Dodgers finally bully their way to No. 1
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1. Los Angeles Dodgers (+1)
uShohei Ohtani got Dave Roberts a fast car. Then, he broke his record.
2. Baltimore Orioles (+2)
uJohn Means and Kyle Bradish combined to give up one earned run in 112⁄3 innings of their season debuts.
3. Atlanta Braves (-2)
uPower went out – just three home runs – on 1-5 road trip.
4. Cleveland Guardians (+1)
uTop prospect Chase DeLauter fractures bone in problematic left foot.
5. New York Yankees (-1)
uGerrit Cole threw off a mound, beginning road to return (in June or July).
6. Philadelphia Phillies (-)
uTrea Turner lost for six weeks; they’re hoping Alec Bohm’s hip hiccup just precautionary.
7. Chicago Cubs (+2)
uJavier Assad’s 1.66 ERA leads the National League.
8. Milwaukee Brewers
uAvenging Craig Counsell will have to wait as they lose two at Wrigley.
9. Seattle Mariners (+2)
uWon four of six vs. Astros, Rangers.
10. Texas Rangers (-)
uKirby Yates has pitched 14 scoreless innings, striking out 16.
11. Cincinnati Reds (-3)
uFill-in center fielder Will Benson down to .195 with .670 OPS.
12. Kansas City Royals (+2)
uRed Sox castoff John Schreiber dominant (1.10 ERA, 0.98 WHIP) out of the bullpen.
13. Minnesota Twins (+11)
uA 12-game winning streak brings a corresponding bump in the Power Rankings.
14. Boston Red Sox (-1)
uWent 220 at-bats without a home run. Strangely, Ceddane Rafaela started and ended the streak.
15. Toronto Blue Jays (-3)
uA messy season debut (11 base runners in four innings) for Alek Manoah, and offense remains a mess.
16. San Diego Padres (+4)
uThey leaped one spot for every one of Luis Arraez’s knocks in his debut with the Padres.
17. Detroit Tigers (-)
uJack Flaherty’s career-best 14 strikeouts against Cardinals another sign of strong start.
18. Tampa Bay Rays (-)
uKevin Cash now winningest manager in franchise history.
19. New York Mets (-3)
uAs Jose Quintana and Adrian Houser struggle, prospect Christian Scott gives rotation some hope.
20. Washington Nationals (+3)
uTwelve comeback wins lead major leagues.
21. San Francisco Giants (-)
uHave scored three or fewer runs in 19 of last 27 games.
22. Pittsburgh Pirates (-1)
uPaul Skenes coming any day now. Right? Right??
23. Arizona Diamondbacks (-8)
uLost seven of nine games and looked very bad doing it.
24. St. Louis Cardinals (+1)
uCan’t be losing series to the Chicago White Sox.
25. Houston Astros (-3)
uVaunted bullpen a total mess, with Josh Hader giving up 10 earned runs in first 15 outings.
26. Oakland Athletics (+1)
uMason Miller is nice, but Lucas Erceg is nearly as effective out of the bullpen.
27. Los Angeles Angels (-1)
uCurrently in last place. Have not finished in last place since 1999.
28. Miami Marlins (-)
uJust stunning how quickly they went from playoff team to same-old-sorryass-Marlins.
29. Colorado Rockies (-)
uOn pace for 124 losses.
30. Chicago White Sox (-1)
uMike Clevinger set to make season debut.