Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s American League Championship Series Game 6, as Houston pulls even in the series with the New York Yankees.
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Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.
The Dodgers take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven game series.
Read MoreCubs' Hendricks top players in 4 league division playoff games of Friday, Oct. 6
Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Box-Toppers top player in Friday’s four league division series playoff games.
The other three Players of the Game Friday:
- Justin Turner of the Dodgers.
- Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin.
- Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel.
Brewers' Jimmy Nelson tops players for Sunday, May 28; Yankees' Judge rises to 7th in Box-Toppers rankings
Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of May 28:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.7 |
| 2 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 8.0 |
| 5 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 6.5 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.4 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 |
| 10 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 6.0 |
Also Sunday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first among all batters—after earning American League Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Nelson struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, seven hits and no walks, in the 9-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Tommy Hunter pitched two scoreless innings—the ninth and the 10th—striking out three and allowing no hits, in the 8-6, 15-inning win over the Twins. Hunter picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the score was tied 5-5 when he exited.
Normally, middle relievers who pitch fewer than three innings and do not earn the win or save don’t earn Player of the Game honors. But Hunter did because he had a higher Box-Toppers game score and the same or more innings pitched than the player who otherwise would have won. Closer Erasmo Ramirez (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv) with a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 was in line for Player of the Game honors. But Hunter edged him out because he had both a higher Box-Toppers game score (+5.0) and more innings pitched (2.0 vs. 1.0).
Additionally, Hunter, with only two innings pitched, was able to win AL Player of the Day honors because of lower Box-Toppers game scores of AL players who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday, including his runner-up, Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin, who despite a complete game win (CG 6H R 0BB 3K W in the 10-1 win over the Royals) only had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0.
National League Batter of the Day—Adam Duvall of the Reds homered twice and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 8-4 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4 in the 9-5 win over the Athletics.
Judge earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season, rising to seventh in season player rankings. He also rises to first among all batters, moving ahead of Bryce Harper of the Nationals (6.0), who falls out of the overall top 10 to 11th place.
Notable—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rises to 70th place among all players in career Box-Toppers points (since 1995 when tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Cueto (6IP 6H R BB 8K W in the 7-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 101.8 for his career. With his point Sunday, he passes three players on Box-Toppers “all-time” career points list—Jason Schmidt (101.2), Mark Teixeira (101.3) and Tim Wakefield (101.4). Cueto now trails 69th-place player Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2).
Scoring—Nelson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hunter earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Duvall and Judge 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 5/28 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | MIL 9, ARI 5 | Jimmy Nelson (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | CIN 8, PHI 4 | Adam Duvall, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | COL 8, STL 4 | Gerardo Parra, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | SF 7, ATL 1 | Johnny Cueto (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AL | 5.0 | `TB 8, MIN 6 (F/15) | Tommy Hunter | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4.0 | CLE 10, KC 1 | Josh Tomlin (W,3-6) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.2 | SD 5, WSH 3 | Kirby Yates (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.2 | LAD 9, CHC 4 | Josh Fields (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | NYY 9, OAK 5 | Aaron Judge, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | MIA 9, LAA 2 | JT Riddle, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SEA 5, BOS 0 | Christian Bergman (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | HOU 8, BAL 4 | Yuli Gurriel, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | CHW 7, DET 3 | Miguel Gonzalez (W,4-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1.0 | NYM 7, PIT 2 | Jay Bruce, RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | TEX 3, TOR 1 | Elvis Andrus, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 13.1 | 41.9 | 41.9 | -5.1 |
| Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | nym nl | 4.0 | 12.5 | 29.7 | 62.8 | -4.5 |
| Nelson, Jimmy 3299 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 1.0 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf | cin nl | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -3.0 |
| Bergman, Christian 3799 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Gurriel, Yuli 3796 | 1b | hou al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Parra, Gerardo 2746 | rf | col nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| Riddle, JT 3805 | ss | fla nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 2.0 | 18.4 | 72.0 | 101.8 | -14.4 |
| Andrus, Elvis 2582 | ss | tex al | 2.0 | 11.2 | 16.2 | 21.7 | -7.2 |
| Tomlin, Josh 2771 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 20.4 | 26.4 | -3.0 |
| Hunter, Tommy 2623 | pi mr | tb al | 1.7 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 17.7 | 0.7 |
| Yates, Kirby 3628 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Fields, Josh 3247 | pi mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
Jake Arrieta tops players in World Series Game 6 as Cubs tie series with Indians, 3-3
Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 6 Tuesday.
The Chicago Cubs win 9-3 and even the best-of-seven game series with the Cleveland Indians at three games apiece, setting up a decisive Game 7 Wednesday.
Arrieta struck out nine over 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, three hits and three walks, earning the win. Arrieta had the highest Box-Toppers game score of all Cubs players, +4.2.
This is the second time this postseason (and second time in the World Series) Arrieta has been Box-Toppers Player of the Game. He was also top player in the Game 2 win against the Indians.
Arrieta had 15.7 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, ninth among all players, sixth among NL pitchers. In 2015, he led all players in Box-Toppers points with 29.1.
Shortstop Addison Russell had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+4.0) among Cubs batters (GS 2B 2-5 R 6BI). Russell was the leading candidate for Box-Toppers Player of the Game during much of Game 6 after his third-inning grand slam homer, but his game score fell just below Arrieta’s after hitless at-bats later in the game.
Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of −10.9 (2.1IP 6H 6R BB 0K L).
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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Top Cubs in World Series Game 6: Cubs 9, Indians 3
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores of all Cubs who played in World Series Game 6 listed from highest-to-lowest Box-Toppers game score.
| BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 4.2 | * Jake Arrieta (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4.0 | Addison Russell, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Kris Bryant, 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.1 | Travis Wood | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.0 | Ben Zobrist, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Mike Montgomery | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| -1.8 | Pedro Strop | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| -1.9 | Aroldis Chapman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| -2.0 | Kyle Schwarber, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -3.0 | Javier Baez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -3.0 | Willson Contreras, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -4.0 | Jason Heyward, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -5.0 | Dexter Fowler, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| * Player of the Game | ||||||||||||||
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | ||||||||||||||
Coming Wednesday in Cleveland:
World Series Game 7, Cubs at Indians, series tied, 3-3
The pitching matchup Wednesday:
Cubs—Kyle Hendricks, 13.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 17th among all players, 10th among National League pitchers. Hendricks was Player of the Game in the National League Championship Series Game 6 vs. the Dodgers.
Indians—Corey Kluber, 21.2 Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players, first among American League pitchers. Kluber was Player of the Game in AL Division Series Game 2 vs. the Red Sox, in AL Championship Series Game 1 vs. the Blue Jays, in World Series Game 1 vs. the Cubs and World Series Game 4 vs. the Cubs.
Kluber has been Box-Toppers Player of the Game four times during the postseason, more than any other player and twice during the World Series, tied with Arrieta of the Cubs.
Kluber is Box-Toppers’ highest-ranked AL pitcher in 2016 with 21.2 Box-Toppers points.
Given that, the Indians should be favored in Game 7. But Kluber is pitching on short rest. But again, he’s done that before in Game 4 and earned Player of the Game honors.
Hendricks has only been Player of the Game once this postseason. In his previous World Series start in Game 3, which the Cubs lost, he didn’t do badly. He had a positive Box-Toppers game score, +2.1 (4.1IP 6H 0R 2BB 6K ND). Unlike Kluber, he is pitching on full rest and making just his second appearance in the World Series. And though he has fewer regular season Box-Toppers points than Kluber, Hendricks is among the top 10 NL pitchers in 2016.
Given how both managers have put starters on a short leash and relied on middle relievers and closers to carry the load, it would be odd to see both pitchers go deep in a Jack Morris-John Smoltz style Game 7 1991 World Series pitching duel.
It would be far more likely to see the bullpens handle the load, as has happened most of the series. That would give the Indians the edge with strong relievers Cody Allen (7.0 Box-Toppers points) and Andrew Miller (8.0 Box-Toppers points), neither of whom pitched Tuesday. The Cubs counter with their closer Aroldis Chapman (7.4 Box-Toppers points), but Chapman pitched Tuesday and had a long 2 2/3-inning outing to secure Game 5 on Sunday.
But on the other hand, the Cubs have the best starting pitching line-up in baseball and have the luxury of bringing in two of their starting aces in relief in Game 7. Both Jon Lester (22.1 Box-Toppers points, ranked fourth, third among NL pitchers) and John Lackey (13.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 16th, ninth among NL pitchers) would be available as relievers for the season’s final game.
Box-Toppers 2016 final team rankings
Box-Toppers 2016 final top 10 player rankings
Box-Toppers point totals of all Cubs players active at season’s end
Box-Toppers point totals of all Indians players active at season’s end
Game 6 narrative via Box-Toppers Twitter feed
Here are real-time tweets from Box-Toppers Wednesday as World Series Game 6 progressed:
#WorldSeries #Game6 starters:#Cubs Jake Arrieta 15.7 Box-Toppers pts, rank 9th,#Indians Josh Tomlin 5.0 B-T, 202ndhttps://t.co/PUTK1jOqcA
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 1, 2016
Kris Bryant #Cubs (solo homer) takes early lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game6 (B-T game score +2). CHC 1, CLE 0 T1.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Addison Russell #Cubs takes lead as Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game6 (2B 1-1 2BI, B-T game score +2). CHC 3-CLE 0 T1.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Addison Russell #Cubs extends lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game6 (GS 2B 2-2 R 6BI, B-T gm score +7). CHC 7, CLE 0 M3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Josh Tomlin #Indians exits #WorldSeries #Game6 (2.1IP 6H 6R BB 0K, Box-Toppers game score -10.9). CHC 7, CLE 0 B3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Arrieta #Cubs briefly led as Box-Toppers Player of Game lead in #WorldSeries #Game6 before Kipnis HR. Russell resumes lead. CHC 7, CLE 2 E5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
#WorldSeries #Game6 #Cubs Box-Toppers game score leaders:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
A. Russell +6 (GS 2B 2-3 R 6BI)
J. Arrieta +4 (5IP 3H 2R 2BB 8K)
CHC 7, CLE 2 T6
Jake Arrieta #Cubs exits #WorldSeries #Game6 (5.2IP 3H 2R 3BB 9K, Box-Toppers game score +4.2). CHC 7, CLE 2 B6, runner at 1st.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Jake Arrieta #Cubs resumes Box-Toppers Player of Game lead in #WorldSeries #Game 6 (5.2IP 3H 2R 3BB 9K, B-T gm score +4.2). CHC 9, CLE 2 M9.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Addison Russell now has 2nd-high Box-Toppers game score (+4) among #Cubs in #WorldSeries #Game6 (GS 2B 2-5 R 6BI). Arrieta has highest gm sc
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Aroldis Chapman #Cubs exits #WorldSeries #Game6 vs. #Indians after 20 pitches (1.1IP H BB K, Box-Toppers game score +0.1). CHC 9, CLE 2 B9.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Jake Arrieta #Cubs (5.2IP 3H 2R 3BB 9K W) is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game6 win, 9-3, vs. #Indians. Series tied 3-3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Cubs' Aroldis Chapman tops players in World Series Game 5; Indians lead series, 3-2
Cubs closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 5 Sunday.
