White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Giolito pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking one, in the 4-0 win over the Astros.
Read MorePadres’ Lauer tops players for Wednesday, May 22; Hader, Ozuna rise in top 10 player rankings
Padres pitcher Eric Lauer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals rises to eighth place after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Read MoreAstros’ Justin Verlander tops players for Tuesday, May 21, extends lead in season player rankings
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Verlander struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreAstros’ Brad Peacock tops players for Monday, May 20; Padres’ Paddack rises to 3rd in player rankings
Astros pitcher Brad Peacock is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game.
Also Monday, Padres pitcher Chris Paddack rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreIndians’ Bieber tops players for Sunday, May 19, rises to 10th; Hader, Ryu also rise in top 10 rankings
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Josh Hader maintains his second-place spot and Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to seventh place.
Read MoreMarlins’ Pablo Lopez tops players for Saturday, May 18; Rays’ Snell rises to 6th in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Rich Hill tops players for Friday, May 17; Athletics’ Montas tops AL players
Astros’ Justin Verlander regains lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander regains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Brewers closing pitcher Josh Hader.
Meanwhile, Verlander also assumes the lead among American League pitchers, while leaders of the other three categories remain unchanged from last week.
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Houston Astros, week's hottest team, rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings
The Houston Astros, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams in Box-Toppers rankings.
Read MoreAthletics’ Chris Bassitt tops players for Thursday, May 16; Reds’ Castillo rises to 3rd in player rankings
Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Joey Gallo of the Rangers rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Maeda tops players for Wednesday, May 15; Astros’ Verlander extends player rankings lead
Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader and Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke both rise in player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs’ Hendricks tops players for Tuesday, May 14, rises to 4th; Dodgers’ Bellinger rises to 2nd in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first place among National League players—after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Reynaldo Lopez tops players for Monday, May 13; Phillies’ Hernandez tops NL players
White Sox pitcher Reynaldo Lopez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out six over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned), two hits and two walks, in the 5-2 win over the Indians.
Read MoreDodgers’ Hyun-Jin Ryu tops players for Sunday, May 12, rises to 10th in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 10th place in season player rankings.
Ryu struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MorePhillies’ Eflin tops players for Saturday, May 11, rises to 3rd; Pujols ties record for most consecutive seasons earning points
Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Albert Pujols ties Box-Toppers all-time record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points at 19, after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2019.
Read MoreAstros' Justin Verlander tops players for Friday, May 10, rises to 1st in season player rankings
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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Brewers’ Josh Hader rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report
Brewers pitcher Josh Hader rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings through the games of May 9, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who led the past two weeks.
Meanwhile, Hader also rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points and Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is the new leader in points among American League pitchers.
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Tampa Bay Rays maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd week
The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Chicago Cubs are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreAngels’ Felix Pena tops players for Thursday, May 9; Nationals’ Corbin tops NL players
Angels pitcher Felix Pena is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pena struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 13-0 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Wednesday, May 8; Diamondbacks’ Ray tops NL players
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Sale struck out 14 over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 2-1, 12-inning win over the Orioles. Sale did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision because the game was tied, 1-1, when he exited.
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