Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Astros pitcher Cristian Javier, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs and Anthony Volpe of the Yankees.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Bassitt tops players for Thursday, Sept. 28, passing Ohtani to lead AL pitchers
Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings and passing Shohei Ohtani to lead American League pitchers.
Bassitt struck out 12 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Jameson tops players for Thursday, Sept. 15; Rays’ McClanahan rises to 8th
Diamondbacks pitcher Drey Jameson is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Anderson tops players for Wednesday, June 15; Astros’ Garcia tops AL players
Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day
Anderson struck out eight over 8 1/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Angels.
Read MoreAstros’ Gerrit Cole tops players for Friday, Sept. 13, extends lead in Box-Toppers player rankings
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole, Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extends his lead in season player rankings and now has the 11th-best single-season Box-Toppers point total in 25 seasons.
Cole struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Royals.
Read MoreRays’ Blake Snell tops players for Monday, May 6; Snell, Paddack rise in top 10 season player rankings
Rays pitcher Blake Snell is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Padres pitcher Chris Paddack rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Sunday, June 24; Berrios, Cole rise in top 10 player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his third-place overall ranking and Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fourth place.
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In 2017, while batters made gains, pitchers still had more Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors
While batters made modest gains in 2017, earning more Box-Toppers points and Player of the Game honors than in 2016, pitchers were still dominant, earning the most Box-Toppers points and far and away the most Player of the Day honors for the season.
Here's a look at some key statistics in a comprehensive look at all 2,430 Major League Baseball games played and tracked in 2017 by Box-Toppers.
Read MoreMets' Jacob deGrom tops players for Thursday, Aug. 10, rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Phillies.
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