1. NY Yankees: $teinbrenner will get his way
2. Atlanta: Finally has the 'pen for postseason
3. Arizona: Back on top in the West
4. Seattle: Opening a nice lead over Ana-Oak
5. Boston: Around .500 since the good start
6. Minnesota: Time to talk magic number
7. Los Angeles: Hit the second-half wall
8. San Francisco: Benny is young again
9. Anaheim: Schedule gets tougher from here
10. Oakland: 18-6 in one-run games
11. St. Louis: Finley could help. . . the Reds 12. Reds: Got to win at home
13. Montreal: Robbie resigns, well almost
14. NY Mets: Coming around way too late
15. Houston: The Reds menace
16. Pittsburgh: Playing well post-break
17. Chicago White Sox: Slip-sliding away
18. Baltimore: Lopez is pitcher to watch
19. Colorado: Pushing ERA toward 5.00
20. Philadelphia: Closing in on fourth place
21. Florida: Stop fire sale, contract now
22. Cleveland: Mis-Jake on the Lake
23. Chicago Cubs: Hitting .240 as a club
24. Kansas City: Ibanez, RBI machine.
25. Toronto: Loaiza -- $5.8 mill, 4-5, 5.69 ERA
26. Texas: ARod has MVP numbers, and so what
27. San Diego: Injuries are major factor
28. Detroit: On a 102-loss pace
29. Milwaukee: 20 games back in a weak division
30. Tampa Bay: On a 112-loss pace