MLB Power Rankings: The Dodgers Get Even Stronger
By Anthony Sosa
126. The Rangers’ offense exploded over the past week, as the team scored at least six runs in all five of their victories. In three of those five, the Rangers scored a double-digit amount of runs. They sit just 2.5 games out of the second Wild Card spot in the AL.. . . Texas Rangers. 15. team
14. team. 62. The Mariners remain just 1.5 games out of the second Wild Card spot in the AL. But with their entire starting staff on the DL, they’ll most likely start to fall back. Tough luck for a team that hasn’t seen the playoffs since 2001.. . . Seattle Mariners
13. team. 33. Where would the Cardinals be without shortstop Paul DeJong? In August, DeJong’s hitting .329/.369/.608 with six home runs and 16 RBI.. . . St. Louis Cardinals
Minnesota Twins. 12. team. 2. A huge weekend series sweep of the D-backs showed that the Twins aren’t going away. However, they did lose slugger Miguel Sano to the 10-day DL. In other news, Twins starter Bartolo Colon beat Arizona on Sunday and became just the 18th pitcher in MLB history to defeat all 30 teams.. .
We’ve entered the third week of August and the Angels remain tied for the second Wild Card spot in the AL, despite playing a majority of the season with an injured rotation. They also played six weeks without Mike Trout. Parker Bridwell continues to shine as an underrated pitcher. Since the Angels called him up at the end of May, Bridwell’s pitched to a 7-1 record with a 2.92 ERA. In 12 starts this season, he has 10 quality starts.. . . Los Angeles Angels. 11. team. 102