Tampa Bay Rays not only team with record-setting win numbers in April

As we all know, the Tampa Bay Rays won 23 games in April (and March), setting a Major League record. The previous record was 21 wins in April by the 2003 Yankees and the 2018 Red Sox.

The Rays, however, were not the only team to have a record-setting April in the win column. Six teams this season won 18 or more games in April: Tampa Bay (23), Pittsburgh (20), Baltimore (19) and Atlanta, Milwaukee and Toronto (18 each):

· For the Pirates, their 20 wins in April are not only a team record but is tied for the fourth-most in MLB history.

· The Orioles’ 19 wins is a team-best.

· The Blue Jays’ 18 wins is also the most they have had before May 1.

· The Brewers’ 18 wins is tied for the second-most they have had in the month.

· The Braves’ 18 wins was just one victory away from tying a club record.

Speaking of the Milwaukee Brewers, they have been baseball’s best first month team over the past three seasons. The Brewers are 49-27 in games in April/March from 2021-23, a .645 winning percentage. Tampa Bay is second in this stat with a 48-29 (.623) record in the first month.

Most wins in April the last three seasons

Here is a look at how many wins each of the 30 MLB teams have in April/March in the last three seasons.

49-Milwaukee
48-Tampa Bay
45-L.A. Dodgers
44-San Diego, Toronto
42-N.Y. Yankees
41-Anaheim, Boston, Pittsburgh, San Francisco
40-Arizona, Atlanta, Houston, N.Y. Mets
39-Florida, Philadelphia
38-Baltimore, Minnesota, Seattle
35-St. Louis, Texas
34-Cleveland
33-Chicago Cubs
32-Oakland
30-Chicago White Sox, Colorado
29-Kansas City
27-Cincinnati, Washington
25-Detroit

In case you were wondering, the Tampa Bay Rays have been the MLB’s best May team over the last two seasons with a 38-18 record (.679). The Mets have the second-best May winning percentage in the last two years at .655 (36-19) and three teams (Houston, the Dodgers and the Yankees) were each 36-20 in May the last two seasons to tie for the third-best record that month.