Padres’ Cease tops players Wednesday, Sept. 18, rising to 2nd; Skubal increases AL lead

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

Also Wednesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal increases his lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings, rising to fourth place overall, after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises to eighth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Orioles’ Burnes tops players Saturday, Sept. 14; Braves’ Sale rises to 3rd in rankings

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Willy Adames of the Brewers rises to lead National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

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Tigers’ Hurter tops players Friday, Sept. 13; Padres’ Cease rises to 2nd in player rankings

Tigers pitcher Brant Hurter is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Cubs’ Imanaga tops players Wednesday, Sept. 4 in combined no-hitter, rising to 1st

Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching seven innings of a combined no-hitter, and rising to first place in season player rankings.

Imanaga and two Cubs relievers threw the combined no-hitter in the 12-0 win over the Pirates. Imanaga struck out seven over seven scoreless and hitless innings, allowing two walks. Imanaga faced 25 batters (two reached base on walks and two reached on errors) and threw 95 pitches.

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Orioles’ Povich tops players Tuesday, Sept. 3; Braves’ Sale rises to 4th in player rankings

Orioles pitcher Cade Povich is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

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Astros’ Kikuchi tops players Saturday, Aug. 31; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to lead rankings

Astros pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. In addition, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal extends his lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

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Astros’ Valdez tops players Friday, Aug. 30; Imanaga, Valdez rise in top 10 rankings

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga maintains his fourth place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Giants’ Webb tops players Thursday, Aug. 15; Phillies’ Wheeler maintains 3rd place

Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintains third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Yankees’ Cortes tops players Tuesday, Aug. 13; Tigers’ Skubal extends AL pitching lead

Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal extends his lead among American League pitchers in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Skubal maintains second place overall in season player rankings.

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Phillies’ Schwarber tops players Wednesday, Aug. 7; Tigers’ Skubal rises to 2nd place

Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extending his lead among American League pitchers, after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil maintains fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Cubs’ Imanaga tops players Tuesday, Aug. 6, rising to 3rd in season player rankings

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

Imanaga struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, two hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Twins.

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Giants’ Blake Snell tops players for Friday, Aug. 2, pitching a no-hitter

Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.

Snell pitched a complete-game, no-hit shutout, striking out 11 and allowing three walks, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.

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