Around the League — August 2, 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.

• 1–Los Angeles Dodgers69-42 · +154 run diff · 2-4 this wk›
• 2–Milwaukee Brewers69-41 · +138 run diff · 4-2 this wk›
• 3–Atlanta Braves66-45 · +106 run diff · 5-2 this wk›
• 4▲3Tampa Bay Rays65-45 · +39 run diff · 4-2 this wk›
• 5–Chicago Cubs63-48 · +90 run diff · 4-3 this wk›
• 6▼2New York Yankees62-49 · +86 run diff · 3-4 this wk›
• 7▼1Boston Red Sox59-51 · +56 run diff · 6-1 this wk›
• 8▲6Houston Astros57-55 · -31 run diff · 5-1 this wk›
• 9▼1Arizona Diamondbacks59-52 · +7 run diff · 4-2 this wk›
• 10▲6San Diego Padres57-54 · -13 run diff · 5-1 this wk›

Best offenses

Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.

• 1Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.774OPS
• 2Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.772OPS
• 3Pittsburgh Piratesteam OPS0.754OPS
• 4Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.752OPS
• 5Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.741OPS

Best rotation

Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.

• 1Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.36ERA1.06WHIP›
• 2Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.36ERA1.08WHIP›
• 3Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.47ERA1.14WHIP›
• 4New York YankeesTop starters by form3.48ERA1.16WHIP›
• 5Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.51ERA1.12WHIP›

Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.