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The St. Louis Cardinals have risen to the top of the TSN.ca MLB Power Rankings, edging ahead of the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. St. Louis starting pitchers have combined to record a 2.38 ERA, far and away the best in baseball, as Shelby Miller has joined ace Adam Wainwright, Lance Lynn, Jaime Garcia and (currently injured) Jake Westbrook to comprise a formidable starting five. Riding a six-game winning streak, the Cincinnati Reds have climbed from eight to four in the rankings, yet they remain behind the Cardinals in both the NL Central and the Power Rankings. Also from the NL Central, the Pittsburgh Pirates have won six of seven games and jumped from 14th to seventh in the rankings. Over in the AL Central, the Cleveland Indians have been a surprise team, due in large part to their pitching. A 14-4 run over the last 18 games has moved them from 16th to sixth. The hottest team at the start of the season, the Atlanta Braves have dropped five of six and slid from sixth to 12th in the rankings. A couple of injuries in the starting rotation knocked the Baltimore Orioles from fifth to 14th, two wins in the last nine games sent the Colorado Rockies from ninth to 15th and the Milwaukee Brewers, losing 12 of the last 14, continued to fall, from 17th to 23rd. While the Toronto Blue Jays appear to be moving in the right direction, winning seven of their last 10, they remain parked in 27th for another week. Its still fair to have concerns about a team with a 4.75 staff ERA, so well wait and see if there is continued improvement on the mound. 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. 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"Paps been throwing the ball really well so its hard to argue with him coming in right there, especially being back in Boston. That was big to get us the win, and Im sure he wanted that opportunity." Lee (6-2) struck out eight to match his season high and walked none to win his fourth consecutive decision. Michael Young and Domonic Brown homered for the Phillies, and Erik Kratz singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning to snap Bostons four-game winning streak. Ryan Dempster (2-6) allowed two runs on six hits and three walks, striking out four in seven innings for Boston. The Red Sox closer from 2005 until he left as a free agent in 11, Papelbon was honoured with a scoreboard video at Mondays game, but he didnt pitch in the series opener because Boston won 9-3. He entered on Tuesday night to a chorus of boos and without the theme song "Shipping up to Boston" he used for much of his career here. "Thats how they love you in this city, man," Papelbon said. "Thats just how it is. Its the atmosphere in this city. Ive always enjoyed playing in this city and pitching off that mound. It really felt like old times." He retired the Red Sox in order, pumping his fist in celebration after getting David Ortiz on a grounder to the right side of the shifted infield to end the game. "I loved iit," Papelbon said.dddddddddddd "I would say it was more fun than strange. Its a little like playing against your brother in the backyard. For me, those guys are some of my best friends in this world." Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who grounded out for the second out in the ninth, said it was strange to see Papelbon in a Phillies uniform. Otherwise, his old friend looked the same. "I know everyone thinks hes insane, but hes a pretty intelligent pitcher," Pedroia said. "Paps always going to be like family to me. Weve been through a lot together. He did great things here. I hope he does bad for the next couple games (against the Red Sox) and then saves every game for the rest of his life." That was all the support Lee needed on a night when he again helped the Phillies stop a losing streak. Philadelphia had lost two straight, including the opener of the two-game interleague series. Lee is 5-1 this season in eight starts following a Phillies loss. The teams now head to Philadelphia for a two-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Young cleared the Green Monster in the top of the first, but the Red Sox tied it when Jacoby Ellsbury led off the bottom half with a single, stole second and then scored on Pedroias single. Both pitchers settled down, and it was still 1-all when John Mayberry Jr. singled to lead off the seventh, Freddy Galvis bunted him to second and Kratz singled him home. Meanwhile, the only baserunner Lee allowed from the first inning to the eighth was Daniel Nava on a leadoff single in the fifth. Ortiz did make a 415-foot out in the fourth when Ben Revere chased down his deep fly ball in Fenways centre field triangle; he also hit a high fly just to the foul side of the Pesky Pole in the ninth against Papelbon. NOTES: Lee has not issued a walk in 77 of 291 career starts. ... Dempster needed 60 pitches to get through four innings and left after throwing 98 in all. ... Ryan Howard struck out swinging in each of his first two at-bats. He singled through the shift in the sixth inning to put runners on first and second with one out, but Delmon Young and Brown each flied out to right field. ... The Red Sox activated ' ' '