The Lens · Around the League
The Cardinals Crash the Party Out West
JULY 5, 2026
A quick lap of the standings, offenses and pitching staffs.
The Dodgers still sit on top, but the loudest movement this week came from St. Louis, which jumped 13 spots in our power ranking. Tampa Bay is climbing too, riding a red-hot Junior Caminero. Here's the shape of the league at the moment.
Power Rankings
Power ranking — record, run differential and recent form, blended into one order. Tap a team for its week.
Los Angeles held first at 59-31 behind a 6-1 week, capped by seven shutout innings and ten strikeouts from Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The real jolt was St. Louis, up 13 spots after going 5-1 with a plus-24 run differential and two wins from Kyle Leahy; Tampa Bay rose three on the back of Caminero's five-homer week.
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Los Angeles Dodgers59-31 · +166 run diff · 6-1 this wk›6-1 this week · +16 run diffW 4-2 @SDW 9-4 @ATHW 9-3 @ATHL 1-7 @ATHW 12-7 vs SDW 4-3 vs SDW 3-0 vs SDWho carried them this week
Miguel Rojas6-for-12 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 1.417 OPS
Freddie Freeman9-for-25 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 1 SB · 1.107 OPS
Yoshinobu Yamamoto1 W · 0.00 ERA · 7 IP · 10 K - 2▲3
Tampa Bay Rays52-34 · +37 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +17 run diffW 5-1 vs AZW 10-4 @KCW 4-0 @KCW 5-2 @KCW 3-1 @HOUL 8-10 @HOUWho carried them this week
Junior Caminero9-for-25 · 5 HR · 9 RBI · 1 SB · 1.367 OPS
Cedric Mullins6-for-19 · 3 HR · 5 RBI · 1 SB · 1.170 OPS
Shane McClanahan1 W · 0.00 ERA · 6 IP · 4 K - 3▼1
Milwaukee Brewers54-33 · +126 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · +5 run diffL 3-4 vs CHCW 5-3 vs CINW 7-2 vs CINW 4-2 vs CINL 2-7 vs CINW 7-4 @AZL 3-4 @AZWho carried them this week
Garrett Mitchell10-for-19 · 2 HR · 6 RBI · 1.696 OPS
Brice Turang13-for-33 · 1 HR · 4 RBI · 1.018 OPS
Chad Patrick0.00 ERA · 6.1 IP · 5 K - 4▼1
Chicago Cubs49-40 · +44 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +5 run diffW 4-3 @MILW 3-2 vs SDW 9-7 vs SDW 23-3 vs SDL 1-17 vs STLL 0-3 vs STLWho carried them this week
Dansby Swanson8-for-22 · 5 HR · 11 RBI · 1.455 OPS
Pete Crow-Armstrong7-for-17 · 2 HR · 4 RBI · 3 SB · 1.439 OPS
Shota Imanaga3.27 ERA · 11 IP · 12 K - 5▲1
Atlanta Braves52-35 · +97 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · +8 run diffL 2-3 @SFL 3-5 vs STLW 5-1 vs STLL 5-11 vs STLW 5-3 vs NYMW 14-3 vs NYMWho carried them this week
Matt Olson7-for-23 · 2 HR · 2 RBI · 1.037 OPS
Mike Yastrzemski4-for-13 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 0.950 OPS
Reynaldo López1 W · 1.80 ERA · 5 IP · 6 K - 6▲2
Philadelphia Phillies50-39 · +10 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +9 run diffW 5-4 @NYML 7-11 vs PITW 8-0 vs PITW 10-6 vs PITL 1-6 vs PITW 6-1 @KCWho carried them this week
Gabriel Rincones Jr.5-for-14 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 1.081 OPS
Alec Bohm7-for-23 · 2 HR · 4 RBI · 1.081 OPS
Cristopher Sánchez1 W · 0.00 ERA · 7 IP · 9 K - 7▼3
Miami Marlins48-42 · +23 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · +12 run diffL 1-2 @STLW 10-7 @COLW 14-3 @COLL 3-6 @COLL 4-14 @COLW 12-5 @ATHW 7-2 @ATHWho carried them this week
Javier Sanoja10-for-22 · 1 HR · 8 RBI · 1.384 OPS
Kyle Stowers11-for-30 · 3 HR · 7 RBI · 1.241 OPS
Max Meyer1.50 ERA · 6 IP · 5 K - 8▲3
Texas Rangers45-44 · -5 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +4 run diffW 3-2 @TORW 6-3 @CLEW 4-2 @CLEL 4-9 @CLEW 10-4 vs DETL 0-3 vs DETWho carried them this week
Evan Carter5-for-12 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1.167 OPS
Josh Jung9-for-24 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1.131 OPS
Kumar Rocker0.00 ERA · 6 IP · 5 K - 9▲13
St. Louis Cardinals47-39 · +15 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +24 run diffW 2-1 vs MIAW 5-3 @ATLL 1-5 @ATLW 11-5 @ATLW 17-1 @CHCW 3-0 @CHCWho carried them this week
Jordan Walker5-for-17 · 1 HR · 5 RBI · 1 SB · 1.043 OPS
Nathan Church5-for-21 · 3 HR · 8 RBI · 0.971 OPS
Kyle Leahy2 W · 0.90 ERA · 10 IP · 11 K - 10▲6
Cleveland Guardians47-43 · -8 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · +1 run diffW 6-5 vs SEAL 3-6 vs TEXL 2-4 vs TEXW 9-4 vs TEXW 6-5 vs CWSW 4-3 vs CWSL 1-3 vs CWSWho carried them this week
Austin Hedges6-for-15 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 1.238 OPS
David Fry3-for-13 · 2 HR · 4 RBI · 0.978 OPS
Tanner Bibee2.57 ERA · 7 IP · 2 K
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
The Dodgers lead the team-OPS board at .791, a step clear of the Pirates at .760. Colorado and Washington sit close behind, proof that a thin record doesn't always mean a quiet lineup.
- 1Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.791OPS
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Pittsburgh Piratesteam OPS0.760OPS - 3
Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.753OPS - 4
Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.751OPS - 5Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.749OPS
Best rotation
Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.
- 1Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.25ERA1.09WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Jacob MisiorowskiStarter1001.470.78
Brandon WoodruffStarter822.980.84
Logan HendersonStarter · Rookie762.741.04
Kyle HarrisonStarter742.821.08
Shane DrohanStarter · Rookie643.121.23 - 2Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.29ERA1.11WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Drew RasmussenStarter822.780.90
Nick MartinezStarter742.611.13Shane McClanahanStarter673.051.17
Ian SeymourStarter604.021.09
Griffin JaxStarter593.451.27 - 3Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.33ERA1.07WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Shohei OhtaniStarter911.790.95Yoshinobu YamamotoStarter862.490.88
Tyler GlasnowStarter852.720.83
Justin WrobleskiStarter772.801.01
Eric LauerStarter742.881.05 - 4
New York YankeesTop starters by form3.54ERA1.19WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Cam SchlittlerStarter872.080.96
Max FriedStarter723.211.01
Carlos RodónStarter613.301.25
Gerrit ColeStarter554.011.20
Ryan WeathersStarter544.081.21 - 5
Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.59ERA1.15WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Troy MeltonStarter942.050.80
Casey MizeStarter802.630.97
Tarik SkubalStarter773.150.91
Keider MonteroStarter743.210.97
Framber ValdezStarter454.291.38
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.