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STATISTICAL LEADERS

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BATTING: Betts, Boston, .370; Machado, Baltimore, .358; Gordon, Seattle, .355; Lowrie, Oakland, .346; Martinez, Boston, .345; Gregorius, New York, .333; Altuve, Houston, .328; Simmons, Los Angeles, .327; Cabrera, Detroit, .323; Pillar, Toronto, .322.

RUNS: Betts, Boston, 33; Gregorius, New York, 27; Judge, New York, 25; Trout, Los Angeles, 25; Gardner, New York, 24; Lindor, Cleveland, 24; Semien, Oakland, 24; Springer, Houston, 24; 3 tied at 22.

RBI: Gregorius, New York, 30; Lowrie, Oakland, 30; Haniger, Seattle, 27; Machado, Baltimore, 27; Sanchez, New York, 27; Betts, Boston, 25; Martinez, Boston, 24; Segura, Seattle, 24; KDavis, Oakland, 23; 5 tied at 22.

HITS: Gordon, Seattle, 44; Lowrie, Oakland, 44; Altuve, Houston, 43; Machado, Baltimore, 43; Martinez, Boston, 39; Pillar, Toronto, 39; Castellanos, Detroit, 38; 4 tied at 37.

DOUBLES: Escobar, Minnesota, 13; Pillar, Toronto, 13; Andujar, New York, 12; Betts, Boston, 12; Gregorius, New York, 10; Segura, Seattle, 10; 10 tied at 9.

TRIPLES: Candelario, Detroit, 3; Chapman, Oakland, 3; 12 tied at 2.

HOME RUNS: Betts, Boston, 12; Trout, Los Angeles, 11; Gallo, Texas, 10; Gregorius, New York, 10; Haniger, Seattle, 10; Davidson, Chicago, 9; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 9; Machado, Baltimore, 9; Solarte, Toronto, 9; 5 tied at 8.

STOLEN BASES: Gordon, Seattle, 14; Anderson, Chicago, 9; RDavis, Cleveland, 6; Pillar, Toronto, 6; Smith, Tampa Bay, 6; 7 tied at 5.

PITCHING: Kluber, Cleveland, 5-1; Severino, New York, 5-1; 12 tied at 4.

ERA: Verlander, Houston, 1.13; Manaea, Oakland, 1.63; Morton, Houston, 1.72; Cole, Houston, 1.73; Severino, New York, 2.11; Sale, Boston, 2.14; Porcello, Boston, 2.23; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.41; Lopez, Chicago, 2.43; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.46.

STRIKEOUTS: Verlander, Houston, 62; Cole, Houston, 61; Paxton, Seattle, 60; Kluber, Cleveland, 53; Severino, New York, 52; Sale, Boston, 51; Happ, Toronto, 50; McCullers, Houston, 49; Bundy, Baltimore, 48; Hamels, Texas, 47.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING: Markakis, Atlanta, .336; Herrera, Philadelphia, .333; Pham, St. Louis, .330; Cabrera, New York, .327; Freeman, Atlanta, .322; Arenado, Colorado, .320; Dickerson, Pittsburgh, .315; Flaherty, Atlanta, .310; Castro, Miami, .310; Pollock, Arizona, .307.

RUNS: Albies, Atlanta, 31; Harper, Washington, 27; Blackmon, Colorado, 25; Freeman, Atlanta, 23; Pham, St. Louis, 23; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 22; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 22; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 22; 3 tied at 21.

RBI: Baez, Chicago, 26; Cespedes, New York, 26; Harper, Washington, 25; Pollock, Arizona, 25; Albies, Atlanta, 23; Franco, Philadelphia, 23; Markakis, Atlanta, 23; Freeman, Atlanta, 22; Cervelli, Pittsburgh, 21; Grandal, Los Angeles, 21.

HITS: Markakis, Atlanta, 40; Albies, Atlanta, 37; Freeman, Atlanta, 37; Cabrera, New York, 36; Herrera, Philadelphia, 36; Turner, Washington, 36; 5 tied at 35.

DOUBLES: Albies, Atlanta, 12; Freeman, Atlanta, 12; Hosmer, San Diego, 11; Kendrick, Washington, 11; Cabrera, New York, 10; Mercer, Pittsburgh, 10; 7 tied at 9. TRIPLES: Baez, Chicago, 3; Marte, Pittsburgh, 3; 14 tied at 2.

HOME RUNS: Albies, Atlanta, 10; Blackmon, Colorado, 10; Harper, Washington, 10; Pollock, Arizona, 10; Villanueva, San Diego, 9; 7 tied at 7.

STOLEN BASES: Inciarte, Atlanta, 13; Turner, Washington, 12; MTaylor, Washington, 10; Cain, Milwaukee, 8; Marte, Pittsburgh, 8; Pollock, Arizona, 8; Pham, St. Louis, 6; Villar, Milwaukee, 6; 5 tied at 5.

PITCHING: Scherzer, Washington, 6-1; Corbin, Arizona, 4-0; Godley, Arizona, 4-2; McCarthy, Atlanta, 4-0; Nola, Philadelphia, 4-1; Wacha, St. Louis, 4-1; Williams, Pittsburgh, 4-2; 18 tied at 3.

ERA: Cueto, San Francisco, 0.84; Garcia, Miami, 1.09; Martinez, St. Louis, 1.40; Scherzer, Washington, 1.79; deGrom, New York, 1.87; Corbin, Arizona, 2.15; Nola, Philadelphia, 2.17; Bettis, Colorado, 2.43; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.53; Williams, Pittsburgh, 2.63. STRIKEOUTS: Scherzer, Washington, 65; Corbin, Arizona, 60; Strasburg, Washington, 54; deGrom, New York, 54; Syndergaard, New York, 49; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 48; Martinez, St. Louis, 45; Ray, Arizona, 45; Greinke, Arizona, 42; Newcomb, Atlanta, 42.

PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper hits a lead-off solo home run off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta during the first inning Friday at Nationals Park in Washington.