Tigers pitcher Casey Mize is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Royals pitcher Kris Bubic rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreA pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2024
In 2024, teams with the most Box-Toppers points earned by pitchers generally ranked higher in overall Box-Toppers team rankings.
For example, the Philadephia Phillies led all teams with 124.9 Box-Toppers points. Pitchers earned 78.0 of those points, fifth-most among all teams. Box-Toppers’ seven top-ranked teams were all among the top 10 in points earned by pitchers.
However, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were a notable anomaly. While the team finished eighth overall in Box-Toppers points (113.7), they finished 11th in points earned by pitchers (66.2) and third in points earned by batters (47.5).
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Box-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Padres vs. Dodgers, Mets vs. Phillies
Both National League Division Series begin Saturday.
The San Diego Padres face the Los Angeles Dodgers in one best-of-five game series and the New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Dodgers (first) and the Phillies (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MoreD-backs’ Gallen tops players Wednesday, Sept. 25; Mariners’ Kirby rises to 9th place
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
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Phillies’ Box-Toppers team rankings lead narrows as Yankees gain ground
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue to lead American League teams and the Cincinnati Reds are the week’s hottest team.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 6th week, Yankees continue AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the sixth straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue to lead American League teams and the Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team.
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Yankees’ Gil rises to lead player rankings; Phillies’ Suárez rises to lead NL pitchers
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, a week in which there were five changes in the overall lead.
Gil also rises to lead American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Ranger Suarez of the Phillies rises to lead National League pitchers, Matt Chapman of the Giants rises to lead NL batters and Juan Soto of the Yankees maintains his lead among AL batters.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 5th week, Yankees maintain AL team lead
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue to lead American League teams and the Kansas City Royals are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreYankees’ Gil tops players for Thursday, May 23, rising to lead season player rankings
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Matt Chapman of the Giants rises to first place among National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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Padres’ Cease leads player rankings for 2nd week; Royals’ Lugo rises to lead AL pitchers
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease leads Box-Toppers player rankings for the second straight week.
Also this week in Box-Toppers player rankings, Royals pitcher Seth Lugo rises to lead American League pitchers and Bryson Stott of the Phillies rises to lead National League batters. Meanwhile, Juan Soto of the Yankees maintains his lead among AL batters.
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Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 4th week, Yankees rise to lead AL teams
The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees rise to lead American League teams and the Houston Astros are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreMariners’ Kirby tops players for Monday, May 13; Cardinals’ Leahy tops NL players
Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kirby struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Royals.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Houck tops players for Sunday, April 28, rising to 2nd in player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck is Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreEovaldi tops players in Wednesday’s Wild Card games as all 4 series end in sweeps
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi tops players in Wednesday’s four Wild Card playoff games, all of which ended in two-game sweeps.
Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card series games: Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Twins pitcher Sonny Gray and Diamondbacks closing pitcher Paul Sewald.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Kelly tops players for Monday, July 25; Royals’ Greinke tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kelly struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Giants.
Read MoreAngels’ Silseth tops players for Friday, May 13; Brewers’ Burnes tops NL players
Angels pitcher Chase Silseth is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Silseth struck out four over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Athletics.
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