Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Snell struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 6-1 win over the Giants.
Read MoreBraves’ Fried tops players for Friday, Sept. 1; Brewers’ Peralta rises to 3rd in rankings
Braves pitcher Max Fried is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Shohei Ohtani leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for 11th straight week
Shohei Ohtani leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 11th straight week, though he briefly lost the lead this week before regaining it.
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider, who continues his lead among National League players, led rankings for one day before Ohtani rebounded with a 0.3-point lead.
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Rangers still lead Box-Toppers team rankings despite falling to 3rd in AL West
The Texas Rangers still hold a narrowing lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, despite a terrible two-week stretch that has them falling to third place in the American League West Division.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to gain on the Rangers, leading all National League teams. Plus, the Cincinnati Reds, in part on the strength of waiver deadline acquisitions, are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreTigers’ Manning tops players for Thursday, Aug. 31; Acuña bolsters NL batting lead
Tigers pitcher Matt Manning is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves extends his 2023 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Bassitt tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 30, rising to 3rd in player rankings
Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.
Bassitt struck out three over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreGiants’ Cobb tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 29, coming within 1 out of no-hitter
Giants pitcher Alex Cobb is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cobb came within one out of a no-hitter, giving up the game’s only hit (and only run) to the Reds with two out in the ninth. Cobb did pick up the game’s final out and finished a complete game, striking out eight, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Reds.
Read MoreGiants’ Harrison tops players for Monday, Aug. 28; Braves’ Acuña rises to lead NL batters
Giants pitcher Kyle Harrison is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves rises to first place among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Sunday, Aug. 27; White Sox’ Clevinger tops AL players
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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