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Cleveland's Quiet Climb, San Diego's Loud One
SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
A quick lap of the standings, offenses and pitching staffs.
Two teams jumped this week in our power ranking. San Diego went 6-1 to slide into fifth, and Cleveland won five of six to leap five spots into ninth. Milwaukee stays on top, but the movement is all underneath.
Power Rankings
Power ranking — record, run differential and recent form, blended into one order. Tap a team for its week.
The Brewers hold first at 97-58 despite a modest 4-2 week, with Joey Ortiz going 8-for-22. The bigger stories are behind them: San Diego surged to fifth on a 6-1 run led by Ty France's 12-for-26, and Cleveland's five-win week, powered by Travis Bazzana's four homers, hauled the Guardians up five spots to ninth even at a plus-1 run differential for the year.
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Milwaukee Brewers97-58 · +199 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +3 run diffL 3-4 vs CINW 5-1 @PITW 5-4 @PITL 4-7 @PITW 6-5 @BALW 1-0 @BALWho carried them this week
Joey Ortiz8-for-22 · 1 HR · 4 RBI · 1.053 OPS
Brice Turang6-for-17 · 1 RBI · 1 SB · 0.954 OPS
Robert Gasser1 W · 0.75 ERA · 12 IP · 7 K - 2▼1
Los Angeles Dodgers95-60 · +191 run diff · 5-2 this wk›5-2 this week · +19 run diffL 4-6 @MIAW 4-1 @CINW 4-0 @CINL 2-6 @CINW 8-2 @CINW 8-2 vs SFW 10-4 vs SFWho carried them this week
Mookie Betts12-for-24 · 2 HR · 6 RBI · 1.488 OPS
Kyle Tucker9-for-23 · 3 HR · 5 RBI · 1 SB · 1.403 OPS
Emmet Sheehan0.00 ERA · 6 IP · 5 K - 3▲2
Tampa Bay Rays94-60 · +79 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +20 run diffW 14-4 vs HOUW 2-1 vs ATHW 4-3 vs ATHW 10-1 vs ATHL 2-4 vs BOSW 2-1 vs BOSWho carried them this week
Jonathan Aranda6-for-21 · 3 HR · 6 RBI · 1.158 OPS
Richie Palacios4-for-14 · 1 HR · 6 RBI · 1 SB · 0.946 OPS
Griffin Jax0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 7 K - 4▼1
New York Yankees89-65 · +141 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +18 run diffW 2-0 vs NYMW 8-3 @MINW 8-1 @MINL 4-5 @MINW 9-2 @AZL 3-5 @AZWho carried them this week
Austin Wells5-for-15 · 3 HR · 3 RBI · 1.345 OPS
Ben Rice7-for-20 · 2 HR · 6 RBI · 1.267 OPS
Cam Schlittler1 W · 0.75 ERA · 12 IP · 14 K - 5▲3
San Diego Padres86-69 · +37 run diff · 6-1 this wk›6-1 this week · +17 run diffW 6-4 @SFW 8-7 @COLL 3-9 @COLW 9-3 @COLW 9-2 @COLW 8-2 vs MIAW 7-6 vs MIAWho carried them this week
Ethan Salas4-for-12 · 2 HR · 4 RBI · 1.333 OPS
Ty France12-for-26 · 1 HR · 7 RBI · 1.195 OPS
David Morgan1 W · 1.80 ERA · 5 IP · 6 K - 6▼2
Atlanta Braves91-64 · +118 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · -3 run diffL 4-9 vs PHIL 3-7 @CHCW 6-3 @CHCL 4-8 @CHCW 6-2 @HOUW 6-3 @HOUWho carried them this week
Mauricio Dubón11-for-23 · 1 RBI · 2 SB · 1.190 OPS
Matt Olson11-for-25 · 2 HR · 7 RBI · 1.142 OPS
Tyler Mahle1 W · 1.50 ERA · 6 IP · 6 K - 7▼1
Chicago Cubs86-69 · +144 run diff · 3-3 this wk›3-3 this week · +5 run diffL 3-4 vs PITW 7-3 vs ATLL 3-6 vs ATLW 8-4 vs ATLL 4-6 @CINW 5-2 @CINWho carried them this week
Ian Happ3-for-12 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1.105 OPS