The Chicago Cubs win 3-2 as the Cleveland Indians maintain a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Chapman pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, no walks, striking out four and earning the save. Chapman had the highest Box-Toppers game score of all Cubs players, +5.2.
This is the second time this postseason Chapman has been Box-Toppers Player of the Game. He was also top player in the National League Division Series Game 4 win vs. the Giants.
Chapman had 7.4 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, 104th among all players, 33rd among NL pitchers and second among NL closers, behind Jeurys Familia of the Mets (8.0).
Starting pitcher Jon Lester had the second-highest Box-Toppers game score among Cubs players, +3.0 (6IP 4H 2R 0BB 5K W). Lester has the highest regular season Box-Toppers point total of any player remaining in the postseason 22.1, ranked fourth among all players, third among NL pitchers.
Kris Bryant had the highest Box-Toppers game score among Cubs batters Sunday, 0.0 (HR 1-3 R BI).
Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer had a Box-Toppers game score of −1.0 (4IP 6H 3R 0BB 7K L).
Monday is a travel day in the World Series. Game 6 is Tuesday in Cleveland.
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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Top Cubs in World Series Game 5: Cubs 3, Indians 2
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores of all Cubs who played in World Series Game 5 listed from highest-to-lowest Box-Toppers game score.
| BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 5.2 | * Aroldis Chapman (S,4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3.0 | Jon Lester (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 0.0 | Kris Bryant, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | David Ross, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Carl Edwards Jr., P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -0.9 | Carl Edwards Jr. (H,3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| -1.0 | Addison Russell, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Ben Zobrist, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | a-Miguel Montero, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Aroldis Chapman, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Willson Contreras, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Jon Lester, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -3.0 | Jason Heyward, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -3.0 | Javier Baez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -3.0 | Dexter Fowler, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| * Player of the Game | ||||||||||||||
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | ||||||||||||||
Coming Tuesday in Cleveland:
World Series Game 6, Indians lead Cubs in series, 3-2
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Cubs—Jake Arrieta, 15.7 Box-Toppers points, ninth among all players, sixth among NL pitchers. Arrieta was Player of the Game in World Series Game 2.
Indians—Josh Tomlin, 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 202nd among all players, 63rd among American League pitchers. Tomlin was Player of the Game in the American League Championship Series Game 2 vs. the Blue Jays.
On paper, the 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner Arrieta outmatches Tomlin. In addition, Arrieta is pitching on five days rest having last pitched and won in Game 2. Tomlin is pitching on short rest, just three days, after having 58 pitches over 4 2/3 innings in Game 3 Friday.
But Tomlin was also outmatched in his Game 3 start vs. Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs (13.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 17th) and the Indians still prevailed, 1-0, thanks to the Indians bullpen aces Andrew Miller and Cody Allen.
Box-Toppers World Series preview
Box-Toppers 2016 final team rankings
Box-Toppers 2016 final top 10 player rankings
Box-Toppers point totals of all Cubs players active at season’s end
Box-Toppers point totals of all Indians players active at season’s end
Game 5 narrative via Box-Toppers Twitter feed
Here are real-time tweets from Box-Toppers Wednesday as World Series Game 5 progressed:
#WorldSeries #Game5 starters:#Indians Trevor Bauer 11.4 Box-Toppers pts, rank 34th,#Cubs Jon Lester 22.1, rank 4thhttps://t.co/gxGEmzPHbF
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 30, 2016
Jose Ramirez #Indians takes early lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game5, (solo HR, B-T game score +2). CLE 1, CHC 0 T2.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
Trevor Bauer #Indians assumes lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game #WorldSeries #Game5 (3IP H 0R 0BB 5K, B-T game score +6). CLE 1, CHC 0 E3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
#Cubs take lead in #WorldSeries #Game5, 2-1 B4.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leader:
Jon Lester (4IP H R 0BB 3K, B-T game score +4).
