Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Suarez struck out five over 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Astros.
Read MoreDodgers’ White tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 18; Ohtani rises to 5th in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Mitch White is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
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Mets’ Jacob deGrom leads Box-Toppers player rankings for second straight week
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox regains the season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters. Plus, Gerrit Cole of the Yankees maintains his lead among AL pitchers and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among National League batters.
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Mets’ Jacob deGrom rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to first place in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole.
Meanwhile, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead National League batters. Last week’s American League leaders remain the same: Cole leads AL pitchers and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
Read MoreAstros’ Odorizzi tops players for Monday, June 21; Mets’ deGrom rises to lead player rankings
Astros pitcher Jake Odorizzi is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is the new Box-Toppers season player rankings leader after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Also, two other players rose in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Monday—Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to sixth place and Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth.
Read MoreTigers’ Turnbull, pitching a no-hitter, tops players for Tuesday, May 18
Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull, pitching a no-hitter, is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreTwins' Jose Berrios tops first Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report of 2018
Twins pitcher Jose Berrios leads Box-Toppers first weekly player rankings report after two weeks of the season.
Meanwhile, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads National League players and ranks second overall.
Read MorePhillies' Nick Pivetta tops players for Thursday, April 5; Red Sox' Price tops AL players
Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pivetta struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreDbacks' Patrick Corbin tops players for Wednesday, April 4; Yankees' Severino rises to lead Box-Toppers rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTwo pitchers ranked among Box-Toppers' top 10 (Santana, Severino) face off in AL Wild Card Game Tuesday
The Minnesota Twins visit the New York Yankeesin the American League one-game Wild Card playoff game Tuesday.
Starting pitchers are: Twins—Ervin Santana, 16.1 Box-Toppers points, ranked 10th among all players, fifth among AL pitchers. Yankees—Luis Severino, 21.1 Box-Toppers points, ranked eighth among all players, fourth among AL pitchers.
Read MoreOrioles' Manny Machado tops players for Friday, Aug. 18; Giants' Crawford tops NL players
Manny Machado of the Orioles is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Machado hit three home runs, including a walk-off, ninth-inning grand slam, in the 9-7 win over the Angels. Machado, who also hit a three-run homer, went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in seven runs.
Read MoreMariners' Robinson Cano is Box-Toppers Player of the Game as AL wins 2017 All-Star Game
Robinson Cano of the Mariners is Box-Toppers 2017 All-Star Player of the Game.
Cano hit a 10th-inning, go-ahead homer in the American League’s 2-1 win over the National League. Cano went 1-for-2, striking out while entering the game in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter.
Cano was also named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
Cano had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +1.0. One other player, Astros pitcher Chris Devenski, had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND), but did not qualify to earn Player of the Game honors because he did not earn the win or save and did not pitch at least three innings.
Seven AL players had Box-Toppers game scores Tuesday of +1.0, but Cano beat them on tiebreakers. He automatically beat the four pitchers with game scores of +1.0 (Chris Sale of the Red Sox, Craig Kimbrel of the Red Sox, Andrew Miller of the Indians and Brandon Kintzler of the Twins), since batters always best pitchers in game score ties. He beat two batters with game scores of +1.0 (Miguel Sano of the Twins and Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles) because he had more at bats—Cano had two at bats, while both Sano and Schoop had one.
While Devenski had the highest Box-Toppers game score among AL pitchers, Kimbrel (1IP 0H 0R 2BB 2K W) was the highest-ranking pitcher qualified to earn Player of the Game honors because he earned the win.
Cano has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 20th among AL batters and second among AL second basemen, behind Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles (4.5). In 2016, Cano had 8.0 Box-Toppers points, second among AL batters, behind Jose Altuve of the Astros (12.5). Cano has 79.4 career Box-Toppers points, ranking sixth among active AL batters. He made his Box-Toppers debut in 2005 with the Yankees and has earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons.
Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (21.1), was selected to the NL All-Star team but did not pitch in the game since he pitched in his regular start only two days earlier.
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who started for the NL team and ranks second in overall 2017 Box-Toppers points (17.0), had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +2.0 (1IP 1H 0R 0BB 2K ND).
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale, who started for the AL team and leads AL players in 2017 Box-Toppers points (13.1), ranking third overall, had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +1.0 (2IP 3H 0R 0BB 2K ND).
Aaron Judge of the Yankees, who has the most Box-Toppers points among AL batters in the All-Star Game (8.2), went 0-for-3 in the All-Star Game and had a Box-Toppers game score of -3.0, tied for the lowest among AL players. A night earlier, Judge won the All-Star Home Run Derby.
Ryon Healy of the Athletics has the most Box-Toppers points among AL batters (8.7), but was not selected for the All-Star Game.
Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers, who leads NL batters in Box-Toppers points (7.7), went 0-for-3 in the All-Star Game and had a Box-Toppers game score of -3.0.
Top player for the NL team was Yadier Molina of the Cardinals, who hit a sixth-inning, game-tying, solo homer and had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0.
