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Indians pitcher Cal Quantrill is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to third place and Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to seventh place.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in nearly a month.
Meanwhile, all other category leaders also remain the same as last week: Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads American League pitchers, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams and the Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Ross Stripling is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Stripling struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Indians.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to ninth place in season player rankings, extending his Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cease struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Royals.
Read MoreEduardo Escobar of the Brewers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Escobar hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urias struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 13-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreDansby Swanson of the Braves is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Albert Pujols of the Dodgers extends his record streak of earning Box-Toppers points in consecutive seasons to 21 after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2021 Saturday.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in more than three weeks.
Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to lead American League batters in this week’s report, while the two other category leaders remain the same: Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads AL pitchers and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers rise to a commanding lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report on the strength of the players they acquired prior to Friday’s trade deadline.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox fall from first to second in team rankings but maintain their lead among American League teams.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Chris Bassitt is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Bassitt struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Angels.
Read MorePadres pitcher Joe Musgrove is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, pitcher Max Scherzer earns Player of the Game honors Thursday in what appears to be his final start for the Nationals. He is reportedly being traded to the Dodgers, though the deal was not final as of Friday morning.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Sean Manaea is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreSam Hilliard of the Rockies is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Hilliard hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-3 win over the Angels.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ohtani struck out five over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out nine over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Braves.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Patrick Sandoval is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Sandoval struck out 13 over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Twins.
Read MoreMets pitcher Tylor Megill is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to third place and Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to eighth place.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in more than two weeks.
All other category leaders remain the same as in the last Box-Toppers player rankings report July 11, prior to the All-Star break—Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads American League pitchers, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads AL batters and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
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.