I’ve been doing monthly recaps for a few years now, which means a decent-sized handful of months. Usually, I have no trouble summing up one portion of the calendar with some kind of overarching narrative, even if it’s one as simple as “they good” or “they bad.” May 2019, though, defies any attempt to do this. May 2019 doesn’t care. May 2019 was a really weird month. You’ll see why.
If you look just at the top-level results in the standings, May was a successful month for the Braves. They went 16-12, a mark that only nine teams exceeded in the month.