The Texas Rangers maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2023 team rankings through games of Thursday, Aug. 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 Aug. 4 to Aug. 10 . The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of Aug. 3.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 102.7 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Rays | 89.9 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Blue Jays | 87.5 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 4 | Astros | 87.3 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Braves | 86.0 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 6 | Orioles | 85.0 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 7 | Dodgers | 84.5 | 6.0 | 8 |
| 8 | Phillies | 83.2 | 8.2 | 11 |
| 9 | Marlins | 81.7 | 2.5 | 7 |
| 10 | Angels | 80.3 | 2.0 | 9 |
| 11 | Brewers | 79.2 | 4.0 | 10 |
| 12 | Cubs | 73.6 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 13 | Mariners | 72.1 | 6.7 | 18 |
| 14 | Twins | 71.5 | 5.7 | 17 |
| 15 | Padres | 71.5 | 1.0 | 13 |
| 16 | Diamondbacks | 71.4 | 0.0 | 12 |
| 17 | Giants | 70.6 | 1.0 | 15 |
| 18 | Red Sox | 66.9 | 2.0 | 20 |
| 18 | Yankees | 66.9 | 2.0 | 19 |
| 20 | Reds | 66.9 | 1.0 | 16 |
| 21 | Guardians | 58.0 | 3.0 | 21 |
| 22 | Tigers | 56.1 | 4.7 | 22 |
| 23 | Pirates | 55.8 | 5.0 | 23 |
| 24 | Nationals | 51.8 | 4.0 | 24 |
| 25 | White Sox | 46.2 | 5.5 | 25 |
| 26 | Cardinals | 44.4 | 4.0 | 26 |
| 27 | Rockies | 43.2 | 3.5 | 27 |
| 28 | Mets | 39.9 | 2.5 | 28 |
| 29 | Athletics | 33.0 | 4.0 | 30 |
| 30 | Royals | 32.2 | 2.0 | 29 |
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead National League teams and the Philadelphia Phillies are the week’s hottest team.
Rangers lead
Rangers players have accumulated 102.7 Box-Toppers points this season, picking up 5.0 in the past week. They lead American League teams, ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays (89.9 points, ranked second overall) and lead the top NL team, the Braves (87.3 points, fifth overall).
The Rangers have baseball’s fourth-best winning percentage (.591), behind the Braves (.637), the Baltimore Orioles (.617) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (.596). The Braves are fifth in team rankings (86.0 Box-Toppers points), the Orioles are sixth (85.0) and the Dodgers are seventh (84.5).
The Rangers are led by pitcher Max Scherzer (11.4 Box-Toppers points, eighth among all players and fifth among American League pitchers). Rangers top batter is Marcus Semien (6.7 Box-Toppers points, sixth among AL batters). There are 25 different Rangers players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023.
Braves lead NL teams
The Braves lead NL teams for the second week with 86.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 4.0 in the past week, falling from third to fifth place overall.
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The Braves rank ahead of the second-place NL team, the Dodgers (84.5) by 1.5 points.
The Braves have baseball’s best winning percentage (.637) and are led by pitcher Spencer Strider (14.4 points, third among all players and first among NL pitchers). Top batter is Ronald Acuna Jr. (7.7 points, third among NL batters). There are 24 different Braves players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023.
Hottest team: Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are Box-Toppers’ hottest team of the past week, picking up 8.2 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team.
The Phillies won five games this week and each time, the Player of the Game also won bonus Box-Toppers points for being the overall or top league player or batter of the day, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point for each Player of the Game honor and 3.2 total bonus points. Here’s a look at the Phillies’ Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners this week:
Aug. 5—Alec Bohm earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points as NL Player of the Day.
Aug. 6—Kyle Schwarber earned 1.5 points as NL Batter of the Day.
Aug. 8—Kyle Schwarber again earned 1.5 points as NL Batter of the Day.
Aug. 9—Michael Lorenzen earned 2.0 points as overall Player of the Day (pitching a no-hitter).
Aug. 10—J.T. Realmuto earned 1.5 points as NL Batter of the Day.
The Phillies have 83.2 Box-Toppers points for the season, rising from 11th to eighth in team rankings.
Biggest jump: Mariners
The Seattle Mariners had the biggest jump in Box-Toppers team rankings, rising five spots from 18th to 13th place, with 72.1 Box-Toppers points, picking up 6.7 in the past week.
Biggest decline: Diamondbacks and Reds
Two teams both had four-spot declines in team rankings, tied for the biggest decline. The Arizona Diamondbacks fell from 12th to 16th place with 71.4 points, picking up no points in the past week and the Cincinnati Reds fell from 16th to 20th place with 66.9 points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week.
Last place: Royals
The Kansas City Royals fall from 29th to 30th and last place in Box-Toppers team rankings with 32.2 Box-Toppers points, picking up 2.0 points in the past week. The Oakland Athletics, who ranked 30th last week, rise to 29th place with 33.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 4.0 points in the past week.
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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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