Pirates pitcher Johan Oviedo 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 MoreTwins’ Maeda tops players for Saturday, Aug. 5; Mariners’ Kirby rises to 9th in rankings
Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves’ Fried tops players for Friday, Aug. 4; Orioles’ McCann tops AL players
Ohtani leads player rankings for 7th week; Strider reclaims lead among NL pitchers
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the seventh straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Spencer Strider of the Braves rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points and Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals maintains his lead among NL batters for the third week.
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Rangers, boosted by trade deadline deals, rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings
The Texas Rangers, largely on the strength of their trade deadline pitcher acquisitions, rise to lead this week’s Box-Toppers season team rankings.
The Rangers gained the most Box-Toppers points by far of any team in the past week (21.1) thanks mostly to acquiring Max Scherzer (10.4 points) from the Mets and Jordan Montgomery (6.7 points) from the Cardinals.
Read MoreRoyals’ Singer tops players for Thursday, Aug. 3; Brewers’ Frelick tops NL players
Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Singer struck out four over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 9-2 win over the Mets.
Read MoreRangers’ Dunning tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 2; Braves’ Acuna tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Dunning struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 1 with no-hitter; Strider regains NL lead
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez, pitching a no-hitter, is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, reclaiming the Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers, after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRays’ Glasnow tops players for Monday, July 31; Reds’ Farmer tops NL players
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Glasnow struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreMariners’ Castillo tops players for Sunday, July 30; Braves’ Olson tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castillo struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MorePadres’ Darvish tops players for Saturday, July 29; Astros’ Abreu tops AL players
Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Darvish struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 4-0 win over the Rangers.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players for Friday, July 28; Gausman, Garrett rises in top 10 list
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to third place and Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett rises to ninth place.
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Ohtani leads player rankings for 6th week; Luzardo rises to lead NL pitchers
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the sixth straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Jesus Luzardo of the Marlins rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points and Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals maintains his lead among NL batters for the second week.
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Tampa Bay Rays reclaim Box-Toppers team rankings lead after falling to 2nd last week
The Tampa Bay Rays regain the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead after falling to second place last week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Los Angeles Angels are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreOhtani is Player of the Game in both games of a doubleheader Thursday, July 27
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors twice Thursday—as overall Player of the Day in one game of a doubleheader and as American League Batter of the Day in the second game.
He is just the 12th player to win Player of the Game honors in both games of a twin bill since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 and the first to do it as a pitcher in one game and as a batter in the other.
Read MoreBrewers’ Peralta tops players for Wednesday, July 26; Gorman extends NL batters’ lead
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Plus, Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals extends his lead among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors Wednesday.
Read MoreGiants’ Cobb tops players for Tuesday, July 25; Rays’ Glasnow tops AL players
Giants pitcher Alex Cobb is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cobb struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Athletics. Cobb did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Athletics tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreTigers’ Skubal tops players for Monday, July 24; Pirates’ Santana tops NL players
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Skubal struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Giants.
Read MoreMarlins’ Luzardo tops players for Sunday, July 23, rising to 2nd in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings and taking the 2023 Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers.
Luzardo struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Rockies. Luzardo did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreGuardians’ Bibee tops players for Saturday, July 22; Orioles’ Bautista rises to 7th
Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Orioles closing pitcher Felix Bautista rises to seventh in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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