Two weeks into the season, the Yankees hold the best record in baseball — while teams like the Pirates, Red Sox and Angels are off to surprisingly strong starts. Let’s see how all 30 teams stack up.
30. Chicago White Sox (1-9)
This Week: @ Cleveland, vs. Cincinnati
We thought the White Sox would be a bad club, but they have looked even worse than we could have imagined through 10 games. Chicago’s lone win so far was a one-run victory over the Braves. The Sox have now dropped their last five games — including a four-game sweep in Kansas City — while scoring a total of five runs. Chicago has been held to two runs or less in eight games. That type of production will result in 100+ losses.
29. Miami Marlins (1-10)
This Week: @ New York Yankees, vs. Atlanta
Winless, no more. The Marlins finally got into the win column with their first victory of the season. Miami’s bats came to play early in the win over St. Louis on Sunday, putting up six runs (a pair of 3-run HRs) in the opening frame. Former No. 3 overall pick Max Meyer once again was strong on the mound – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER – and last year’s batting champion Luis Arraez turned in his best day of the year – 4-for-5, 3 R. A weight was lifted off the Marlins’ collective shoulders after the dismal 0-9 start. They proceeded to get shut out by the Yankees the very next day while recording just two hits.
28. Oakland Athletics (3-7)
This Week: @ Texas, vs. Washington
Two weeks into the season and the A’s are not ranked last! Oakland is not a good team, but it is putting up a better fight than the White Sox and Marlins. After beginning the year 1-7, Oakland knocked off a solid Detroit club on back-to-back nights to win its first series of the young season. Paul Blackburn threw six shutout innings in a 4-0 win, and Joe Boyle followed with five shutout innings in a 7-1 rubber match.
27. Colorado Rockies (3-8)
This Week: vs. Arizona, @ Toronto
Colorado was involved in one of the wildest games of the week. Taking on the Tampa Bay Rays, the Rockies entered the top of the 9th with a 6-2 lead. The Rays hung up five runs in the frame to take the lead. Not to be outdone, Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon clobbered a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the inning to the delight of the home crowd. The baseball season is long and arduous. Moments like this will be remembered — even if the Rockies end up losing 100-plus games this year.
26. New York Mets (4-6)
This Week: @ Atlanta, vs. Kansas City
New York’s last week serves as a reminder to those who overreact to the early season. The Mets were one of the worst teams in baseball through the first two series. Now, they’ve won four of five and appear to be showing their true colors. Monday’s comeback victory over the Braves was a particularly gutsy performance. Going up against the National League East favorites, the Mets faced an early deficit but kept chipping away. A 3-run 8th highlighted by a home run from designated hitter DJ Stewart eventually powered the win. New York will look to keep the good times rolling over the next three games of the set.
25. Washington Nationals (4-6)
This Week: @ San Francisco, @ Oakland
Washington already dropped their first three series of the season. Last week saw them go 2-4 versus the Pirates and Phillies. This week brought even worse news to the organization. Opening Day starter Josiah Gray was scratched from his start versus the Giants with what the team is describing as an “elbow and forearm issue”. Given the current state of injuries to pitchers across the league, it’s likely not a good sign that Gray will be headed to the IL. An already thin pitching staff just got even worse.
24. Los Angeles Angels (6-4)
This Week: vs. Tampa Bay, @ Boston
Tell us if you expected to see the Halos atop the American League West 10 games into the season. Currently tied with Texas at 6-4, the Angels swept a putrid Miami bunch early last week before dropping two-of-three to the Red Sox. On Monday, the Orange County residents opened their series against the Rays with a dominant 7-1 win. Mike Trout hit his fifth home run of the season — and finally drove in a run on a non-HR hit. Trout now has five HR and six RBI.
23. San Francisco Giants (4-7)
This Week: vs. Washington, @ Tampa Bay
The Giants were just a couple of plays away from picking up a pair of wins over the division-rival Dodgers but ended up getting swept on the road. The final two matchups were decided by just one run. They got strong performances from the bullpen – 6 IP, 2 ER over the last two games – and Jorge Soler homered on both days, but the starters were unable to hold up their end of the bargain. Saturday’s matchup especially stings with San Francisco trotting its ace, Logan Webb, to the mound – 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER. The Giants recovered quickly with a weekend series win over the Padres, but were blown out by the Nationals on Monday in the opening matchup of a three-game set.
