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We are now under 20 games to go for most teams. The NL Playoff picture looks almost done- the Mets lead the Reds and Giants by 4, and the Diamondbacks and Cardinals by 4.5 games with 19 left. The real drama at this point is whether the Dodgers will hold off the Padres in the NL West race. Even the home field and bye races aren’t super closer, with Milwaukee leading Philadelphia by 5.5, and Philadelphia leading Los Angeles by 4 games. The NL Cy Young should be a wrap for Paul Scenes, while the MVP really will come down to Schwarber and Ohtani, I think. The National League intrigue is minimal.

The AL picture is a freak show, where anyone .500ish is still alive, with Seattle leading Texas by 1.5, Kansas City by 2, Cleveland by 2.5, and Tampa Bay by 4 for the last spot. New York and Boston would currently meet in the Wild Card Round, but both are in range of catching Toronto, who actually has the best record still. Seattle is clinging to life in the Wild Card race, but also is only 2.5 games back to win the AL West. Things are pretty wild in the AL at this point, with 2/3 of the league still in this thing.

With that in mind, here we go with this week’s power rankings. Teams currently in the playoffs make up 1-12. From there, I’m pretty much ranking your chances to sneak in out to about 20. From 20 to 30, I’m rating if you’re worth watching right now.

1. The Milwaukee Brewers
2. The Philadelphia Phillies
3. The Toronto Blue Jays
4. The Detroit Tigers
5. The New York Yankees
6. The Chicago Cubs
7. The Boston Red Sox
8. The Houston Astros
9. The Los Angeles Dodgers
10. The San Diego Padres
11. The New York Mets
12. The Seattle Mariners
13. The Texas Rangers
14. The Kansas City Royals
15. The Cleveland Guardians
16. The San Francisco Giants
17. The Cincinnati Reds
18. The Tampa Bay Rays
19. The Arizona Diamondbacks
20. The St. Louis Cardinals
21. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
22. The Oakland Athletics
23. The Baltimore Orioles
24. The Miami Marlins
25. The Minnesota Twins
26. The Atlanta Braves
27. The Pittsburgh Pirates
28. The Washington Nationals
29. The Chicago White Sox
30. The Colorado Rockies