Mariners pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kikuchi pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreRays’ Yarbrough tops players for Saturday, Aug. 17; Yankees’ Torres rises to lead AL batters in rankings
Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Gleyber Torres of the Yankees rises to first place among American League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRockies’ Jon Gray tops players for Friday, Aug. 16; Athletics’ Trivino tops AL players
Astros’ Justin Verlander maintains lead in Box-Toppers player rankings for 13th straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 13th straight week.
Meanwhile, all category leaders remain the same as last week: Verlander leads American League pitchers, Josh Hader of the Brewers leads National League pitchers, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers leads NL batters and Nelson Cruz of the Twins leads AL batters.
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Houston Astros maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for fourth straight week
The Houston Astros maintain a big lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, leading for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team for the second straight week.
Read MoreReds’ Sonny Gray tops players for Thursday, Aug. 15; Indians’ Allen tops AL players
Reds pitcher Sonny Gray is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gray struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 2-1 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreDodgers’ Kershaw tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 14; Pujols regains 6th on Box-Toppers’ ‘all-time’ list
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Albert Pujols of the Angels regains sixth place on Box-Toppers “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Read MoreGiants’ Madison Bumgarner tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 13; Mariners’ Seager tops AL players
Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bumgarner struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreYankees’ Gleyber Torres tops players for Monday, Aug. 12, rises to 2nd among AL batters
Gleyber Torres of the Yankees is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place among American League batters in season player rankings.
Torres hit two three-run home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 11-8 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreBox-Toppers All-time All-Star teams, 1995-2018
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw led the list of Box-Toppers Active Career All-Stars at the end of the 2018 season.
Kershaw was one of four active players to be included on Box-Toppers All-Time All-Star team at the end of 2018.
Read MoreRangers’ Mike Minor tops players for Sunday, Aug. 11; Dodgers‘ Ryu rises to 7th in player rankings
Rangers pitcher Mike Minor is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRoyals’ Mike Montgomery tops players for Saturday, Aug. 10; Dodgers’ Maeda tops NL players
Royals pitcher Mike Montgomery is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Montgomery struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreAthletics’ Mike Fiers tops players for Friday, Aug. 9; Indians’ Bieber rises to 3rd in player rankings
Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for 12th straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 12th straight week.
Meanwhile, Nelson Cruz of the Twins rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Alex Bregman of the Astros.
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Houston Astros maintain big lead in Box-Toppers rankings; Nationals rise to lead NL teams
The Houston Astros maintain a big lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, leading for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals rise to lead National League teams, ending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10-week lead among NL teams. Plus, the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Thursday, Aug. 8, reaching 10 Box-Toppers points for 8th straight season
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, reaching 10 Box-Toppers points for the eighth straight season.
Sale struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreCubs’ Jose Quintana tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 7; Astros’ Cole, 2nd in player rankings, tops AL players
Cubs pitcher Jose Quintana is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MorePadres’ Dinelson Lamet tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 6; Royals’ Soler tops AL players
Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lamet struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and four walks, in the 9-4 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreReds’ Luis Castillo tops players for Monday, Aug. 5, rises to 10th in season player rankings
Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Castillo struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 7-4 win over the Angels.
Read MoreAstros’ Verlander tops players for Sunday, Aug. 4, extending ’19 player rankings lead, rising to 6th in ‘all-time’ career points
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and rising to sixth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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