Oakland has MLB's best winning percentage as it maintains its impressive run differential of +135 as of Monday. Josh Reddick's expected to return this week should give the A's yet another weapon.
The Brewers hold the NL's best record entering the week as Jonathan Lucroy continues to be the team's MVP, hitting .331/.397/.520 with a .917 OPS in 71 games.
The Giants have been in a tailspin lately. Is it just a trend that will fix itself, or is San Francisco showing its true colors as the Dodgers close the gap in the NL West?
Mike Trout's 13-game hitting streak ended Friday and he enters the week hitting .306/.395/.593 along with 16 home runs and 54 RBI. He is also second among all AL players in votes to start the All-Star Game.
Starting pitchers Michael Wacha and Jaime Garcia have both been placed on the 15-day DL. Wacha, last season's NLCS MVP, has a 5-5 record with a 2.79 ERA, and Garcia leaves with a 3-1 mark and a 4.12 ERA.
Despite losing seven of their last 10 games, the Blue Jays still hold a slim lead in the AL East over the Yankees and Orioles. Losing Brett Lawrie's to a fractured finger isn't doing Toronto any favors.
Justin Verlander turned in a much-needed strong outing against the Indians Sunday. In his three previous starts, the Tigers ace had given up 19 earned runs.
Despite taking his second loss of the season, moving his record to 11-2, Masahiro Tanaka turned his 15th consecutive quality start in what could be a Cy Young year for the Japanese rookie.
Clayton Kershaw pitched one of the best games in baseball history in his no-hitter against Colorado Wednesday. He struck out 15, with the only base runner coming on a Hanley Ramirez throwing error.
Chris Tillman improved to 6-0 on the road after besting Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka Sunday. Despite being unbeaten in away games, the O's starter sports a 5.53 ERA on the road; he is 0-4 with a 2.78 ERA in home games.
The Royals won 10 straight games and dethroned the Tigers for first place in the AL Central for three days last week. Since then, they've lost four in a row, including being swept at home against Seattle.
Bryce Harper hasn't played since April 25 with a thumb injury, but the Nationals are anticipating his return to the lineup sometime this week barring any setbacks in his rehab assignment.
The Mariners have managed to play over .500 despite missing key pieces like Michael Saunders, Corey Hart, Justin Smoak and Taijuan Walker, all of whom could return soon.
Atlanta's pitching depth has been tested this season and will be once again with Gavin Floyd heading back to the DL.
The Reds appear to have shaken off their rough start to the season, going 12-8 so far in June. Cincinnati is in prime position to make a second-half run.
Michael Brantley has become a star for the Indians after bringing his play to another level. The outfielder is hitting .325/.390/.520 with 19 doubles, 11 home runs and 49 RBI.
Pittsburgh is still trying to climb out of the hole it created for itself with a rough start to the season, but with Neil Walker's expected return this week, the Pirates will get another much-needed bat in the lineup.
Swept by the Red Sox to start the week, the Twins rebounded with a four-game sweep over the White Sox to move out of the cellar in the AL Central.
Andrew Heaney made his major-league debut for the Marlins Thursday, and despite allowing just four hits and one run in six innings, the lefty took a hard-luck loss to the Mets' Zack Wheeler.
Boston has been forced to rely on pitching mostly this season, but with Mike Napoli's return and Shane Victorino and Will Middlebrooks returning soon, the Red Sox could make a second-half run.
Justin Morneau continues to benefit from his new home at Coors Field, but the Rockies' slide is ongoing as they enter the week on a six-game losing streak.
The Rangers needed a solid week against the A's and Angels last week, but they won just one in Oakland and were swept in LA. Now Texas sits 11.5 games back in the AL West.
Zack Wheeler has struggled often this season, but Thursday he looked like the top talent he is expected to be, throwing the first complete game shutout of his career against Miami.
This Phillies crew just refuses to fade away, winning nine of their last 13 games, including a sweep against Atlanta. Philadelphia is five games out of first in a wide-open NL East.
The offense has played well enough this season to give the White Sox a chance, but the starting pitching (not including Chris Sale) has held them back. The rotation sports an AL-worst 4.77 ERA entering the week.
The Cubs have been playing better baseball as of late, going 11-9 in their last 20 games. Jake Arrieta has been a pleasant surprise, going 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA in nine starts since starting the season on the DL.
Will taking three of four games against the Astros over the weekend be enough to break the Rays out of their funk? They will have to keep things going against the Pirates before a long road trip.
Since making a run up in the rankings in past weeks, the Astros take a step back after losing three consecutive series, including two to the struggling Rays in back-to-back weekends.
Arizona managed only two wins last week against the Brewers and Giants. With the team's struggles ongoing, will Bronson Arroyo, Aaron Hill, and Martin Prado still be with the D-backs after the trade deadline?
General manager Josh Byrnes became the first causality of the Padres' poor results, as he was fired in his third season at the helm.
