The St. Louis Cardinals remain atop Box-Toppers team power rankings for the second straight week.
Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (36.9) and strengthened their dominant position by picking up more points than any other team in the past week (8.5).
The Texas Rangers remain at the number-two spot with 33.9 points and also picked up more points than any other American League team in the past week (6.5).
The Cincinnati Reds made the biggest jump in the rankings from 10th place to third, picking up 7.5 points in the past week, giving them 30.2 for the season.
The Cardinals have the best win-loss record in the National League at 26-14, but the Box-Toppers second-ranked Rangers have the best record in baseball at 27-14.
The Cardinals are led by pitchers Shelby Miller, who has 7.7 Box-Toppers points and Adam Wainwright, with 6.0. The Rangers are led by pitchers Yu Darvish (8.0) and Derek Holland (4.0). Darvish is also overall leader in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season.
| 516 | Top 10 Teams | Pts | Last week rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinals | 36.9 | 1 |
| 2 | Rangers | 33.9 | 2 |
| 3 | Reds | 30.2 | 10 |
| 4 | Red Sox | 29.8 | 3 |
| 5 | Nationals | 29.5 | 4 |
| 6 | Tigers | 29.1 | 5 |
| 7 | Indians | 28.4 | 9 |
| 8 | Yankees | 27.9 | Not ranked |
| 9 | Diamondbacks | 26.1 | 8 |
| 10 | Braves | 25.9 | 6 |