May is in the books, so let us see which hurlers are leading their respective leagues in the race for the annual “Pi Young Award“.
First up . . . the American League/no innings requirement. Detroit’s Al Alburquerque and the ChiSox’ Hector Santiago are in a statistical tie with the magic 3.14 ERA ration of five earned runs per 14.1 innings. The Astros’ Jose Cisnero is only .01 off the lead.
| Player | Tm | W | L | IP | ER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Alburquerque | 3.14 | DET | 0 | 1 | 14.1 | 5 |
| Hector Santiago | 3.14 | CHW | 1 | 3 | 43.0 | 15 |
| Jose Cisnero | 3.13 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 8 |
Generated 5/31/2013.
For the American League/ERA qualifiers group, two Indians hurlers are 1-2, as Zach McAllister and Justin Masterson have a very slim lead on the Rangers’ Yu Darvish.
| Player | Tm | W | L | IP | ER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach McAllister | 3.08 | CLE | 4 | 4 | 61.1 | 21 |
| Justin Masterson | 3.07 | CLE | 8 | 3 | 82.0 | 28 |
| Yu Darvish | 3.03 | TEX | 7 | 2 | 74.1 | 25 |
Generated 5/31/2013.
In the National League/no innings requirement race, the Nationals’ Tyler Clippard holds the smallest of leads on the Rockies’ Jorge De La Rosa and the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner sits at 3.12.
| Player | Tm ▾ | W | L | IP | ER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Clippard | 3.13 | WSN | 3 | 1 | 23.0 | 8 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 3.12 | SFG | 4 | 3 | 72.0 | 25 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 3.16 | COL | 6 | 3 | 62.2 | 22 |
Generated 6/1/2013.
In the National League/ERA qualifiers contest, Bumgarner and De La Rosa share the lead, and the Reds’ Mike Leake is a distant third.
| Player | Tm | W | L | IP | ER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge De La Rosa | 3.16 | COL | 6 | 3 | 62.2 | 22 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 3.12 | SFG | 4 | 3 | 72.0 | 25 |
| Mike Leake | 3.02 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 62.2 | 21 |
Generated 6/1/2013.