White Sox’ Giolito tops players for Thursday, Aug. 20; Indians’ Bieber extends season player rankings lead

White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.

Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Reds’ Trevor Bauer tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 19, rises to 2nd in season player rankings

Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.

Bauer struck out nine in a scoreless seven-inning complete game, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 5-0, seven-inning win over the Royals.

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Twins’ Kenta Maeda tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 18; Dodgers’ Gonsolin tops NL players

Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Maeda struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, one hit and two walks, in the 4-3, 12-inning win over the Brewers. Maeda took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before giving up a hit. He did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Brewers tied the game after he exited.

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Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen tops players for Monday, Aug. 17; Yankees’ Voit rises to 7th in player rankings

Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among American League batters, after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Braves’ Robbie Erlin tops players for Sunday, Aug. 16; Athletics’ Piscotty tops AL players

Braves pitcher Robbie Erlin is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Erlin struck out five over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Marlins. Erlin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings needed to earn the win. Also, the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

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Indians’ Shane Bieber tops players for Saturday, Aug. 15, rising to lead season player rankings

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors.

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Rangers’ Lynn tops players for Friday, Aug. 14, rises to 3rd in player rankings; Gray, Kelly, Cole also rise in top 10

Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, three other players rose in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors—Reds pitcher Sonny Gray rose to fourth, Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly rose to eighth and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to 10th.

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Dodgers’ Gonsolin tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 12; Cubs’ Heyward rises to 9th in player rankings

Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Jason Heyward of the Cubs earns Player of the Game honors for the second straight day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.

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Angels’ Dylan Bundy tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 11, rises to lead season player rankings

Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Phillies’ Aaron Nola tops players for Monday, Aug. 10; Astros’ McCullers tops AL players

Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Nola struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 13-8 win over the Braves.

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Padres’ Lamet tops players for Sunday, Aug. 9; Braves’ Fried rises to 6th in player rankings

Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Athletics’ Montas tops players for Saturday, Aug. 8, Judge rises in player rankings, Cabrera extends long streak

Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly rises to 10th after both earned Player of the Game honors.

Plus, Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers has now earned Box-Toppers points for 18 straight seasons—tied for the fifth-longest streak since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

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Reds’ Trevor Bauer tops players for Friday, Aug. 7, rises to 2nd in player rankings

Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Angels’ Dylan Bundy tops players for Thursday, Aug. 6, rises to 2nd in player rankings

Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Bundy pitched a complete game, striking out 10 and allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Mariners.

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