Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.
Scherzer struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Astros.
Read MoreMarlins’ Lopez tops players for Thursday, April 21; Twins’ Ryan tops AL players
Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreAthletics’ Manaea tops players for Wednesday, July 28; Manaea, Ohtani rise in player rankings top 10
Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMariners’ Gilbert tops players for Thursday, July 8; Dodgers’ Urias tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gilbert struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Yankees.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Bumgarner tops players for Sunday, April 25, pitching 7-inning no-hitter
Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a seven-inning no-hitter.
Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreHow 2020 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings
Only three of the 18 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards this week also were among the leaders at their positions in 2020 Box-Toppers point totals.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers analyzes traditional box scores and tracks which player most helps his team win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreBrewers’ Burnes tops players for Friday, Aug. 28; White Sox’ Jimenez rises to lead AL batter rankings
Brewers pitcher Corbin Barnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox rises to lead American League batters in 2020 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Plus, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer Friday becomes the eighth player (since 1995, when tracking began) to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Trade deadline deals help Astros rocket to huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings
The Houston Astros rocketed to a huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, mainly due to acquiring Zack Greinke and other players at the July 31 trade deadline.
The Astros lead for the second week, but last week’s narrow lead has exploded to an enormous lead this week, as they gained the most Box-Toppers points of any team in the past week.
Read MoreAstros’ Cole tops player for Tuesday, April 30; Diamondbacks’ Greinke rises to 2nd in player rankings
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Grienke also rises to lead NL pitchers in season player rankings, plus he rises to fifth place in most career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Read MoreMets’ Zack Wheeler tops players for Tuesday, April 23; Cubs’ Quintana rises to 4th in player rankings
Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Cubs pitcher Jose Quintana rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—rising to first among National League pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRays’ Tyler Glasnow tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 7; Red Sox’ Martinez extends AL batting rankings lead
Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters, becoming the first batter in 2018 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
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