White Sox’ Lynn tops players for Monday, Sept. 5; Diamondbacks’ Nelson tops NL players

White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lynn struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Mariners.

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White Sox’ Cease tops players for Saturday, Sept. 3, rising to 3rd in player rankings

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Mariners’ Ray tops players for Sunday, Aug. 28; Astros’ Verlander maintains player rankings lead

Mariners pitcher Robbie Ray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also, three of the top five players in Box-Toppers season player rankings earn Player of the Game honors Sunday, all maintaining their ranking—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 23, extending his player rankings lead

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to sixth place and Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to seventh place.

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Blue Jays’ Stripling tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 17; Dodgers’ Gonsolin tops NL players

Blue Jays pitcher Ross Stripling is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Stripling struck out seven over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Orioles. Stripling did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

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Guardians’ Bieber tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 9; Angels’ Ohtani maintains 2nd place

Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, but loses his status to be ranked among batters since he’s now earned an overwhelming share of his Player of the Game honors as a starting pitcher.

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Diamondbacks’ Gallen tops players for Friday, July 22; Athletics’ Irvin tops AL players

Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Gallen struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 10-1 win over the Nationals.

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Tigers’ Skubal tops players for Thursday, July 21, rising to 10th in player rankings

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.

Skubal struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), two hits and two walks, in the 7-2 win over the Athletics.

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Saturday, July 16, rising to 2nd in player rankings

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings.

Verlander also regains fifth place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Royals pitcher Zach Greinke, who only passed Verlander July 10.

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Rangers’ Gray tops players for Wednesday, July 13; Ohtani, McClanahan maintain top 2 spots

Rangers pitcher Jon Gray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, the top two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings earn Player of the Game honors. Top-ranked player, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani and second-ranked player, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan, both maintain the top two spots.

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Giants’ Rodon tops players for Saturday, July 9, rising to 8th in player rankings

Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.

Rodon pitched a complete game, striking out 12 and allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Padres.

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Angels’ Ohtani tops players for Wednesday, July 6, extending his player rankings lead

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.

Also Wednesday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to first place among National League pitchers.

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