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Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to fifth place on Box-Toppers “all-time” career points list, passing Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, after earning AL Player of the Day honors. Verlander also becomes the second player this season to reach 25 Box-Toppers points (26.5), maintaining his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals rises to lead National League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Christian Yelich of the Brewers, after earning National League Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreReds pitcher Trevor Bauer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bauer struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Gerrit Cole, Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extends his lead in season player rankings and now has the 11th-best single-season Box-Toppers point total in 25 seasons.
Cole struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Royals.
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Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the third straight week.
Gleyber Torres of the Yankees rises this week to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Nelson Cruz of the Twins.
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The Houston Astros maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the Milwaukee Brewers are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Yu Darvish is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Darvish struck out 14 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Padres.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Chris Paddack rises to eighth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Buehler struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 7-3 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke rises to 10th in season player rankings and rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers “all-time” career points rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and regains the lead in season player rankings, one day after losing the lead.
Also Sunday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger rises to eighth after both earned Player of the Game honors.
In addition Sunday, Gleyber Torres of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Alex Young is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Verlander also rises to fifth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Read MoreRays pitcher Brendan McKay is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Christian Yelich of the Brewers extended his lead among National League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the second straight week.
Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises this week to lead National League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers.
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The Houston Astros maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings, leading for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gallen struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Padres.
Read MoreYankees pitcher James Paxton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Paxton struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 10-1 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreMets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Cole regained the lead one day after losing it to teammate Justin Verlander.
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.