 While recovering he also got pneumonia.He also was suffering from fatigue and depression.These are the people who filled in for him.Dennis Eckersley Dave RobertsBuck Martinez Tony Massarotti Rance Mulliniks Rex Hudler Ron Coomer Ken RosenthalKevin KennedyDwight EvansSean CaseyJim Kaat Gordon Edes Bob Montgomery Frank Viola Sean McAdam Brian Daubach Rick Dempsey

The team flattened out in May, going 15–14 in the month and falling to third in the division behind the Yankees and the Blue Jays.