{"id":456191,"date":"2026-09-07T12:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/456191\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:14:14","slug":"mlb-power-rankings-a-sprint-to-the-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/456191\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB power rankings: A sprint to the finish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael King <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/2026\/09\/06\/padres-notes-michael-king-all-business-against-yankees-nick-pivetta-returns-to-rotation-on-monday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">outdueled his mentor on Sunday<\/a>. The Padres <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/2026\/09\/06\/padres-power-way-past-yankees-for-series-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">got back to mashing<\/a>. A series win over the New York Yankees, highlighted by Luis Campusano\u2019s contributions on both sides of the ball, got positive momentum on San Diego\u2019s side for the first time in nearly two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>One problem: The Diamondbacks got their act together, too, taking two of three in Houston to remain a half-game ahead of the Padres heading into the final three weeks of the season.<\/p>\n<p>At this rate, San Diego and Arizona will be playing for the NL\u2019s final postseason spot when they meet the final weekend of the regular season later this month.<\/p>\n<p>The top-10 \u2026<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 Milwaukee Brewers (88-56; Last week: 1)<br \/>\n2\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 Los Angeles Dodgers (86-57; LW: 2)<br \/>\n3\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 Atlanta Braves (85-58; LW: 3)<br \/>\n4\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago Cubs (81-63; LW: 4)<br \/>\n5\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 New York Yankees (81-62; LW: 5)<br \/>\n6\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 Tampa Bay Rays (85-58; LW: 6)<br \/>\n7\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 Boston Red Sox (79-65; LW: 7)<br \/>\n8\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia Phillies (80-63; LW: 8)<br \/>\n9\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago White Sox (75-68; LW: 10)<br \/>\n10 |\u00a0\u00a0 Arizona Diamondbacks (76-68; LW: 11)<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 and the rest<\/p>\n<p>11 |\u00a0\u00a0 SAN DIEGO PADRES (75-68; LW: 9)<br \/>\n12 |\u00a0\u00a0 Miami Marlins (72-72; LW: 12)<br \/>\n13 |\u00a0\u00a0 Pittsburgh Pirates (71-73; LW: 15)<br \/>\n14 |\u00a0\u00a0 St. Louis Cardinals (72-72; LW: 13)<br \/>\n15 |\u00a0\u00a0 Cleveland Guardians (73-71; LW: 16)<br \/>\n16 |\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto Blue Jays (72-72; LW: 21)<br \/>\n17 |\u00a0\u00a0 Houston Astros (73-71; LW: 17)<br \/>\n18 |\u00a0\u00a0 Detroit Tigers (65-78; LW: 14)<br \/>\n19 |\u00a0\u00a0 Washington Nationals (67-78; LW: 18)<br \/>\n20 |\u00a0\u00a0 Baltimore Orioles (69-75; LW: 19)<br \/>\n21 |\u00a0\u00a0 Texas Rangers (71-73; LW: 20)<br \/>\n22 |\u00a0\u00a0 Minnesota Twins (68-75; LW: 22)<br \/>\n23 |\u00a0\u00a0 Cincinnati Reds (69-74; LW: 25)<br \/>\n24 |\u00a0\u00a0 New York Mets (65-78; LW: 24)<br \/>\n25|\u00a0\u00a0 Seattle Mariners (67-77; LW: 23)<br \/>\n26 |\u00a0\u00a0 Kansas City Royals (64-80; LW: 26)<br \/>\n27 |\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco Giants (59-85; LW: 27)<br \/>\n28 |\u00a0\u00a0 Los Angeles Angels (54-89; LW: 28)<br \/>\n29 |\u00a0\u00a0 Colorado Rockies (55-88; LW: 30)<br \/>\n30 |\u00a0\u00a0 Sacramento Athletics (57-87; LW: 29)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael King outdueled his mentor on Sunday. The Padres got back to mashing. 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