In four league division series playoff games Monday these are Box-Toppers Players of the Game:
Rays pitcher Charlie Morton, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, Gleyber Torres of the Yankees and Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ AL Division Series previews: Rays vs. Astros, Twins vs. Yankees
Both American League Division Series begin Friday.
The AL Wild Card champion Tampa Bay Rays face the AL West champion Houston Astros in one best-of-five game series and the AL Central champion Minnesota Twins take on the New York Yankees, champions of the AL East, in the other series.
Read MoreBox-Toppers picks Astros’ Gerrit Cole for AL Cy Young & MVP: A look at our postseason awards ballot
Box-Toppers is casting a vote for the American League Cy Young Award to Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole.
We are also casting our vote for AL Most Valuable Player to … Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole.
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Astros’ Gerrit Cole is 2019 Box-Toppers Player of the Year
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Box-Toppers Player of the Year for 2019, earning the fourth-most Box-Toppers points in a single season since tracking began in 1995.
Meanwhile, Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals leads among National League pitchers, Nelson Cruz of the Twins leads among AL batters and Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals leads among NL batters.
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Astros’ Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for fourth straight week
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, Nelson Cruz of the Twins regains the Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters and Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals rises to lead National League batters in 2019 points. Plus, Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals continues to lead NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Rodriguez tops players for Thursday, Sept. 19; Twins’ Cruz regains AL batter rankings lead
Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Nelson Cruz of the Twins regains the Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreReds’ Trevor Bauer tops players for Sunday, Sept. 15; Athletics’ Manaea tops AL players
Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bauer struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Astros’ Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for third straight week
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the third straight week.
Gleyber Torres of the Yankees rises this week to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Nelson Cruz of the Twins.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Trent Thornton tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 11; Padres’ Paddack rises to 8th in player rankings
Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Chris Paddack rises to eighth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Gerrit Cole tops players for Sunday, Sept. 8, regaining season player rankings lead
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and regains the lead in season player rankings, one day after losing the lead.
Also Sunday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger rises to eighth after both earned Player of the Game honors.
In addition Sunday, Gleyber Torres of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
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Astros’ Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for second week
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the second straight week.
Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises this week to lead National League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers.
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Astros’ Gerrit Cole passes teammate Justin Verlander to lead Box-Toppers player rankings
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report, passing teammate Justin Verlander, who had led for the past 14 weeks.
In addition, this week, Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing Josh Hader of the Brewers, who had also led NL pitchers for the past 14 weeks.
Read MoreRangers’ Kolby Allard tops players for Saturday, Aug. 24; Phillies’ Dickerson tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Kolby Allard is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Allard struck out eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole lead Box-Toppers player rankings
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 14th straight week.
However, teammate Gerrit Cole has caught up to Verlander this week in total Box-Toppers points for the season (20.8). But Verlander still ranks ahead on a tiebreaker because he has more 2018 Box-Toppers points—24.1 vs. 18.0.
Read MoreAngels’ Heaney tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 20; Twins’ Cruz regains lead among AL batters
Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Nelson Cruz of the Twins regains the lead in 2019 Box-Toppers points among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreMariners’ Yusei Kikuchi tops players for Sunday, Aug. 18; Cubs’ Quintana tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kikuchi pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreRays’ Yarbrough tops players for Saturday, Aug. 17; Yankees’ Torres rises to lead AL batters in rankings
Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Gleyber Torres of the Yankees rises to first place among American League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander maintains lead in Box-Toppers player rankings for 13th straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 13th straight week.
Meanwhile, all category leaders remain the same as last week: Verlander leads American League pitchers, Josh Hader of the Brewers leads National League pitchers, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers leads NL batters and Nelson Cruz of the Twins leads AL batters.
Read MoreDodgers’ Kershaw tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 14; Pujols regains 6th on Box-Toppers’ ‘all-time’ list
Dodgers 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 MoreYankees’ Gleyber Torres tops players for Monday, Aug. 12, rises to 2nd among AL batters
Gleyber 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.
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