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Tigers’ Rodriguez tops players for Thursday, May 4; Nationals’ Corbin tops NL players

Shawn Plank May 4, 2023

Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Rodriguez struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Mets.

Mets lead 2023 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Yankees top AL teams

Shawn Plank March 21, 2023

The New York Mets are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2023 preseason rankings.

Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the World Series champion Houston Astros saw the biggest decline.

Mets’ Scherzer tops players for Saturday, Aug. 6; Rangers’ Dunning tops AL players

Shawn Plank August 7, 2022

Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Scherzer struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Braves.

Astros’ Javier tops players for Wednesday, May 25; Nationals’ Fedde tops NL players

Shawn Plank May 26, 2022

Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Javier struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Guardians.

Indians’ McKenzie tops players for Sunday, Aug. 15; Padres’ Tatis rises to lead NL batter rankings

Shawn Plank August 16, 2021

Indians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Fernando Tatis Jr. rises to lead National League batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Player of the Day honors.

Braves’ Albies tops players for Wednesday, June 30; Martinez, Duvall rise to lead batter rankings

Shawn Plank July 1, 2021

Ozzie Albies of the Braves is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Marlins regained the 2021 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters.

Braves’ Mike Soroka tops players for Sunday, July 14; Rays’ Yarbrough tops AL players

Shawn Plank July 15, 2019

Braves pitcher Mike Soroka is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Soroka struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Padres.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.