MLB power rankings: Streaking Phillies take over NL East lead with baseball's best record - Yahoo Sports
It's only Memorial Day, but the National League East race has already been a roller-coaster.
The New York Mets stormed out to a five-game lead by the end of April, but the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies have taken control in recent weeks, entering the holiday with a two-game advantage – and baseball's best record at 34-19.
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Philadelphia just had a nine-game winning streak snapped – with the first seven coming against the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies and lowly Pittsburgh Pirates – and will face a big test this week welcoming the Atlanta Braves to Citizens Bank Park for a three-game set.
The Braves, who started the season 0-8, battled back to .500 and are primed to take off with the return of Ronald Acuña Jr., back in the Atlanta lineup a year after suffering a season-ending injury.
Here's a look at this week's rankings:
Kyle Schwarber scores a run against the Athletics.
13. Kansas City Royals (-)
14. Houston Astros (+1)
15. Tampa Bay Rays (+7)
16. Arizona Diamondbacks (-2)
17 Cincinnati Reds (-)
18 Atlanta Braves (-)
19. Milwaukee Brewers (+2)
20. Texas Rangers (-4)
21. Boston Red Sox (-2)
22. Washington Nationals (+2)
23. Toronto Blue Jays (-3)
24. Athletics (+1)
25. Los Angeles Angels (-)
26 Miami Marlins (+1)
27. Pittsburgh Pirates (+1)
28. Baltimore Orioles (-2)
29. Chicago White Sox (-)
30. Colorado Rockies (-)
They won a game against the Yankees.
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