Cardinals’ Quintana tops players for Saturday, Sept. 17; Angels’ Ohtani maintains 2nd

Cardinals pitcher Jose Quintana is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani earns American League Player of the Day honors as a starting pitcher. He maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, but loses his status to rank among batters because he’s now earned the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher. And because of this, he falls from first place among AL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points, giving the lead to Aaron Judge of the Yankees.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Friday, Sept. 16, extending his player rankings lead

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.

Verlander struck out nine over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Athletics.

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Diamondbacks’ Jameson tops players for Thursday, Sept. 15; Rays’ McClanahan rises to 8th

Diamondbacks pitcher Drey Jameson is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Astros’ Javier tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 14; Giants’ Rodon now leads NL pitchers

Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points for 2022, passing Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins. Rodon rises to fourth place in overall Box-Toppers rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors.

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Twins’ Ryan tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 13; Padres’ Darvish tops NL players

Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Ryan struck out eight over seven scoreless and hitless innings, allowing two walks, in the 6-3 win over the Royals.

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Mariners’ Kirby tops players for Saturday, Sept. 10; Mets’ Carrasco tops NL players

Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kirby struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Braves.

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Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Thursday, Sept. 8; White Sox’ Cease maintains 3rd place

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease becomes the third player this season to reach 20 Box-Toppers points after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Cease maintains his third place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 7, rising to 9th in player rankings

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.

Cole struck out 14 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Twins.

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White Sox’ Lynn tops players for Monday, Sept. 5; Diamondbacks’ Nelson tops NL players

White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lynn struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Mariners.

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Diamondbacks’ Gallen tops players for Sunday, Sept. 4, rising to 5th in player rankings

Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.

Also Sunday, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon maintained his seventh place spot and Braves pitcher Max Fried rose to eighth.

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White Sox’ Cease tops players for Saturday, Sept. 3, rising to 3rd in player rankings

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Padres’ Darvish tops players for Friday, Sept. 2; Blue Jays’ Manoah tops AL players

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Darvish struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Dodgers.

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