MLB POWER RANKINGS

MLB Baseball Power Rankings

Power Rankings: Week 24

Eric Luchetti and Pat DeCola, FOX Sports Midwest

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Posted September 13, 2011 11:48 PM EDT

With Boston falling toward what could be one of the most epic collapses in recent memory, a seismic shift within our top teams sees the hot Tigers shoot up three spots and the Red Sox tumble from fifth to ninth overall. Surging Tampa Bay has its eyes on a postseason spot, especially with four at Fenway starting Thursday. With every NL division race more or less wrapped up, St. Louis has a shot to close the wild-card gap, but it will have to get through Philadelphia on the road starting Friday. All that and more in this week’s MLB Power Rankings.

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Boston Red Sox

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RK Team RECORD CHANGE HIGH/LOW COMMENTS
1

94-50 - 1/4
On Sunday, the Phillies lost to the Brewers and starter Vance Worley (11-2) had his career-best nine-game winning streak snapped in the loss. The Phillies had won Worley's past 14 starts dating to May 29, one short of the franchise record set when Steve CExpand Description
On Sunday, the Phillies lost to the Brewers and starter Vance Worley (11-2) had his career-best nine-game winning streak snapped in the loss. The Phillies had won Worley's past 14 starts dating to May 29, one short of the franchise record set when Steve Carlton was on the mound in 1972.Collapse Description
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2

89-57 - 2/10
New York tagged reigning AL Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez for six runs on Monday, a good sign that the Yankees are locked in for the postseason stretch.
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3

86-62 2 3/29
No quit in the D-Backs this season. The club leads MLB with 42 come-from-behind wins this season, which could explain their lead in the NL West.
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4

86-62 1 2/26
Went 2-5 last week, avoiding a four-game sweep against the Phillies on Sunday. The good news for the Brewers — this week is the last time the club will hit the road this season when it travels to Cincinnati and Chicago.
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5

85-62 3 4/25
Doug Fister’s numbers after eight Detroit starts? 5-1 with a 2.28 ERA. The Tigers are looking scarier by the minute.
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6

83-64 1 1/15
Over the past six starts, AL Player of the Week C.J. Wilson is 5-1 with a 1.94 ERA.
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7

82-64 2 1/27
After Monday’s 5-2 victory over the Orioles, the Rays have won 22 games in a row in which they’ve scored five or more runs.
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8

84-64 2 4/22
At the beginning of last week, the Braves held an 8-1/2 game lead in the wild-card standings. The Braves went 2-6 last week, which allowed the Cardinals back into the wild-card race.
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9

85-61 5 1/30
Boston needs to turn it around fast. And it'll be tough with Tim Wakefield, John Lackey, Andrew Miller, Kyle Weiland, Josh Beckett and Jon Lester pitching the next seven games, especially with Wakefield or Lackey getting the nod twice during that stretch.
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10

80-67 - 5/26
After his four-hit shutout of the Yankees, Dan Haren has surrendered just two walks in his past 41 innings.
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11

79-68 1 3/26
The Cardinals climbed right back into the wild-card race by taking two of three from the NL Central-leading Brewers and sweeping a three-game set with the Braves.
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12

77-70 1 2/18
Madison Bumgarner earned two of the team’s three victories last week. In his past four outings, Bumgarner is 4-0 with a 1.30 ERA and 34 strikeouts.
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13

74-73 2 11/26
While Colby Rasmus is in a rehab assignment at the Double-A level in New Hampshire, the rest of the Blue Jays are going through the motions of meaningless September games, despite stronger play lately.
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14

72-72 1 1/26
Travis Hafner is back off the DL (again), but he won’t impact the fortune of the 2011 Indians, who are out of it in the AL Central.
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15

73-73 1 6/28
Chicago rookie third baseman Brent Morel hit a pair of home runs for the second time in four days on Monday. Despite that, the White Sox got pounded 14-4 by Detroit.
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16

72-74 1 7/27
Went 4-2 last week, but the big news was Andre Ethier being shut down for the remainder of 2011 with a knee injury. Ethier was hitting .292 with 11 homers and 62 RBI.
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17

