Seen on:
as known from New York Timesas known from USA Todayas known from yahoo!
VA

MLB Top 10 Power Rankings: Braves stay on top, Brewers Rising

Publish Date: 07/24/2023
Fact checked by: Simon Briffa

Top 10

10. Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays have had an up-and-down season so far this year. After dominating Arizona Diamondbacks, their lineup appeared frozen against San Diego Padres at home. Toronto boasts plenty of talent in its lineup to be a formidable force; however, more consistent results can only come by adding quality relievers and finding another closer.

9. San Fransisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants may be one of MLB’s most unpredictable teams. While they have experienced some long winning streaks this season, they also experienced several tough stretches. Now it appears as though they’re back on an upward swing.

8. Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds may benefit from adding starting pitching at the trade deadline, though it might not necessarily be necessary. Since June 25th, Reds’ starters have posted an MLB-leading 3.86 ERA. While their 3.32 BB/9 and 4.55 FIP still indicate room for improvement, other positions need attention, such as upgrading a bullpen that has posted 4.29 ERA/WHIP ratio over its last 92 innings pitched – fix that, and the Reds have an opportunity at winning their division

7. Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are currently one of baseball’s hottest teams, boasting an 18-8 record over their last month. Back atop NL Central with players returning from injury, the Brewers should use this as an opportunity to be prudent buyers this summer, hoping it could pay dividends come October.

6. Tampa Rays

Tampa Bay may only be 3-7 in the second half, but their struggles can be traced back to just before the break. They have come back to earth since the great start and now trail the Orioles in the AL East.

5. Houston Astros

Yordan Alvarez has returned from injury, Kyle Tucker is playing at an MVP-caliber level and Chas McCormick is making strides forward; everything seems to be going right for the Houston Astros on the field, providing their front office with exactly what it needed to see. Houston has already made several waves on the trade market by linking themselves with numerous pitchers on offer – one or two smart moves could put them back in contention for World Series.

4. Texas Rangers

This week, after opening with such promise for Texas Rangers fans in the AL West division, could not have gone worse for them. After sweeping the Rays to extend their winning streak to six games and take sole ownership of first place in the division. They ran into the Dodgers losing by a combined 27-8 on Friday and Saturday.

3. Los Angeles Dodgers

Although the Dodgers haven’t had their usual dominant pitching performance in recent seasons, they’ve managed to regain the top spot in the NL West thanks to a surging offense led by Freddie Freeman this past week. Freeman hit an astounding.583 (14-for-24), hitting three homers, three doubles, one triple, seven RBIs, and only striking out three times while working five walks while striking out only three times! This helped the team claim two road series victories over first-place teams Orioles and Rangers, taking two of three against both.

2. Baltimore Orioles

After starting their week by dropping two of three against the Dodgers, Baltimore sent out a strong signal by taking three of four from the Tampa Rays. Felix Bautista has held teams scoreless in 21 of 22 outings, contributing significantly towards Baltimore being atop of the AL East Division this week!

1. Atlanta Braves

Ronald Acuna Jr.’s MVP-caliber season – on track for 38 homers and 76 stolen bases – makes it easy to forget how dangerous the rest of Atlanta’s lineup can be. Austin Riley served notice of that this week by homering in five consecutive games (including two homers against Arizona D-backs in a wild 16-13 loss), amassing six homers and 16 RBIs for a Braves squad that leads the Majors by 3 1/2 games, with the best record in baseball.

Video: With the Braves now publicly traded, here’s how you can own a piece of the team

