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Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lamet struck out 11 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Rockies. Lamet did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreEugenio Suarez of the Reds is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Albert Pujols of the Angels breaks the record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points, earning Player of the Game honors in his 20th consecutive season.
Plus, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Saturday: White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito rises to third place and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth place.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Yu Darvish is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings, first among National League pitchers.
Darvish struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Cardinals.
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Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the third week.
Meanwhile, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to lead National League pitchers and Kyle Tucker of the Astros rises to lead American League batters. Jason Heyward of the Cubs maintains his lead among NL batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the third week.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox rise to lead American League teams and the Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Kershaw struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
McKenzie struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Royals.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Nola struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 6-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreRays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Glasnow struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-3 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Dane Dunning is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Dunning struck out seven over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Royals. Dunning did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreYankees pitcher J.A. Happ is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish rises to second place overall and first among National League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Kyle Tucker of the Astros rises to 10th place—the only batter among the overall top 10—and rises to first place among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Barnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox rises to lead American League batters in 2020 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Plus, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer Friday becomes the eighth player (since 1995, when tracking began) to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Indians pitcher Shane Bieber maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly season player rankings report for the second week.
Meanwhile, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer continues to lead National League pitchers, Luke Voit of the Yankees continues to lead American League batters and Jason Heyward of the Cubs maintains his lead among NL batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Rays, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead American League teams.
Read MoreThursday was an unusual day in an unusual baseball season in an unusual year.
Only eight games were played and none of them lasted nine innings. All were part of pandemic-shortened, seven-inning doubleheaders and one went into “extra” innings, lasting eight innings.
It was a day in which seven games were postponed as teams protested for social justice in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Giolito rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth place after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreWhat would the 2019 baseball season have looked like if only the final 60 games were played?
In many ways, it would have looked exactly like the entire, overall 2019 season: From about July 25 on in 2019, the Houston Astros were Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team and Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole was Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player. Both also led for the overall 2019 season.
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.