FanGraphs Ranks Red Sox No. 1 With 1,610 Power Score as AL Wild Card Race Tightens
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Updated · FanGraphs · Aug 24
FanGraphs Ranks Red Sox No. 1 With 1,610 Power Score as AL Wild Card Race Tightens
3 articles · Updated · FanGraphs · Aug 24
Summary
Boston climbed to No. 1 in FanGraphs’ August 17–23 rankings at a 1,610 Power Score after winning five of six, edging Milwaukee at 1,609 and the Dodgers at 1,606.
The update reflects a modified Elo system blended with playoff odds, while a chaotic week of walk-offs and blowouts left the American League postseason picture especially crowded.
New York rose to fourth after sweeping Baltimore and taking two of three from Toronto, trimming its AL East deficit to three games ahead of a four-game, three-day set with Boston.
The AL Wild Card race remains jammed: Houston, Texas and Cleveland all sit at 65-66, while Seattle’s 3-3 week included a 22-0 loss and 19-2 defeat that underscored its pitching problems.
Elsewhere, Philadelphia’s nine-game winning streak lifted it to fifth, San Diego strengthened its NL Wild Card hold, and division leaders Tampa Bay and Atlanta both slid after rough weeks.