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Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Carrasco pitched a complete game, allowing one run, three hits, no walks and striking out nine, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
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Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.7 |
| 2 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 7.7 |
| 4 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 6 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 |
| 9 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 6.0 |
| 10 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 5.5 |
Greinke also rises to 13th place in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.
Also Monday, Miguel Sano of the Twins rises to 10th place in season player rankings, first among American League batters, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Greinke struck out 12 over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, rising to fourth in season player rankings, second among National League pitchers, behind overall leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (8.7 Box-Toppers points).
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 4 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 192.4 |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 188.0 |
| 6 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | released | 187.0 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 182.3 |
| 8 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 9 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 169.7 |
| 10 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 11 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 12 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 13 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 162.8 |
| 14 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 15 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | atl nl | 151.2 |
| 20 | Chipper Jones | 3b | retired | 149.0 |
Greinke also now has 162.8 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 13th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes John Smoltz (160.9) on the “all-time” list and now trails 12th-ranked player Roger Clemens (164.8). It should be noted that both Smoltz and Clemens began their careers before Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 and so their career totals would likely be higher. Rough Box-Toppers projected estimates put Smoltz’s actual career total at 255 and Clemens’s at 320. (A look at projected Box-Toppers points totals for pitchers who began their careers before 1995.)
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Brad Peacock struck out eight over 4 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, in the 1-0 win over the Tigers. Peacock did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the requisite five innings to earn the win. But he did pitch at least three innings to automatically qualify to be considered as Player of the Game.
American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Sano of the Twins homered and went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 14-7 win over the Orioles.
Sano earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season. He rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers seasonplayer rankings and first among AL batters, passing previous leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees (5.0 Box-Toppers points).
National League Batter of the Day—Joe Panik of the Giants homered and doubled twice in the 6-4 win over the Cubs. Panik went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs.
Debut—Rockies pitcher Jeff Hoffman made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Hoffman (7IP 3H R 0BB 7K W in the 8-1 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Aug. 20, 2016, and was playing in his 11th career game. He is the 3,806th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Peacock earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Sano and Panik each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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.
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| 5/22 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.2 | ARI 5, CHW 1 | Zack Greinke (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| AL | 9.1 | `HOU 1, DET 0 | Brad Peacock | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9.0 | COL 8, PHI 1 | Jeff Hoffman (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | CIN 5, CLE 1 | Scott Feldman (W,3-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | MIN 14, BAL 7 | Miguel Sano, 3B | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | SF 6, CHC 4 | Joe Panik, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.1 | LAA 3, TB 2 | Bud Norris (S,9) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 5, PIT 2 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | NYY 4, KC 2 | Didi Gregorius, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 | 16.4 | 85.7 | 162.8 | -3.0 |
| Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 5.5 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.5 |
| Feldman, Scott 2632 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 28.7 | 4.0 |
| Norris, Bud 2638 | pi cp | ana al | 3.0 | 8.7 | 33.4 | 49.1 | -2.7 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Peacock, Brad 2968 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 2.7 |
| Panik, Joe 3401 | 2b | sf nl | 1.5 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -4.0 |
| Gregorius, Didi 3184 | ss | nyy al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -1.0 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 20.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 17.2 |
| 5 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 16.8 |
| 6 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 15.4 |
| 7 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 |
| 9 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.0 |
| 10 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 13.7 |
Gausman pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing seven hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Brock Stewart pitched five scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Cubs. Stewart did not earn the win, picking up the no decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
This was Stewart’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Stewart made his Major League debut June 29 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,722nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays hit three home runs and went 3-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 9-6 win over the Twins.
Donaldson earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, most among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday. Donaldson ranks 34th among all players and fourth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Joe Panik of the Giants hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 13-4 win over the Braves.
