Mets’ Jacob deGrom tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 26, rises to 10th in player rankings

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 10th place in season player rankings.

deGrom struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Braves.

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Nationals’ Max Scherzer tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 25, maintaining 2nd place in season player rankings

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and maintains his second-place spot in season player rankings in his final start of 2018.

Meanwhile, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors, passing previous leader Javier Baez of the Cubs.

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Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Monday, Sept. 24, rises to 4th in player rankings

Indians 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.

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Rays’ Blake Snell tops players for Sunday, Sept. 23, increases lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings

Rays pitcher Blake Snell is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, increasing his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings and achieving the 16th-highest single-season Box-Toppers point total since tracking began in 1995.

Snell struck out 11 over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Saturday, Sept. 22, rises to 3rd in player rankings; Cubs’ Baez rises to NL batter rankings lead

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Javier Baez of the Cubs rises to first place among National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

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Marlins’ Wei-Yin Chen tops players for Friday, Sept. 21; Astros’ Gurriel tops AL players

Marlins pitcher Wei-Yin Chen is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Chen struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Reds. Chen did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

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Rays' Blake Snell passes Max Scherzer in Box-Toppers season player rankings race this week

Rays pitcher Blake Snell took the lead this week in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing previous leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer.

Meanwhile, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points this week.

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Red Sox’ Mookie Betts tops players for Thursday, Sept. 20, rises to 2nd among AL batters

Mookie Betts of the Red Sox is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming just the second batter this year with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.

Betts hit a three-run homer, doubled twice and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 11-6 win over the Yankees.

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Dodgers’ Walker Buehler tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 19; Indians’ Carrasco rises to 7th in player rankings

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Pirates’ Jameson Taillon tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 18; Rays’ Snell rises to lead Box-Toppers ’18 player rankings

Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning AL Player of the Day honors, passing previous leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer. In addition, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber maintains his sixth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

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Blue Jays’ Ryan Borucki tops players for Monday, Sept. 17; Cubs’ Hendricks tops NL players

Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Borucki is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Borucki struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Orioles.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Sunday, Sept. 16, rises to 5th; Red Sox’ Sale rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers rankings

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.

Verlander also rises into the top 10 in Box-Toppers career points list (tracked since 1995) and becomes the fourth player with 20 or more points this season, reaching that milestone for the first time in six years.

Also Sunday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, becoming the fifth player with 20 or more points this season.

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Cubs’ Jon Lester tops players for Saturday, Sept. 15; Blue Jays’ Reid-Foley tops AL players

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lester struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Reds.

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Dodgers’ Walker Buehler tops players for Friday, Sept. 14; Braves’ Acuna rises to lead NL batter rankings

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

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Nationals’ Scherzer maintains Box-Toppers player rankings lead; Rays’ Snell closes in

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintains top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week.

However, Rays pitcher Blake Snell, in second overall, has closed in to within 1.0 point of Scherzer. Snell leads American League players in Box-Toppers points.

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Red Sox’ Eduardo Rodriguez tops players for Thursday, Sept. 13; Dodgers’ Machado tops NL players

Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Rodriguez struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.

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Mets’ Zack Wheeler tops players for Wednesday, Sept 12; Rays’ Snell edges closer to Box-Toppers leader Scherzer

Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming the 38th player this season to earn 10 or more Box-Toppers points.

Also Wednesday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell who leads American League pitchers in 2018 Box-Toppers points and is ranked second overall, edged closer to overall leader Max Scherzer of the Nationals after earning AL Player of the Day honors. In addition Wednesday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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