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Eddie Rosario and Evan Gattis are among the players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting underway, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
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Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the sixth week in a row.
Meanwhile, American League batters have a new Box-Toppers points leader this week—Nomar Mazara of the Rangers (7.0) passed last week’s leader, Mitch Haniger of the Mariners (6.5).
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The Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, his first Player of the Day honor in nearly two years.
Also Thursday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer increases his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWith Max Scherzer’s rise into Box-Toppers career points top 10 list this month, there are now six active players in the top 10, the most since 2008, when there were eight.
Scherzer, the Nationals pitcher, became the 10th-ranked player on Box-Toppers “all-time” list on June 5 with 172.1 career points, passing Roy Halladay (170.7). Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Corey Kluber is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Kluber struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 12-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Domingo German is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Pivetta struck out 13 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Cardinals. Pivetta picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because although he left with the Phillies leading, 4-2, the Cardinals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Julio Teheran is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Teheran struck out 11 over six scoreless and no-hit innings, allowing three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Padres. Teheran was pitching a no-hitter when he was pulled after 95 pitches, experiencing cramping. The bullpen gave up seven hits and a run in the final three innings.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Wade LeBlanc is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Jose Urena is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urena pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits, one walk and striking out four, in the 2-0 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreMitch Haniger, James Paxton and Aaron Nola are among the players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting underway, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fifth week in a row.
Meanwhile, American League batters have a new Box-Toppers points leader this week—Mitch Haniger of the Mariners (6.5) passed Mookie Betts of the Red Sox (6.2).
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The Houston Astros regain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings, passing the New York Yankees, the top team last week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Clevinger struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs, five hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Mike Soroka is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Soroka pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, striking out four, in the 2-0 win over the Mets.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Nola struck out 10 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-4 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Carrasco struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreMets pitcher Seth Lugo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher James Paxton rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to eighth place after both earned Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Danny Duffy is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Duffy struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 2-0 win over the Athletics.
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.