The New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves have been chasing each other at the top of the National League East standings, as well as near the top of our MLB power rankings in recent weeks. This week, however, the Mets put a little space between them and their division rivals near the top of our rankings.
In our latest MLB power rankings, the Atlanta Braves slip to fourth as the Houston Astros rise to third behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets
As we discussed recently in this article, itโs not that the Mets are playing bad baseball and thatโs why they have found themselves in second place in the division some this past week. The Braves have just been playing lights out baseball, including on Sunday when they rallied from a five-run deficit in Seattle in the top of the ninth and looked to be in line to take two of three games in the Pacific Northwest. However, Kenley Jansen surrendered a pair of solo homers in the bottom of the ninth as Seattle walked off with an 8-7 win, dropping the Braves 1.5 games behind the Mets in the standings.
Eugenio Suarez and the Mariners walk off the Braves ๐ฏ
โ SI MLB (@si_mlb) September 11, 2022
(via @MLB) pic.twitter.com/xbVm1uwsOD
The win was another moment to remember in what has been an incredible season in Seattle. Can the Mariners keep their Wild Card hopes alive? We still have them at number 6 in this weekโs MLB power rankings (the second-highest-ranked AL team).
Below you can find our latest MLB power rankings. This week, as we did last week, we searched for three tweets to further highlight some of the recent happenings with three teams in the rankings, including one in each third.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (last week: 1)
Since the beginning of last season, the @Dodgers are 201-99.
โ OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) September 11, 2022
They are the first MLB team with 200+ wins over a 300-game span within two seasons since the Baltimore Orioles in 1969-70. pic.twitter.com/SAutrMHiWM
2. New York Mets (last week: 2)
3. Houston Astros (last week: 4)
4. Atlanta Braves (last week: 3)
5. St. Louis Cardinals (last week: 5)
6. Seattle Mariners (last week: 6)
7. New York Yankees (last week: 8)
8. Toronto Blue Jays (last week: 9)
9. Tampa Bay Rays (last week: 7)
10. Philadelphia Phillies (last week: 10)
11. San Diego Padres (last week: 11)
12. Cleveland Guardians (last week: 12)
Book it!
โ Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) September 11, 2022
The @CleGuardians complete a Twin Cities sweep!#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/g0D90Gq21J
13. Chicago White Sox (last week: 18)
14.ย Baltimore Orioles (last week: 13)
15. Milwaukee Brewers (last week: 14)
16. Minnesota Twins (last week: 15)
17. Boston Red Sox (last week: 17)
18. Arizona Diamondbacks (last week: 16)
19. San Francisco Giants (last week: 19)
20. Los Angeles Angels (last week: 20)
21. Texas Rangers (last week: 21)
22. Chicago Cubs (last week: 23)
23. Cincinnati Reds (last week: 24)
24. Miami Marlins (last week: 22)
25. Colorado Rockies (last week: 25)
C.J. Cron's ๐๐๐ ft HR
โ Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) September 10, 2022
-was the longest HR by a Rockie in the StatCast era
-tied the longest HR by any player in Coors Field history
-tied the second-longest HR measured in StatCast history
Oh yeah, and it was an absolute ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐@FTX_Official x Rockies pic.twitter.com/wgtTPcLZKt