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Christian Yelich of the Brewers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRockies pitcher German Marquez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in season player rankings.
Marquez pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the Giants.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia ties Box-Toppers’ all-time record by earning at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 19 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Cole Hamels is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 15th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Hamels struck out six over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Angels.
Read MoreCody Bellinger of the Dodgers leads Box-Toppers first weekly player rankings report after two weeks of the 2019 season.
Meanwhile, Brewers closing pitcher Josh Hader leads National League players and ranks fourth overall.
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The Seattle Mariners lead Box-Toppers first weekly team rankings report of the 2019 season.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets are the top-ranked National League team and the Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team of the past week.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Jose Quintana is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Mets pitcher Steven Matz rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Glasnow struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 9-1 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreReds pitcher Luis Castillo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Castillo struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 14-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreRays pitcher Blake Snell is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Snell struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, six hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers regained the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors, his fourth Player of the Game honor already this season.
Plus, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday—Brewers pitcher Josh Hader rises to third place and Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin rises to 10th.
Read MoreMets pitcher Steven Matz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list: Tim Beckham of the Mariners rises to fourth place after earning American League Batter of the Day honors and Tigers pitcher Matt Moore rises to eighth place after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePirates pitcher Joe Musgrove is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Musgrove struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Matt Shoemaker rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who led National League players in Box-Toppers points in 2018, led all pitchers in strikeouts in 2018.
In fact, seven of the overall top 10-ranked players in 2018 Box-Toppers points are among the top 10 season strikeout leaders. And all 10 strikeout leaders rank among the top 17 players in 2018 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreRays pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors for the third time already in the first week of the season.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Clevinger struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 5-3 win over the White Sox. Clevinger did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the White Sox took the lead after he exited, before the Indians regained the lead.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers takes the early outright lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Trevor Bauer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bauer struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Twins. Bauer did not earn the win, picking up the no-decision, because the game was tied, 1-1, when he exited.
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.