 In May, he hit .329 to get his season average to .301.In June, the 27-year-old third baseman hit .472 (17–36) to raise his season average to .337, but played his last game for a month on June 10, not returning to the lineup until after the All-Star Break on July 10.In July, after being off for a month, he played in 21 games and hit .494 (42–85), raising his season average to .390.