Diamondbacks pitcher Ryan Thompson tops players in Monday’s two National League Division Series playoff games.
Travis d'Arnaud of the Braves was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other NLDS game.
Read MoreTwins’ Lopez, Rangers’ Bradford top players in Sunday’s ALDS playoff games
Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez tops players in Sunday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.
Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other ALDS game.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Kelly tops players in Saturday’s opening league division series games
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly tops players in Saturday’s four league division series playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s league division series games: Ranger Suarez of the Phillies, Yordan Alvarez of the Astros and Evan Carter of the Rangers.
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Box-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Phillies vs. Braves, Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers
Both National League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Philadelphia Phillies face the Atlanta Braves in one best-of-five game series and the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Braves (first) and the Dodgers (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MoreEovaldi tops players in Wednesday’s Wild Card games as all 4 series end in sweeps
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi tops players in Wednesday’s four Wild Card playoff games, all of which ended in two-game sweeps.
Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card series games: Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Twins pitcher Sonny Gray and Diamondbacks closing pitcher Paul Sewald.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round playoff games
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler tops players in Tuesday’s four Wild Card playoff games:
Other Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s Wild Card series games: Rangers pitcher Jordan Montgomery,, Royce Lewis of the Twins and Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks.
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A Box-Toppers preview of the four Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday, Oct. 3
The Wild Card round of Major League Baseball’s postseason begins Tuesday 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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Rangers finish atop Box-Toppers team rankings despite only earning Wild Card spot
The Texas Rangers finish 2023 atop Box-Toppers team rankings even though they only qualified for the postseason as the second-seeded American League Wild Card team.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves maintain their lead among National League teams, finishing second overall. Plus, the San Diego Padres, who fell out of playoff contention, finish the season as the hottest team over the final days of the season.
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Rangers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 3rd week; Braves, Dodgers are hottest teams
The Texas Rangers maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead National League teams and the Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the two hottest teams of the week.
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Texas Rangers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd week
The Texas Rangers maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead National League teams and the Philadelphia Phillies are the week’s hottest team.
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Tampa Bay Rays reclaim Box-Toppers team rankings lead after falling to 2nd last week
The Tampa Bay Rays regain the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead after falling to second place last week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreTop pitcher and batter in Box-Toppers points on each team at All-Star break
Shohei Ohtani leads all Angels pitchers in 2023 Box-Toppers points. He also leads all Angels batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points.
The overall 2023 Box-Toppers points leader (13.9) at the All-Star break is the only player to lead his team in both categories. On the other 29 clubs, pitchers have the most Box-Toppers points on 24 teams and batters lead four teams.
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Tampa Bay Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 13th straight week
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 13th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves rise to lead National League teams and the Miami Marlins are the week’s hottest team.
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Tampa Bay Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 12th straight week
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 12th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their lead among National League teams and the San Francisco Giants are the week’s hottest team.
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Tampa Bay Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 11th week
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 11th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their lead among National League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
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Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 10th week; Diamondbacks rise to NL lead
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks pass the Los Angeles Dodgers to lead National League teams and the Miami Marlins are the week’s hottest team.
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Rays lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 9th week; Dodgers maintain NL lead
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreBox-Toppers picks Mets over Yankees in 2023 World Series
Box-Toppers picks the New York Mets to win the 2023 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion New York Yankees.
Box-Toppers projects the Mets will have the most wins among all teams—104—and will be one of three teams with more than 100 wins, along with the Yankees and the San Diego Padres.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2022
In 2022, Justin Verlander led American League pitchers in season Box-Toppers points for the third time in his career, tied for the seventh-most times a player has led a season points category.
Also in 2022, the New York Mets and Miami Marlins each had their first Box-Toppers points category leader—Pete Alonso and Sandy Alcantara— leaving the Pittsburgh Pirates as the only team to never have a player lead a category since tracking began in 1995.
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Dodgers remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings with seasons’ final week ahead
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings report for the eighth straight week, with just one week to go in the season.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros maintain the lead among American League teams and the Detroit Tigers are the week’s hottest team.
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