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Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Imanaga struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Imanaga did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Cubs trailed when he exited.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Cease struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Guardians.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to second place (and first among National League pitchers) and Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to sixth place.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Peralta struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.
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.