Cleveland and Chicago Barge Into the Top Ten
A quick lap of the standings, offenses and pitching staffs.
The playoff picture up top is settled, but the middle of our power ranking had a loud week. The Guardians and White Sox each won five and six games' worth of ground, respectively, and shoved their way up the board. Milwaukee, meanwhile, hasn't budged from first for a reason.
Power Rankings
Power ranking — record, run differential and recent form, blended into one order. Tap a team for its week.
The Brewers held the top spot at 102-59, going 5-1 behind Brice Turang's two homers and six RBI. The real climbers were the Guardians, up six spots to third after a 5-1 week and a plus-11 run differential, and the White Sox, up seven to eighth on a plus-19 week powered by Chase Meidroth's 1.470 stretch.
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Milwaukee Brewers102-59 · +212 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +13 run diffW 3-0 @BALL 4-6 @PHIW 4-1 @PHIW 5-1 @PHIW 8-4 vs STLW 3-2 vs STLWho carried them this week
Jackson Chourio6-for-16 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 4 SB · 1.063 OPS
Brice Turang8-for-25 · 2 HR · 6 RBI · 1.026 OPS
Robert Gasser1.50 ERA · 6 IP · 9 K - 2–
Los Angeles Dodgers99-62 · +197 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +6 run diffW 3-1 vs SFW 7-0 vs SDL 1-5 vs SDL 2-4 vs SDW 2-0 @SFW 4-3 @SFWho carried them this week
Will Smith6-for-14 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1.172 OPS
Andy Pages5-for-15 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 SB · 1.074 OPS
Emmet Sheehan0.00 ERA · 5.1 IP · 9 K - 3▲6
Cleveland Guardians85-76 · +12 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +11 run diffW 1-0 vs ATHW 3-2 @BOSL 0-1 @BOSW 1-0 @BOSW 12-9 @KCW 11-5 @KCWho carried them this week
Brayan Rocchio6-for-19 · 2 HR · 3 RBI · 1.034 OPS
Steven Kwan9-for-22 · 1 RBI · 1.019 OPS
Joey Cantillo1 W · 0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 4 K - 4▲1
San Diego Padres90-71 · +36 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · -1 run diffW 7-3 vs MIAL 0-7 @LADW 5-1 @LADW 4-2 @LADL 4-11 vs AZW 10-7 vs AZWho carried them this week
Fernando Tatis Jr.9-for-23 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 2 SB · 1.049 OPS
Xander Bogaerts5-for-16 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 SB · 0.976 OPS
Bradgley Rodriguez1 W · 0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 5 K - 5▼2
Tampa Bay Rays98-63 · +90 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · +11 run diffW 5-1 vs BOSL 0-2 @NYYW 6-1 @NYYL 2-9 @NYYL 4-6 @NYYW 2-0 @PHIW 12-1 @PHIWho carried them this week
Victor Mesa Jr.7-for-18 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1.117 OPS
Richie Palacios4-for-12 · 4 RBI · 2 SB · 0.846 OPS
Ian Seymour0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 3 K - 6–
Atlanta Braves94-67 · +118 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · +0 run diffW 4-2 @HOUL 0-4 vs CINW 3-2 vs CINL 6-7 vs CINL 0-3 @MIAW 8-3 @MIAWho carried them this week
Michael Harris II9-for-23 · 2 RBI · 1 SB · 1.005 OPS
Drake Baldwin8-for-25 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 0.873 OPS
Chris Sale1.59 ERA · 5.2 IP · 10 K - 7▼3
New York Yankees93-68 · +138 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · -3 run diffL 4-8 @AZW 2-0 vs TBL 1-6 vs TBW 9-2 vs TBW 6-4 vs TBL 2-10 vs BALW 6-3 vs BALWho carried them this week
Ryan McMahon4-for-10 · 1 HR · 6 RBI · 1.200 OPS
George Lombard Jr.7-for-24 · 3 HR · 7 RBI · 1.000 OPS
Carlos Rodón1 W · 0.00 ERA · 8 IP · 8 K - 8▲7
Chicago White Sox83-78 · +54 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +19 run diffW 8-1 vs DETW 14-11 @KCL 4-5 @KCW 9-1 @KCW 6-1 vs COLL 6-9 vs COLWho carried them this week
Chase Meidroth9-for-18 · 2 HR · 7 RBI · 1 SB · 1.470 OPS
Munetaka Murakami6-for-22 · 3 HR · 8 RBI · 1.156 OPS
David Sandlin1 W · 1.50 ERA · 6 IP · 7 K - 9▼2
Chicago Cubs88-73 · +143 run diff · 2-4 this wk›2-4 this week · -1 run diffW 9-1 @CINL 2-8 vs MIAL 2-3 vs MIAW 2-1 vs MIAL 3-4 @BOSL 0-2 @BOSWho carried them this week
Seiya Suzuki8-for-25 · 2 HR · 2 RBI · 0.993 OPS
Pete Crow-Armstrong7-for-23 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 4 SB · 0.951 OPS
David Peterson1 W · 0.82 ERA · 11 IP · 13 K - 10▲1
Boston Red Sox87-74 · +82 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · -2 run diffL 1-5 @TBL 2-3 vs CLEW 1-0 vs CLEL 0-1 vs CLEW 4-3 vs CHCW 2-0 vs CHCWho carried them this week
Roman Anthony7-for-19 · 1.061 OPS
Adley Rutschman7-for-20 · 2 RBI · 0.800 OPS
Jedixson Paez1 W · 0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 5 K
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
The Cubs edge the Dodgers for the top team OPS at .765 to .763, a gap too thin to argue about; both leave everyone else behind. Milwaukee sits third at .744, a nice pairing with the best record in the game.
- 1Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.765OPS
- 2Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.763OPS
- 3Milwaukee Brewersteam OPS0.744OPS
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Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.743OPS - 5
Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.739OPS
Best rotation
Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.
- 1New York YankeesTop starters by form3.30ERA1.14WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Cam SchlittlerStarter901.950.92
Max FriedStarter782.800.99Carlos RodónStarter762.671.06
Gerrit ColeStarter643.611.10
Ryan WeathersStarter593.601.22 - 2Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.42ERA1.08WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Shohei OhtaniStarter911.790.95
Yoshinobu YamamotoStarter862.530.87
Blake SnellStarter831.901.10
Tarik SkubalStarter772.611.05
Tyler GlasnowStarter713.530.95 - 3Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.47ERA1.08WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Drew RasmussenStarter822.670.91
Nick MartinezStarter732.941.07
Freddy PeraltaStarter723.251.01
Shane McClanahanStarter663.361.12
Griffin JaxStarter623.531.18 - 4
Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.53ERA1.18WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIPTarik SkubalStarter812.790.91
Casey MizeStarter792.700.99
Troy MeltonStarter722.761.13
Keider MonteroStarter683.481.04
Tyler HoltonStarter672.751.25 - 5Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.63ERA1.14WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Jacob MisiorowskiStarter961.860.80
Logan HendersonStarter · Rookie882.470.84
Brandon WoodruffStarter822.980.84
Chad PatrickStarter663.071.20Robert GasserStarter · Rookie573.871.19
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.