Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers weekly team standings as of Thursday, Aug. 8:
The Detroit Tigers, the hottest team of the week, became Box-Toppers top team this week.
The Tigers unseated last week's leader, the Boston Red Sox, picking up 8.0 Box-Toppers points over the past week, the most by any team. Tigers players have accumulated 91.9 points for the season.
The Red Sox fall to second place with 88.5 points.
The St. Louis Cardinals remain the top National League team, with 86.4 Box-Toppers points, in third place overall.
The Los Angeles Dodgers continue their steady climb up the Box-Toppers point standings. They were the hottest team in the National League, picking up 6.0 Box-Toppers points over the week and moved from seventh to fifth place. They remain the second-ranked NL team with 82.0 points, pulling closer to the NL top Cardinals.
Top 10 teams
| 808 | Top 10 Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Last week rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers | 91.9 | 8.0 | 2 |
| 2 | Red Sox | 88.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 3 | Cardinals | 86.4 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 4 | Rays | 83.2 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 5 | Dodgers | 82.0 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Orioles | 81.3 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 7 | Rangers | 80.5 | 6.7 | 9 |
| 8 | Indians | 78.8 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 9 | Braves | 77.3 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 10 | Reds | 77.3 | 3.5 | 10 |
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.