Toronto Crashes the Party, Milwaukee Holds
A quick lap of the standings, offenses and pitching staffs.
The Brewers still sit on top despite a 3-4 week, but the real motion came further down. Toronto jumped eleven spots on a 5-1 week, and Houston climbed seven while still carrying a losing run differential. Order is starting to firm up as the races tighten.
Power Rankings
Power ranking — record, run differential and recent form, blended into one order. Tap a team for its week.
Milwaukee (88-55) keeps the top spot even after a quiet 3-4 week and a minus-8 run differential, with Cooper Pratt's 1.061 OPS the lone bright spot. The eye-catcher is Toronto, up eleven spots on a 5-1 week and a plus-24 run differential, powered by Kazuma Okamoto and a shutout start from Dylan Cease. Houston made noise too, climbing seven behind a 5-2 week even with a minus-37 season mark still to answer for.
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Milwaukee Brewers88-55 · +172 run diff · 3-4 this wk›3-4 this week · -8 run diffL 4-7 vs TEXL 3-17 @CHCW 9-4 @CHCW 9-5 @CHCL 1-2 @CHCW 10-7 @CINL 3-5 @CINWho carried them this week
Cooper Pratt7-for-19 · 1 HR · 8 RBI · 1 SB · 1.061 OPS
Andrew Vaughn6-for-16 · 1 HR · 4 RBI · 1.037 OPS
Logan Henderson2.57 ERA · 7 IP · 7 K - 2–
Atlanta Braves84-58 · +119 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · +3 run diffW 3-2 vs COLL 3-7 vs SFL 5-9 @WSHW 9-0 @WSHW 5-2 @PHIL 2-4 @PHIWho carried them this week
Sean Murphy4-for-12 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 1.362 OPS
Ronald Acuña Jr.11-for-25 · 2 HR · 6 RBI · 1 SB · 1.201 OPS
Ray Kerr1.35 ERA · 6.2 IP · 5 K - 3▲3
Tampa Bay Rays85-57 · +49 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · -4 run diffW 5-4 vs SDL 2-3 vs NYMW 6-2 vs NYML 4-10 vs NYML 0-6 @TEXW 7-6 @TEXW 6-3 @TEXWho carried them this week
Richie Palacios4-for-16 · 3 HR · 4 RBI · 1.107 OPS
Yandy Díaz9-for-29 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 0.877 OPS
Tyler Wells2 W · 1 SV · 0.00 ERA · 5.2 IP · 6 K - 4▼1
Los Angeles Dodgers85-57 · +150 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +2 run diffW 6-1 @DETL 8-13 vs STLL 6-8 vs STLW 3-2 vs STLW 5-3 vs WSHW 6-5 vs WSHWho carried them this week
Teoscar Hernández10-for-23 · 1 HR · 7 RBI · 1 SB · 1.215 OPS
Freddie Freeman4-for-13 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1.165 OPS
Blake Snell1 W · 0.00 ERA · 6 IP · 7 K - 5–
New York Yankees81-61 · +118 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +16 run diffW 16-1 vs BOSL 1-10 @LAAW 7-3 @LAAW 6-3 @LAAL 2-3 @SDW 5-1 @SDWho carried them this week
Spencer Jones7-for-19 · 2 HR · 6 RBI · 1 SB · 1.166 OPS
Paul Goldschmidt6-for-14 · 1 HR · 5 RBI · 1.081 OPS
Cam Schlittler1.13 ERA · 8 IP · 9 K - 6▼2
Philadelphia Phillies80-62 · +35 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +8 run diffW 5-2 @LAAW 2-1 @AZW 7-1 @AZL 0-1 @AZL 2-5 vs ATLW 4-2 vs ATLWho carried them this week
Bryce Harper11-for-23 · 3 RBI · 1.103 OPS
Alec Bohm4-for-18 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 0.864 OPS
Andrew Painter0.00 ERA · 7 IP · 6 K - 7▲2
Chicago Cubs81-62 · +139 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · +10 run diffL 5-7 vs CINW 17-3 vs MILL 4-9 vs MILL 5-9 vs MILW 2-1 vs MILW 6-1 @MIAW 6-5 @MIAWho carried them this week
