Power Rankings


Each week, CBS SportsLine's baseball experts rank all 30 major-league baseball teams. Here is the latest installment of Power Rankings (Updated Monday, May 31). Tell us whether you agree or disagree. Send us your comments.

Biggest jump: Athletics jump 8 spots.
Biggest fall: Royals drop 7 spots.

Rank Team Pv The Scoop
1 Indians 1 Lost five in a row to Red Sox this season.
2 Yankees 3 Could Jeter reach base in all 162?
3 Braves 4 Maddux homers: "Chicks dig the long ball."
4 Red Sox 5 Last 20-game winner other than Clemens; Eckersley '78.
5 Astros 2 Swept by Pirates, Biggio firing back at Dierker, what's going on here?
6 Diamondbacks 8 Finley infected by contagious hitting bug.
7 Mets 6 Slipping when Braves are vulnerable.
8 Rangers 10 Beginning to pull away in AL West.
9 Giants 7 Baker means more than Bonds.
10 Cubs 9 Swept Cards for first time in four seasons.
11 Dodgers 11 Could count clutch hits with RISP on hand.
12 Reds 15 Climbing toward expectations.
13 Phillies 13 Gant coming around, leads team in runs.
14 Cardinals 12 Tatis slowed to 3 HR past 19 games.
15 Pirates 16 21-3 when they score five or more.
16 Mariners 18 Made a nice run, still another behind Texas.
17 Athletics 22 Grieve slowly working toward .200.
18 Royals 14 Dos Carlos' slide, so do Royals.
19 Angels 21 Thanking lucky stars they have Omar Olivares.
20 White Sox 17 Thomas no longer putting on a "Big Hurt."
21 Devil Rays 19 Thanks to O's, Rays slide hasn't reached cellar.
22 Blue Jays 20 Cruzin' back to the minors?
23 Brewers 25 Nomo ascends to ace in two weeks.
24 Tigers 23 Offense so poor, Luis Polonia was a spark.
25 Rockies 24 Walker in 6-for-34 skid.
26 Orioles 26 Can't wait for Marlins interleague series.
27 Padres 27 Hit chase left up to Vander Wal; 101 pinch hits 13th-best ever.
28 Twins 28 Cordova finally playing worthy of a trade.
29 Expos 30 Urbina regains dominant form.
30 Marlins 29 Preston Wilson looking like a star.

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