D-Backs' Patrick Corbin tops Box-Toppers rankings at All-Star break; Masterson, Cabrera, Goldschmidt among points leaders

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season with 14.4 points at the All-Star break.

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson, in second place overall with 13.7 points, leads all American League pitchers.

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, in third place overall with 13.4 points, is leader among AL batters. 

Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks is the leader among NL batters with 9.7 points. He ranks 20th among all players.

Seventeen players (15 of them pitchers) have accumulated 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points so far this season. 

Previous player rankings report from July 5. 

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work?

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	14.4
2	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
3	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
4	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	13.1
5	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
6	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
7	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	11.7
8	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
10	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
2	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	13.1
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
4	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	10.4
5	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
6	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	10.0
7	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	9.7
8	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	9.7
9	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	8.0
10	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	pi sp	det al	8.0
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
2	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	10.2
3	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	8.2
4	Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	7.0
5	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	7.0
6	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	6.5
7	Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	5.7
8	Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	1b dh	tor al	5.7
9	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	5.5
10	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	5.5
	NL PITCHERS
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	14.4
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
3	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
4	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	11.7
5	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
6	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
7	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
8	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
9	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	10.4
10	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	9.4
	NL BATTERS
1	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	9.7
2	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	9.5
3	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	7.0
4	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	6.9
5	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	6.7
6	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	6.5
7	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf	col nl	6.5
8	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	6.2
9	Posey, Buster 2745	ca	sf nl	6.0
10	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b	stl nl	6.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points for 2013 season

St. Louis Cardinals regroup, reaffirm top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals' hold atop Box-Toppers team rankings seemed to be slipping a little more than a week ago—but they've regrouped and reaffirmed their top spot for the 10th straight time.

On July 5, their dominant lead had narrowed to 2.7 Box-Toppers points, they fell to second place in their division and no longer had the best record in baseball. 

But nine days later, July 14, at the All-Star break, the Cardinals again have the best record in baseball (.613), have regained the National League Central division lead from the Pittsburgh Pirates (leading by a game) and have increased their overall lead in Box-Toppers points—they now lead the second-place Boston Red Sox by 5.2 points.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points this season with 74.2. The Red Sox maintain their spot as the top American League team with 69.0 and also have the best overall record in the AL (.598).

The Los Angeles Dodgers were team of the week (or rather, the extended week from Friday, July 5 through the All-Star break's final games on Sunday, July 14). The Dodgers (Box-Toppers preseason pick to win the World Series), picked up 11.7 Box-Toppers points over the period, moving from 14th to 11th place overall, giving them 62.8 points for the season.

The Dodgers picked up 3.7 of those points by acquiring starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco from the Marlins on July 6. Nolasco has since picked up another Box-Toppers point when he was Player of the Game for the Dodgers on July 9. 

The Tampa Bay Rays also made a big climb this week, from 11th to fourth in the standings, picking up 10.7 Box-Toppers points, giving them 67.2 for the season.

714	Top 10 Teams	BTP	BTP/wk	Last week rank
1	Cardinals	74.2	7.5	1
2	Red Sox	69.0	5.0	2
3	Tigers	67.4	6.5	4
4	Rays	67.2	10.7	11
5	Indians	66.2	8.9	9
6	Athletics	65.7	7.5	7
7	Reds	65.6	4.5	3
8	Rangers	64.3	5.7	5
9	Orioles	64.1	6.0	8
10	Pirates	63.3	5	6

BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.

BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week—or in this case, from Friday, July 5 through Sunday, July 14.

White Sox' Chris Sale is 2013 All-Star Game top player in AL win

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Box-Toppers All-Star Game Player of the Day.

Sale pitched two perfect innings Tuesday, struck out two and earned the win as the American League beat the National League 3-0. 

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, pitching in his final All-Star Game, was named the game Most Valuable Player after pitching the eighth inning, allowing no hits and no runs. 

Sure, picking Rivera, who is retiring after a brilliant and long career, is more a sentimental than logical choice. And choosing the top player in an All-Star Game is a bit of a fool's errand. The game has the feeling of a presidential ceremonial bill signing in which the president uses 15 different pens to sign a bill, so that key backers can each get a souvenir. This pen is used to make the "B," this to make the "a," and so on. In the All-Star Game, pitchers who are normally conditioned to throw seven to nine innings, are brought out to throw a ceremonial one or two innings—this one makes the "r," and this one makes the "a." In these conditions, it's hard to really determine who is the top player of the game any more than one can determine the pen that truly made the difference in the presidential bill signing.

For this year, we'll say Sale. True, his appearance was limited, but he did pitch two innings (scribbling the proverbial "c" and "k" of the presidential signature), more than any other AL pitcher.

Since it is the All-Star Game and it is an exhibition, no Box-Toppers points are awarded. (Sale has 10.7 Box-Toppers points for the season, ranking 10th among all players and third among AL pitchers.) 

Following the results chart below, we'll show the process of how a Box-Toppers Player of the Game is determined, using Tuesday's All-Star Game as our example:

716	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	4.0	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Chris Sale (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2

Determining Box-Toppers Players of the Game

The chart below shows all players from the winning American League team who appeared in Tuesday's game. They are ranked in order of their Box-Toppers game score, from highest to lowest.

Sale, the top player, had a game score of 4.0.  (How the Box-Toppers game score formula works.) Joe Nathan, Rangers closing pitcher, was in second with 2.0. The top batter was Jason Kipnis of the Indians with 1.0. He and Salvador Perez of the Royals had identical scores of 1.0, but Kipnis breaks the tie because he has more RBIs. Rivera, the game MVP, has a Box-Toppers game score of 1.0.

Moving down the list, 14 players had Box-Toppers game scores below 0.0. 

Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
4.0	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2
2.0	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Nathan (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
2.0	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1.1	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brett Cecil (H, 1)	0.0	0	0	0	0	1
1.1	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Steve Delabar (H, 1)	0.0	0	0	0	0	1
1.0	American League	Jason Kipnis 2B	1	0	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1.0	American League	Salvador Perez C	1	1	1	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1.0	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Grant Balfour (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
1.0	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Moore (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1.0	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mariano Rivera (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
0.0	American League	Prince Fielder 1B	1	0	1	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
0.0	American League	Jhonny Peralta SS	1	0	1	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
0.0	American League	Jose Bautista RF	1	0	0	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
0.0	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Hernandez (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
0.0	American League	Robinson Cano 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-0.9	American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Greg Holland (H, 1)	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
-1.0	American League	Miguel Cabrera 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-1.0	American League	Adam Jones CF	3	1	1	0	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-1.0	American League	Joe Mauer C	2	0	1	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-1.0	American League	J.J. Hardy SS	2	0	0	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-1.0	American League	Torii Hunter PH, CF	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-1.0	American League	Manny Machado 3B	1	0	0	0	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-1.0	American League	Nelson Cruz RF	1	0	0	0	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-1.0	American League	Alex Gordon LF	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-2.0	American League	Mike Trout LF, CF	3	0	1	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-2.0	American League	Chris Davis 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-2.0	American League	Dustin Pedroia PR, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-2.0	American League	David Ortiz DH	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
-2.0	American League	Edwin Encarnacion PH, DH	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

All-Star rosters include most Box-Toppers points leaders, only a few minor snubs

With the 2013 All-Star Game here, it's time for a Box-Toppers examination of the choices for the game by fans and the managers.

Overall, not bad. The players with the highest Box-Toppers points totals in each league were almost always named to the American League and National League teams. 

For example, Box-Toppers points leader and Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin was named to the NL roster (though Mets pitcher Matt Harvey was named the game's starter). And AL points leader and Indians pitcher Justin Masterson was named to the AL roster (though Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer was named AL starter).

The player with the most Box-Toppers points this season who was not selected as an All-Star is Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller, who has 11.4 Box-Toppers points, the fifth highest among NL pitchers and more than NL starter Harvey (11.0). 

Other notable snubs (a full list is in the chart below) include:

• Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez, the AL player with the most Box-Toppers points (8.0) left off the roster.
• Yunel Escobar of the Rays, who has more Box-Toppers points than any other AL shortstop (4.5). 
• J.P. Arencibia of the Blue Jays, who has more points than any other AL catcher (5.5). 
• Athletics outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and Josh Reddick, who are among the top three AL outfielders in Box-Toppers points. Both have 4.5. 
• Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals, who has more points than any other NL third basemen (6.7).

The elected starters for the AL are generally stronger than the starters for the NL in terms of Box-Toppers points and player rankings (see the charts at right). Five players are among the top one or two players in Box-Toppers points at their position among AL starters, while only three players in the NL can say the same.

The chart shows the players Box-Toppers points for the season, BTP, and their rank according to their field position in their league. Generally speaking, the the lower the rank by position number, the better. For example, Chris Davis, Miguel Cabrera, David Ortiz and Carlos Gonzalez all rank No. 1 among players in their respective positions. However, elected NL starter Carlos Beltran of the Cardinals, ranks only 39th among NL outfielders in Box-Toppers points for the season.

While the NL starting line-up is not as strong as the AL line-up, the NL reserves include most of the players leading in Box-Toppers points at their position. For example, in the reserves and pitchers chart at the right below the elected starters, you can see that four NL players leading in Box-Toppers points in their position were selected to the team by NL manager Bruce Bochy of the Giants. They include:

• Brian McCann of the Braves, leading among NL catchers with 7.0 Box-Toppers points.
• Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks, leading among NL first basemen with 9.7 Box-Toppers points. 
• Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals, leading among NL second basemen with 6.0 Box-Toppers points. 
• Everth Cabrera of the Padres, leading among NL shortstops with 4.5 Box-Toppers points. 

Often, players are chosen to the All-Star for sentimental and nostalgic reasons. That might seem to be the case for Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who has only 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season and ranks 137th among AL pitchers in points. And though he's having a strong year (30 saves in 32 chances and a 1.83 ERA), he hasn't picked up a lot of Box-Toppers points since he hasn't been the player who most contributed to the win in most of the games in which he's appeared. Still, Rivera has a very strong career Box-Toppers total. He has 122.4 career Box-Toppers points, 26th among all players since 1995 and second among closing pitchers only to Trevor Hoffman (129.4).  Even if he weren't having a great year statistically, his career Box-Toppers numbers would cry out for his selection to the All-Star Game in this, the year he is retiring.

Box-Toppers is set up to determine the players who most help their team win the most games. Top players from the winning team of each game are determined by a formula using standard box score statistics. These top players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. Among each day's top players, bonus points are awarded for the top players and batters of the day in each league. Players accumulate points through the season to provide a data point for comparison, such as determining which players are most worthy as All-Stars. 

ALL-STAR GAME TOP SNUBS
AL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Anibal Sanchez	PI SP	Tigers	8.0	10
Derek Holland	PI SP	Rangers	7.7	11
Joe Saunders	PI SP	Mariners	7.7	12
R.A. Dickey	PI SP	Blue Jays	6.7	13
Hiroki Kuroda	PI SP	Yankees	6.7	14
Josh Donaldson	3B	Athletics	6.5	2
Yunel Escobar	SS	Rays	4.5	1
J.P. Arencibia	CA	Blue Jays	5.5	1
Yoenis Cespedes	OF	Athletics	4.5	2
Josh Reddick	OF	Athletics	4.5	3
NL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Shelby Miller	PI SP	Cardinals	11.4	5
Zack Greinke	PI SP	Dodgers	10.7	8
Lance Lynn	PI SP	Cardinals	10.4	9
Gio Gonzalez	PI SP	Nationals	8.7	11
Mat Latos	PI SP	Reds	8.7	12
Ryan Zimmerman	3B	Nationals	6.7	1

