CNN/SI Power Rankings Rank LW   Team Points 1 1 Cleveland Indians (56-31) 263 No starter with ERA under 4.40. 2 2 New York Yankees (52-34) 251 19-6 vs. AL East rivals. 3 4 Atlanta Braves (55-34) 223.5 18-8 since June 15. 4 5 Cincinnati Reds (49-36) 222.5 Vaughn raised average 18 pts. in eight games. 5 7 Houston Astros (50-37) 213.5 Reynolds, Hampton and Lima have 68 percent of team's wins. 6 8 San Francisco Giants (50-38) 211 Only one All-Star, but still in first. 7 6 Philadelphia Phillies (46-40) 210.5 Good offense, but could use another arm. 8 9 Arizona Diamondbacks (48-41) 210 First to make big move, acquiring Mantei. 9 3 Boston Red Sox (49-39) 208 Only 4-9 vs. Tampa Bay this season. 10 11 New York Mets (50-39) 205.5 Split with the Yanks in the Subway Series. 11 10 Texas Rangers (48-39) 191 Play 45 of last 75 at home. T12 15 Toronto Blue Jays (47-43) 170 Won four of five one-run games last week. T12 13 Chicago White Sox (42-43) 170 Better record on the road than at home. 14 12 Milwaukee Brewers (42-44) 163.5 Four regulars hitting above .300. 15 16 Pittsburgh Pirates (43-44) 147 Went into break on 3-7 stretch. 16 14 Seattle Mariners (42-45) 145.5 Homer-happy home may be a thing of the past. 17 18 St. Louis Cardinals (43-45) 143 Bottenfield (14-3) only 14th in NL in run support. 18 17 San Diego Padres (43-43) 142 Grounded into league-high 14 DPs in July. 19 19 Colorado Rockies (40-46) 135 Team ERA of 6.19 still worst in the majors. 20 20 Baltimore Orioles (36-51) 127 Belle has 73 career homers in July. 21 22 Chicago Cubs (41-44) 114 In last, but still within striking distance. 22 26 Oakland Athletics (43-44) 109 John Jaha leading team with .286 average. 23 23 Tampa Bay Devil Rays (39-49) 108 Won league-high 18 games by one run. 24 21 Kansas City Royals (35-52) 106.5 Five-game slide leaves KC on brink of basement. 25 24 Los Angeles Dodgers (39-47) 105 Four straight wins heading into break. 26 25 Anaheim Angels (41-45) 104.5 Still only 6 1/2 games out in AL West. 27 27 Minnesota Twins (34-52) 73 Are 7-4 vs. NL this season. 28 28 Montreal Expos (33-51) 60.5 Only six wins on grass in 1999. 29 29 Detroit Tigers (36-52) 59 Hit 64 of 104 homers in Tiger Stadium. 30 30 Florida Marlins (32-56) 58 Livan Hernandez could be next to go.

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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