The ABS challenge system leaderboard ranks batters, catchers, teams and umpires throughout the MLB season.
With a few weeks left in the regular season, the 2026 postseason picture is taking shape -- with one team jumping up our list amid a playoff push.
- Jackson Merrill homered twice, had a career-high six RBI and fell a double short of a cycle to help the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Wednesday after the hottest first-pitch temperature in Petco Park history at 95 degrees.
Dodgers or Brewers? Red Sox or Yankees? We rank the clubs with the most star power under control through 2028.
Washington Nationals (67-80, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (77-68, third in the NL West)
As the season enters the stretch run, our top 10 remains mostly the same while teams on the fringe of the playoffs continue to try and make a push.
