While the Rays proceed to carry down the highest spot on this week’s Power Rankings, a well-recognized National League powerhouse is charging up the standings — and a brand new contender has seemingly emerged within the American League West.
Though the highest two spots remained the identical, there was loads of motion elsewhere within the newest version of the Power Rankings. Four groups moved a minimum of 5 locations, and the Top 5 welcomed a newcomer.
Here are this week’s rankings:
Biggest drop: The Red Sox proceed to be one of many largest movers from week to week. After making one of many largest jumps we have ever seen final week — shifting up 14 spots to No. 6 — Boston dropped 5 spots to No. 11 this week. The Red Sox have misplaced 5 of their final six video games, together with being swept at residence by the struggling Cardinals this previous weekend.
1) Rays, 31-11 (final week: 1)
The Rays lastly confirmed some indicators of slowing down this week, dropping 4 of 5 video games at one level in opposition to the Orioles and Yankees. Still, they rallied for an 8-7 win within the Bronx on Sunday to earn a four-game break up in New York. The excellent news is, Tampa Bay nonetheless has one of the best document within the Majors, together with a 19-3 mark at residence — although the Rays are simply 3-4 on their present 10-game street journey that finally ends up in Queens this week. The dangerous information is, they are going to be with out Drew Rasmussen indefinitely after the star right-hander was positioned on the 60-day injured listing Friday with a flexor pressure in his proper elbow.
2) Braves, 25-15 (final week: 2)
It was a forgettable weekend north of the border for the Braves, whose walk-off loss on Sunday capped a three-game sweep by the hands of the surging Blue Jays. Atlanta has misplaced 4 straight general, although it nonetheless sits atop the National League East — and only a half-game again of the Dodgers for one of the best document within the NL. Ronald Acuña Jr. stays the NL MVP favourite, as he enters the week hitting .346 with a 1.014 OPS. With eight residence runs and 17 stolen bases via 40 video games, he is on tempo for a 32-homer, 68-steal marketing campaign.
3) Dodgers, 26-15 (final week: 5)
Remember when the Dodgers have been scuffling only a few weeks in the past? They sat at 13-13 and had fallen out of the Top 10 in these very rankings. Yet since bottoming out at No. 11 in our ballot, they’ve charged again up the ranks by going 13-2 of their previous 15 video games. Tony Gonsolin has offered a lift, posting a 1.42 ERA in 4 begins since coming off the IL. That’s helped solidify a Dodgers rotation that additionally options Clayton Kershaw (6-2, 2.36 ERA), Dustin May (4-1, 2.68) and Julio Urías (5-3, 3.61).
4) Orioles, 26-14 (final week: 3)
The O’s began final week by making an announcement with their sequence victory over the MLB-leading Rays. Baltimore took two of three from Tampa Bay, becoming a member of the Blue Jays and Astros as the one golf equipment to win a sequence in opposition to the Rays this season. The Orioles then capped the week with one other sequence victory over the Pirates, as they proceed to lean on their stellar bullpen in shut video games. Baltimore relievers rank second within the Majors with a 3.05 ERA, led by Yennier Cano (0.00 ERA, 22 K’s in 19 2/3 innings) and Félix Bautista (1.42 ERA, 10 saves, 36 K’s in 19 innings).
5) Rangers, 25-15 (final week: 7)
Though Jacob deGrom (proper elbow irritation) stays sidelined, one other Rangers newcomer in 2023 has helped choose up the slack by doing his greatest deGrom impression. Nathan Eovaldi has turned in three consecutive scoreless outings, beginning along with his complete-game shutout in opposition to the Yankees on April 29. He adopted that up with eight scoreless innings in opposition to the Angels, then struck out a career-high 12 over 8 2/3 scoreless frames on Thursday in opposition to the A’s. Eovaldi has racked up 25 K’s to only three walks over 25 2/3 spotless innings in that three-start span. He’s an enormous cause the Rangers sit atop the AL West heading into Monday’s sequence opener in opposition to the NL East-leading Braves.
The remainder of the sphere of 30:
Voters: Will Leitch, Alyson Footer, Anthony Castrovince, Paul Casella, Mark Feinsand, Nathalie Alonso, Mike Petriello, Sarah Langs, Arturo Pardavila, Andrew Simon, David Venn, Sweeny Murti, Doug Gausepohl, Travis Miller
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