Last week's ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday:
1. KANSAS CITY: The
2. WASHINGTON: The
3. ST. LOUIS: The Cardinals had their own record chase going, 23 scoreless innings before breaking through Saturday. (2)
4. SAN FRANCISCO: Seven-game winning streak has
5. DETROIT: James McCann has two home runs in his career. One was a walk-off against Houston on Thursday. (3)
6. HOUSTON: Dallas Keuchel's 6-0 record is the team's best start since
7. CHICAGO CUBS: Infield is so loaded, there's no room for Javier Baez, who hit nine home runs in 52 games last season. (4)
8. DODGERS: It's pretty clear that San Francisco owns the Dodgers, so maybe the Giants can fix the TV situation? (1)
9. ANGELS: Mike Trout is the best at a lot of things. Sliding now can be added to the list. (9)
10. TAMPA BAY: The
11. MINNESOTA:
12. NEW YORK METS:
13. ARIZONA: Nick Ahmed has two career home runs, and one was off $155-million Cubs ace Jon Lester on Friday. (21)
14. ATLANTA: The
15. BALTIMORE: Jimmy Paredes has reached base in every game this month, 24 in a row overall. (24)
16. CHICAGO WHITE SOX: The team retired Paul Konerko's number. They might consider asking him to DH, too. (14)
17. SEATTLE: If he can keep this up and stay healthy, Nelson Cruz has a reasonable shot at 60 home runs. (20)
18. CLEVELAND: Winners of five games in a row … and still in last place in the division. (25)
19. TEXAS:
20. NEW YORK YANKEES: Had they lost eight of nine when
21. SAN DIEGO: Matt Kemp is tied for the worst wins above replacement in May in the major leagues. (13)
22. BOSTON: Hanley Ramirez, another former Dodger, is tied with Kemp in the dubious WAR statistic (see above). (19)
23. PITTSBURGH:
24. CINCINNATI: Manager Bryan Price was ejected before Saturday's game. He doesn't want to watch team, either. (15)
25. TORONTO: Starters' earned-run average of 5.20 is rising dangerously close to
26. PHILADELPHIA: Party like it's 2011.
27. MILWAUKEE:
28. COLORADO: The Rockies started out 4-0. That was a long, long time ago. (30)
29. MIAMI: Losers of eight games in a row, Marlins are now behind even the Phillies. (26)
30. OAKLAND: Really, nothing has gone right for the