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Read MoreRed Sox' David Price tops players for Monday, Sept. 12; Cubs' Hendricks tops NL players
Red Sox pitcher David Price is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Price struck out nine over eight innings, allowing two runs, two hits and no walks, in the 12-2 win over the Orioles.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Sept. 12:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 23.7 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 20.4 |
| 3 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 20.2 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 18.1 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 16.8 |
| 7 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.1 |
| 8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.1 |
Price earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Game, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks 20th among all players and sixth among American League pitchers.
Price also now has 106.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 59th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Monday, he passes five players on the “all-time” list—Carlos Beltran of the Rangers (104.9), Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir (105.1), Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (105.7), Aramis Ramirez (105.8) and Frank Thomas (106.2). He now trails 58th-ranked player Lance Berkman (108.1).
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks allowed one hit and one run over eight innings, striking out seven and walking two, in the 4-1 win over the Cardinals.
Hendricks earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season, most among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Hendricks ranks 15th among all players and 11th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks hit a grand slam and doubled, going 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 12-9 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—Avisail Garcia of the White Sox homered and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 11-4 win over the Indians.
Notable—Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson now has 12.1 Box-Toppers points on the season after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Hellickson (6.1IP 3H R 3BB 6K in the 6-2 win over the Pirates) now ranks 23rd among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.
Also notable—Blue Jays pitcher Francisco Liriano now has 102.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Liriano (6.1IP 3H 2R BB 6K ND in the 3-2 win over the Rays) now ranks 67th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes two players on the “all-time” list—Tim Wakefield (101.4) and Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2) and now trails 66th-ranked player Miguel Tejada (102.3). Liriano has 7.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 30th among AL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Reds pitcher Keyvius Sampson (4.2IP 4H 0R 2BB 7K ND in the 3-0 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut July 30, 2015, and was playing in his 29th career game. He is the 3,737th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda (6IP 3H 0R BB 3K W in the 8-1 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut July 3 and was playing in his ninth career game. He is the 3,738th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Price earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hendricks earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Tomas and Garcia each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/12 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | BOS 12, BAL 2 | David Price (W,16-8) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | 10.0 | CHC 4, STL 1 | Kyle Hendricks (W,15-7) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | ARI 12, COL 9 | Yasmany Tomas, RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | OAK 16, KC 3 | Daniel Coulombe (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6.1 | `DET 4, MIN 2 | Daniel Norris | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 5.2 | `CIN 3, MIL 0 | Keyvius Sampson | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5.1 | PHI 6, PIT 2 | Jeremy Hellickson (W,11-9) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | SEA 8, LAA 1 | Ariel Miranda (W,4-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4.1 | `TOR 3, TB 2 | Francisco Liriano | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | ATL 12, MIA 7 | Nick Markakis, RF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | CHW 11, CLE 4 | Avisail Garcia, RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | TEX 4, HOU 3 (12) | Rougned Odor, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SD 4, SF 0 | Paul Clemens (W,3-5) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | WSH 8, NYM 1 | Anthony Rendon, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | LAD 8, NYY 2 | Howie Kendrick, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
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 (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 13.4 | 23.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 3.7 |
| Price, David 2593 | pi sp | bos al | 12.4 | 33.5 | 89.5 | 106.2 | -8.7 |
| Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 | pi sp | phi nl | 12.1 | 17.1 | 40.8 | 43.8 | 7.1 |
| Tomas, Yasmany 3489 | rf lf | ari nl | 7.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 4.2 |
| Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 | 21.9 | 62.4 | 102.2 | -7.9 |
| Odor, Rougned 3336 | 2b | tex al | 6.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 |
| Rendon, Anthony 3258 | 3b | dc nl | 5.5 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 |
| Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 5.0 | 9.5 | 20.5 | 47.1 | 0.5 |
| Kendrick, Howie 2191 | 2b lf 1b | lad nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 34.0 | 0.0 |
| Garcia, Avisail 3256 | dh rf | chi al | 2.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -0.5 |
| Coulombe, Daniel 3720 | pi mr | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Norris, Daniel 3548 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| Clemens, Paul 3185 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Miranda, Ariel 3738 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Sampson, Keyvius 3737 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Rays' Chris Archer tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 17; Cubs' Lester rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Aug. 17:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 18.7 |
| 3 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 17.2 |
| 4 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.4 |
| 5 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 6 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 14.1 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 |
| 9 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 12.7 |
| 10 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 12.5 |
Also Wednesday, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Archer pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Padres.
