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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2022 preseason rankings. They also ended 2021 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Oakland Athletics saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Brett Anderson is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, David Peralta 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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Troy Tulowitzki of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.
Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is top player in the other ALDS game.
Troy Tulowitzki of the Blue Jays hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, driving in four total runs.
During the regular season, Tulowitzki had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, 133rd among all players, 28th among AL batters and third among AL shortstops, behind Eduardo Escobar of the Twins (7.7) and Carlos Correa of the Astros (7.2). Tulowitzkiled all National League batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014 (11.6).
The Rangers lead the best-of-five game series 2-1 and it resumes Monday in Texas.
Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run and five hits to earn Player of the Game honors.
During the regular season, Keuchel had 21.4 Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players, first among AL pitchers. It is the second time this postseason Keuchel has earned Player of the Game honors—he was also top player in the Astros’ Oct. 6 NL Wild Card playoff game win against the Yankees.
The Astros lead the best-of-five game series 2-1 and it resumes Monday in Houston.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 10/11 | Score | Team | Players | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| POG | 4.0 | Blue Jays | Troy Tulowitzki, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| POG | 4.0 | Astros | Dallas Keuchel (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Coming Monday: League Division Series playoff games resume:
The pitching matchup Monday:
Royals—Yordano Ventura, 11.7 Box-Toppers points, 30th among all players, 15th among AL pitchers.
Astros—Lance McCullers, 6.7 Box-Toppers points, 120th among all players, 46th among AL pitchers.
The pitching matchup Monday:
Blue Jays—R.A. Dickey, 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 180th among all players, 64th among AL pitchers.
Rangers—Derek Holland, 2.7 Box-Toppers points, 369th among all players, 106th among AL pitchers.
The pitching matchup Monday:
Cardinals—Michael Wacha, 9.7 Box-Toppers points, 53rd among all players, 23rd among NL pitchers.
Cubs—Jake Arrieta, 29.1 Box-Toppers points, first among all players, first among NL pitchers.
The pitching matchup Monday:
Dodgers—Brett Anderson, 6.0 Box-Toppers points, 147th among all players, 46th among NL pitchers.
Mets—Matt Harvey, 15.4 Box-Toppers points, 16th among all players, eighth among NL pitchers.
About Box-Toppers—Box-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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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.
Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to become the new Box-Toppers player rankings leader after earning Player of the Game honors. Scherzer passes Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez who had held the top spot for more than two months.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.0 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 9.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
Player of the Day—Anderson struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 7-1 win over the Marlins.
American League Player of the Day—Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays hit two homers, including a grand slam, and went 3-for-5, in the 12-2 win over the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies tripled, doubled and went 5-for-5, scoring three times and driving in a run, in the 8-6 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the AL’s top overall player was a batter (Edwin Encarnacion).
Rankings—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to first place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (8IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 5-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season. Scherzer passes Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (13.4 Box-Toppers points). Hernandez had led in Box-Toppers points since April 18 and had led player rankings all but six days this season.
Scoring—Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Encarnacion earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gonzalez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/26 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | Dodgers | Brett Anderson (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 6.0 | Nationals | Max Scherzer (W, 9-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | Mets | Noah Syndergaard (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| AL | 5.0 | Blue Jays | Edwin Encarnacion DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Rockies | Carlos Gonzalez RF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Mariners | Taijuan Walker (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | Royals | Edinson Volquez (W, 8-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | Yankees | Dellin Betances (S, 5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Red Sox | Koji Uehara (S, 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Cory Spangenberg 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Cardinals | Greg Garcia PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | `Pirates | Jared Hughes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | Tigers | Bruce Rondon (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Orioles | Jimmy Paredes DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Brewers | Ryan Braun RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Box-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.