Scoring—Just as All-Star Game statistics don’t count in a player’s regular season statistics, no Box-Toppers points are awarded for the All-Star Game.
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.
Box-Toppers game scores of AL All-Star players
Here are all the players who played for the the winning American League team in Tuesday's All-Star Game, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Robinson Cano is Box-Toppers Player of the Game (POG) with a game score of +1.0. Astros pitcher Chris Devenski had a higher Box-Toppers game score (+2.0) but did not qualify to earn Player of the Game because he did not earn the win or save and did not pitch at least three innings. Seven AL players had Box-Toppers game scores of +1.0, but Cano beat them on tiebreakers.| 7/11 | Score | AL All-Stars | Team | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 2.0 | Chris Devenski | Astros | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| POG | 1.0 | Robinson Cano (PH-2B) | Mariners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Miguel Sano (3B) | Twins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Jonathan Schoop (2B) | Orioles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Chris Sale | Red Sox | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Craig Kimbrel (W, 0-0) | Red Sox | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Andrew Miller (S, 0) | Indians | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Brandon Kintzler (H, 0) | Twins | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.0 | Jose Ramirez (3B) | Indians | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Yonder Alonso (1B) | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Justin Smoak (1B) | Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Dellin Betances | Yankees | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0.0 | Jason Vargas | Royals | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.0 | Roberto Osuna | Blue Jays | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| -1.0 | Justin Upton (RF) | Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -1.0 | Michael Brantley (LF) | Indians | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -1.0 | Ervin Santana (B, 0) | Twins | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| -2.0 | Jose Altuve (2B) | Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Mike Moustakas (3B) | Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Carlos Correa (SS) | Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Francisco Lindor (SS) | Indians | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Corey Dickerson (DH) | Rays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Nelson Cruz (PH) | Mariners | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Salvador Perez (C) | Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Gary Sanchez (C) | Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Mookie Betts (CF) | Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | Avisail Garcia (CF) | White Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -3.0 | Aaron Judge (RF) | Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -3.0 | George Springer (LF) | Astros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
No Box-Toppers points are awarded for the All-Star Game.
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Read MoreDbacks' Robbie Ray tops players for Sunday, June 11; Yankees' Judge tops AL players, both rise in Box-Toppers' top 10 list
Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and becomes the fourth player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 11:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
| 10 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
Also Sunday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first among all batters—after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Ray struck out 12 over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 11-1 win over the Brewers.
Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, rising from fifth to fourth place in season player rankings. He ranks third among National League pitchers, behind overall leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (14.4) and Max Scherzer of the Nationals (12.0). This is Ray’s first season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points—in 2015 he had 4.0 and in 2016 he had 6.7.
American League Player of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit two homers and doubled, going 4-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 14-3 win over the Orioles.
Judge earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.2 for the season, rising to sixth place in season player rankings, first among all batters and the only batter among the overall top 10 players. He passes previous AL batting leader Miguel Sano of the Twins (6.5).
National League Batter of the Day—Buster Posey of the Giants doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 13-8 win over the Twins.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Aaron Judge.
Streak—Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Happ (6IP 6H 0R BB 8K W in the 4-0 win over the Mariners) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2008 with the Phillies and has 52.2 career points, 26th among active AL pitchers. His best season was 2016 with the Blue Jays when he had 14.7 Box-Toppers points, third among AL pitchers.
Debut—Rangers pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Bibens-Dirkx (7IP 3H R BB 2K W in the 5-1 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut May 17 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,820th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Judge earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Posey earns 1.5 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/11 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.2 | ARI 11, MIL 1 | Robbie Ray (W,7-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9.0 | PIT 3, MIA 1 | Ivan Nova (W,6-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | NYY 14, BAL 3 | Aaron Judge, RF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | TOR 4, SEA 0 | J.A. Happ (W,1-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.2 | `CLE 4, CHW 2 | Andrew Miller | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | DET 8, BOS 3 | Justin Upton, LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | SF 13, MIN 8 | Buster Posey, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | KC 8, SD 3 | Mike Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 12, HOU 6 | Eric Young Jr., LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAD 9, CIN 7 | Corey Seager, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TB 5, OAK 4 | Mallex Smith, CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | NYM 2, ATL 1 | Seth Lugo (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 5, WSH 1 | Austin Bibens-Dirkx (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | CHC 7, COL 5 | Carl Edwards Jr. (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | STL 6, PHI 5 | Dexter Fowler, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | +/- |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 | 16.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 3.3 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 | 14.0 | 29.7 | 37.1 | -2.0 |
| Posey, Buster 2745 | ca 1b | sf nl | 4.5 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 37.5 | 1.0 |
| Fowler, Dexter 2698 | cf ph | stl nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 2.0 |
| Miller, Andrew 2436 | pi mr | cle al | 3.0 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 26.0 | -5.0 |
| Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | det al | 3.0 | 9.7 | 35.9 | 54.1 | -3.7 |
| Edwards, Carl Jr. 3775 | pi mr | chi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Smith, Mallex 3819 | cf | tb al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | lad nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -2.0 |
| Moustakas, Mike 2967 | dh 3b | kc al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 1.0 |
| Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 15.7 | 41.2 | 52.2 | -13.7 |
| Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Young, Eric Jr. 2941 | lf | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Bibens-Dirks, Austin 3820 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Read MoreGiants' Jeff Samardzija tops players for Monday, June 5; Athletics' Healy tops AL players
Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is Monday’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 June 5:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.7 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 6 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
| 8 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 10 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 |
Samardzija struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing six hits, two runs and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Brewers.
