The Times’ baseball rankings

Last week’s ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday’s games:

1. ANGELS: Guess who batted .583 in their last playoff series? Jeff Mathis, 2009 ALCS. Really. (1)

2. WASHINGTON: Last D.C.-based team to win a postseason series: Walter Johnson’s 1924 Senators. (3)

3. BALTIMORE: Last O’s team to win AL East (’97): Hall of Famers Alomar, Ripken; candidates in Mussina, Palmeiro. (2)

4. DODGERS: Under Mattingly, win total could be up every year: 82, 86, 92, 92 with two games left. (5)

5. DETROIT: Angels, Dodgers aren’t alone with mid-rotation playoff worries. Porcello in September: 0-4, 6.20. (4)

6. KANSAS CITY: Royals make playoffs, so Shields-for-Myers trade with Rays is a winner. Sorry, knee-jerk analysts. (7)

7. ST. LOUIS: NLCS ticket prices in St. Louis: $40-$212. NLCS ticket prices in L.A.: $65-$200. (6)

8. PITTSBURGH: Postseason appearances the last two years: Pirates 2, Yankees 0. Life is good. (8)

9. OAKLAND: How to avoid a seventh Game 5 loss in ALDS play? Lose in wild-card game? (10)

10. SAN FRANCISCO: Hunter Pence’s celebration speech to teammates: “We’ve got the [bleeping] champion blood!” (9)

11. SEATTLE: Starting pitcher in Mariners’ last playoff game? Aaron Sele, 2001 ALCS. (11)

12. CLEVELAND: Indians set MLB record for strikeouts by a pitching staff. NL leader: Dodgers. (12)

13. MILWAUKEE: Brewers retire No. 1 for former owner Selig. What, the statue at Miller Park isn’t enough? (13)

14. N.Y. YANKEES: Jeter’s miraculous walk-off single in Yankee Stadium finale? 86-mph pitch, hit to opposite field. (14)

15. TORONTO: MLB’s longest postseason drought hits 21 years. Drink! At least Canadians have good beer. (19)

16. SAN DIEGO: Padres still await first home playoff win since Petco Park opened in 2004. (15)

17. TAMPA BAY: Drew Smyly overall: 3.24 ERA; with Rays: 1.70. David Price overall: 3.36; with Tigers: 3.97. (18)

18. NY METS: Bobby Abreu retires. First major league HR: in 1997, off current Dodgers reliever Jamey Wright. (20)

19. MIAMI: Eovaldi, acquired from Dodgers for Hanley Ramirez: 95.7-mph average fastball, second among NL starters. (22)

20. ATLANTA: Braves fire GM Wren, turn to the Three Wise Men (Cox, Hart, Schuerholz). (16)

21. HOUSTON: Astros finish season with interim manager for fourth time in eight years. (25)

22. BOSTON: Whiners? Gonzalez, Crawford and Beckett are winners here, and pretty good teammates too. (21)

23. CHICAGO WHITE SOX: The retiring Paul Konerko makes farewell video to thank fans. Sox to retire his No. 14. (17)

24. MINNESOTA: Phil Hughes declines Twins’ offer to get one out in relief for $500,000 bonus. (23).

25. PHILADELPHIA: As Phillies finish last for first time since 2000, they keep manager and GM, fire assistant GM. (29)

26. CINCINNATI: Well, um . . . they’ve got the All-Star game next year! (26)

27. CHICAGO CUBS: Theo Epstein to long-suffering fans: We’ll have mega-$ with new TV deal . . . in 2019! (27)

28. TEXAS: This last-place finish not as distant as 2001, when A-Rod’s Rangers ended 43 games out in AL West. (28)

29. COLORADO: Ballpark bar sells a beer called “Hazed and Infused.” It’s been that kind of season. (24)

30. ARIZONA: Wonder whether they celebrated clinching worst record in majors by jumping in the pool. (30)