Braves stay – The Braves hold onto the No. 1 spot for a second straight week, fueled by an MLB-high 18 comeback wins and a nine-game division lead. Behind them, the Rays narrowly miss a bigger leap, the Dodgers’ bullpen stretches a scoreless streak over 38 innings, and the
By the time the week’s games finally started to feel like they belonged to different seasons, the Braves were still standing in the same place: No. 1.
They kept their crown for a second straight week in MISRYOUM’s Power Rankings. and they’re not just winning games—they’re winning the kind that erase doubt. The Braves have an MLB-high 18 comeback wins in 2026. Every bad vibe from last year has “disappeared,” at least so far. In the NL East. the separation is already built in: they hold a nine-game lead in the division and only have three games against anyone in the NL East until the July 4 weekend. If you’re looking for a reason this feels less like a hot streak and more like momentum with a timetable. that’s it.
And still, the rest of the league is moving.
The Rays land at No. 2, a spot higher than their previous ranking of No. 4, even after a series that flirted with something bigger. They were “this close” to winning two straight over the Yankees and turning that into a 6 1/2 game lead. but the reality is tighter—4 1/2 will work. Their five-game win streak that ended with Sunday’s Aaron Judge walk-off homer was their fourth different five-game win streak this season.
The Dodgers remain firmly in the top tier at No. 3, previously No. 2, with a bullpen that has turned into a weapon on schedule. The shutdown unit has compiled a 38-inning scoreless streak among their relievers. During that span. Kyle Hurt has produced five innings across five appearances. and Jack Dreyer has posted two innings across two appearances.
Milwaukee climbs to No. 4 from No. 6—then immediately runs into what feels like the standard they can’t shake. The Brewers were riding high after beating the Dodgers on Friday night, their 12th win in their previous 14 games. But the Dodgers responded the way teams do when they’re done letting you enjoy yourself: they outscored the Brewers 16-4 in the next two games. The measuring stick is clear again, and Milwaukee knows exactly what it has to get through.
At No. 5, the Yankees hold their spot from the previous week’s No. 5, but their biggest takeaway from the Rays series is a specific kind of relief: Gerrit Cole’s season debut. It was his first start since Game 5 of the 2024 World Series. He delivered six shutout innings and allowed just two hits. Cole described it as a long road coming back. saying. “It was a long road. and yet at some point tonight. it was almost like I’d never left.” He added. “It felt really. really good to be out there.” The schedule matters too—Yankees and Rays don’t play again until July 6. which means the Judge walk-off homer that ended the Rays’ momentum might not be the worst thing for either side to carry into the long gap.
The reshuffling doesn’t stop there.
Fernando Tatis Jr. is getting attention for a “power outage,” but at No. 6, the Padres are also dealing with Manny Machado’s slump. Machado is 9-for-79 in May, hitting .114, and scoring just eight runs.
No. 7 belongs to the Guardians, down from No. 9 last week, but their position feels more about inevitability than surprise. The Guardians don’t look like they’ll need the wild comeback from last year to win the AL Central—or at least. they don’t look like they’ll need it to beat the Tigers. After being as much as 15 1/2 games back before passing them last year, they’re now 10.5 games up.
For the Cubs at No. 8, the week reads like a fall that happened fast. They were the No. 1 team in these rankings just two weeks ago, and now they’ve had an “absolute nightmare” of a stretch. For all their pitching injuries. it’s the hitting that’s failing to carry them: they’ve lost 12 of 14. and in those 12 losses they scored a total of 26 runs. Even Wrigley Field drew boos this weekend.
The Cardinals are at No. 9, previously No. 8, and Jordan Walker is suddenly a storyline with receipts. This Jordan Walker isn’t the same one the Reds saw earlier in the year. Before this weekend, he was 0-for-his-previous-28 at-bats against the Reds. Then he homered twice with seven RBIs in his first two games against them this year. Right now, Walker is first in OPS-plus (176) in the National League.
At No. 10, the Phillies keep their steady grip. Bryce Harper is on pace for 37 homers. He only needs one more step—ticking it up one little notch—to reach 40, which would be the first time he has done that since 2015 and only the second time in his career.
Below the top ten, the list keeps showing why “hot” and “steady” don’t always mean the same thing.
The Pirates at No. 11 were dealt a familiar pain point: support. In Paul Skenes’ four May starts, they have scored a total of six runs.
The Diamondbacks rise to No. 12 from No. 19, and the shift is framed through their starting pitching. Their recent surge lines up with an uptick in quality starting pitching performances. MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert noticed and talked to Jeremy Bleich. the Diamondbacks’ new assistant GM to oversee pitching strategy and development. about it. The piece is recommended because it offers individual insight on each pitcher in a way that’s harder to get from front offices.
