Dodgers hold steady in Post power rankings even as concerns grow

Each week, the California Post will power rank MLB’s 30 teams and check in on one intriguing awards race.Records as of Saturday morning:Turns out Jacob Misiorowski is human.

He gave up a season-high five runs in a season-short four-inning outing at Wrigley Field this week, sending his ERA skyrocketing to … 1.97.In other words, his Cy Young chances are still plenty safe, as are the Brewers’ odds of finishing with the best record in baseball this year.

(Last week: 1st)While the Brewers’ best-record odds seem safe, the Braves are nonetheless on their heels.They’ve parlayed their sweep of the Dodgers last week into an 8-2 stretch that has them in the No.

2 seed in the NL playoff race now and still just 3 ½ games back of the Brewers.(Last week: 2nd)Shohei Ohtani is hurting.

The team was a walk-off Teoscar Hernández double away from getting swept by the Cardinals.And the rotation is suddenly searching for depth amid recent injuries.

Then again, the Dodgers have overcome second-half struggles before (like last year) en route to World Series titles and are also just 3 ½ back of the Brewers.(Last week: 3rd)So far, mostly good for trade deadline acquisition Freddy Peralta.

After a Coors Field clunker in his Rays debut, he has posted a 3.34 ERA in five starts since, including a six-inning, one-run gem against his former Mets team this week.Makes you wonder why he didn’t look this good in Queens.

(Last week: 4th)Good week for the Yankees.Two series wins, including one over the Red Sox.

A spat with Boston broadcaster Will Fleming, in which they got to take the moral high ground and Fleming had to apologize.And more signs of Aaron Judge getting close to a return.

(Last week: 5th)Did we write PCA’s name there? We meant the Cubs, but it’s hard not to feel like everything they’re doing right now runs through him, after another week in which he *checks notes* hit six home runs.He’s well on his way to winning an MVP –– and making the Cubs a serious...