco Lindor	BOS CLE	129	Charlie Blackmon	COL	119
H	Whit Merrifield	KC	192	Freddie Freeman	ATL	191
SB	Whit Merrifield	KC	45	Trea Turner	WSH	43

As of October 1, 2018

Pitching

	American League			National League
Stat	Player	team	Total	Player	team	Total
W.	Blake Snell	TB	21st	Jon Lester Miles Mikolas Max Scherzer	CHC STL WSH	18th
L.	James Shields Dylan Bundy	CWS BAL	16	Tanner Roark	WSH	15th
ERA	Blake Snell	TB	1.89	Jacob DeGrom	NYM	1.70
SO	Justin Verlander	HOU	290	Max Scherzer	WSH	300
IP	Corey Kluber	CLE	215.0	Max Scherzer	WSH	220.2
SV	Edwin Díaz	SEA	57	Wade Davis	COL	43

As of October 1, 2018

honors and awards

Player of the month

month	American League		National League
April	Didi Gregorious	NYY	AJ Pollock	ARI
May	Francisco Lindor	CLE	Scooter Gennett	CIN
June	Alex Bregman	HOU	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI
July	José Ramírez	CLE	Matt Carpenter	STL
August	JD Martinez	BOS	Justin Turner	LAD
September	Mike Trout	LAA	Christian Yelich	Mil

Pitcher of the month

month	American League		National League
April	Justin Verlander	HOU	Max Scherzer	WSH
May	Lance McCullers Jr.	HOU	Alex Wood	LAD
June	Chris Sale	BOS	Jon Lester	CHC
July	Chris Sale	BOS	Zack Greinke	ARI
August	Blake Snell	TB	Cole Hamels	CHC
September	Blake Snell	TB	German Marquez	COL

Rookie of the month

month	American League		National League
April	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	Christian Villanueva	SD
May	Gleyber Torres	NYY	Austin Meadows	PIT
June	Miguel Andújar	NYY	Juan Soto	WSH
July	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	GOAL	Juan Soto	WSH
August	Miguel Andújar	NYY	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL
September	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	Juan Soto	WSH

Individual evidence

1. ^ All-time winners player of the month. mlb.com, accessed September 14, 2018 . 
2. ^ All-time winners pitcher of the month. mlb.com, accessed September 14, 2018 . 
3. ^ All-time winners rookie of the month. mlb.com, accessed September 14, 2018 .