The Los Angeles Dodgers rise past the New York Yankees to take the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week.
The Yankees, who led all teams for the previous seven weeks, remain in the lead of American League teams. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs are the week’s hottest team.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2022 team rankings through games of Thursday, Aug. 11. 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 Aug. 5 to Aug. 11. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank on Aug. 4.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers | 93.5 | +6.2 | 2 |
| 2 | Yankees | 91.5 | +1.5 | 1 |
| 3 | Mets | 90.0 | +8.4 | 6 |
| 4 | Astros | 87.6 | +5.0 | 5 |
| 5 | Braves | 86.4 | +3.0 | 3 |
| 6 | Padres | 84.6 | +2.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Mariners | 81.3 | +3.0 | 7 |
| 8 | Twins | 79.2 | +3.0 | 8 |
| 9 | Phillies | 76.6 | +5.0 | 10 |
| 10 | Cardinals | 76.5 | +5.0 | 11 |
| 11 | Blue Jays | 76.0 | +3.5 | 9 |
| 12 | Brewers | 73.3 | +3.0 | 12 |
| 13 | Guardians | 70.3 | +5.5 | 14 |
| 14 | Rays | 69.4 | +2.0 | 13 |
| 15 | White Sox | 66.1 | +3.0 | 15 |
| 16 | Giants | 64.1 | +3.0 | 16 |
| 17 | Angels | 61.6 | +7.0 | 21 |
| 18 | Marlins | 60.5 | +2.0 | 17 |
| 19 | Rockies | 60.2 | +3.5 | 18 |
| 20 | Orioles | 59.4 | +4.7 | 20 |
| 21 | Red Sox | 58.6 | +2.0 | 19 |
| 22 | Rangers | 57.7 | +3.2 | 22 |
| 23 | Diamondbacks | 56.9 | +6.2 | 23 |
| 24 | Cubs | 50.1 | +8.7 | 27 |
| 25 | Royals | 49.8 | +5.5 | 25 |
| 26 | Tigers | 48.9 | +1.5 | 24 |
| 27 | Pirates | 43.0 | +2.0 | 28 |
| 28 | Athletics | 42.2 | -1.0 | 26 |
| 29 | Nationals | 41.5 | +1.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Reds | 35.0 | +2.0 | 30 |
Dodgers players have accumulated 93.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 6.2 in the past week, rising to first place for the first time this season. They lead National League teams for the fifth straight week and have baseball’s best winning percentage (.700).
The Dodgers are led by pitcher Julio Urias (14.4 Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players and second among NL pitchers). The Dodgers top batter is Mookie Betts (9.0 Box-Toppers points, second among NL batters). There are 21 different Dodgers players who have earned Player of the Game honors so far in 2022.
Yankees players have accumulated 91.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.5 since last week. They fall out of the team rankings lead for the first time since June 2. Still, they lead AL teams for the 13th straight week. The Yankees have the second-best winning percentage among AL teams (.634) behind the Houston Astros (.637). The Astros rank fourth in Box-Toppers team rankings with 87.6 points, second among AL teams.
The Yankees are led by pitcher Gerrit Cole (11.4 Box-Toppers points, 12th among all players and fifth among AL pitchers). The Yankees top batter is Aaron Judge (8.2 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL batters). There are 22 different Yankees players who have earned Player of the Game honors so far in 2022.
The Chicago Cubs are the week’s hottest team, picking up 8.7 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team. The Cubs now have 50.1 Box-Toppers points for the season, rising from 27th to 24th in team rankings.
The Los Angeles Angels made the biggest jump in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, rising four spots from 21st to 17th with 61.6 Box-Toppers points, picking up 7.0 points in the past week.
Six teams each had two-spot declines, tied for the largest drop of the week—Atlanta Braves (from third to fifth), San Diego Padres (from fourth to sixth), Toronto Blue Jays (from ninth to 11th), Boston Red Sox (from 19th to 21st), Detroit Tigers (from 24th to 26th) and Oakland Athletics (from 26th to 28th).
The Athletics had a net decline of 1.0 Box-Toppers point from the previous week, falling to 42.2 Box-Toppers points. The Athletics lost all five games the played during the week and also released Jed Lowrie, who had earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season.
The Cincinnati Reds remain in 30th and last place for the third straight week with 35.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 2.0 points 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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