Cubs pitcher Cade Horton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman, Junior Caminero of the Rays and Blake Perkins of the Brewers.
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Cubs pitcher Cade Horton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman, Junior Caminero of the Rays and Blake Perkins of the Brewers.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after both earn Player of the Game honors—Carson Kelly of the Cubs rises to sixth place and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Eovaldi struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 2-1 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to first place among American League batters in Box-Toppers rankings and Starling Marte of the Mets earns Box-Toppers points in his 13th consecutive season.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kirby struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Braves.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wacha struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreRockies pitcher Austin Gomber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Ty France of the Mariners rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Andrew Heaney is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Heaney struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 9-1 win over the Reds.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to take the lead in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon, pitching a no-hitter, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning his fourth Player of the Game honor of the 2021 season.
Read MoreReds pitcher Trevor Bauer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Bauer struck out nine in a scoreless seven-inning complete game, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 5-0, seven-inning win over the Royals.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Severino is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
In addition, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole wraps up Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors after the only other player in contention for the season Box-Toppers points lead—teammate Justin Verlander—did not earn Player of the Game honors Sunday. With only one start remaining for Verlander and only 2.0 Box-Toppers points possible, Cole’s 2.7-point lead is now all but insurmountable.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Corey Kluber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Kluber struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, his first Player of the Day honor in nearly two years.
Also Thursday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer increases his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Charlie Morton is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Morton struck out 14 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreFour players—Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman—were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Wednesday. Key players overlooked: Curt Schilling, Jeff Kent, Johan Santana and the PED-clouded five of Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield and Sammy Sosa.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Meanwhile Saturday, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintained their narrow lead in Box-Toppers season team rankings, just 0.2 Box-Toppers points ahead of the Cleveland Indians. Both teams won Saturday. The Dodgers beat the third-ranked Washington Nationals, who are now 2.0 points behind.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Dylan Bundy is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale maintained his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Sale also bolstered his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.
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.