The Athletics took advantage of the Rangers’ recent slump to claim the top spot in American League West and build a three-game lead on their division rivals as they head to Texas for four games trying to remain in first.

Of all the turnarounds on this year’s Red Sox team compared to last season’s disaster, pitcher Clay Buchholz’s has been one of the most impressive. He has yet to lose a game while sporting a 1.71 ERA entering this week.

With each passing week, the Pirates appear to look like the team that will finally end Pittsburgh’s baseball frustrations with a winning season and maybe even a playoff berth.

The Tigers haven’t dominated the AL Central, as they were expected by many to do. However, there might not be a more complete team than Detroit this year.

Are the Yankees starting to show their true colors after coming away with only one win last week? After all, many expected this to be a down year in the Bronx.

From a team no one expected to make any noise this season, there is no hotter team in the league. The Padres entered this week one game above .500 for the first time this season, riding a six-game winning streak.

The loss of one of the team's best pitchers, Alex Cobb, after a line drive off his head won’t help a struggling rotation. The Rays hope highly touted prospect Wil Myers can help produce more runs after getting the call to the majors.

After falling off the map only a few weeks ago, the Royals are slowing climbing back into the race. The starting pitching has been excellent, but KC needs the lineup to start holding up its own.

The Nationals expected to have a record a lot better than .500 at this point of the season. Despite this, Washington is still in a good position to turn things around if its lineup can start to hit to its potential.

Cole Hamels just notched his 10th loss of the season on Sunday against the Rockies. That helps explain how far the Phillies are removed from their success of years past.

Instead of Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton leading the Angels offensively, it has been the young duo of Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo.

The Dodgers showed some spark in a brawl against the Diamondbacks that made headlines last week, but they failed to bring that flame to the field in another disappointing week.

The Brewers shut out an opponent for the first time all season Saturday at Cincinnati. They were the last team in the majors to get a shutout in 2013.

Jason Castro, the Astros' 2008 first-round pick, is finally starting to show he belongs in the majors, helping Houston win 12 of 20 games entering this week.

The Marlins came away with some good news last week, taking two out of three to win a series against the Cardinals, who own the best record in the majors.