The Detroit Tigers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2025 team rankings through games of Thursday, Aug. 7. 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. 1 to Aug. 7. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of July 31.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers | 89.7 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Padres | 88.0 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 3 | Rangers | 87.5 | 4.0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mariners | 87.0 | 4.0 | 5 |
| 5 | Phillies | 86.1 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 6 | Red Sox | 85.8 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 7 | Yankees | 85.3 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 8 | Cubs | 83.5 | 4.0 | 8 |
| 9 | Brewers | 80.9 | 7.2 | 12 |
| 10 | Royals | 80.4 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 11 | Blue Jays | 78.3 | 5.2 | 13 |
| 12 | Mets | 78.1 | 1.5 | 9 |
| 13 | Astros | 76.5 | 2.7 | 11 |
| 14 | Reds | 76.0 | 3.7 | 14 |
| 15 | Dodgers | 74.3 | 3.5 | 15 |
| 16 | Guardians | 63.9 | 5.0 | 18 |
| 17 | Angels | 63.4 | 0.0 | 16 |
| 18 | Braves | 63.0 | 2.7 | 17 |
| 19 | Marlins | 62.9 | 4.0 | 18 |
| 20 | Giants | 59.3 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 21 | Cardinals | 58.9 | 4.0 | 21 |
| 22 | Rays | 57.9 | 3.5 | 23 |
| 23 | Twins | 57.7 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 24 | Pirates | 54.0 | 4.2 | 24 |
| 25 | Orioles | 51.3 | 4.0 | 25 |
| 26 | Athletics | 49.8 | 4.5 | 26 |
| 27 | Diamondbacks | 47.7 | 3.0 | 27 |
| 28 | White Sox | 44.9 | 3.0 | 28 |
| 29 | Nationals | 42.6 | 1.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Rockies | 32.3 | 2.5 | 30 |
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams and the Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team.
Tigers lead
Tigers players have accumulated 89.7 Box-Toppers points this season, picking up 2.0 in the past week. They lead over the second-place Padres (88.0 points) and lead American League teams over the second-ranked Texas Rangers (87.5 points, picking up 4.0 in the past week, rising from fourth to third overall).
This is the seventh week this season the Tigers have led team rankings. They have led six of the last nine weeks and five of the last seven weeks.
The Tigers have baseball’s sixth-best winning percentage (.569), behind the Milwaukee Brewers (.614), the Toronto Blue Jays (.586),the Chicago Cubs (.579), the Los Angeles Dodgers (.574) and the Philadelphia Phillies (.570). The Brewers are ninth in Box-Toppers team rankings (80.9 points), the Blue Jays are 11th (78.3), the Cubs are eighth (83.5), the Dodgers are 15th (74.3) and the Phillies are fifth (86.1).
The Tigers are led by pitcher Tarik Skubal (17.4 Box-Toppers points, second among all players, first among AL pitchers). Tigers’ top batter is Riley Greene (9.0 points, first among AL batters). Twenty-seven different Tigers players have earned Player of the Game honors so far this season.
Padres lead NL teams
Padres players have accumulated 88.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, picking up 4.0 in the past week, rising from third last week to second place overall this week.
They lead NL teams ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies (86.1 points, picking up 5.5 points in the past week, rising from sixth to fifth place overall).
The Padres have the fifth-best winning percentage (.557) among NL teams and are in second place in the NL West division, two games behind the Dodgers (.574).
The Padres are led by pitcher Nick Pivetta (14.7 Box-Toppers points, fourth overall, third among NL pitchers). Padres’ top batter is Manny Machado (5.5 points, 16th among NL batters). Twenty-four different Padres players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2025.
Hottest team: Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team, picking up 7.2 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team.
The Brewers rise from 12th to ninth place overall with 80.9 Box-Toppers points. The three-spot rise is also the biggest jump in the rankings among all teams.
The Brewers gained 7.2 points by winning all six of its games this week:
1.0 point on Aug. 1 by first baseman Andrew Vaughn for winning Player of the Game.
1.7 points on Aug. 2 by starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff for winning NL Player of the Day.
1.0 point on Aug. 3 by relief pitcher Aaron Ashby for winning Player of the Game.
1.0 point on Aug. 4 by starting pitcher Quinn Priester for winning Player of the Game.
1.0 point on Aug. 5 by starting pitcher Freddy Peralta for winning Player of the Game.
1.5 points on Aug. 6 by centerfielder Blake Perkins for winning NL Batter of the Day.
Biggest fall: Yankees
The New York Yankees had the biggest decline in team rankings, falling five spots from second to seventh place with 85.3 Box-Toppers points, with a net gain of 0.5 points.
Last place: Rockies
The Colorado Rockies remain in 30th and last place for the 16th straight week with 32.3 Box-Toppers points, picking up 2.5 points in the past week.
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