The name of the game at this point of this season isn't whether the Dodgers are No. 1; they're the unanimous choice of our voters, again. No, the real drama now might be over who has the claim to be the best team in the American League, with the fading Astros trying to fight off the resurgent Indians and the reliably strong Red Sox down the stretch. That might have seemed inconceivable back when the Astros were 31 games over .500 at the All-Star break.
Power Rankings: The race tightens atop the American League
