From 1 to 30, here’s how they stack up
TEAM | MOVEMENT
T-1. New York Yankees (–)
►Stanton (.243, .799 OPS) and Sanchez (.192, .728) aren’t hitting, and they’re still rolling along.
T-1. Houston Astros (+2)
►10-0 road trip is just major leagues’ fourth in last 26 years.
3. Boston Red Sox (-1)
►Andrew Benintendi setting a quietly torrid pace: 27 homers, 27 steals, .925 OPS.
4. Seattle Mariners (–)
►Averaged 41,000 in attendance for four games vs. Boston.
5. Chicago Cubs (+1)
►They’re going to get to 100 wins again.
6. Milwaukee Brewers (-1)
►Eric Thames shaves beard, rips a pair of home runs.
7. Atlanta Braves (+1)
►To think the guy who put this team together is currently on MLB’s permanently banned list.
8. Washington Nationals (-1)
►At .217, Bryce Harper now 68 points below career average coming into season.
. Arizona Diamondbacks (+2)
►Booing Alex Avila won’t accomplish anything.
10. Cleveland Indians (–)
►Michael Brantley may be headed for back-to-back All-Star berths.
11. Los Angeles Dodgers (+2)
►Clayton Kershaw nearing return, once again.
12. Los Angeles Angels (-3)
►Have lost six of nine since Shohei Ohtani’s elbow diagnosis.
13. St. Louis Cardinals (-1)
►Marcell Ozuna starting to hit.
14. Philadelphia Phillies (–)
►Maikel Franco has just 30 plate appearances this month as role fades.
15. Oakland Athletics (–)
►Support swelling for Khris Davis to take his Khrush Groove to Home Run Derby.
16. San Francisco Giants (–)
►When will No. 2 overall pick Joey Bart nudge Buster Posey to first base?
17. Pittsburgh Pirates (+1)
►Francisco Cervelli sporting a 140 OPS-plus.
18. Colorado Rockies (-1)
►Soul-crushing loss at Texas as NL West rivals trend upward.
19. Detroit Tigers (-1)
►Leonys Martin producing a .777 OPS, far above his .661 mark entering season.
20. Toronto Blue Jays (+1)
►.Randal Grichuk showing flashes of the power Blue Jays expected.
21. Tampa Bay Rays (–)
►Infield featuring Willy Adames and Jake Bauers makes future seem closer.
22. Minnesota Twins (–)
►Miguel Sano takes Class A demotion in stride: “I’m not mad. I’m happy because I’m struggling.”
23. San Diego Padres (–)
►Still a 4% chance to make postseason, according to Fangraphs.com.
24. New York Mets (–)
►Time to find out about Dominic Smith.
25. Texas Rangers (–)
►GM Jon Daniels gets contract extension as re-tooling looms in July.
26. Cincinnati Reds (–)
►Tyler Mahle officially a serviceable, league-average starting pitcher.
27. Miami Marlins (+2)
►Credit Derek Jeter for honest crowd counts: 6,023, 5,928, 6,075 and 9,726 last week.
28. Chicago White Sox (-1)
►Dylan Covey making significant strides.
29. Kansas City Royals (-1)
►How long do they ride or die with Alcides Escobar – he of the .206/.253/.292 line and 53 OPS-plus?
30. Baltimore Orioles (–)
►Housecleaning feels more imminent with every passing week.