{"id":38963,"date":"2022-06-06T15:11:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/yankees-aaron-judge-take-back-top-spot\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:11:14","slug":"yankees-aaron-judge-take-back-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/yankees-aaron-judge-take-back-top-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees, Aaron Judge take back top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - The arrival of robot umpires takes one giant step closer\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The New York Yankees have baseball&#8217;s best record at 39-15 entering Monday and overtook the Los Angeles Dodgers to earn the No. 1 spot in this week&#8217;s MLB power rankings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Yankees won six in a row last week with home sweeps of the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers, and now head to Minnesota for a three-game set with the Twins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>WORLD SERIES HANGOVER: <\/strong>Braves battling to stay afloat<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Fans in the Bronx are dreaming of the team&#8217;s first trip to the World Series since 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;The more we dominate here, the more the city is going to buzz and the fanbase is going to buzz,&#8221; first baseman Anthony Rizzo said.  &#8220;The lights shine brighter when the fans are in it. It&#8217;s definitely intimidating on the other side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Here&#8217;s how USA TODAY Sports&#8217; eight-person panel voted this week:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rank (movement from last week)<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>1. New York Yankees (+1) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Aaron Judge&#8217;s 21 homers through Sunday were five more than the guys in second.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>2. Los Angeles Dodgers (-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Tough week ahead with road series against White Sox and Giants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>3. New York Mets (-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">The Mets won their first five extra-inning games of the season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>4. Houston Astros (+1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Yordan Alvarez signs six-year, $ 115 million extension.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>5. San Diego Padres (-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Blake Snell pitched into the sixth inning in two of his first three starts off the injured list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>6. Milwaukee Brewers (-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">The Brewers are 13-6 in one-run games through Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>7. Toronto Blue Jays (+3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Won eight of 10 and didn&#8217;t gain any ground on the Yankees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>8. St. Louis Cardinals (+1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Nolan Gorman through 14 big-league games: .304 average, 3 HR, 10 RBI, .950 OPS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>9. Tampa Bay Rays (-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">JP Feyereisen still has a 0.00 ERA through 22 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>10. San Francisco Giants (+2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Jakob Junis has a 3.27 ERA in 33 innings across his last six starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>11. Minnesota Twins (-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Jose Miranda went 9-for-26 with three homers and six RBI in his last seven games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>12. Atlanta Braves (+1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Dylan Lee and AJ Minter each have a 0.00 ERA in their past six outings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>13. Boston Red Sox (+1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Alex Verdugo&#8217;s .287 xBA and .518 xSLG suggest he&#8217;ll turn things around.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>14. Los Angeles Angels (-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">11-game losing streak put the Angels under .500 and probably killed their AL West hopes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>15. Chicago White Sox (-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Tim Anderson&#8217;s .356 average, .393 OBP and .896 OPS are all career highs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>16. Philadelphia Phillies (+2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Phillies start 3-0 under interim manager Rob Thomson, scoring 26 runs in sweep of Angels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>17. Texas Rangers (-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Martin Perez&#8217;s 1.56 ERA through Sunday was the second-best in baseball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>18. Cleveland Guardians (+1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Shane Bieber has a 1.93 ERA with 33 strikeouts in his last four starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>19. Arizona Diamondbacks (-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Alek Thomas is holding his own (5 HR, .758 OPS) through a month in the majors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>20. Seattle Mariners (+2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Eugenio Suarez&#8217;s .795 OPS is his best since hitting 49 homers in 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>21. Miami Marlins (-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Garrett Cooper starts June by going 10-for-21 with seven RBI in five games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>22. Pittsburgh Pirates (+3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Jack Suwinski&#8217;s last 12 games: 13-for-37, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1.076 OPS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>23. Baltimore Orioles (+1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Rougned Odor has 19 RBI in his last 25 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>24. Colorado Rockies (-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">The Rockies&#8217; -23 defensive outs above average is the worst in baseball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>25. Chicago Cubs (-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Top prospect Brennen Davis undergoes back surgery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>26. Detroit Tigers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Lefty Gregory Soto has a 1.89 ERA and 10 saves through Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>27. Washington Nationals (+1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Maikel Franco, Cesar Hernandez and Juan Soto are tied for MLB lead with 56 games played.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>28. Oakland Athletics (+1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Oakland has MLB&#8217;s worst home record at 7-23 to go with baseball&#8217;s worst attendance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>29. Cincinnati Reds (-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Shoutout to journeyman Brandon Drury who leads the team in homers, runs, hits and at-bats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>30. Kansas City Royals (-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">Bobby Witt Jr. had 21 RBI in his last 28 games through Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/02\/24\/USAT\/28e32b3c-4cc2-4012-8722-1a7cd39d3d17-USATSI_14085793.jpg?resize=660%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/02\/24\/USAT\/28e32b3c-4cc2-4012-8722-1a7cd39d3d17-USATSI_14085793.jpg?crop=2579,1451,x442,y734&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_fo__bet-best gnt_em__lp\" aria-label=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-type=\"comment\"><!--@pre<iframe class=gnt_em_fo_if src=\"\/tangfrag\/sports\/gaming\/bet-best?prm-embedded&prm-teamid=17350&prm-gnteamid=2970&prm-league=MLB#fhp-assetid=7527360001\" loading=lazy sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" title=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\"><\/iframe>--><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees have baseball&#8217;s best record at 39-15 entering Monday and overtook the Los Angeles Dodgers to earn the No. 1 spot in this week&#8217;s MLB power rankings. 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