ALL-STAR GAME ELECTED STARTERS
AL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Chris Davis	1B	Orioles	10.2	1
Robinson Canó	2B	Yankees	7.0	2
J. J. Hardy	SS	Orioles	3.0	4
Miguel Cabrera	3B	Tigers	13.4	1
Joe Mauer	C	Twins	5.0	2
Mike Trout	OF	Angels	3.5	9
Adam Jones	OF	Orioles	3.5	10
José Bautista	OF	Blue Jays	1.5	32
David Ortiz	DH	Red Sox	8.2	1
NL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Joey Votto	1B	Reds	1.5	14
Brandon Phillips	2B	Reds	5.0	2
Troy Tulowitzki	SS	Rockies	2.0	7
David Wright	3B	Mets	1.0	12
Yadier Molina	C	Cardinals	3.0	5
Carlos Beltrán	OF	Cardinals	1.5	39
Carlos González	OF	Rockies	9.5	1
Bryce Harper	OF	Nationals	6.9	2

ALL-STAR GAME RESERVES & PITCHERS
AL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Jason Castro	C	Astros	2.0	7
Salvador Pérez	C	Royals	0.0	18
Prince Fielder	1B	Tigers	3.5	7
Jason Kipnis	2B	Indians	7.0	1
Dustin Pedroia	2B	Red Sox	1.5	9
Ben Zobrist	2B	Rays	2.0	6
Manny Machado	3B	Orioles	1.0	14
Jhonny Peralta	SS	Tigers	1.0	11
Nelson Cruz	OF	Rangers	4.5	1
Alex Gordon	OF	Royals	1.0	42
Torii Hunter	OF	Tigers	1.0	43
Edwin Encarnación	DH	Blue Jays	5.7	2
Justin Masterson	PI SP	Indians	13.7	1
Matt Moore	PI SP	Rays	13.1	2
Chris Sale	PI SP	White Sox	10.7	3
Félix Hernández	PI SP	Mariners	10.4	4
Clay Buchholz	PI SP	Red Sox	10.1	5
Yu Darvish	PI SP	Rangers	10.0	6
Max Scherzer	PI SP	Tigers	9.7	7
Hisashi Iwakuma	PI SP	Mariners	9.7	8
Justin Verlander	PI SP	Tigers	8.0	9
Bartolo Colón	PI SP	Athletics	6.7	15
Greg Holland	PI CP	Royals	6.0	20
Glen Perkins	PI CP	Twins	6.0	21
Chris Tillman	PI SP	Orioles	4.0	35
Joe Nathan	PI CP	Rangers	3.0	59
Grant Balfour	PI CP	Athletics	3.0	60
Brett Cecil	PI MR	Blue Jays	2.0	93
Jesse Crain	PI MR	White Sox	2.0	96
Steve Delabar	PI MR CP	Blue Jays	1.0	112
Mariano Rivera	PI CP	Yankees	1.0	137
NL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Buster Posey	C	Giants	6.0	2
Brian McCann	C	Braves	7.0	1
Paul Goldschmidt	1B	Diamondbacks	9.7	1
Allen Craig	1B	Cardinals	1.0	15
Freddie Freeman	1B	Braves	6.5	2
Matt Carpenter	2B	Cardinals	6.0	1
Marco Scutaro	2B	Giants	0.0	18
Pedro Álvarez	3B	Pirates	6.2	2
Everth Cabrera	SS	Padres	4.5	1
Jean Segura	SS	Brewers	2.5	6
Domonic Brown	OF	Phillies	3.5	15
Michael Cuddyer	OF	Rockies	6.5	3
Carlos Gómez	OF	Brewers	2.0	35
Andrew McCutchen	OF	Pirates	2.0	27
Patrick Corbin	PI SP	Diamondbacks	14.4	1
Clayton Kershaw	PI SP	Dodgers	12.7	2
Madison Bumgarner	PI SP	Giants	11.7	3
Adam Wainwright	PI SP	Cardinals	11.7	4
Matt Harvey	PI SP	Mets	11.0	6
Jordan Zimmermann	PI SP	Nationals	10.7	7
Cliff Lee	PI SP	Phillies	9.4	10
José Fernández	PI SP	Marlins	8.0	14
Aroldis Chapman	PI CP	Reds	6.0	18
Jason Grilli	PI CP	Pirates	5.7	29
Travis Wood	PI CP	Cubs	5.0	33
Jeff Locke	PI SP	Pirates	5.0	36
Craig Kimbrel	PI CP	Braves	3.0	52
Edward Mujica	PI CP	Cardinals	3.0	58
Sergio Romo	PI CP	Giants	2.0	77
Mark Melancon	PI MR	Pirates	1.0	121

BTP: Box-Toppers points for the current season.

RANK BY POS.: A players ranking among players in the same position for the current season. 

Rays' Chris Archer (CG shutout, 8K) is top player for Sunday, July 14

Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Sunday's Player of the Day. Archer pitched a complete game shutout and struck out eight in the 5-0 win over the Astros.

Yadier Molina of the Cardinals is National League Player of the Day. Molina hit a three-run homer and went 4-for-6 in the 10-6 win over the Cubs.

Chris Davis of the Orioles is American League Batter of the Day. Davis homered (for the 37th time this season), drove in four runs and went 2-for-4 in the 7-4 win over the Blue Jays. Davis earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 10.2 for the season. He is the 16th player this season to 10.0 Box-Toppers points and is currently in 15th place among players.

Archer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Molina receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Davis receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.

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

714	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	13.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Archer (W, 4-3)	9.0	4	0	0	0	8
	6.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Verlander (W, 10-6)	7.0	1	0	0	3	3
NL	5.0	Cardinals	Yadier Molina C	6	3	4	4	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Orioles	Chris Davis 1B	4	2	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wily Peralta (W, 7-9)	7.0	7	1	1	2	8
	4.0	`Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tyler Clippard	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Padres	Carlos Quentin LF	4	2	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Reds	Shin-Soo Choo CF	3	3	2	1	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Indians	Jason Kipnis 2B	2	1	2	2	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cole Hamels	8.0	8	2	2	0	7
	1.2	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dillon Gee (W, 7-7)	6.2	5	1	0	1	2
	1.0	Athletics	Josh Donaldson 3B	5	1	2	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Rockies	Michael Cuddyer RF	5	1	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Twins	Aaron Hicks CF	4	1	1	3	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tom Wilhelmsen (S, 19)	1.0	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.

