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Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching seven innings of a combined no-hitter, and rising to first place in season player rankings.
Imanaga and two Cubs relievers threw the combined no-hitter in the 12-0 win over the Pirates. Imanaga struck out seven over seven scoreless and hitless innings, allowing two walks. Imanaga faced 25 batters (two reached base on walks and two reached on errors) and threw 95 pitches.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. In addition, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal extends his lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Cease struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Guardians.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and first among National League pitchers.
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil regains the overall lead in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Eugenio Suarez earns Player of the Game honors and extends his consecutive streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 11 seasons.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Gil is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Gil is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Matt Chapman of the Giants rises to first place among National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to 10th place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck rises to first place among American League pitchers in 2024 Box-Toppers points, sixth overall, after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Gil is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings and rising to lead American League pitchers.
Also Saturday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to the overall lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Royals pitcher Seth Lugo rises to sixth place.
Read MorePirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to sixth place overall and first place among American League pitchers after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Juan Soto of the Yankees extends his lead among American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Trevor Williams is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Wheeler struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run (none earned), four hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Giants.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10: Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to fourth place and Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee rises to ninth place.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, four other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list, all earning Player of the Game honors: Angels pitcher Reid Detmers (third place), Marcell Ozuna of the Braves (sixth), Athletics pitcher Paul Blackburn (eighth) and Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley (ninth).
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024 Tuesday.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Cody Bradford is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Royals pitcher Brady Singer rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, two players extend significant streaks of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday—Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel (15 seasons) and Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola (10 seasons).
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Dodgers closing pitcher Evan Phillips rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.