National League Player of the Day—Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks hit two homers and tripled, going 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 13-5 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox hit a two-run homer and doubled, going 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-1, six-inning, rain-shortened win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the NL Player of the Day was batter Yasmany Tomas.
Rankings—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rises from eighth to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Lester (6.2IP 3H R 2BB 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
Lester also now has 135.5 career Box-Toppers points, ranked 28th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 27th-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5).
Scoring—Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Tomas earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Bradley earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/17 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.1 | TB 2, SD 0 | Chris Archer (W,7-16) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | 8.0 | ARI 13, NYM 5 | Yasmany Tomas, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8.0 | STL 8, HOU 2 | Carlos Martinez (W,11-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6.2 | CHC 6, MIL 1 | Jon Lester (W,13-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | LAD 7, PHI 2 | Adrian Gonzalez, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | BOS 8, BAL 1 (6) | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.1 | `KC 4, DET 1 | Yordano Ventura | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | TOR 7, NYY 4 | Melvin Upton Jr., CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | COL 12, WSH 10 | Gerardo Parra, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | PIT 6, SF 5 | Matt Joyce, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 6, OAK 2 | Yu Darvish (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2.1 | SEA 4, LAA 3 | Drew Storen (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 10, ATL 3 | Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | CHW 10, CLE 7 | Adam Eaton, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | CIN 3, MIA 2 | Josh Smith (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| `Denotes that the 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 (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 | 26.4 | 72.6 | 135.5 | 2.4 |
| Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 8.0 | 24.0 | 48.1 | 48.1 | -8.0 |
| Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 6.7 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | -7.0 |
| Tomas, Yasmany 3489 | rf lf | ari nl | 6.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 2.7 |
| Ventura, Yordano 3294 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 | 17.7 | 27.4 | 27.4 | -5.7 |
| Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | tex al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 4.7 |
| Plouffe, Trevor 2869 | 3b | min al | 4.5 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1.5 |
| Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293 | cf | bos al | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -5.5 |
| Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 | 1b | lad nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 34.7 | 70.6 | 0.0 |
| Joyce, Matt 2480 | rf dh ph | pit nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 20.2 | 29.7 | 4.0 |
| Eaton, Adam 3253 | rf cf | chi al | 3.0 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -2.5 |
| Parra, Gerardo 2746 | rf | col nl | 2.5 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | -4.0 |
| Upton, Melvin 1922 | lf cf | tor al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 37.2 | 2.5 |
| Smith, Josh 3674 | pi mr | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Storen, Drew 2750 | pi mr | sea al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | -1.0 |
Mets' Matz tops players for Sunday, April 17; Rays' Moore tops AL players
Mets pitcher Steven Matz 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 2016 season as of April 17:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 |
| 2 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 3.4 |
| 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.0 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Volquez, Edinson 2220 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 |
| 7 | Bettis, Chad 3481 | pi sp | col nl | 2.7 |
| 8 | Ross, Joe 3499 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.7 |
| 9 | Latos, Mat 2644 | pi sp | chi al | 2.7 |
| 10 | Moore, Matt 2975 | pi sp | tb al | 2.7 |
Matz struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 6-0 win over the Indians. Matz had a Box-Toppers game score of 11.0, tied with Rockies Tyler Chatwood, Player of the Game in his team’s 2-0 win over the Cubs (7IP 2H 0R 7K W), but Matz wins Player of the Day on a tiebreaker because he had more strikeouts—9 vs. 7.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Matt Moore struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, in the 3-2 win over the White Sox. Moore earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
National League Batter of the Day—Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks hit a pair of homers and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Altuve of the Astros homered and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 5-4 win over the Tigers.
