After winning just two of their first seven series, the Twins finally managed to find some level of sustained success last week, albeit against two teams now ranked below them. The top four spots in the rotation and the back of the bullpen remain a clear strength if they can find enough consistent offensive production to back those arms.

The lesson is that 2025 may be a mediocre or fun year in terms of playoff races, depending on your point of view. With this in mind, today we highlight three AL squads that are coming off notable weeks.

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the Mets grab the top spot, the Tigers and Mariners are surging, Eugenio Suárez joins an exclusive club, José Quintana can’t stop winning, and the tarp monster almost claims another victim.