Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw led the list of Box-Toppers Active Career All-Stars at the end of the 2018 season.
Kershaw was one of four active players to be included on Box-Toppers All-Time All-Star team at the end of 2018.
Read MoreRangers’ Mike Minor tops players for Sunday, Aug. 11; Dodgers‘ Ryu rises to 7th in player rankings
Rangers pitcher Mike Minor is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRoyals’ Mike Montgomery tops players for Saturday, Aug. 10; Dodgers’ Maeda tops NL players
Royals pitcher Mike Montgomery is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Montgomery struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreAthletics’ Mike Fiers tops players for Friday, Aug. 9; Indians’ Bieber rises to 3rd in player rankings
Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for 12th straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 12th straight week.
Meanwhile, Nelson Cruz of the Twins rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Alex Bregman of the Astros.
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Houston Astros maintain big lead in Box-Toppers rankings; Nationals rise to lead NL teams
The Houston Astros maintain a big lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, leading for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals rise to lead National League teams, ending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10-week lead among NL teams. Plus, the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Thursday, Aug. 8, reaching 10 Box-Toppers points for 8th straight season
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, reaching 10 Box-Toppers points for the eighth straight season.
Sale struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreCubs’ Jose Quintana tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 7; Astros’ Cole, 2nd in player rankings, tops AL players
Cubs pitcher Jose Quintana is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MorePadres’ Dinelson Lamet tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 6; Royals’ Soler tops AL players
Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lamet struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and four walks, in the 9-4 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreReds’ Luis Castillo tops players for Monday, Aug. 5, rises to 10th in season player rankings
Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Castillo struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 7-4 win over the Angels.
Read MoreAstros’ Verlander tops players for Sunday, Aug. 4, extending ’19 player rankings lead, rising to 6th in ‘all-time’ career points
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and rising to sixth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Buehler tops players for Saturday, Aug. 3; Twins’ Cruz rises to lead AL batters in 2019 points
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Nelson Cruz of the Twins rises to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreRangers’ Lance Lynn tops players for Friday, Aug. 2; Padres’ Lauer tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lynn struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 5-4 win over the Tigers.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for 11th straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 11th straight week.
Meanwhile, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers regains the lead among National League batters and Alex Bregman of the Astros regains the lead among American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week.
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Trade deadline deals help Astros rocket to huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings
The Houston Astros rocketed to a huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, mainly due to acquiring Zack Greinke and other players at the July 31 trade deadline.
The Astros lead for the second week, but last week’s narrow lead has exploded to an enormous lead this week, as they gained the most Box-Toppers points of any team in the past week.
Read MoreCardinals’ Flaherty tops players for Thursday, Aug. 1; Bellinger, Bregman rise to lead league batter rankings
Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, both leagues have new Box-Toppers points leaders among batters:
Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Josh Bell of the Pirates.
Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Albert Pujols of the Angels.
Twins’ Jose Berrios tops players for Wednesday, July 31; Dodgers’ Ryu rises to 8th in player rankings
Twins pitcher Jose Berrios is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Justin Verlander tops players for Tuesday, July 30, regaining player rankings lead
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Verlander also rises to seventh place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, passing Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, and now ranks fifth among active players in career points.
Read MoreRockies’ Jon Gray tops players for Monday, July 29; Nationals’ Corbin rises to 8th in player rankings
Rockies pitcher Jon Gray is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals’ Stephen Strasburg tops players for Sunday, July 28, rises to 5th in player rankings
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth in season player rankings.
Strasburg struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 11-4 win over the Dodgers.
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