Jon Lester #Cubs extends Box-Toppers Player of the Game lead in #WorldSeries #Game 5 (5IP 2H R 0BB 4K, B-T game score +5). CHC 3, CLE 1 M5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
Trevor Bauer #Indians exits #WorldSeries #Game5 (4IP 6H 3R 0BB 7K, Box-Toppers gm score -1). CHC 3, CLE 1, B5. Lester leads as Player of Gm.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
Jon Lester #Cubs maintains Box-Toppers Player of Game lead in #WorldSeries #Game 5 (6IP 4H 2R 0BB 5K, B-T game score +3). CHC 3, CLE 2 M6.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
Jon Lester #Cubs exits #WorldSeries #Game 5 leading as Box-Toppers Player of Game (6IP 4H 2R 0BB 5K, B-T game score +3). CHC 3, CLE 2, T7.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
If Chapman #Cubs holds on & earns save, he'd likely be Box-Toppers Player of Gm in #WorldSeries #Game5 (1.2IP H 0R 3K, B-T gm score +3.2).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
#Cubs 3, #Indians 2 B8
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leaders (B-T game scores)
Chapman +3.2
Lester +3.0
Bryant 0.0#WorldSeries #Game5
Aroldis Chapman #Cubs (2.2IP H 0R 4K Sv) is Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game5 win, 3-2, vs. #Indians. CLE leads series, 3-2.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 31, 2016
Reliever Andrew Miller tops players in World Series Game 3 as Indians take 2-1 series lead
Indians pitcher Andrew Miller is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 3 Friday.
The Cleveland Indians win 1-0 to take a 2-1 lead over the Chicago Cubs in the best-of-seven-games series.
Miller struck out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits, no walks and picking up the win. Miller had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.1, highest among Indians players.
Miller relieved starter Josh Tomlin in the fifth inning with two outs and also pitched the sixth inning.
Miller was pulled for pinch hitter Coco Crisp in the seventh inning, who drove in the game’s only run. That made Miller the pitcher of record, earning him the win, since he was the last Indians pitcher on the mound before the Indians took the lead.
Miller had 8.0 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, ranked 92nd among all players, 32nd among American League pitchers and first among AL middle relievers. He earned 4.0 of his points with the Yankees before being traded to the Indians.
This is the third time this postseason Miller has been Box-Toppers Player of the Game, tied for the most such honors with teammate Corey Kluber (who starts for the Indians Saturday). Previously, Miller was Player of the Game in the AL Division Series Game 1 win vs. the Red Sox on Oct. 6 and in the AL Championship Series Game 3 win vs. the Blue Jays on Oct. 17.
Closer Cody Allen had the second-highest Box-Toppers game score (+3.1) among Indians (1.1IP H 0R 0BB 3K). Starter Josh Tomlin had the third-highest score (+2.2) among Indians (4.2IP 2H 0R BB K). Pinch hitter Coco Crisp had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+1.0) among Indians batters, driving in the game’s only run with a single in the seventh inning (1-1 BI).
Opposing starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.1 (4.1IP 6H 0R 2BB 6K ND). Hendricks had 13.4 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, ranked 17th among all players, 10th among National League pitchers.
The World Series resumes Saturday in Chicago with Game 4.
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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Top Indians in World Series Game 3: Indians 1, Cubs 0
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores of all Indians who played in World Series Game 3 listed from highest-to-lowest Box-Toppers game score.
| BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 4.1 | Andrew Miller (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3.1 | Cody Allen (S,6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2.2 | Josh Tomlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | a-Coco Crisp, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.2 | Bryan Shaw (H,4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0.0 | Michael Martinez, PR-CF-3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Andrew Miller, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Bryan Shaw, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Brandon Guyer, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Cody Allen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Rajai Davis, LF-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Tyler Naquin, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Carlos Santana, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Yan Gomes, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Josh Tomlin, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Francisco Lindor, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Jose Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Jason Kipnis, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Roberto Perez, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -4.0 | Mike Napoli, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -4.0 | Lonnie Chisenhall, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | ||||||||||||||
Coming Saturday in Chicago:
World Series Game 4, Indians lead Cubs in series, 2-1
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Indians—Corey Kluber, 21.2 Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players, first among AL pitchers. Kluber was Player of the Game in AL Division Series Game 2 vs. the Red Sox, in AL Championship Series Game 1 vs. the Blue Jays and in World Series Game 1 vs. the Cubs.
Cubs—John Lackey, 13.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 16th, ninth among NL pitchers.
Kluber is pitching on short rest, having pitched and won World Series Game 1 on Oct. 25. He has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors three times this postseason, tied for the most of any player with Indians middle reliever Andrew Miller (Friday’s Player of the Game). Lackey comes in on full rest, having not pitched since Oct. 19 and is among the top 10 NL pitchers in Box-Toppers player rankings. However, Lackey has not earned Player of the Game honors in his two postseason appearances (combined 8IP 10H 5R 5BB 7K) and last earned regular season Player of the Game honors on Sept. 4.
Box-Toppers World Series preview
Box-Toppers 2016 final team rankings
Box-Toppers 2016 final top 10 player rankings
Box-Toppers point totals of all Cubs players active at season’s end
Box-Toppers point totals of all Indians players active at season’s end
Game 3 narrative via Box-Toppers Twitter feed
Here are real-time tweets from Box-Toppers Wednesday as World Series Game 3 progressed:
#WorldSeries #Game3 starters:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 28, 2016
Josh Tomlin #Indians 5.0 Box-Toppers pts, rank 202nd
Kyle Hendricks #Cubs 13.4, 17thhttps://t.co/jyhVpVxl5W
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leaders #WorldSeries #Game3:#Cubs—Kyle Hendricks#Indians—Josh Tomlin
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
Score: 0-0 T5
Kyle Hendricks #Cubs exits #WorldSeries #Game3 (4.1IP 6H 0R 2BB 6K, Box-Toppers game score +2.1). CHC 0, CLE 0 T5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
#Indians starter Josh Tomlin exits #WorldSeries #Game3 (4.2IP 2H 0R BB K, Box-Toppers game score +2.2). CLE 0, CHC 0 B5, runner 2nd, 2 outs.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
Thru 5, #Cubs, #Indians 0-0.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leaders:
CLE—Josh Tomlin B-T game score +2.2.
