After going 1-for-2 with two walks in Sunday’s 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers, Manny Machado has raised his average to an MLB-leading .361. With most of the offense, and team in general, struggling to get going, Machado seems poised to have a career year before picking up his big payday next offseason.
Besides leading all of baseball in average thanks to his improved two-strike approach, Manny is squarely in the top-10 throughout the MLB in OBP, HR, RBI, SLG, ISO, wRC+, and WAR. He is sitting on a slash line of .