Nick Kurtz reaches another milestone at No. 13. He’s at 47 consecutive games getting on base, which means he’s 11 short of reaching the top 10 all time. He’d reach the top 10 on Saturday, June 6, against the Astros. The all-time record is Ted Williams’ 84 in 1949; Williams would tie it on July 5 against the Marlins if you’re tracking such things.
The White Sox at No. 14 were verified as real at least for now. MLB.com’s Travis Sawchik dug into whether their hot start was for real this week, and the verdict is yes. The key takeaway is that their slugging improvements look like they may be built to last.
The Mariners at No. 15, previously No. 13, are still early enough for optimism to outmuscle panic. Fangraphs has them with the second-best odds in the American League to win the World Series, behind the Yankees. They also have a series with the A’s this week that could get them back in first place in the AL West.
No. 16 is the Blue Jays, up from No. 18. If you’re a Jays fan, the message is to not fret yet: after 52 games, they started this season 25-27, the exact same record they had after 52 games last year. They ended up with a better record by season’s end.
The Nationals at No. 17, up from No. 16, are drawing attention for the sheer number of runs. They lead the Majors in runs scored and entered Sunday averaging 5.40 runs per game, which would match the 2019 team (5.39).
At No. 18, the Reds problem is brutally specific: they can’t win inside their own division. They are 25-15 against teams not in the NL Central, but 2-10 in the NL Central—an issue because the NL Central is the division they play in.
The Rangers at No. 19, previously No. 16, still aren’t “knocking themselves out” of the Wild Card race despite the abundance of problems. They’ve failed six times to win a third game in a row. Even with the struggles. they’re 1 1/2 games out of the final Wild Card spot. which the rankings note says more about the AL Wild Card race than the Rangers themselves.
The Twins at No. 20, previously No. 25, face the kind of swing that changes how everyone talks about a player. Royce Lewis has been struggling for a while. but this week came the sharp reminder: he was sent down to Triple-A St. Paul. In 58 games in 2023, he had a .920 OPS, and this year, in his first 31 games, he’s down to .540.
At No. 21, the Mets, previously No. 23, have been above .500 since that wretched losing streak last month. But their offensive woes surface clearly in their 2-1 loss to the Marlins on Friday night. Juan Soto went 2-for-3 with a homer. and the Mets still lost because the rest of the lineup went 1-for-25 with 10 strikeouts.
The Red Sox at No. 22, unchanged from No. 22, carry a home problem that’s impossible to ignore. They have the worst home record in baseball at 8-17 and have won only one home series this year.
The Marlins at No. 23, previously No. 21, bring in Rece Hinds, a former top Reds prospect. He won the NL Player of the Week Award in his first week in the Majors in 2024 by hitting five homers. Since then, he has only two homers and a career .172 average. Still, he’s only 25. The expectation is that after being sent down to Jacksonville, he’ll appear in Miami at some point.
The Orioles at No. 24, previously No. 24, don’t look worried about Gunnar Henderson. He was under the Mendoza line briefly last week, but he’s red-hot now—14-for-38 over his past nine games.
At No. 25, the Tigers fall from No. 20. The collapse from the end of last year is apparently still going. Entering Sunday, their record since the All-Star Break last year is 52-74, the fourth-worst in baseball. That’s where the Tarik Skubal trade rumors start to return.
The Royals at No. 26, staying at No. 26 from the previous week, are in danger of drifting backward again. After winning the World Series in 2015, they went eight years without a winning record. They got back above .500 the past two seasons. but they haven’t been as far under .500 as this weekend since their 106-loss season in 2023.
The Astros at No. 27, still at No. 27, are climbing uphill. But this weekend they did something they hadn’t done in 14 years: they won a series at Wrigley Field. The last time was 2012, when they were still in the NL Central with the Cubs.
At No. 28, the Giants, previously No. 28, have a stat problem: walks have been up this year, a trend some credit ABS for, but it isn’t helping them. The Giants have the lowest walk rate in baseball at 5.8 percent, on pace to be the lowest rate since the 1934 Reds (5.4%).
The Rockies at No. 29, unchanged from No. 29, deal with an injury to Mickey Moniak, the team’s best hitter this year, who hit the IL this week with a sprained ankle. Their second-best hitter isn’t Hunter Goodman like many might expect. It’s 28-year-old outfielder Troy Johnston, hitting .325.
Finally, the Angels at No. 30 hold their spot at No. 30. Wade Meckler—an Anaheim native—played 20 games for the Giants back in 2023 and didn’t return to the Majors until Friday. That day, he played his first game for the team he grew up cheering for. He then hit his first big league homer. and he was greeted by his childhood hero Mike Trout at home plate.
Meckler called it surreal, saying, “Yeah, it’s pretty surreal.” He added, “You grow up watching the guy on TV every day for 10 years, and all of a sudden, he’s your teammate. It’s pretty cool.”
At the top, the Braves still look like the team setting the pace. Everywhere else, the week made one thing obvious: momentum is moving, and it’s doing it in different directions at once—some teams climbing, others falling, and the distance between them changing by the day.
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