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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Meanwhile, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Saturday’s National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox regains the 2021 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters, passing Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gilbert struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks, in the 4-3, eight-inning win over the Brewers. deGrom did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Jameson Taillon is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Taillon struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 12-1 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Wily Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Peralta struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 7-3 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreEric Haase of the Tigers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Haase hit a pair of two-run home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 11-5 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to lead American League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox regains the season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters. Plus, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees maintains his lead among AL pitchers and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among National League batters.
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The Milwaukee Brewers, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead this week’s Box-Toppers team rankings report.
The Brewers pass the Chicago White Sox, leaders for the past four weeks, but the White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams for the fifth straight week.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Eovaldi struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 15-1 win over the Royals.
Read MoreOzzie Albies of the Braves is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Marlins regained the 2021 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters.
Read MoreRockies pitcher German Marquez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox rises to lead American League batters in season player rankings. Both were among Tuesday’s 14 Player of the Game winners.
Read MoreRockies pitcher Kyle Freeland is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors Monday.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has the second-most career Box-Toppers points since player tracking began in 1995.
Kershaw rose into second place on the “all-time” career points list Sunday with 246.6 points, passing Pedro Martinez (244.8), who held the second-place spot for more than 22 years.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Pedro Martinez, who had continuously held second place for 22 years.
Kershaw also rises to sixth place in 2021’s Box-Toppers season player rankings. Plus, three other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors Sunday—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who ranks fifth, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish, who rises to seventh and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who rises to eighth.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Kyle Gibson is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreFernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Tatis hit three home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in four runs, in the 11-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to first place in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole.
Meanwhile, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead National League batters. Last week’s American League leaders remain the same: Cole leads AL pitchers and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
Read MoreBox-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.