Padres’ Cease tops players Thursday, July 25, with no-hitter, increasing his rankings lead

Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter and increasing his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Cease allowed no hits in a complete game shutout, striking out nine and allowing three walks in the 3-0 win over the Nationals. He threw 114 pitches.

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Phillies’ Wheeler tops players Tuesday, July 23, rising to 3rd in season player rankings

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.

Wheeler struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Twins. Wheeler 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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Cubs’ Imanaga tops players Sunday, July 21, rising to 3rd in season player rankings

Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.

Imanaga struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Imanaga did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Cubs trailed when he exited.

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Padres’ Cease tops players Saturday, July 20, rising to 1st place in 2024 player rankings

Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.

Cease struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Guardians.

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Padres’ Cease tops players Saturday, July 13, rising to 3rd; Yankees’ Gil regains lead

Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and first among National League pitchers.

Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil regains the overall lead in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Rays’ Bradley tops players Friday, July 12; Reds’ Hinds tops NL players in B-T debut

Rays pitcher Taj Bradley is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Bradley struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Guardians.

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Mets’ Quintana tops players Tuesday, July 9; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 4th place

Mets pitcher Jose Quintana is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Angels’ Anderson tops players Saturday, July 6; Rockies’ Doyle extends NL batting lead

Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Brenton Doyle of the Rockies earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters.

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Cubs’ Steele tops players Friday, July 5; Rockies’ Doyle extends lead among NL batters

Cubs pitcher Justin Steele is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Brenton Doyle of the Rockies extended his lead among National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Rays’ Bradley tops players for Sunday, June 30; Brewers’ Peralta tops NL players

Rays pitcher Taj Bradley is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole extended his streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points to 12 after winning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.

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Phillies’ Sánchez tops players for Friday, June 28; Rays’ Eflin tops AL players

Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Sanchez pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout, striking out nine and allowing no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Marlins.

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Angels’ Daniel tops players for Thursday, June 27; Springer extends streak to 11 seasons

Angels pitcher Davis Daniel is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, George Springer of the Blue Jays earned Box-Toppers points in his 11th straight season after winning Player of the Game honors for the first time this season.

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Tigers’ Skubal tops players for Tuesday, June 25, rising to 2nd in season player rankings

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

Skubal struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies.

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Dodgers’ Glasnow tops players for Saturday, June 22; Wheeler, Glasnow, Gilbert rise in top 10

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.

Also Saturday, two other 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 second place (and first among National League pitchers) and Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to sixth place.

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