22. St. Louis Cardinals (5-6)
This Week: vs. Philadelphia, @ Arizona
St. Louis has looked significantly better since playing teams not named the Dodgers. The Cardinals finished 4-2 last week with series wins over the Padres and Marlins. Steven Matz checked in with another strong outing — 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER – in his second start of the year. It’s been a bit of a slog for the offense, but we don’t expect guys like Nolan Arenado (.597 OPS), Paul Goldschmidt (.594), and Jordan Walker (.536) to struggle for much longer.
21. Arizona Diamondbacks (4-7)
This Week: @ Colorado, vs. St. Louis
It was a rough week for the defending National League champions. Though, they figured as much heading into it. Playing against the red-hot Yankees, Arizona needed a dominant outing from its pitching staff to come away with a single victory. Ace Zac Gallen – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER – led the way in the shutout win. That was the only scratch for Arizona last week as it dropped the other two games to New York and got swept by the Braves. They held leads over Atlanta late in both of the first two matchups – including an 8-2 lead in Game 2 – but were unable to close out each time.
20. Seattle Mariners (4-7)
This Week: @ Toronto, vs. Chicago Cubs
It hasn’t been a pretty start for the Mariners. Seattle has not won any of its three series so far and dropped Game 1 to the Blue Jays on Monday. The offense hasn’t found its footing — the lineup hasn’t produced more than five runs in a game — and the pitching staff, namely Luis Castillo and Emerson Hancock, has struggled. Castillo has surrendered 12 ER in two starts, while Hancock has been knocked around for 11 runs in 8.2 IP.
19. Minnesota Twins (3-5)
This Week: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, @ Detroit
Like the Mariners, Minnesota is waiting for its lineup to wake up. At 3-5, the Twins have scored five or more runs twice — and both games were victories. During its current 1-5 skid, Minnesota has been held to two or fewer runs in all five losses. The club has only launched four homers — one of which came off the bat of Royce Lewis who has been sidelined since Opening Day with an injury. Following the series against the Dodgers, Minnesota has an early test when it visits Detroit over the weekend.
18. Tampa Bay Rays (5-6)
This Week: @ Los Angeles Angels, vs. San Francisco
Tampa Bay faced a tough schedule to begin the season by hosting two playoff teams from a year ago — Toronto and Texas. The schedule for the past week has been a bit kinder. First, the Rays traveled to Denver to take on the lowly Rockies. Tampa lost the opener on a walk-off grand slam but bounced back to win the series. Monday’s 7-1 loss to the Angels was ugly but this team should be just fine. Ryan Pepiot, the prized return in the Tyler Glasnow trade, struck out 11 batters through six shutout innings in the final game against Colorado.
17. Toronto Blue Jays (5-6)
This Week: vs. Seattle, vs. Colorado
A playoff team each of the past two seasons, Toronto is yet to win a series in 2024. The Jays opened the year by splitting a four-game set in Tampa Bay and have since dropped series to the Astros and Yankees, respectively. Justin Turner is playing well (.290 BA with one home run and five RBI), but George Springer, Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are all struggling. The trio have combined to hit four HR and have nine total RBI — Guerrero’s .220 BA is the best amongst the group.
16. Houston Astros (4-7)
This Week: @ Kansas City, vs. Texas
Following a four-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees to start the season, Houston has gone 4-3. The perennial contenders thumped Toronto twice — 10-0, 8-0 — en route to winning two-of-three. Over the weekend, Houston and Texas met in a rematch of last year’s ALCS. The ‘Stros were thumped in Games 1 and 2 but responded by winning the last two games of the series to salvage a split. Jose Altuve is off to a hot start batting .341 with three homers and Yordan Alvarez has smacked four HR in six days.
15. Detroit Tigers (7-4)
This Week: vs. Minnesota, vs. Texas
Other than Gio Urshela (.387), no everyday player for Detroit is hitting above .231. As a team, the Tigers are hitting a paltry .214. The playoff hopefuls began the year with five wins in a row but the lack of offense has caught up to the team over the past week. Detroit has been held to one run or fewer three times since last Thursday. Today’s win, 5-3, over Pittsburgh was a welcomed sight. Trailing 3-1 in the top of the 9th, Detroit plated four runs to upend the Pirates and avoid a sweep.
