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The Houston Astros regain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings, passing the New York Yankees, the top team last week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Clevinger struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs, five hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Mike Soroka is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Soroka pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, striking out four, in the 2-0 win over the Mets.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Nola struck out 10 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-4 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Carrasco struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreMets pitcher Seth Lugo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher James Paxton rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to eighth place after both earned Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Danny Duffy is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Duffy struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 2-0 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Trevor Bauer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMike Trout, Kyle Schwarber and Craig Kimbrel are among the players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting underway, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fourth week in a row.
Meanwhile, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino continues to lead American League players for the seventh straight week, Mookie Betts of the Red Sox continues to lead AL batters for the seventh straight week and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads National League batters for the third week.
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The New York Yankees rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report, passing the Houston Astros.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Minnesota Twins are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Jose Berrios is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Sonny Gray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gray struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 3-0, 13-inning win over the Blue Jays. Gray picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining top spot in season player rankings and rising to 10th place in career points on Box-Toppers “all-time” points list.
Also Tuesday, three others earning Player of the Game honors are among the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings—Mariners pitcher James Paxton, Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin and Indians pitcher Corey Kluber.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Severino is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Severino struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks, in the 7-4 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Michael Wacha is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wacha struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates. Wacha had a no-hitter intact until giving up his first and only hit in the ninth inning.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Andrew Suarez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Suarez struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Foltynewicz pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 4-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreWith Major League All-Star voting beginning, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Actually, because the first third of the season is a relatively small sample size, we’ll also look at top players since the start of the 2017 season.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third week in a row.
Meanwhile, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino continues to lead American League players for the sixth straight week, Mookie Betts of the Red Sox continues to lead AL batters for the sixth straight week and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads National League batters for the second week.
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.