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Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to seventh place and Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to 10th.
Read MoreMets pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of third place on the “all-time” career points list.
Scherzer struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the Astros.
Read MoreEddie Rosario of the Braves is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MorePadres pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners Pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to third place and Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors. Gallen extends his 2023 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week.
Ohtani also rises to lead American League pitchers and maintains his lead among AL batters. In addition, both National League leaders remained unchanged from last week—Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks leads NL pitchers and Max Muncy of the Dodgers leads NL batters.
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The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 11th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their lead among National League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Michael Tonkin is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Tonkin struck out six over 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, one walk and earning the save, in the 8-3 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Eury Perez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Michael Wacha rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings, winning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day, both times for batting. Plus, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, second in Box-Toppers season player rankings, edges closer to the overall lead after earning American League Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett rises to ninth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Hendricks allowed one hit over eight scoreless innings, striking out three and walking one, in the 4-0 win over the Giants.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Jordan Montgomery is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels becomes the second player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors as a batter. He maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman maintains the lead in Box-Toppers player rankings report for the second week.
All other category leaders also remain unchanged from last week: Gausman leads American League pitchers, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters, Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks leads National League pitchers and Max Muncy of the Dodgers leads NL batters.
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The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks pass the Los Angeles Dodgers to lead National League teams and the Miami Marlins are the week’s hottest team.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing three runs (none earned), one hit and three walks, in the 8-3 win over the Tigers.
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.