Rockies pitcher Tyler Anderson is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Anderson struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Dodgers.
Read MoreMartinez, Greinke, Pederson among players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in past week
J.D. Martinez, Zack Greinke and Joc Pederson are among the players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting underway, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Read MoreNationals’ Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers player rankings for seventh week
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the seventh week in a row.
Meanwhile, American League batters have a new Box-Toppers points leader this week—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox moves ahead of last week’s leader, Nomar Mazara of the Rangers.
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Houston Astros maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead for third straight week
The Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team and pass the Washington Nationals as the top-ranked National League team.
Read MoreAstros’ Lance McCullers tops players for Thursday, June 28; Phillies’ Nola rises to 7th in player rankings
Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRangers’ Mike Minor tops players for Wednesday, June 27; Red Sox’ Martinez rises to lead AL batter rankings
Rangers pitcher Mike Minor is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox rises to lead American League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Freddy Peralta tops players for Tuesday, June 26; Severino, Paxton, Morton rise in player rankings top 10
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Yankees pitcher Luis Severino, Mariners pitcher James Paxton and Astros pitcher Charlie Morton.
Read MoreRays’ Blake Snell tops players for Monday, June 25, rises to 9th in player rankings
Rays pitcher Blake Snell is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in season player rankings.
Snell struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and four walks, in the 11-0 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Sunday, June 24; Berrios, Cole rise in top 10 player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his third-place overall ranking and Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fourth place.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Zack Greinke tops players for Saturday, June 23; Indians’ Bauer tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Greinke struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Patrick Corbin tops players for Friday, June 22, rises to 5th in player rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Corbin struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Pirates. Corbin picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreRosario, Gattis among players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in past week
Eddie Rosario and Evan Gattis are among the players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting underway, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
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Nationals’ Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers player rankings for sixth week
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the sixth week in a row.
Meanwhile, American League batters have a new Box-Toppers points leader this week—Nomar Mazara of the Rangers (7.0) passed last week’s leader, Mitch Haniger of the Mariners (6.5).
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Houston Astros maintain lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for second week
The Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals maintain their lead among National League teams and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreGiants’ Madison Bumgarner tops players for Thursday, June 21; Nationals’ Scherzer extends player rankings lead
Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, his first Player of the Day honor in nearly two years.
Also Thursday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer increases his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers career points top 10 has most active players on list in 10 years, with Scherzer’s rise
With Max Scherzer’s rise into Box-Toppers career points top 10 list this month, there are now six active players in the top 10, the most since 2008, when there were eight.
Scherzer, the Nationals pitcher, became the 10th-ranked player on Box-Toppers “all-time” list on June 5 with 172.1 career points, passing Roy Halladay (170.7). Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Read MoreIndians’ Corey Kluber tops players for Wednesday, June 20, rises to 6th in player rankings
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Kluber struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 12-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreYankees’ Domingo German tops players for Tuesday, June 19; Twins’ Berrios maintains 3rd place in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Domingo German is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePhillies’ Nick Pivetta tops players for Monday, June 18, rises to 8th in player rankings
Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Pivetta struck out 13 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Cardinals. Pivetta picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because although he left with the Phillies leading, 4-2, the Cardinals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreBraves’ Julio Teheran tops players for Sunday, June 17; Blue Jays’ Grichuk tops AL players
Braves pitcher Julio Teheran is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Teheran struck out 11 over six scoreless and no-hit innings, allowing three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Padres. Teheran was pitching a no-hitter when he was pulled after 95 pitches, experiencing cramping. The bullpen gave up seven hits and a run in the final three innings.
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