Dodgers' Brandon McCarthy (6IP 0R 6K) tops players for Sunday, April 19

Dodgers pitcher Brandon McCarthy is Sunday’s Player of the Day.

McCarthy pitched six scoreless innings and struck out six in the 7-0 win over the Rockies.

American League Player of the Day—Yoenis Cespedes of the Tigers hit a grand slam and a two-run homer in the 9-1 win over the White Sox.

National League Batter of the Day—Jonny Gomes of the Braves hit a double and drove in four total runs in the 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 19.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 4.0
2 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 3.0
4 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 3.0
5 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp pit nl 3.0
6 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 3.0
7 Price, David 2593 pi sp det al 2.7
8 deGrom, Jacob 3343 pi sp nym nl 2.7
9 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 2.7
10 Donaldson, Josh 3144 3b dh tor al 2.5
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Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Cole (6IP 2R 6K in the 5-2 win over the Brewers) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.

Scoring—McCarthy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cespedes earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gomes earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/19 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 7.0 Dodgers Brandon McCarthy (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 0 0 2 6
AL 6.0 Tigers Yoenis Cespedes LF 4 2 2 6 0 1 - - - - - -
5.1 Nationals Stephen Strasburg (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 7.1 5 1 1 2 7
5.0 Orioles Adam Jones CF 5 1 4 5 0 1 - - - - - -
4.0 Mariners Nelson Cruz RF 6 2 3 5 0 3 - - - - - -
BAT 3.0 Braves Jonny Gomes LF 2 0 1 4 1 1 - - - - - -
3.0 Yankees Andrew Miller (S, 4) - - - - - - 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
3.0 Royals Wade Davis (S, 2) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 Twins Shane Robinson CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Dbacks Paul Goldschmidt 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 - - - - - -
2.0 Pirates Gerrit Cole (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 6.0 5 2 2 1 6
2.0 Padres Andrew Cashner (W, 1-2) - - - - - - 6.0 5 2 0 2 5
2.0 Astros Luke Gregerson (S, 2) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 Mets Ruben Tejada SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 - - - - - -
1.0 Cardinals Matt Carpenter 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 - - - - - -

Mariners' Felix Hernandez, top player for Saturday, April 18, rises to top of Box-Toppers player rankings

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is Saturday’s Player of the Day and rises to the top of Box-Toppers player rankings.

Hernandez struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run and two hits, in the 3-1 win over the Rangers. Hernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, passing previous points leader, Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir, who has 3.7.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 18.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 4.0
2 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 3.0
4 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 3.0
5 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 3.0
6 Price, David 2593 pi sp det al 2.7
7 deGrom, Jacob 3343 pi sp nym nl 2.7
8 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 2.7
9 Donaldson, Josh 3144 3b dh tor al 2.5
10 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 2.5
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Hernandez had a Box-Toppers game score of +12, tied with Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who was Player of the Game in the 9-0 win over the Rays. However, Hernandez won Player of the Day honors on a tie-breaker—he had more strikeouts than Tanaka Saturday (12 vs. 8).

National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight in the 5-4 win over the Marlins. deGrom earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season. He rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—Adam LaRoche of the White Sox homered, doubled and went 3-for-5 with two runs and four RBIs in the 12-3 win over the Tigers.

National League Batter of the Day—Odubel Herrera of the Phillies went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI, in the 5-3 win over the Nationals. This was Herrera’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut April 6 and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,449th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Notables—Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays rose to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Donaldson (HR 3-4 2R BI in the 6-5 win over the Braves) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.5 for the season.

Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers earned just his third Player of the Game honor Saturday in his third season in baseball. While Puig is considered one of the game’s rising stars and an All-Star, he has so far only rarely earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors and now has 3.5 Box-Toppers points since his Box-Toppers debut on June 4, 2013. On Saturday, Puig went 2-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI in the 6-3 win over the Rockies. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and has that 1.0 point for the season. That equals his 2014 total of 1.0 Box-Toppers point—he was Player of the Game once in 2014, on May 12.