CHC—Kyle Hendricks B-T gm sc +2.1.
#WorldSeries #Game 3—End 6, #Cubs, #Indians 0-0.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leaders:
CLE—Tomlin B-T game score +2.2.
CHC—Hendricks +2.1.
#Indians score 1st in #WorldSeries #Game3, 1-0 v CHC, T7.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of Game leader—Tomlin (4.2IP 2H 0R BB K, B-T game score +2.2).
Crrxn: Andrew Miller #Indians leads as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game3 (he's pitcher of record & has B-T gm score of +4.1)
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
Andrew Miller #Indians leads as Box-Toppers Player of Game #WorldSeries #Game3 (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K, B-T game score +4.1). CLE 1, CHC 0, E7.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
#Cubs trail #Indians 1-0 going into B9 in #WorldSeries #Game3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
MR Andrew Miller CLE leads as Box-Toppers Player of Game (B-T gm score +4.1).
Andrew Miller #Indians (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W) is Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game3 win, 1-0, v #Cubs. CLE leads series, 2-1.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 29, 2016
Jake Arrieta tops players in World Series Game 2 as Cubs even series with Indians, 1-1
Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 2 Wednesday.
The Chicago Cubs win 5-1 to even the best-of-seven series with the Cleveland Indians, 1-1.
Arrieta allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings, allowing two hits, three walks and striking out six. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.2, most of any Cubs player Wednesday. It is the first time this postseason he has earned Player of the Game honors.
Arrieta has 15.7 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, ninth among all players, sixth among NL pitchers. He led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2015 with 29.1.
Kyle Schwarber had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+1.0) among Cubs batters Wednesday (2-4 R 2BI). Opposing starting pitcher Trevor Bauer of the Indians had a Box-Toppers game score of −6.8 (3.2IP 6H 2R 2BB 2K L).
Thursday is a travel day and the World Series resumes Friday in Chicago with Game 3.
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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Top Cubs in World Series Game 2: Cubs 5, Indians 1
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores of all Cubs who played in World Series Game 2 listed from highest-to-lowest Box-Toppers game score.
| BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 4.2 | * Jake Arrieta (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3.0 | Mike Montgomery | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2.1 | Aroldis Chapman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1.0 | Kyle Schwarber, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Ben Zobrist, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Addison Russell, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Jorge Soler, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Jason Heyward, PR-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -3.0 | Kris Bryant, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -3.0 | Willson Contreras, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -4.0 | Dexter Fowler, CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -4.0 | Javier Baez, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| * Player of the Game | ||||||||||||||
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | ||||||||||||||
Coming Friday in Chicago:
World Series Game 3, Indians at Cubs, series tied, 1-1
The pitching matchup Friday:
Indians—Josh Tomlin, 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 202nd among all players, 63rd among American League pitchers. Tomlin was Player of the Game in the American League Championship Series Game 2 vs. the Blue Jays.
Cubs—Kyle Hendricks, 13.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 17th among all players, 10th among National League pitchers. Hendricks was Player of the Game in the National League Championship Game 6 vs. the Dodgers.
Box-Toppers World Series preview
Box-Toppers 2016 final team rankings
Box-Toppers 2016 final top 10 player rankings
Box-Toppers point totals of all Cubs players active at season’s end
Box-Toppers point totals of all Indians players active at season’s end
Game 2 narrative via Box-Toppers Twitter feed
Here are real-time tweets from Box-Toppers Wednesday as World Series Game 2 progressed:
#WorldSeries Game 2 starters:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 26, 2016
Jake Arrieta #Cubs 15.7 Box-Toppers pts, rank 9th
Trevor Bauer #Indians 11.4 pts, 34thhttps://t.co/MPCvrzXH1G
Anthony Rizzo #Cubs takes early lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game2 (2B 1-1 BI, B-T game score +1). CHC 1, CLE 0 T1.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 26, 2016
Anthony Rizzo #Cubs extends lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game2 (2B 1-1 R BI, B-T game score +2). CHC 2, CLE 0 T3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Jake Arrieta #Cubs assumes lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game 2 (3IP 0H 0R 2BB 4K, B-T gm score +5). CHC 2, CLE 0 E3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Trevor Bauer #Indians exits #WorldSeries #Game2 (3.2IP 6H 2R 2BB 2K, Box-Toppers game score -6.8. No blood, 87 pitches) CHC 2, CLE 0 T4.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Jake Arrieta #Cubs extends lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game2 (4IP 0H 0R 3BB 5K, B-T game score +6). CHC 2, CLE 0 E4.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Jake Arrieta #Cubs extends lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game2 (5IP 0H 0R 3BB 6K, B-T game score +8). CHC 5, CLE 0 E5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Danny Salazar #Indians pitches relief in #WorldSeries #Game2, 1st appearance since 9/9 (injury). '16—12.5 Box-Toppers pts, 8th among AL Ps.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Kyle Schwarber takes Box-Toppers game score lead (+2) among #Cubs batters (2-3 R 2BI) in #WorldSeries #Game 2. Arrieta leads as Player of Gm
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Don Larsen rest easy. Jason Kipnis #Indians gets 1st hit against Jake Arrieta #Cubs, his first of #WorldSeries. CHC 5, CLE 0 B6. #Game2
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Jake Arrieta #Cubs exits leading as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game2 (5.2IP 2H R 3BB 6K, B-T gm score +4.2) CLE 5, CHC 1 B6
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Jake Arrieta #Cubs (5.2IP 2H R 3BB 6K) is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game2 win, 5-1, vs. #Indians. Series tied 1-1.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 27, 2016
Cubs' Montero, Indians' Tomlin top players in Saturday's league championship series games
Miguel Montero of the Cubs is Box-Toppers Player of the Game Saturday in the National League Championship Series Game 1 win over the Dodgers.
And Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin is Box-Toppers Player of the Game Saturday in the American League Championship Series Game 2 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Championship Series Game 1: Cubs 8, Dodgers 4
Montero hit an eighth-inning, pinch-hit, grand slam homer to earn Player of the Game honors as the Cubs take a 1-0 lead over the Dodgers in the best-of-seven game series.
Montero had 2.0 Box-Toppers points during the regular season.
He had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of +5.0, highest among all Cubs players. Starting pitcher Jon Lester (22.1 Box-Toppers points in 2016, ranked fourth) had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 (6IP 4H R BB 3K ND).
The series resumes Sunday with Game 2 in Chicago.
American League Championship Series Game 2: Indians 2, Blue Jays 1
Tomlin allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings, allowing three hits, two walks, striking out six and earning the win, as the Indians take a 2-0 lead over the Blue Jays in the best-of-seven game series.
Tomlin had 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 202nd among all players and 63rd among AL pitchers.
Tomlin had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of +4.2. Middle reliever Andrew Miller had a higher Box-Toppers game score (+7.0) but did not qualify to earn Player of the Game because he did not earn the win or save and did not pitch the requisite three innings to earn the honor. However, he struck out five over two perfect innings. Designated hitter Carlos Santana had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+1.0) among Indians batters (HR 1-2 R BI).
Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A. Happ (14.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 11th, third among AL pitchers) had a Box-Toppers game score of 0.0 in the loss (5IP 4H 2R BB 4K L).
The series resumes Monday with Game 3 in Toronto.
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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| BTG | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 5.0 | CHC 8, LAD 4 | Miguel Montero, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.2 | CLE 2, TOR 1 | Josh Tomlin (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | |||||||||||||
Coming Sunday:
National League Championship Series Game 2, Cubs lead Dodgers, 1-0
The pitching matchup Sunday:
Dodgers—Clayton Kershaw, 24.4 Box-Toppers points, second among all players, second among NL pitchers.
Cubs—Kyle Hendricks, 13.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 17th among all players, 10th among NL pitchers.
See Box-Toppers NLCS series preview with player-by-player matchups.
Indians' Corey Kluber tops players in ALCS Game 1 win over Blue Jays
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Player of the Game in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.
The Indians beat the Blue Jays 2-0 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven game series.
Kluber pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing six hits, two walks and striking out six. It is the second time this postseason Kluber has earned Player of the Game honors. He was also Player of the Game in the AL Division Series Game 2 win over the Red Sox on Oct. 7.
Kluber has 21.2 Box-Toppers points on the season, fifth among all players and first among AL pitchers.
Kluber had a Box-Toppers game score Friday of +4.1. The Indians top batter, Francisco Lindor, had a Box-Toppers game score of +1.0 (HR 2-4 R 2BI).
On the losing side, Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada pitched a complete game and had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 (8IP 6H 2R BB 6K L).
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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| BTG | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 4.1 | CLE 2, TOR 0 | Corey Kluber (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | |||||||||||||
Coming Saturday:
ALCS Game 2: Indians lead Blue Jays, 1-0
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Blue Jays—J.A. Happ, 14.7 Box-Toppers points, 11th among all players, third among AL pitchers.
Indians—Josh Tomlin, 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 202nd among all players, 63rd among AL pitchers.
NLCS Game 1: Dodgers at Cubs
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Dodgers—Kenta Maeada, 10.0 Box-Toppers points, 54th among all players, 21st among NL pitchers.
Cubs—Jon Lester, 22.1 Box-Toppers points, ranked fourth among all players, third among NL pitchers.
Two relievers are Box-Toppers top players in Sunday's two Division Series games
Two relief pitchers were Box-Toppers’ top players in two League Division Series playoff games Sunday:
- Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna was Player of the Game in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Rangers, as his team swept Texas in the series.
- And Nationals middle reliever Blake Treinen was Player of the Game in the 5-2 win over the Dodgers to even that series at one game apiece.
ALDS Game 3, Blue Jays 7, Rangers 6 (10 innings)
Osuna pitched two scoreless innings, allowing no hits, no walks, striking out two and earning the win. The Blue Jays win the best-of-five game series, 3-0 and advance to the American League Championship Series beginning Friday against the winner of the Red Sox-Indians series.
Osuna was also Player of the Game in the Blue Jays’ Game 2 win agains the Rangers on Friday. He is the first player this postseason to earn Player of the Game honors more than once.
During the regular season, Osuna had 3.0 Box-Toppers points (all in April) and ranked 319th among all players, 87th among AL pitchers and 15th among AL closers.
Osuna had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +4.0. Blue Jays’ top batter in the game was Edwin Encarnacion, who had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 (HR 2-3 R 3BI).
