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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown is this week’s new leader among American League pitchers. Batting leaders in both leagues are the same as last week—Pete Alonso of the Mets leads National League batters while Alex Bregman of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers, the week’s hottest team, rise to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing last week’s leader, the San Diego Padres, who fall to third place.
Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners rise to lead American League teams, passing the New York Yankees, who fall to second among AL teams.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include White Sox pitcher Sean Burke, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs and Dillon Dingler of the Tigers.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Luis L. Ortiz, Padres pitcher Michael King, Mookie Betts of the Dodgers and Leo Rivas of the Mariners.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to second place, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place and Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place.
Read MoreBrandon Nimmo of the Mets is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter winning Player of the Game honors this season.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, Ryan Jeffers of the Twins and Gavin Lux of the Reds.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Joe Ryan is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners include Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Kristian Campbell of the Red Sox and Josh Naylor of the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Luis M. Castillo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Giants pitcher Robbie Ray, Enrique Hernández of the Dodgers, Michael A. Taylor of the White Sox and Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Seth Lugo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Rays pitcher Shane Baz rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Byron Buxton of the Twins and Eli White of the Braves.
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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta leads Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report.
Pivetta also led player rankings last week but briefly lost that lead Saturday, when Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet took the top spot before Pivetta regained it Tuesday.
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The San Diego Padres remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees continue to lead American League teams, while the Washington Nationals are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Shane Smith is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Salvador Perez of the Royals wins Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in both games of a doubleheader, becoming the 14th player since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 to achieve that feat.
Read MoreOn April 25, 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Florida Marlins, 8-7, to open the 1995 regular season.
That game 30 years ago today marked the beginning of Box-Toppers. Now in its 31st season, Box-Toppers has analyzed box scores from more than 70,000 regular season games and determining a top player in each game.
Read MorePirates pitcher Andrew Heaney is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs wins National League Batter of the Day honors for the second straight day. Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Tigers pitcher Reese Olson and J.P. Crawford of the Mariners.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Mitchell Parker is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Max Meyer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Logan Henderson is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in his Major League debut.
Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreNationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after both earn Player of the Game honors—Carson Kelly of the Cubs rises to sixth place and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place.
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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report.
Pivetta also rises to lead National League pitchers. Meanwhile, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert continues to lead American League pitchers, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead AL batters and Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead NL batters.
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.