Pete Crow-Armstrong7-for-28 · 3 HR · 7 RBI · 1 SB · 0.955 OPS
Shota Imanaga1 W · 1.50 ERA · 6 IP · 8 K - 8▲2
Detroit Tigers73-82 · +75 run diff · 4-3 this wk›4-3 this week · +12 run diffW 8-1 vs COLW 6-5 @TORW 10-1 @TORL 1-5 @TORL 1-3 @CWSW 11-8 @CWSL 1-3 @CWSWho carried them this week
Spencer Torkelson9-for-22 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 1 SB · 1.309 OPS
Colt Keith3-for-10 · 1.062 OPS
Jacob Waguespack0.00 ERA · 5 IP · 6 K - 9▲5
Cleveland Guardians80-75 · +1 run diff · 5-1 this wk›5-1 this week · +15 run diffW 9-2 @MINL 3-7 vs CWSW 7-6 vs CWSW 6-3 vs CWSW 5-3 vs ATHW 12-6 vs ATHWho carried them this week
Angel Martínez6-for-13 · 2 HR · 5 RBI · 1.616 OPS
Travis Bazzana6-for-23 · 4 HR · 6 RBI · 1 SB · 1.146 OPS
Joey Cantillo1 W · 0.00 ERA · 6 IP · 5 K - 10▲1
Pittsburgh Pirates78-77 · +28 run diff · 4-2 this wk›4-2 this week · +3 run diffW 4-3 @CHCL 1-5 vs MILL 4-5 vs MILW 7-4 vs MILW 8-5 vs KCW 6-5 vs KCWho carried them this week
Brandon Lowe8-for-21 · 4 HR · 10 RBI · 1.458 OPS
Rafael Flores Jr.8-for-18 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1.167 OPS
Paul Skenes7.50 ERA · 6 IP · 7 K
Best offenses
Team OPS — on-base plus slugging. Higher is better.
The Cubs lead the team-OPS board at .771, a hair ahead of the Dodgers at .764. Chicago's bats are broad rather than top-heavy, which is how you finish first in a category without one runaway name.
- 1Chicago Cubsteam OPS0.771OPS
- 2Los Angeles Dodgersteam OPS0.764OPS
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Washington Nationalsteam OPS0.748OPS - 4Milwaukee Brewersteam OPS0.744OPS
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Colorado Rockiesteam OPS0.741OPS
Best rotation
Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.
- 1New York YankeesTop starters by form3.25ERA1.13WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIPCam SchlittlerStarter911.940.91
Max FriedStarter802.630.98
Carlos RodónStarter702.951.13
Gerrit ColeStarter643.631.10
Ryan WeathersStarter593.601.22 - 2Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.45ERA1.09WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Shohei OhtaniStarter911.790.95
Yoshinobu YamamotoStarter862.510.87
Blake SnellStarter841.861.09
Tyler GlasnowStarter723.460.96
Tarik SkubalStarter702.951.13 - 3Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.50ERA1.09WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Drew RasmussenStarter812.720.93
Nick MartinezStarter732.941.07
Freddy PeraltaStarter693.600.98
Shane McClanahanStarter663.361.12Griffin JaxStarter583.801.20 - 4Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.51ERA1.18WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIPTarik SkubalStarter812.790.91
Casey MizeStarter792.700.99
Troy MeltonStarter762.521.10
Tyler HoltonStarter682.781.22
Keider MonteroStarter663.581.05 - 5Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.65ERA1.14WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Jacob MisiorowskiStarter951.890.81
Logan HendersonStarter · Rookie882.510.81
Brandon WoodruffStarter822.980.84
Chad PatrickStarter653.131.20Robert GasserStarter · Rookie544.011.24
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.