Status quo in MLB power rankings
Dodgers and rest of the top five hold steady
How USA TODAY’s eight-person panel voted this week in the MLB power rankings:
1. Dodgers (movement from last week, –): Corey Seager (hitting .425 in June) heads to the injured list with a hamstring injury.
2. Astros (–): Yordan Alvarez hit four homers in his first five games. 3. Twins (–): Jorge Polanco is leading the AL batting title race.
4. Rays (–): Charlie Morton’s first loss came in his 15th start of the year.
5. Yankees (–): Giancarlo Stanton is set to make his return this week.
6. Braves (+3): They’re on fire, starting June with 12 wins in 15 games.
7. Cubs (-1): They haven’t played the Brewers since May 10 and won’t again until July 26.
8. Brewers (-1): Christian Yelich making a run at a 40-40 season.
9. Phillies (-1): Looking up in the National League East for the first time since April.
10. Red Sox (–): With plenty of room to upgrade, they’re a team to watch at the deadline.
11. Rangers (+1): 36-year-old Hunter Pence leads the team in RBI.
12. Rockies (-1): Charlie Blackmon went 21-for-37 with three four-hit games last week.
13. Diamondbacks (+3): The price for Zack Greinke (8-2, 2.65 ERA) just keeps going up.
14. Cardinals (–): Paul DeJong now has 19 extra-base hits in 20 games against the Mets.
15. Indians (+3): The Twins’ dominance should make it an easier decision for the Indians to sell.
16. Athletics (+1): Prospects A.J. Puk and Jesus Luzardo impressive in their first minor league outings of 2019.
17. Padres (-4): Hunter Renfroe on pace to be San Diego’s first 50-homer man since 1998.
18. Mets (-3): Edwin Diaz has blown three of his last six save attempts.
19. Nationals (+1): Quietly won 14 of 21 games from May 24 to June 16.
20. Angels (+1): Shohei Ohtani becomes the first Japanese-born player to hit for the cycle.
21. White Sox (+2): Big road trip starting Tuesday: at Cubs, Rangers and Red Sox.
22. Reds (–): Scooter Gennett getting a rehab stint underway after missing nearly three months.
23. Pirates (-4): The first All-Star voting update has Josh Bell leading at first base.
24. Giants (–): Only a matter of time before the strip-mining of this team begins.
25. Mariners (+1): With Edwin Encarnacion gone, who will be the next Mariner traded?
26. Tigers (-1): Manager Ron Gardenhire leads the majors with five ejections in 2019.
27. Blue Jays (–): Cavan Biggio playing in Houston was a cool thing to see.
28. Marlins (–): Sixto Sanchez, the big piece in the JT Realmuto trade, looking sharp in Class AA.
29. Royals (–): Adalberto Mondesi could be the first since 1990 to steal 50 bases with 100 RBI.
30. Orioles (–): Top pick Adley Rutschmann wins the Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s top amateur.