Giants' Tim Lincecum, pitching a no-hitter, is top player for Saturday, July 13

Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum, pitching a no-hitter against the Padres, is Saturday's Player of the Day.

Lincecum struck out 13 and allowed only four walks in the 9-0 win. 

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is American League Player of the Day. Hernandez threw eight scoreless innings in the 6-0 win over the Angels. 

Lonnie Chisenhall of the Indians is AL Batter of the Day. Chisenhall hit a grand slam in the 5-3 win over the Royals. 

Alfonso Soriano of the Cubs is National League Batter of the Day. Soriano homered and went 2-for-5 in the 6-4 win over the Cardinals. 

Notable: Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke and Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez are the 14th and 15th players with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points this season. Both were top players in their games Saturday. Greinke (CG 0R 2H 9K in the 1-0 win vs. the Rockies) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, putting him in 12th place overall. Hernandez, the AL Player of the Day, earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 10.4 for the season, putting him in 13th place overall. 

Lincecum receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Hernandez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Chisenhall and Soriano 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: 

713	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	18.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Lincecum (W, 5-9)	9.0	0	0	0	4	13
	15.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Greinke (W, 8-2)	9.0	2	0	0	1	9
AL	5.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Hernandez (W, 10-4)	8.0	7	0	0	0	4
	4.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			A.J. Griffin (W, 8-6)	8.0	6	0	0	1	3
	4.0	`Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			John Lannan	8.0	4	1	1	1	3
	4.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Kimbrel (S, 26)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	Indians	Lonnie Chisenhall 3B	4	1	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Fernando Rodney (S, 22)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Will Harris (W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Casey Janssen (S, 18)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Rangers	Nelson Cruz RF	5	2	4	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Twins	Pedro Florimon SS	2	1	1	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Grilli (S, 29)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.1	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Nate Jones	1.1	2	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Steve Cishek (W, 3-4)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2
BAT	0.0	Cubs	Alfonso Soriano LF	5	2	2	1	0	0			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.

D-Backs' Patrick Corbin takes top spot in Box-Toppers points; Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Friday, July 12

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin takes over the top spot among players in Box-Toppers points, while Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Friday's Player of the Day.

Corbin (6.2IP 1R 10K) was top player in the 2-1 win over the Brewers, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. He moves from third to first place in Box-Toppers player standings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page), passing both Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (13.4) and Justin Masterson of the Indians (14.4). It is the first time Corbin has led in Box-Toppers points this season and the first time since May 18 that someone other than Cabrera or Masterson has led in Box-Toppers points. It is also the first time a National League player has led since April 23 (Matt Harvey of the Mets).

Kluber, Friday's Player of the Day, pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings, striking out eight, in the 3-0 win over the Royals. 

Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio is National League Player of the Day. Nicasio threw seven scoreless innings in the 3-0 win over the Dodgers. 

Adam Jones of the Orioles is American League Batter of the Day. Jones homered, drove in three runs and went 3-for-4 in the 8-5 win over the Blue Jays. 

Buster Posey of the Giants is NL Batter of the Day. Posey drove in five runs in the 10-1 win over the Padres. Earning 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, Posey now has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, surpassing the 5.5 he scored in 2012. 

Kluber receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Nicasio receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Jones and Posey each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

712	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.2	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Corey Kluber (W, 7-5)	7.2	3	0	0	3	8
NL	6.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Juan Nicasio (W, 5-4)	7.0	3	0	0	1	3
	5.2	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin (W, 11-1)	6.2	7	1	1	2	10
BAT	5.0	Orioles	Adam Jones CF	4	3	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jarred Cosart (W, 1-0)	8.0	2	0	0	3	2
	5.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 8-8)	7.0	5	0	0	2	5
	4.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 8-7)	7.0	3	1	1	1	3
	4.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Koji Uehara (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	Giants	Buster Posey C	4	0	2	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Vin Mazzaro (W, 5-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Kelly (W, 1-3)	5.1	3	1	1	2	4
	2.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hiroki Kuroda (W, 8-6)	5.0	6	0	0	2	5
	1.0	Tigers	Torii Hunter RF	4	2	2	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Marlins	Derek Dietrich 2B	4	2	2	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Cubs' Edwin Jackson, Indians' Danny Salazar top players for Thursday, July 11

Cubs pitcher Edwin Jackson is Thursday's Player of the Day. Jackson pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up only three hits, in the 3-0 win over the Cardinals.

Indians pitcher Danny Salazar is American League Player of the Day. Salazar allowed one hit over six innings and struck out seven in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays. This was Salazar's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has been Player of the Game. He is the 3,223rd player to debut on Box-Toppers since stat-keeping began in 1995.

Freddie Freeman of the Braves is National League Batter of the Day. Freeman, who was voted by fans to the All-Star Game in the Final Vote Thursday (and was also Box-Toppers' choice for the Final Vote), went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in the 6-5 win over the Reds. 

Alejandro De Aza of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. De Aza homered and went 3-for-5 in the 6-3 win over the Tigers. 

Standings update: Rays pitcher Matt Moore rises to fourth place and Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers player standings after both were Players of the Game Thursday. Both players earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point. Moore (7.1IP 10K in 4-3 win vs. Twins) now has 13.1 Box-Toppers points. Bumgarner (7IP 6K in 4-2 win vs. Padres) now has 11.7 Box-Toppers points. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.)

