Astros pitcher Cristian Javier and Rhys Hoskins of the Phillies are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s two league championship series games.
Read MorePhillies’ Dominguez tops players in Friday’s NL Division Series Game 3
Phillies closing pitcher Seranthony Dominguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s National League Championship Series Game 3.
Dominguez struck out three over two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, no walks and earning the save.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ AL Division Series previews: Guardians vs. Yankees, Mariners vs. Astros
Both American League Division Series begin Tuesday.
The Houston Astros face the Seattle Mariners in one best-of-five game series and the New York Yankees face the Cleveland Guardians in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Astros (first) and the Yankees (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played over the weekend.
Read MoreYankees’ Cortes tops players for Saturday, Oct. 1; Marlins’ Cabrera tops NL players
Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cortes struck out 12 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 8-0 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Sunday, Sept. 25; Mets’ Alonso extends lead among NL batters
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Pete Alonso of the Mets extends his lead among National League batters and now has the most Box-Toppers points for any batter in a single season since 2017 and the eighth-most for any batter in a single season from 2010 forward.
Read MoreAthletics’ Sears tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 20; Braves’ Morton tops NL players
Astros’ Javier tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 14; Giants’ Rodon now leads NL pitchers
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points for 2022, passing Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins. Rodon rises to fourth place in overall Box-Toppers rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Friday, July 1; Braves’ Fried rises to 6th in player rankings
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Saturday, June 25; Fried, Burnes rise in top 10 list
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to seventh place and Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to ninth.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Wednesday, May 25; Nationals’ Fedde tops NL players
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Javier struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Guardians.
Read MoreBrewers’ Woodruff tops players for Tuesday, May 3, rising to 5th in player rankings
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Woodruff struck out 12 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Reds.
Read MoreJorge Soler tops players in World Series Game 4 as Braves take 3-1 series lead over Astros
Jorge Soler of the Braves is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 4.
The Atlanta Braves win 3-2 to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven game series over the Houston Astros.
Read MoreBraves’ Anderson tops players for Tuesday, April 27, Astros’ Javier rises to 8th in player rankings
Braves pitcher Ian Anderson is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Astros pitcher Cristian Javier rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Javier tops players for Thursday, April 22, Padres’ Weathers tops NL players
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Javier struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 8-2 win over the Angels.
Read MoreRookie of the Year: Short 2020 season limited opportunity to shine for newcomers
Kyle Lewis of the Mariners and Devin Williams of the Brewers were voted 2020 Rookies of the Year by baseball writers.
Neither were among Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookies in 2020. Plus, none of Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookies even received votes from baseball writers for top rookie.
Read MoreA look at 2020 baseball awards finalists and how they fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Rays hold Box-Toppers advantages in AL Championship Series, but Astros have proven surprising
The 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 MoreBraves’ Max Fried tops players in Wednesday's 8 Wild Card round games
Indians’ Shane Bieber tops players for Saturday, Aug. 15, rising to lead season player rankings
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors.
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