In three league division series playoff games Tuesday, these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners: Jose Altuve of the Astros, Braves pitcher A.J. Minter and Mookie Betts of the Dodgers. The Astros and Braves advance to their league championship series. The Dodgers force Game 5 of their NLDS vs. the Giants on Thursday.
Read MoreBraves’ Anderson, Giants’ Wood, Red Sox’ Rodriguez top players in Monday’s 3 LDS games
In three league division series playoff games Monday, these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners: Braves pitcher Ian Anderson, Giants pitcher Alex Wood and Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Pivetta, White Sox’ Garcia top players in Sunday’s pair of AL Division Series games
Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta and Leury Garcia of the White Sox are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Sunday’s pair of American League Division Series games.
Read MoreBraves’ Fried, Dodgers’ Urias top players in Saturday’s pair of NL Division Series games
Braves pitcher Max Fried and Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s pair of National League Division Series games.
Read MoreGiants’ Webb, Brewers’ Burnes among top players in Friday’s four league division series games
In four league division series playoff games Friday, these are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners: Giants pitcher Logan Webb, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes, Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck and Kyle Tucker of the Astros.
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.
Read MoreAstros’ McCullers, Rays’ Arozarena top players in pair of AL Division Series openers Thursday
Lance McCullers Jr. of the Astros and Randy Arozarena of the Rays are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Thursday’s pair of American League Division Series openers.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ AL Division Series previews: White Sox vs. Astros, Red Sox vs. Rays
Both American League Division Series begin Thursday.
The AL Wild Card champion Boston Red Sox face the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays in one best-of-five game series and the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox take on the Houston Astros, champions of the AL West, in the other series.
Read MoreKenley Jansen tops players as Dodgers beat Cardinals in NL Wild Card Game
Dodgers closing pitcher Kenley Jansen is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s National League Wild Card Game.
Jansen struck out three in the ninth inning, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ NL Wild Card preview—St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League one-game Wild Card playoff game Wednesday.
Read MoreNathan Eovaldi tops players as Red Sox beat Yankees in AL Wild Card Game
Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s American League Wild Card Game.
Eovaldi struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Yankees. The Red Sox advance to the AL Division Series Thursday against the Rays.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ AL Wild Card Game preview—New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
The New York Yankees visit the Boston Red Sox in the American League one-game Wild Card playoff game Tuesday.
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Dodgers’ Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers’ 2021 Player of the Year
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is 2021 Box-Toppers Player of the Year.
Meanwhile Gerrit Cole of the Yankees is Box-Toppers American League Player of the Year, Jose Ramirez of the Indians is Box-Toppers top AL batter and Nick Castellanos of the Reds is Box-Toppers top National League batter.
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Los Angeles Dodgers finish 2021 with large lead in Box-Toppers team rankings
The Los Angeles Dodgers finish the 2021 season with a substantial lead in Box-Toppers team rankings.
They lead the team rankings weekly report for the 10th straight time. Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain the lead among American League teams and the San Francisco Giants are the hottest team of the week.
Read MoreDodgers’ Buehler tops players for Sunday, Oct. 3, rising to 10th in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings on the final day of the regular season.
Buehler struck out 11 over five innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 10-3 win over the Brewers.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Saturday, Oct. 2; Urias, Musgrove rise in player rankings top 10
Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to 10th place in rankings Saturday.
Read MorePirates’ Crowe tops players for Friday, Oct. 1; Indians’ Ramirez extends AL batter rankings lead
Pirates pitcher Wil Crowe is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Jose Ramirez of the Indians extended his lead among American League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs’ Steele tops players for Thursday, Sept. 30; Tigers’ Goodrum tops AL players
Cubs pitcher Justin Steele is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day
Steele struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 9-0 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreGiants’ Wood tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 29; Red Sox’ Eovaldi tops AL players
Giants pitcher Alex Wood is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two pitchers with the most Box-Toppers points in 2021 both failed to earn Player of the Game honors. Max Scherzer of the Dodgers (ranked first with 25.1 Box-Toppers points) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (ranked second with 22.4 points) both started but did not add to their Box-Toppers point total. With four days remaining in the regular season, it is now extremely unlikely Cole can catch Scherzer, who he trails by 2.7 points, making it extremely likely that Scherzer will be Box-Toppers’ 2021 Player of the Year.
Read MoreBraves’ Morton tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 28; White Sox’ Lopez tops AL players
Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-1 win over the Phillies.
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