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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.
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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.
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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 MoreWhite Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin and Reds pitcher Luis Castillo. It’s the first time in more than a week that any player in the top 10 has earned Box-Toppers points.
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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.
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 MoreTwins pitcher Jose Berrios is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman is Box-Toppers 2019 All-Star Game Player of the Game.
Chapman struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits, no walks and earning the save, in the American League’s 4-3 win Tuesday over the National League.
Read MoreReds pitcher Luis Castillo is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to fifth 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 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 MoreMarlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to third place, Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks rises to fifth place and Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to sixth place.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Shane Bieber is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Josh Hader maintains his second-place spot and Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to seventh place.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander regains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Brewers closing pitcher Josh Hader.
Meanwhile, Verlander also assumes the lead among American League pitchers, while leaders of the other three categories remain unchanged from last week.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Chris Bassitt is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Joey Gallo of the Rangers rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Justin Verlander is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Zack Wheeler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Cubs pitcher Jose Quintana rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—rising to first among National League pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Sam Gaviglio is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke now has the sixth-most career Box-Toppers points since 1995, passing Albert Pujols on the “all-time” list, after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Read MoreReds pitcher Luis Castillo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Castillo struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 14-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreBlake Snell of the Rays, who led all pitchers in wins in 2018 with 21, also led all players in Box-Toppers points during the season with 27.2.
Six of the overall top 11 players in Box-Toppers points in 2018 are also among the top 11 pitchers in wins for the season. Plus, all 11 pitchers leading in wins are among the overall top 40 players in Box-Toppers points for the season.
Read MoreReds pitcher Luis Castillo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to lead American League players in Box-Toppers points—rising to second place overall—after earning Player of the Game honors.
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.