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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over the past two seasons while Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer ranks first in points over the past six seasons.
Verlander earned 51.6 Box-Toppers points combined in 2018 and 2019 to lead all players in that span while Scherzer earned 134.3 points from 2014-2019, most in that span.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Corey Kluber had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2018 to 2019.
Kluber, who earned 21.7 Box-Toppers points in 2018 (fourth among all players), earned no points in 2019. His decline of 21.7 points was ahead of Rays pitcher Blake Snell, whose 10.0 points in 2019 represented a 17.2-point drop from the 27.2 points he earned to lead all players in 2018.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher David Price is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s World Series Game 2.
The Boston Red Sox win 4-2 to take a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven game series.
Price struck out five over six innings, allowing two runs, three hits and three walks.
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The Boston Red Sox have a considerable edge on paper over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 World Series.
The Red Sox were the runaway leaders in team Box-Toppers points from August on and were serious playoff contenders all season long. Not only did the Red Sox finish far atop Box-Toppers team rankings for the season, they had baseball’s best record in 2018 and won a team-record 108 games.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Box-Toppers Player of the Game Saturday as Los Angeles eliminates the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.
Read MoreJesus Aguilar of the Brewers is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s National League Championship Game 6, as Milwaukee pulls even in the series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox are Box-Toppers’ top players in Wednesday’s League Championship Series games.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Jhoulys Chacin is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in the National League Championship Series Game 3.
The Brewers lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Matt Barnes is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the American League Championship Series Game 2.
The Red Sox even the best-of-seven game series wit the Astros, 1-1.
Read MoreThe surging Milwaukee Brewers hold several key advantages over the Los Angeles Dodgers as they enter the National League Championship Series.
Read MoreFour starting pitching aces are Box-Toppers Players of the Games in Friday’s four league division series playoff games:
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is top player in Friday’s 3-0 win over the Braves.
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is top player in Friday’s 7-2 win over the Indians.
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is top player in Friday’s 5-4 win over the Yankees.
And Brewers pitcher Jhoulys Chacin is top player in Friday’s 4-0 win over the Rockies.
Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers and Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers are Box-Toppers Players of the Game in Thursday’s pair of National League Division Series openers.
Ryu struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Braves. The Dodgers now lead the Braves 1-0 in the best-of-five series.
Read MoreBoth National League Division Series begin Thursday.
The Wild Card Colorado Rockies face the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers in one best-of-five game series and the NL East winners, the Atlanta Braves take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, champions of the NL West in the other series.
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The Boston Red Sox finish the season atop Box-Toppers team rankings, leading all teams for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers maintain their lead among National League teams as they and the Houston Astros were the hottest two teams of the season’s final 10 days.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 10th place in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Braves.
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The Boston Red Sox maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the hottest team of the past week.
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The Boston Red Sox maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the hottest team of the past week.
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The Boston Red Sox maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the sixth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers leap eight spots up Box-Toppers team rankings to fourth place, jumping to the lead among National League teams after making Aug. 31 deadline trades.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Corey Kluber is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning his first Player of the Game honor since July 1.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Jose Urena is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urena pitched a complete game, allowing one run, two hits, two walks and striking out four, in the 12-1 win over the Nationals.
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.