Shelby Miller is anchoring an excellent rotation for the Cardinals. The rookie could be on his way to a NL Rookie of the Year award, or even a Cy Young if he can keep playing at this high level for the entire season.

The O’s are showing that last season’s success was no fluke with a strong lineup that is tough to get out even with the best pitcher. Hopefully SP Wei-Yin Chen can avoid the DL after leaving Sunday’s game early.

Two weeks ago, the Tigers looked to be unstoppable. This week was a different story after managing just one win in the past seven days against the Indians and Nationals.

The month of May hasn’t been good to the Red Sox so far this year. Boston has had problems keeping opponents from scoring and the news that Joel Hanrahan will be out for the season leaves questions at the closer role.

Ross Detwiler has been a nice surprise in the Nationals rotation this season. Too bad Stephen Strasburg hasn’t been as dominate as he has been in the past through the first quarter of the long season.

The Pirates are playing well for the time being, but can they keep it up for the entire year? Second baseman Neil Walker’s return from the DL should help provide a spark in the lineup in Pittsburgh.

The Royals picked the wrong week to start a slump, managing just one win in series against the surging Orioles and Yankees. A long road trip against struggling AL West opponents could put Kansas City back on track.

After dominating the first few weeks of the season, the Rockies have fallen flat. The offensive production has slowed considerably, including a 28-inning scoreless streak last week.

Philly appears to be heading in the right direction again. Luckily the team has a rotation anchor in Cliff Lee, who has pitched two straight gems against San Francisco and Arizona while Roy Halladay faces shoulder surgery.

The Twins were thought to be one of the league’s bottom teams heading into the season, but so far Minnesota is holding on with a .500 record into May. But should the AL Central’s other teams be worried yet?

Nothing much is going right in Milwaukee — the Brewers’ losing streaks are mounting as the pitching staff continues to get hammered against opponents.

Despite getting swept in Tampa Bay, the Padres were looking to be heading in the right direction earlier in the week as excellent pitching led to a sweep against the offensively weak Marlins.

Like the Dodgers, the Angels should be winning with the players they have, but aren’t. Josh Hamilton has yet to turn around his vastly underwhelming start in his first season in Anaheim.

Chicago is one of the nation’s best ‘baseball towns,' but both of the city’s teams are failing to deliver. The Cubs are already looking to the future, locking up Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro to long-term deals to build around.

The Astros shook up their roster, designating struggling veterans Philip Humber and Rick Ankiel for assignment and giving the younger players in the organization a chance to get more playing time.