NLDS Game 2: Nationals 5, Dodgers 2
Nationals middle reliever Blake Treinen pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits, no walks, striking out two and earning the win.
Treinen had no Box-Toppers points during the regular season. He has 1.0 for his career, earned June 10, 2015.
Treinen had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +3.1. Nationals’ top batter in the game, Daniel Murphy, had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 (3-3 R 2BI).
The best-of-five game series is now tied 1-1 and resumes Monday in Los Angeles.
ALDS Game 3 between the Red Sox and Indians was rained out Sunday and rescheduled for Monday. More details below.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| BTG | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 4.0 | TOR 7, TEX 6 (10) | Roberto Osuna (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3.1 | WSH 5, LAD 2 | Blake Treinen (W,1-0; H,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | |||||||||||||
Coming Monday: League Division playoff games resume:
NL Division Series Game 3, Nationals at Dodgers, series tied, 1-1
The pitching matchup Monday:
Nationals—Gio Gonzalez, 6.0 Box-Toppers points, 158th among all players, 45th among NL pitchers.
Dodgers—Kenta Maeada, 10.0 Box-Toppers points, 54th among all players, 21st among NL pitchers.
AL Division Series Game 3, Indians lead Red Sox, 2-0
The pitching matchup Monday:
Indians—Josh Tomlin, 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 202nd among all players, 63rd among AL pitchers.
Red Sox—Clay Buchholz, 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 200th among all players, 62nd among AL pitchers.
NL Division Series Game 3, Cubs lead Giants, 2-0
The pitching matchup Monday:
Cubs—Jake Arrieta, 15.7 Box-Toppers points, ninth among all players, sixth among NL pitchers.
Giants—Madison Bumgarner, 13.0 Box-Toppers points, 19th among all players, 12th among NL pitchers.
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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Travis Wood tops players in Cubs' NLDS Game 2 win over Giants
Cubs pitcher Travis Wood is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s National League Division Series Game 2 win over the Giants.
Wood pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of middle relief, allowing no hits, no walks and striking out two, in the 5-2 win.
During the regular season, Wood had just 1.0 Box-Toppers point (earned May 30), which ranks him 563rd among all players, 144th among NL pitchers and 33rd among NL middle relievers. Wood had 8.0 Box-Toppers points in both 2013 and 2014 when he was a starter for the Cubs, his two best seasons.
Wood had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.1. Cubs’ top batter in the game was pitcher Kyle Hendricks, who had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 for batting. Hendricks (1-1 2BI) hit a second-inning single, driving in two runs. Hendricks had a Box-Toppers game score of −4.8 as starting pitcher (3.2IP 4H 2R 0BB 0K ND).
Wood had the second-highest Box-Toppers game score among Cubs’ batters. His score was also +2.0, tied with Hendricks, but Hendricks ranked ahead because he had more runs batted in (2 vs. 1). Wood (1-1 R BI) hit a solo home run in the fourth inning.
The Cubs now lead the best-of-five game series 2-0. The series resumes Monday in San Francisco.
NLDS Game 2 between the Dodgers and Nationals was rained out Saturday and rescheduled for Sunday. More details below.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| BTG | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 3.1 | CHC 5, SF 2 | Travis Wood (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | |||||||||||||
Coming Sunday: Three division series playoff games:
NL Division Series Game 2, Dodgers lead Nationals, 1-0
NLDS Game 2 between the Dodgers and Nationals was rained out Saturday and rescheduled for Sunday.
The pitching matchup Sunday:
Dodgers—Rich Hill, 14.4 Box-Toppers points, 13th among all players, eighth among NL pitchers.
Nationals—Tanner Roark, 12.7 Box-Toppers points, 22nd among all players, 14th among NL pitchers.
AL Division Series Game 3, Indians lead Red Sox, 2-0
The pitching matchup Sunday:
Indians—Josh Tomlin, 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 202nd among all players, 63rd among AL pitchers.
Red Sox—Clay Buchholz, 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 200th among all players, 62nd among AL pitchers.
AL Division Series Game 3, Blue Jays lead Rangers, 2-0
The pitching matchup Sunday:
Rangers—Colby Lewis, 7.7 Box-Toppers points, 96th among all players, 34th among AL pitchers.
Blue Jays—Aaron Sanchez, 10.7 Box-Toppers points, 45th among all players, 19th among AL pitchers.
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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Indians' pitcher Josh Tomlin tops players in Tuesday, March 29's spring training games
Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin is Box-Toppers spring training Player of the Day for Tuesday.
Tomlin pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out 10, in the 4-1 win over the Mariners. Tomlin had 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2015 with the Indians.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Paul Clemens pitched three scoreless innings of middle relief, allowing no hits and striking out two, in the 1-0 win over the Mets. Clemens pitched the fifth, sixth and seventh innings and was not credited with the win. Clemens had no Box-Toppers points in 2015 with the Phillies and Royals. He has 1.0 career Box-Toppers point, earned May 27, 2013, playing with the Astros.
American League Batter of the Day—Mike Moustakas of the Royals hit a three-run homer and doubled, going 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 16-10 win over the Giants. Moustakas had 7.7 Box-Toppers points in 2015 with the Royals, 14th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies hit two home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Arenado had 8.5 Box-Toppers points in 2015 with the Rockies, 10th among NL batters.
