Astros pitcher Luis Garcia is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Garcia struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Twins.
Read MoreIndians’ Quantrill tops players for Friday, Aug 6; Marquez, Bassitt rise in player rankings top 10
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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deGrom, Cole, Ohtani, Castellanos lead Box-Toppers player ranking categories
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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Los Angeles Dodgers maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd week
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’ Stripling tops players for Thursday, Aug. 5; Giants’ Jackson tops NL players
Blue 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’ Rodriguez tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 4; Scherzer, Ohtani rise into player rankings top 10
Red 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’ Cease tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 3; Braves’ Fried tops NL players
White 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 MoreBrewers’ Escobar tops players for Monday, Aug. 2; Indians’ Morgan tops AL players
Eduardo 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’ Urias tops players for Sunday, Aug. 1; Blue Jays’ Berrios tops AL players
Dodgers 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 MoreBraves’ Swanson tops players for Saturday, July 31; Marquez rises, Pujols extends record streak
Dansby 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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Absent deGrom continues player rankings lead, Angels’ Ohtani rises to lead AL batters
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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Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings on strength of deadline trades
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’ Bassitt tops players for Friday, July 30, rising to 8th in player rankings
Athletics 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’ Musgrove tops players for Thursday, July 29; Brewers’ Peralta rises to 8th in player rankings
Padres 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’ Manaea tops players for Wednesday, July 28; Manaea, Ohtani rise in player rankings top 10
Athletics 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 MoreRockies’ Hilliard tops players for Tuesday, July 27; Tigers’ Ramirez tops AL players
Sam 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’ Ohtani tops players for Monday, July 26, rises to 1st among AL batters in player rankings
Angels 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’ Nola tops players for Sunday, July 25; Royals’ Lynch tops AL players
Phillies 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’ Sandoval tops players for Saturday, July 24; Dodgers’ Gonsolin tops NL players
Angels 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’ Megill tops players for Friday, July 23; Wheeler, Peralta rise in player rankings top 10
Mets 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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