MLB power rankings: The best road records through roughly 100 games
By Kevin Henry
20) MLB Power Rankings: Cleveland Guardians
In the head-shaking race to the top of the American League Central, the Guardians have struggled away from Cleveland, going 23-27. Compare that to last season’s 46-35 record on the road and it’s easy to see why Cleveland hasn’t risen to the top of the division again this year. A seven-game series to Chicago to face the White Sox before traveling to meet the Astros in south Texas at the MLB trade deadline will be very interesting to watch.
19) MLB Power Rankings: Miami Marlins
The Marlins have hit a skid at a bad time, with the trade deadline looming and the team reportedly still trying to decide exactly what it will do before August 1. Miami has lost six consecutive road games (pushing their road record to 23-27) before dropping two of three to Colorado at home over the weekend. After an off day on Monday, Miami will travel across the Sunshine State to Tampa Bay for a two-game series? Can they shake off their road struggles inside the Trop?
18) MLB Power Rankings: Seattle Mariners
Yet another team that seems stuck in the middle of exactly which way it will go at the trade deadline and how aggressive it will be, the Mariners are 21-24 outside the Pacific Northwest. Seattle faces two big road tests this week, with a three-game set at Minnesota followed by three games in the desert against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
17) MLB Power Rankings: Washington Nationals
The Nationals are a fascinating team that has actually played better on the road (23-26) versus home (17-32). If these MLB power rankings were based on home records, Washington would be near the bottom. With three games at home against Colorado to open the week and four games in New York against the Mets to close it out, we’ll see if those trends continue to hold true.
16) MLB Power Rankings: Detroit Tigers
Another interesting team to have inserted near the middle of the power rankings since the Tigers are 20-27 at home but 24-27 on the road. Detroit got a recent boost in the road strength by grabbing two of three games in Seattle right after the All-Star break, and following that by winning three of four contests in Kansas City against the Royals.