The new Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Friday with four best-of-three series. Here is a Box-Toppers look at the eight teams competing in the four Wild Card round series.
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Astros’ Urquidy tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 3; Alcantara, Urias rise in top 10 list
Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors. Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara maintains his fourth-place ranking and extends his lead among National League pitchers. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Read MoreRangers’ Gray tops players for Wednesday, July 13; Ohtani, McClanahan maintain top 2 spots
Rangers pitcher Jon Gray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, the top two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings earn Player of the Game honors. Top-ranked player, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani and second-ranked player, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan, both maintain the top two spots.
Read MoreMets’ Williams tops players for Thursday, July 7; Padres’ Musgrove rises to 4th place
Mets pitcher Trevor Williams is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also regains the 2022 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers.
Read MoreGiants’ Junis tops players for Sunday, June 5; Guardians’ Plesac tops AL players
Giants pitcher Jakob Junis is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Junis struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreReds’ Suarez tops players for Saturday, Sept. 5; Pujols breaks record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points (20)
Eugenio 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.
Read MoreHow 2019’s top home run hitters fared in Box-Toppers rankings—leader Pete Alonso ranked outside top 100
Pete Alonso of the Mets led all players in home runs in 2019 but was one of three top 10 home run hitters to rank outside the top 100 in season Box-Toppers points.
Meanwhile, Nelson Cruz of the Twins, who led all batters in Box-Toppers points in 2019 with 12.5, ranked tied for seventh in home runs with 41. Two of Box-Toppers’ top three-ranked National League batters—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers and Christian Yelich of the Brewers—were also among the top 10 home run hitters in 2019.
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.
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’ Justin Verlander tops Box-Toppers season player rankings report for third week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the third 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 MoreDodgers’ Maeda tops players for Wednesday, May 15; Astros’ Verlander extends player rankings lead
Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader and Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke both rise in player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Zack Greinke tops players for Thursday, April 25, rises to 7th in season player rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Greinke struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreHow 2018 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
About half of the top batters by position as measured by Box-Toppers points are among Silver Slugger Award winners announced Thursday.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues. But as measured by Box-Toppers points, only seven (maybe eight) of the 17 announced winners would have been the same.
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2018 year-end All-Star teams
The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2018 regular season are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader, Rays pitcher Blake Snell.
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to the batters—eight in the NL and nine (including the designated hitter) in the AL—are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer maintains lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintained top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week.
Meanwhile, David Peralta of the Diamondbacks is the new leader this week among National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points. Leaders in all other categories remain the same.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Friday, Aug. 17, rises to 3rd in player rankings; Scherzer extends player rankings lead
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
In addition, Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks rises to lead National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer maintains lead in Box-Toppers player rankings for third week
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third straight week.
Scherzer has 20.1 Box-Toppers points, holding a narrow lead over second-place player, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale (19.1 points).
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer maintains Box-Toppers season player rankings lead
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second straight week.
Scherzer and all other major category points leaders maintain their leads from last week: Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale leads American League players, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads American League batters and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads National League batters.
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer regains lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has regained the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino.
Meanwhile, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to lead American League players in Box-Toppers points, also passing Severino. Both players leading their league’s batters in Box-Toppers points remain the same—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads the American League and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads the National League.
Read MoreYankees’ Luis Severino maintains lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings
Yankees pitcher Luis Severino maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Severino has 16.7 Box-Toppers points through the games of July 26. He’s picked up no points since the last player rankings report at the All-Star break July 15 and leads over second-place player, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale (16.4 points).
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