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Around the League — August 9, 2026
AUGUST 9, 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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Atlanta Braves70-47 · +119 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +13 run diffW 4-2 vs WSHW 4-2 vs MIAW 4-1 vs MIAW 11-3 vs MIAL 2-3 @NYYL 4-5 @NYYWho carried them this week
Matt Olson7-for-22 · 3 HR · 3 RBI · 1.218 OPS
Austin Riley7-for-20 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 1.114 OPS
Bryce Elder1 W · 1.29 ERA · 7 IP · 3 K - 2▲5
Boston Red Sox64-52 · +85 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +29 run diffW 8-4 @LADW 14-2 vs CWSW 4-0 vs CWSW 12-11 vs CWSW 13-1 vs ATHL 3-7 vs ATHWho carried them this week
Wilyer Abreu9-for-18 · 4 HR · 9 RBI · 1 SB · 1.805 OPS
Masataka Yoshida8-for-19 · 1 HR · 6 RBI · 1.192 OPS
Brayan Bello1 W · 1 SV · 0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 3 K - 3▼1
Milwaukee Brewers73-44 · +140 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · +2 run diffL 0-3 @LAAL 3-4 vs PITW 4-2 vs PITW 4-2 vs PITW 5-2 vs PITL 6-8 vs MINW 4-3 vs MINWho carried them this week
Jackson Chourio7-for-24 · 3 HR · 4 RBI · 1.100 OPS
Andrew Vaughn6-for-21 · 1 HR · 6 RBI · 0.804 OPS
Kyle Harrison1 W · 0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 10 K - 4–
Tampa Bay Rays70-46 · +43 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +4 run diffL 1-9 vs CWSW 13-9 @COLW 9-7 @COLW 4-0 @COLW 2-1 @SEAW 3-2 @SEAWho carried them this week
Richie Palacios4-for-12 · 1 HR · 4 RBI · 1 SB · 1.196 OPS
Junior Caminero7-for-24 · 3 HR · 5 RBI · 1.037 OPS
Drew Rasmussen1 W · 0.00 ERA · 7 IP · 8 K - 5–
Chicago Cubs68-50 · +99 run diff · 5-2 this wk›5-2 this week · +9 run diffL 1-2 vs NYYW 10-5 vs LADW 5-1 vs LADW 7-6 vs LADW 3-2 vs TORW 6-4 @KCL 3-6 @KCWho carried them this week
Pete Crow-Armstrong9-for-25 · 2 HR · 7 RBI · 4 SB · 1.155 OPS
Carson Kelly6-for-17 · 1 HR · 5 RBI · 0.977 OPS
Javier Assad1.59 ERA · 5.2 IP · 3 K - 6▲5
Detroit Tigers57-60 · +85 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +33 run diffW 11-0 @ATHW 8-0 @SEAL 2-4 @SEAW 11-0 @SEAL 2-5 @SFW 8-0 @SFWho carried them this week
Dillon Dingler10-for-27 · 3 HR · 8 RBI · 1.193 OPS
Zach McKinstry8-for-19 · 1 RBI · 1.068 OPS
Jackson Jobe1 W · 0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 4 K - 7▼1
New York Yankees66-51 · +83 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · -3 run diffW 2-1 @CHCL 7-13 vs STLW 2-0 vs STLL 1-3 vs STLW 3-2 vs ATLW 5-4 vs ATLWho carried them this week
George Lombard Jr.5-for-13 · 2 HR · 2 RBI · 1.346 OPS
José Caballero3-for-10 · 2 HR · 3 RBI · 1 SB · 1.317 OPS
Max Fried0.00 ERA · 6.1 IP · 7 K - 8▼7
Los Angeles Dodgers70-47 · +140 run diff · 1-5 this wk›1-5 this week · -14 run diffL 4-8 vs BOSL 5-10 @CHCL 1-5 @CHCL 6-7 @CHCL 3-4 @AZW 2-1 @AZWho carried them this week
Kyle Tucker8-for-20 · 2 HR · 2 RBI · 1.178 OPS
Shohei Ohtani8-for-23 · 2 HR · 4 RBI · 1.053 OPS
Yoshinobu Yamamoto0.00 ERA · 5.2 IP · 6 K - 9▼1
Houston Astros60-58 · -23 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · +8 run diffW 7-3 vs TEXL 1-3 vs TORW 7-2 vs TORL 4-5 vs TORW 6-3 @SDL 2-3 @SDWho carried them this week
Cam Smith9-for-19 · 2 HR · 4 RBI · 1.366 OPS
Jose Altuve11-for-25 · 1 HR · 4 RBI · 1.081 OPS
Hayden Wesneski1 W · 3.00 ERA · 6 IP · 4 K - 10▼1
Arizona Diamondbacks62-56 · +3 run diff · 3-4 this wk›3-4 this week · -4 run diffL 0-5 @CLEW 5-1 vs SDL 4-9 vs SDW 10-4 vs SDL 1-5 vs SDW 4-3 vs LADL 1-2 vs LADWho carried them this week
Tim Tawa10-for-27 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 1 SB · 0.993 OPS
Geraldo Perdomo9-for-27 · 1 RBI · 0.919 OPS
Mitch Bratt1 W · 0.00 ERA · 7 IP · 9 K
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
- 1Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.768OPS
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Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.766OPS - 3Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.752OPS
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Pittsburgh Piratesteam OPS0.748OPS - 5
Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.746OPS
Best rotation
Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.
- 1Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.35ERA1.13WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Troy MeltonStarter951.580.91
Tarik SkubalStarter812.790.91
Casey MizeStarter792.700.99
Keider MonteroStarter703.381.01
Tyler HoltonStarter672.831.24 - 2New York YankeesTop starters by form3.44ERA1.16WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Cam SchlittlerStarter852.260.95Max FriedStarter782.880.97
Gerrit ColeStarter683.351.08
Carlos RodónStarter613.301.25
Ryan WeathersStarter573.791.22 - 3Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.45ERA1.09WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Jacob MisiorowskiStarter991.630.73
Logan HendersonStarter · Rookie822.700.90
Brandon WoodruffStarter822.980.84Kyle HarrisonStarter752.841.04
Chad PatrickStarter643.321.19 - 4Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.50ERA1.12WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIPDrew RasmussenStarter822.750.91
Nick MartinezStarter752.651.10
Shane McClanahanStarter693.091.12
Griffin JaxStarter593.631.21
Casey LeguminaStarter564.031.18 - 5Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.52ERA1.09WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIPShohei OhtaniStarter911.790.95
Tyler GlasnowStarter852.720.83Yoshinobu YamamotoStarter832.650.89
Justin WrobleskiStarter693.311.07
Eric LauerStarter623.721.11
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.