Post by Rangers GM (Mike) on May 29, 2012 11:46:31 GMT -5
| Team | Rank (LW) | Record | Trending | Comments | |
 | Giants | 1 (3) | 6-1 |  | The hottest team in the league continued to roll as they won their sixth matchup in a row. This week's tough matchup against the Braves has an added twist as it's the first father-son matchup of the season. |
 | Indians | 2 (4) | 6-1 | | The Indians were able to bounce back from their poor offensive performance last week to bat .327 with 97 TB as Kipnis and Encarnacion led the team to victory. |
[tr] | Rangers | 3 (5) | 5-1-1 | | The offense bounced back in a big way slugging 13 HR with 45 RBI on their way to a big win over a likely playoff team. They'll look to continue their hot hitting against the Rays this week. |
 | Cubs | 4 (6) | 5-2 | | After a tough loss to the Giants the Cubs were able to rebound and take down the last undefeated team remaining. Their pitching was pretty terrible, but a strong offensive showing by Tulo was able to lead the team to a win. |
 | Braves | 5 (1) | 5-1-1 |  | The only undefeated team remaining in the league finally got their first loss of the year. It was a rare off week for the Braves as other than stealing 10 bases they struggled in every category. They'll look to bounce back against the red hot Giants. |
[tr] | Tigers | 6 (2) | 4-2-1 | | A tie always sucks, but at least they didn't lose. The offense was solid, but their starting pitching didn't help out at all as they struggled to get QS and Ks. |
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[/td][td]Rays[/b][/td][td]8 (8)[/td][td]2-4-1[/td][td]-[/td][td]For the second straight week, the Rays played pretty well. Unfortunately for them, this week they got stuck with a tie. A tie against a top team in the league though should still be considered a good week. They'll need to continue to play well as they face the top offense in the league this week.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
[/td][td]Nationals[/td][td]9 (9)[/td][td]3-4[/td][td]-[/td][td]The losing streak was extended to three matchups in a row as the Nationals were taken down by the Giants. This loss was especially tough as they came within a few runs in the night game from ending the streak. They'll look to rebound against the Reds.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
[/td][td]Reds[/td][td]10 (11)[/td][td]2-5[/td][td][/td][td]Well that came out of nowhere. A team who had struggled all year to put up offensive numbers exploded this week with 13 HR and 114 TB. They'll looked to improve to 2-0 under new management as they face the struggling Nationals.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
[/td][td]Phillies[/td][td]11 (10)[/td][td]2-4-1[/td][td][/td][td]The Phillies played pretty well, but were saddled with the loss in a tough 6-7-1 loss to the Reds. Sunday was especially tough as potentially devastating news broke that Halladay is dealing with a shoulder injury.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
[/td][td]Rockies[/td][td]12 (14)[/td][td]3-4[/td][td][/td][td]The Rockies have quietly been playing well recently as they are now on a two game winning streak. Even though the wins have come against two of the weaker teams of the league, the Rockies' offensive and pitching numbers have been solid.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
[/td][td]Astros[/td][td]13 (12)[/td][td]2-5[/td][td][/td][td]Tough loss for the Astros as they nearly upset the 6-1 Indians, but came up short. Dickey continued his impressive season by dominating in two starts and leading the pitching to a pretty good week, but the offense let them down.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]14 (15)[/td][td]2-5[/td][td][/td][td]For the third week in a row the Royals looked very good especially on offense. Ethier, Yadier, and Butler continued their great seasons as Lohse and Masterson led the pitching to an impressive 1.817 ERA.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
[/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]15 (13)[/td][td]1-5-1[/td][td][/td][td]The Mariners still haven't won since the first week, but the front office had a busy week pulling off two blockbuster deals. They were able to acquire three all-stars and an exciting up and coming player. There's still plenty of time left for the acquisitions to lead this team to the playoffs.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]16 (16)[/td][td]1-6[/td][td]-[/td][td]The Marlins take the last spot in the power rankings for the second week in a row as they lost again. On the bright side, Hanley and Stanton have turned things around after slow starts and Kuroda finally had a good week. Unfortunately, things don't get any easier for them as they now have to face the 5-2 Cubs.[/td][/tr][/table]
