Blue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Monday, Sept. 13; Marlins’ Alcantara tops NL players

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Manoah struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Rays.

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Dodgers’ Scherzer tops players for Sunday, Sept. 12, rises to lead season player rankings

Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to lead season player rankings, passing previous leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole.

Scherzer struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Padres.

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Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Saturday, Sept. 11, rising to 6th in player rankings

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, 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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Dodgers’ Urias tops players for Friday, Sept. 10; Marquez, Urias rise in player rankings top 10

Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Marlins’ Alcantara tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 8; Twins’ Ryan tops AL players

Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Alcantara struck out 14 over nine innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Mets. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied, 1-1, when he exited after nine innings.

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Dodgers’ Scherzer tops players for Monday, Sept. 6, extends player rankings lead among NL pitchers

Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead among National League pitchers in 2021 Box-Toppers points.

Also Monday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Wheeler rises to second place among NL pitchers behind Scherzer.

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Brewers‘ Houser tops players for Saturday, Sept. 4; Dodgers’ Urias rises to 8th in player rankings

Brewers pitcher Adrian Houser is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Rays’ Wacha tops players for Friday, Sept. 3; Angels’ Ohtani rises to 7th in player rankings

Rays pitcher Michael Wacha is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. However, by earning Friday’s honor as a pitcher, Ohtani no longer qualifies to be ranked among batters and so loses his lead among American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

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Giants’ Webb tops players for Thursday, Sept. 2; Indians’ McKenzie tops AL players

Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Webb struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Brewers. Webb did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited when the game was tied, 1-1.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 1, extending player rankings lead

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.

Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer extended his lead among National League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors. Plus, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to first place among NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

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Padres’ Snell tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 31; Brewers’ Woodruff rises to 3rd in player rankings

Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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