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Kansas City Runs the Table, Storms the Board

AUGUST 24, 2026

Our team power ranking — record, run differential and recent form in one order.

Milwaukee is still on top, but the week belonged to the teams behind them. The Royals went 7-0 and leapt nineteen spots, while both the Dodgers and Phillies posted perfect weeks of their own. The top of the power ranking is getting crowded.

Power Rankings

Power ranking — record, run differential and recent form, blended into one order. Tap a team for its week.

The Brewers hold the top spot on a 4-2 week and a season-best plus-161 run differential, with Garrett Mitchell going 8-for-12. The loudest climb is Kansas City, up nineteen into the top ten on a flawless 7-0 run behind Vinnie Pasquantino and a 10-for-27 week from Bobby Witt Jr. Boston jumped twelve to fourth after Mickey Gasper drove in nine over the week, and the Dodgers and Phillies each went 6-0 to sit second and third, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s 4-homer, 11-RBI week keeping San Diego steady at sixth.

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