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Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Edwin Encarnacion of the Indians becomes the 18th player—and first batter—to reach 10 or more Box-Toppers points, as he widens his Box-Toppers-point lead among American League batters. Plus, Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning National League Batter of the Day honors Monday.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming the third player this season to reach 20 Box-Toppers points and is now only 1.0 point away from overall leader Clayton Kershaw.
Also Sunday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, Box-Toppers’ second-ranked player in 2017, moved within 0.1 point of Kershaw after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to fifth in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth in season player rankings.
Carrasco struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Rays. Carrasco had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw remains atop Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the 13th straight week, despite being on the disabled list since July 24.
Meanwhile, Buster Posey of the Giants takes the lead among National League batters in Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader, Nolan Arenado of the Rockies.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers top Box-Toppers team rankings for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros maintain their lead in Box-Toppers rankings among American League teams for the 12th straight week and the Cleveland Indians picked up the most Box-Toppers points this week, after acquiring Jay Bruce from the New York Mets.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Justin Verlander is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Verlander is one of three with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points to earn Player of the Game honors. Twins pitcher Bartolo Colon rises to 19th place in career points since 1995 (with 152.2) after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, bolstering his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.
Also Tuesday, Buster Posey of the Giants rises to lead National League batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to seventh place in overall Box-Toppers player rankings.
Read MorePirates pitcher Trevor Williams is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, ranked second in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earns Player of the Game honors and moves within 1.1 Box-Toppers points of season leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels became the 22nd player since 1995 to reach 150 career Box-Toppers points after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Yu Darvish is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Mariners pitcher James Paxton rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw remains atop Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the 12th straight week, despite being on the disabled list since July 24.
Meanwhile, Nolan Arenado of the Rockies takes the lead among National League batters in Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader, Jay Bruce of the Mets.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers top Box-Toppers team rankings for the sixth straight week and are the week’s hottest team.
Meanwhile, the Houston Astros maintain their lead in Box-Toppers rankings among American League teams for the 11th straight week.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Corey Kluber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in season player rankings.
Kluber pitched a complete game three-hitter, allowing one run, one walk and striking out
Read MoreTwins pitcher Ervin Santana is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth in season player rankings.
Santana pitched a four-hit complete game, striking out nine and allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Padres. He retired the first 10 batters he faced.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Nolan Arenado of the Rockies rises to lead National League batter in Box-Toppers points for the season after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Albert Pujols of the Angels moves with 0.2 career Box-Toppers points of “all-time” batting leader Alex Rodriguez.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gonzalez lost a no-hit bid in the ninth inning, pitching eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit, three walks and striking out five, in the 1-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreBox-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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.