14. San Diego Padres (6-7)
This Week: vs. Chicago Cubs, @ Los Angeles Dodgers
What a win for the Padres. Facing an 8-0 deficit through five innings, San Diego mounted a historic comeback to shock the Cubs. It was all powered by a magical 7-run inning which saw San Diego infielders Jake Cronenworth and Xander Bogaerts each launch a home run. That set the stage for Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. to deliver a majestic, go-ahead 2-run HR in the bottom of the 8th. Closer Robert Suarez shut the door in the final frame to rack up his fourth save of the season. One of the best comebacks you’ll see all year — and, it happened during the second week of April.
13. Philadelphia Phillies (5-5)
This Week: @ St. Louis, vs. Pittsburgh
The Phillies are starting to establish a bit of a groove after winning four of their last six. Playing against the Nationals certainly helps. Philadelphia’s staff shut out the former team of Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, and Kyle Schwarber in the first game of the series, as Phillies hurler Aaron Nola turned in an excellent outing – 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER. Harper had a monster outing just a couple of days prior, mashing 3 HR with 6 RBI in a win over the Reds. The reigning National League MVP was hitless in 2024 before that offensive explosion.
12. Milwaukee Brewers (6-3)
This Week: @ Cincinnati, @ Baltimore
Milwaukee took on two American League opponents last week and finished 3-2 with a series win over the Mariners. Sunday’s 12-4 victory was a perfect showcase for the Brewers’ potent offense. William Contreras homered twice and recorded five RBI while SS Willy Adames launched his second HR of the campaign. Heading into Week 3, the Brewers rank fourth in AVG, sixth in OBP, and second in SLG. Also, their pitching has been better than expected ranking 11th in ERA and 10th in BAA (batting average against).
11. Cincinnati Reds (6-4)
This Week: vs. Milwaukee, @ Chicago White Sox
After a disappointing series loss to the Mets over the weekend, Reds star Elly De La Cruz gave the Cincinnati fans something to cheer about Monday. The young infielder was an absolute nightmare for the Brewers, finishing the game 3-for-4 with two HR and one SB in the Reds victory. The first homer was a 466-foot moonshot to center field. The second was an electric inside-the-park home run which saw him reach a sprint speed of over 30 FT/SEC. After a rather quiet start, De La Cruz posted a .961 OPS and 6 SB through his first 10 games.
10. Chicago Cubs (6-4)
This Week: @ San Diego, @ Seattle
That one had to feel good for the Cubbies. After dismantling the Rockies in a three-game sweep to begin the week, the Cubs hosted the Dodgers for a weekend series. Chicago took Game 1 as first-year Cub Michael Busch belted a homer against his former team. In Game 3, it was another former Dodger that provided a boost. 2019 National League MVP Cody Bellinger hit a 6th-inning HR to extend Chicago’s lead to 8-0. While the Cubs were able to hold onto their massive lead versus the Dodgers, the same cannot be said about their efforts on Monday. Opening up a series in San Diego, Chicago raced to a familiar 8-0 lead against the Padres. Only the Dads scratched and clawed their way back into the game and eventually upended the visiting Cubs by a score of 9-8.
9. Kansas City Royals (6-4)
This Week: vs. Houston, @ New York Mets
Kansas City looks like a team that is going to stick around in the American League Central all season. The Royals have won four in a row and five-of-six overall. The pitching staff completely silenced the White Sox for four games. In a sweep, Kansas City’s staff surrendered five runs — three of which came in the finale. The lineup also has had its share of highlights. Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .350 with two homers, club legend Salvador Perez is batting .333 with two HRs, and MJ Melendez has slugged three HRs to go along with a .323 BA.
