Cubs ranked #1 in MLB.com's Power Rankings |
MLB.com has released its latest
Team Power Rankings on Monday and the Cubs are on top at the #1 spot with an impressive 91-51 record and currently sitting in first-place in the NL Central.
"The NL Central division should be wrapped up sometime this week, considering the Cubs have a 16-game lead with 20 games left to play," MLB.com said. "Heading into their win over the Astros Sunday night, Cubs pitchers had an MLB-best 2.62 ERA since the All-Star break, more than a full run lower than the Nats, who were second with a 3.71 second-half ERA. From Aug. 24 through Saturday, the Cubs bullpen had a 1.62 ERA and .168 opponents' batting average. Justin Grimm has been dominant lately, allowing one run over his past 22 1/3 innings." The top 10 teams in MLB.com's team rankings were the Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and New York Mets.
