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The Arms Race: Milwaukee Sets the Pace

JULY 7, 2026

The best staffs and arms in the game right now, by team ERA and our form score.

Today the pitching gets its own spotlight. Milwaukee has both the best rotation and Jacob Misiorowski, who is still sitting on a form score of 100. Around him, a few strong arms are cooling while a couple of Mariners are heating up.

Best rotation

Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.

Milwaukee's rotation leads at a 3.22 ERA, a step ahead of Tampa Bay (3.31) and the Dodgers (3.34). The top three sit close enough that a couple of starts could reshuffle them, but the Brewers have held the front for a while now.

Best bullpens

Bullpen ERA — relievers only. Lower is better.

Atlanta's relievers own the top spot at a 3.07 ERA, with the Yankees right on their heels at 3.09. After that there's a small gap to Boston (3.38), so the Braves and Yankees are in a class of their own for late-inning work.

Green on the mound

Top arms by form — our 0–100 pitching score from ERA & WHIP. A shimmer means a historic pace (sub-2.00 ERA, sub-1.00 WHIP).

Turning it around

Pitchers whose form — our 0–100 score from ERA & WHIP — climbed most this week.

Seattle supplies both climbers: Logan Gilbert rose five to a form of 75 and Emerson Hancock added four to reach 72. On the other side, Logan Webb slid 11 points to 61 and Paul Skenes dropped seven to 68 — still good arms, just a rougher stretch.

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