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MLB Power Rankings: Seattle still surging

By Bobby Mueller

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Nelson Cruz #23 of the Seattle Mariners connects on a broken bat single in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 21, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Nelson Cruz #23 of the Seattle Mariners connects on a broken bat single in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on June 21, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WI – JUNE 24: Matt Carpenter #13 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a single in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on June 24, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

#20 (26) Cincinnati Reds, 36-48, .429 (38-46 Expected Record)
-34 run-differential, 15-11 over the last 30 days

The Reds jumped up six spots on the Power Rankings by going 10-3 over the last two weeks. This included a four-game sweep of the Cubs and winning two of three against the Braves. They capped their week by winning the final two games of a four-game series with the Brewers. One of the keys to their recent success is Joey Votto, who hit .286/.464/.524 over the last two weeks.

#19 (22) Toronto Blue Jays, 39-44, .470 (37-46 Expected Record)
-39 run-differential, 14-12 over the last 30 days

Kevin Pillar started the season by hitting .316/.363/.549 in his first 35 games. Since then, he’s hit .201/.221/.310. It would be nice if he could just settle somewhere in between awesome and awful. At least his glove continues to impress.

#18 (19) Pittsburgh Pirates, 40-43, .482 (41-42 Expected Record)
-6 run-differential, 10-16 over the last 30 days

The Pirates are such a tease. They recently went past the mid-season 81-game mark and are now 40-43 on the season. That’s pretty much where their fans should have expected them to be at this point. The problem is, they started out the year 26-17 and gave their fans hope, only to dash it on the rocks.

#17 (20) Tampa Bay Rays, 42-41, .506 (42-41 (Expected Record)
+5 run-differential, 13-14 over the last 30 days

In case you’re not paying attention to the Tampa Bay Rays (because why would you?), you might be interested to known they’ve won eight of their last nine games. All of those games have come against the Yankees, Nationals and Astros and the one game they lost was a 1-0 heartbreaker. Their unusual pitching staff held those teams to just 14 runs in those nine games.

#16 (13) St. Louis Cardinals, 42-40, .512 (42-40 Expected Record)
+6 run-differential, 12-15 over the last 30 days

While the Cardinals sneakily sit right in the middle of a group of teams very much alive in the wild card race, they’ve had a couple players with impressive achievements recently. On Saturday, Yadier Molina became the fifth player in franchise history to play in 1800 games with the team. A few days before that, Matt Carptenter had a 5-for-5 night that included two home runs.

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