Notable—Three others who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
- Carlos Beltran of the Yankees homered and drove in three runs in the 5-4 win over the Pirates. Beltran had 3.5 Box-Toppers points in 2015 with the Yankees, but is the active leader in most consecutive seasons earning at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point with 17. If he earns a point during the regular season in 2016, he will extend that to 18 seasons, one short of the record set by Jason Giambi, who had a streak of 19 seasons from 1995 to 2013. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
- Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta, 2015’s Box-Toppers points leader, struck out five over five innings, allowing two hits and one run, in the 9-5 win over the Athletics. Arrieta led all players in 2015 with 29.1 Box-Toppers points.
- White Sox pitcher Chris Sale struck out five over 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 6-2 win over the Rangers. Sale ranked fourth among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points in 2015 with 18.8.
Scoring—No Box-Toppers points are awarded in spring training games, but if it were the regular season, Tomlin would earn 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Clemens would earn 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Moustakas and Arenado would each earn 1.5 points for being top batter in their league for the day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Note—Sixteen spring training games were scheduled for Thursday—10 are listed below. Four games were cancelled (Yankees vs. Phillies, Blue Jays vs. Tigers, Nationals vs. Cardinals and Rays vs. Blue Jays) and two games are not included because they ended in ties (Braves vs. Orioles and Indians vs. Angels).
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
| 3/29 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Indians | Josh Tomln (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | Royals | Mike Moustakas 3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 5.0 | `Marlins | Paul Clemens | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Rockies | Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Yankees | Carlos Beltrán RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Padres | Adam Rosales SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Twins | Miguel Sano RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.1 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1.1 | Reds | A.J. Morris (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Pirates' J.A. Happ (7IP 0R 3H 8K) tops players for Friday, Sept. 4
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Pirates pitcher J.A. Happ is Box-Toppers Player of the Day for Friday, Sept. 4.
Happ pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing three hits, in the 9-3 win over the Cardinals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Sept. 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.7 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.4 |
| 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 19.1 |
| 4 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 18.1 |
| 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 18.0 |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 17.7 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 17.1 |
| 8 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 16.4 |
| 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 10 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 16.0 |
Happ earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season. He becomes the 32nd player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks 28th among all players and 12th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin pitched a complete game, allowing one run and four hits, striking out six, in the 8-1 win over the Tigers.
American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Seager of the Mariners homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-8 win over the Athletics.
National League Batter of the Day—Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Rizzo earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.5 for the season, rising to fifth place among NL batters. He ranks 50th among all players.
Notable—Chris Davis of the Orioles became the 33rd player (and fourth batter) with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Davis (2HR 2-5 2R 3BI in the 10-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He ranks third among AL batters, behind Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays (10.4) and Mike Trout (10.0). He ranks 33rd among all players.
Scoring—Happ earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Tomlin earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Seager and Rizzo each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 9/4 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | Pirates | J.A. Happ (W,8-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| AL | 8.0 | Indians | Josh Tomlin (W,4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6.0 | Rockies | Jorge De La Rosa (W,9-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5.2 | Astros | Collin McHugh (W,15-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Mariners | Kyle Seager, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Cubs | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | White Sox | Alexei Ramirez, SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Angels | C.J. Cron, DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Nationals | Michael Taylor, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Yankees | Brian McCann, C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Justin Ruggiano, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `Red Sox | Junichi Tazawa (MR) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Martin Prado, 3B | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Chris Davis, 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Indians' Josh Tomlin, with one-hit shutout, tops players for Saturday, June 28; Scherzer rises to 6th in Box-Toppers points
Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin, pitching a one-hit shutout, is Saturday’s Player of the Day, while Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Tomlin struck out 11 and allowed only one baserunner in the 5-0 win over the Mariners.
Scherzer rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Scherzer (7IP 2R 13K ND in the 4-3 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He has the second-most Box-Toppers points among American League pitchers for the season, behind Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees (12.7).
Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is National League Player of the Day. Greinke struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing only one run, in the 9-1 win over the Cardinals.
Logan Forsythe of the Rays is AL Batter of the Day. Forsythe homered, went 3-for-3, scored twice and drove in two runs in the 5-4 win over the Orioles. This was Forysthe’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,364th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. Forsythe made his Major League debut May 4, 2011, and was playing in his 285th game.
Freddie Freeman of the Braves is NL Batter of the Day. Freeman went 0-for-2, but scored four runs and walked three times in the 10-3 win over the Phillies.
Tomlin receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Greinke receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Forsythe and Freeman each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Saturday, click here.
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
| 628 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 19.0 | Indians | Josh Tomlin (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 13.0 | Rangers | Yu Darvish (W, 8-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| NL | 11.0 | Dodgers | Zack Greinke (W, 10-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 10.0 | Nationals | Gio Gonzalez (W, 5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8.0 | `Tigers | Max Scherzer | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 6.0 | Red Sox | Jon Lester (W, 9-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | `Reds | Alfredo Simon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | Nationals | Ross Detwiler (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Rays | Logan Forsythe 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | `Angels | Hector Santiago | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | `Athletics | Dan Otero | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Brewers | Francisco Rodriguez (S, 27) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | Dayan Viciedo RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Braves | Freddie Freeman 1B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Mets | Eric Campbell 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Braves | Chris Johnson 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.1 | Dbacks | Josh Collmenter (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.