MLB power rankings for start of August

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings for mid-July in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Philadelphia (1)

2 Boston (2)

3 New York Yankees (4)

4 Atlanta (3)

5 San Francisco (6)

6 Texas (5)

7 Milwaukee (14)

8 Los Angeles Angels (8)

9 Arizona (9)

SECOND TIER

10 Tampa Bay (7)

11 St. Louis (13)

12 Toronto (15)

13 Detroit (12)

14 New York Mets (17)

15 Pittsburgh (10)

16 Cleveland (11)

17 Cincinnati (16)

18 Chicago White Sox (20)

19 Florida (21)

20 Washington (18)

21 Colorado (19)

22 Minnesota (22)

THIRD TIER

23 Oakland (25)

24 Los Angeles Dodgers (24)

25 San Diego (26)

26 Kansas City (27)

27 Seattle (23)

FOURTH TIER

28 Chicago Cubs (29)

29 Baltimore (28)

FIFTH TIER

30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Milwaukee (7 spots), New York Mets and Toronto (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Cleveland and Pittsburgh (5 spots), Seattle (4 spots), Tampa Bay (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE DIVISION, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AL East (11.2)

2 NL East (11.8)

3 AL West (16)

4 NL West (16.8)

5 AL Central (19)

6 NL Central (21.6)

RANKINGS BY LEAGUE

1 AL (46.2)

2 NL (50.2)