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MLB power rankings: Orioles in rare air, knocking Rays out of AL East for first time

The Baltimore Orioles are running out of places to stash their talented young players. And running out of peaks to ascend in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings.

The Orioles' startling rebuild hit another gear this week as they won three of four games at Tampa Bay to wrest first place in baseball's toughest division – the AL East – away from the Rays. It was just their second four-game series conquest at Tropicana Field and their first since 2006, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

At 61-38, Baltimore has the top record in the AL and is second only to Atlanta.