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Mets pitcher Jason Vargas is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia becomes the fourth player to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points (since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995) after earning American League Player of the Day honors Thursday.
Read MoreCubs 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.
Read MoreJose 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 MoreIndians 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.
Read MoreNationals 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 MoreMariners pitcher James Paxton is the most deserving player not selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
Paxton has 14.0 Box-Toppers points in 2018, fifth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers.
Read MoreWith 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 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 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 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 MoreRed 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 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 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 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 MorePhillies pitcher Jake Arrieta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Charlie Morton rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreDodgers 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.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pivetta struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreDidi Gregorius of the Yankees is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gregorius hit a pair of three-run homers and doubled in the 11-4 win over the Rays. Gregorius also went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in eight runs.
Read MoreAn analysis of 23 years of Box-Toppers points leaders in pitching & batting in both leagues.
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In 2017, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw broke the record for most consecutive seasons with 20 or more Box-Toppers points.
Kershaw earned 23.1 points in 2017, his seventh straight season with at least 20 points. Previously, pitcher Randy Johnson held the record, earning 20 points or more for six straight seasons, from 1997 to 2002. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
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.