With the Braves now publicly traded, here’s how you can own a piece of the team

Read Also
Esteban de Jesus, Roberto Duran y AIDS (1972-89)
Many of us dream of celebrity sports fame, but only cruel individuals ...
The Greatest College Basketball Team of All Time
Rating the greatest college basketball teams ever has been done many times ...
Bet365 Promo
Indiana Basketball Weekly
Welcome to Indiana Basketball Weekly, your dedicated podcast for all things Indiana ...
Come Fly with me: How the 1988-89 Chicago Bulls pushed forward to an NBA dynasty.
Find the best sportsbook to bet on the NBA Playoffs! Prologue: By ...
What is the Best Decade of Basketball in NBA History?
15Every NBA player and fan thinks that their generation of basketball was ...
Grading every NFL team’s picks from the 2021 NFL Draft
Quickly, click away if you’re going to get upset by reading draft ...
Sam Teets 2021 NFL three-round predictive mock draft 6.0
This is a predictive NFL mock draft and my final of the ...
NFL Draft 2021: Sam Teets’ top 100 prospects big board
The 2021 NFL Draft is less than a month away, meaning it’s ...
Ranking the top 200 players in the NFL ahead of the 2021 season
This list isn’t based solely on performances from the 2020 NFL season. ...
Top 100 NFL free agents entering the 2021 offseason
Below is a list of the top 100 free agents available this ...
Top Brands
Top Bonuses
Real Prize
Real Prize
Real Prize Review
4.8/5
Stake.us
Stake.us
Stake.us Review
4.6/5
McLuck
4.5/5
Jackpota
Jackpota
Jackpota Review
4.4/5
CrownCoinsCasino
CrownCoinsCasino
CrownCoinsCasino Review
4.3/5
High5Casino
High5Casino
High5Casino Review
4.2/5
MegaBonanza
MegaBonanza
MegaBonanza Review
4.2/5
MyPrize US
MyPrize US
MyPrize US Review
4.2/5
Wow Vegas
Wow Vegas
Wow Vegas Review
4.1/5
Spree
4.1/5
Real Prize
Real Prize Promo
625K Golden Coins + Up to 125 SC FREE + 1250 VIP Points
T&Cs apply
4.8/5
Stake.us
Stake.us Promo
56 Stake Cash + 560K Gold Coins + 5% Rakeback
T&Cs apply
4.6/5
McLuck
McLuck Promo
27.5 SC FREE and 57.5K Gold Coins
T&Cs apply
4.5/5
Jackpota
Jackpota Promo
27.5 SC FREE and 57.5K Gold Coins
T&Cs apply
4.4/5
CrownCoinsCasino
CrownCoinsCasino Promo
Get 200% More Coins on First Purchase - 1.5M CC + 75 SC
T&Cs apply
4.3/5
High5Casino
High5Casino Promo
245% Extra up to 60 SC FREE + 700 Gold Coins and 400 Diamonds!
T&Cs apply
4.2/5
MegaBonanza
MegaBonanza Promo
150% Purchase Offer: 25 SC FREE and 50K GC
T&Cs apply
4.2/5
MyPrize US
MyPrize US Promo
1 Sweeps Cash FREE and 1K Gold Coins
T&Cs apply
4.2/5
Wow Vegas
Wow Vegas Promo
35 SC FREE and 1.75M WOW Coins
T&Cs apply
4.1/5
Spree
Spree Promo
200% Extra Coins: 30 SC FREE + 30K Gold Coins
T&Cs apply
4.1/5
Our Team
Mike GoodpasterJosh SchwartzSimon BriffaMark LewisSamuel Teets
+8
Mike Goodpaster
Mike Goodpaster
Chief Editor
Josh Schwartz
Josh Schwartz
Editor
Simon Briffa
Simon Briffa
Sports Editor
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
Editor
Samuel Teets
Samuel Teets
US Sports Veteran
Author Icon
drjaygee
Editor
Find out what the legends have to say about sports this week....
Find out what the legends have to say about sports this week....

21+ and present in VA. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

This site is using Cloudflare and adheres to the Google Safe Browsing Program. We adapted Google's Privacy Guidelines to keep your data safe at all times.
Virginia Town HallCloudflareSSL
Close
Our Sports Pros recommend these awesome sports betting sites this week:
DraftKings
DraftKings Promo
Bet $5 and Get $200 in Bonus Bets Instantly!
T&Cs and 21+ apply
Code:
Open DraftKings
Get Bonus
FanDuel
FanDuel Promo
Bet $5 Get $200 in Bonus Bets If Your Bet Wins!
T&Cs and 21+ apply
Code:
Open FanDuel
Get Bonus
BetMGM
BetMGM Promo
Up To $1500 in Bonus Bets Paid Back if your First Bet Does Not Win
T&Cs and 21+ apply
Code:
Open BetMGM
Get Bonus
×
Your Promo Code:
The bonus offer of was already opened in an additional window. If not, you can open it also by clicking the following link:
Play now