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As the calendar turns to June, lets take a look at the best (and worst) from the month of May: Before we get to the numbers, dont miss the updated Power Rankings and todays Fantasy Baseball Update. Authentic Jordy Nelson Jersey . RUNS Top 5Carl Crawford, LF, Tampa Bay - 28Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota - 27Johnny Damon, LF, N.Y. Yankees - 25Jerry Hairston Jr., 2B/LF, Cincinnati - 25Mark Teixeira, 1B, N.Y. Yankees - 25Justin Upton, RF, Arizona - 25 Bottom 5 (minimum 50 plate appearances)Jason Jaramillo, C, Pittsburgh - 2John Buck, C, Kansas City - 2Josh Anderson, LF, Detroit - 3Ryan Church, RF, N.Y. Mets - 3Juan Uribe, 3B/2B, San Francisco - 3Ramon Castro, C, N.Y. Mets - 3Alex Gonzalez, SS, Cincinnati - 3 HOME RUNSTop 5Mark Teixeira, 1B, N.Y. Yankees - 13Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota - 11Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, San Diego - 11Raul Ibanez, LF, Philadelphia - 10Adam Dunn, LF, Arizona - 10Jason Bay, LF, Boston - 10Ryan Howard, 1B, Philadelphia - 10 Bottom 5 (minimum 50 plate appearances)Marco Scutaro, SS, Toronto - 0 (121 at-bats)Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, Boston - 0 (120 at-bats)Emilio Bonifacio, 3B, Florida - 0 (119 at-bats)Orlando Hudson, 2B, Los Angeles - 0 (116 at-bats)Juan Pierre, LF, Los Angeles - 0 (111 at-bats) RBITop 5Mark Teixeira, 1B, N.Y. Yankees - 34Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota - 32Prince Fielder, 1B, Milwaukee - 31Evan Longoria, 3B, Tampa Bay - 31Jason Bay, LF, Boston - 30 Bottom 5 (minimum 50 plate appearances)Ryan Church, RF, N.Y. Mets - 0 (58 at-bats)Luis Valbuena, 2B, Cleveland - 1Brian Barden, 3B, St. Louis - 1Willie Bloomquist, INF, Kansas City - 2Augie Ojeda, INF, Arizona - 2Carlos Gomez, CF, Minnesota - 2Martin Prado, INF, Atlanta - 2Aaron Miles, CHC, Chicago Cubs - 2 STOLEN BASESTop 5Carl Crawford, LF, Tampa Bay - 21Chone Figgins, 3B, L.A. Angels - 11Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, Boston - 11B.J. Upton, CF, Tampa Bay - 10Michael Bourn, CF, Houston - 10 BATTING AVERAGETop 5 (minimum 50 plate appearances)Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota - .414Ryan Roberts, 3B, Arizona - .396Brian McCann, C, Atlanta - .394Adam Kennedy, 2B, Oakland - .390Hunter Pence, RF, Houston - .388 Bottom 5 (minimum 50 plate appearaces)Chad Tracy, 1B, Arizona - .127Brian Barden, 3B, St. Louis - .132Bill Hall, 3B, Milwaukee - .132Ian Stewart, 3B, Colorado - .141David Ortiz, DH, Boston - .143 OPSTop 5 (minimum 50 plate appearances)Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota - 1.338Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati - 1.274Justin Morneau, 1B, Minnesota - 1.172Albert Pujols, 1B, St. Louis - 1.160Justin Upton, RF, Arizona - 1.154 Bottom 5 (minimum 50 plate appearances)Garrett Atkins, 3B, Colorado - .414Brian Barden, 3B, St. Louis - .419Chris Young, CF, Arizona - .420Bill Hall, 3B, Milwaukee - .424Nick Punto, SS, Minnesota - .425 WINSTop 5Carl Pavano, RHP, Cleveland - 5Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit - 5Rick Porcello, RHP, Detroit - 514 tied with 4 SAVESTop 5Trevor Hoffman, RHP, Milwaukee - 11Francisco Rodriguez, RHP, N.Y. Mets - 10Brian Fuentes, LHP, L.A. Angels - 8Brad Lidge, RHP, Philadelphia - 8 Chad Qualls, RHP, Arizona - 8 STRIKEOUTSTop 5Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit - 56Jake Peavy, RHP, San Diego - 52Javier Vazquez, RHP, Atlanta - 44Zack Greinke, RHP, Kansas City - 44Johan Santana, LHP, N.Y. Mets - 42Chad Billingsley, RHP, Los Angeles - 42 Bottom 5 (minimum 20 innings)Vicente Padilla, RHP, Texas - 7Sidney Ponson, RHP, Kansas City - 7Chris Jakubauskas, RHP, Seattle - 8Jon Garland, RHP, Arizona - 12Jeff Weaver, RHP, Los Angeles - 12Jeff Suppan, RHP, Milwaukee - 12 ERATop 5 (minimum 20 innings)Rick Porcello, RHP, Detroit - 1.50Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit - 1.52Vicente Padilla, RHP, Texas - 1.57Zack Greinke, RHP, Kansas City - 1.57Jason Vargas, LHP, Seattle - 1.65 Bottom 5 (minimum 20 innings)Sidney Ponson, RHP, Kansas City - 9.00Armando Galarraga, RHP, Detroit - 8.49Jamie Moyer, LHP, Philadelphia - 8.01Andy Sonnanstine, RHP, Tampa Bay - 7.58Chris Jakubauskas, RHP, Seattle 7.50Ian Snell, RHP, Pittsburgh - 7.50 WHIPTop 5 (minimum 20 innings)Jake Peavy, RHP, San Diego - 