Welcome to the 16th week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, let’s rank some teams!

1. Milwaukee Brewers (54-40); 5-1 this week; 89.3% chance to make postseason (Baseball Reference)

The Brewers were finally able to take advantage of a disappointing week for the Cubs, as the Crew took two of three against the Marlins, swept the Dodgers in Milwaukee for the first time ever, and continued their winning ways with a victory over the Nationals on Friday night.

Andrew Vaughn had a big first week with Milwaukee, slugging a pair of homers and driving in six across 10 at-bats. Christian Yelich also hit a pair of homers, while Jackson Chourio led the team with eight hits in 23 at-bats. Sal Frelick and William Contreras also had nice weeks, as both batted 7-for-24.

Jacob Misiorowski — named an All-Star on Friday night — had another great start, striking out 12 across six innings in a win over the Dodgers. Brandon Woodruff made his long-awaited return and struck out eight over six innings in a victory over the Marlins, while Freddy Peralta worked six scoreless, DL Hall and Jose Quintana both looked solid, Quinn Priester took the final six innings in Friday’s win over the Nats, and closer Trevor Megill picked up a win and two saves in his three appearances. Overall, great week for the pitching staff in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee wraps up the first half with the Nationals on Sunday. They’ll come out of the All-Star break on the road, as they head to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers beginning Friday.

2. Chicago Cubs (55-39); 2-4 this week; 97.5% chance to make postseason

The Cubs had one of their most inconsistent weeks to date. They scored 28 runs in their six games this week, but 19 of those 28 came in their two victories, as they took down the Cardinals and Twins. In their four losses, they went down 8-6 to St. Louis, were outscored 12-3 in two losses to Minnesota, and were blown out in an 11-0 loss on Friday night against the Yankees.

Michael Busch, who won NL Player of the Week last week, had another solid week, leading the team with eight hits as he slashed .364/.462/.591 with a homer, two doubles, and three RBIs. Nico Hoerner also had eight hits, while Seiya Suzuki, Dansby Swanson, and Kyle Tucker each had six hits on the week.

Matthew Boyd and Colin Rea each turned in solid starts to pick up Chicago’s wins this week, as Boyd led the team with nine strikeouts over five shutout innings and Rea went seven innings with five strikeouts and one run allowed. The bullpen, which had so much success since some early-season struggles, had a disappointing week, as Daniel Palencia, Ryan Pressly, Ryan Brasier, and third baseman Jon Berti were the only pitchers with scoreless weeks.

The Cubs wrap up the first half with the Yankees on Sunday, and they’ll start the second half with a weekend home series against the Red Sox.

3. St. Louis Cardinals (50-45); 3-3 this week; 40.2% chance to make postseason

St. Louis dropped two of three to the Cubs over the weekend before taking two of three against the Nationals this week. They dropped Friday’s series opener against the Braves in a close 6-5 battle.

Alec Burleson and Willson Contreras both had strong weeks for the Redbirds, as Burleson hit .333/.385/.583 with a homer, three doubles, and six RBIs, and Contreras hit .391/.440/.609 with a homer, two doubles, two RBIs, and four runs. Brendan Donovan continued his strong season with a homer and seven hits on the week, while Masyn Winn added seven hits of his own, including three doubles.

Miles Mikolas and Sonny Gray each earned the win in their starts, combining for 10 2⁄3 innings with two runs allowed and six strikeouts each. Steven Matz went four innings across three relief outings, striking out three and earning a win. Riley O’Brien, JoJo Romero, Phil Maton, and Ryan Helsley all worked scoreless weeks out of the bullpen, with Helsley earning a pair of saves to move his season total to 18.

After wrapping up the first half with the Braves on Sunday, the Cards will come out of the break on a West Coast road trip, with stops in Arizona and Colorado beginning Friday.

4. Cincinnati Reds (48-47); 2-5 this week; 12.4% chance to make postseason

The Reds dropped two of three against the Phillies over the weekend before splitting a four-game set with the Marlins during the week. They started their weekend set with MLB’s worst team, the Rockies, by losing 3-2 Friday night.

Noelvi Marte led the Reds’ offense with a pair of homers and a double, hitting .333/.368/.722 on the week. Elly De La Cruz hit .364/.481/.545 with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs, three runs, and two steals, and that’s about all she wrote for Cincy.

Chase Burns made a pair of solid starts, allowing three runs over 10 2⁄3 innings with a team-high 17 strikeouts, while Nick Lodolo was just as good, allowing three runs over 12 innings with 12 strikeouts in his two starts. Scott Barlow was fantastic out of the bullpen, striking out eight over 3 2⁄3 scoreless frames, and Andrew Abbott had another solid start with one run allowed and five strikeouts in 7 2⁄3 innings.

Cincinnati finishes up the first half Sunday with the Rockies, and they’ll start the second half on the road, heading to New York to face the Mets beginning Friday.

5. Pittsburgh Pirates (38-57); 0-6 this week; <0.1% chance to make postseason

After a great stretch to end June and begin July, the Pirates have once again hit a rut. They were outscored 8-0 in three losses to the Mariners over the weekend, and they then were outscored 17-9 in three losses to the Royals this week. They then lost Friday’s series opener in Minnesota, 2-1.

Not much to say about the Pirates’ offense given their low run totals, but one bright spot is Tommy Pham. Pham went 8-for-20 with a homer, two doubles, and two RBIs this week. No other players had more than four hits, and Oneil Cruz and Nick Gonzales had the only other homers for Pittsburgh.

Paul Skenes continues to dominate without any run support, as he allowed just two runs and struck out 16 over 10 innings in two starts, but he went 0-1 on the week. Carmen Mlodzinski, who has worked as both a starter and long reliever this season, made two relief appearances spanning 5 2⁄3 innings, allowing one run and striking out seven. Mike Burrows worked five scoreless frames in his start, and prospect Braxton Ashcraft went 2 1⁄3 scoreless innings in relief.

Pittsburgh finishes up the first half in Minnesota, and they’ll come out of the break with home series against the White Sox, Tigers, and D-backs.