MLB Power Rankings, Award Tracker: Braves, Dodgers pulling away at top
Each week, The California Post will power rank MLB’s 30 teams and check in on one intriguing awards race.Here is this week’s edition (records through Thursday night):The Dodgers are making a push to reclaim the top spot in these rankings.
But now, the Braves continue to do just too much winning.They are 10-5 in their last 15 games, 32-14 since April 14, and on pace for nearly 110 wins.
Drake Baldwin and Matt Olson are both top eight in the NL in OPS, and Ronald Acuña Jr.is heating up with five home runs in his last seven games.
(Last week: 1st)Don’t look now but the once-slumping Shohei Ohtani is not only back on track for another MVP season, and making a case for his first Cy Young Award, but is also positioning himself for a run at the NL batting title.(Last week: 2nd)The Yankees avoided getting swept at home for the first time this season by beating Cleveland on Thursday.
But Aaron Judge’s confounding injury saga culminated in some bad news Thursday: He has a stress fracture to a rib and will be sidelined for at least the next 4-6 weeks.That only accentuates the gap growing between the Braves/Dodgers and everyone else.
(Last week: 3rd)The Brewers have won 24 of their last 34 games and might only be getting stronger.After missing the start of the year with a hand fracture, young star Jackson Chourio has been one of the hottest hitters in the majors lately, batting almost .500 over the last week.
(Last week: 5th)Orel Hershiser’s scoreless-inning streak record remains safe, after Cristopher Sánchez finally had his streak snapped at 50 ⅔ innings.The Phillies’ revival, however, remains alive and well, after they bounced back from a series loss to the Dodgers with their second sweep of the Padres in the last week and a half.
(Last week: 6th)No team in the majors had been going through it more than the Tigers … until the Rays welcomed them to the Trop and got swept.The surprise Rays are still leading the AL East but have now dropped eight of 10...