MLB Power Rankings for Week 22

The Cardinals have moved into the No. 5 spot in this week's MLB Power Rankings. The Yankees are not in the top 5 for the first time since April 24th edition.

The Rays jumped two spots to No. 6. The Mariners and Blue Jays also moved up two places. Angels went from No 23 to no. 21 despite being out of postseason contention.

The Phillies dropped four spots from No. 7 to No 11 after a rough West Coast trip. Philadelphia is 1-6 over its past seven games. The team has a chance to right the ship with nine straight games against the Nationals and Marlins.

The Dodgers are 5 1/2 games ahead of the Astros for the best record in the Majors. They lost to the Mets last week but won two of three from the Padres. Walker Buehler is out for season and Tony Gonsolin is on the 15-day injury leave.

The Houston Astros are ranked No. 2 in the MLB Power Rankings for Week 22. Lance McCullers Jr. has been impressive since his debut on Aug. 13. The team's starting rotation is the best in MLB. Justin Verlander is expected to return by the end of the month.

The Braves are third in the NL East, one game behind the Mets. They won five straight games last week, outscoring Colorado and Miami 23-5. Austin Riley is one homer behind Kyle Schwarber in NL home run chase. Max Fried is making a push for the Cy Young Award and Kyle Wright leads the Majors in wins.

The Mets took two of three from the Dodgers last week. They followed it up by losing two out of 3 to the last-place Nationals. Max Scherzer left the game early with left side fatigue.

St. Louis Cardinals are ranked No. 5 in MLB's Power Rankings for Week 22. The Cardinals have won 29 of their last 29 games since the All-Star break. Paul Goldschmidt is a heavy favorite to win the NL MVP Award.