Debut—Two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Stewart earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Donaldson and Panik each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/28 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | BAL 5, NYY 0 | Kevin Gausman (W,6-10) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | 9.0 | `LAD 1, CHC 0 | Brock Stewart | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8.0 | LAA 5, DET 0 | Tyler Skaggs (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | TOR 9, MIN 6 | Josh Donaldson, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | SF 13, ATL 4 | Joe Panik, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | TB 10, HOU 4 | Chris Archer (W,8-17) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 5.0 | TEX 2, CLE 1 | Derek Holland (W,6-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | PIT 3, MIL 1 | Ivan Nova (W,11-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | COL 5, WSH 3 | Nolan Arenado, 3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | OAK 7, STL 4 | Andrew Triggs (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | CHW 4, SEA 1 | Carlos Rodon (W,5-8) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | `PHI 5, NYM 1 | Vince Velasquez | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | ARI 11, CIN 2 | Welington Castillo, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.2 | KC 10, BOS 4 | Matt Strahm (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | SD 3, MIA 1 | Ryan Schimpf, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | tor al | 9.7 | 19.6 | 39.6 | 39.6 | -0.2 |
| Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 | 25.0 | 49.1 | 49.1 | -7.0 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 9.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.5 |
| Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | bal al | 7.4 | 13.1 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 1.7 |
| Panik, Joe 3401 | 2b | sf nl | 5.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.5 |
| Schimpf, Ryan 3686 | 2b | sd nl | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 4.0 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | -4.1 |
| Castillo, Wellington 3251 | ca | ari nl | 4.0 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| Holland, Derek 2634 | pi sp | tex al | 4.0 | 6.7 | 38.8 | 45.8 | 1.3 |
| Skaggs, Tyler 3183 | pi sp | ana al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 2.7 |
| Stewart, Brock 3722 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Triggs, Andrew 3723 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Strahm, Matt 3724 | pi mr | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out six in the 2-0 win over the Brewers.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 12.4 |
| 2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 11.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 6 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 8 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 8.1 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
American League Player of the Day—Orioles closing pitcher Darren O’Day pitched two scoreless innings and struck out four, picking up the save, in the 5-2 win over the Red Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks. It is only the fourth time in three seasons that Puig has earned Player of the Game honors and the first time he has earned Player of the Game twice in one season (he also earned Player of the Game honors April 18). He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 points for the season and 5.0 points for his career. Since the start of 2013, Puig’s 5.0 Box-Toppers points ranks him 42nd among active NL outfielders.
American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Seager of the Mariners hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five total runs, in the 9-3 win over the Indians.
Notable—Joe Panik of the Giants has the highest season Box-Toppers point total of any of Wednesday’s 15 Players of the Games. Panik (HR 3-5 2R 2BI in the 8-5 win over the Mets) has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2015 and ranks 74th among all players, 10th among NL batters.
Debuts—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and O’Day earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Puig and Seager each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/10 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.1 | Pirates | Charlie Morton (W, 4-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| AL | 6.0 | Orioles | Darren O`Day (S, 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5.2 | `Cardinals | Kevin Siegrist (H, 11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Dodgers | Yasiel Puig RF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Mariners | Kyle Seager 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Braves | Williams Perez (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | Nationals | Blake Treinen (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | `Athletics | Pat Venditte | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Cubs | Miguel Montero C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Reds | Brayan Pena C | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Blue Jays | Scott Copeland (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | `Rays | Steve Geltz (H, 6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Giants | Joe Panik 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Alex Gordon LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | White Sox | Jose Abreu 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Giants rise from 5th to take top spot. Royals fall from 1st to 4th but still top AL teams. Pirates are hot team of the week.
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Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray is Wednesday’s Player of the Day.
Gray struck out seven over seven innings and allowed one run on two hits in the 9-2 win over the Angels. Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season and rises to eighth in Box-Toppers player rankings.
| 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 | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.7 |
| 4 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.4 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 |
| 10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 |
National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto struck out eight over eight innings and allowed one run on five hits in the 2-1 win over the Brewers. Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings.
National League Batter of the Day—Kolten Wong of the Cardinals homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—Gregorio Petit of the Yankees doubled, scored and drove in three runs in the 13-4 win over the Tigers. It is Petit’s first Box-Toppers point in nearly six years. He last earned Player of the Game honors May 2, 2009, as a member of the Athletics.
Notable—Jose Abreu of the White Sox, last season’s Box-Toppers points leader among AL batters, scored his first Box-Toppers point of the season. Abreu (HR 2B 2-4 R 3BI in the 6-0 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. In 2014, he had 15.5 Box-Toppers points.
Also notable—The NL’s top two Box-Toppers points leaders in 2014 faced off in a pitching duel Wednesday, but neither earned Player of the Game honors.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 31.5, faced Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, second among NL pitchers and third place overall in 2014 with 22.6 Box-Toppers points.
The Giants beat the Dodgers 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning on Joe Panik’s walk-off sacrifice fly. Panik earned Player of the Game honors with an Box-Toppers game score of +1.0, the highest of any Giants player.
Had the Dodgers prevailed, Kershaw (6IP 3H 2R 9K ND) likely would have been Player of the Game. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +7. But he exited the game after six innings with the Giants leading 2-0. Kershaw has 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season, earned April 17.
Bumgarner also earned a no decision in the game, leaving with the score tied 2-2. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +0.1 (6.1IP 6H 2R 6K), allowing Panik’s low game score of +1 to beat him for Player of the Game. Bumgarner has yet to earn Player of the Game honors this season and so has no Box-Toppers points for 2015.
Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Wong and Petit each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 4/22 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| NL | 7.0 | Reds | Johnny Cueto (W, 1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4.0 | Twins | Mike Pelfrey (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | Marlins | Jarred Cosart (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | Rays | Brad Boxberger (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Cardinals | Kolten Wong 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Rockies | Corey Dickerson LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Yankees | Gregorio Petit 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Blue Jays | Devon Travis 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | Jose Abreu 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Chris Owings 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Pirates | Tony Watson (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Mets | Jeurys Familia (S, 7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Giants | Joe Panik PH, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.1 | Mariners | J.A. Happ (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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.