Reds’ Luis Castillo tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 16; Rangers’ Gibson tops AL players

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

Castillo struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Pirates.

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Padres’ Lamet tops players for Monday, Sept. 14, rises to 6th in player rankings; Reds’ Bauer rises to 5th

Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Also Monday, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Cubs’ Alec Mills tops players for Sunday, Sept. 13 with no-hitter; Rangers’ Lynn rises to 2nd in player rankings

Cubs pitcher Alec Mills is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.

Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Brewers’ Woodruff tops players for Friday, Sept. 11; deGrom, Nola, Maeda rise in player rankings top 10

Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after each earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fourth and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth.

Plus, Luke Voit of the Yankees regains the lead in 2020 Box-Toppers points among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Friday.

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Royals’ Singer tops players for Thursday, Sept. 10; Angels’ Bundy rises to 7th in player rankings

Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.

Also Thursday, Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 9; Reds’ Bauer rises to 5th in player rankings

Brewers pitcher Corbin Barnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Plus, Adam Duvall of the Braves earns National League Batter of the Day honors Wednesday with a Box-Toppers game score of +13.0, which seems to be the fifth-highest game score for a batter earning Player of the Game honors in Box-Toppers tracking history, which began in 1995.

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Marlins’ Sixto Sanchez tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 8; Rangers’ Lynn rises to 4th in player rankings

Marlins pitcher Sixto Sanchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.

Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Box-Toppers top catchers by time frame (after 2019 season)

Mike Piazza has the most Box-Toppers points of any catcher since tracking began in 1995.

Piazza, who played from 1992 to 2007 primarily for the Mets and Dodgers, but also for the Padres, Athletics and Marlins, earned 95.7 Box-Toppers points from 1995 to the end of his career. That is 13.1 more points than the second-place catcher since 1995, Joe Mauer (82.6).

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Padres’ Dinelson Lamet tops players for Monday, Sept. 7; Twins’ Pineda tops AL players

Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lamet struck out 11 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Rockies. Lamet did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

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Mets’ deGrom tops players for Sunday, Sept. 6, rises to 3rd; Indians’ Bieber extends player rankings lead

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.

Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Reds’ Suarez tops players for Saturday, Sept. 5; Pujols breaks record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points (20)

Eugenio Suarez of the Reds is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Albert Pujols of the Angels breaks the record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points, earning Player of the Game honors in his 20th consecutive season.

Plus, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Saturday: White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito rises to third place and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth place.

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Cubs’ Yu Darvish tops players for Friday, Sept. 4, rises to 2nd in season player rankings

Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings, first among National League pitchers.

Darvish struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Cardinals.

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Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw tops players for Thursday, Sept. 3, rises to 2nd in season player rankings

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.

Kershaw struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

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