MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers, Padres and then chaos reigns on our Week 3 list
Our voters mostly agree that the two best teams in baseball reside in Southern California. After that? You might be surprised where your favorite squad lands.
Our voters mostly agree that the two best teams in baseball reside in Southern California. After that? You might be surprised where your favorite squad lands.
— Max Scherzer struck out nine in six innings to move up to No. 21 on the career Ks leaderboard, and Alex Avila drove in the game's lone run with one of his two doubles, helping the Washington Nationals edge the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on a windy...
— Washington's Yan Gomes drew a four-pitch walk from Giovanny Gallegos to force in the go-ahead run in an odd eighth inning that also featured St. Louis deploying a five-man infield, and the Nationals came back to edge the Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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— Paul DeJong hit two of the Cardinals' five homers, including a grand slam, Tommy Edman and Paul Goldschmidt went deep back-to-back and St. Louis offered Jack Flaherty his...
— Madison Bumgarner had his best outing of the season, allowing a run over five innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Washington 5-2 Sunday after Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg was a late scratch.
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— Yan Gomes homered, drove in two runs and became the first major league catcher to throw out Tim Locastro on a steal attempt after 29 consecutive swipes to start his career, helping the Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 for their first...
— Kyle Schwarber hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Friday night after Max Scherzer passed Cy Young on baseball's career strikeouts list.
— Andrew Young delivered a grand slam for his first hit of the season to cap Arizona's 10-run outburst in just two innings against Washington starter Patrick Corbin, and the...
The Dodgers remain a clear No. 1 at the top -- but there is plenty of movement after that.
— Joe Ross pitched six sharp innings and the Washington Nationals threw their first regular-season shutout at Busch Stadium, blanking the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Wednesday.
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— Kyle Schwarber doubled in a run in his delayed Nationals debut, Andrew Stevenson had a pinch-hit homer and Washington beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 Monday night.
The Nationals roster is nearly whole again after Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell and Josh Harrison were reinstated Monday.
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— Clayton Kershaw pitched six innings of five-hit ball to win an outstanding duel with Max Scherzer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers swept three games from the Washington Nationals with a 3-0 victory Sunday.
Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer combined today: 12 innings, 1 run, 8 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts, 24 swings and misses, 176 pitches ... 69 years on Planet Earth.
— Chris Taylor hit a three-run homer and Zach McKinstry made big plays with his bat and glove as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 9-5 Saturday night.
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— Justin Turner homered in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated their World Series ring ceremony day with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday.
Here's how all 30 teams stack up exactly one week since Opening Day.
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 7 | 7 | .500 | - | L3 |
Philadelphia | 9 | 9 | .500 | - | W1 |
Miami | 8 | 10 | .444 | 1 | L1 |
Atlanta | 8 | 10 | .444 | 1 | W1 |
Washington | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | W2 |