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MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers rise to the top

By Joshua Sadlock

Jun 21, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger (35) celebrates after scoring in the fourth inning during a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 21, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger (35) celebrates after scoring in the fourth inning during a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 27, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz (31) delivers against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 27, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz (31) delivers against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Boston Red Sox 43-35

Last week: 3-3
Last rank: 6

Drew Pomeranz was one of the Fenway Faithful’s favorite whipping boys for the first two months of the season, but he has found his rhythm in June. In his most recent outing, Pomeranz sat through two rain delays, but was able to keep it together and go five solid innings without allowing an earned run.

Over his last three starts, Pomeranz is 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA in 17.2 innings with 16 strikeouts and only four walks. The left-hander might never be a pitcher the Red Sox can count on to go seven innings every time out, but with their offense and solid bullpen, five or six innings with only two runs allowed is more than enough to get the job done.

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Colorado Rockies 47-34

Last week: 0-7
Last rank: 1

It appears we may have been jumping the shark just a bit in giving the Rockies the number-one spot in the MLB Power Rankings last week. Since rising to the top, Colorado is mired in an eight-game losing streak. Their rookie pitchers have begun to unravel.

Don’t jump off the Rockies completely just yet. The NL Central and East are so weak that all Colorado has to do the rest of the year to make the playoffs is play close to .500 ball. If they could avoid allowing five runs on four wild pitches as they did last Sunday, however, that would be good.

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