MLB power rankings for start of July

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 Houston (4-1)

2 Boston (2-2)

3 New York Yankees (1-3)

4 Seattle (3-4)

SECOND TIER

5 Atlanta (7-6)

6 Chicago Cubs (6-7)

7 Milwaukee (5-5)

8 Cleveland (13-11)

9 Arizona (10-8)

10 Philadelphia (12-9)

11 LA Dodgers (17-13)

12 Oakland (14-15)

13 San Francisco (18-19)

14 Tampa Bay (19-18)

15 St. Louis (9-14)

16 Colorado (15-16)

17 Washington (8-10)

18 Toronto (24-21)

19 LA Angels (11-12)

20 Pittsburgh (16-17)

21 Texas (25-24)

22 Cincinnati (27-26)

23 Miami (28-27)

24 Detroit (20-20)

25 Minnesota (23-22)

26 San Diego (22-23)

27 New York Mets (21-25)

THIRD TIER

28 Chicago White Sox (29-28)

29 Kansas City (26-29)

30 Baltimore (30-30)

BIGGEST RISERS: San Francisco (6 spots), Cincinnati, Miami and Tampa Bay (4 spots), Cleveland, Oakland, Texas and Toronto (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: LA Angels and Washington (7 spots), Detroit (4 spots), Minnesota, Pittsburgh and San Diego (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM

1 AL WEST 57

2 AL EAST 67

3 NL CENTRAL70

4 NL WEST 75

5 NL EAST 82

6 AL CENTRAL 114

RANKINGS BY LEAGUE

1 NL 227

2 AL 238