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Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to fourth place and Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to ninth place.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher James Kaprielian is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kaprielian struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 10-3 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cortes struck out 12 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 8-0 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Burnes struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Marlins.
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Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani regains the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who led for eight straight weeks.
Ohtani also takes the lead among American League pitchers from Verlander. Meanwhile, the other three category leaders remain the same: Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins leads National League pitchers, Pete Alonso of the Mets leads NL batters and Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings report for the eighth straight week, with just one week to go in the season.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros maintain the lead among American League teams and the Detroit Tigers are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in season player rankings, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.
Also Thursday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias (sixth place) and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (seventh place).
Read MoreTwins pitcher Bailey Ober is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ober struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Bryce Elder is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Elder pitched a complete-game, six-hit shutout, striking out six and walking one, in the 8-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Cristian Javier is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Pete Alonso of the Mets extends his lead among National League batters and now has the most Box-Toppers points for any batter in a single season since 2017 and the eighth-most for any batter in a single season from 2010 forward.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings and extending his lead among National League pitchers.
Also Saturday, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kremer pitched a couplete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out six and walking two, in the 6-0 win over the Astros.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins rises to regain the lead among National League pitchers and Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters after previous leader, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, no longer qualified to rank among batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings report for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros maintain the lead among American League teams and the San Diego Padres are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to fifth place and Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to seventh place.
Read MorePadres pitcher Blake Snell is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Snell struck out 13 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreMets pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer threw six perfect innings, striking out nine and allowing no baserunners, in the 7-2 win over the Brewers. He was pulled after 68 pitches as he was making his first appearance after being reinstated from the injured list. Mets relievers subsequently gave up four hits and two runs.
Read MorePadres pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara regains the Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers, rising to fourth place overall, after earning Player of the Game honors.
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.