CNN/SI Power Rankings Rank LW   Team Points 1 2 New York Yankees (90-59) 269 Magic number for AL East title is 11. 2 3 Atlanta Braves (93-57) 258.5 Next 10 days will prove Braves' mettle. 3 5 New York Mets (92-58) 238 Hitting .293 since the All-Star break. 4 1 Cleveland Indians (90-60) 229 Are 10-22 vs. Yankees, Rangers and Red Sox. 5 T6 Arizona Diamondbacks (90-60) 228 Scary postseason matchup for any team. 6 4 Houston Astros (92-60) 227 Need two road wins to match club record. 7 T6 Cincinnati Reds (89-62) 223 Still only 2 1/2 games out of first. 8 9 Boston Red Sox (87-62) 220.5 Garciaparra is hitting .429 in September. 9 8 Texas Rangers (89-61) 218 Lead the AL in average and home runs. 10 10 Toronto Blue Jays (77-73) 199 Lost nine of the last 12 games. 11 11 San Francisco Giants (82-68) 195 Are 12-1 in last 13 road games. 12 12 Oakland Athletics (82-67) 167.5 Clinched their first winning season since '92. 13 14 Baltimore Orioles (72-76) 165 Win streak not enough to save Miller. 14 13 Philadelphia Phillies (70-80) 164 No Rolen, no Schilling, no pulse since August. 15 15 St. Louis Cardinals (71-79) 147 McGwire has 16 HRs in 22 games against the Cubs. 16 18 Pittsburgh Pirates (74-75) 144 Before Kendall's injury: 40-40. Since: 34-35. 17 16 Colorado Rockies (68-83) 137.5 Walker hitting .526 in September. 18 17 Seattle Mariners (74-76) 135.5 Only Yanks and O's have better AL ERA since break. 19 19 Los Angeles Dodgers (70-80) 133 Are 9-16 vs. California teams. 20 20 Chicago White Sox (68-81) 125.5 First four-game win streak since June. 21 21 San Diego Padres (71-80) 115 Lead the majors with 160 stolen bases. 22 23 Milwaukee Brewers (67-82) 112 Woodard only Brewer with a complete game. 23 22 Tampa Bay Devil Rays (65-86) 109.5 Is there a better story than 35-year-old rookie pitcher Jim Morris? 24 25 Montreal Expos (63-86) 87 Battle for the basement: Meet Marlins in seven of next 10 games. 25 24 Minnesota Twins (61-88) 84 Averaging league-low 4.3 runs a game. 26 26 Kansas City Royals (60-91) 83 Have three 100-RBI guys for first time. 27 27 Anaheim Angels (62-89) 74 Are 20-44 since July 15. 28 30 Chicago Cubs (60-90) 59.5 Would Kerry Wood really have made a difference? T29 29 Detroit Tigers (61-88) 51 Seven games left in Tiger Stadium. T29 28 Florida Marlins (58-91) 51 Yeah, but the Dolphins are 2-0.

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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