The final days of May and first week of June brought with it some heavy weight matchups.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers took two of three from the New York Yankees and split a series with the New York Mets.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 05: Pete Alonso #20 celebrates a home run with Jeff McNeil #1 of the New York Mets against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning at Dodger Stadium on June 05, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants split a four-game series, while the Milwaukee Brewers swept the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The Detroit Tigers remain atop the rankings this week, but plenty of teams are right on their tail. Here’s the 10th edition of Newsweek Sports‘ MLB Power Rankings.
1. Detroit Tigers (41-23)
2. Chicago Cubs (39-23)
3. New York Yankees (38-23)
4. New York Mets (39-24)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers (38-25)
6. Philadelphia Phillies (37-25)
7. San Diego Padres (35-26)
8. San Francisco Giants (35-28)
9. St. Louis Cardinals (34-28)
10. Minnesota Twins (34-28)
11. Houston Astros (34-28)
12. Milwaukee Brewers (34-29)
13. Seattle Mariners (32-29)
14. Cleveland Guardians (33-28)
15. Tampa Bay Rays (33-29)
16. Toronto Blue Jays (33-29)
17. Kansas City Royals (33-30)
18. Arizona Diamondbacks (31-31)
19. Cincinnati Reds (30-33)
20. Boston Red Sox (30-34)
21. Atlanta Braves (27-34)
22. Texas Rangers (29-34)
23. Washington Nationals (29-33)
24. Los Angles Angels (28-33)
25. Baltimore Orioles (25-36)
26. Miami Marlins (23-37)
27. Pittsburgh Pirates (23-40)
28. Chicago White Sox (20-43)
29. Athletics (24-40)
30. Colorado Rockies (12-50)
Biggest Risers
Milwaukee Brewers (+5)
The Brewers went on an eight-game winning streak and have won nine of their last 10 games. They swept the Red Sox and Phillies before taking two of three from the Reds. They’re one of baseball’s hottest teams heading into the second week of June.
Toronto Blue Jays (+3)
The Blue Jays just aren’t going away, having won eight of their last 10 games. They’re suddenly tied with the Rays for the final AL Wild Card spot after sitting at or under .500 for most of May.
Baltimore Orioles (+3)
The AL East division is starting to look formidable again as the Orioles have now won six in a row with sweeps over the White Sox and Mariners. If the Orioles stay hot, their trade deadline plans could dramatically change.
Biggest Fallers
Seattle Mariners (-4)
The Mariners have lost three of their last four series and are now 1.5 games back of the Astros in the AL West. On the bright side, Cal Raleigh is playing like an MVP, leading the entire league in home runs with 24 from the catcher spot. His OPS is an incredible 1.015; however, no one else on the team has an OPS above .800.
Athletics (-4)
The Athletics have been worse than the Rockies over the last month of play. They’ve won just two of their last 22 games — yes, it’s been that bad.
