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Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wacha struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates. Wacha had a no-hitter intact until giving up his first and only hit in the ninth inning.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Andrew Suarez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Suarez struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Foltynewicz pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 4-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreWith Major League All-Star voting beginning, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Actually, because the first third of the season is a relatively small sample size, we’ll also look at top players since the start of the 2017 season.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third week in a row.
Meanwhile, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino continues to lead American League players for the sixth straight week, Mookie Betts of the Red Sox continues to lead AL batters for the sixth straight week and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads National League batters for the second week.
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The Houston Astros lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Seattle Mariners are the week’s hottest team for the second week in a row.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino extends his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Severino maintains his second place spot in season player rankings.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Scott Barlow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Barlow struck out five over four scoreless extra innings, as he closed the game, allowing no hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 14-inning win over the Twins.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Mike Montgomery is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Jason Hammel is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Daniel Mengden is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher James Paxton is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second week in a row.
Meanwhile, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino continues to lead American League players for the fifth straight week, Mookie Betts of the Red Sox continues to lead AL batters for the fifth straight week and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds rises to regain the lead among National League batters.
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The Houston Astros lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Seattle Mariners are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Dylan Bundy is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bundy pitched a complete game, striking out 14 and allowing three runs, two hits and one walk, in the 9-3 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Sale struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Rays.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his fifth-place ranking in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to sixth place in player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day making his Box-Toppers debut.
Flaherty struck out 13 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Phillies.
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.