Scoring—Hernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and deGrom earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. LaRoche and Herrera each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/18 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 13.0 Mariners Felix Hernandez (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 7.0 2 1 1 2 12
13.0 Yankees Masahiro Tanaka (W, 2-1) - - - - - - 7.0 2 0 0 0 8
NL 9.0 Mets Jacob deGrom (W, 2-1) - - - - - - 7.0 6 0 0 0 8
8.0 Pirates Jeff Locke (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 8.0 4 1 1 0 6
8.0 Astros Dallas Keuchel (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 6.0 2 0 0 3 7
7.0 `Cubs Kyle Hendricks - - - - - - 6.0 3 2 2 0 8
5.2 Giants Chris Heston (W, 2-1) - - - - - - 7.2 5 1 1 1 6
4.2 Athletics Jesse Chavez (S, 1) - - - - - - 3.2 4 0 0 1 6
BAT 4.0 White Sox Adam LaRoche 1B 5 2 3 4 0 2 - - - - - -
4.0 Indians Danny Salazar (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 6 2 2 2 10
3.0 Cardinals Carlos Martinez (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 1 1 2 4
3.0 Orioles Zach Britton (S, 4) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
BAT 2.0 Phillies Odubel Herrera CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Blue Jays Josh Donaldson DH 4 2 3 1 1 0 - - - - - -
1.0 Dodgers Yasiel Puig RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Friday, April 17, rises to 2nd in player rankings

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Friday’s Player of the Day, while perennial Box-Toppers scorers David Price, Clayton Kershaw, Alex Rodriguez and Mike Trout also earned Player of the Game honors.

Scherzer struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 7-2 win over the Phillies. Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season and rises to second in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 17.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7
2 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 3.0
3 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 3.0
4 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 3.0
5 Price, David 2593 pi sp det al 2.7
6 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 2.7
7 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 2.5
8 Chirinos, Robinson 2924 ca tex al 2.5
9 Markakis, Nick 2116 rf atl nl 2.5
10 Rodriguez, Alex dh 3b nyy al 2.5
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American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher David Price struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the White Sox. Price did not pick up the win because he exited the game with the score tied 1-1. Price earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, rising to fifth in Box-Toppers player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees hit two home runs (career 657 and 658) and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, including driving in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, in the 5-4 win over the Rays. Rodriguez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, rising to 10th place in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Rodriguez, the leading batter in Box-Toppers points since 1995 with 181.8, last earned Batter of the Day honors on May 23, 2012.

National League Batter of the Day—Nick Markakis of the Braves went 4-for-4 and scored three times in the 8-7 win over the Blue Jays. Markakis earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, rising to ninth in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Notables—Three other notable players also earned Player of the Game honors in their wins Friday:

  • Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 31.5, scored his first Box-Toppers point of the season. Kershaw (6IP 3R 12K W in 7-3 win over the Rockies) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.
  • Mike Trout of the Angels, AL Most Valuable Player in 2014, earned his first Box-Toppers point of the season. Trout (2HR 2R 5BI in the 6-3 win over the Astros) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. (Trout and Alex Rodriguez both had identical Box-Toppers game scores of +5, but Rodriguez won AL Batter of the Day honors by virtue of having more hits—three vs. two.)
  • Robinson Chirinos of the Rangers rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Chirinos (HR 2-4 2R) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.5 for the season.

Debut—Twins pitcher Aaron Thompson made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Thompson (2IP 0R K ND in the 3-2, 11-inning win over the Indians) made his Major League debut Aug. 24, 2011, and was playing in his 17th career game. He is the 3,448th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Price earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Rodriguez and Markakis each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/17 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 11.0 Nationals Max Scherzer (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 8.0 4 1 1 0 9
AL 9.0 `Tigers David Price - - - - - - 8.0 4 1 1 2 9
7.0 Dodgers Clayton Kershaw (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 6.0 6 3 1 1 12
6.0 Dbacks Josh Collmenter (W, 1-2) - - - - - - 9.0 4 0 0 1 2
BAT 5.0 Yankees Alex Rodriguez DH 4 2 3 4 0 0 - - - - - -
5.0 Angels Mike Trout CF 4 2 2 5 0 1 - - - - - -
4.0 Mets Bartolo Colon (W, 3-0) - - - - - - 7.0 6 1 1 0 5
BAT 3.0 Braves Nick Markakis RF 4 3 4 0 1 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Padres Wil Myers CF 4 1 3 3 0 1 - - - - - -
3.0 Cardinals Michael Wacha (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 7.0 5 1 1 1 4
3.0 `Twins Aaron Thompson - - - - - - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
3.0 Red Sox Koji Uehara (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 Pirates Starling Marte LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 - - - - - -
1.0 Royals Salvador Perez C 4 1 3 1 0 0 - - - - - -
1.0 Rangers Robinson Chirinos C 4 2 2 1 0 1 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Rays' Chris Archer tops players for Thursday, April 16, rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Thursday’s Player of the Day.

Archer pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 11 in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Archer rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings. He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season. Overall leader, Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir, has 3.7 Box-Toppers points.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 16.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7
2 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 3.0
3 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 3.0
4 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 2.7
5 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 2.5
6 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
7 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
8 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp lad nl 2.0
9 Odorizzi, Jake 3291 pi sp tb al 2.0
10 Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 pi sp bal al 2.0
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National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher John Lackey pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight in the 4-0 win over the Brewers.

