The running of the Kentucky Derby each year signals MLB enters its 2nd month of play. And with it a handful of surprise teams take center stage. The key to sustaining will be success, or lack of it, from the pitching staffs. With that thought in mind, let’s zero in on pitchers that will look to keep their team in the race and those that may pull up before they hit the wire.

Listed below are hurlers that have enjoyed a two-to-one or better success ratio in team starts the last three seasons during the month of May. On the flip side, we’ve also listed pitchers that struggle in May team starts, winning 33% percent or less of their efforts. To qualify pitchers must have made a minimum of 10 starts, with at least one start each May over the last three years. I’ll be back next month with June’s Good Month Pitchers. Until then, enjoy…

GOOD MONTH PITCHERS:
Baker, Matt • 7-3
Beckett, Josh • 12-3
Carmona, Fausto • 10-5
Hamels, Cole • 14-3
Kazmir, Scott • 10-5
Lilly, Ted • 12-6
Matsusaka, Diasuke • 9-4
Padilla, Vicente • 11-4
Perez, Oliver • 8-4
Santana, Johan • 11-4
Wellemeyer, Todd • 9-4

BAD MONTH PITCHERS:
Davis, Doug • 4-10
Lohse, Kyle • 5-11
Meche, Gil • 6-12
Silva, Carlos • 3-10
Washburn, Jarrod • 5-10

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