Astros’ Altuve tops players for Friday, July 4; Mariners’ Woo rises to 4th place

Jose Altuve of the Astros is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Cardinals’ Gray tops players for Friday, June 27, rising to 8th in season player rankings

Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.

Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos, Gary Sánchez of the Orioles and Trea Turner of the Phillies.

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Athletics’ Springs tops players for Friday, June 20; Wheeler extends rankings lead

Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, three players make notable rises in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors:

  • Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

  • Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to fifth place overall.

  • Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

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Nationals’ Soroka tops players for Friday, June 6; Skubal, Gray rise in top 10 rankings

Nationals pitcher Michael Soroka is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first Player of the Game honor in more than five years.

Also, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors Friday: Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to third place and Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray rises to seventh place.

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Mariners’ Rodriguez tops players for Thursday, Aug. 17; D-backs’ Gallen rises to 6th

Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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

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Padres’ Darvish tops players for Friday, Sept. 2; Blue Jays’ Manoah tops AL players

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Darvish struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Dodgers.

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Braves’ Strider tops players for Thursday, Sept . 1, with highest game score of 2022

Braves pitcher Spencer Strider is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score for any Player of the Game winner in 2022.

Strider struck out 16 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Rockies.

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Rays’ Kluber tops players for Wednesday, May 4, rising to 4th in player rankings

Rays pitcher Corey Kluber is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.

Kluber struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Athletics. Kluber 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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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Monday, Aug. 16, regaining Box-Toppers player rankings lead

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first in season player rankings, passing previous leader Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler.

Cole struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Angels.

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Astros’ Odorizzi tops players for Monday, June 21; Mets’ deGrom rises to lead player rankings

Astros pitcher Jake Odorizzi is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is the new Box-Toppers season player rankings leader after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Also, two other players rose in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Monday—Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to sixth place and Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth.

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Reds’ Mahle tops players for Wednesday, June 16; Yankees’ Cole rises to lead player rankings

Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second place in player rankings and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintained his fifth-place spot in rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors.

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Box-Toppers top first basemen by time frame (after 2019 season)

Albert Pujols of the Angels has the most Box-Toppers points of any first baseman since tracking began in 1995.

Pujols also has the distinction of leading all American League first basemen in Box-Toppers points over the past season (2019), the past two seasons (2018-19) and the past six seasons (2014-19).

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Red Sox’ Sale tops players for Thursday, July 18; Nationals’ Strasburg rises to 7th in player rankings

Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after becoming the sixth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting. Strasburg is Thursday’s National League Player of the Day.

Plus, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Thursday.

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Nationals’ Scherzer tops players for Sunday, June 30, rises to 3rd in season player rankings

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and seventh place in career points since 1995.

Also Sunday, three other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earn Player of the Game honors: Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fifth place, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to seventh place and White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito actually falls one spot to ninth place, despite earning Player of the Game honors.

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Nationals‘ Max Scherzer tops players for Tuesday, June 25, rises to 5th in season player rankings

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.

Scherzer struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Marlins.

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Twins’ Devin Smeltzer tops players for Tuesday, May 28; Reds’ Dietrich tops NL players

Twins pitcher Devin Smeltzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Major League debut.

Smeltzer struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 5-3 win over the Brewers. Smeltzer 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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Marlins’ Pablo Lopez tops players for Saturday, May 18; Rays’ Snell rises to 6th in player rankings

Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Sunday, Sept. 16, rises to 5th; Red Sox’ Sale rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers rankings

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.

Verlander also rises into the top 10 in Box-Toppers career points list (tracked since 1995) and becomes the fourth player with 20 or more points this season, reaching that milestone for the first time in six years.

Also Sunday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, becoming the fifth player with 20 or more points this season.

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Mariners’ James Paxton tops players for Monday, July 30, rises to 5th in player rankings

Mariners pitcher James Paxton is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.

Paxton struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Astros.

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Cardinals’ Matt Carpenter tops players for Friday, July 20; Mariners’ LeBlanc tops AL players

Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals is Box-Toppers Player of the Day for games played Friday, July 20.

Carpenter hit three homers, two doubles and went 5-for-5, scoring four time and driving in seven runs, in the 18-5 win over the Cubs. Carpenter’s Box-Toppers of +11.0 Friday is the second highest of the season, behind only the +13.0 game score recorded July 7 by Mark Reynolds of the Nationals.

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