With an 88-38 record entering Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers are 7½ games better than the second-best team in baseball.
The NL West leaders (by 19½ games) are 28-8 since the All-Star Break and on track to shatter the franchise record of 106 wins, accomplished in both 2019 (NLDS loss) and 2021 (NLCS loss).
In the second half, Mookie Betts is hitting .313 with a 1.003 OPS and Julio Urias is 6-1 with a 1.05 ERA in seven starts.
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They head to New York this week for a three-game series against the Mets (82-47), who are tied with the Houston Astros for the best non-Dodgers record in baseball.
Here’s how USA TODAY Sports’ eight-person panel voted this week:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (–)
2. New York Mets (–)
3. Houston Astros (+1)
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Alex Bregman’s last 14 games: .365 BA, 1.232 OPS, 5 HR, 15 RBI.
4. Atlanta Braves (-1)
5. New York Yankees (–)
6. St. Louis Cardinals (–)
7. Philadelphia Phillies (–)
8. Tampa Bay Rays (+4)
9. Seattle Mariners (-1)
10. Cleveland Guardians (+1)
11. Toronto Blue Jays (-2)
12. San Diego Padres (-2)
13. Baltimore Orioles (+1)
14. Minnesota Twins (-1)
15. Milwaukee Brewers (–)
16. Boston Red Sox (+1)
17. San Francisco Giants (+1)
18. Chicago White Sox (-2)
19. Arizona Diamondbacks (–)
20. Texas Rangers (+1)
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Nathaniel Lowe’s last 14 games: .414 BA, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 1.245 OPS.
21. Miami Marlins (+1)
22. Chicago Cubs (-2)
23. Los Angeles Angels (+1)
24. Colorado Rockies (-1)
25. Cincinnati Reds (–)
26. Kansas City Royals (+1)
27. Detroit Tigers (+1)
28. Oakland Athletics (+1)
29. Pittsburgh Pirates (-3)
30. Washington Nationals (–)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB power rankings: LA Dodgers look unbeatable atop baseball standings