MLB Power Rankings Week 6: NL teams lead shake-up in top 5 - ESPN

Coming off a few big intraleague matchups, the top five of this week's Power Rankings look a little different.

Following the Dodgers' sweep of the Braves in the first matchup between the two powerhouses this season, Atlanta has not only dropped to No. 4 in our rankings but also to second place in the National League East, sitting three games* behind the division rival Phillies.

Los Angeles has retaken the No. 1 spot on our list, while Philadelphia is now second overall. Meanwhile, the Orioles and Yankees continue to duke it out atop their division, with Cleveland not far behind the two in the overall American League race.

Our expert panel has combined to rank every team in baseball based on a combination of what we've seen so far and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is a full baseball season. We also asked ESPN MLB experts David Schoenfield, Bradford Doolittle, Jesse Rogers, Alden Gonzalez and Jorge Castillo to weigh in with an observation for all 30 teams.

Week 5 | Preseason rankings

Record: 26-13
Previous ranking: 3

Walker Buehler pitched in a major league game for the first time in nearly 23 months on Monday. And though the results were shaky — he allowed three runs on six hits in four innings to the lowly Marlins — the peripherals were promising, specifically the velocity on his fastball and the break on his off-speed pitches. Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have established themselves as legitimate front-of-the-rotation starters. The offense — powered by Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman at the top of the lineup — seemingly looks more menacing by the day. And the Dodgers as a whole have reached another gear, sweeping the Braves over the weekend andwinning 14 of their last