Indians' Mike Clevinger tops players for Saturday, Aug. 12; Bellinger rises to lead NL batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points

Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Indians' Carlos Carrasco tops players for Friday, Aug. 11, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth in season player rankings.

Carrasco struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Rays. Carrasco had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning.

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Mets' Jacob deGrom tops players for Thursday, Aug. 10, rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth in season player rankings.

deGrom struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Phillies.

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Tigers' Justin Verlander tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 9; Colon rises to 19th in career Box-Toppers points

Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Verlander is one of three with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points to earn Player of the Game honors. Twins pitcher Bartolo Colon rises to 19th place in career points since 1995 (with 152.2) after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Red Sox' Chris Sale tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 8, bolsters Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers

Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, bolstering his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.

Also Tuesday, Buster Posey of the Giants rises to lead National League batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to seventh place in overall Box-Toppers player rankings.

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Pirates' Trevor Williams tops players for Monday, Aug. 7; Nationals' Scherzer moves within striking distance of Box-Toppers points lead

Pirates pitcher Trevor Williams is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, ranked second in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earns Player of the Game honors and moves within 1.1 Box-Toppers points of season leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.

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Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu tops players for Sunday, Aug. 6; Yankees' Severino rises to 9th in Box-Toppers rankings

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Game honors.

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Braves' Mike Foltynewicz tops players for Saturday, Aug. 5; Rangers' Hamels becomes 22nd to reach 150 career Box-Toppers points

Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels became the 22nd player since 1995 to reach 150 career Box-Toppers points after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Dodgers' Yu Darvish tops players for Friday, Aug. 4; Mariners' Paxton rises to 5th in Box-Toppers rankings

Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Mariners pitcher James Paxton rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Twins' Ervin Santana tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 2, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Twins pitcher Ervin Santana is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth in season player rankings.

Santana pitched a four-hit complete game, striking out nine and allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Padres. He retired the first 10 batters he faced.

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Dodgers' Kenta Maeda tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 1; Rockies' Arenado rises to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers points

Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Nolan Arenado of the Rockies rises to lead National League batter in Box-Toppers points for the season after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Albert Pujols of the Angels moves with 0.2 career Box-Toppers points of “all-time” batting leader Alex Rodriguez.

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Reds' Luis Castillo tops players for Sunday, July 30; Mariners' Paxton rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher James Paxton rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Rockies' German Marquez tops players for Saturday, July 29; Dbacks' Greinke rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Rockies pitcher German Marquez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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