Far from perfect, but once again the Bucs dig deep, fashioning a 17-12 May to at least retain some proximity to the top of the division.
The bats are hitting for plenty of average but you can't ignore the fact that two mashers were allowed to leave in the offseason and weren't replaced. Grantham is a great player and is playing well (315/409/560 with 5 HR and 40 RBI, good for 1.7 WAR), but what pop he has is more of the gap variety. Same with a couple others. They have just 22 HR so far, placing them 7th in this category, and it seems to me they are going to struggle to score enough runs over the long term.
The pitching improves, especially Brown who wins the monthly prize for his 6-2 / 2.80. It will need to keep doing so, however, especially the lower rotation which remains problematic, with Foster, Streeter and Braxton all having ERAs of over 5 to this point.
The BoSox are back in front of the AL race, although the A's and Tigers sit right on their tail and just 5 games separate the top 7 sides. Despite Gehrig leading all three TC cats, the Yanks are only a game above 500 and will need to get a move on if they want to avoid yet another fruitless season. In the NL, the Cards still hold a healthy enough lead but it is obviously far from over, with everyone bar the Braves close enough if good enough.
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