The Month in Review: May 2008

May was a month to forget for Tigers fans. Here’s a quick-and-dirty rundown of (dis)May 2008:

Record: 10-17

Hitting

• Tigers team average in May: .260, seventh in American League, 17th in MLB
• Team average in 2008: .263, tied for fifth in A.L., 10th in MLB

Leading Hitters

1. Magglio Ordonez: .350 avg., .544 slg., .396 on-base pct.

2. Placido Polanco: .330/.425/.366
3. Carlos Guillen: .324/.568/.390

Leaders by Category

• Hits: Ordonez, 36; Polanco, 35

• Home Runs: Matt Joyce, 5; Ordonez, 4
• Doubles: Polanco, 10; Ordonez, 8
• Triples: Brandon Inge, 2; Four players tied with one
• RBI: Ordonez, 16; Curtis Granderson and Marcus Thames, 12

Pitching

• Tigers team ERA in May: 4.73, 13th in A.L., tied for 26th in MLB
• Team ERA in 2008: 4.77, last in A.L. (0.01 behind Seattle)

Leaders by Category

• Wins (starter): Nate Robertson, 3; Aramando Galarraga and Kenny Rogers, 2
• Wins (reliever): Todd Jones, 1
• ERA (starter): Justin Verlander, 3.92; Galarraga, 4.55
• ERA (reliever): Freddy Dolsi, 1.64; Zach Miner, 2.57
• Strikeouts (starter): Verlander, 24; Jeremy Bonderman, 21
• Strikeouts (reliever): Francisco Cruceta, 11; Aquilino Lopez, 8
• Walks/Hits per Innings Pitched (WHIP) (starter): Galarraga, 1.29; Verlander, 1.33
• WHIP (reliever): Miner, 1.07; Dolsi, 1.36

Here’s hoping that disMay doesn’t lead to a June Swoon.