0.87Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit - 0.90Zack Greinke, RHP, Kansas City - 0.91Jered Weaver, RHP, L.A. Angels - 0.95Johnny Cueto, RHP, Cincinnati - 0.95 Bottom 5 (minimum 20 innings)Sidney Ponson, RHP, Kansas City - 1.95Francisco Liriano, LHP, Minnesota - 1.85Fausto Carmona, RHP, Cleveland - 1.83Armando Galarraga, RHP, Detroit - 1.82Chan Ho Park, RHP, Philadelphia - 1.82 K/9Top 5 (minimum 20 innings)Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit - 12.19Joba Chamberlain, RHP, N.Y. Yankees - 11.69Johan Santana, LHP, N.Y. Mets - 11.34Jake Peavy, RHP, San Diego - 11.06Tim Lincecum, RHP, San Francisco - 10.85 Bottom 5 (minimum 20 innings)Vicente Padilla, RHP, Texas - 2.74Chris Jakubauskas, RHP, Seattle - 3.00Sidney Ponson, RHP, Kansas City - 3.15Brad Bergesen, RHP, Baltimore - 3.35Jon Garland, RHP, Arizona - 3.41 K/BBTop 5 (minimum 20 innings)Zack Greinke, RHP, Kansas City - 11.00Joel Pineiro, RHP, St. Louis - 9.50Dan Haren, RHP, Arizona - 8.75Mark Buehrle, LHP, Chicago White Sox - 8.33Kevin Slowey, RHP, Minnesota - 8.33 Bottom 5 (minimum 20 innings)Vicente Padilla, RHP, Texas - 0.70Fausto Carmona, RHP, Cleveland - 0.77Chris Jakubauskas, RHP, Seattle - 0.80John Lannan, LHP, Washington - 0.84Jeff Weaver, RHP, Los Angeles - 0.86 The results that stood out to me:- Jerry Hairston Jr. ranked third in runs scored. - Ryan Roberts, Brian McCann and Adam Kennedy all hit at least .390 - Wow, Big Papi.  How the mighty have fallen. - Tiger Tales: Justin Verlander and Rick Porcello are dominating; Armando Galarraga isnt. - Vicente Padilla must have used some magic potion to finish with such low strikeout totals yet still finish among the ERA leaders. - While its not really a surprise that Sidney Ponson and Chris Jakubauskas no longer hold down rotation spots, how much longer will Francisco Liriano last? 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When the Detroit Red Wings sent their goaltender home for a few days in February, who would have guessed that hed be making a strong pitch for the Conn Smythe Trophy? Even as this star-studded Stanley Cup final kicked off over the weekend, how many people figured hed be the biggest difference-maker in Games 1 and 2? But there was Osgood turning back the talented Pittsburgh Penguins, allowing just two goals during the first two games of a championship series that could be heading for a quicker conclusion than most would have imagined. HARBIN - Horticultural officials in a Northeast China city have launched a campaign to save thousands of trees at risk of dying from the effects of a long and severe winter. About 6,000 trees -- mostly ornamental poplars and willows -- have already died in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, after a spate of late snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures, said Lu Qingru, deputy director of the Municipal Quarantine Station for Garden Animals and Plants, Monday. Related readings: 2010 Taian ancient and famous tree protection project started Expand that patch of green field Bangladesh university battles to save tree from extinction Mel Gibson lost it at tree-planting The winter weather was the worst in a decade and the situation for many trees was very grim, said Lu. The last time trees died in such numbers was 1999 when a cold spell hit the city in the spring of that year, said Lu. The average temperature in Harbin from Novemmber last year to February was minus 15. Authentic Clay Matthews Jersey. 5 degrees Celsius, 3 degrees lower than the same period a year earlier. In a rare snowstorm in April, snow disrupted roads and air traffic and closed schools. Lu said the earliest warning of mass tree deaths came in March when the leaves of some pines and spruces in the downtown area turned yellow. In May, some poplars and willows either failed to bud or budded and then wilted. A field survey found that some poplars that failed to bud had been hit by bacterial parasites that could only attack the bark tissue of weakened or dying trees. Specially-trained horticulturists had fanned out in the city to spray pesticides and apply fertilizer, said Lu. The citys horticultual department was also considering introducing other varieties of plants to the citys streets. Given that introduced plants were more at risk if they failed to acclimatize, more work must be done to raise the survival rate of new landscaping species, said Lu. ' ' '