National League Batter of the Day—Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks hit a three-run homer and scored two runs in the 7-6 win over the Giants.

American League Batter of the Day—Kurt Suzuki of the Twins hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-4 in the 8-5 win over the Royals.

Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

  • Mets pitcher Jeurys Familia (1IP 0R K Sv in the 7-5 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Sept. 4, 2012, and was playing in his 99th career game. He is the 3,446th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
  • Michael Taylor of the Nationals (1-2 HR in the 5-2 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Aug. 12, 2014, and was playing in his 27th career game. He is the 3,447th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lackey earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Goldschmidt and Suzuki each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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

4/16 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 14.0 Rays Chris Archer (W, 2-1) - - - - - - 7.0 2 0 0 2 11
NL 9.0 Cardinals John Lackey (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 5 0 0 1 8
2.0 Mets Jeurys Familia (S, 4) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
BAT 1.0 Dbacks Paul Goldschmidt 1B 5 2 1 3 1 0 - - - - - -
BAT 1.0 Twins Kurt Suzuki C 4 1 2 2 0 0 - - - - - -
1.0 Nationals Michael Taylor CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 - - - - - -

Cubs' Travis Wood (7IP 0R 7K) tops players for Wednesday, April 15

Cubs pitcher Travis Wood is Wednesday’s Player of the Day.

Wood pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 5-0 win over the Reds.

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Collin McHugh struck out 11 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 6-1 win over the Athletics.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 15.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7
2 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 3.0
3 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 2.7
4 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 2.5
5 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
6 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
7 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp lad nl 2.0
8 Odorizzi, Jake 3291 pi sp tb al 2.0
9 Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 pi sp bal al 2.0
10 Wood, Travis 2777 pi sp chi nl 2.0
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National League Batter of the Day—Adeiny Hechavarria of the Marlins went 3-for-3 with a homer, two runs and three RBIs in the 6-2 win over the Braves. This was Hechavarria’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he earned Player of the Game honors. Hechavarria made his Major League debut Aug. 4, 2012, and was playing in his 344th career game. He is the 3,445th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays went 3-for-5, drove in three and scored twice, in the 12-7 win over the Rays.

Rankings—Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Bauer (6IP 4H 2R 8K W in the 4-2 win over the White Sox) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.

Streak—Andre Ethier of the Dodgers has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. Ethier (2-3 2R BI) was Player of the Game in the 5-2 win over the Mariners to earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point. He began his 10-season streak in 2006, when he earned his first Box-Toppers point with the Dodgers. His best year was 2009 when he earned 8.2 Box-Toppers points, ranking eighth among NL outfielders. In 2014, he had 1.0 point. Ethier has 46.3 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks him ninth among active outfielders currently in the NL.

Notable—Yadier Molina of the Cardinals on Wednesday earned his first Box-Toppers point since Sept. 15, 2013. Molina (3-4 BI) was Player of the Game in the 4-2 win over the Brewers and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point. He earned no Box-Toppers points in the 2014 season. Molina has 30.7 career Box-Toppers points, ranking second among active catchers currently in the NL (behind A.J. Pierzynski of the Braves, who has 45.7 points).

Scoring—Wood earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McHugh earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Hechavarria and Donaldson 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

4/15 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 9.0 Cubs Travis Wood (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 7.0 3 0 0 2 7
AL 8.2 Astros Collin McHugh (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 5.2 6 1 1 0 11
8.0 Tigers Alfredo Simon (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 8.0 2 0 0 0 2
BAT 5.0 Marlins Adeiny Hechavarria SS 3 2 3 3 0 0 - - - - - -
4.0 Angels Hector Santiago (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 7.0 4 1 1 2 5
BAT 3.0 Blue Jays Josh Donaldson 3B 5 2 3 3 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Orioles Brad Brach (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
3.0 Rockies Adam Ottavino (S, 2) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 Nationals Wilson Ramos C 5 2 2 3 0 1 - - - - - -
2.0 Padres Justin Upton LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Dodgers Andre Ethier RF 3 2 2 1 0 1 - - - - - -
2.0 Indians Trevor Bauer (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 6.0 4 2 2 4 8
2.0 Twins Glen Perkins (S, 1) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 Mets Travis d`Arnaud C 4 2 2 1 1 0 - - - - - -
0.0 Cardinals Yadier Molina C 4 0 3 1 0 0 - - - - - -

Orioles' Miguel Gonzalez (7IP R 10K) tops players for Tuesday, April 14

Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez is Tuesday’s Player of the Day.

