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.
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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.
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.
Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 10th week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, Albert Pujols of the Angels rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, Alex Bregman of the Astros.
Read MoreMarlins’ Caleb Smith tops players for Tuesday, July 23; Nationals’ Strasburg rises to 6th in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Caleb Smith is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Astros’ Verlander leads player rankings for 9th week, but four within 1.0 Box-Toppers point
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing Brett Gardner of the Yankees, who led at the last player rankings report on July 7.
Read MoreWho has most Box-Toppers points on each team in 2019? A look at each club’s top pitcher & batter
Twenty-five pitchers and five batters lead their teams in Box-Toppers points at the 2019 All-Star break.
The five batters who have the most points on their club at the All-Star break are Brett Gardner of the Yankees, Mike Trout of the Angels, Josh Bell of the Pirates, Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals and Nolan Arenado of the Rockies.
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Astros’ Verlander leads player rankings for 8th week, but challengers are closing in
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the eighth straight week. But barely.
Meanwhile, there are new batting leaders in each league as Brett Gardner of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters and Josh Bell of the Pirates rises to lead National League batters. Josh Hader of the Brewers continues his lead among NL pitchers.
Read MoreIndians’ Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers’ most deserving player not selected to 2019 All-Star Game
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is the most deserving player not selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
Bieber has 11.1 Box-Toppers points in 2019, eighth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers. Other key players not chosen for the All-Star Game who rank among Box-Toppers top players this season include Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals and Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox.
Read MorePirates’ Josh Bell tops players for Monday, July 1, rises to lead NL batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points
Josh Bell of the Pirates is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings and taking the lead among National League batters.
Bell hit three home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 18-5 win over the Cubs. Bell went 4-for-6, scoring four times and driving in seven runs.
Read MoreA look at how 2019 All-Star finalists fare in Box-Toppers points and rankings
There are nine players who lead their league’s positions in Box-Toppers points who are also among the finalists in the newfangled All-Star “general” election being held this week.
But there are eight players who lead their league’s position in Box-Toppers points who are not even listed among the top three finalists (top nine for outfielders) for their positions.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for sixth straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the sixth straight week.
Also this week, there is a new leader in Box-Toppers points among American League batters as Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox passes previous leader Joey Gallo of the Rangers.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for fifth straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the fifth straight week.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander continues to lead American League pitchers, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader continues to lead National League pitchers, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers continues to lead NL batters and Joey Gallo of the Rangers continues to lead AL batters.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Zack Greinke tops players for Thursday, June 13; Greinke, Bellinger rise in player rankings top 10
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to ninth 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 fourth straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the fourth straight week.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander continues to lead American League pitchers, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader continues to lead National League pitchers, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers continues to lead NL batters and Joey Gallo of the Rangers continues to lead AL batters.
Read MoreRockies’ Peter Lambert tops players for Thursday, June 6; Twins’ Kepler tops AL players
Rockies pitcher Peter Lambert is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in his Major League debut.
Lambert struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Cubs.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Lucas Giolito tops players for Thursday, May 23; Pirates’ Bell tops NL players
White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Giolito pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking one, in the 4-0 win over the Astros.
Read MoreMarlins’ Pablo Lopez tops players for Saturday, May 18; Rays’ Snell rises to 6th in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Hyun-Jin Ryu tops players for Sunday, May 12, rises to 10th in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 10th place in season player rankings.
Ryu struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreAstros’ Justin Verlander tops players for Saturday, July 21, rises to 5th in player rankings
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Verlander also rises to 12th place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995.
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