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Graphic corrected Monday, October 4, 2021, to reflect that Robbie Ray is a member of the Blue Jays.
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, Jose Ramirez of the Indians rises to lead American League batters in rankings. Also, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees continues to lead AL pitchers and Nick Castellanos of the Reds continues to lead National League batters.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Frankie Montas is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Jose Ramirez of the Indians rises to first place among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors, passing previous leader J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox.
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Graphic corrected Monday, October 4, 2021 to reflect that Robbie Ray is a member of the Blue Jays.
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing previous leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, who falls to second place.
Meanwhile, Cole continues to lead American League pitchers and both league’s leaders among batters remain the same: J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads AL batters and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Ray struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Rays.
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox assumes the lead among American League batters after previous leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels no longer qualified to be ranked among batters after earning the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors this season as a pitcher.
Read MoreBrewers 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.
Read MoreRays 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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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers rankings. Two other category leaders remain the same: Max Scherzer of the Dodgers continues to lead NL pitchers and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels continues to lead American League batters.
Read MoreYankees 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.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Alcantara struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, six hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Reds.
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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.
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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing last week’s leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler.
Meanwhile, Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers rankings. Wheeler maintains his lead among NL pitchers and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels maintains his lead among American League batters.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Mitch White is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to lead Box-Toppers player rankings this week, passing Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, who had led since late June.
Meanwhile, Adam Duvall of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers rankings. Both American League leaders remain the same as last week—Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads AL pitchers and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Marco Gonzalez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earns Player of the Game honors—Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to seventh place and Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to eighth.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Giolito struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 11-1 win over the Twins.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in nearly a month.
Meanwhile, all other category leaders also remain the same as last week: Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads American League pitchers, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to ninth place in season player rankings, extending his Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters.
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in more than three weeks.
Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to lead American League batters in this week’s report, while the two other category leaders remain the same: Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads AL pitchers and Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Sean Manaea is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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.