Jose Bautista of the Mets is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bautista hit a grand slam and doubled, going 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in seven runs, in the 24-4 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreAstros’ Gerrit Cole tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 15, rises to 6th in player rankings
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Cole struck out 12 over six innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 12-1 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Rick Porcello tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 14; Corbin, Kluber rise in player rankings top 10
Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors—Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to seventh place and Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to eighth place.
Porcello, Corbin and Kluber are among five players with 10 or more Box-Toppers points this season who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Read MoreTigers’ Nick Castellanos tops players for Monday, Aug. 13; Mets’ deGrom tops NL players
Nick Castellanos of the Tigers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castellanos hit a go-ahead, seventh-inning homer and two doubles in the 9-5 win over the White Sox. Castellanos also went 5-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Sunday, Aug. 12, passes Scherzer for season player rankings lead
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer.
Sale struck out 12 over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreRed Sox’ David Price tops players for Saturday, Aug. 11; Nola, Bauer rise into player rankings top 10
Red Sox pitcher David Price is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming the 21st player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Also Saturday, two players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors—Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to seventh place and Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to eighth place.
In addition, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extends his Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreReds’ Anthony DeSclafani tops players for Friday, Aug. 10; White Sox’ Rodon tops AL players
Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
DeSclafani struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Nationals’ Max Scherzer maintains Box-Toppers season player rankings lead
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second straight week.
Scherzer and all other major category points leaders maintain their leads from last week: Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale leads American League players, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads American League batters and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads National League batters.
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Boston Red Sox maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead; Athletics are week’s hottest team
The Boston Red Sox maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Oakland Athletics are Box-Toppers’ hottest team of the past week.
Read MoreMariners’ Denard Span tops players for Thursday, Aug. 9; Padres’ Renfroe tops NL players
Denard Span of the Mariners is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Span homered, tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-6 win over the Astros.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Patrick Corbin tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 8, rises to 7th in player rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Corbin struck out nine over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreRays’ Tyler Glasnow tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 7; Red Sox’ Martinez extends AL batting rankings lead
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters, becoming the first batter in 2018 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreYankees’ Lance Lynn tops players for Monday, Aug. 6; Astros’ Morton rises to 8th in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Lance Lynn is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Charlie Morton rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAthletics’ Trevor Cahill tops players for Sunday, Aug. 5; Cardinals’ Flaherty tops NL players
Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cahill struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreIndians’ Corey Kluber tops players for Saturday, Aug. 4, rises to 8th in player rankings
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings and reaching 100 Box-Toppers points for his career.
Kluber pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking one, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Porcello tops players for Friday, Aug. 3; Verlander maintains 6th place in player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who ranks sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earns Player of the Game honors.
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Nationals’ Max Scherzer regains lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has regained the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino.
Meanwhile, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to lead American League players in Box-Toppers points, also passing Severino. Both players leading their league’s batters in Box-Toppers points remain the same—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads the American League and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads the National League.
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Boston Red Sox rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings, boosted by Kinsler trade
The Boston Red Sox rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings after acquiring Ian Kinsler from the Angels and winning five of six games they played this week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams after acquiring second baseman Brian Dozier from the Twins and pitcher John Axford from the Blue Jays.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Steve Pearce tops players for Thursday, Aug. 2; Scherzer extends player rankings lead
Steve Pearce of the Red Sox is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Scherzer also became the first player to reach 20 Box-Toppers points this season, the fifth straight season he’s reached that milestone.
Read MoreIndians’ Carlos Carrasco tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 1, rises to 10th in player rankings
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 10th place in season player rankings.
Carrasco struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Twins.
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