Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Blanco struck out five over four scoreless, hitless innings, walking two, in the 5-3 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreMets’ Peterson tops players in unfinished, rain-suspended game against Marlins
A belated note: Mets pitcher David Peterson was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the uncompleted, rain-suspended Sept. 28 game between the Marlins and Mets.
Major League Baseball ruled in early October that the Mets were winners in the game, even though the Marlins led 2-1 when it was suspended in the top of the ninth inning.
Read MoreRays’ Blake Snell tops players for Monday, May 6; Snell, Paddack rise in top 10 season player rankings
Rays pitcher Blake Snell is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Padres pitcher Chris Paddack rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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