The St. Louis Cardinals continue to dominate the cleveland.com MLB Power Rankings. The Cleveland Indians climbed one spot to No. 15.
cleveland.com's Glenn Moore reveals his Major League Baseball power rankings every Monday.
1. St. Louis Cardinals (44-25, Previous: 1): The Cardinals lost two-of-three against the Marlins, who are ranked No. 30 in this week's rankings. They still are the best team in baseball, ranking No. 1 in team ERA and No. 3 in runs scored.
2. Boston Red Sox (42-29, Previous: 3): Boston has a tough schedule coming up with seven games against the Rays and Tigers.
3. Cincinnati Reds (42-28, Previous: 4): With Johnny Cueto back in the rotation, the Reds' starters are a combined 26-13.
4. Atlanta Braves (41-28, Previous: 2): The Braves hold a 6.5-game lead in the NL East, and Jason Heyward is starting to hit. That's trouble for the NL.
5. Oakland A's (42-29, Previous: 5): This team ranks seventh in runs scored but ranks 19th in team average and 18th in slugging percentage. But they continue to win and have a key three-game series with the Rangers coming up.
6. Detroit Tigers (38-29, Previous: 9): Justin Verlander, Anibal Sanchez and Max Scherzer are among the top 10 pitchers in baseball this year.
7. Pittsburgh Pirates (41-28, Previous: 8): The Pirates are in prime position to post their first winning season since 1992.
8. Texas Rangers (38-31, Previous: 7): The Rangers lost six straight against the Tribe and Blue Jays. Their schedule gets tougher as they face the A's and Cardinals in the coming days.
9. New York Yankees (38-31, Previous: 6): They need a young starter to step up in the back of the rotation to help veterans Andy Pettitte (41), Hiroki Kuroda (38) and CC Sabathia (32).
10. Baltimore Orioles (40-30, Previous: 10): The Orioles rank second in the AL with 341 runs scored and hitting .273 as a team. Manny Machado continues to impress with a .327 average.
11. Tampa Bay Rays (36-33, Previous: 13): Alex Cobb will likely miss some time after taking a line drive to the head against the Royals on Saturday. He's 6-2 with a 3.01 ERA this season.
12. Arizona Diamondbacks (37-32, Previous: 11): The Diamondbacks lead the NL West, but there are three teams within two games.
13. Colorado Rockies (34-30, Previous: 14): The pitching has come back to Earth after a fast start. Troy Tulowitzki was having a great season, but will be lost for four to six weeks with a broken rib.
14. San Francisco Giants (35-33, Previous: 12): They have relied on their offense more this season than years past.
15. Cleveland Indians (34-34, Previous: 16): Taking two-of-three from the Rangers and Nationals was a good way to bounce back from their losing streak. But they welcome the red-hot Royals to town tonight.
16. San Diego Padres (35-34, Previous: 18): The Padres posted a perfect week, sweeping two three-game series against the Braves and Diamondbacks.
17. Kansas City Royals (33-34, Previous: 19): James Shields owns a 2-6 record but has an ERA of 2.79. He starts tonight against the Tribe.
18. Washington Nationals (34-34, Previous: 15): Steven Strasburg made his return Sunday against the Tribe. He walked out of Cleveland with a loss.
19. Toronto Blue Jays (32-36, Previous: 24): Anybody else surprised this team took all four games against the Rangers?
20. Philadelphia Phillies (33-37, Previous: 17): Cliff Lee is 8-2 this season with a 2.55 ERA, but the rest of the staff has struggled.
21. Los Angeles Angels (30-39, Previous: 22): Mike Trout continues to be one of the exciting players in the majors but needs help if the Angels want to climb back to .500.
22. Minnesota Twins (30-36, Previous: 20): Their starting rotation's 5.14 ERA ranks last in the AL.
23. Seattle Mariners (31-39, Previous: 23): The duo of Felix Hernandez (8-4, 2.32 ERA) and Hisashi Iwakuma (7-2, 2.06 ERA) at the top of the rotation has been a lot of fun to watch.
24. Los Angeles Dodgers (29-39, Previous: 25): With a sky-high expectations, the Dodgers have been among the biggest disappointments in all of baseball this season.
25. Chicago Cubs (28-39, Previous: 26): Jeff Samardzija has pitched like the ace of the staff.
26. Chicago White Sox (28-38, Previous: 21): If the White Sox continue to dwell in the AL Central basement, will Alex Rios be prime trade bait?
27. Milwaukee Brewers (28-40, Previous: 27): Jean Segura, acquired in the Zack Greinke deal, is hitting .317 with 10 home runs and 19 stolen bases.
28. Houston Astros (26-44, Previous: 29): The 'Stros are 12-8 over their last 20 games.
29. New York Mets (25-39, Previous: 28): Veteran Marlon Byrd has helped a terrible outfield with 11 home runs this season.
30. Miami Marlins (21-47, Previous: 30): The returns of Logan Morrison and Giancarlo Stanton will help the league's worst offensive team.