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Matt Kemp of the Dodgers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Francisco Lindor of the Indians rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings among American League batters after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher James Paxton is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, passing Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer. Plus, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to ninth place in player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Sale struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 11-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreRockies pitcher Tyler Anderson is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Anderson struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Dodgers.
Read MoreJ.D. Martinez, Zack Greinke and Joc Pederson 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 seventh week in a row.
Meanwhile, American League batters have a new Box-Toppers points leader this week—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox moves ahead of last week’s leader, Nomar Mazara of the Rangers.
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The Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team and pass the Washington Nationals as the top-ranked National League team.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Mike Minor is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox rises to lead American League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Yankees pitcher Luis Severino, Mariners pitcher James Paxton and Astros pitcher Charlie Morton.
Read MoreRays pitcher Blake Snell is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in season player rankings.
Snell struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and four walks, in the 11-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his third-place overall ranking and Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fourth place.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Greinke struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Corbin struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Pirates. Corbin picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreEddie Rosario and Evan Gattis 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.
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Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the sixth week in a row.
Meanwhile, American League batters have a new Box-Toppers points leader this week—Nomar Mazara of the Rangers (7.0) passed last week’s leader, Mitch Haniger of the Mariners (6.5).
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The Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, his first Player of the Day honor in nearly two years.
Also Thursday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer increases his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWith Max Scherzer’s rise into Box-Toppers career points top 10 list this month, there are now six active players in the top 10, the most since 2008, when there were eight.
Scherzer, the Nationals pitcher, became the 10th-ranked player on Box-Toppers “all-time” list on June 5 with 172.1 career points, passing Roy Halladay (170.7). Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Corey Kluber is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Kluber struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 12-0 win over the White Sox.
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.