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MLB power rankings: Braves have chance to make good on NL East plan
发布日期:2024-12-23 14:54:34
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Brian Snitker says he and his Atlanta Braves "plan on winning the (National League) East." This might be the week to put that plan into action.

The Braves manager and his six-time defending division champions were eight games behind the Philadelphia Phillies when he made that bold but understandable proclamation on June 17. Two weeks later, the Braves face the same deficit.

But the getting might never be as good as now.

The Braves and Phillies will play for just the second time this year when the teams meet in Atlanta this weekend. The Phillies will be without leadoff batter Kyle Schwarber (groin) and MVP candidate Bryce Harper (hamstring), both on the injured list for what are believed to be brief stays.

The Braves, meanwhile, have shaken many of their early doldrums to win four of their last five series and claw up to No. X in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings. They'd love to reprise their epic comeback of 2022, when they looked out of it by Memorial Day, but won 101 games to chase down the Mets.

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A look at our updated rankings:

1. Philadelphia Phillies (-)

2. Baltimore Orioles (+2)

3. Cleveland Guardians (-)

4. New York Yankees (-2)

5. Los Angeles Dodgers (-)

6. Atlanta Braves (-)

7. Milwaukee Brewers (-)

8. Minnesota Twins (+1)

9. Seattle Mariners (-1)

10. Kansas City Royals (+1)

11. San Diego Padres (+1)

12. Boston Red Sox (-2)

13. St. Louis Cardinals (-1)

14. Houston Astros (+2)

15. New York Mets (+2)

16. Tampa Bay Rays (+3)

17. Arizona Diamondbacks (+1)

18. San Francisco Giants (+7)

19. Washington Nationals (-4)

20. Cincinnati Reds (+2)

A disappointing split in St. Louis thanks to two shutout losses.

21. Texas Rangers (-7)

22. Pittsburgh Pirates (-2)

23. Chicago Cubs (-2)

24. Toronto Blue Jays (-1)

25. Detroit Tigers (-1)

26. Los Angeles Angels (-)

27. Miami Marlins (+2)

28. Oakland Athletics (-1)

29. Colorado Rockies (-1)

30. Chicago White Sox (-)

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