MLB power rankings: Phillies can't stop the bleeding as NL East hole grows
April 27, 2026, 5:31 a.m. digvesh rathi ET
Chuckle at the New York Mets, if that's your thing. Gawk at the five-car pileup that is the Boston Red Sox organization, which decided to kneecap its paragon of stability.
Yet if you're looking for the messiest big-market failure as April draws to a close, the Philadelphia Phillies might fill the bill.
They didn't lose a dozen games in a row, like the Mets, just 10. Yet a one-night reprieve gave way to perhaps their most discouraging setback yet - a 6-2 loss to the front-running Atlanta Braves in which starter Aaron Nola was very bad and the lineup utterly powerless to counteract lefty Chris Sale.
A look at our updated rankings:
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1. Los Angeles Dodgers (-)
• Took two of three from the Cubs. Must have been all that Hollywood flash, right, PCA?.
2. New York Yankees (+1)
• Luis Gil was sent to the minors, but Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón are on the comeback trail.
3. Atlanta Braves (+1)
• Only the 1997 rangers vs hibernian team can top their 20-9 record at this stage.
4. San Diego Padres (-2)
• Lucas Giolito finally finds a home in diminished Padres rotation.
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5. Chicago Cubs (+6)
• Ten-game win streak halted by Dodgers, who did not need any special rules to do so.
6. Cincinnati Reds (-)
• Losing Eugenio Suárez to the IL hurts less when Sal Stewart remains unstoppable.
7. Pittsburgh Pirates (-)
• Konnor Griffin hits first homer on night Paul Skenes threatens to throw perfect game. Exciting times!
8. Detroit Tigers (+1)
• Spencer Torkelson homers in five straight games, first Tiger to do so since legendary Marcus Thames in 2008.
9. Tampa Bay Rays (+6)
• Junior Caminero's two-homer night included drives of 435, 450 feet.
10. Arizona Diamondbacks (-)
• Very quietly, Mike Soroka off to 4-0, 2.60 ERA start.
11. Milwaukee Brewers (-6)
• In a three-way tie for last with 19 homers.
12. Cleveland Guardians (-4)
• Angel Martínez's first career multi-homer game comes with a pair of blasts off Max Scherzer.
13. Seattle Mariners (-)
• Kade Anderson watch: One earned run, 30 strikeouts in 18 ⅔ innings at Class AA.
14. Miami Marlins (-)
• Win every other day and it's real easy to build big leads over the Phillies and Mets.
15. Texas Rangers (+1)
• Don't look now, but Josh Jung has a .920 OPS.
16. Toronto Blue Jays (+1)
• Pitching the eighth inning means Jeff Hoffman loses his light show intro.
17. New York Mets (+1)
• Move up a spot only because the Phillies are more embarrassing.
18. Baltimore Orioles (+1)
• Kyle Bradish averaging nearly three walks per start.
19. Athletics (+1)
• Have won four consecutive series away from Yolo County.
20. St. Louis Cardinals
• Outfield prospect Joshua Baez has six homers at Class AAA.
21. Los Angeles Angels (-)
• Catcher Logan O'Hoppe suffers wrist fracture.
22. Philadelphia Phillies (-10)
• What if they're simply this bad?
23. Boston Red Sox (-1)
• Alex Cora their first manager to get fired during the season since Jimy Williams in 2001.
24. Minnesota Twins (-)
• Have lost nine of 10, perhaps an inevitable bit of regression.
25. San Francisco Giants (-)
• Daniel Susac's injury puts onus on Patrick Bailey to hit, once again.
26. Washington Nationals (+1)
• Foster Griffin tosses seven shutout innings and looks more and more like a real find.
27. Houston Astros (-1)
• Christian Walker's revival (seven homers) one of the few bright spots.
28. Kansas City Royals (-)
• It took more than 100 at-bats, but Bobby Witt has himself a home run.
29. Colorado Rockies (-)
• Overworked bullpen prompts Chase Dollander's first start of season - and he pitches seven shutout innings.
30. Chicago White Sox (-)
• Noah Schultz strikes out eight in third major league start.
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