Notable—Phillies pitcher Charlie Morton rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Morton (6IP 4H R 6K ND in the 3-2 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.
Debut—Twins closing pitcher Michael Tonkin made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Tonkin (2IP 0H 0R 4K W in the 3-2 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut July 11, 2013, and was playing in his 63rd career game. He is the 3,615th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Matz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Moore earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Tomas and Altuve 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 4/17 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | Mets | Steven Matz (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 11.0 | Rockies | Tyler Chatwood (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| AL | 7.1 | Rays | Matt Moore (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6.0 | Blue Jays | Aaron Sanchez (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | Twins | Michael Tonkin (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Dbacks | Yasmany Tomas, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Dodgers | Kenta Maeda (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4.1 | Cardinals | Kevin Siegrist (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `Phillies | Charlie Morton | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | Yankees | Andrew Miller (S,3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Gregory Polanco, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Jace Peterson, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Astros | Jose Altuve, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Athletics | Jed Lowrie, DH | 1 | 0 | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers point totals of Players of the Games
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 (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 | 9.7 | 22.7 | 27.7 | -3.7 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi sp | tb al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 2.7 |
| Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 2.5 | 9.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | -4.5 |
| Miller, Andrew 2436 | pi cp | nyy al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | -2.0 |
| Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Tomas, Yasmany 3489 | lf | ari nl | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
| Siegrist, Kevin 3260 | pi mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Peterson, Jace 3469 | 2b | atl nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| Polanco, Gregory 3361 | rf | pit nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
| Lowrie, Jed 2437 | dh ss | oak al | 1.0 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 27.0 | -1.5 |
| Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Chatwood, Tyler 2856 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 1.0 |
| Tonkin, Michael 3615 | pi cp | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Blue Jays' Marco Estrada (8.2IP 0R 2H 10K ND) tops players for Wednesday, June 24
Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Estrada pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out 10, in the 1-0, 12-inning win over the Rays. Estrada picked up a no decision and did not earn the win because he left the game in scoreless tie. Estrada had a perfect game before allowing a hit in the eighth inning.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 9.4 |
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson allowed one run on two hits over eight innings, striking out five, in the 4-1 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—Brett Lawrie of the Athletics hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5 in the 8-2 win over the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 8-7 win over the Rockies.
Notable—Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Vogelsong has 7.0 Box-Toppers points and ranks 21st among all players, 13th among NL pitchers. Vogelsong (6IP 5H 0R 4K W in the 6-0 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.
Rankings—Two pitchers ranked among Box-Toppers top 10 players this season started Wednesday but both failed to earn Player of the Game honors as their teams both lost:
- Gerrit Cole of the Pirates ranks fourth in player rankings with 12.0 Box-Toppers points, but lost 5-2 to the Reds. Cole (4.2IP 8H 5R 8K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of −11.8. Player of the Game was Reds closing pitcher J.J. Hoover (1IP 0H 0R 2K Sv) who had a Box-Toppers game score of 3.
- Chris Sale of the White Sox ranks sixth in player rankings with 10.4 Box-Toppers points, but lost 6-1 to the Twins. Sale (6.2IP 8H 6R 10K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of −3.8. Player of the Game was Twins pitcher Phil Hughes (8IP 6H R 5K W) who had a Box-Toppers game score of 5.
Streak—Omar Infante of the Royals has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 12 straight seasons.
Infante was Player of the Game in Wednesday’s 8-2 win over the Mariners (2B 3-4 R 3BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
Infante earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2004 with the Tigers. His best year was 2012 when he had 4.5 Box-Toppers points with the Tigers and ranked third among AL second basemen. Infante had 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2014 with the Royals.
Infante has 29.5 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks fifth among active AL second basemen.
