The National League has decided they want to compete in ejections, going 7-1 this week relative to their American League counterparts. The highlight probably being Noah Syndergaard’s ejection after throwing behind Chase Utley, continuing a string of bad blood between the Mets and the Dodgers stemming from Utley’s slide in last year’s NLDS Game 2 that broke Ruben Tejada’s leg, which prompted the rule change that has gone into effect this season.

On the attendance front, after I gave Cleveland a lot of crap for not outselling the Cavs, the Indians managed to average 20,243 this week, and filled the stadium above Quicken Loans Arena’s capacity twice, the second and third time this season. As anticipated, Cleveland’s attendance will continue to rise throughout the summer, and if they stay atop the division, into September. In the Indians’ place fall the sparsely-attended Rays, who managed to average below 16,000 fans per game this week, including the week low of 11,399 on Thursday. In fact, seven teams drew less than the Indians’ smallest crowd this week. Interestingly, one of those teams is the Braves at 12,869, the week’s second lowest attendance. Later in the week, the Braves somehow managed to draw 50,247, for the weekly high. Sunday’s game featured a post-game concert, so perhaps 38,000 additional were there to see Chris Stapleton .

In regards to pace of game this week, the average MLB game inched above three hours for the week, helped by an Angels-Astros game that clocked in 13 innings in 4:57. On the other side of things, fans of quick baseball and pitchers duels surely enjoyed last Monday’s Dodgers game hosting the Reds, as the Dodgers took home a 1-0 victory in a speedy 2:11. Surely quite a few Dodgers fans spent more time in traffic that night than watching actual baseball. The Braves were the only team this week to not play a sub 3 hour game, which also helped them secure the average longest game of the week with 3:28. Interestingly, there was only one extra inning game this week for the Braves, though it went 4:51

On the weather front, it’s really pleasant everywhere. The D-backs take the hot temp win with 99 degrees on Saturday, and the Red Sox the low with 53 degrees, but every team averaged a temperature between 62 and 85 degrees last week. That coupled with top winds only hitting 20 MPH means it is peak baseball season across the country.

And finally, below are your miscellaneous factoids, and even below that is the raw data to look at yourself. Note there are three tables, the top being all games, the second home games, and the last being away games. Enjoy!

Attendance:

Lowest attendance last week: Rays (vs Marlins), Thursday, May 26th. 11,399

Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Blue Jays (vs Red Sox), Friday, May 27th. 46,470

Highest attendance last week: Braves (vs Marlins), Sunday, May 29th. 50,247

Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Rays (vs Yankees), Saturday, May 28th. 20,188

Game time:

Longest game last week: Angels (vs Astros), Sunday, May 29th. 4:57 (8-6 Astros, 13 innings)

Shortest game last week: Dodgers (vs Reds), Monday, May 23rd. 2:11 (1-0 Dodgers)

Longest average game for the week: Braves, 3:28 average over 6 games

Quickest average game for the week: Nationals, 2:44 average over 7 games

Weather:

Warmest game last week: Diamondbacks (vs Padres), 99 degrees, Saturday, May 28th.

Coldest game last week: Red Sox (vs Rockies), 53 degrees, Tuesday, May 24th.

Warmest average for the week: Diamondbacks, 85.6 average over 5 games

Coldest average for the week: Mariners, 62.0 average over 3 games

Windiest game last week: Cubs vs Phillies, 20 mph, Sunday, May 29th.

Windiest week: Rangers, 12.2 average over 6 games

Ejections:

Total ejections last week: 8 (64 total this season)

Ejections by league: AL 1, NL 7. (Season: AL 38, NL 26)

Raw data:

