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Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2024 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Houston Astros.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—103—and will be one of three teams with 99 or more wins, along with the Astros and the Atlanta Braves.
Read MoreClosing pitcher Josh Sborz is Box-Toppers Player of the Game Wednesday as the Rangers defeat the Diamondbacks to win the 2023 World Series in five games.
The Texas Rangers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 to win the best-of-seven game series, 4-1.
Read MoreMarcus Semien of the Rangers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 4.
The Texas Rangers win 11-7 to lead the best-of-seven game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.
The Arizona Diamondbacks win 9-1 to tie the best-of-seven game series with the Texas Rangers, 1-1.
Read MoreRangers closing pitcher Jose Leclerc is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 1.
The Texas Rangers win 6-5 in 11 innings to take a 1-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the best-of-seven game series.
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The Texas Rangers hold significant Box-Toppers points advantages over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series.
The Rangers finished first in Box-Toppers team rankings for the season while the Diamondbacks finished 14th, lowest among all postseason teams.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 6.
The Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win the best-of-seven game World Series, 4-2.
Read MoreAstros closing pitcher Ryan Pressly is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s World Series Game 5.
The Houston Astros win 3-2 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven game series, which resumes Saturday with Game 6 in Houston.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Cristian Javier is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s World Series Game 4.
Javier led a group of four Houston Astros pitchers in a combined no-hitter—the second in World Series history after Don Larsen’s 1956 perfect game—winning 5-0 over the Philadelphia Phillies to tie the best-of-seven game series at 2-2.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 3.
The Philadelphia Phillies win 7-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven game series. Suarez struck out four over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk.
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros have reset their World Series pitching matchups after rain postponed Game 3 in Philadelphia Monday.
The best-of-seven game series is tied at 1-1.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.
The Houston Astros win 5-2 to tie the Philadelphia Phillies 1-1 in the best-of-seven game series.
Read MorePhillies relief pitcher Seranthony Dominguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 1.
The Philadelphia Phillies win 6-5 in 10 innings to take a 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven game series.
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The Houston Astros hold significant Box-Toppers points advantages over the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series.
The Astros were Box-Toppers’ second-ranked team in the regular season while the Phillies were 13th overall, just barely above the middle of the pack of all 30 teams. The Astros are the highest-ranked American League team in Box-Toppers rankings, while the Phillies are the lowest-ranking National League postseason team.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Jeremy Pena of the Astros are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Sunday’s two deciding league championship series games.
The Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros both win their series and advance to the World Series, which begins Friday in Houston.
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Box-Toppers picks the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2022 World Series, beating the predicted American League champion Chicago White Sox.
Box-Toppers projects the Dodgers will have the most wins among all teams—111—and will be the only team with more than 100 wins this season.
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The Braves who won the 2021 World Series seem very different from the last Braves team that won the World Series in 1995. Comparing how each team fared in Box-Toppers points and rankings in their respective seasons.
Read MoreMarwin Gonzalez of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s World Series Game 5.
The Houston Astros win 9-5, holding off the Atlanta Braves, who still lead the best-of-seven game series, 3-2.
Read MoreBox-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.