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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon, flirting with a perfect game at age 44, becomes the first player to earn Box-Toppers points in 20 different seasons after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs, one hit and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Cole struck out 14 over seven innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Rangers. Cole picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was tied, 2-2, when he exited.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Jose Berrios leads Box-Toppers first weekly player rankings report after two weeks of the season.
Meanwhile, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads National League players and ranks second overall.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Angels lead Box-Toppers’ first team rankings report of 2018.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets are the top-ranked National League team and the Cleveland Indians are the hottest team of the past week.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Jose Berrios is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Berrios struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Berrios earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing previous leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (3.7 points).
Read MoreMets pitcher Zack Wheeler is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wheeler struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ryu struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Corey Kluber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ohtani struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Athletics.
For Ohtani, the rare two-way player in his rookie season after playing in his native Japan, this was his Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. And while he has done well in his four games so far as a designated hitter, his Box-Toppers debut comes in his second career pitching start, a game in which he carried a perfect game into the seventh inning.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cole struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Padres. Cole picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MorePadres pitcher Jordan Lyles is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lyles struck out four over two scoreless innings of middle relief, allowing no hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Astros. Lyles picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win or the save. He pitched the sixth and seventh innings, holding the Padres’ lead, before handing it off to two subsequent relievers.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pivetta struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDidi Gregorius of the Yankees is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gregorius hit a pair of three-run homers and doubled in the 11-4 win over the Rays. Gregorius also went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in eight runs.
Read MoreReds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Paul DeJong of the Cardinals becomes the first to earn Player of the Game honors for the second time this season (doing it two days in a row) and takes the early lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Jose Berrios is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Berrios pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out six and allowing one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Maeda struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Giants.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Severino is Thursday’s opening day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Severino struck out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 6-1 win over the Blue Jays.
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.