Red-hot Dodgers move up to No. 4 in this week's MLB power rankings, while Rangers and Astros trade blows in the AL West.
Mackenzie Salmon and former MLB catcher Erik Kratz discuss recent moves by commissioner Rob Manfred and whether he's starting to get in the good graces of fans and players.As the final quarter of the 2023 Major League Baseball season gets underway, four of the league's six divisions – including all three in the American League – have a genuine race within five games entering Monday.
The AL West is the closest division in baseball with the defending World Series champion Houston Astros trailing the Texas Rangers by 2 ½ games. In the AL East, thehave a three-game advantage over the second-place Rays and the Cleveland Guardians lead the Minnesota Twins by 4½ in the Central. The NL Central has three teams in the hunt as the Milwaukee Brewers hold a 3½-game cushion over the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. Meanwhile, theand the East-leading Braves continue to march on with the best record in baseball.
The top three in this week's USA TODAY Sports MLB power rankings stayed the same, but the red-hot Dodgers jumped the Rays at No. 4:With 225 home runs through 116 games, this Atlanta team is chasing the 2019 Twins' all-time record of 307.3. Texas Rangers Amed Rosario had an .860 OPS and 11 RBI in his first 14 games with Los Angeles.6. Houston Astros
Astros enter Monday trailing the Rangers by 2 ½ games and don't get a crack at them head-to-head until Sept. 4.8. Philadelphia Phillies
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