Phillies’ Wheeler tops players for Saturday, Aug. 26; Ohtani regains player rankings lead

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels regains the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead one day after losing it to Braves pitcher Spencer Strider. In addition, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to fifth place and Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to sixth.

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Angels’ Ohtani tops players for Thursday, May 5, regaining season player rankings lead

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Ohtani struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.

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Braves’ Fried tops players for Tuesday, April 19; Padres’ Musgrove rises to lead player rankings

Braves pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Two other players—C.J. Cron of the Rockies and Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes—rise into the top 10 in Box-Toppers points for 2022. Plus, two players extend long streaks of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points—Mets pitcher Max Scherzer (14 seasons) and Kurt Suzuki of the Angels (16 seasons).

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Astros’ Verlander tops players for Saturday, April 16; Angels’ Ohtani rises to 4th in player rankings

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels earns Box-Toppers American League Batter of the Day honors for the second straight day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.

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Rockies’ Blach tops players for Sunday, April 10; Guardians’ Ramirez tops AL players

Rockies pitcher Ty Blach is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Nelson Cruz of the Nationals has now has earned Box-Toppers points in 17 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2022. It’s the third-longest active streak.

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Indians’ Carlos Carrasco tops players for Sunday, Sept. 20; Padres’ Lamet rises to 3rd in player rankings

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

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Blue Jays’ Ryu tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 5; Cubs’ Darvish rises to 9th in player rankings

Blue Jays pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Diamondbacks’ Luke Weaver tops players for Saturday, May 4; Twins’ Odorizzi tops AL players

Diamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Weaver struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 9-2 win over the Rockies.

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