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Around the League — July 26, 2026
JULY 26, 2026
A quick lap of the standings, offenses and pitching staffs.
Power Rankings
Power ranking — record, run differential and recent form, blended into one order. Tap a team for its week.
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Los Angeles Dodgers67-38 · +160 run diff · 5-2 this wk›5-2 this week · +10 run diffW 8-2 @NYYL 1-2 @NYYL 7-10 @PHIW 2-1 @PHIW 9-5 @PHIW 4-2 @NYMW 4-3 @NYMWho carried them this week
Freddie Freeman12-for-26 · 2 RBI · 2 SB · 1.077 OPS
Max Muncy5-for-21 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 0.923 OPS
Roki Sasaki1 W · 1.29 ERA · 7 IP · 9 K - 2▼1
Milwaukee Brewers65-39 · +133 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +4 run diffW 3-1 vs MIAW 8-3 vs NYML 0-4 vs NYMW 4-3 vs NYML 2-5 vs COLW 8-5 vs COLWho carried them this week
Cooper Pratt7-for-14 · 2 HR · 4 RBI · 2 SB · 1.396 OPS
Joey Ortiz5-for-15 · 1 HR · 5 RBI · 1 SB · 1.145 OPS
Robert Gasser1 W · 2.45 ERA · 11 IP · 9 K - 3▲5
Atlanta Braves61-43 · +106 run diff · 5-2 this wk›5-2 this week · +1 run diffW 8-5 vs TEXW 3-2 vs SDL 3-8 vs SDW 7-6 vs SDW 6-5 vs SDW 7-6 @BALL 2-3 @BALWho carried them this week
Drake Baldwin10-for-27 · 4 HR · 4 RBI · 1 SB · 1.284 OPS
Brewer Hicklen4-for-11 · 2 RBI · 1.007 OPS
Bryce Elder1 W · 2.45 ERA · 11 IP · 12 K - 4▲2
New York Yankees59-45 · +91 run diff · 5-2 this wk›5-2 this week · +1 run diffL 2-8 vs LADW 2-1 vs LADW 8-5 vs PITL 3-5 vs PITW 2-0 vs PITW 1-0 @PHIW 3-1 @PHIWho carried them this week
Cody Bellinger8-for-23 · 2 RBI · 0.879 OPS
Jazz Chisholm Jr.5-for-23 · 3 HR · 6 RBI · 1 SB · 0.869 OPS
Paul Blackburn1 W · 0.00 ERA · 6.1 IP · 4 K - 5–
Chicago Cubs59-45 · +77 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +24 run diffW 10-1 vs MINL 6-8 vs DETW 11-2 vs DETL 1-5 vs DETW 3-2 @PITW 11-0 @PITWho carried them this week
Pete Crow-Armstrong9-for-22 · 2 HR · 6 RBI · 1 SB · 1.491 OPS
Pedro Ramírez7-for-18 · 3 RBI · 1 SB · 0.977 OPS
David Peterson1 W · 0.00 ERA · 6.2 IP · 4 K - 6▼4
Boston Red Sox53-50 · +41 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +1 run diffW 6-1 vs TBW 6-5 vs BALW 6-3 vs BALL 1-5 vs BALW 6-4 vs TORL 0-6 vs TORWho carried them this week
Willson Contreras8-for-19 · 1 HR · 4 RBI · 1 SB · 1.226 OPS
Andruw Monasterio5-for-12 · 2 RBI · 1.012 OPS
Brayan Bello0.00 ERA · 5.1 IP · 5 K - 7▲7
Tampa Bay Rays61-43 · +41 run diff · 5-2 this wk›5-2 this week · +22 run diffL 1-6 @BOSW 7-1 @TORW 12-2 @TORW 4-2 @TORL 1-3 @TORW 11-3 vs CLEW 3-0 vs CLEWho carried them this week
Nick Fortes10-for-15 · 2 HR · 7 RBI · 1.800 OPS
Chandler Simpson12-for-25 · 3 RBI · 3 SB · 1.043 OPS
Griffin Jax1 W · 1.50 ERA · 6 IP · 5 K - 8▲5
Arizona Diamondbacks55-50 · +0 run diff · 5-2 this wk›5-2 this week · +12 run diffW 8-7 vs STLL 2-5 vs ATHW 6-5 vs ATHW 15-5 vs ATHW 10-6 @STLW 3-2 @WSHL 3-5 @WSHWho carried them this week
Adrian Del Castillo5-for-11 · 1 RBI · 1 SB · 1.136 OPS
Tyler Locklear6-for-16 · 1 HR · 5 RBI · 1 SB · 1.099 OPS
Kohl Drake1.80 ERA · 5 IP · 5 K - 9–
Chicago White Sox54-49 · +37 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · -5 run diffW 3-0 @TORW 10-3 @TEXL 0-10 @TEXW 4-2 @TEXL 5-9 vs HOUL 1-4 vs HOUWho carried them this week
Chase Meidroth6-for-17 · 4 RBI · 0.833 OPS
Braden Montgomery8-for-24 · 3 RBI · 0.760 OPS
Sean Burke1 W · 1.42 ERA · 12.2 IP · 15 K - 10▲1
Baltimore Orioles51-54 · -13 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · +3 run diffW 5-2 @HOUL 5-6 @BOSL 3-6 @BOSW 5-1 @BOSL 6-7 vs ATLW 3-2 vs ATLWho carried them this week
Christian Encarnacion-Strand8-for-19 · 3 HR · 9 RBI · 1.397 OPS
Gunnar Henderson7-for-24 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 1 SB · 1.018 OPS
Kyle Bradish1 W · 1.50 ERA · 6 IP · 4 K
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
- 1Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.773OPS
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Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.771OPS - 3
Pittsburgh Piratesteam OPS0.757OPS - 4Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.752OPS
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Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.743OPS
Best rotation
Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.
- 1Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.37ERA1.07WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Shohei OhtaniStarter911.790.95
Tyler GlasnowStarter852.720.83
Yoshinobu YamamotoStarter822.720.90
Justin WrobleskiStarter792.621.01
Eric LauerStarter683.351.07 - 2Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.41ERA1.09WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Jacob MisiorowskiStarter991.570.77
Brandon WoodruffStarter822.980.84
Logan HendersonStarter · Rookie773.050.94
Kyle HarrisonStarter723.011.08
Chad PatrickStarter613.481.20 - 3
Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.48ERA1.14WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Troy MeltonStarter891.950.95
Tarik SkubalStarter822.700.92
Casey MizeStarter792.700.99
Keider MonteroStarter753.140.96
Framber ValdezStarter424.571.38 - 4New York YankeesTop starters by form3.54ERA1.17WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Cam SchlittlerStarter882.070.93
Max FriedStarter772.970.96
Carlos RodónStarter613.301.25
Gerrit ColeStarter613.921.10
Ryan WeathersStarter504.251.27 - 5Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.57ERA1.13WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Nick MartinezStarter772.451.10
Drew RasmussenStarter733.280.98
Shane McClanahanStarter683.091.14
Casey LeguminaStarter583.691.23Griffin JaxStarter563.891.22
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.