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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first in season player rankings, passing previous leader Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler.
Cole struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Angels.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing previous leader Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom.
Wheeler pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 3-0 win over the Mets.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Jake Odorizzi is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is the new Box-Toppers season player rankings leader after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Also, two other players rose in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Monday—Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to sixth place and Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth.
Read MoreReds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second place in player rankings and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintained his fifth-place spot in rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to retake the lead in season player rankings.
Glasnow struck out 11 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Royals. Glasnow did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to take the lead in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox takes the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors Sunday.
Read MorePadres pitcher Joe Musgrove, pitching a no-hitter, is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Musgrove struck out 10 in a complete-game shutout, allowing no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Rangers. Musgrove faced 28 batters, one over the minimum, allowing only one baserunner on a hit by pitch.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Lance Lynn is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Cubs closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel took the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s opening day games.
Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Shane Bieber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Dylan Bundy is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Shane Bieber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Bieber struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Twins.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. He is one of three players Wednesday to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time this season.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and regains the lead in season player rankings, one day after losing the lead.
Also Sunday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger rises to eighth after both earned Player of the Game honors.
In addition Sunday, Gleyber Torres of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Alex Young is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Verlander also rises to fifth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Read MoreMets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Cole regained the lead one day after losing it to teammate Justin Verlander.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Justin Verlander, pitching a no-hitter, is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Verlander also becomes the seventh player in Box-Toppers tracking history (which began in 1995) to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points, rising to sixth place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list.
In addition, Verlander Sunday had Box-Toppers’ highest Box-Toppers game score of any Player of the Game this season.
Read MoreReds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors, passing previous leader, teammate Justin Verlander.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Verlander also rises to seventh place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, passing Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, and now ranks fifth among active players in career points.
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.