Juan Soto of the Nationals is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 1.
The Washington Nationals win 5-4 to take a 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven game series.
Read MoreAstros’ Will Harris tops players in Thursday's ALCS Game 4 win over Yankees
Astros relief pitcher Will Harris is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s American League Championship Series Game 4 win over the Yankees.
Harris struck out two in a scoreless and hitless seventh inning, allowing no walks. Harris did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision. The win went to reliever Ryan Pressly, who exited after the fifth inning with the Astros leading.
Read MoreYankees’ Severino tops players for Sunday, Sept 22; Astros’ Cole clinches Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors
Yankees pitcher Luis Severino is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
In addition, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole wraps up Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors after the only other player in contention for the season Box-Toppers points lead—teammate Justin Verlander—did not earn Player of the Game honors Sunday. With only one start remaining for Verlander and only 2.0 Box-Toppers points possible, Cole’s 2.7-point lead is now all but insurmountable.
Read MoreGiants’ Madison Bumgarner tops players for Friday, Aug. 30; Rays’ Pruitt tops AL players
Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bumgarner struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 8-3 win over the Padres.
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 MoreRockies’ Trevor Story tops players for Friday, May 31; Tigers’ Goodrum tops AL players
Trevor Story of the Rockies is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Story hit two homers and doubled in the 13-6 win over the Blue Jays. Story went 3-for-4, scoring four times and driving in seven runs.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander maintains lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers and Joey Gallo of the Rangers.
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Houston Astros maintain lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report
The Houston Astros maintain the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Miami Marlins are the week’s hottest team.
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Houston Astros, week's hottest team, rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings
The Houston Astros, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams in Box-Toppers rankings.
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 MoreAll-Star Game honors show why Box-Toppers is antidote to shortsighted baseball thinking
The 2018 All-Star Game is an almost perfect example of why Box-Toppers is an antidote to shortsighted baseball thinking.
Two players were honored in the game—one who earned the game’s Most Valuable Player award and the other who earned the win. But Box-Toppers metrics say neither of those players really deserve the honors.
Read MoreMariners’ Jean Segura is Box-Toppers Player of the Game as AL wins 2018 All-Star Game
Jean Segura of the Mariners is Box-Toppers 2018 All-Star Player of the Game.
Segura hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning, three-run, pinch-hit homer, in the American League’s 8-6, 10-inning win over the National League. Segura went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
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Houston Astros rise past Yankees to claim top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings
The Houston Astros regain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings, passing the New York Yankees, the top team last week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreTwins' Fernando Romero tops players for Monday, May 7; Rangers' Mazara rises to 10th in player rankings
Twins pitcher Fernando Romero is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Nomar Mazara of the Rangers rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, becoming only the second batter currently in the top 10.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ top single game performances by batters for 2017
Anthony Rendon of the Nationals had the best single-game performance by a batter in the 2017 season as measured by Box-Toppers game score.
It also appears to be the highest game score for a batter in Box-Toppers’ 23 seasons of record keeping.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top pitchers and batters by team, 2017
Three of the four players who won Cy Young or Most Valuable Player awards in 2017 also led their teams in Box-Toppers points for the season.
The only exception: American League Most Valuable Player Jose Altuve did not lead Astros batters in Box-Toppers points. In fact, with only 2.5 Box-Toppers points, he finished 11th among Astros batters and 21st among all Astros players.
Read MoreHow 2017 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers points and rankings
Only 7 of 17 Silver Slugger Award winners also led their position in Box-Toppers points
Read MoreCharlie Morton tops players in World Series Game 7 as Astros win 2017 title over Dodgers
Astros pitcher Charlie Morton is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 7, as Houston wins its first title in franchise history.
The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Wednesday, to win the best-of-seven series and become 2017 Major League champions for the first time since the franchise began in 1962.
Read MoreKenley Jansen top players in World Series Game 6 as Dodgers force Game 7 with Astros
Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 6 Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 3-1 to even the best-of-seven series at 3-3, forcing the deciding Game 7 Wednesday.
Read MoreJose Altuve tops players in World Series Game 5 as Astros take 3-2 series lead
Jose Altuve of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 5 Sunday.
The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12 in 10 innings to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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