Giants’ Wood tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 29; Red Sox’ Eovaldi tops AL players

Giants pitcher Alex Wood is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, two pitchers with the most Box-Toppers points in 2021 both failed to earn Player of the Game honors. Max Scherzer of the Dodgers (ranked first with 25.1 Box-Toppers points) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (ranked second with 22.4 points) both started but did not add to their Box-Toppers point total. With four days remaining in the regular season, it is now extremely unlikely Cole can catch Scherzer, who he trails by 2.7 points, making it extremely likely that Scherzer will be Box-Toppers’ 2021 Player of the Year.

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Giants’ Gausman tops players for Sunday, Sept. 26; Rays‘ Baz tops AL players

Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Gausman struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies. Gausman did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies tied the game after he exited.

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Phillies’ Suarez tops players for Saturday, Sept. 25; Burnes, Ray rise in player rankings top 10

Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after both earn Player of the Game honors: Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to fourth place and Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray rises to fifth. Plus, Nick Castellanos of the Reds extends his 2021 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

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White Sox’ Cease tops players for Friday, Sept. 24; Braves’ Fried tops NL players

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, 2021 Box-Toppers points leader Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer moved closer to securing Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors after second-place player, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole did not earn Box-Toppers points in his start. Cole trails Scherzer by 2.7 Box-Toppers points with a week left in the season.

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Orioles’ Lowther tops players for Thursday, Sept. 23; Phillies’ Realmuto tops NL players

Orioles pitcher Zac Lowther is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lowther struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Rangers.

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Braves’ Anderson tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 22; Phillies’ Wheeler maintains 3rd in player rankings

Braves pitcher Ian Anderson is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Cardinals’ Woodford tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 21; Yankees’ Montgomery tops AL players

Cardinals pitcher Jake Woodford is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Woodford struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Brewers.

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Athletics’ Montas tops players for Sunday, Sept. 19; Indians’ Ramirez rises to lead AL batter rankings

Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Jose Ramirez of the Indians rises to first place among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors, passing previous leader J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox.

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Dodgers’ Scherzer tops players for Saturday, Sept. 18, extending lead in season player rankings

Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and becoming the first player to reach 25 Box-Toppers points this season.

Scherzer struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Reds.

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Reds’ Castillo tops players for Friday, Sept. 17; Phillies’ Wheeler maintains 3rd in player rankings

Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler becomes the third player this season to reach 20 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors, maintaining his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

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Blue Jays’ Ray tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 15, rising to 9th in player rankings

Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.

Ray struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Rays.

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Rangers’ Lyles tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 14; Nationals’ Fedde tops NL players

Rangers pitcher Jordan Lyles is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lyles struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-1 win over the Astros.

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