The Chicago White Sox lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers rise to lead National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2021 team rankings, through the games of Thursday, June 10. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams accumulated from June 4 to 10. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of June 3.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Sox | 50.3 | +5.2 | 1 |
| 2 | Rays | 48.5 | +4.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Brewers | 46.8 | +6.5 | 6 |
| 4 | Padres | 45.5 | +3.7 | 4 |
| 5 | Yankees | 45.1 | +2.7 | 3 |
| 6 | Dodgers | 44.4 | +4.0 | 5 |
| 7 | Athletics | 42.6 | +4.0 | 7 |
| 8 | Red Sox | 42.2 | +5.0 | 8 |
| 9 | Giants | 41.0 | +4.0 | 9 |
| 10 | Astros | 40.8 | +4.0 | 10 |
| 11 | Cubs | 38.9 | +3.0 | 12 |
| 12 | Phillies | 38.5 | +5.0 | 15 |
| 13 | Cardinals | 37.7 | +1.0 | 11 |
| 14 | Angels | 37.1 | +6.7 | 20 |
| 15 | Indians | 36.3 | +1.0 | 13 |
| 16 | Mets | 36.2 | +5.0 | 19 |
| 17 | Blue Jays | 36.1 | +2.0 | 14 |
| 18 | Mariners | 36.0 | +4.5 | 17 |
| 19 | Marlins | 35.9 | +3.7 | 16 |
| 20 | Reds | 34.4 | +4.5 | 21 |
| 21 | Royals | 33.9 | +2.7 | 18 |
| 22 | Twins | 33.2 | +3.5 | 22 |
| 23 | Braves | 32.0 | +3.0 | 23 |
| 24 | Tigers | 30.1 | +3.7 | 26 |
| 25 | Nationals | 29.9 | +2.5 | 25 |
| 26 | Rockies | 29.4 | +2.0 | 24 |
| 27 | Rangers | 26.7 | +2.5 | 28 |
| 28 | Diamondbacks | 26.0 | +0.0 | 27 |
| 29 | Orioles | 25.2 | +3.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Pirates | 21.5 | +1.0 | 30 |
White Sox players have accumulated 50.3 Box-Toppers points this season, picking up 5.2 points in the past week.
The White Sox have baseball’s third-best winning percentage (.613), behind the San Francisco Giants (.623) and Tampa Bay Rays (.619). The Giants are ninth in Box-Toppers team rankings with 41.0 points and the Rays are second with 48.5.
The White Sox are led by pitcher Lance Lynn with 7.7 Box-Toppers points, 11th among all players and fourth among American League pitchers. White Sox top batter is Jose Abreu with 5.5 Box-Toppers points, third among AL batters. There are 17 White Sox players who have earned Player of the Game honors so far this season.
The Brewers rise to lead NL teams with 46.8 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader the San Diego Padres (45.5). The Brewers rise from sixth place overall to third and pick up 6.5 points in the past week, most among all NL teams. The Padres maintain their overall fourth-place ranking, picking up 3.7 points in the past week.
The Brewers are tied with the fourth-best winning percentage (.565) among NL teams, behind the Giants (.623), the Los Angeles Dodgers (.597), the San Diego Padres (.578) and tied with the Chicago Cubs (.565). The Giants are ninth in Box-Toppers team rankings (41.0), the Dodgers are sixth (44.4), the Padres are fourth (45.5) and the Cubs are 11th (38.9).
The Brewers are led by pitcher Brandon Woodruff with 10.4 Box-Toppers points, who ranks third among all players and first among NL pitchers. Brewers top batter is Avisail Garcia with 2.5 points, 16th among NL batters. So far this season, 19 different Brewers players have earned Box-Toppers points.
The Los Angeles Angels are the hottest team of the week, picking up 6.7 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team. The Angels now have 37.1 Box-Toppers points on the season, 14th overall and their six-spot rise in rankings from 20th to 14th was the biggest jump among all teams this week.
Three teams fell three spots in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, tied for the biggest plummet in standings:
The Toronto Blue Jays fell from 14th to 17th place with 36.1 points, picking up 2.0 points in the past week.
The Miami Marlins fell from 16th to 19th with 35.9 points, picking up 3.7 points in the past week.
The Kansas City Royals fell from 18th to 21st with 33.9 points, picking up 2.7 points in the past week.
The Pittsburgh Pirates rank 30th and last place in team rankings for the third straight week with 21.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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