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Power Rankings: Dodgers fall to Angels but remain No. 1

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The Dodgers might be considered the second-best team in the Los Angeles area after dropping a weekend series to the Angels, but they're still No. 1 in the Memorial Day edition of the MLB Power Rankings.

The Dodgers went 4-2 for the week, taking three straight from the Mets before the Angels came to Dodger Stadium and won two out of three.

The Red Sox and the Yankees moved to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, while last week's No. 2 team, the Blue Jays, took a nosedive to No. 9 courtesy of a six-game losing streak.

One of our panelists, Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com, wrote the comments below. Meanwhile, you can rank the teams yourself.

Tune into "Baseball Tonight" every Monday on ESPN to see the week's U.S. Army Power Rankings. The San Diego Padres are the U.S. Army Team of the Week; as winners of nine straight games, the Padres jumped nine spots to No. 18 in this week's rankings.

2009 Power Rankings: May 25
	RK (LW)	TEAM	REC	COMMENT
	1 (1)	Dodgers	30-15	Jonathan Broxton (5-0, 1.17 ERA, 11 saves) is sixth in wins and third in the National League in saves.
	2 (5)	Red Sox	26-18	Boston has won 16 of its past 20 games at Fenway Park.
	3 (7)	Yankees	25-19	The Yankees have five walk-off wins in May, the most walk-off wins in one month since September 1988.
	4 (11)	Cardinals	26-18	St. Louis' starters have allowed four runs in their past 46.2 innings (0.77 ERA).
$Texas Rangers$	5 (3)	Rangers	26-17	Surprisingly, Texas' pitching leads MLB with five complete games.
	6 (4)	Brewers	26-18	Milwaukee needs urgent help in the infield after injuries to Rickie Weeks and J.J. Hardy coupled with Bill Hall's slump.
	7 (9)	Phillies	24-18	The Phillies have baseball's best road record at 16-6.
	8 (10)	Tigers	24-18	Dontrelle Willis has a 3.57 ERA in three outings since returning from the disabled list.
	9 (2)	Blue Jays	27-20	The Blue Jays have lost nine games against teams with records better than .500.
	10 (16)	Braves	23-20	Jair Jurrjens has allowed two runs or fewer in nine of 10 outings.
	11 (6)	Mets	23-20	The Mets have hit 29 home runs this season, tied with Pittsburgh for the second-fewest total among MLB clubs.
	12 (14)	Angels	23-20	Vladimir Guerrero is scheduled to return to play after missing 35 games thanks to chest pain.
	13 (15)	Rays	23-23	Led by Carl Crawford (28-for-28), the Rays lead MLB with 77 stolen bases.
	14 (12)	Reds	23-20	Closer Francisco Cordero (1.91 ERA) has converted 11 saves in a row.
	15 (8)	Cubs	21-21	The Cubs have lost seven games in a row and have scored only five runs in their past six games combined.
	16 (13)	Royals	22-22	Since Joakim Soria's injury, Royals relievers have failed in seven of nine save opportunities.
	17 (18)	Twins	22-23	Joe Mauer has 10 home runs in his first 22 games after belting only nine in 146 games in 2008.
	18 (27)	Padres	22-22	The Padres have outscored their opponents 35-16 during their nine-game win streak.
	19 (17)	Giants	20-23	The Giants rank last in baseball in home runs with only 23.
	20 (20)	Mariners	21-24	Ichiro Suzuki raised his batting average from .291 to .319 during his 18-game hitting streak.
	21 (19)	Marlins	20-25	After their 11-1 record to start the season, the Marlins have gone 9-24.
	22 (23)	White Sox	19-24	The White Sox got two straight shutouts after allowing 20 runs on Thursday. They're the first team in MLB history to achieve the feat.
	23 (24)	Pirates	20-24	The Pirates have won eight of their past 13 after eight straight losses.
	24 (29)	Diamondbacks	19-25	The Diamondbacks are 7-8 under new manager A.J. Hinch.
	25 (21)	Astros	18-24	Shortstop Miguel Tejada has hit .346 with five home runs and 21 RBIs in May.
	26 (22)	Orioles	18-26	The Orioles are tied with the Nationals for the worst run differential in MLB at minus-51.
	27 (28)	Indians	17-28	V�ctor Martinez is second in MLB in hitting (.371), but has gone hitless in his past 13 at-bats.
	28 (25)	Rockies	18-25	Todd Helton (.342 average, 6 HRs, 31 RBIs) could draw attention from clubs in need of a first baseman.
	29 (26)	Athletics	16-25	Of Jason Giambi's 401 career home runs, 192 have come with the A's.
	30 (30)	Nationals	13-30	The Nats have lost 12 of 15, but Ryan Zimmerman has reached base in 42 straight games.