Top risers, Week 12
Rank change vs. Week 11, June 8–15, 2026

After 8 straight weeks as unanimous #1, Atlanta ceded the top spot to the Dodgers on Bleacher Report following a 1–4 week and Spencer Strider's 15-day IL placement (right elbow inflammation). Miami Marlins surge 11 composite spots on a 10-2 June record with MLB-best June ERA; White Sox beat both the Braves and Dodgers; Cleveland Guardians fall 5 after José Ramírez fractures his hamate. Three hamate fractures across the AL Central in 48 hours reshapes the divisional race. Full 30-team table, risers/fallers analysis, run-differential and Pythagorean charts, WAR leaderboard update, injury watch table, and June 16–22 schedule outlook included.
| Rank | Team | W-L | Last week | Δ (largest single source) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 45–27 | 2 | ▲1 (B/R: new #1) |
| 2 | Atlanta Braves | 46–25 | 1 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 43–26 | 3 | — |
| 4 | New York Yankees | 43–27 | 4 | — |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38–33 | 8 | ▲3 |
| 6 | Chicago White Sox | 38–32 | 10 | ▲4 (MLB.com: +3; B/R: +7) |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Rays | 41–27 | 6 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Cleveland Guardians | 39–33 | 5 | ▼3 (MLB.com: –5) |
| 9 | Washington Nationals | 37–35 | 14 | ▲5 (B/R: #12→#9) |
| 10 | Miami Marlins | 36–36 | 21 | ▲11 (MLB.com: +7; B/R: +8) |
| 11 | Seattle Mariners | 36–35 | 12 | ▲1 |
| 12 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38–31 | 9 | ▼3 |
| 13 | San Diego Padres | 37–33 | 15 | ▲2 |
| 14 | Texas Rangers | 37–30 | 7 | ▼7 |
| 15 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 36–35 | 16 | ▲1 |
| 16 | Athletics | 35–36 | 20 | ▲4 (MLB.com: +4) |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36–36 | 11 | ▼6 (B/R: #8→#17) |
| 18 | Chicago Cubs | 37–34 | 13 | ▼5 |
| 19 | Toronto Blue Jays | 33–38 | 19 | — (B/R: –4) |
| 20 | Houston Astros | 31–38 | 18 | ▼2 |
| 21 | Baltimore Orioles | 32–38 | 17 | ▼4 |
| 22 | New York Mets | 30–40 | 24 | ▲2 |
| 23 | Minnesota Twins | 30–40 | 23 | — |
| 24 | Cincinnati Reds | 33–37 | 20 | ▼4 |
| 25 | Kansas City Royals | 27–43 | 25 | — |
| 26 | Detroit Tigers | 29–42 | 27 | ▲1 |
| 27 | Boston Red Sox | 29–40 | 22 | ▼5 |
| 28 | San Francisco Giants | 29–43 | 28 | — |
| 29 | Los Angeles Angels | 29–43 | 29 | — |
| 30 | Colorado Rockies | 24–47 | 30 | — |
| Player | Team | Status | Timeline | Ranking impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Strider (SP) | ATL | 15-day IL — right elbow inflammation | TBD; MRI results pending; JR Ritchie takes his rotation spot | Braves lost unanimous #1 status; Strider's 2026 ERA is 5.31 in 39 IP 10 |
| José Ramírez (3B) | CLE | 10-day IL (hamate fracture) — June 13 | At least 4 weeks, likely into August | Guardians fell –5 on MLB.com; AL Central lead evaporated 6 |
| Shohei Ohtani (DH/P) | LAD | Day-to-day — left knee inflammation | No structural damage; returns June 13 with leadoff HR | Dodgers lost one game; managed carefully going forward 9 |
| Adolis García (RF) | PHI | 60-day IL — torn right lat | Out 2+ months; season likely over | Phillies pursuing OF help at trade deadline 7 |
| Tarik Skubal (SP) | DET | Active — returned June 13 | Activated 38 days post-NanoNeedle surgery | Trade deadline's most valuable chip; Tigers wait until All-Star break to decide 14 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | KC | 10-day IL — hamate fracture surgery June 14 | 4–6 weeks | Royals lose starting 1B; Jac Caglianone slides to 1B 16 |
| Aaron Judge (RF) | NYY | IL — right rib stress fracture | No updated timeline; Boone not putting a date on it | Yankees are 13–5 without him; the rotation carries 13 |
| Giancarlo Stanton (DH) | NYY | Rehab setback — calf re-tweak | Imaging June 15; return uncertain | Boone: "I don't think so, but I don't know that" re: square one 13 |
| Chase Dollander (SP) | COL | 60-day IL — expected UCL surgery | Internal brace: 12–14 months; full TJ: could miss 2027 | Rockies lose their best pitcher and most important organizational player 17 |
| Max Fried (SP) | NYY | 15-day IL — elbow bone bruise | Throws off mound June 15; return expected post-All-Star | Yankees rotation held without him (3.49 ERA since May 14) 13 |
| Team | Series | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Rays | @ Dodgers (Tue–Thu) | Marquee series; tests whether Tampa's +6 Pythag luck holds against MLB's best run differential 18 |
| White Sox | @ Yankees (Mon–Wed) | Reuter said a series win here makes Chicago a top-five team next week; also their toughest test of the surge 18 |
| Braves | vs. Giants | Soft draw (Giants 29–43); allows rotation to stabilize around Strider's IL absence 18 |
| Guardians | @ Brewers | AL Central implications; Cleveland without Ramírez facing Milwaukee's Misiorowski 18 |
| Padres | @ Cardinals | Two overperforming Wild Card contenders (Padres +3 Pythag, Cardinals +2 Pythag) face each other directly 18 |
| Tigers | vs. Royals | Skubal's second start back; Detroit's path to trade-deadline relevance runs through the next four weeks 18 |
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