American League Player of the Day—Ryon Healy of the Athletics hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in five runs, in the 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Healy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.2 for the season, most of any of the seven who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Healy ranks 14th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, third among AL batters behind Miguel Sano of the Twins (6.5) and Aaron Judge of the Yankees (6.5).
National League Batter of the Day—Aaron Altherr of the Phillies homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-4 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Ryon Healy.
Scoring—Samardzija earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Healy earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Altherr earns 1.5 points for being NL 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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/5 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.2 | SF 7, MIL 2 | Jeff Samardzija (W,2-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| AL | 6.0 | OAK 5, TOR 3 | Ryon Healy, DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | PHI 11, ATL 4 | Aaron Altherr, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.2 | CHC 3, MIA 1 | Eddie Butler (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | HOU 7, KC 3 | Brian McCann, C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 4, STL 2 | Raisel Iglesias (S,10) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | WSH 4, LAD 2 | Anthony Rendon, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | +/- |
| Healy, Ryon 3685 | 1b dh 3b | oak al | 6.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 3.2 |
| Samardzija, Jeff 2495 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 | 16.7 | 52.8 | 55.8 | -4.7 |
| Altherr, Aaron 3563 | lf rf cf | phi nl | 6.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.5 |
| Rendon, Anthony 3258 | 3b | dc nl | 4.5 | 10.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | -1.0 |
| Butler, Eddie 3483 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| McCann, Brian 2179 | ca | hou al | 2.0 | 5.2 | 31.2 | 60.4 | -1.2 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | cin nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -2.0 |
Mariners' Ariel Miranda tops players for Sunday, June 4; Rockies' Hoffman tops NL players
Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda 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 June 4:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.7 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 6 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
| 8 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 10 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 |
Miranda pitched a complete-game, four-hitter in the 7-1 win over the Rays. Miranda allowed one run and one walk.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Jeff Hoffman struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Padres.
National League Batter of the Day—Ender Inciarte of the Braves homered and went 5-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-8 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—Andrew Benintendi of the Red Sox hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Orioles.
This was Benintendi’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Benintendi made his Major League debut Aug. 2, 2016, and was playing in his 87th career game. He is the 3,815th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Rankings—Miguel Sano of the Twins rises to lead all batters in season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Sano (HR 2-4 R 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.5 for the season. He rises to 11th in season player rankings, first among all batters, passing previous leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees. Though Judge also has 6.5 points on the season, Sano ranks higher because he has more 2016 points—3.0 vs. 0.0.
Notable—Odubel Herrera of the Phillies has earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Sunday. Herrera (HR 2-2B 3-4 2R 3BI in the 9-7 win over the Giants) also was Player of the Game Saturday in the 5-3 win over the Giants. Herrera has 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, both earned over the weekend.
Scoring—Miranda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hoffman earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Inciarte and Benintendi 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| 6/4 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | SEA 7, TB 1 | Ariel Miranda (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | 11.0 | COL 3, SD 1 | Jeff Hoffman (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 8.0 | MIL 3, LAD 0 | Zach Davies (W,6-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | ATL 13, CIN 8 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | HOU 7, TEX 2 | Brad Peacock (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 6.0 | `DET 7, CHW 4 | Warwick Saupold | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | BOS 7, BAL 3 | Andrew Benintendi, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | PIT 11, NYM 1 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | PHI 9, SF 7 | Odubel Herrera, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TOR 3, NYY 2 | Roberto Osuna (S,13) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 11, OAK 10 | Ryan Zimmerman, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CHC 7, STL 6 | Ian Happ, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CLE 8, KC 0 | Jason Kipnis, 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIA 6, ARI 5 | AJ Ramos (S,8) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | MIN 3, LAA 2 | Miguel Sano, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | +/- |
| Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 6.5 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.5 |
| Miranda, Ariel 3738 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 4.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 |
| Peacock, Brad 2968 | pi sp | hou al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 3.7 |
| Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | 1b dh | dc nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 24.7 | 59.8 | 2.0 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi sp | col nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Kipnis, Jason 2933 | 2b | cle al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 2.5 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 40.5 | 55.9 | -5.0 |
| Herrera, Odubel 3449 | cf | phi nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -1.5 |
| Ramos, A.J. 3210 | pi cp | fla nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | cf lf | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Benintendi, Andrew 3815 | lf | bos al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -5.0 |
| Osuna, Roberto 3512 | pi cp | tor al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
| Saupold, Warwick 3636 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |