MLB power rankings for mid-July

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings in parentheses are from the start of the season.

TOP TIER

1 Cleveland (15-16-1)
2 Washington (5-3-5)

3 San Francisco (8-11-2)

4 Baltimore (22-6-6)

5 Boston (4-2-10)

6 Chicago Cubs (1-1-4)

7 Texas (10-12-3)

8 Toronto (11-14-12)
9 Los Angeles Dodgers (3-10-7)

10 Detroit (14-23-8)

11 Miami (23-15-15)

12 New York Mets (13-7-9)

13 St. Louis (7-9-11)

14 Pittsburgh (9-18-17)

15 New York Yankees (17-21-19)

16 Houston (2-22-16)

17 Kansas City (16-17-13)

18 Seattle (12-5-14)

19 Chicago White Sox (19-4-18)

SECOND TIER

20 Los Angeles Angels (6-27-27)

21 Oakland (25-26-25)

22 Colorado (26-13-21)

23 San Diego (24-25-24)

24 Philadelphia (30-8-20)

25 Milwaukee (29-28-22)

26 Arizona (18-19-23)

THIRD TIER

27 Minnesota (21-30-30)

28 Cincinnati (27-24-28)

29 Atlanta (28-29-29)

30 Tampa Bay (20-20-26)

BIGGEST GAINERS: Los Angeles Angels (7 spots), Boston (5 spots), Miami, Oakland, New York Yankees and Toronto (4 spots), Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Washington (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Kansas City, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tampa Bay and Texas (4 spots), Arizona, Milwaukee and New York Mets (3 spots)

1 AL EAST 62

2 AL CENTRAL 74

3 NL EAST 78

4 AL WEST 82

5 NL WEST 83

6 NL CENTRAL 86

AL 218

NL 247