In this week’s MLB power rankings, there is a new number one on top of the list and, after dropping 11 in a row including a head-shaking loss on Sunday, the Los Angeles Angels have tumbled down the list.
Oh man the Angels.
— Luke Hall (@OakTreeStatus) June 5, 2022
Tying grand slam given up in the bottom of the 8th, took a one-run lead back in the 9th, followed it up by surrendering a three-run walk-off jack
Let’s take a look at which teams made big moves in this week’s MLB power rankings
While the Angels stumbled mightily this past week, the Toronto Blue Jays seemed to once again find their rhythm. They are 9-2 over their last 11 games and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is back to hitting for power, something that should put the American League East on high alert.
Speaking of the AL East, the kings of the division (at least at the moment), the New York Yankees, have also slid back into the top spot on our MLB power rankings. Aaron Judge leads all MLB hitters with 21 home runs and the discussion has already started about just how many long balls Judge could put up this season as his future with the Yankees remains cloudy.
While so much has gone right for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, it remains a mystery how the team is just 1-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates and 1-2 versus the Colorado Rockies, a pair of squads among the bottom eight of our rankings. This week, the Dodgers fall back to number 2 on our list.
Here is this week’s MLB power rankings, with some notes about one team in each of the thirds of our list.
1. New York Yankees (last week: 2)
Sunday’s walk-off win over the Detroit Tigers was New York’s MLB-leading sixth of the season. The Bronx has become a haven for the Yankees as they are now 23-4 there over their last 27 games.
2. Los Angeles Dodgers (last week: 1)
3. New York Mets (last week: 3)
4. Houston Astros (last week: 5)
5. Toronto Blue Jays (last week: 9)
6. San Diego Padres (last week: 4)
7. Milwaukee Brewers (last week: 6)
8. Tampa Bay Rays (last week: 8)
9. Minnesota Twins (last week: 7)
10. St. Louis Cardinals (last week: 12)
11. San Francisco Giants (last week: 11)
12. Atlanta Braves (last week: 15)
13. Boston Red Sox (last week: 14)
14. Chicago White Sox (last week: 13)
15. Philadelphia Phillies (last week: 16)
Heading into Sunday’s game, through 29 home games so far this season, Phillies starting pitchers had combined to post a 2.98 ERA over 160.1 innings. If Philadelphia had been able to keep that number under 3.00 through Sunday’s game, it would have been the fifth time in the last 50 years in which the Phillies starters had a combined ERA under 3.00 in their first 30 games at home. However, the Angels roughed up Phillies starter Kyle Gibson for five runs in 3.1 innings, causing the starters’ ERA to rise to 3.19.
16. Los Angeles Angels (last week: 10)
17. Cleveland Guardians (last week: 19)
18. Texas Rangers (last week: 17)
19. Arizona Diamondbacks (last week: 18)
20. Miami Marlins (last week: 22)
21. Seattle Mariners (last week: 20)
22. Baltimore Orioles (last week: 21)
23. Pittsburgh Pirates (last week: 24)
24. Chicago Cubs (last week: 25)
25. Colorado Rockies (last week: 23)
26. Detroit Tigers (last week: 26)
Miguel Cabrera continues to zoom past the 3,000-hit mark, racking up three hits on Sunday in a loss to the Yankees. It was his 13th multi-hit game of the season and, along with the walk, he drew, marked the second time this year he had been on base four times in a game.