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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Here are the current team power rankings for Major League Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Pittsburgh Pirates (119.8, +)
2) Kansas City Royals (119.6, +)
3) Baltimore Orioles (118.1, -)
4) Detroit Tigers (114.7, ++)
5) Colorado Rockies (108.6, ++)
6) Athletics (106.5, ++)
7) Lake Wylie Renegades (102.3, o)
8) Cincinnati Reds (101.3, --)
9) Tampa Bay Rays (100.9, o)
10) Los Angeles Angels (98.4, +)
11) Milwaukee Brewers (97.4, ++)
12) New York Yankees (96.6, ++)
13) Seattle Mariners (96.1, --)
14) Cleveland Guardians (94.4, --)
15) San Diego Padres (92.6, -)
16) New York Mets (92.6, +)
17) Minnesota Twins (91.4, -)
18) Atlanta Braves (91.0, --)
19) Texas Rangers (87.0, o)
20) San Francisco Giants (86.0, ++)
21) Boston Red Sox (80.6, ++)
22) Houston Astros (76.0, --)
23) Los Angeles Dodgers (75.1, -)
24) Chicago Cubs (72.7, -)
25) St. Louis Cardinals (71.9, -)
26) Toronto Blue Jays (71.0, +)
27) Arizona Diamondbacks (63.1, +)
28) River Hills Rockets (60.9, --)
29) Washington Nationals (57.3, --)
30) Chicago White Sox (46.7, o)
NL Chooses Rookie of the Month
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Youngster Craig Higginbotham emerged as the latest National League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from San Diego deserved the honor, batting .284 with 1 home run and 7 RBI. Is the month of May a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Higginbotham enjoy the limelight.

Thus far this season, Higginbotham has hit .248 with 2 home runs, 13 RBIs and scored 13 times.
Rookie Brakebill Named Best in May
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Ron Brakebill's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Tampa Bay shortstop has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.

In May he was voted the Rookie of the Month.

During the month he hit .212 with 1 double, no triples and 1 home run. Brakebill also scored 5 times and drove in 2 runs.

