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Make way, LA. There's a new No. 1 in Rankings

After two years of injuries, struggles and plain misfortune, the Braves are back on top of the Power Rankings and dominating a division in a down year for its main rivals.

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Mets play-by-play man Gary Cohen called Carson Benge's diving catch "pulchritudinous" (that's a good thing).

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If a hit-by-pitch on Sunday was any indication, there may be an acting role in the future for Shohei Ohtani, who had quite the hilarious reaction to a 75 mph sweeper hitting his back.

Munetaka Murakami is winning his White Sox teammates over with his awe-inspiring power on the field and kindness off of it, most recently by taking a group of them out for a sushi dinner. 

The first meeting between the reigning AL champs and an unexpectedly hot division rival, a very early battle for first place in the NL Central and a heavyweight clash in L.A. are among the matchups on the docket this week.

Wilyer Abreu thought he was rung up on strikes, so he tapped his helmet to initiate an ABS review. But home-plate umpire Laz Diaz had actually loudly yelled "3-2!" after calling the pitch a ball, so no challenge was necessary.

After the ball got stuck in his glove as he tried to start a double play, Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel had to get creative in the third inning against the Mets.

Matt Olson and the first-place Braves open a series in Seattle to face Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Join Greg Amsinger, Harold Reynolds and Dan Plesac for America’s pregame show complete with interviews, demos and exclusive access to batting practice via Ballpark Cam before catching a look at all of the live action as it happens on MLB Tonight: Inside the Park until 9 p.m. ET.

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