8. Boston Red Sox (7-4)
This Week: vs. Baltimore, vs. Los Angeles Angels
Boston was picked to finish at the bottom of the American League East by most experts. Through 10 games, however, the Red Sox are 7-3 and boast the second-best run differential (+26) in baseball — trailing Cleveland of all teams. Following a four-game split in Seattle to start the season, the Sox traveled South and swept the A’s. Over the weekend, Boston visited the Angels and put up 20 runs in its two wins. Tyler O’Neill has been clobbering the ball so far. Entering Tuesday, O’Neill is batting .357 with five homers.
7. Baltimore Orioles (6-4)
This Week: @ Boston, vs. Milwaukee
To begin the year, Baltimore scored 24 runs in its first two games. Since then, the Orioles have plated 21 runs in seven games. Following the early explosion, Baltimore’s lineup has struggled to produce. However, the pitching has been a bright spot for the young team. The O’s have surrendered five or fewer runs in all nine games — and the only time they allowed five runs was in an 11-inning contest. A trip to Fenway could help wake up the bats.
6. Texas Rangers (6-4)
This Week: vs. Oakland, @ Houston
The defending champions have started their title defense by facing three teams capable of making the playoffs — the Cubs, Rays, and Astros. Texas took two-of-three from both Chicago and Tampa Bay and then smacked around Houston on back-to-back nights to improve to 6-2. However, the Rangers dropped the final two games of the series and settled for a split against their division rival. Corey Seager has continued to slaughter the baseball (.368 AVG) and Adolis Garcia is back to launching the ball over the outfield fence (four HRs).
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (9-3)
This Week: @ Philadelphia, @ New York Mets
Haven’t we seen this before? Last year, the Pirates started 20-8 and looked to contend for a National League Central crown. They sputtered for the remainder of the season and finished just a few games out of last place. Could this season be any different? Pittsburgh is off to a 9-3 start and ranks second in runs (following their game on Apr. 9) behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers. And, the offense isn’t the only thing to be excited about. 22-year-old rookie Jared Jones is off to a tremendous start with 17 Ks over 11.2 IP. And, he may soon be joined in the staff by former No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes.
4. Cleveland Guardians (8-2)
This Week: vs. Chicago White Sox, vs. New York Yankees
The second-best record in baseball belongs to the Cleveland Guardians. At 8-2, Cleveland currently leads the American League Central and boasts the best run differential in the league (+36). Typically known for their pitching, the Guardians have three regulars batting above .300 — led by Steven Kwan’s .383 BA. Unfortunately, their hot start has been overshadowed by the loss of Shane Bieber. The former Cy Young winner was excellent in his two starts — 2-0, 20 strikeouts, zero runs — but is now set to miss the season as a result of Tommy John surgery.
3. Atlanta Braves (6-3)
This Week: vs. New York Mets, @ Miami
It looked like the Braves were cruising to their fourth-straight win on Monday. Atlanta had opened up a 4-0 lead on the Mets following a HR from Braves DH Marcell Ozuna. The Mets refused to roll over, and eventually retook the lead in the 8th inning. The Braves scored in each of the last two innings but failed to bring home the tying run from second in the final frame. The loss pales in comparison to the injury concerns surrounding starting pitcher Spencer Strider. Atlanta’s ace was removed from his last game after complaining about elbow pain. He was placed on the IL and the severity of his injury is still unknown.
2. New York Yankees (9-2)
This Week: vs. Miami, @ Cleveland
The Yankees have come out of the gates strong and look like a team determined to make up for last year’s failure. Juan Soto is batting .357 and boasts an OPS above 1.000. Shortstop Anthony Volpe appears to have progressed in the offseason and is off to an incredible start in his second season. So far, Volpe is hitting .417 and has three stolen bases to go along with two HR. Giancarlo Stanton has three bombs, as well. Oh, and New York is 9-2 with Aaron Judge currently hitting .175.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (9-4)
This Week: @ Minnesota, vs. San Diego
The first-place Dodgers would rather forget about their recent trip to Wrigley. LA’s starters were tagged early in the pair of losses. Bobby Miller was chased in just 1.2 IP after giving up 5 ER. A pair of errors Sunday led to Chicago opening up an early 6-0 lead in the finale. The NL favorites can absorb a few losses if it means Shohei Ohtani continues to hit like he did last week. The two-time American League MVP crushed his first HR of the season versus the Giants. He’s posted five-straight multi-hit games and bumped his OPS above 1.000 since then.