Red Sox pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wacha struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreMets’ deGrom tops players for Saturday, Aug. 13; Astros’ McCullers tops AL players
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
deGrom struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Kopech tops players for Friday, Aug. 12; Giants’ Rodon rises to 7th place
White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day
Also Friday, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander maintains Box-Toppers player rankings lead
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who had led American League batters for 15 straight weeks, falls from the batter rankings. Also: Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins continues to lead National League pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
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Los Angeles Dodgers rise past Yankees to take Box-Toppers team rankings lead
The Los Angeles Dodgers rise past the New York Yankees to take the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week.
The Yankees, who led all teams for the previous seven weeks, remain in the lead of American League teams. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Thursday, Aug. 11; Cubs’ Smyly tops NL players
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreAngels’ Toussaint tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 10; Mets’ Lindor tops NL players
Angels pitcher Touki Toussaint is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Toussaint struck out six over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-4, 12-inning win over the Athletics. Toussaint did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MoreGuardians’ Bieber tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 9; Angels’ Ohtani maintains 2nd place
Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, but loses his status to be ranked among batters since he’s now earned an overwhelming share of his Player of the Game honors as a starting pitcher.
Read MoreAngels’ Suarez tops players for Monday, Aug. 8; Diamondbacks’ Gallen tops NL players
Angels pitcher Jose Suarez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Suarez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreGuardians’ McKenzie tops players for Sunday, Aug. 7; Mets’ deGrom tops NL players
Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
McKenzie struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Astros.
Read MoreMets’ Scherzer tops players for Saturday, Aug. 6; Rangers’ Dunning tops AL players
Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Braves.
Read MoreCubs’ Steele tops players for Friday, Aug. 5; White Sox’ Cease maintains 3rd place
Cubs pitcher Justin Steele is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease maintains his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Astros’ Verlander rises past Ohtani to take lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani, who has led the past five weeks.
Meanwhile, Ohtani continues to lead American League batters, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins continues to lead National League pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
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Braves, Padres gain at trade deadline, but Yankees, Dodgers still top team rankings
Trade deadline deals helped both the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres rise closer to the top of Box-Toppers team rankings this week.
But the top two spots in Box-Toppers team rankings remain the same with the New York Yankees in first place and the top National League team, the Los Angeles Dodgers in second.
Read MoreAstros’ Verlander tops players for Thursday, Aug. 4, rising to lead player rankings
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Verlander struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Guardians.
Read MoreAstros’ Urquidy tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 3; Alcantara, Urias rise in top 10 list
Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors. Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara maintains his fourth-place ranking and extends his lead among National League pitchers. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ Gausman tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 2; Braves’ Strider tops NL players
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gausman struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Rays.
Read MoreReds’ Greene tops players for Monday, Aug. 1; Mets’ Alonso rises to 9th place
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors.
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