Beating the defending back-to-back World Series champions was an impressive feat by the Atlanta Braves . However, it was not enough to be recognized as the best team in baseball. MLB released its latest power rankings and gave the Chicago Cubs the top spot. The Braves found themselves in second ahead of the team they just took to out of three from. — MLB (@MLB) May 11, 2026 The Cubs likely got the nod due to their recent 10-game winning streak, which included taking two out of three from the San Diego Padres to get it started. They also swept the Cincinnati Reds in a four-game series. However, over the weekend, they dropped a three-game series to the Texas Rangers. Based on the fact that both teams most recently took down a top-10 opponent and lost a series to a sub-.500 team from the American League West, the tiebreaker appears to be the Cubs' sweep of the Reds. The Braves recently took down the Rockies, who have been running out of gas recently. Another is the record against teams over .500.…