The Houston Astros, who face the Mets (two games) and the Yankees (one game) this week after playing five games against the same two teams last week, were and will remain in New York’s mood.
After the Wild Weekend series in the Bronx will move to the Houston Queens, two dramatic walk-off losses that sandwiched the franchise’s 14th no-hitter on Saturday. In the final, Aaron Judge ended the game with a three-run homer in the 10th inning and leveled the game from behind in the eighth inning.
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The Astros will play the Mets (who have the NL’s best record) for two games, having won both in the two-game series at Minute Med Park last week. On Thursday, the Astros go home to host the Yankees in a rescheduled game after the lockout.
Houston jumped two places in this week’s MLB Power Rankings.
Here’s how USA Today Sports’ seven-person panel voted this week:
Rank (last week’s movement)
1. New York Yankees (-)
- Aaron will earn $ 19 million in 2022 after a judge rules before an arbitration hearing.
2. New York Mets (-)
- Max Sherzer will begin at least one rehabilitation before returning.
3. Houston Astros (+2)
- Christian Xavier, Hector Neris and Ryan Presley are together for the 14th no-hitter of the franchise.
4. Los Angeles Dodgers (-1)
- Daniel Hudson, the Dodgers ’top set-up reliever, will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
5. San Diego Padres (-1)
- The four-game set at Dodger Stadium this weekend will have big NL West results.
6. Atlanta Braves (-)
- Dansby Swanson is setting herself up for a great salary this winter.
7. Boston Red Sox (+5)
- Jaren Duran (.327 BA in 13 games) will miss this week’s series in Toronto.
8. Toronto Blue Jays (-1)
- After a slow start, Marcus Semin has 7 HR and .850 OPS in his last 30 games.
9. St. Louis Cardinals (-1)
- With the third start of the season, Jack Flaherty starts early with shoulder concerns.
10. Milwaukee Brewers (+1)
- Ryaning Sai Young winner Corbin Burns leads the major companies with 119 strikeouts as of Sunday.
11. Tampa Bay beam (-1)
- Wonder Franco, who lost 23 games with a right quad strain, is back in the lineup.
12. San Francisco Giants (-3)
- Brandon Crawford landed at IL for only the third time in his career.
13. Minnesota Twins (+1)
- Veteran right-hander Chris Archer has a 3.14 ERA in 14 starts.
14. Cleveland Guardians (+1)
- 2B Andres Gimenez (.313 BA, 3.1 WAR to Saturday) could be an all-star for the first time.
15. Philadelphia Phillies (-2)
- Bryce Harper was sidelined indefinitely with the thumb of his left hand. “I kind of wish she’d hit me in the face.”
16. Texas Rangers (+3)
- Nathaniel Lowe has 8 HR, 19 RBI and .951 OPS in his last 30 games.
17. Miami Marlins (+1)
- Willians Estudillo DFA after 17 games for Miami.
18. Los Angeles Angeles (-2)
- Reed Detmers sent the minors six weeks after his no-hitter.
19. Chicago White Sox (-2)
- Before the All-Star break, Chicago still has seven games against the Twins and four against the parents.
20. Baltimore Orioles (+2)
- George Lopez had seven savings and 0.00 ERA as of June 10th.
21. Seattle Mariners (-)
- Everyone against Jesse Winker.
22. Arizona Diamondback (-2)
- 2015 Sy Young Young winner Dallas Kechel took seven wickets in his Diamondback debut.
23. Colorado Rockies (-)
- Chris Bryant (back) is close to getting back into action.
Pittsburgh Pirates (-)
- Jack Suwinski led the all-rounder with 12 home runs on Sunday.
25. Detroit Tigers (+1)
- Riley Green is already showing his prowess in the central area.
26. Chicago Cubs (-1)
- Ian Happ was down .349 / .427 / .578 by 23 games in June.
27. Cincinnati Reds (-)
28. Kansas City Royals (-)
- Salvador Perez has undergone surgery on his thumb which will keep him aside for eight weeks.
29. Washington National (-)
- Josh Bell is one of the top hitters that could be traded next month.
30. Auckland Athletics (-)
- Frankie Montas may be the best starting pitcher available at the deadline.
