Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer maintains Box-Toppers season player rankings lead
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second straight week.
Scherzer and all other major category points leaders maintain their leads from last week: Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale leads American League players, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads American League batters and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads National League batters.
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Boston Red Sox maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead; Athletics are week’s hottest team
The Boston Red Sox maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams and the Oakland Athletics are Box-Toppers’ hottest team of the past week.
Read MoreMariners’ Denard Span tops players for Thursday, Aug. 9; Padres’ Renfroe tops NL players
Denard Span of the Mariners is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Span homered, tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-6 win over the Astros.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Patrick Corbin tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 8, rises to 8th in player rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Corbin struck out nine over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreRays’ Tyler Glasnow tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 7; Red Sox’ Martinez extends AL batting rankings lead
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters, becoming the first batter in 2018 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreYankees’ Lance Lynn tops players for Monday, Aug. 6; Astros’ Morton rises to 9th in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Lance Lynn is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Charlie Morton rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAthletics’ Trevor Cahill tops players for Sunday, Aug. 5; Cardinals’ Flaherty tops NL players
Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cahill struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreIndians’ Corey Kluber tops players for Saturday, Aug. 4, rises to 9th in player rankings
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings and reaching 100 Box-Toppers points for his career.
Kluber pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking one, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Porcello tops players for Friday, Aug. 3; Verlander rises to 6th place in player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who ranks sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earns Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer regains lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has regained the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino.
Meanwhile, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to lead American League players in Box-Toppers points, also passing Severino. Both players leading their league’s batters in Box-Toppers points remain the same—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads the American League and Eugenio Suarez of the Reds leads the National League.
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Boston Red Sox rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings, boosted by Kinsler trade
The Boston Red Sox rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings after acquiring Ian Kinsler from the Angels and winning five of six games they played this week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams after acquiring second baseman Brian Dozier from the Twins and pitcher John Axford from the Blue Jays.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Steve Pearce tops players for Thursday, Aug. 2; Scherzer extends player rankings lead
Steve Pearce of the Red Sox is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Scherzer also became the first player to reach 20 Box-Toppers points this season, the fifth straight season he’s reached that milestone.
Read MoreIndians’ Carlos Carrasco tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 1; Nationals’ Milone tops NL players
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Carrasco struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Twins.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Godley tops players for Tuesday, July 31; Astros’ Morton rises to 9th in player rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Astros pitcher Charlie Morton rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners’ 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.
Read MoreBraves’ Sean Newcomb tops players for Sunday, July 29; Red Sox’ Eovaldi tops AL players
Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Newcomb had a no-hitter intact through 8 2/3 innings before giving up his only hit. He struck out eight over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Dodgers.
Read MoreMarlins’ Trevor Richards tops players for Saturday, July 28; Angels’ Arcia tops AL players
Marlins pitcher Trevor Richards is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Richards struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Nationals. Richards did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Nationals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreNationals’ Scherzer tops players for Friday, July 27, regains player rankings lead
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and regains the lead in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to second place ranking in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Plus, three players in Box-Toppers “all-time” top 10 in career points earned Player of the Game honors Friday—Scherzer, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke.
Read MoreYankees’ Luis Severino maintains lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings
Yankees pitcher Luis Severino maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Severino has 16.7 Box-Toppers points through the games of July 26. He’s picked up no points since the last player rankings report at the All-Star break July 15 and leads over second-place player, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale (16.4 points).
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