Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Cardinals.
Read MorePhillies’ Wheeler tops players for Saturday, Aug. 26; Ohtani regains player rankings lead
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels regains the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead one day after losing it to Braves pitcher Spencer Strider. In addition, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to fifth place and Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to sixth.
Read MoreYankees’ Cole tops players for Friday, Aug. 25; Strider rises to lead player rankings
Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors, passing Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani, who had led since June 13.
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Injury ends Ohtani’s pitching season as his Box-Toppers player rankings lead narrows
Shohei Ohtani clings to the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead, despite a week in which he earned no Box-Toppers points and sustained an injury that will keep from pitching for the rest of 2023.
The Angels pitcher/designated hitter leads player rankings for the 10th straight week, but the lead narrowed to just 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his slimmest lead since June 27.
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Texas Rangers have worst week of all teams but still lead Box-Toppers team rankings
Despite a seven-game losing streak and having the worst week of all 30 Major League Baseball teams, the Texas Rangers maintain the Box-Toppers team rankings lead for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead National League teams and the Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers are the two hottest teams of the week.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Kelly tops players for Thursday, Aug. 24; Rays’ Adam tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kelly struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Reds. Kelly did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Reds tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreBraves’ Morton tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 23; Royals’ Ragans tops AL players
Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Mets.
Read MoreMarlins’ Luzardo tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 22; Luzardo, Gallen rise in top 10 list
Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners’ Castillo tops players for Monday, Aug. 21; Pirates’ Falter tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castillo struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 14-2 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreOrioles’ Bradish tops players for Sunday, Aug. 20; Nationals’ Williams tops NL players
Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bradish struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 12-1 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreBrewers’ Peralta tops players for Saturday, Aug. 19, rising to 4th in player rankings
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves’ Strider tops players for Friday, Aug. 18, growing his lead among NL pitchers
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, bolstering his Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers and moving to within 1.0 point of overall leader Shohei Ohtani.
Also Friday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to fourth place and Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to seventh place.
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Ohtani leads player rankings for 9th week; Strider, Alonso lead NL player categories
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the ninth straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. In addition, both National League category leaders remain the same from last week—Spencer Strider of the Braves maintains his lead among NL pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets maintains his lead among NL batters.
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Rangers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 3rd week; Braves, Dodgers are hottest teams
The Texas Rangers maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead National League teams and the Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the two hottest teams of the week.
Read MoreMariners’ Rodriguez tops players for Thursday, Aug. 17; D-backs’ Gallen rises to 6th
Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves’ Morton tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 16; Athletics’ Blackburn tops AL players
Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreGiants’ Junis tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 15; Rangers’ Montgomery tops AL players
Giants pitcher Jakob Junis is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Junis struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Rays. Junis did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings for a starter to earn the win. Also, he exited with the game in a scoreless tie.
Read MoreRangers’ Scherzer tops players for Monday, Aug. 14, rising to 4th in player rankings
Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 12-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreDodgers’ Urias tops players for Sunday, Aug. 13; Brewers’ Peralta rises to 10th
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Saturday, Aug. 12; Strider, Lopez, Gallen rise in top 10
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to second place, Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to sixth place and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to eighth place.
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