Dodgers pitcher Brandon McCarthy is Sunday’s Player of the Day.
McCarthy pitched six scoreless innings and struck out six in the 7-0 win over the Rockies.
American League Player of the Day—Yoenis Cespedes of the Tigers hit a grand slam and a two-run homer in the 9-1 win over the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Jonny Gomes of the Braves hit a double and drove in four total runs in the 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 |
| 2 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 |
| 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.7 |
| 9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.7 |
| 10 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b dh | tor al | 2.5 |
Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Cole (6IP 2R 6K in the 5-2 win over the Brewers) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.
Scoring—McCarthy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cespedes earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gomes earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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
| 4/19 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | Dodgers | Brandon McCarthy (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| AL | 6.0 | Tigers | Yoenis Cespedes LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.1 | Nationals | Stephen Strasburg (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Mariners | Nelson Cruz RF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Braves | Jonny Gomes LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Yankees | Andrew Miller (S, 4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Wade Davis (S, 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Twins | Shane Robinson CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Andrew Cashner (W, 1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S, 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Mets | Ruben Tejada SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Matt Carpenter 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |