The Baseball Scholar

Players who put together a good month deserve recognition despite the fact that one month is a small sampling of the season. The only qualification for eligibility is a player had to have 1 inning pitched per team game. Here are the best of the best from March and May 2018.

• 1. Justin Verlander



• Team: Houston Astros
• Position: SP

Justin Verlander

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
21	15.28	6	6	3	2	0.86	41.2	1	1	0	4	5	7	50	10.8	0.70

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• 2. Daniel Mengden



• Team: Oakland Athletics
• Position: SP

Daniel Mengden

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
36	14.01	6	6	4	1	1.51	41.2	1	1	0	8	7	4	24	5.2	0.74

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• 3. James Paxton



• Team: Seattle Mariners
• Position: SP

Seattle Mariners

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
41	13.64	6	6	3	0	1.67	43	2	1	0	8	8	9	51	10.7	0.70

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• 4. Jeremy Hellickson



• Team: Washington Nationals
• Position: SP

Jeremy Hellickson

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
33	9.65	5	5	2	0	1.30	27.2	0	0	0	4	4	2	25	8.1	0.76

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• 5. Jake Arrieta



• Team: Philadephia Phillies
• Position: SP

Jake Arrieta

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
23	9.82	5	5	2	1	0.90	30	0	0	0	5	3	9	20	6.0	1.13

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• 6. Ross Stripling



• Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
• Position: SP

Ross Spripling

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
32	10.37	6	5	3	0	1.20	30	0	0	0	5	4	4	41	12.3	0.93

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• 7. Sean Newcomb



• Team: Atlanta Braves
• Position: SP

Sean Newcomb

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
39	11.55	6	6	5	0	1.54	35	0	0	0	6	6	16	30	7.7	1.00

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• 8. Aaron Nola



• Team: Philadelphia Phillies
• Position: SP

Aaron Nola

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
46	11.56	6	6	4	1	1.80	40	0	0	0	8	8	8	46	10.4	0.90

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• 9. Max Scherzer



• Team: Washington Nationals
• Position: SP

Max Scherzer

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
56	12.34	6	6	4	0	2.21	40.2	0	0	0	10	10	10	63	13.9	0.89

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• 10. Luis Severino



• Team: New York Yankees
• Position: SP

Luis Severino

ERA-	RE24	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
47	12.57	6	6	4	0	2.03	40	1	1	0	9	9	10	50	11.25	1.05

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