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Colorado Rockies: Would you choose home runs or batting average?

By Quinn Ritzdorf

DENVER, CO - APRIL 7: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies watches the flight of a fourth inning solo homerun against the Atlanta Braves at Coors Field on April 7, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 7: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies watches the flight of a fourth inning solo homerun against the Atlanta Braves at Coors Field on April 7, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – MAY 20: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox high fives Eduardo Nunez #36 after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on May 20, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – MAY 20: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox high fives Eduardo Nunez #36 after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on May 20, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /

Batting Average

Here are the top five teams leading the league in batting average:

  1. Boston Red Sox (.267)
  2. Atlanta Braves (.264)
  3. Tampa Bay Rays (.260)
  4. Pittsburgh Pirates (.259)
  5. San Francisco Giants (.259)

The Rockies are 27th with a .228 batting average.

The only team from the list of league leaders in home runs are the Red Sox.

Atlanta (29-19) sits atop the NL East. They rank 12th in home runs with 57.

Tampa Bay (22-25) is third in the AL East, right there with Toronto. They rank 25th in home runs with 46.

Pittsburgh (27-22) is third in the NL Central, 3.5 games behind the Brewers. They rank 15th in home runs with 54.

San Francisco (24-26) is third in the NL West, two games behind the Rockies. They rank 20th in home runs with 51.

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