Mets' Matt Harvey tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 7, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player standings

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Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Wednesday, Aug. 7:

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is Wednesday's Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in player Box-Toppers points for the season.

Harvey pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout in the 5-0 win over the Rockies. Harvey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.0 for the season and rises from ninth to fourth place in player Box-Toppers standings. 

Adrian Beltre of the Rangers is American League Player of the Day. Beltre homered, scored four times, drove in three and went 3-for-4 in the 10-3 win over the Angels. 

Martin Prado of the Diamondbacks is National League Batter of the Day. Prado homered, drove in four runs and went 4-for-4 in the 9-8 win over the Rays. 

Harvey receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Beltre receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Prado receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

All of Wednesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

 

807ScoreTeamBATTERSABRHRBIBBSO--PITCHERSIPHRERBBSO
MLB11.0Mets 0000000  Matt Harvey (W, 9-3)9.040006
 10.0`Brewers 0000000  Marco Estrada 5.010006
BAT6.0Diamondbacks Martin Prado LF, 3B424410  00.000000
AL6.0Rangers Adrian Beltre 3B443320  00.000000
 6.0Cubs Donnie Murphy 3B323400  00.000000
 5.0Tigers 0000000  Jeremy Bonderman (W, 2-3)3.010003
 4.0Dodgers Andre Ethier CF523410  00.000000
 4.0Red Sox Jonny Gomes LF, RF231231  00.000000
 4.0`Royals 0000000  Tim Collins (H, 17)1.000003
 3.0Braves Justin Upton LF413311  00.000000
 3.0Orioles 0000000  Francisco Rodriguez (W, 1-0)1.000002
 2.0White Sox Gordon Beckham 2B422210  00.000000
 2.0Mariners Humberto Quintero C311310  00.000000
 2.0Reds Corky Miller C202200  00.000000
 2.0Pirates 0000000  Charlie Morton (W, 4-3)7.062205

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.