Week 5 Power Rankings; Even a perfect game can't derail Rays

The AL East continues to be the class of the MLB even with the Boston Red Sox still hovering around .500. A surprising mainstay in the top-10 continues to be the San Diego Padres while the hard charging Giants continue to impress with their dynamic starting pitching.

1. Tampa Bay Rays (22-9): A two game losing streak and the second perfect game thrown against them in a year makes the Rays only 13-3 on the road now.
2. New York Yankees (21-9): Mark Teixiera could be coming out of his shell following that three homer game.
3. Minnesota Twins (21-11): Joe Mauer's return should keep this team in first for a long time.
4. St. Louis Cardinals (20-12): Adam Wainwright picked up right where he left off last year (5-1, 2.08 ERA).
5. Philadelphia Phillies (19-12): Jayson Werth has been unheralded this season (.349, 7 homers, 26 RBI).
6. San Francisco Giants (18-12): As if Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain weren't enough. Barry Zito is 5-0 with a 1.49 ERA.
7. San Diego Padres (19-12): Have allowed a league low 97 runs this season, tied with the Giants.
8. Texas Rangers (18-14): Elvis Andrus could be the latest young star in this league.
9. Oakland A's (17-15): Dallas Braden's perfect game leaps his team into the top 10 for the week.
10. Toronto Blue Jays (19-14): Good young pitching and hitting. This team is better than I ever thought.
11. Detroit Tigers (17-14): They have played only 12 homes games this year.
12. Washington Nationals (17-14): I was tempted to put them in the top 10. Scott Olsen and Livan Hernandez have been one of the best 1-2 punches this year. Incredible.
13. New York Mets (17-14): Incredible their record is this good with their well-documented bullpen struggles.
14. Cincinnati Reds (16-15): Still need to pitch better, but might be the second best team in the weak NL Central.
15. Boston Red Sox (16-16): This team of great pitchers leads the league in runs allowed at 177.
16. Colorado Rockies (15-16): No consistency outside of Ubaldo Jimenez.
17. Milwaukee Brewers (15-16): A sweep of the Diamondbacks always helps. But they need to beat teams with good pitchers.
18. Los Angeles Dodgers (14-17): All of a sudden Andre Ethier is a triple crown contender (.383, 10 homers, 32 RBI).
19. Florida Marlins (14-17): Josh Johnson has 47 strikeouts in 43 innings.
20. Anaheim Angels (14-19): Another team known for good pitching in the past is tied with the Red Sox with 177 runs allowed, worst in the AL.
21. Pittsburgh Pirates (14-17): Swept the Cubs last week and that's about all they have done this season.
22. Arizona Diamondbacks (14-18): It's a shame Dan Haren doesn't play for a better team.
23. Atlanta Braves (13-18): A troubling 5-14 road record.
24. Chicago White Sox (13-19): Bobby Jenks' closing days could be over after a disastrous weekend against the Blue Jays.
25. Chicago Cubs (14-18): 1-5 trip against the Pirates and Reds could be a very bad sign for the Cubs this season.
26. Seattle Mariners (12-19): Just when you thought this team was figuring it out, they lose 8 of 9.
27. Cleveland Indians (11-18): At least Cleveland fans still have LeBron and the Cavs.
28. Kansas City Royals (11-21): I will keep lamenting Zack Greinke's bad luck until he picks up a win (0-4, 2.51 ERA).
29. Houston Astros (10-21): The worst part of this start is that 22 of the 31 games have been played at home.
30. Baltimore Orioles (9-23): Rank in the bottom five in six top offensive AND pitching categories.