Padres' Tyson Ross tops players in Saturday, March 28's spring games

Padres pitcher Tyson Ross, who struck out 12 batters over six innings, is Saturday’s spring training Player of the Day.

Ross also allowed six hits, two runs and two walks in the 3-2 win over the Rangers.

Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir is American League Player of the Day for Saturday’s spring training games. Kazmir pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in the 10-4 win over the White Sox. He did not pick up the win because the White Sox took the lead after his exit.

Todd Frazier of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Frazier homered, drove in four runs and scored twice in the 9-5 win over the Cubs.

Alex Liddi of the Royals is AL Batter of the Day. Liddi doubled, scored twice and drove in two runs in the 10-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

Box-Toppers points aren’t awarded for spring training games, but if this were the regular season, Ross would earn 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kazmir would earn 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Frazier and Liddi would each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being top batter in their league for the day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would have received 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

One spring training game Saturday ended in a tie (Astros and Marlins) and the Giants played a split-squad game with its prospects. Box-Toppers Players of the Game were not named for either of those two games.

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

328	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	7.0	Padres	Tyson Ross (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	6	2	2	1	12
	6.0	Cubs	Jake Arrieta (W, 3-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		4.0	3	0	0	0	5
AL	5.1	`Athletics	Scott Kazmir	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.1	2	0	0	2	4
	5.0	Orioles	Tyler Wilson (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		4.0	1	0	0	0	2
BAT	4.0	Reds	Todd Frazier 3B	4	2	2	4	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	4.0	Royals	Alex Liddi PR, 1B	2	2	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	`Indians	Zach McAllister	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	6	2	2	0	9
	3.0	Giants	Justin Maxwell RF	4	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Mets	Curtis Granderson RF	2	1	1	3	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	`Tigers	Shane Greene	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	3	3	1	3	8
	3.0	Braves	Craig Kimbrel (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Twins	Joe Mauer 1B	3	1	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Red Sox	Jeff Bianchi 3B	1	1	1	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Pirates	Reese McGuire PH	1	1	1	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Dodgers	Joc Pederson CF	3	1	1	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Padres' Ross tops players for Wednesday, July 2; Wainwright, Teheran bolster spots in Box-Toppers top 10

Padres pitcher Tyson Ross is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Ross pitched a complete game shutout, allowing three hits and striking out nine in the 3-0 win over the Reds.

Mariners pitcher Chris Young is American League Player of the Day. Young struck out eight over seven innings, allowing two hits and two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Astros.

Justin Ruggiano of the Cubs is National League Batter of the Day. Ruggiano homered, went 3-for-6 and drove in five runs in the 16-9 win over the Red Sox.

Adam Jones of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Jones homered and went 2-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 6-4 win over the Rangers.

Notables: Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday to maintain his spot in second place in Box-Toppers player rankings. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Wainwright (7.2IP 0R W in the 2-0 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season. He trails overall Box-Toppers leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (14.4).

Braves pitcher Julio Teheran rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Teheran (7IP 1R 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season. He is in fifth place among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.

Ross receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Young receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Ruggiano and Jones each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Wednesday, 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

702	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	15.0	Padres	Tyson Ross (W, 7-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	0	0	0	9
	9.0	Marlins	Tom Koehler (W, 6-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	0	0	1	7
AL	8.0	Mariners	Chris Young (W, 8-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	2	2	1	8
	6.0	Royals	Jason Vargas (W, 8-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	2	5
	5.2	`White Sox	John Danks	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	7	2	2	1	10
BAT	3.0	Cubs	Justin Ruggiano CF	6	1	3	5	0	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Orioles	Adam Jones CF	3	1	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Braves	Julio Teheran (W, 8-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	1	1	3	5
	3.0	Rays	Brad Boxberger (S, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	Cardinals	Adam Wainwright (W, 11-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	4	0	0	2	1
	2.0	Tigers	Torii Hunter DH	4	0	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Blue Jays	Edwin Encarnacion LF, 1B	4	1	2	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Pirates	Gregory Polanco RF	4	2	2	2	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Nationals	Ian Desmond SS	3	1	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Indians	David Murphy PH, RF	1	1	1	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Cardinals' Adam Wainwright takes Box-Toppers points lead (with his bat); Mariners' Iwakuma tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 18

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright takes the lead Wednesday among players in Box-Toppers points for the season—but he does it with his bat. 

Wainwright is Wednesday's National League Batter of the Day, earning 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 19.2 for the season. He passes previous Box-Toppers leader, Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez (19.0), who had led since Sept. 6. Wainwright, who rises from fourth to first place in Box-Toppers player rankings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page), leads for the first time this season.

Wainwright went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 4-3 win over the Rockies. He is the sixth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting. 

Meanwhile, Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Iwakuma pitched eight scoreless innings in the 8-0 win over the Tigers. Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, putting him in 17th place in player rankings.

Padres pitcher Tyson Ross is National League Player of the Day. Ross struck out seven over seven innings in the 3-2 win over the Pirates. Ross picked up a no-decision because he exited with the Padres trailing, but the team came back to take the lead in the top of the ninth. 

Alcides Escobar of the Royals is American League Batter of the Day. Escobar went 2-for-4, drove in two runs and stole home in the 7-2 win over the Indians. 

Notables: Two other players who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday are among the top 40 in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season: 

• Braves closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel rises to 32nd place. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game (1IP 1K Sv in 5-2 win vs. Nationals), giving him 11.7 for the season.
• Rays pitcher Chris Archer rises to 34th place. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game (6IP ND in 4-3 win vs. Rangers), giving him 11.7 for the season.

Iwakuma receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Ross receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Wainwright and Escobar each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

918	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 13-6)	8.0	4	0	0	2	6
NL	7.0	`Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tyson Ross	7.0	3	2	2	0	7
	6.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tyler Thornburg (W, 3-1)	6.0	2	0	0	2	4
	3.2	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Huff (W, 3-1)	3.2	1	1	1	0	3
BAT	3.0	Cardinals	Adam Wainwright P	3	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Archer	6.0	4	2	2	1	6
	3.0	`Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cory Rasmus	2.0	1	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Glen Perkins (S, 36)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Reds	Billy Hamilton CF	4	2	3	1	2	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Mets	Zach Lutz PH	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Diamondbacks	Martin Prado 3B	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Kimbrel (S, 48)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	1.0	Royals	Alcides Escobar SS	4	1	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0	Orioles	Matt Wieters C	5	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0	Marlins	Giancarlo Stanton RF	4	1	1	2	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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