MLB power rankings for mid-September

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Start of September rankings are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Boston (2)

2 Atlanta (1)

3 St. Louis (7)

4 Oakland (8)

5 Detroit (3)

6 LA Dodgers (5)

7 Pittsburgh (6)

8 Cincinnati (9)

SECOND TIER

9 Tampa Bay (10)

10 Texas (4)

11 Cleveland (15)

12 NY Yankees (11)

13 Baltimore (12)

14 Kansas City (14)

15 Washington (13)

THIRD TIER

16 Arizona (16)

FOURTH TIER

17 LA Angels (19)

18 Philadelphia (18)

19 San Diego (23)

20 San Francisco (25)

21 Toronto (21)

22 Colorado (17)

23 Seattle (20)

24 NY Mets (22)

25 Milwaukee (24)

26 Chicago Cubs (28)

27 Minnesota (26)

FIFTH TIER

28 Chicago White Sox (27)

SIXTH TIER

29 Miami (29)

SEVENTH TIER

30 Houston (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: San Francisco (5 spots), Cleveland, Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Texas (6 spots), Colorado (5 spots), Seattle (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – AVERAGE PER TEAM OF 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 AL EAST 56

2 NL CENTRAL 69

3 NL WEST 83

4 AL WEST 84

5 AL CENTRAL 85

6 NL EAST 88

RANKINGS PER LEAGUE

1 AL 225

2 NL 241