Indians’ McKenzie tops players for Saturday, Aug. 21; Yankees’ Cole extends player rankings lead

Indians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10—Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to fifth place and Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to 10th place.

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Diamondbacks’ Bumgarner tops players for Thursday, Aug. 19; Rays’ McClanahan tops AL players

Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Bumgarner struck out five over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Phillies.

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Dodgers’ White tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 18; Ohtani rises to 5th in player rankings

Dodgers pitcher Mitch White is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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Indians’ Morgan tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 17; Marquez, Burnes rise in player rankings top 10

Indians pitcher Eli Morgan is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez maintains fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to ninth in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Monday, Aug. 16, regaining Box-Toppers player rankings lead

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first in season player rankings, passing previous leader Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler.

Cole struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Angels.

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Indians’ McKenzie tops players for Sunday, Aug. 15; Padres’ Tatis rises to lead NL batter rankings

Indians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Fernando Tatis Jr. rises to lead National League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Player of the Day honors.

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Phillies’ Moore tops players for Saturday, Aug. 14; Diamondbacks’ Gilbert pitches no-hitter

Phillies pitcher Matt Moore is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert pitched the season’s eighth nine-inning no-hitter. He earned his first career Player of the Game honor but fell just short of beating Moore for overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day honors.

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Mariners’ Gonzales tops players for Thursday, Aug. 12; Bassitt, Ohtani rise in player rankings top 10

Mariners pitcher Marco Gonzalez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earns Player of the Game honors—Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to seventh place and Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to eighth.

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Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 11; Red Sox’ Eovaldi tops AL players

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Burnes struck out 15 over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Cubs.

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Dodgers’ Scherzer tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 10, rising to 6th in player rankings

Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Phillies’ Wheeler tops players for Sunday, Aug. 8, passing deGrom for player rankings lead

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing previous leader Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom.

Wheeler pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 3-0 win over the Mets.

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Astros’ Garcia tops players for Saturday, Aug. 7; Padres’ Darvish tops NL players

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.

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