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The Milwaukee Brewers hold Box-Toppers points advantages over the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2026 World Series.
The Brewers rank higher than the Rays in overall Box-Toppers points and hold decided points advantages in starting pitchers and overall pitching depth. However, the Rays hold a slight points edge among the starting nine batters and bench players.
Read MoreJunior Caminero is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s American League Championship Series Game 6 as the Tampa Bay Rays eliminate the Cleveland Guardians and advance to the World Series.
Caminero went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs, including a two-run home run, as the Rays won their third straight game to capture the AL pennant.
Read MoreThe American League’s top two-seeded teams play in the AL Championship Series, but Box-Toppers favors the second-seeded Cleveland Guardians over the top-seed Tampa Bay Rays.
The Rays have far more wins than the Guardians (98 vs. 85) but rank only marginally higher in Box-Toppers team rankings:
Rays: 115.0 combined Box-Toppers points in 2026, fifth overall, second among AL teams.
Guardians: 112.1 points, seventh overall, third among AL teams.
The Guardians hold the Box-Toppers edge over the Rays in several key categories.
Read MoreGavin Williams is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s American League Division Series Game 5, leading the Cleveland Guardians past the Chicago White Sox to clinch the series.
Read MoreMiddle relievers swept Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Wednesday across all four Division Series games, as three teams advanced to the League Championship Series.
Guardians pitcher Foster Griffin led all winners in Cleveland's ALDS Game 3 victory over the White Sox, staving off elimination and forcing a Game 4.
Wednesday’s other Player of the Game winners:
Aaron Ashby, Brewers: Earned top player honors in Milwaukee’s NLDS Game 4 victory, eliminating San Diego.
Tanner Scott, Dodgers: Earned top player honors in Los Angeles' NLDS Game 4 victory, eliminating Atlanta.
Ian Seymour, Rays: Earned top player honors in Tampa Bay's ALDS Game 3 victory, completing a three-game sweep of New York.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto leads Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s National League Division Series games.
Yamamoto won top player honors in the Game 3 win over the Braves. Meanwhile, Jake Cronenworth is Box-Toppers’ top player in Tuesday’s other NL Division Series game, keeping the Padres alive with their win over the Brewers.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Sean Burke leads Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s American League Division Series games.
Burke won top player honors pitching in middle relief in the Game 2 win over the Guardians. Rays pitcher Ian Seymour won Player of the Game honors in the other AL Division Series Game 2, also pitching middle relief in the win over the Yankees.
Read MoreBraves relief pitcher Didier Fuentes leads Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Sunday’s National League Division Series games, both low-scoring, one-run contests.
Fuentes pitched 3.2 innings as one of six Atlanta pitchers in a bullpen effort that kept Los Angeles at bay in a 3-2 win. Meanwhile, Sal Frelick of the Brewers earned Player of the Game honors in Milwaukee's 4-3 win over San Diego, driving in the Brewers' first run and scoring the ninth-inning walk-off winning run.
Read MoreRays pitcher Drew Rasmussen, who took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, leads all Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s opening League Division Series playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday: White Sox closing pitcher Grant Taylor, Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal and Brewers closing pitcher Trevor Megill.
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Source: MLB.com
Both American League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Chicago White Sox face the Cleveland Guardians in one best-of-five game series while the New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Rays (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 MoreMax Fried leads all Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card games: Chase Meidroth of the White Sox, Gavin Sheets of the Padres and Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter.
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Source: MLB.com
Four of the eight starting pitchers in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round games earned more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2026, and two are among the season’s top three players.
Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo—whose 23.0 Box-Toppers points rank second overall and second among National League pitchers—leads the way as he takes the mound for Game 1 against the Braves. Meanwhile, Box-Toppers’ top American League pitcher, Cam Schlittler of the Yankees (21.7 points, third overall), starts Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.
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Note: Brewers total corrected to 137.3 points (previously 136.3). Overall ranking is unchanged.
The Los Angeles Dodgers finish 2026 atop Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the ninth straight week and were the hottest team of the last 10 days of the season.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue to lead American League teams.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers hold the top spot in Box-Toppers for the eighth consecutive week in the penultimate (and next-to-last) team rankings report for the 2026 season.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers maintain second place overall and the New York Yankees continue to hold the lead among American League teams.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers hold the top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the seventh consecutive week, expanding their lead over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees maintain the lead among American League teams and the Pittsburgh Pirates made the biggest jump in team rankings.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers hold the top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the sixth consecutive week, though their lead over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers has closed to under 1.0 point.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees maintain the lead among American League teams and the Baltimore Orioles and Philadephia Phillies posted the week’s biggest points gains.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week, while the New York Yankees maintain the lead among American League teams.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians posted the week's biggest points gain.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth straight week, while the New York Yankees regain the lead among American League teams.
Meanwhile, the St. Louis Cardinals posted the week's biggest points gain.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers expand their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, while the Tampa Bay Rays pass the New York Yankees for the lead among American League teams.
Meanwhile, the Minnesota Twins have the biggest point gains among all teams this week.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers hold onto first place in Box-Toppers team rankings this week—without winning a single game—thanks to trade deadline deals that provided them the biggest net point gain from player moves.
The New York Yankees maintain their Box-Toppers points lead among American League teams despite making few trades before the Aug. 3 deadline. Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays had the biggest net gain in points this week—they had the third-biggest net gain in points from trade deadline deals and won four of their seven games.
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.