Jackson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Salazar receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Freeman and De Aza each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

711	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Edwin Jackson (W, 6-10)	7.0	3	0	0	0	5
	8.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Capuano (W, 3-6)	6.1	6	0	0	0	8
AL	8.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Danny Salazar (W, 1-0)	6.0	2	1	1	1	7
	6.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Moore (W, 13-3)	7.1	3	3	3	2	10
	4.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Madison Bumgarner (W, 10-5)	7.0	4	2	2	1	6
	3.2	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Steven Wright (W, 1-0)	5.2	3	0	0	2	3
BAT	3.0	Braves	Freddie Freeman 1B	4	0	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.2	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Miguel Gonzalez (W, 7-3)	6.2	4	1	1	2	4
	2.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	1	2	1	0	3	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jonathan Papelbon (S, 20)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	1.0	White Sox	Alejandro De Aza CF, LF	5	2	3	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Yankees	Lyle Overbay 1B	3	1	1	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Pirates' Francisco Liriano, Angels' C.J. Wilson top players for Wednesday, July 10

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Liriano pitched seven shutout innings, striking out six, in the 5-0 win over the Athletics.

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is American League Player of the Day. Wilson struck out six over seven innings in the 13-2 win over the Cubs. 

Prince Fielder of the Tigers is AL Batter of the Day. Fielder homered, drove in three runs and went 3-for-4 in the 8-5 win over the White Sox. 

Placido Polanco of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Polanco went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs in the 6-2 win over the Braves. 

Liriano receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Wilson receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Fielder and Polanco 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: 

710	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Francisco Liriano (W, 9-3)	7.0	4	0	0	1	6
AL	7.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			C.J. Wilson (W, 9-6)	7.0	4	1	1	0	6
	5.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ivan Nova (W, 4-2)	8.0	5	1	1	2	6
BAT	4.0	Tigers	Prince Fielder 1B	4	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Red Sox	David Ortiz DH	3	2	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Wheeler (W, 3-1)	7.0	3	1	1	3	5
	4.0	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Esmil Rogers	6.0	4	1	1	3	7
	3.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wei-Yin Chen (W, 4-3)	7.0	3	1	1	3	4
	3.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kenley Jansen (W, 3-3)	2.0	1	0	0	1	3
BAT	2.0	Marlins	Placido Polanco 3B	5	1	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Gio Gonzalez (W, 7-3)	7.0	6	1	1	2	5
	2.0	`Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Hellickson	6.0	6	3	3	0	8
	1.0	Reds	Shin-Soo Choo CF	4	2	3	0	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Cardinals	Matt Carpenter 2B	3	1	1	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Rockies	Corey Dickerson PH	1	1	1	0	0	0			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.

Box-Toppers deems Freeman, Uehara most worthy candidates for All-Star Final Vote

Red Sox closer Koji Uehara and Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman are the players most deserving to be voted to the All-Star Game in the Final Vote, according to Box-Toppers statistics.

Major League Baseball's All-Star Final Vote process gives fans the chance to select the final player on each All-Star team. Fans choose from a list of five players from each league who were either not selected by fans in general voting (which ended July 4) or selected by All-Star team managers to fill out the rosters.

Box-Toppers deems Freeman most worthy of earning the Final Vote in the National League. Of the 10 players on the Final Vote ballot, Freeman has the most Box-Toppers points with 5.0. He has the second-most Box-Toppers points of any NL first baseman, behind only Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks (8.7). 

Uehara narrowly earns Box-Toppers' endorsement in the American League. He has 3.0 Box-Toppers points, tied with Rangers relief pitcher Tanner Scheppers. However, Uehara breaks the tie because he has more total Box-Toppers points over the past three seasons (5.0 to 3.0).

Though by Box-Toppers standards, Uehara is the top AL player on the Final Vote ballot, he does rank only 56th among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points for the season. Scheppers ranks 61st. Even among AL closers, Uehara ranks 13th.

The American League choices are all relief pitchers and are all a little weak in terms of Box-Toppers points. In fact, one player, Tigers relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit has 0.0 Box-Toppers points this season and earned only 1.0 last season.

The National League choices, by contrast, are all batters, and seem a little more interesting, exciting and substantial choices. Rookie sensation Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers is on the list. While his stats for his brief time in the majors are impressive (batting over .400 with eight homers since his June 3 debut), he has earned only 1.5 Box-Toppers points, the fewest of any Final Vote candidate in the National League.

Box-Toppers is set up to determine the players who most help their team win the most games. Top players from the winning team of each game are determined by a formula using standard box score statistics. These top players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. Among each day's top players, bonus points are awarded for the top players and batters of the day in each league. Players accumulate points through the season to provide a data point for comparison, such as determining which players are most worthy as All-Stars.

Voting on the final candidates ends on Thursday. Fans can vote online.

	FINAL VOTE CANDIDATES
	AL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Koji Uehara	pi cp	bos al	3.0
2	Tanner Scheppers	pi mr	tex al	3.0
3	Steve Delabar	pi mr	tor al	1.0
4	David Robertson	pi mr	nyy al	1.0
5	Joaquin Benoit	pi mr	det al	0.0
	NL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Freddie Freeman	1b	atl nl	5.0
2	Ian Desmond	ss	dc nl	4.5
3	Adrian Gonzalez	1b	lad nl	3.0
4	Hunter Pence	rf	sf nl	2.0
5	Yasiel Puig	rf	lad nl	1.5

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Brewers' Wily Peralta, Rangers' Adrian Beltre top players for Tuesday, July 9

Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Peralta pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout in the 2-0 win over the Reds.

Adrian Beltre of the Rangers is American League Player of the Day. Beltre hit two home runs, drove in five runs and went 4-for-4 in the 8-4 win over the Orioles. 

Justin Upton of the Braves is National League Batter of the Day. Upton homered and went 3-for-5 in the 6-4 win over the Marlins. 

Standings update: Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright rises to sixth place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season (see the updated Top 10 list on the home page).  Wainwright (7IP 1R 9K) was Player of the Game in the 9-5 win over the Astros, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. Wainwright and Peralta had identical 8.0 Box-Toppers game scores, but Peralta broke the tie and earned Player of the Day honors (and an extra Box-Toppers point) because he had more innings pitched.

