New week, new No. 1 atop Power Rankings

Plus: Why’s that manager in catcher’s gear?

Monday, May 11 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Cubs streak into No. 1 spot in Power Rankings   Winning 10 in a row once wasn't enough for the Cubs to climb atop the Power Rankings, but a SECOND 10-game winning streak propelled them past the Braves, Yankees and Dodgers. Turang's walk-off blast gives Brewers first sweep of Yankees this century White saves the day, robs Muncy at wall with wild catch Schwarber (TWICE) homers in 4th straight, claims share of MLB lead deGrom helps Rangers shut out Cubs in vintage performance Jones rips RBI single for 1st career hit with mom on hand for Mother's Day Soriano retires 20 in a row, Adell mashes 2 homers in Halos' win Not satisfied with an 8-inning gem, E-Rod talks his way into starting the 9th Rodón walks 5 but limits hard contact, flashes premium velocity in '26 debut Castellanos' HR, Machado's walk-off lift Padres to 10-inning comeback victory MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jo Adell   449 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jo Adell   114.5 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jhoan Duran   101.2 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Padres   47.8% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Jo Adell   449 ft 9th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Jo Adell   114.5 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jhoan Duran   101.2 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Padres   47.8% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Oneil Cruz 3rd with 10+ HR, 15 + SB through 1st 39 games (E. Davis, L. Brock) Cristopher Sánchez 7 scoreless IP extends streak to 20 2/3, 2nd longest in MLB Jacob deGrom 2nd fastest to 1,900 Ks in games (256) and IP (1,577 1/3) Brandon Marsh 4-for-4 to raise average to MLB-best .352 Logan Gilbert Faced 1 over the minimum in 6 scoreless innings PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY They call it the warning track for a reason, but Eli White did not seem to care. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 1 thing each team can improve upon the rest of the way Now that we are about a quarter of the way into the season, we asked our beat reporters to identify one area in which each club can make a significant upgrade. Is that the manager or the catcher? After a foul ball left Orioles manager Craig Albernaz with a broken jaw and several facial fractures earlier this season, he wasn't taking any chances following another close call. Rookie lives up to his (middle) name When Gage Workman hit his first Major League tater to put the Tigers ahead, it was only fitting because his middle name is Tater. Seriously. 5 series to watch this week The upcoming week's most intriguing series include a showdown between the red-hot Cubs and Braves and this year's first installment of the Subway Series between the Yankees and Mets. Mom shows Noah how it's done Before Noah Cameron threw the first official pitch of the Royals' game against the Tigers, the ceremonial first pitch came courtesy of his mom, Diane. Giants vs. Dodgers on MLB Network The Giants open a series against the division rival Dodgers at 10 p.m. ET. Be sure to catch the entire four-game series this week on MLB Network. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD WSH 2 MIA 5 ATH 1 BAL 2 TB 4 BOS 1 COL 0 PHI 6 LAA 6 TOR 1 HOU 0 CIN 5 MIN 5 CLE 4 SEA 1 CWS 2 NYY 3 MIL 4 CHC 0 TEX 3 PIT 6 SF 7 NYM 1 AZ 5 STL 2 SD 3 ATL 7 LAD 2 DET 6 KC 3 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.