69-77 2 1/24
Saturday against Cincinnati, Alex White became just the third pitcher in major league history to get a win in a game in which he allowed at least five homers in no more than five innings pitched.
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18

72-76 - 1/18
The Reds won just two games last week, but when they were in line for a win, Francisco Cordero shut the door. In Friday’s 4-1 win at Coors Field, Cordero earned his 32nd save with a perfect ninth inning. It was the 19th time this season he recorded a perfExpand Description
The Reds won just two games last week, but when they were in line for a win, Francisco Cordero shut the door. In Friday’s 4-1 win at Coors Field, Cordero earned his 32nd save with a perfect ninth inning. It was the 19th time this season he recorded a perfect one-inning save. Collapse Description
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19

71-76 3 15/27
The Mets were just 3-5 last week, but you can’t say it wasn’t a team effort. In Sunday’s game, the Mets used a franchise-record 26 players in an extra-inning loss to the Cubs, breaking the previous record of 25.
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20

67-79 3 2/28
Javier Vazquez went 2-0 last week for the Fish for his ninth and 10th wins of the season. He has registered double-digit wins in each of the past 12 years and has had at least one such season for each of the six major league teams for which he has played.Expand Description
Javier Vazquez went 2-0 last week for the Fish for his ninth and 10th wins of the season. He has registered double-digit wins in each of the past 12 years and has had at least one such season for each of the six major league teams for which he has played. Collapse Description
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21

68-77 1 11/29
We mentioned it last week, but it’s worth mentioning again. In two games started last week, Stephen Strasburg tallied eight innings while allowing only one run and striking out eight. He’s baaack!
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22

67-80 1 10/30
Entering a three-game set against the Angels, Oakland had just one series win over the past five and it came at home versus the lowly Mariners.
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23

65-83 2 16/30
It was a four-win week for the Cubbies in which Sean Marshall earned his 31st hold of the year, establishing a new single-season club record.
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24

67-80 4 11/30
It has been quite the fall from grace for Clint Hurdle’s Bucs as they won just two games last week and got swept in a three-game set at home by the Marlins for the first time in franchise history.
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25

62-86 1 7/29
The remainders of Kansas City’s games are against AL Central opponents, which allows the Royals to do little more than to scout their rivals in preparation for 2012.
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26

61-86 - 13/30
One of the few positives from Seattle’s underwhelming 2011 season? It looks like they made out in the Brandon League (34 saves) for Brandon Morrow trade.
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27

63-85 - 20/29
September has not been kind to the Padres. Entering Tuesday, the only games the Friars won this month were to avoid sweeps. Doesn’t bode well for the win-loss column.
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28

59-87 - 6/30
After finishing 17-11 with an ERA less than 4.00 last season, Carl Pavano has been catastrophic this season.
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29

58-88 - 7/30
6-1 to start the season, brutal since. The 2011 Baltimore Orioles.
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30

50-97 - 27/30
The MLB-worst ‘Stros managed just two wins last week against the struggling Pirates and Nats. Jim Crane, you sure you still want to buy the team?
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AL Standings

Eastern Division

TEAM W L
Orioles 29 21
Rays 29 21
Yankees 26 23
Blue Jays 26 24
Red Sox 25 24

Central Division

TEAM W L
White Sox 28 22
Indians 27 22
Tigers 23 26
Royals 20 28
Twins 17 32

Western Division

TEAM W L
Rangers 31 19
Angels 26 25
Athletics 22 28
Mariners 22 30

NL Standings

Eastern Division

TEAM W L
Nationals 29 20
Marlins 28 22
Mets 28 22
Braves 27 24
Phillies 26 25

Central Division

TEAM W L
Reds 28 21
Cardinals 27 23
Pirates 24 25
Astros 22 27
Brewers 21 28
Cubs 17 32

Western Division

TEAM W L
Dodgers 32 17
Giants 27 23
Diamondbacks 22 28
Rockies 19 29
Padres 17 34

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