The St. Louis Cardinals, atop Box-Toppers team rankings for the seventh straight week, are widening their already dominant lead.
Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (62.2) and lead the second-place Boston Red Sox (54.0 points) by 8.2 points.
The top team for the week, the Toronto Blue Jays, picked up 7.7 points in the past week, giving them 41.8 for the season, putting them in 16th place overall.
The Cardinals, which also have the best record in the Majors (47-26) are led by pitcher Shelby Miller (11.4 Box-Toppers points), Lance Lynn (9.4) and Adam Wainwright (8.7).
The Red Sox, which also have the best record in the American League (44-31) are led by pitcher Clay Buchholz (10.1 Box-Toppers points), designated hitter David Ortiz (5.2) and pitcher Jon Lester (4.7).
| 620 | Top 10 Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Last week rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinals | 62.2 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2 | Red Sox | 54.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Reds | 53.6 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 4 | Tigers | 53.5 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 5 | Pirates | 50.3 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 6 | Athletics | 50.2 | 2.5 | 5 |
| 7 | Rangers | 49.1 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 8 | Braves | 47.9 | 4.0 | 8 |
| 9 | Nationals | 47.5 | 4.0 | 10 |
| 10 | Indians | 46.8 | 5.0 | Not ranked |
BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.
BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday.