Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreGiants’ Junis tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 15; Rangers’ Montgomery tops AL players
Giants pitcher Jakob Junis is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Junis struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Rays. Junis did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings for a starter to earn the win. Also, he exited with the game in a scoreless tie.
Read MoreRangers’ Scherzer tops players for Monday, Aug. 14, rising to 4th in player rankings
Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 12-0 win over the Angels.
Read MoreDodgers’ Urias tops players for Sunday, Aug. 13; Brewers’ Peralta rises to 10th
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins’ Alcantara tops players for Saturday, Aug. 12; Strider, Lopez, Gallen rise in top 10
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to second place, Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to sixth place and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to eighth place.
Read MoreRangers’ Gray tops players for Friday, Aug. 11; Dodgers’ Lynn tops NL players
Ohtani leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 8th week; Alonso rises to lead NL batters
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the eighth straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points and Spencer Strider of the Braves maintains his lead among NL pitchers.
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Texas Rangers lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd week
The Texas Rangers maintain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second week.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves continue to lead National League teams and the Philadelphia Phillies are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreCardinals’ Liberatore tops players for Thursday, Aug. 10; Tigers’ Olson tops AL players
Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Liberatore struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Rays.
Read MorePhillies’ Lorenzen tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 9 with no-hitter; Ohtani bolsters lead
Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Also Wednesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to second in player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMariners’ Gilbert tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 8; Rangers’ Scherzer rises to 8th
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rangers Pitcher Max Scherzer rises to eighth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBrewers’ Peralta tops players for Monday, Aug. 7; Mets’ Alonso rises to lead NL batters
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MorePirates’ Oviedo tops players for Sunday, Aug. 6; Mariners’ Miller rises to 6th in rankings
Pirates pitcher Johan Oviedo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTwins’ Maeda tops players for Saturday, Aug. 5; Mariners’ Kirby rises to 9th in rankings
Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBraves’ Fried tops players for Friday, Aug. 4; Orioles’ McCann tops AL players
Ohtani leads player rankings for 7th week; Strider reclaims lead among NL pitchers
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the seventh straight week.
Ohtani also leads American League pitchers and batters. Also this week, Spencer Strider of the Braves rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points and Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals maintains his lead among NL batters for the third week.
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Rangers, boosted by trade deadline deals, rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings
The Texas Rangers, largely on the strength of their trade deadline pitcher acquisitions, rise to lead this week’s Box-Toppers season team rankings.
The Rangers gained the most Box-Toppers points by far of any team in the past week (21.1) thanks mostly to acquiring Max Scherzer (10.4 points) from the Mets and Jordan Montgomery (6.7 points) from the Cardinals.
Read MoreRoyals’ Singer tops players for Thursday, Aug. 3; Brewers’ Frelick tops NL players
Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Singer struck out four over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 9-2 win over the Mets.
Read MoreRangers’ Dunning tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 2; Braves’ Acuna tops NL players
Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Dunning struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreAstros’ Valdez tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 1 with no-hitter; Strider regains NL lead
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez, pitching a no-hitter, is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, reclaiming the Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers, after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
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