Diamondbacks’ Thompson, Braves’ d’Arnaud top players in Monday’s NLDS games

Diamondbacks pitcher Ryan Thompson tops players in Monday’s two National League Division Series playoff games.

Travis d'Arnaud of the Braves was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other NLDS game.

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Twins’ Lopez, Rangers’ Bradford top players in Sunday’s ALDS playoff games

Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez tops players in Sunday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.

Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other ALDS game.

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Diamondbacks’ Kelly tops players in Saturday’s opening league division series games

Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly tops players in Saturday’s four league division series playoff games.

Other Player of the Game winners in Saturday’s league division series games: Ranger Suarez of the Phillies, Yordan Alvarez of the Astros and Evan Carter of the Rangers.

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Eovaldi tops players in Wednesday’s Wild Card games as all 4 series end in sweeps

Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi tops players in Wednesday’s four Wild Card playoff games, all of which ended in two-game sweeps.

Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s Wild Card series games: Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola, Twins pitcher Sonny Gray and Diamondbacks closing pitcher Paul Sewald.

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Phillies’ Wheeler tops players in Tuesday’s opening Wild Card round playoff games

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler tops players in Tuesday’s four Wild Card playoff games:

Other Player of the Game winners in Tuesday’s Wild Card series games: Rangers pitcher Jordan Montgomery,, Royce Lewis of the Twins and Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks.

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Padres’ Wacha tops players for Saturday, Sept. 30; Verlander rises to 4th on ‘all-time’ list

Padres pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander passes Pedro Martinez, rising to fourth place among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Red Sox’ Pivetta tops players for Friday, Sept. 29; Padres’ Martinez tops NL players

Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Pivetta struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Orioles.

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Blue Jays’ Bassitt tops players for Thursday, Sept. 28, passing Ohtani to lead AL pitchers

Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings and passing Shohei Ohtani to lead American League pitchers.

Bassitt struck out 12 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Yankees.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 27, rising to 7th; Alonso leads NL batters

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.

Also Wednesday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to first place among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors, passing previous leader Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves.

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Twins’ Ober tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 26; Padres’ Lugo tops NL players

Twins pitcher Bailey Ober is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Ober struck out eight over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 11-3 win over the Athletics.

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Phillies’ Sanchez tops players for Sunday, Sept. 24, Diamondbacks’ Gallen rises to 7th

Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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White Sox’ Cease tops players for Saturday, Sept. 23; Cubs’ Assad tops NL players

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Cease struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox.

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Yankees’ Judge tops players for Friday, Sept. 22; Blue Jays’ Bassitt rises to 4th

Aaron Judge of the Yankees is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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