Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Wainwright pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings and struck out nine in the 2-0 win over the Nationals.
Athletics pitcher Bartolo Colon is American League Player of the Day. Colon pitched seven shutout innings and struck out seven in the 13-0 win over the Red Sox.
Mark Ellis of the Dodgers is National League Batter of the Day. Ellis hit two homers and went 4-for-5 in the 7-2 win over the Mets.
Howie Kendrick of the Angels is American League Batter of the Day. Kendrick hit two homers, including a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th, to beat the Rangers, 5-4.
Wainwright receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Colon receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Ellis receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day. Kendrick receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 423 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 11.1 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Adam Wainwright (W, 4-1) | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| AL | 10.0 | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bartolo Colon (W, 3-0) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Locke (W, 2-1) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 5.1 | `Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carlos Villanueva | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| BAT | 5.0 | Dodgers | Mark Ellis 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.1 | `Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Patrick Corbin | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| BAT | 4.0 | Angels | Howie Kendrick 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Glen Perkins (S, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Robertson (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jose Veras (S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Rob Brantly C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Braves | Juan Francisco 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Johnson (S, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Craig Kimbrel (S, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Henderson (S, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.