Alex Bregman stays atop the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings as the Astros took the night off. Nelson Cruz of the Twins did play, and his three for five night in the 5-4 win over the Pirates propels him into second place, just 0.3 points behind Bregman. He passes Anthony Rendon of the idle Angels. Max Muncy of the Dodgers goes 0 for 4 as San Diego beats LA 5-4, but holds fourth place. His teammate, Corey Seager, batting as the designated hitter, goes two for four with a double to take the fifth slot.

Aaron Judge failed to homer in the Yankees 6-3 win over Philadelphia, but he did extend his hit streak to six games with a single and a double, and he rises to 14th on the list.