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Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Musgrove struck out six over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 12-1 win over the Braves.
Read MoreMets pitcher Tylor Megill is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Megill and Jose Ramirez of the Guardians on Tuesday became the first two players to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time this season.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Framber Valdez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s Opening Day games.
Also Thursday, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreStarting a new baseball season means putting your best foot forward, which for teams usually means putting your best pitcher on the mound to start the first game of the season.
However, only four of Box-Toppers’ top-ranked pitchers in 2021 are starting their team’s first game of 2022.
Read MoreBox-Toppers has cast votes for postseason honors for Gerrit Cole, Jose Ramirez and for Max Scherzer—twice.
I have cast my vote in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) for Dodgers pitcher Scherzer to be both National League Cy Young Award winner and NL Most Valuable Player.
Read MoreMets pitcher Tylor Megill is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to third place and Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to eighth place.
Read MoreTigers pitcher Wily Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Peralta struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 7-3 win over the Rangers.
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.