MLB power rankings for start of August

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of season are in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 LA Dodgers (2-1-1)

2 NY Yankees (4-2-2)

3 Houston (1-3-3)

 SECOND TIER

4 Minnesota (3-4-4)

5 Oakland (15-15-7)

6 Atlanta (10-5-5)

7 Tampa Bay (5-10-6)

8 Cleveland (18-18-8)

THIRD TIER

9 Chicago Cubs (7-7-9)

10 Texas (13-13-12)

11 Milwaukee (8-8-10)

12 Philadelphia (6-6-14)

13 St. Louis (14-14-15)

14 LA Angels (16-16-16)

15 Boston (9-9-11)

16 Washington (23-23-13)

17 NY Mets (20-20-21)

18 Arizona (17-17-19)

19 San Francisco (25-25-24)

FOURTH TIER

20 Cincinnati (19-19-22)

21 Colorado (11-11-17)

22 San Diego (12-12-18)

23 Chicago White Sox (22-22-23)

24 Pittsburgh (21-21-20)

25 Seattle (24-24-25)

26 Toronto (26-26-26)

FIFTH TIER

27 Miami (30-30-27)

28 Kansas City (28-29-28)

29 Baltimore (29-29-30)

SIXTH TIER

30 Detroit (27-27-29)

BIGGEST RISERS: San Francisco (5 spots), NY Mets (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Boston, Colorado, Pittsburgh and San Diego (4 spots), Washington (3 spots)

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

1 AL WEST 57

2 NL CENTRAL 77

3 NL EAST 78

4 AL EAST 79

5 NL WEST 81

6 AL CENTRAL 93

RANKINGS BY LEAGUE

1 AL 229

2 NL 236