Marlins' Tom Koehler (8IP 0R ND) tops players for Wednesday, May 7

Marlins pitcher Tom Koehler is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Koehler pitched eight shutout innings in the 1-0 win over the Mets. Koehler did not pick up the win, earning the no-decision, because he left the game in a scoreless tie.

Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle is American League Player of the Day. Buehrle pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out six in the 10-0 win over the Phillies.

Eric Hosmer of the Royals is AL Batter of the Day. Hosmer went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in the 8-0 win over the Padres.

DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. LeMahieu went 3-for-3 with a triple in the 9-2 win over the Rangers.

Notable: Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright rises to second place in Box-Toppers player standings and now leads NL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Wainwright (8IP 1R 6K W in the 7-1 win vs. the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 7.0 for the season. He passes previous NL pitching leader Jose Fernandez of the Marlins (7.0). (Both Wainwright and Fernandez have 7.0 Box-Toppers points for 2014, but Wainwright wins the tie-breaker because he has more total points over 2013-14—27.2 vs. 26.0.)

Koehler receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Buehrle receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Hosmer and LeMahieu each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

507	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	10.0	`Marlins	Tom Koehler	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	2	0	0	1	5
AL	8.0	Blue Jays	Mark Buehrle (W, 6-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	2	6
	8.0	Athletics	Drew Pomeranz (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	2	0	0	0	5
	5.0	Cardinals	Adam Wainwright (W, 6-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	6	1	1	1	6
	4.1	`Tigers	Joba Chamberlain (H, 6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	4.0	Royals	Eric Hosmer 1B	4	1	3	4	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Red Sox	Koji Uehara (S, 8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.1	Dbacks	Bronson Arroyo (W, 3-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.1	5	1	0	2	4
BAT	3.0	Rockies	DJ LeMahieu 2B	3	2	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	White Sox	Paul Konerko DH	3	1	2	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Nationals	Rafael Soriano (S, 7)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	`Mariners	Danny Farquhar	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.2	0	0	0	1	2
	2.1	Yankees	Vidal Nuno (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	4	1	1	1	3
	2.0	Orioles	Adam Jones CF	4	2	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Pirates	Travis Snider RF	3	1	2	2	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Indians	Mike Aviles 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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