MLB power rankings for start of August

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Previous rankings are listed in parentheses.

TOP TIER
1 Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
2 New York Yankees (3)
3 Boston (2)
4 Los Angeles Angels
(5)SECOND TIER
5 Philadelphia (4)
6 Tampa Bay (6)
7 St Louis (7)
8 San Francisco (8)
9 Texas (10)
10 Colorado (11)
11 Florida (12)
12 Chicago Cubs (17)
13 Detroit (9)
14 Chicago White Sox (14)
15 Minnesota (13)
16 Seattle (16)
17 Atlanta (21)
18 Milwaukee (15)
19 New York Mets (18)
20 Houston (19)
21 Toronto (20)
THIRD TIER
22 Cincinnati (22)
23 Baltimore (23)
24 Arizona (24)
25 Pittsburgh (27)
26 Oakland (26)
27 Cleveland (29)
28 San Diego (28)
29 Kansas City (25)
FOURTH TIER
30 Washington (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Chicago Cubs (5 spots), Atlanta (4 spots)
BIGGEST FALLERS: Detroit and Kansas City (4 spots), Milwaukee (3 spots)