The New York Mets lead Box-Toppers first weekly team rankings report of the 2022 season.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Angels—the week’s hottest team—lead American League teams.
Read MoreMarlins’ Lopez tops players for Thursday, April 21; Twins’ Ryan tops AL players
Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Friday, April 22
A Box-Toppers look at Friday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MoreAngels’ Ohtani tops players for Wednesday, April 20, rising to 1st in player rankings
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, three other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon (sixth place), Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (seventh) and Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff (10th).
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Thursday, April 21
A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MoreBraves’ Fried tops players for Tuesday, April 19; Padres’ Musgrove rises to lead player rankings
Braves pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Two other players—C.J. Cron of the Rockies and Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes—rise into the top 10 in Box-Toppers points for 2022. Plus, two players extend long streaks of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points—Mets pitcher Max Scherzer (14 seasons) and Kurt Suzuki of the Angels (16 seasons).
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Wednesday, April 20
A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MoreRockies’ Kuhl tops players for Monday, April 18; Padres’ Manaea rises to 5th in player rankings
Rockies pitcher Chad Kuhl is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Padres pitcher Sean Manaea rises from seventh to fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Tuesday, April 19
A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MoreDodgers’ Heaney tops players for Sunday, April 17, rising to 5th in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Andrew Heaney is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Heaney struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 9-1 win over the Reds.
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Monday, April 18
A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MoreAstros’ Verlander tops players for Saturday, April 16; Angels’ Ohtani rises to 4th in player rankings
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels earns Box-Toppers American League Batter of the Day honors for the second straight day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Sunday, April 17
A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MoreGiants’ Rodon tops players for Friday, April 15; Tigers’ Skubal tops AL players
Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Rodon struck out nine over seven innings, allowing two hits, one run and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Guardians.
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Saturday, April 16
A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MorePadres’ Musgrove tops players for Thursday, April 14; Rangers’ Heim tops AL players
Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Musgrove struck out six over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 12-1 win over the Braves.
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Friday, April 15
A Box-Toppers look at Friday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MoreDodgers’ Kershaw tops players for Wednesday, April 13, with 7 perfect innings
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kershaw struck out 13 over seven perfect innings—allowing no hits, runs, walks or baserunners of any kind—in the 7-0 win over the Twins. However, he was pulled after seven innings and 80 pitches in his first start of the season. Reliever Alex Vesia gave up the only hit to the Twins in the eighth inning.
Read MoreA Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Thursday, April 14
A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’s probable pitching matchups. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.
Read MoreMets’ Megill tops players for Tuesday, April 12, rising to 1st in season player rankings
Mets pitcher Tylor Megill is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Megill and Jose Ramirez of the Guardians on Tuesday became the first two players to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time this season.
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