Michael Conforto5-for-11 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 1.538 OPS
Alex Bregman10-for-28 · 4 HR · 8 RBI · 1.276 OPS
Kevin Gausman1 W · 1.29 ERA · 7 IP · 9 K - 8▲11
Toronto Blue Jays72-71 · -33 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +24 run diffW 7-0 vs SEAL 1-6 @CLEW 11-0 @CLEW 6-3 @CLEW 9-2 @KCW 4-3 @KCWho carried them this week
Kazuma Okamoto7-for-20 · 1 HR · 4 RBI · 0.981 OPS
Myles Straw6-for-16 · 2 RBI · 0.912 OPS
Dylan Cease1 W · 0.00 ERA · 6 IP · 4 K - 9▼2
Boston Red Sox78-65 · +84 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · -15 run diffL 1-16 @NYYW 9-8 vs SEAL 6-9 vs SEAL 3-8 vs SEAW 6-5 @BALW 1-0 @BALW 5-0 @BALWho carried them this week
Mickey Gasper6-for-22 · 3 HR · 3 RBI · 1.134 OPS
Trevor Story11-for-25 · 4 RBI · 1.040 OPS
Sonny Gray1 W · 0.00 ERA · 7 IP · 7 K - 10▲7
Houston Astros73-70 · -37 run diff · 5-2 this wk›5-2 this week · +9 run diffW 6-3 @NYMW 6-3 vs CWSL 1-5 vs CWSW 2-0 vs CWSW 6-2 vs CWSW 3-1 vs AZL 3-4 vs AZWho carried them this week
Yainer Diaz6-for-18 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 0.979 OPS
Isaac Paredes7-for-26 · 1 HR · 6 RBI · 0.829 OPS
Hayden Wesneski0.00 ERA · 7 IP · 5 K
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
The Cubs lead the team-OPS board at .772, a step ahead of the Dodgers (.756), and the week backs it up — Alex Bregman's four homers and Michael Conforto's 1.538 stretch kept Chicago's lineup humming. The Rockies sneaking in at fourth (.740) is the small surprise on the list.
- 1Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.772OPS
- 2Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.756OPS
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Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.754OPS - 4
Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.740OPS - 5Milwaukee Brewersteam OPS0.739OPS
Best rotation
Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.
- 1New York YankeesTop starters by form3.32ERA1.16WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIPCam SchlittlerStarter882.040.94
Max FriedStarter782.730.99
Gerrit ColeStarter673.291.11
Carlos RodónStarter673.091.17
Ryan WeathersStarter593.601.22 - 2
Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.48ERA1.17WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Troy MeltonStarter832.201.03
Tarik SkubalStarter812.790.91
Casey MizeStarter792.700.99
Keider MonteroStarter683.521.03
Tyler HoltonStarter642.861.29 - 3Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.53ERA1.10WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Shohei OhtaniStarter911.790.95
Yoshinobu YamamotoStarter832.670.90Blake SnellStarter831.971.09
Tyler GlasnowStarter793.120.88Tarik SkubalStarter673.031.18 - 4Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.59ERA1.10WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Drew RasmussenStarter802.880.91
Nick MartinezStarter703.041.10
Shane McClanahanStarter663.361.12
Casey LeguminaStarter593.661.20
Ian SeymourStarter564.211.14 - 5Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.66ERA1.13WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Jacob MisiorowskiStarter951.970.79Logan HendersonStarter · Rookie892.480.79
Brandon WoodruffStarter822.980.84
Chad PatrickStarter623.291.23
Kyle HarrisonStarter623.451.20
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.