They were 19th. Now they're Top 5 in Rankings

Plus: Top prospect hits 1st HR vs. Cy winner

Monday, April 13 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Final member of Power Rankings Top 5 rocketed up 14 spots   While the Dodgers held on to the top spot in this week's Power Rankings, a division rival made the biggest jump as the Padres surged all the way from No. 19. deGrom, the Dodger dominator? Ace K's 9 in another gem vs. LA Hello, goodbye! Shohei welcomes deGrom to LA with 1st-pitch homer McGonigle takes former Cy winner deep for 1st career HR Soriano's brilliance moves into historic territory as he continues to roll Walker joins list of legendary Cardinals with 6th HR in 8 games Busch snaps 0-for-30 drought to help Cubs rally, then Kelly walks it off Skubal takes no-no into 6th, flexes ace form as Tigers sweep Phil Garner, 3-time All-Star who managed Astros to '05 pennant, dies at 76 Back from daughter's birth, Rasmussen dominates Yankees to complete sweep A's fruitful trip to Big Apple ends with franchise-first sweep of Mets MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Brandon Lowe   444 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jarren Duran   112.3 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Grant Taylor   100.5 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cubs   42.2% WPA 8th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Brandon Lowe   444 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jarren Duran   112.3 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Grant Taylor   100.5 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cubs   42.2% WPA 8th Inning   Watch   José Soriano 2nd consecutive start with 10 K’s; lowers ERA to 0.33 Jordan Walker 4th Cardinal with 7 HRs in first 15 games (McGwire, Rolen, Pujols) Drew Rasmussen 1 H over 6 scoreless; career 1.03 ERA vs. Yankees Shohei Ohtani 3rd time in his career with leadoff HR in consecutive games Willson Contreras First 4-hit game since June 25, 2023 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Carson Benge was unable to secure his sunglasses, but he did secure the catch. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Recent NLCS rematch, AL West showdown among 5 series to watch The Mets head to Los Angeles to face their 2024 NLCS opponents, and the Rangers meet the Mariners in a series that could have division title implications somewhere down the line.  A baseball intro unlike any other The Pirates' SportsNet Pittsburgh broadcast for the series finale against the Cubs paid homage to the Masters as it held its final round. Olson's iron man streak hits another milestone Matt Olson's 798th consecutive game last night tied Nellie Fox for the 11th-longest streak in MLB history and left him 23 games shy of breaking into the Top 10.  Astros vs. Mariners on MLB Network AL West division rivals battle when Yordan Alvarez and the Astros take on Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners at 4 p.m. ET. (Subject to local blackout) MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD SF 2 BAL 6 AZ 4 PHI 3 MIN 8 TOR 2 LAA 9 CIN 6 ATH 1 NYM 0 MIA 2 DET 8 NYY 4 TB 5 CWS 6 KC 5 WSH 8 MIL 6 BOS 9 STL 3 PIT 6 CHC 7 COL 2 SD 7 HOU 1 SEA 6 TEX 5 LAD 2 CLE 1 ATL 13 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.