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Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal tops players in Tuesday’s four Wild Card playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s Wild Card series games: Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell and Cubs relief pitcher Daniel Palencia.
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Seven of the eight starting pitchers in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round games have more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2025, and are among the season’s top 40 overall players.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, Box-Toppers’ 2025 Player of the Year, leads the way. His 22.1 Box-Toppers points led all players during the regular season, and he starts Game 1 of AL Wild Card Series against the Guardians.
Read MoreReds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will not pass Randy Johnson for the Box-Toppers-era career points record after failing to win Player of the Game honors in his next-to-last career start Friday.
Also, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal all but secured 2025 Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors Friday after Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, who was the only player with a realistic chance of passing him, failed to win Player of the Game honors in his next-to-last start of the season.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. In addition, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to seventh place overall after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Ranger Suárez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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While Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 14th straight week, his lead has shrunk to less than 1.0 Box-Toppers point and his return date from the injured list is uncertain.
Meanwhile, all Box-Toppers category leaders remain unchanged since last week, with American League pitching leader Tarik Skubal creeping within 0.7 points of Wheeler.
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The Detroit Tigers extend their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams for the fourth straight week, while the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, moving within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of overall leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who has led player rankings since mid-May.
Skubal also bolsters his overall second-place ranking and extends his lead among American League pitchers.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Jack Flaherty is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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NOTE: Carlos Rodón has 12.7 Box-Toppers points (not 13.0) but is still in ninth place overall.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 13th straight week, expanding his lead since last week.
Meanwhile, José Ramírez of the Guardians rises to first place among American League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points, passing Riley Greene of the Tigers, who had led for the past 11 weeks.
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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 MoreTigers pitcher Troy Melton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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The Detroit Tigers lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres maintain the lead among National League teams and the Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreReds pitcher Brady Singer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta maintains third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Royals pitcher Michael Wacha and Warming Bernabel of the Rockies.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 12th straight week.
Meanwhile, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to lead National League batters this week, while other category leaders remain the same: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers continues to lead American League pitchers and Riley Greene of the Tigers continues to lead AL batters.
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The Detroit Tigers regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, boosted by trade deadline deals adding pitching depth.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres rocket to the lead among National League teams with the biggest collective trade deadline splash, making them the week’s hottest team.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty and Ronny Mauricio of the Mets.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, all category leaders continue their Box-Toppers points leads since last week: Tarik Skubal of the Tigers leads American League pitchers, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs leads National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers leads AL batters.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earn Player of the Game honors: Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, first place overall, extends his lead, and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, rises from ninth to fifth place overall.
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.