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MLB Power Rankings 2024: Orioles fall, Mets and Padres rise in final week | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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30. Chicago White Sox (36-120)

29. Miami Marlins (57-99)

28. Colorado Rockies (60-96)

27. Los Angeles Angels (63-93)

26. Washington Nationals (69-87)

25. Oakland Athletics (67-89)

24. Pittsburgh Pirates (73-83)

23. Toronto Blue Jays (73-83)

22. Texas Rangers (74-82)

21. Cincinnati Reds (76-81)

The White Sox tied the 1962 Mets for the most losses in a season in modern MLB history. With just one more, the record is all theirs.

In case anyone is wondering if it really is The Although things are bad on Chicago's south side, “damn” is a good word to describe the report on the organization that The Athletic's Brittany Ghiroli and Ken Rosenthal published last Thursday.

The Marlins They suffered their second 20-4 loss of the season to the Dodgers last week, but a tip of the hat to manager Skip Schumaker, who didn't intentionally impede Shohei Ohtani's save in that loss.

The Rockies Also, get a hat because you've been playing some solid baseball lately. They are on a 9-7 streak that has seen them win series against multiple opponents, including the Diamondbacks last week.

In contrast, this is angel The series win over the White Sox last week was just their second since August 9th. They should think through 2025, and especially think about whether Mike Trout brings up his willingness to move outside of center field.

Brent Rooker only needs two home runs to finish first athletics Batsman who has reached 40 since Khris Davis in 2018. The last A's hitter to get there before him was Jason Giambi in 2000.

The Nationals snapped a five-game skid with a win over the Cubs on Saturday, but it wasn't a good day for the organization. It's the same day they demoted All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams after his overnight stay at a Chicago-area casino.

The Pirates are now 18-31 since July 31, but at least they got 11 innings of one-run ball from Paul Skenes last week. His 1.99 ERA is the lowest ever for a rookie starter in the live-ball era.

The Blue Jays And ranger Also present exciting newcomers who would otherwise stumble to the finish line. For the former, infielder Spencer Horwitz has an OPS of 1.006 since August 30th. For the latter, Kumar Rocker fanned out 12 of the 34 batters he faced in two starts.

Although David Bell is now officially her ex-manager Redness put together a strong September with a 12-8 record. Elly De La Cruz will lead the MLB in strikeouts, but he still has a chance to finish with over 70 extra base hits and 70 stolen bases.