Brakebill on the season is hitting .212 with 1 home run. His stats include 2 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Scott Sneed - LAD
.359
2 Josh O'Brien TEX .358
2 Adam Nagy LAA .358
4 Johnny Filkins NYM .353
5 Jim Willis CIN .351
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
2 tied with
23
1 Matt Ferris DET 23
1 Cody Griffore COL 23
3 Johnny Filkins NYM 19
4 Hector Rangel BAL 18
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Hector Rangel - BAL
48
2 Cody Griffore COL 44
2 Paul Wellman TEX 44
4 Jim Richards MIN 43
5 Joe Holden KC 42
LEAGUE LEADERS W
3 tied with
8
1 Sean Hartman DET 8
1 Chad Morrisette MIN 8
1 Jose Velazquez ATL 8
4 5 tied with   7
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Joe Marchisio - STL
1.95
2 David Alejandre SF 1.99
3 Cory Corriveau LKW 2.19
4 Brian Patterson STL 2.21
5 Mel Moreno SF 2.28
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Juan Murillo - DET
96
2 David Alejandre SF 93
3 Kyle Putman CLE 82
4 Huang-di Jiu CHC 79
5 4 tied with   78
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AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
East Division W L PCT GB
Baltimore Orioles 35 17 .673 -
Tampa Bay Rays 30 23 .566 5.5
New York Yankees 27 26 .509 8.5
Boston Red Sox 23 29 .442 12.0
Toronto Blue Jays 22 33 .400 14.5
Central Division W L PCT GB
Kansas City Royals 34 19 .642 -
Detroit Tigers 32 21 .604 2.0
Cleveland Guardians 28 26 .519 6.5
Minnesota Twins 26 27 .491 8.0
Chicago White Sox 17 37 .315 17.5
West Division W L PCT GB
Seattle Mariners 30 24 .556 -
Athletics 29 24 .547 .5
Los Angeles Angels 28 26 .519 2.0
Texas Rangers 26 26 .500 3.0
Houston Astros 26 26 .500 3.0
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
East Division W L PCT GB
Lake Wylie Renegades 31 23 .574 -
Atlanta Braves 26 26 .500 4.0
New York Mets 26 28 .481 5.0
Washington Nationals 21 32 .396 9.5
River Hills Rockets 20 33 .377 10.5
Central Division W L PCT GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 35 18 .660 -
Cincinnati Reds 31 23 .574 4.5
Milwaukee Brewers 26 27 .491 9.0
St. Louis Cardinals 24 30 .444 11.5
Chicago Cubs 23 31 .426 12.5
West Division W L PCT GB
Colorado Rockies 27 26 .509 -
San Diego Padres 27 26 .509 -
San Francisco Giants 25 28 .472 2.0
Los Angeles Dodgers 23 30 .434 4.0
Arizona Diamondbacks 19 32 .373 7.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - American League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
New York Toronto 5-1 1:05 PM ET S.Ramirez (5-1, 3.14 ERA) M.Garcia (3-6, 4.13 ERA)
Tampa Bay Baltimore 4-2 7:05 PM ET J.Martell (4-5, 5.04 ERA) D.Evans (2-4, 3.26 ERA)
Seattle Detroit 1-9 7:35 PM ET S.Hartman (8-2, 2.69 ERA) R.Castro (1-3, 6.85 ERA)
Houston 5-6 1:05 PM ET B.Strickhouser (3-1, 1.71 ERA) G.Lopez (2-5, 4.71 ERA)
Washington Los Angeles 2-6 1:05 PM ET M.Corona (7-1, 3.10 ERA) N.Bryan (2-6, 3.34 ERA)
Atlanta Texas 7-6 1:07 PM ET S.Acevedo (1-2, 8.72 ERA) A.Sousa (4-1, 3.95 ERA)
Chicago Kansas City 1-4 7:05 PM ET T.Lopez (4-4, 5.50 ERA) J.Luck (1-8, 5.05 ERA)
Minnesota Cleveland 9-5 1:40 PM ET J.Marquez (4-3, 4.68 ERA) M.Richards (3-6, 4.81 ERA)
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - National League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Cincinnati Chicago 4-2 3:05 PM ET D.Latimer (6-3, 3.36 ERA) T.Healey (1-2, 4.76 ERA)
Boston San Francisco 5-4 1:10 PM ET B.Frederick (3-2, 2.81 ERA) S.Sasaki (0-2, 7.71 ERA)
Los Angeles Pittsburgh 6-1 3:05 PM ET P.Patterson (3-5, 4.65 ERA) J.Pupo (3-6, 5.34 ERA)
San Diego Lake Wylie 0-5 1:35 PM ET C.Corriveau (3-2, 2.19 ERA) M.Sasaki (1-1, 3.44 ERA)
Milwaukee St. Louis 8-3 7:35 PM ET M.Stachowiak (6-1, 3.39 ERA) Y.Weng (1-3, 4.37 ERA)
Arizona New York 0-3 4:10 PM ET D.Martin (2-1, 0.69 ERA) A.Brown (2-4, 4.88 ERA)
Colorado River Hills 14-3 7:35 PM ET C.Harper (4-3, 4.18 ERA) C.Mujica (2-5, 3.74 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - American League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
San Diego (27-26, Road: 10-17) Cleveland (28-26, Home: 13-13) 1:10 PM ET LHP S.Deliso (4-3, 3.07 ERA) RHP A.Caravantes (2-1, 2.64 ERA)
Pittsburgh (35-18, Road: 19-7) New York (27-26, Home: 14-10) 3:05 PM ET RHP Z.Shaw (4-0, 3.13 ERA) RHP A.Smathers (2-1, 3.83 ERA)
Tampa Bay (30-23, Road: 17-8) Seattle (30-24, Home: 16-11) 3:05 PM ET LHP J.Porter (6-3, 3.21 ERA) RHP J.Ramirez (0-0, 0.96 ERA)
St. Louis (24-30, Road: 12-14) Chicago (17-37, Home: 9-17) 7:05 PM ET RHP P.Jasko (3-3, 3.27 ERA) LHP G.Velasquez (0-1, 5.40 ERA)
Boston (23-29, Road: 8-17) Texas (26-26, Home: 13-9) 6:38 PM ET RHP S.Gigliotti (3-5, 4.50 ERA) LHP H.Yoo (2-4, 6.93 ERA)
Kansas City (34-19, Road: 16-10) Baltimore (35-17, Home: 24-10) 7:05 PM ET RHP L.Girley (5-1, 2.42 ERA) RHP P.Rivers (2-2, 4.60 ERA)
Colorado (27-26, Road: 12-14) Minnesota (26-27, Home: 11-11) 7:05 PM ET RHP A.Garcia (2-2, 5.21 ERA) LHP R.Negron (2-4, 4.47 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - National League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Toronto (22-33, Road: 11-14) Cincinnati (31-23, Home: 17-8) 1:10 PM ET LHP D.Sousa (3-3, 4.06 ERA) RHP K.Flavell (6-2, 3.33 ERA)
San Francisco (25-28, Road: 8-17) Milwaukee (26-27, Home: 14-11) 1:20 PM ET RHP G.Lloyd (3-4, 5.03 ERA) RHP T.Viator (2-0, 1.93 ERA)
Detroit (32-21, Road: 14-12) River Hills (20-33, Home: 8-17) 4:10 PM ET RHP J.Arthur (4-2, 3.26 ERA) RHP D.Tindale (2-6, 3.88 ERA)
Atlanta (26-26, Road: 13-11) Arizona (19-32, Home: 8-16) 7:05 PM ET RHP G.Benitez (2-4, 2.41 ERA) LHP F.Alberto (1-4, 3.97 ERA)
Chicago (23-31, Road: 9-16) Los Angeles (23-30, Home: 12-14) 7:05 PM ET RHP H.Jiu (3-4, 4.10 ERA) LHP L.Quintana (2-2, 5.08 ERA)
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