The Times’ baseball rankings

Now that June is here, the summer wedding season is upon us. So Times staff writer Kevin Baxter surveys the teams most likely to take a walk down the aisle this fall. (Statistics through Friday’s games. Last week’s rankings in parentheses.)

BEING FITTED FOR A RING

1. ST. LOUIS Cardinals’ ERA in first five innings a minuscule 2.37. (1)

2. CINCINNATI Reds an MLB-best 20-7 at home, where they are third in ERA, runs. (3)

3. TEXAS Injury to Kinsler opens door for 20-year-old Jurickson Profar, who’s hitting .333. (2)

4. PITTSBURGH Pirates have won 16 of last 21 yet lost 1 1/2 games to Cardinals in May. (4)

5. BOSTON Ellsbury steals record 5 bases vs. Phils; Red Sox swipe first place from Yanks. (11)

6. OAKLAND Swinging A’s have MLB-best 232 walks, have been hit an AL-high 25 times. (13)

BRIDESMAIDS REVISITED

7. ATLANTA Second to Nats in NL East last year, Braves now lead by 4 1/2, biggest in MLB. (6)

8. BALTIMORE Orioles spent 63 days in first in 2012, haven’t led AL East alone this year. (15)

CAN HEAR MENDELSSOHN’S ‘WEDDING MARCH’ PLAYING IN THE DISTANCE

9. N.Y. YANKEES Bombers get Teixeira, Youkilis back in time to end five-game skid. (5)

10. ARIZONA Diamondbacks lead NL West thanks to MLB-best six extra-inning wins. (10)

11. TAMPA BAY Rays led majors in scoring in May, averaging 5.9 runs a game. (14)

12. DETROIT Scherzer 7-0 thanks in part to MLB-best 6.55 runs of support in 11 starts. (8)

13. SAN FRANCISCO Slumping Giants, 9-15 away from AT&T; Park, play 11 of next 13 on road. (12)

14. CLEVELAND Indians have scored 45% of their runs this season with two out. (7)

15. COLORADO Rockies have turned to small ball, topping majors with 44 stolen bases. (9)

SHOULD BE FREE FOR OCTOBER HONEYMOON

16 WASHINGTON Strasburg pulled from start then Harper goes on DL with knee problem. (16)

17. ANGELS Hobbled Pujols hitting .246, has grounded into an AL-high 11 DPs. (17)

18. PHILADELPHIA Phils have led just once, for two innings, in Hamels’ last seven losses. (19)

19. CHICAGO WHITE SOX Sox hit one homer in last seven days, six fewer than Phils’ Domonic Brown. (18)

KISS THEM GOODBYE

20. SAN DIEGO Marquis is 6-2, 3.82 despite leading NL with 36 walks in 63 2/3 IP. (22)

21. DODGERS MLB-high 41 errors have led to NL-worst 24 unearned runs. (24)

22. CHICAGO CUBS Cubs pitchers have homered four times since May 15. (27)

23. SEATTLE Cleaning up: Mariners have an MLB-high 16 HRs from fourth spot in order (21)

24. TORONTO Dickey has allowed AL-worst 47 runs but 5.18 ERA is best of Jays’ starters. (23)

25. N.Y. METS Mets outscore Yankees 16-7 in sweeping four-game Big Apple series. (26)

LEFT AT THE ALTAR

26. MINNESOTA Aaron Hicks leads AL rookies in seven categories, including homers with six. (28)

27. KANSAS CITY Brett brought back to spark team with AL-worst 29 HRs. (20)

28. MILWAUKEE Brewers go 6-22 in May with four losing streaks of at least four games. (25)

29. HOUSTON Opponents batting MLB-high .292/.365/.486 with 213 walks against Astros. (29)

30. MIAMI Ozuna hits .356 in 16-game hitting streak, during which Marlins go 3-13. (30)