Athletics’ Lopez tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 12; Yankees’ Rodón rises to 9th place

Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Nationals’ Gore tops players for Sunday, Aug. 10; Phillies’ Wheeler extends rankings lead

Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings—becoming the first player to 20 Box-Toppers points for the second year in a row—after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Dodgers’ Snell tops players for Saturday, Aug. 9; Athletics’ Langeliers tops AL players

Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Shea Langeliers of the Athletics, Taylor Ward of the Angels and Marcell Ozuna of the Braves.

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Cubs’ Horton tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 6; Blue Jays’ Gausman tops AL players

Cubs pitcher Cade Horton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman, Junior Caminero of the Rays and Blake Perkins of the Brewers.

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Rangers’ Eovaldi tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 5; Crochet, Woo, Eovaldi rise in top 10

Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises from sixth to fifth place and Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo rises from 10th to eighth place.

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Cardinals’ Gray tops players for Monday, Aug. 4, rising to 7th in player rankings

Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.

Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Astros pitcher Jason Alexander, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies and Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays.

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Padres’ Cease tops players for Sunday, Aug. 3; Dodgers’ Yamamoto rises to 5th place

Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez, Spencer Horwitz of the Pirates, Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito and Tyler Tolbert of the Royals.

Player of the Day

Cease struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing one run and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Cardinals.

Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 44th among all players and 17th among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day

Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito struck out four over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Astros.

Giolito earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 37th among all players and 18th among AL pitchers.

National League Batter of the Day

Spencer Horwitz of the Pirates hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 9-5 win over the Rockies. Horwitz also doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs.

American League Batter of the Day

Tyler Tolbert of the Royals went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7-4, 10-inning win over the Blue Jays.

This was Tolbert’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Tolbert made his Major League debut March 31 and was playing in his 33rd career game.

Rankings

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises from sixth to fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Yamamoto (5.2IP 5H 0R 0BB 6K W in the 3-0 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

Notable

Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez becomes the 17th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Sánchez (8IP 5H 0R BB 6K W in the 2-0 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, 17th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.

This is Sánchez’s second season and second straight season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. In 2024, he earned 11.4 points with the Phillies, 20th among NL pitchers.

Also notable

Alek Thomas of the Diamondbacks earns Box-Toppers points for the second straight day Sunday.

Thomas (3-4 R BI in the 6-4 win over the Athletics) was also Player of the Game Saturday in the 7-2 win over the Athletics (HR 2-3 2R BI). He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point each day and now has 4.5 for the season, 28th among NL batters.

Scoring

  • Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.

  • Giolito earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.

  • Horwitz and Tolbert each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.

  • All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers

Box-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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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. 

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White Sox’ Civale tops players for Saturday, Aug. 2; Tigers’ Skubal maintains 2nd place

White Sox pitcher Aaron Civale is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors, maintaining second place overall and extending his lead among American League pitchers. Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff, Francisco Lindor of the Mets, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, Rangers pitcher Merrill Kelly and Trevor Story of the Red Sox.

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Reds’ Singer tops players for Friday, Aug. 1; Padres’ Pivetta maintains 3rd place

Reds pitcher Brady Singer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta maintains third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Royals pitcher Michael Wacha and Warming Bernabel of the Rockies.

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Padres’ Darvish tops players for Wednesday, July 30; Athletics’ Springs tops AL players

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Athletics pitcher Jeffrey Springs, Jose Altuve of the Astros and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs.

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Cardinals’ Pallante tops players for Monday, July 28; Dodgers’ Yamamoto rises to 6th

Cardinals pitcher Andre Pallante is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Christian Yelich of the Brewers rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

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