Peralta receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Beltre receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Upton receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

709	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wily Peralta (W, 6-9)	9.0	3	0	0	4	6
	8.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Wainwright (W, 12-5)	7.0	5	1	1	1	9
AL	7.0	Rangers	Adrian Beltre 3B	4	2	4	5	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.1	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Straily (W, 6-2)	6.1	2	1	1	3	7
	6.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ricky Nolasco (W, 6-8)	7.0	4	1	1	0	5
	5.0	White Sox	Dayan Viciedo LF	4	2	3	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Eric Stults (W, 7-7)	9.0	4	1	1	3	5
	4.0	Mets	Marlon Byrd RF	4	2	2	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Archer (W, 3-3)	6.0	3	1	0	0	2
	3.0	Red Sox	David Ortiz DH	5	3	4	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Braves	Justin Upton LF	5	3	3	2	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cubs	Alfonso Soriano LF	3	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cole Hamels (W, 4-11)	8.0	6	1	1	1	4
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			James Shields (W, 4-6)	7.0	5	1	1	2	5
	3.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 7-4)	6.0	5	0	0	2	4

Dodgers' Zack Greinke (7IP 0R 7K) tops players for Monday, July 8

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is Monday's Player of the Day. Greinke pitched seven shutout innings, allowed only two hits and struck out seven in the 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

Justin Smoak of the Mariners is American League Player of the Day. Smoak went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs in the 11-4 win over the Red Sox. 

Jean Segura of the Brewers is National League Batter of the Day. Segura went 3-for-3 in the 4-3 win over the Reds. 

Greinke receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Smoak receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Segura receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

708	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Greinke (W, 7-2)	7.0	2	0	0	2	7
	6.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			John Lannan (W, 2-3)	8.0	4	0	0	2	4
	5.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Garza (W, 5-1)	7.0	5	2	1	0	6
AL	3.0	Mariners	Justin Smoak 1B	4	2	3	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Carpenter (W, 2-0)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Carlos Torres	2.0	1	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Greg Holland (S, 21)	1.0	1	0	0	0	3
BAT	2.0	Brewers	Jean Segura SS	3	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bartolo Colon (W, 12-3)	7.0	7	1	1	1	5
	2.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Drew Smyly (W, 4-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Rangers	Ian Kinsler 2B	5	0	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Rays	Ben Zobrist 2B	4	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0	Rockies	Wilin Rosario C	4	0	2	2	0	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.

D-Backs' Patrick Corbin, Indians' Michael Brantley top players for Sunday, July 7

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin, Sunday's Player of the Day, rises to third place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Corbin struck out 10 over eight innings in the 6-1 win over the Rockies. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season, moving him from fifth to third place for the season.  Corbin now leads all National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points, passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (who also was a Player of the Game Sunday.)

Michael Brantley of the Indians is American League Player of the Day. Brantley hit two home runs, drove in five runs and went 3-for-4 in the 9-6 win over the Tigers.

Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals is NL Batter of the Day. Zimmerman hit a grand slam in the 11-7 win over the Padres. 

Standings update: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (8IP 1R in 4-1 win vs. Giants) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 12.7 for the season. However, Kershaw remains in fourth place in Box-Toppers points and actually falls to second place among NL pitchers, after he was passed by Box-Toppers Player of the Day Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks.

Notable: Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn is the 14th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. Lynn was a Player of the Game (7IP 7K in 3-2 win vs. Marlins) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season.

Corbin receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Brantley receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Zimmerman receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

707	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin (W, 10-1)	8.0	3	1	1	1	10
	10.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Hefner (W, 4-6)	7.0	2	1	1	1	8
AL	7.0	Indians	Michael Brantley LF	4	3	3	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.2	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jered Weaver (W, 3-4)	6.2	5	0	0	2	6
	5.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clayton Kershaw (W, 8-5)	8.0	3	1	1	1	3
	4.0	Blue Jays	Colby Rasmus CF	4	2	3	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Price (W, 3-4)	9.0	8	1	1	0	5
	4.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jesse Chavez (S, 1)	4.0	3	0	0	1	4
	3.1	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jonathan Pettibone (W, 5-3)	5.1	5	1	1	1	6
BAT	3.0	Nationals	Ryan Zimmerman 3B	4	2	1	4	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Carlos Villanueva	4.0	3	1	1	1	5
	3.0	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Neal Cotts (H, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jim Johnson (S, 30)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Lance Lynn (W, 11-3)	7.0	7	2	2	1	7
	1.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 7-8)	7.0	6	1	1	0	2

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

Bumgarner, Moore top players for Saturday, July 6, both rise in Box-Toppers Top 10 player list

Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Saturday's Player of the Day and rises to eighth place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Meanwhile, Rays pitcher Matt Moore, American League Player of the Day for Saturday, rises to third place in Box-Toppers points for the season. 

Bumgarner struck out nine over seven innings in the 4-2 win over the Dodgers. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, moving him into eighth place in player standings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page). 

Moore pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in the 3-0 win over the White Sox. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 12.1 for the season, moving from 10th place to third place in player standings  (see the updated top 10 list on the home page.)

Jay Bruce of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Bruce went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs in the 13-4 win over the Mariners. 

Brian Dozier of the Twins is AL Batter of the Day. Dozier hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs in the 6-0 win over the Blue Jays. This was Dozier's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has been named Player of the Game and he is the 3,219th player to debut since Box-Toppers record-keeping began in 1995.

Bumgarner receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Moore receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Bruce and Dozier 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: 

706	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Madison Bumgarner (W, 9-5)	7.0	3	2	2	0	9
AL	5.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Moore (W, 12-3)	6.1	5	0	0	2	6
BAT	5.0	Reds	Jay Bruce RF	4	4	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wade Miley (W, 5-7)	8.0	5	1	1	1	5
	4.0	Cubs	Alfonso Soriano LF	4	2	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Hudson (W, 5-7)	7.0	5	1	1	0	4
	4.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Greg Holland (S, 20)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	Twins	Brian Dozier 2B	4	1	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cardinals	Matt Adams PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Anibal Sanchez (W, 7-5)	5.0	3	1	1	1	4
	2.1	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Travis Blackley (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Brewers	Logan Schafer LF	4	2	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Yankees	Eduardo Nunez SS	3	1	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	Bryce Harper LF	2	0	1	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Angels	Chris Iannetta C	4	1	3	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Yankees' Ivan Nova, D-Backs' Tyler Skaggs top players for Friday, July 5

Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova is Friday's Player of the Day. Nova pitched a complete game and struck out 11 in the 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Skaggs is National League Player of the Day. Skaggs pitched eight scoreless innings and gave up only three hits in the 5-0 win over the Rockies. 

Kirk Nieuwenhuis of the Mets is NL Batter of the Day. Nieuwenhuis went 4-for-4 with five RBIs in the 12-5 win over the Brewers.

Josh Reddick of the Athletics is American League Batter of the Day. Reddick went 2-for-3 and scored three runs in the 6-3 win over the Royals. 

Notable: Mariners closing pitcher Oliver Perez (Save, 3K in 4-2 win vs. Reds) was Player of the Game for the first time in more than four years. The previous time Perez was Player of the Game was April 15, 2009, when he was a starting pitcher for the New York Mets. In 2004, Perez had 17.0 Box-Toppers points for the season as a starter for the San Diego Padres and Pittsburgh Pirates. He has 43.1 career Box-Toppers points.

Nova receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Skaggs receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Nieuwenhuis and Reddick each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

705	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ivan Nova (W, 3-2)	9.0	3	2	2	1	11
NL	9.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tyler Skaggs (W, 2-1)	8.0	3	0	0	1	5
BAT	8.0	Mets	Kirk Nieuwenhuis RF	4	3	4	5	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	8.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Hellickson (W, 8-3)	7.0	6	1	1	0	9
	7.0	Dodgers	Juan Uribe 3B	5	2	3	7	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Rick Porcello (W, 5-6)	7.0	5	0	0	2	6
	6.0	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mark Buehrle (W, 5-5)	7.0	6	0	0	0	5
BAT	4.0	Athletics	Josh Reddick RF	3	3	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Francisco Liriano (W, 8-3)	9.0	4	2	2	4	7
	4.0	`Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Trevor Rosenthal (H, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	4.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Oliver Perez (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Phillies	Humberto Quintero C	3	1	2	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Red Sox	David Ortiz PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	Nelson Cruz RF	5	2	1	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	Wilson Ramos C	4	1	2	3	0	1			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.

Indians' Justin Masterson still atop Box-Toppers rankings; Tigers' Cabrera, Dodgers' Kershaw, Rockies' Gonzalez among points leaders

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season with 13.7 points.

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, in second place overall with 13.4 points, is leader among American League batters. 

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, in third place overall, leads among all National League players with 11.7 points. 

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies is the leader among NL batters with 9.5 points. He ranks 15th among all players.

Previous player rankings report from June 21. 

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work? 

	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
2	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	11.7
4	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	11.4
5	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
6	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
8	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
9	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
10	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	10.4
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
2	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
3	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	10.4
4	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	10.0
6	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	9.7
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	9.7
8	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	8.7
9	Holland, Derek 2634	pi sp	tex al	7.7
10	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	7.0
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
2	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	8.7
3	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	7.0
4	Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	6.0
5	Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	1b dh	tor al	5.7
6	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	5.5
7	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	5.5
8	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	5.5
9	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	5.2
10	Mauer, Joe 1869	ca	min al	5.0
	NL PITCHERS
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	11.7
2	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	11.4
3	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
4	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
5	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
6	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
7	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	9.4
8	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	9.4
9	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	8.7
10	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	cin nl	8.7
	NL BATTERS
1	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	9.5
2	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	8.7
3	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	7.0
4	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	6.2
5	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	5.9
6	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf	col nl	5.5
7	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	5.2
8	Phillips, Brandon 1691	2b	cin nl	5.0
9	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b	stl nl	5.0
10	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	5.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Though no longer leading their division, St. Louis Cardinals remain top Box-Toppers team

Despite falling to second place in their own division, the St. Louis Cardinals remain the top team in Box-Toppers rankings for the ninth straight week.

The Pittsburgh Pirates passed the Cardinals atop the National League Central division standings and have the best record in baseball (.619), but are still behind the Cardinals in Box-Toppers points, ranking in sixth place overall.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points this season, 66.7. Their lead continued to narrow over the second-place team, the Boston Red Sox (64.0). Two weeks ago, they led the Red Sox by 8.2 points and now lead only by 2.7. 

The Red Sox have the second-best win-loss record in baseball, behind the Pirates, at .609 and the best record in the American League.

The Baltimore Orioles are top team of the week, picking up 9.4 Box-Toppers points and rising to eighth place in team rankings. The bulk of those points came when the Orioles this week acquired closing pitcher Scott Feldman from the Chicago Cubs. Feldman has 5.7 points and brings his Box-Toppers points to the Orioles.  (The Cubs, meanwhile, had a net loss of 1.7 points over the week because of the trade.)

The Cardinals lead the Pirates in Box-Toppers points mainly because Cardinals players, especially pitchers, tend to earn bonus points by being top player or batter of the day overall or in their league.

The Cardinals are led by pitchers Shelby Miller (11.4 Box-Toppers points), Adam Wainwright (10.7) and Lance Lynn (9.4). The Pirates, meanwhile, are led by third baseman Pedro Alvarez (6.2 points), pitcher Francisco Liriano (5.0) and pitcher Jeff Locke (5.0). 

