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Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes had the biggest gain in Box-Toppers point totals from 2019 to 2020.
Burnes earned 7.7 Box-Toppers points in 2020 after earning no points in 2019. Burnes had earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in his 2018 rookie season.
Read MoreOnly three of the 18 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards this week also were among the leaders at their positions in 2020 Box-Toppers point totals.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers analyzes traditional box scores and tracks which player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreThe Houston Astros, Box-Toppers’ lowest-ranked team in the 2020 postseason, face the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series.
The Astros ranked 17th among all teams in Box-Toppers regular season rankings. The Rays meanwhile ranked ninth among all teams, though they had the best record in the AL and were the top-seeded AL team in the playoffs.
Read MoreBoth American League Division Series begin Monday.
The Houston Astros face the Oakland Athletics in one best-of-five game series and the New York Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays in the other series.
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Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the fifth week.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead National League pitchers, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Braves maintains his lead among NL batters.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after each earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fourth and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth.
Plus, Luke Voit of the Yankees regains the lead in 2020 Box-Toppers points among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Friday.
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Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the fourth week.
Meanwhile, Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish rises to lead National League pitchers, Adam Duvall of the Braves rises to lead NL batters and Kyle Tucker of the Astros maintains his lead among American League batters.
Read MoreEugenio Suarez of the Reds is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Albert Pujols of the Angels breaks the record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points, earning Player of the Game honors in his 20th consecutive season.
Plus, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Saturday: White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito rises to third place and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth place.
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Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the third week.
Meanwhile, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to lead National League pitchers and Kyle Tucker of the Astros rises to lead American League batters. Jason Heyward of the Cubs maintains his lead among NL batters.
Read MoreYankees pitcher J.A. Happ is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish rises to second place overall and first among National League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Kyle Tucker of the Astros rises to 10th place—the only batter among the overall top 10—and rises to first place among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreReds pitcher Trevor Bauer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Bauer struck out nine in a scoreless seven-inning complete game, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 5-0, seven-inning win over the Royals.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Taijuan Walker is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Walker struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-3 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Monday’s Box-Toppers spring training Player of the Day.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of the 2018 spring training season to demonstrate the Box-Toppers player tracking metric and to prepare for the upcoming 2,430-game season.
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.