The Los Angeles Dodgers rise past the Houston Astros to take the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week.
The Astros remain the top American League team and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreAthletics’ Frankie Montas tops players for Thursday, June 20; Reds’ Roark tops NL players
Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Montas struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-4 win over the Rays.
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer tops players for Wednesday, June 19; Angels’ Trout tops AL players
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreBox-Toppers 2017-18 All-Star teams
The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for 2017-18 consist of the best players at each position in each league over those previous two seasons.
Among the 27 players included on the American and National League teams are 15 who are also on Box-Toppers 2018 All-Star teams (those players are denoted in the chart above with an asterisk).
Read MoreMarlins’ Jordan Yamamoto tops players for Tuesday, June 18; White Sox’ Jimenez rises to lead AL batters in Box-Toppers points
Marlins pitcher Jordan Yamamoto is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox rises to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees’ Masahiro Tanaka tops players for Monday, June 17; Padres’ Lucchesi tops NL players
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Tanaka pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking one, in the 3-0 win over the Rays.
Read MoreIndians’ Bauer tops players for Sunday, June 16; Hader, Ryu rise in player rankings top 10
Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—increasing his lead among National League pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, becoming the sixth player in 2019 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreCubs’ Yu Darvish tops players for Saturday, June 15; Indians’ Bieber rises to 9th in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTwins’ Kyle Gibson tops players for Friday, June 14; Astros’ Cole rises to 4th in player rankings
Twins pitcher Kyle Gibson is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to ninth place on Box-Toppers “all-time” career points list, passing Alex Rodriguez.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ All-Stars: A look at B-T point leaders by position in each league
With the first round of All-Star voting ending next week, here is a look at who is leading in Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Actually, because the 2019 season so far is a relatively small sample size—barely 40 percent complete—we’ll also look at top players since the start of the 2018 season.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for fifth straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the fifth straight week.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander continues to lead American League pitchers, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader continues to lead National League pitchers, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers continues to lead NL batters and Joey Gallo of the Rangers continues to lead AL batters.
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Houston Astros lead Box-Toppers team rankings for fifth straight week
The Houston Astros maintain the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Zack Greinke tops players for Thursday, June 13; Greinke, Bellinger rise in player rankings top 10
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly tops players for Wednesday, June 12; Athletics’ Laureano tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kelly struck out five over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreSabathia, Pujols join Giambi, Beltran earning Box-Toppers points in a record 19 straight seasons
In 2019, CC Sabathia and Albert Pujols have tied Box-Toppers’ record for the longest streak of consecutive seasons earning at least one Player of the Game honor.
Both Sabathia and Pujols this season have earned Box-Toppers points for their 19th straight season (from 2001 to 2019). That ties the record held by Jason Giambi (1995 to 2013) and Carlos Beltran (1999 to 2017).
Read MoreYankees’ Gio Urshela tops players for Tuesday, June 11; Cardinals’ Hudson tops NL players
Gio Urshela of the Yankees is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urshela homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-5 win over the Mets.
Read MoreRays’ Charlie Morton tops players for Monday, June 10, rises to 2nd in player rankings
Rays pitcher Charlie Morton is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Morton struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 6-2 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreMets’ Noah Syndergaard tops players for Sunday, June 9; Twins’ Odorizzi rises to 7th in player rankings
Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Twins pitcher Jake Odorizzi rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Giolito tops players for Saturday, June 8; Hader, Giolito, Greinke rise in player rankings top 10
White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader, second place in season player rankings, increases his lead among National League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to 10th place in player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs’ Hamels tops players for Friday, June 7; Astros’ Cole, Phillies’ Eflin rise in top 10 player rankings
Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fifth place and Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin rises to 10th place.
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