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The Houston Astros maintain a big lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, leading for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team for the second straight week.
Read MoreReds pitcher Sonny Gray is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gray struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 2-1 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Albert Pujols of the Angels regains sixth place on Box-Toppers “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bumgarner struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreGleyber Torres of the Yankees is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place among American League batters in season player rankings.
Torres hit two three-run home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 11-8 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreDodgers 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 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 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 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 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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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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 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.