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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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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, Max Scherzer of the Dodgers rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers rankings. Both league batting leaders remain the same since last week—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads American League batters and Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres leads NL batters.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Eovaldi struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 8-4, 11-inning win over the Rangers. Eovaldi did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Red Sox did not hold the lead after he exited.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Burnes struck out 15 over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Cubs.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, Nick Castellanos of the Reds regains the season Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters. Also, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees maintains his lead among American League pitchers and J.D. Martinez maintains his lead among AL batters.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox regains the season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters. Plus, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees maintains his lead among AL pitchers and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among National League batters.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Eovaldi struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 15-1 win over the Royals.
Read MoreRockies pitcher Austin Gomber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers rises to 20th place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Corey Kluber had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2018 to 2019.
Kluber, who earned 21.7 Box-Toppers points in 2018 (fourth among all players), earned no points in 2019. His decline of 21.7 points was ahead of Rays pitcher Blake Snell, whose 10.0 points in 2019 represented a 17.2-point drop from the 27.2 points he earned to lead all players in 2018.
Read MoreBlake Snell tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players in 2018.
The Rays pitcher had 27.2 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, which is the 12th-highest single-season point total since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 3.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win 3-2 in 18 innings, but the Boston Red Sox lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1.
Buehler struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks. He did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Red Sox tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher David Price is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s World Series Game 2.
The Boston Red Sox win 4-2 to take a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven game series.
Price struck out five over six innings, allowing two runs, three hits and three walks.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher David Price is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Thursday’s American League Championship Series Game 5, as Boston eliminates the Houston Astros.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Rich Hill and Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox are Tuesday’s Box-Toppers top players in a pair of League Championship Series games.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Jhoulys Chacin is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in the National League Championship Series Game 3.
The Brewers lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1.
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox hold nearly all the advantages over the Houston Astros in the coming American League Championship Series.
But the Astros are the defending World Series champions and return in 2018 with a largely unchanged roster and even more wins than they had last season (103 vs. 101).
Read MoreBrock Holt of the Red Sox was one of three Box-Toppers Player of the Game honorees in Monday’s three league Division Series games.
Holt hit for the cycle, going 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, as the Red Sox beat the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Division Series.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Burnes and Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves are Sunday’s Box-Toppers top players in a pair of National League Division Series games.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Jakob Junis is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Sean Newcomb is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Newcomb had a no-hitter intact through 8 2/3 innings before giving up his only hit. He struck out eight over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Dodgers.
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.