Astros pitcher Justin Verlander and Dodgers pitcher Pedro Baez are Box-Toppers’ top players in Saturday’s pair of League Championship Series games.
Read MoreBrandon Woodruff tops players in Friday's NLCS opener, as Brewers beat Dodgers in Game 1
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
Woodruff struck out four over two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and no walks, in the 6-5 win over the Dodgers. The Brewers take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Read MoreALCS preview: Red Sox hold Box-Toppers advantages in series, but defending champ Astros may be better than last year
The Boston Red Sox hold nearly all the advantages over the Houston Astros in the coming American League Championship Series.
But the Astros are the defending World Series champions and return in 2018 with a largely unchanged roster and even more wins than they had last season (103 vs. 101).
Read MoreNLCS preview: Surging Brewers hold key Box-Toppers advantages over Dodgers
The surging Milwaukee Brewers hold several key advantages over the Los Angeles Dodgers as they enter the National League Championship Series.
Read MoreChristian Vazquez tops players Tuesday as Red Sox eliminate Yankees in AL Division Series
Christian Vazquez of the Red Sox is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s deciding Game 4 of the American League Division Series.
Read MoreRed Sox' Holt, Astros' McHugh, Dodgers' Machado top players in Monday's league Division Series games
Brock Holt of the Red Sox was one of three Box-Toppers Player of the Game honorees in Monday’s three league Division Series games.
Holt hit for the cycle, going 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, as the Red Sox beat the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Division Series.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes, Braves’ Acuna top players in Sunday's NL Division Series games
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes and Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves are Sunday’s Box-Toppers top players in a pair of National League Division Series games.
Read MoreAstros’ Gerrit Cole, Yankees’ Gary Sanchez top players in Saturday's AL Division Series games
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole and Gary Sanchez of the Yankees are Saturday’s Box-Toppers top players in a pair of American League Division Series games.
Read MoreFour starting aces—Kershaw, Verlander, Sale, Chacin—top players in Friday's league division playoff games
Four starting pitching aces are Box-Toppers Players of the Games in Friday’s four league division series playoff games:
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is top player in Friday’s 3-0 win over the Braves.
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is top player in Friday’s 7-2 win over the Indians.
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is top player in Friday’s 5-4 win over the Yankees.
And Brewers pitcher Jhoulys Chacin is top player in Friday’s 4-0 win over the Rockies.
American League Division Series feature 4 of Box-Toppers’ top 5-ranked teams
Four of the top five teams in Box-Toppers team rankings square off in two American League Division Series beginning Friday.
One series includes the top two teams in Box-Toppers team rankings—the top-ranked Boston Red Sox and the second-ranked New York Yankees. If all teams qualifying for the postseason were seeded, these two would be in separate brackets in a hoped-for World Series best-of-seven game matchup. Instead, the two AL East teams meet in a best-of-five game semi-final to another semi-final.
Read MoreDodgers’ Ryu, Brewers’ Woodruff top players in pair of NL Division Series openers
Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers and Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers are Box-Toppers Players of the Game in Thursday’s pair of National League Division Series openers.
Ryu struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Braves. The Dodgers now lead the Braves 1-0 in the best-of-five series.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ NL Division Series previews: Rockies vs. Brewers, Braves vs. Dodgers
Both National League Division Series begin Thursday.
The Wild Card Colorado Rockies face the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers in one best-of-five game series and the NL East winners, the Atlanta Braves take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, champions of the NL West in the other series.
Read MoreDellin Betances tops players as Yankees defeat Athletics in AL Wild Card Game
Yankees pitcher Dellin Betances is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in the American League Wild Card Game.
Betances struck out three over two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and no walks, picking up the win, in the 7-2 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreCurious starting pitcher choices highlight AL Wild Card preview of Athletics vs. Yankees
The Oakland Athletics visit the New York Yankees in the American League one-game Wild Card playoff game Wednesday.
Read MoreKyle Freeland tops players as Rockies beat Cubs in NL Wild Card Game
Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in the National League Wild Card Game.
Freeland struck out six over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Cubs, as the Rockies advance to the NL Division Series Thursday against the Brewers.
Read MoreColorado Rockies face the Chicago Cubs in NL Wild Card Game Tuesday
The Colorado Rockies visit the Chicago Cubs in the National League one-game Wild Card playoff game Tuesday.
Read MoreIn NL tiebreaker games Monday, Dodgers’ Buehler, Brewers’ Hader earn Player of the Game honors
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, in one of two National League tiebreaker games to determine postseason seeding.
Meanwhile, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other game.
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Rays’ Blake Snell finishes 2018 as Box-Toppers Player of the Year
Rays pitcher Blake Snell is Box-Toppers 2018 Player of the Year.
Snell, with 27.2 Box-Toppers points in 2018, finishes first in Box-Toppers season player rankings, ahead of second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (25.1).
Meanwhile, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers points this week, as the regular season comes to a close.
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Red Sox finish 2018 atop Box-Toppers team rankings; Astros, Brewers finish season on hot streak
The Boston Red Sox finish the season atop Box-Toppers team rankings, leading all teams for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers maintain their lead among National League teams as they and the Houston Astros were the hottest two teams of the season’s final 10 days.
Read MoreDodgers’ Rich Hill tops players for Sunday, Sept. 30; Indians’ Carrasco maintains 7th place in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, the final day of the regular season.
Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco maintains his seventh-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Plus, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extended his lead in 2018 Box-Toppers points among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
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