Astros’ Valdez tops players Sunday, Aug. 18; Brewers’ Rea tops NL players

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Sunday's Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Valdez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk in the 2-0 win over the White Sox.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players Friday, Aug. 16; Brewers’ Civale tops NL players

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Cole struck out eight over six scoreless innnings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Tigers.

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Giants’ Webb tops players Thursday, Aug. 15; Phillies’ Wheeler maintains 3rd place

Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Royals’ Ragans tops players Wednesday, Aug. 14; Yankees’ Judge rises to 9th overall

Royals pitcher Cole Ragans is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters.

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Yankees’ Cortes tops players Tuesday, Aug. 13; Tigers’ Skubal extends AL pitching lead

Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal extends his lead among American League pitchers in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Skubal maintains second place overall in season player rankings.

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Braves’ Sale tops players Monday, Aug. 12, rising to 6th; Kershaw extends record streak

Braves pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.

Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extended his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 17 straight seasons—tied for the longest active streak—after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.

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Mariners’ Castillo tops players Sunday, Aug. 11; Guardians’ Bibee rises to 6th place

Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons after winning his first 2024 Player of the Game honor.

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Brewers’ Myers tops players Saturday, Aug. 10; Astros’ Arrighetti tops AL players

Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Myers struck out nine over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Reds. Myers did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

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Twins’ Bailey Ober tops players Friday, Aug. 9, rising to 6th in player rankings

Twins pitcher Bailey Ober is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Brenton Doyle of the Rockies extends his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.

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