Kyle Tucker of the Astros is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Tucker hit a grand slam, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 12-11 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ NL Division Series previews: Braves vs. Brewers, Dodgers vs. Giants
Both National League Division Series begin Friday.
The NL East champion Atlanta Braves face the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers in one best-of-five game series and the NL Wild Card champion Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants, champions of the NL West in the other series.
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Yankees’ Cole leads Box-Toppers player rankings; Angels’ Ohtani falls from AL batting rankings
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox assumes the lead among American League batters after previous leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels no longer qualified to be ranked among batters after earning the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors this season as a pitcher.
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Phillies’ Zack Wheeler rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report, passing deGrom
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to lead Box-Toppers player rankings this week, passing Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, who had led since late June.
Meanwhile, Adam Duvall of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers rankings. Both American League leaders remain the same as last week—Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads AL pitchers and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 11; Red Sox’ Eovaldi tops AL players
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Burnes struck out 15 over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Cubs.
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deGrom, Cole, Ohtani, Castellanos lead Box-Toppers player ranking categories
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in nearly a month.
Meanwhile, all other category leaders also remain the same as last week: Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads American League pitchers, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
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Yankees’ Gerrit Cole rises to lead Box-Toppers player rankings as Glasnow loses his grip
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing previous leader, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead National League pitchers, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead NL batters and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox continues to lead American League batters.
Read MoreIndians’ Civale tops players for Friday, June 11; Mets’ deGrom rises to lead NL pitchers in player rankings
Indians pitcher Aaron Civale is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first place among National League pitchers, after earning NL Player of the Day honors. Plus, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earn Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
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Rays’ Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 3rd straight week
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the third straight week and for the seventh time in the past nine weeks.
Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers continues to lead National League pitchers and both leagues have new Box-Toppers points leaders among batters—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox rises to lead American League batters and Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to lead NL batters.
Read MoreRays’ Glasnow tops players for Tuesday, June 8, extending lead in player rankings
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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Rays’ Tyler Glasnow maintains lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week and for the sixth time in the past eight weeks.
Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers rises to lead National League pitchers, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among NL batters.
Read MoreRockies’ Gomber tops players for Thursday, June 3; White Sox’ Lynn rises to 8th in player rankings
Rockies pitcher Austin Gomber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Thursday, May 20; Yankees’ German tops AL players
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Alcantara struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 6-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreTwins’ Cruz tops players for Sunday, July 26, earning Box-Toppers points in 15th straight season
Nelson Cruz of the Twins is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 15 consecutive seasons.
Cruz hit two homers and two doubles, going 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in seven runs, in the 14-2 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top shortstops by time frame (after 2019 season)
Miguel Tejada has the most Box-Toppers points of any shortstop since tracking began in 1995.
Tejada, who played from 1997 to 2013 primarily for the Athletics and Orioles, but also for the Astros, Giants, Padres and Royals, earned 102.3 career Box-Toppers points. That is 25.9 Box-Toppers points ahead of the second-place shortstop in career Box-Toppers points, Derek Jeter (76.4), who played for the Yankees from 1995 to 2014.
Read MoreNationals’ Stephen Strasburg tops players for Sunday, July 28, rises to 5th in player rankings
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth in season player rankings.
Strasburg struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 11-4 win over the Dodgers.
Read MoreMarlins’ Caleb Smith tops players for Tuesday, July 23; Nationals’ Strasburg rises to 6th in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Caleb Smith is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreGiants’ Crawford tops players for Monday, July 15; Angels’ Pujols reclaims 6th place on career points list
Brandon Crawford of the Giants is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Albert Pujols of the Angels reclaimed the sixth-place spot on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2018 year-end All-Star teams
The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2018 regular season are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader, Rays pitcher Blake Snell.
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to the batters—eight in the NL and nine (including the designated hitter) in the AL—are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Friday, Aug. 17, rises to 3rd in player rankings; Scherzer extends player rankings lead
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
In addition, Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks rises to lead National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
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