Despite having a starting rotation riddled with injuries, the Atlanta Braves have still managed to ride their stellar starting pitching to top spot in the TSN.ca MLB Power Rankings, ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics. Early-season surprises can shift the rankings dramatically, but the Braves have been getting lights-out stuff from Aaron Harang, Ervin Santana, Alex Wood and Julio Teheran. The Brewers, ranked at 12 in the preseason, are up to two, with their own impressive pitching, including closer Francisco Rodriguez, who is striking people out, despite decreased velocity. Like the Braves, the Oakland As have injuries to deal with in their starting rotation, but they have also received four strong starts from 30-year-old journeyman Jesse Chavez. If Chavez is for real, he could be one of the great stories of this season. Moving from 22 in the preseason to four, the Colorado Rockies have been raking like nothing else at home. As a team, they have a .985 OPS at Coors Field, compared to just .662 on the road, but they also have the second-best run differential in the National League. The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the pleasant surprises, following a disastrous 2013 season, and decent pitching has lifted them from 25 in the preseason to 12. Coming into the year, the rankings were not optimistic for the New York Yankees, pegging the pinstripers at 16, but early returns from starting pitchers Michael Pineda and Masahiro Tanaka have given the Yankees hope, despite a lineup full of holes. The Yankees rivals, the Boston Red Sox, have stumbled out of the gate and, as a result, are at 21, after opening the season in second spot. Hopes were higher for the Cleveland Indians too, ranked 11 coming into the season, but they sit at 23, with some of their highly-touted young players struggling. Following last years breakout season, the Pittsburgh Pirates came into the year ranked fifth, but quiet bats leave them at 24 with this update. Finally, no team can compare to the Arizona Diamondbacks for disappointment. They werent necessarily going to be great, ranked 19th coming into the season, but they are on pace for 35 wins. They even found a way to get ranked below the Houston Astros! Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Air Force 1 Store . After a 99-97 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, his Celtics coaches and teammates have only positive things to say about the Toronto-born rookie. Air Force 1 Replica . Luke Wileman and I stood in the corridor outside of the Vancouver Whitecaps dressing room at BC Place in Vancouver. https://www.cheapairforce1outlet.com/ .ca! There is plenty of blame to be shared as a result of the most recent NHL player (Pittsburghs Brooks Orpik) to be evacuated from the ice on a stretcher following an ugly incident Saturday night in Boston. Air Force 1 Cheap . THE THUNDER & PACERS BENCHES: In a nutshell, not impressive at all. Air Force 1 For Sale . Vonn punctuated her near-perfect season in perfect fashion Friday, earning her fourth overall World Cup title with a dominating giant slalom victory.ANTERSELVA, Italy - Norway won a second successive mens biathlon World Cup relay on Sunday, while Germany triumphed in the womens event in tough conditions.The Norwegian team of Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe, and Emil Hegle Svendsen clocked 1 hour, 15 minutes, 36.7 seconds over the 4x7.5-kilometre course.The foursome used five spare rounds on a windy day, which saw hardly anyone shoot cleanly.Germany was second with seven spare rounds, 16.4 seconds backk, while France claimed third, also with five spare rounds but 42 seconds slower.dddddddddddd.Canada finished ninth.The wind was even worse for the womens 4x6-kilometre event.Franziska Hildebrand, Franziska Preuss, Luise Kummer and Laura Dahlmeier won with two penalties and 10 spare rounds in a time of 1:18:47.9.The Czech Republic was 35 seconds behind with 10 spares. Ukraine was 45.3 slower, with one penalty and nine spares.Canadas womens team earned 10th place. ' ' '