CNN/SI Power Rankings Rank LW   Team Points 1 1 Cleveland Indians (36-18) 260 The magic number is down to 99. 2 2 Boston Red Sox (33-22) 242 Without Pedro, Boston has a .500 record. 3 4 Arizona Diamondbacks (34-23) 235 Could be one dominant closer away. 4 5 Houston Astros (33-22) 231 Walked a major league-low 147 batters. 5 11 Cincinnati Reds (30-22) 216.5 Hottest team in the NL before Monday's loss. 6 8 Texas Rangers (33-22) 214 Wetteland hasn't allowed a run since May 22. 7 3 New York Yankees (32-22) 212.5 Clemens has a 5.18 ERA this season. 8 6 Atlanta Braves (34-22) 212 Average offensive production, but Braves keep on winning. 9 7 Chicago Cubs (30-23) 211 Starters have 4.04 ERA. Bullpen has 5.34 ERA. 10 9 Philadelphia Phillies (28-27) 210 Second in NL with .280 average. 11 13 San Francisco Giants (31-26) 169.5 Are 24-22 with Bonds out of lineup. 12 20 Chicago White Sox (26-27) 168.5 Ray Durham outhomering Frank Thomas 9-5. 13 13 Seattle Mariners (28-27) 160 Junior hitting .217 with no homers in June. 14 17 St. Louis Cardinals (28-27) 154.5 Are 5-6 on current road trip. 15 15 Los Angeles Dodgers (28-27) 154 Holding steady at 15 for the third straight week. 16 10 New York Mets (28-28) 151 Lost four games by one run in eight-game skid. 17 16 Pittsburgh Pirates (29-26) 148.5 Only 11-15 away from Three Rivers. 18 19 Toronto Blue Jays (27-31) 141.5 11-17 in May, but still only 7 1/2 games out. 19 22 Anaheim Angels (27-29) 128.5 On-base pct. (.319) tied for AL worst. 20 12 Kansas City Royals (23-31) 126.5 Bottom starting to fall out for upstart Royals. 21 18 Tampa Bay Devil Rays (24-32) 121.5 Awful fielding has contributed to 2-13 stretch. 22 24 Colorado Rockies (25-28) 120 Scored 31 runs in sweep of Milwaukee. 23 21 Oakland Athletics (29-27) 118.5 Good fortune isn't measured into the rankings. 24 23 Milwaukee Brewers (24-32) 111 Have team ERA of 7.76 in June. 25 26 Baltimore Orioles (21-34) 96 Only 3-12 vs. AL East rivals. 26 27 San Diego Padres (22-33) 77.5 Offense is missing Tony Gwynn badly. 27 30 Florida Marlins (19-29) 72.5 At least they'll be 1999 Florida state champions. 28 28 Detroit Tigers (23-33) 69 No magical finish for Tiger Stadium. 29 25 Montreal Expos (20-33) 67 Back to earth for the ol' Expos. 30 29 Minnesota Twins (19-36) 54.5 Maybe Billy Haywood from Little Big League can take over.

The CNN/SI Power Rankings combine a number of different statistical factors -- winning percentage, team ERA, run differential, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, pitching ratio (walk+hits/innings pitched), average with runners in scoring position (RISP), road winning percentage and winning percentage in one-run games. The ranking is Rotisserie-style, with teams leading the league in a category receiving 30 points, teams in last receiving one point. The maximum points a team can receive is 300.

 

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