Austin Hays of the Reds is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Hays hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 8-1 win over the Dodgers.
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Despite trade deadline team shake-up, Phillies hold Box-Toppers team ranking lead
The Philadelphia Phillies maintain the Box-Toppers team rankings lead for the 14th week, despite winning only one game in the past week and making only minimal moves at a trade deadline which shook up team rankings.
Among the changes this week: The New York Yankees rise past the Baltimore Orioles to regain the lead among American League teams and the Los Angeles Dodgers are the hottest team of the week, in part due to landing the top trade deadline acquisition, picking up pitcher Jack Flaherty (9.0 Box-Toppers points) from the Tigers.
Read MoreTigers’ Brieske tops players for Monday, June 3; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 4th in rankings
Tigers pitcher Beau Brieske is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePirates’ Skenes tops players for Friday, May 17; Phillies’ Wheeler rises to 1st in rankings
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to sixth place overall and first place among American League pitchers after earning AL Player of the Day honors.
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Source: MLB.com.
Box-Toppers’ AL Division Series preview: Rangers vs. Orioles, Twins vs. Astros
Both American League Division Series begin Saturday.
The Texas Rangers face the Baltimore Orioles in one best-of-five game series and the Minnesota Twins face the Houston Astros in the other. The top two AL seeds, the Orioles (first) and the Astros (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.
Read MoreAngels’ Ohtani tops players for Wednesday, June 22, rising to retake player rankings lead
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to retake the lead in season player rankings.
Ohtani struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Royals.
Read MoreWhite Sox’ Kopech tops players for Sunday, May 22; Pujols extends record streak to 22 seasons
White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Albert Pujols of the Cardinals extends his record streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points to 22 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreReds’ Miley tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 7; Rays’ Cruz tops AL players
Reds pitcher Wade Miley is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Miley struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 4-3 win over the Cubs.
Read MoreRoyals’ Santana tops players in Thursday, March 25’s spring training games
Royals pitcher Ervin Santana is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Santana struck out seven over three scoreless innings, allowing no hits and no walks, closing the game and picking up the save, in the 10-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
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