The Detroit Tigers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week and are the week’s hottest team.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams.
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The Detroit Tigers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week and are the week’s hottest team.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams.
Read MoreNationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings—becoming the first player to 20 Box-Toppers points for the second year in a row—after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreKyle Stowers of the Marlins is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to seventh place and Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray rises to 10th place.
Read MoreJose Altuve of the Astros is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreKerry Carpenter of the Tigers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Hunter Goodman of the Rockies, Padres pitcher Stephen Kolek and Mike Trout of the Angels, earning his first Player of the Game honor in nearly two years.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal and Garrett Hampson of the Royals are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.
Both AL Division Series are now even heading into Tuesday’s travel day before resuming Wednesday.
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Both American League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Detroit Tigers face the Cleveland Guardians in one best-of-five game series and the Kansas City Royals face the New York Yankees in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Yankees (first) and the Guardians (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 MoreCubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Imanaga struck out nine over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreReds pitcher Andrew Abbott is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to lead National League pitchers in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to fourth place overall.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Aaron Civale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to third in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors, increasing his lead among NL pitchers. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias maintains his fifth-place spot in player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBox-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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.