Marlins pitcher Sixto Sanchez and Jake Cronenworth of the Padres are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Friday’s two National League Wild Card playoff games.
Read MoreDodgers’ Clayton Kershaw tops players in Thursday's 4 Wild Card round games
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tops players in Thursday’s four Wild Card playoff games.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday:
Braves pitcher Ian Anderson.
Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres.
Sean Murphy of the Athletics.
Braves’ Max Fried tops players in Wednesday's 8 Wild Card round games
Snell, Cole, Giolito, Valdez top players in Tuesday's four AL Wild Card games
Rays pitcher Blake Snell topped players Tuesday in the four American League Wild Card games to open the 2020 postseason.
Snell was Player of the Game in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays. In addition, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito and Astros pitcher Framber Valdez were Player of the Game winners Tuesday in their AL Wild Card Game 1 wins.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ picks for postseason awards include Shane Bieber, Trevor Bauer, Luke Voit
Box-Toppers has cast votes for postseason honors for Shane Bieber, Luke Voit and for Trevor Bauer—twice.
I have cast my vote in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) for Reds pitcher Bauer to be both National League Cy Young Award winner and NL Most Valuable Player.
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Indians’ Shane Bieber is 2020 Box-Toppers Player of the Year
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers Player of the Year for 2020.
Bieber finishes the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with 11.4 Box-Toppers points, leading Box-Toppers player rankings report for the sixth straight week.
Meanwhile, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to lead National League pitchers, Marcell Ozuna of the Braves rises to lead NL batters and Luke Voit of the Yankees maintains his lead among American League batters.
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Los Angeles Dodgers finish 2020 season leading Box-Toppers team rankings
The Los Angeles Dodgers finish the 2020 season atop Box-Toppers team rankings, leading rankings for the sixth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Oakland Athletics rise to lead American League teams and the Cleveland Indians are the hottest team since the last rankings report Sept. 17.
Read MoreAthletics’ Frankie Montas tops players for Sunday, Sept. 27; Cubs’ Alzolay tops NL players
Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day on the final day of the regular season.
Montas struck out 13 over six innings, allowing two runs (none earned), four hits and two walks, in the 6-2 win over the Mariners. Montas did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied, 2-2, when he exited.
Read MoreBrewers’ Brandon Woodruff tops players for Saturday, Sept. 26; Red Sox’ Houck tops AL players
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Woodruff struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Gallen tops players for Friday, Sept. 25; Cubs’ Darvish rises to 3rd in player rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Walker Buehler tops players for Thursday, Sept. 24; Royals’ Mondesi tops AL players
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Buehler struck out six over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Athletics. Buehler did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings for a starter to earn the win.
Read MoreReds’ Bauer tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 23, rises to 2nd; Indians’ Bieber all but secures Player of the Year honors
Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber increased his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors and seems to have an insurmountable lead to be Box-Toppers’ 2020 Player of the Year.
In addition, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors Tuesday—Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to seventh place and Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to eighth place.
Read MoreAstros’ Framber Valdez tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 22; Yankees’ Cole rises to 10th in player rankings
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Read MoreReds’ Luis Castillo tops players for Monday, Sept. 21; Mariners’ Gonzales tops AL players
Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castillo struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks, in the 6-3 win over the Brewers.
Read MoreIndians’ Carlos Carrasco tops players for Sunday, Sept. 20; Padres’ Lamet rises to 3rd in player rankings
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Read MoreYankees’ J.A. Happ tops players for Saturday, Sept. 19; Kershaw, Burnes rise into player rankings top 10
Yankees pitcher J.A. Happ is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to seventh place and Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to ninth place.
Read MoreCubs’ Kyle Hendricks tops players for Friday, Sept. 18; Rays’ Glasnow rises to 10th in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Indians’ Shane Bieber leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for fifth week
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the fifth week.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to lead National League pitchers, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Braves maintains his lead among NL batters.
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Los Angeles Dodgers keep lead in Box-Toppers team rankings as 2020 season nears end
The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the fifth week.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams and the Cincinnati Reds are the week’s hottest team in the penultimate (and also next-to-last) weekly team rankings report of the pandemic-truncated 2020 season. The final team rankings report will be posted after the completion of regular season games Sunday, Sept. 27.
Read MorePirates’ Steven Brault tops players for Thursday, Sept. 17; Astros’ Valdez tops AL players
Pirates pitcher Steven Brault is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Brault pitched a complete game two-hitter, allowing one run, two walks and striking out eight, in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
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