704	Top 10 Teams	BTP	BTP/wk	Last week rank
1	Cardinals	66.7	3.5	1
2	Red Sox	64.0	5.0	2
3	Reds	61.1	5.5	5
4	Tigers	60.9	4.7	3
5	Rangers	58.6	3.0	4
6	Pirates	58.3	3.0	6
7	Athletics	58.2	4.0	7
8	Orioles	58.1	9.4	Not ranked
9	Indians	57.3	6.0	9
10	Nationals	56.7	5.2	8

BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.

BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday.

White Sox' Jose Quintana, Phillies' Cole Hamels top players for Thursday, July 4

White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana is Thursday's Player of the Day. Quintana struck out 11 and allowed no runs over seven innings in the 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels is National League Player of the Day. Hamels struck out eight over seven innings in the 6-4 win over the Pirates. 

Wilson Ramos of the Nationals is NL Batter of the Day. Ramos homered, drove in five runs and went 3-for-4 in the 8-5 win over the Brewers. 

Yunel Escobar of the Rays is American League Batter of the Day. Escobar went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs in the 7-5 win over the Astros. 

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

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

704	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	15.0	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Quintana	7.0	2	0	0	1	11
	9.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Straily (W, 5-2)	7.0	1	0	0	3	6
NL	7.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cole Hamels (W, 3-11)	7.0	5	2	1	0	8
	7.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Verlander (W, 9-5)	7.0	3	0	0	2	5
BAT	5.0	Nationals	Wilson Ramos C	4	1	3	5	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Rockies	Michael Cuddyer RF	3	3	2	3	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			A.J. Ramos (W, 3-2)	2.0	1	0	0	0	4
BAT	3.0	Rays	Yunel Escobar SS	5	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rangers	Adrian Beltre 3B	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Red Sox	Jacoby Ellsbury CF	4	3	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Royals	Lorenzo Cain RF	4	1	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ian Kennedy	7.0	6	2	2	2	8
	2.0	Yankees	Ichiro Suzuki CF	5	2	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Angels	Erick Aybar SS	4	1	3	1	0	0			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.

Brewers' Kyle Lohse, Astros' Chris Carter top players for Wednesday, July 3

Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Lohse struck out seven over eight innings in the 4-1 win over the Nationals.

Chris Carter of the Astros is American League Player of the Day. Carter homered twice and drove in all four runs in the 4-1 win over the Rays. 

Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals is National League Batter of the Day. Carpenter homered, drove in three runs and went 3-for-6 in the 12-2 win over the Angels. 

Lohse receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Carter receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Carpenter receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

703	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kyle Lohse (W, 4-6)	8.0	4	1	1	1	7
AL	5.0	Astros	Chris Carter LF, 1B	3	2	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Randall Delgado (W, 1-2)	7.0	7	2	2	0	9
	4.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Garza (W, 4-1)	8.0	4	1	1	3	5
	4.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ricky Nolasco (W, 5-8)	7.0	6	2	2	0	7
	4.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			J.J. Hoover (W, 2-5)	2.0	1	0	0	1	4
BAT	3.0	Cardinals	Matt Carpenter 2B	6	3	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Dodgers	Hanley Ramirez SS	5	3	4	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jon Lester	7.0	6	1	1	1	5
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Greg Holland (S, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer (W, 13-0)	6.1	7	2	2	1	8
	2.0	Orioles	Chris Davis 1B	4	1	2	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Pirates	Pedro Alvarez 3B	4	1	2	3	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Yankees	Robinson Cano 2B	3	1	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.2	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Charlie Furbush (W, 2-4)	1.2	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.

Reds' Homer Bailey, pitching a no-hitter, tops players for Tuesday, July 2

Reds pitcher Homer Bailey, who pitched a no-hitter Tuesday, is Box-Toppers' Player of the Day. 

Bailey gave up only one walk and struck out nine in the 3-0 win over the Giants to earn his second career no-hitter. 

Rays pitcher David Price is American League Player of the Day. Price struck out 10 and gave up no runs over seven innings in the 8-0 win over the Astros. 

Kendrys Morales of the Mariners is AL Batter of the Day. Morales homered twice and drove in six runs in the 9-2 win over the Rangers. 

Chris Johnson of the Braves is National League Batter of the Day. Johnson was 3-for-4 in the 11-3 win over the Marlins. 

Standings update: Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers were both Players of the Game in their games. Both earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. Cabrera maintains his spot in second place overall in player Box-Toppers points for the season, while Kershaw moves from sixth place to third place (see updated top 10 list on the home page).

Cabrera (HR 3RBI) was Player of the Game in the 7-6 win over the Blue Jays. He now has 13.4 Box-Toppers points and remains leader in points among AL batters. 

Kershaw (CG 4H 0R 8K) was Player of the Game in the 8-0 win over the Rockies. He now has 11.7 Box-Toppers points and passes Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks for the lead among NL pitchers. 

Bailey receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Price receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Morales and Johnson each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

702	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	17.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Homer Bailey (W, 5-6)	9.0	0	0	0	1	9
AL	14.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Price (W, 2-4)	7.0	3	0	0	0	10
	13.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clayton Kershaw (W, 7-5)	9.0	4	0	0	0	8
BAT	6.0	Mariners	Kendrys Morales DH	5	2	3	6	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.1	`Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wily Peralta	5.1	3	0	0	2	5
	5.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			John Lackey (W, 6-5)	8.0	6	1	1	1	6
	5.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Hefner (W, 3-6)	7.0	4	1	1	2	6
	4.0	Athletics	Derek Norris C	3	2	2	3	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jered Weaver (W, 2-4)	7.0	6	1	1	0	5
	3.2	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jonathan Pettibone (W, 4-3)	5.2	3	1	1	3	6
BAT	3.0	Braves	Chris Johnson 3B	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Yankees	Alberto Gonzalez SS	4	2	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	White Sox	Conor Gillaspie 3B	3	2	2	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 3B	3	1	1	3	2	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Indians	Carlos Santana C	1	0	0	2	3	0			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.