All games

Team Count of Games Min Attendance Max Attendance Avg Attendance Min Time of Game Max Time of Game Avg Time of Game Min Temp Max Temp Avg Temp Min Wind Max Wind Avg Wind Ejections Angels 6 25298 39047 32944 2:38 4:57 3:16 67 84 75.2 5 17 11.3 1 Astros 6 23826 39047 31331 2:38 4:57 3:26 67 69 68 5 10 8.3 1 Athletics 6 16370 24154 20040 2:40 3:12 2:50 61 77 67 1 13 7 Blue Jays 6 35174 48154 42511 2:34 4:07 3:08 68 86 75.7 3 10 6.5 Braves 6 12869 50247 24398 3:05 4:51 3:28 82 87 84.3 3 11 8 Brewers 6 12869 34901 21429 2:53 4:51 3:28 74 85 80.9 3 17 10.2 Cardinals 7 26176 45565 38470 2:27 3:38 2:58 73 87 80.2 4 12 7.8 Cubs 6 38941 45565 42872 2:18 3:38 2:58 73 79 75.5 5 20 12 Diamondbacks 6 18415 30861 23382 2:42 3:40 3:15 78 99 87.3 4 10 8.4 Dodgers 6 42227 44855 42938 2:11 3:12 2:50 63 84 71.3 6 17 9.5 Giants 6 32901 42307 39950 2:37 3:27 3:04 56 74 63.5 5 13 9 Indians 7 18323 22561 20568 2:40 3:14 3:01 72 86 78.9 8 17 10.9 Mariners 6 16370 40921 26008 2:36 3:30 2:56 61 63 62 1 5 2.7 Marlins 7 11399 50247 24298 2:51 3:22 3:13 82 87 84.7 9 11 10 Mets 6 31264 43462 38506 2:33 3:12 2:53 61 84 77 1 17 8.7 2 Nationals 7 26176 38898 33884 2:27 3:12 2:44 61 87 81 1 11 6.1 1 Orioles 6 18565 25618 22493 2:58 4:14 3:16 72 86 80.3 8 11 9.7 Padres 6 21458 42099 32592 2:37 3:22 3:02 59 99 73.8 8 13 10.4 Phillies 6 26400 41575 34365 2:18 3:11 2:51 75 83 78 3 20 12 Pirates 7 18415 46950 33387 2:47 3:40 3:11 70 87 80.4 4 12 8.4 2 Rangers 6 25298 46950 35519 2:47 3:34 3:02 80 87 83.2 7 17 12.2 Rays 7 11399 23709 17323 2:36 3:22 3:03 Red Sox 6 36123 48154 41876 2:51 4:07 3:15 53 86 69.3 5 12 7.9 Reds 6 20441 44855 35881 2:11 3:46 2:54 63 81 71 6 17 10.7 1 Rockies 7 32901 42307 36815 2:42 3:27 3:05 53 86 67.9 4 12 7.5 Royals 6 17886 36624 27565 2:48 3:29 3:08 69 85 76.2 4 14 8.9 Tigers 6 20522 31187 25215 2:38 3:11 2:54 69 83 76.2 3 13 10 Twins 6 17886 40921 28607 2:36 3:30 3:03 69 82 75 5 14 8.7 White Sox 7 18323 36624 25710 2:40 3:22 3:01 72 85 77.4 4 17 10.5 Yankees 6 14697 38959 27860 2:34 3:15 2:48 69 86 80 3 10 7

Home games

Team Count of Games Min Attendance Max Attendance Avg Attendance Min Time of Game Max Time of Game Avg Time of Game Min Temp Max Temp Avg Temp Min Wind Max Wind Avg Wind Ejections Angels 3 36538 39047 37920 2:38 4:57 3:27 67 69 68 5 10 8.3 1 Astros 3 23826 25618 24742 2:58 4:14 3:25 1 Athletics 3 20522 24154 22391 2:40 2:57 2:48 69 77 72 10 13 11.3 Blue Jays 3 46470 48154 47513 2:53 4:07 3:32 68 75 71.3 5 7 6 Braves 6 12869 50247 24398 3:05 4:51 3:28 82 87 84.3 3 11 8 Brewers 3 20441 34901 28545 2:53 3:46 3:16 74 81 77.7 10 17 14.3 Cardinals 3 44588 45565 45054 2:48 3:38 3:12 73 79 75.3 5 12 8.7 Cubs 3 38941 41575 40690 2:18 3:04 2:44 75 76 75.7 8 20 15.3 Diamondbacks 3 21458 24935 23440 2:42 3:21 3:07 92 99 95.5 9 9 9 Dodgers 3 42278 44855 43217 2:11 3:08 2:33 63 66 64.3 6 8 7 Giants 3 41363 42099 41745 2:37 3:22 2:56 59 60 59.3 8 13 11.3 Indians 3 18565 21110 20243 3:02 3:14 3:08 72 86 80.3 8 11 9.7 Mariners 6 16370 40921 26008 2:36 3:30 2:56 61 63 62 1 5 2.7 Marlins 2 17969 23709 20839 3:11 3:21 3:16 Mets 3 42227 43462 42659 3:03 3:12 3:06 74 84 78.3 9 17 12 2 Nationals 7 26176 38898 33884 2:27 3:12 2:44 61 87 81 1 11 6.1 1 Pirates 4 18415 34529 26125 3:05 3:40 3:19 70 81 76.8 4 10 6.8 2 Rangers 6 25298 46950 35519 2:47 3:34 3:02 80 87 83.2 7 17 12.2 Rays 5 11399 20188 15917 2:36 3:22 2:57 Red Sox 3 36123 36430 36238 2:51 3:09 2:58 53 86 67.3 8 12 9.7 Rockies 3 32901 42307 38154 2:42 3:27 3:11 56 74 67.7 5 9 6.7 Royals 3 28508 36624 32243 2:58 3:22 3:08 73 85 77.3 4 14 9 Tigers 3 26400 31187 28039 2:38 3:11 2:59 76 83 80.3 3 12 8.7 Twins 3 17886 27233 22887 2:48 3:29 3:08 69 82 75 5 14 8.7 White Sox 4 18323 22561 20811 2:40 3:10 2:55 72 82 77.5 10 17 12 Yankees 3 35174 38959 37508 2:34 2:59 2:44 69 86 80 3 10 7

Away games