| 1. Atlanta | .500 lately. Maybe the Braves are bored. |
| 2. San Francisco | Bonds' on-base plus slugging is 1.277. |
| 3. N.Y. Yankees | Another surge has about wrapped up the East. |
| 4. Oakland | A's have dealt with the injuries well. |
| 5. Boston | The Red Sox are a scoring machine. |
| 6. Florida | Played extremely well with the pressure on. |
| 7. Seattle | The best team not to make the postseason? |
| 8. Houston | How the Astros do against Cardinals is the key. |
| 9. Chicago Cubs | Pulling out Friday's game vs. Reds was huge. |
| 10. Philadelphia | Bowa v. Players worked for a while. |
| 11. Chicago WS | Bad time to lose three straight. |
| 12. Minnesota | Taking last two in Chicago was big. |
| 13. St. Louis | Rotation isn't good enough to win. |
| 14. Los Angeles | Alvarez helps keep Dodgers in wild-card race. |
| 15. Montreal | Nice to see a homeless team play above .500. |
| 16. Arizona | The big move never came. |
| 17. Toronto | Little surge gets Jays over .500. |
| 18. Kansas City | Season was just a little too long for Royals. |
| 19. Pittsburgh | Perez-Giles trade could work out well. |
| 20. Anaheim | Lackey is struggling at 9-15. |
| 21. Colorado | Wilson's got a good shot at RBI title. |
| 22. Texas | ARod is becoming a fixture in last place. |
| 23. Baltimore | 3-9 in the extra-inning games. |
| 24. Tampa Bay | Lou's probably not going to get to 70 wins. |
| 25. Cleveland | Playing spoiler against the Twins. |
| 26. N.Y. Mets | Keep sliding further into abyss. |
| 27. Reds | Quick, name the five pitchers in the rotation. |
| 28. Milwaukee | Couldn't pull away from Reds. |
| 29. San Diego | 3-game lead in the race for top pick. |
| 30. Detroit | 120 losses still within reach. |
