Each week, The California Post will power rank MLB’s 30 teams and check in on one intriguing awards race. Here is this week’s edition (records through Friday afternoon): 1.) Braves (39-19) Chris Sale certainly seemed fired up in his return to Fenway Park this week, throwing his fastball almost two ticks harder than normal in a rubber-match win over the Red Sox. The victory helped the Braves avoid what would have been back-to-back series losses for the first time this year. Thus, they remain our top-ranked team. (Last week: 1st) 2.) Dodgers (37-20) Shohei Ohtani was dropping F-bombs on the mound, and Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández were injured … but nothing to be worried about here, as the Dodgers are starting to widen their lead in the National League West. (Last week: 2nd)   The Dodgers offense is humming again, to the tune of 25 homeruns in the past 15 games and an average of 6.27 runs per game. Getty Images 3.) Yankees (35-22) The Yankees move up thanks to the return of Gerrit Cole .…