Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lester struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Reds.
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Red Sox maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead for fifth week
The Boston Red Sox maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs rise to regain the lead among National League teams and the New York Yankees are the hottest team of the past week.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Zack Godley tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 29; Red Sox’ Betts tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming the 30th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Godley struck out six over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Giants.
Read MoreRed Sox’ David Price tops players for Thursday, Aug. 23; Phillies’ Nola maintains 3rd place in player rankings
Red Sox pitcher David Price is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola maintained his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Friday, Aug. 17, rises to 3rd in player rankings; Scherzer extends player rankings lead
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
In addition, Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks rises to lead National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreMets’ Jose Bautista tops players for Thursday, Aug. 16; Rays’ Snell tops AL players
Jose Bautista of the Mets is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bautista hit a grand slam and doubled, going 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in seven runs, in the 24-4 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Sunday, Aug. 12, maintains 2nd place in season player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and maintains his rank of second place in season player rankings.
Sale struck out 12 over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreIndians’ Carlos Carrasco tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 1; Nationals’ Milone tops NL players
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Carrasco struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Twins.
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New York Yankees rise to Box-Toppers team rankings lead thanks to Happ trade
Nationals’ Tanner Roark tops players for Wednesday, July 25; Indians’ Bauer rises to 10th in player rankings
Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers career points top 10 has most active players on list in 10 years, with Scherzer’s rise
With Max Scherzer’s rise into Box-Toppers career points top 10 list this month, there are now six active players in the top 10, the most since 2008, when there were eight.
Scherzer, the Nationals pitcher, became the 10th-ranked player on Box-Toppers “all-time” list on June 5 with 172.1 career points, passing Roy Halladay (170.7). Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Read MoreYankees’ Domingo German tops players for Tuesday, June 19; Twins’ Berrios maintains 3rd place in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Domingo German is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals’ Danny Duffy tops players for Saturday, June 9; Cubs’ Lester tops NL players
Royals pitcher Danny Duffy is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Duffy struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 2-0 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreCardinals’ Michael Wacha tops players for Sunday, June 3; Mariners’ Hernandez tops AL players
Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wacha struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates. Wacha had a no-hitter intact until giving up his first and only hit in the ninth inning.
Read MoreGiants’ Andrew Suarez tops players for Saturday, June 2; Rangers’ Hamels tops AL players
Giants pitcher Andrew Suarez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Suarez struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreRed Sox' Chris Sale tops players for Tuesday, May 22
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Sale struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Rays.
Read MoreMets' Jacob deGrom tops players for Friday, May 18; Astros' Morton rises to 3rd in player rankings
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Astros pitcher Charlie Morton rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays' J.A. Happ tops players for Wednesday, May 16; Phillies' Pivetta tops NL players
Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to 10th place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Friday, May 11, regains player rankings lead
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreDodgers' Kershaw tops players for Sunday, April 15; Rangers' Colon is 1st to earn Box-Toppers points in 20 seasons
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon, flirting with a perfect game at age 44, becomes the first player to earn Box-Toppers points in 20 different seasons after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
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