Return—Dodgers pitcher J.P. Howell earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the first time in more than five years Wednesday. Howell (1.1IP H 0R K W in the 5-2 win over the Cubs) last earned Player of the Game honors on Aug. 5, 2009, when he was with the Rays.
Debut—Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Heaney (6IP 4H R 5K ND in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Astros) made his Major League debut June 19, 2014, and was playing in his eighth career game. He is the 3,515th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Estrada earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nelson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Lawrie and Tomas each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/24 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 16.2 | `Blue Jays | Marco Estrada | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| NL | 8.0 | Brewers | Jimmy Nelson (W, 4-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5.0 | Indians | Carlos Carrasco (W, 9-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | Twins | Phil Hughes (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | `Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | Cardinals | Jaime Garcia (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `Angels | Andrew Heaney | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Athletics | Brett Lawrie 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Royals | Omar Infante 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Red Sox | Clay Buchholz (W, 5-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Giants | Ryan Vogelsong (W, 6-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Reds | J.J. Hoover (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | Yankees | Ivan Nova (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Dbacks | Yasmany Tomas RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.1 | Dodgers | J.P. Howell (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
White Sox' Sale tops players for Wednesday, June 3, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray and Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings. Plus, Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle earned a Box-Toppers point in his 16th straight season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 3.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 |
Player of the Day—Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 13, allowing three hits, in the 9-2 win over the Rangers. Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season. He rises to sixth among players in Box-Toppers player rankings, third among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano allowed one run over seven innings, striking out six, in the 5-2 win over the Giants.
National League Batter of the Day—Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs, going 2-for-3, in the 7-6 win over the Dodgers. Tulowitzki led all NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 11.6 (despite playing just over half the season). Tulowitzki earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day Wednesday, his first points of the season.
American League Batter of the Day—Steven Souza Jr. of the Rays hit a three-run homer in the 6-5 win over the Angels.
Rankings—Two other players who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season:
- Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray (8IP 2H 0R 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to eighth in player rankings. Gray ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
- Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels (7IP 2R 8K ND in the 5-4 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, rising to 10th in player rankings. Cole ranks fifth among NL pitchers. Hamels also rises to 37th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point earned Wednesday, Hamels now has 117.8 career Box-Toppers points and passes two players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list—Barry Zito (117.4 Box-Toppers points) and Carlos Delgado (117.7 Box-Toppers points). Hamels now trails 36th-place player on the list, Justin Verlander (118.2 Box-Toppers points).
Streak—Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 16 straight seasons.
Buehrle was Player of the Game in Wednesday’s 8-0 win over the Nationals (CG 0R 6H 2K W) and earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
Buehrle earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2000 with the White Sox. His best season was 2005 with the White Sox when he had 17.7 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers. In 2014, he had 9.7 Box-Toppers points with the Blue Jays, 28th among AL pitchers.
Buehrle has 115.7 career Box-Toppers points, 41st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point Wednesday, he passes Tim Lincecum (115.0 Box-Toppers points) on that list. He trails 40th-place player Todd Helton (116.4 Box-Toppers points).
Buehrle’s 115.7 career Box-Toppers points ranks seventh among active pitchers currently in the AL.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Astros pitcher Lance McCullers (CG 4H R 11K W in the 3-1 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut May 18 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,488th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks (3-5 2R RBI in the 9-8 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut April 15 and was playing in his 38th career game. He is the 3,489th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Liriano earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Tulowitzki and Souza each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/3 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| 14.0 | Astros | Lance McCullers (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 14.0 | Twins | Trevor May (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 12.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W, 7-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 11.0 | Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 8.0 | Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | 6.0 | Pirates | Francisco Liriano (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Rockies | Troy Tulowitzki SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Blue Jays | Mark Buehrle (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Greg Holland (S, 8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | `Phillies | Cole Hamels | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1.0 | Dbacks | Yasmany Tomas 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Matt Carpenter 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Marlins | Adeiny Hechavarria SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 1.0 | Rays | Steven Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Padres | Justin Upton LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||