MLB power rankings: Risers and fallers as September approaches

It’s almost time to bid goodbye to August and hello to the final full month of the MLB regular season. So where do teams find themselves in our latest MLB power rankings as September approaches?

In our latest MLB power rankings, little changes at the top but there are plenty of teams swapping positions as September nears

Our top seven stays intact this week, but the Toronto Blue Jays take a slide out of the top 10 after three straight losses to the Los Angeles Angels. Fellow AL East member Tampa Bay moves up, giving the AL and NL four teams each in the top eight.

Speaking of sliding, the Chicago White Sox tumbled from 16th to 19th this week after suffering a home sweep to the Arizona Diamondbacks, a team that climbed above them in our MLB power rankings for the first time this season.

Below, please find our latest MLB power rankings. As we do every week, we are including one note of interest about one team in each of the thirds of our list.

1. Los Angeles Dodgers (last week: 1)

2. New York Mets (last week: 2)

3. Atlanta Braves (last week: 3)

4. Houston Astros (last week: 4)

5. St. Louis Cardinals (last week: 5)

6. New York Yankees (last week: 6)

7. Seattle Mariners (last week: 7)

8. Tampa Bay Rays (last week: 10)

9. Philadelphia Phillies (last week: 8)

10. San Diego Padres (last week: 11)

Since joining the San Diego Padres, Josh Hader has thrown 4.2 innings and allowed 12 runs on 12 hits with seven walks and eight strikeouts. An absolutely brutal stretch that may have seen its nadir today, with six earned runs in one-third of an inning. His season ERA is now 6.52.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 28, 2022

11. Toronto Blue Jays (last week: 9)

12. Cleveland Guardians (last week: 12)

13. Milwaukee Brewers (last week: 13)

14. Baltimore Orioles (last week: 14)

15. Minnesota Twins (last week: 15)

16. Boston Red Sox (last week: 17)

17. San Francisco Giants (last week: 18)

18. Arizona Diamondbacks (last week: 19)

19. Chicago White Sox (last week: 16)

Are the White Sox officially cooked in 2022? They have lost a season-high five consecutive games at home and eight of their last 10 contests overall. The weekend sweep at the hands of Arizona marked the first time in franchise history the Diamondbacks had swept the White Sox. Mediocrity abounds on the South Side.

20. Texas Rangers (last week: 20)

21. Miami Marlins (last week: 24)

22. Chicago Cubs (last week: 22)

23. Los Angeles Angels (last week: 23)

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24. Colorado Rockies (last week: 21)

25. Cincinnati Reds (last week: 25)

26. Kansas City Royals (last week: 26)

Just how big was Kansas City’s outburst in a 15-7 win over San Diego on Sunday? The Royals has scored a total of 42 runs in their previous 15 games combined (2.8 runs per game). It was Kansas City’s highest-scoring game in more than three years (since scoring 15 on May 4, 2019 at Detroit) and the franchise’s highest-scoring game at home since plating 16 on July 20, 2017 against Detroit.