Josh Thomas Named Best ELE Batter in May
<Josh Thomas:player#1631> put together a good May to earn the East Batter of the Month prize. A virtual unknown, he made the most of his chance to prove to <Pittsburgh:team#23> officials that he belongs on the big league roster.

The <Crawfords:team#23> left fielder posted a .469 batting average with 3 home runs, 20 RBIs and 37 runs scored.

For the year <Thomas:player#1631> is batting .439 with 105 hits and 3 home runs. He has scored 60 times and driven in 33.