Astros’ Framber Valdez tops players in Thursday, April 7’s Opening Day games

Astros 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.

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Kenley Jansen tops players as Dodgers beat Cardinals in NL Wild Card Game

Dodgers closing pitcher Kenley Jansen is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s National League Wild Card Game.

Jansen struck out three in the ninth inning, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals.

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Box-Toppers’ NL Wild Card preview—St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League one-game Wild Card playoff game Wednesday.

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Blue Jays’ Manoah tops players for Monday, Sept. 13; Marlins’ Alcantara tops NL players

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Manoah struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Rays.

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Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 11; Red Sox’ Eovaldi tops AL players

Brewers 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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Rangers’ Gibson tops players for Saturday, June 26; Mets’ deGrom extends player rankings lead

Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Cardinals’ Wainwright tops players for Sunday, June 20; Indians’ Hentges tops AL players

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Wainwright struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and three walks, in the 9-1, seven-inning win over the Braves.

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Mets’ Walker tops players for Wednesday, June 9; Yankees’ Cole maintains 2nd place in player rankings

Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole earned American League Player of the Day honors, maintaining his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea rose to fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Cardinals’ Wainwright tops players for Sunday, May 9; deGrom, Ynoa rise in player rankings top 10

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, two players rose into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to seventh place and Braves pitcher Huascar Ynoa rises to eighth place.

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Yankees’ Cole tops players for Friday, April 30, rises to 2nd in season player rankings

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, three other players rise in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings list after earning Player of the Game honors—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox rises to third place, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to seventh place and Orioles pitcher John Means rises to 10th place.

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Diamondbacks’ Bumgarner tops players for Sunday, April 25, pitching 7-inning no-hitter

Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a seven-inning no-hitter.

Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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A look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2020 season

Randy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Johnson earned 282.5 Box-Toppers points from the time Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995 until he retired in 2009. The most likely rival to Johnson’s throne at the moment is Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw who has 235.2 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995 and most among active players.

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Box-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2020 point total declined most from 2019: Justin Verlander leads list

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2019 to 2020.

Verlander, who earned 27.5 Box-Toppers points in 2019 (second among all players), earned 1.0 point in 2020. His decline of 26.5 points was ahead of Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, whose 7.4 points in 2020 represented a 24.8-point drop from the 32.2 points he earned to lead all players in 2019.

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Reds’ Luis Castillo tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 16; Rangers’ Gibson tops AL players

Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Castillo struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Pirates.

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White Sox’ Dane Dunning tops players for Sunday, Aug. 30; Cardinals’ Wainwright tops NL players

White Sox pitcher Dane Dunning is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Dunning struck out seven over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Royals. Dunning did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.

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