After 3 weeks of the Major League Baseball season and what
have we learned? We know that the Cubs
are starting to hit the ball with regularity.
We still think the Rockies, Orioles and Yankees are for real. The Astros
are staying hot, and we aren’t only talking about Houston in the summer.
Washington is heating up too, and it has nothing to do with politics. Here’s
this week’s power rankings, enjoy!
1 1.
Chicago Cubs LW: 1
The Cubs bats are warming up and getting more consistent. Had several come from behind wins last week, and the pen is righting its ship. Still the best team in the majors.
The Cubs bats are warming up and getting more consistent. Had several come from behind wins last week, and the pen is righting its ship. Still the best team in the majors.
2 2.
Baltimore Orioles LW: 4
A 4-2 week and two series wins for the
Birds who stay on top of the AL East. Doing it with Manny Machado hitting only
.206. Dylan Bundy has a 1.37 ERA.
3 3.
Houston Astros LW: 2
Astros went 5-2 last week and remain
affixed atop the AL West. Jose Altuve is
doing his thing, hitting .324, while Dallas Keuchel is healthy (3-0, 0.96).
4 4.
Washington Nationals LW: 3
Nationals have won 6 in a row. The middle
of the order is hot too, B. Harper has 7 homers, R. Zimmerman has 5. Shawn Kelley has 3 saves as new closer.
5 5.
Colorado Rockies LW: 6
Fresh off a sweep of the Giants, the
Rockies are still in 1st place in the NL West. Nolan Arenado continues to rake and Mark
Reynolds has 5 HR’s.
6 6.
New York Yankees LW: 7
Joe Girardi has his young guys playing well
and the Yanks are only 1.5 games behind the Orioles in the AL East. Aaron Judge is a freak show at the plate.
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| Joe Girardi |
7.
Cleveland Indians LW: 8
A 5-1 week has the Tribe back in a first place
tie with Detroit. Cleveland swept
Minnesota and took 2 of three against the White Sox.
8.
Detroit Tigers LW: 12
Staying in first place without Miguel
Cabrera who’s on the DL with a groin strain.
Tigers are getting help from some minor league call-ups these days.
9.
Arizona Diamondbacks LW: 11
Knocking on door of 1st place,
while Goldschmidt slumps and now Shelby Miller leaves a game early. Yasmani
Tomas had a 2 HR game v. LA.
10. Boston
Red Sox LW: 10
Rookie Benenintendi has 5-for-5 game. Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez help Boston
to a win at Baltimore.
1 11. Miami
Marlins LW: 13
The power has been turned on, though it was
against SD. Stanton with 2 more HR.
Miami is only 2.5 back of Nationals.
1 12. Los
Angeles Dodgers LW: 5
Rough times for the Dodgers, with Rich Hill
being bothered by blisters. Joc Pederson left a game with groin tightness. Kenta Maeda struggling too.
1 13. Pittsburgh
Pirates LW: 14
Big blow suffered with the suspension of
Starling Marte. Polanco and McCutchen try to hold outfield together.
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| Starling Marte (Sports Illustrated) |
1 14. Milwaukee
Brewers LW: 24
Brewers may have found diamond in the rough
with hot hitting Eric Thames and catcher Jett Bandy. Love that name.
1 15. Texas
Rangers LW: 22
Rangers sweep Royals with help from Yu
Darvish. Rangers have won 4 in a row and are only 4 games out of first.
1 16. Philadelphia
Phillies LW: 25
Coming off sweep of the Braves, the Phillies
are at .500 for the season. 2B Cesar
Hernandez is rolling, has 4 homers and 10 RBI over his last 19 games.
1 17. Cincinnati
Reds LW: 19
Reds are hanging around with the Cubs, and
avoided a sweep with a win today. Bronson Arroyo pitched like it was 2004.
1 18. New
York Mets LW: 9
Fallen below .500 with tough stretch of 7
losses in 8 games. Bruce and Cespedes
lead with 6 HR’s.
1 19. St
Louis Cardinals LW: 30
Moved up after falling to #30 last week.
Fattened up against the Brewers this week, getting some good pitching from Mike
Leake and Adam Wainwright.
2 20. San
Francisco Giants LW: 16
Giants are hurting, losing Madison Bumgarner
for an extended time will not help them in the NL West. Shut out by the Rockies
Sunday.
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| Madison Bumgarner (SF Gate) |
21. Tampa
Bay Rays LW: 21
Swept Tigers mid week, but lost two of three
to the Astros.
22. Oakland
A’s LW: 27
2nd place team in the AL West,
but 3 games back and losing 5 of last 10 games.
23. Chicago
White Sox LW: 18
Bats warmed up in finale against the Indians.
Derek Holland throwing well for the Sox.
2 24. Minnesota
Twins LW: 15
Lost two in a row and have dropped 7 of their
last 10 games.
2 25. Los
Angeles Angels LW: 26
Angels having a tough time of late, losing 8
of their last 10 games.
2 26. Seattle
Mariners LW: 23
Team struggling away from Safeco Field, only
2-9 on the road. Start series at Detroit this week.
2 27. San
Diego Padres LW: 29
2 straight losses, and 7 of the last 10 have
been dropped by the Padres. Already 5.5 games out of first.
2 28. Kansas
City Royals LW: 17
Lost four straight games.
2 29. Atlanta
Braves LW: 20
After winning first four games in new home,
lost the last 3 there, and 6 straight overall.
3 30. Toronto
Blue Jays LW: 28
Jays continue to scuffle in last place in
AL East, already 7.5 out of 1st.
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