The Brew Crew moved up three spots and into No. 1 in Matt Snyder's newest MLB Power Rankings. An 11-game winning streak has slingshot the Brewers into the NL Central lead, one game ahead of the Cubs. While it's been a team effort, Milwaukee continues to receive stellar play from Christian Yelich, who leads the team in home runs and RBI.

And it boosted them to a season-best No. 3 position in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings. They supplanted the Dodgers in that spot, a battle that would seem an unfair fight on paper. After all, the Brewers tote a payroll of around $120 million;