Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lamet struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and four walks, in the 9-4 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreReds’ Luis Castillo tops players for Monday, Aug. 5, rises to 10th in season player rankings
Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Castillo struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 7-4 win over the Angels.
Read MoreAstros’ Verlander tops players for Sunday, Aug. 4, extending ’19 player rankings lead, rising to 6th in ‘all-time’ career points
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and rising to sixth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers’ Buehler tops players for Saturday, Aug. 3; Twins’ Cruz rises to lead AL batters in 2019 points
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Nelson Cruz of the Twins rises to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreRangers’ Lance Lynn tops players for Friday, Aug. 2; Padres’ Lauer tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lynn struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 5-4 win over the Tigers.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for 11th straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 11th straight week.
Meanwhile, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers regains the lead among National League batters and Alex Bregman of the Astros regains the lead among American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week.
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Trade deadline deals help Astros rocket to huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings
The Houston Astros rocketed to a huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, mainly due to acquiring Zack Greinke and other players at the July 31 trade deadline.
The Astros lead for the second week, but last week’s narrow lead has exploded to an enormous lead this week, as they gained the most Box-Toppers points of any team in the past week.
Read MoreCardinals’ Flaherty tops players for Thursday, Aug. 1; Bellinger, Bregman rise to lead league batter rankings
Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, both leagues have new Box-Toppers points leaders among batters:
Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Josh Bell of the Pirates.
Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Albert Pujols of the Angels.
Twins’ Jose Berrios tops players for Wednesday, July 31; Dodgers’ Ryu rises to 8th in player rankings
Twins pitcher Jose Berrios is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Justin Verlander tops players for Tuesday, July 30, regaining player rankings lead
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Verlander also rises to seventh place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, passing Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, and now ranks fifth among active players in career points.
Read MoreRockies’ Jon Gray tops players for Monday, July 29; Nationals’ Corbin rises to 8th in player rankings
Rockies pitcher Jon Gray is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals’ Stephen Strasburg tops players for Sunday, July 28, rises to 5th in player rankings
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth in season player rankings.
Strasburg struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 11-4 win over the Dodgers.
Read MoreMets’ Steven Matz tops players for Saturday, July 27; Astros’ Cole regains player rankings lead
Mets pitcher Steven Matz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing teammate Justin Verlander, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Mookie Betts tops players for Friday, July 26; Brewers’ Gonzalez tops NL players
Mookie Betts of the Red Sox is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Betts hit three home runs and doubled in the 10-5 win over the Yankees. Betts went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in five runs.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 10th week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 10th straight week.
Meanwhile, Albert Pujols of the Angels rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, Alex Bregman of the Astros.
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Houston Astros regain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings, passing Dodgers
The Houston Astros rise to regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had led for the past four weeks.
The Dodgers maintain their lead among National League teams, while the St. Louis Cardinals are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreMets’ Jacob deGrom tops players for Thursday, July 25; Red Sox’ Bogaerts tops AL players
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
deGrom struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Padres.
Read MoreIndians’ Bieber tops players for Wednesday, July 24; Astros’ Verlander regains player rankings lead
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after falling to second place two days ago. In addition, three other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday—Rays pitcher Charlie Morton (third place), Brewers pitcher Josh Hader (fourth place) and Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin (10th place).
Read MoreMarlins’ Caleb Smith tops players for Tuesday, July 23; Nationals’ Strasburg rises to 6th in player rankings
Marlins pitcher Caleb Smith is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros’ Gerrit Cole tops players for Monday, July 22, rises past Verlander to lead player rankings
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Cole struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the Athletics.
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