The newly turned 28-year-old -- Souza's birthday was Monday -- hit .414/.433/.759 during the week. The batting average ranked fifth in the AL, and his slugging percentage and 1.192 OPS both ranked sixth.
Souza's monster week raised his season slash line to an impressive .347/.424/.613 -- tied for fourth in the AL in batting average, tied for sixth in on-base percentage and fifth in slugging. His 1.037 OPS ranks second to only the Angels' Mike Trout. Souza now leads the AL in Wins Above Replacement, according to FanGraphs, with 1.5.
It's the first Player of the Week Award for Souza.