Gonzalez struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 4-3 win over the Yankees.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 14.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7
2 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 2.7
3 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 2.5
4 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
5 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
6 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp lad nl 2.0
7 Odorizzi, Jake 3291 pi sp tb al 2.0
8 Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 pi sp bal al 2.0
9 Greene, Shane 3381 pi sp det al 2.0
10 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp ana al 2.0
What are those numbers after players' names?

National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Anthony DeSclafani pitched seven shutout innings and struck out five in the 3-2 win over the Cubs. DeSclafani was one of four players to make his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time they earned Player of the Game honors. DeSclafani made his Major League debut May 14, 2014, and was playing in his 15th career game. He is the 3,441st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Batter of the Day—Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins drove in four runs, scored twice and went 3-for-3 with a double in the 8-2 win over the Braves. Stanton earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season and rising to third place in player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—Robinson Chirinos of the Rangers homered, doubled and drove in five runs in the 8-2 win over the Angels.

Notable—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors (6IP 3R 8K W in the 6-5 win over the Phillies). Harvey earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 2.7 for the season.

Debuts—Four players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time they earned Player of the Game honors. Besides DeSclafani, who earned NL Player of the Day honors, the other three are:

  • Alex Guerrero of the Dodgers (two-run pinch-hit HR in 6-5 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut March 22, 2014, and was playing in his 15th career game. He is the 3,442nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
  • Rays pitcher Steve Geltz (1.1IP 0R W in middle relief in the 3-2 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut Aug. 16, 2012, and was playing in his 17th career game. He is the 3,443rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
  • Athletics pitcher Kendall Graveman (5.1IP 0R W in the 4-0 win over the Astros) made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2014, and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,444th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Gonzalez  earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and DeSclafani earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Stanton and Chirinos each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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

4/14 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 10.0 Orioles Miguel Gonzalez (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 7.0 4 1 1 1 10
8.0 Tigers Shane Greene (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 8.0 3 0 0 0 3
NL 8.0 Reds Anthony DeSclafani (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 2 0 0 2 5
BAT 6.0 Marlins Giancarlo Stanton RF 3 2 3 4 2 0 - - - - - -
6.0 White Sox Jose Quintana (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 1 0 2 6
BAT 5.0 Rangers Robinson Chirinos C 4 2 2 5 0 1 - - - - - -
4.0 Padres Odrisamer Despaigne (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 2 1 1 2 3
4.0 Rockies Adam Ottavino (S, 1) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
3.1 Red Sox Edward Mujica (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
3.0 Dodgers Alex Guerrero PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Mets Matt Harvey (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 6.0 5 3 3 0 8
1.1 Rays Steve Geltz (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 Athletics Kendall Graveman (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 5.1 4 0 0 4 3

Pirates' Cole tops players for Monday, April 13; Athletics' Kazmir takes Box-Toppers points lead

Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Player of the Day, while Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir took the season lead in Box-Toppers points.

Cole struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 5-4 win over the Tigers to earn Player of the Day honors.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 13.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 3.7
2 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
3 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
4 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp lad nl 2.0
5 Odorizzi, Jake 3291 pi sp tb al 2.0
6 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp ana al 2.0
7 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp pit nl 2.0
8 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 2.0
9 Street, Huston 1979 pi cp ana al 2.0
10 Pomeranz, Drew 3061 pi sp oak al 2.0
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American League Player of the Day—Kazmir earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points as AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, the most of any player this season. Kazmir struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 8-1 win over the Astros. Kazmir was one of three players Monday who were the first this season to earn Player of the Game honors for the second time. The others were Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi (8IP R 3K W in the 2-1 win over the Blue Jays) and Huston Street (1IP 0R 2K Sv in the 6-3 win over the Rangers). Both Odorizzi and Street have 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.

National League Batter of the Day—Jorge Soler of the Cubs hit two two-run homers and went 3-for-5 with three runs in the 7-6 win over the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day—Stephen Drew of the Yankees hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead grand slam in the 6-5 win over the Orioles.

Streak—Nick Markakis of the Braves has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. Markakis (1-2 BI) was Player of the Game in the 3-2 win over the Marlins to earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point. He began his 10-season streak in 2006, when he earned his first Box-Toppers point with the Orioles. His best year was 2009 with the Orioles when he earned 7.7 Box-Toppers points, ranking fifth among AL outfielders. In 2014, he had 3.0 points with the Orioles. Markakis has 38.6 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks him 14th among active outfielders currently in the NL.

Debut—Dodgers pitcher Yimi Garcia made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Garcia (1IP 0R 2K W in the 6-5 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,440th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He is the only player in the Box-Toppers database named "Yimi."

Scoring—Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kazmir earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Soler and Drew each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/13 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 7.0 Pirates Gerrit Cole (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 1 1 2 8
AL 6.0 Athletics Scott Kazmir (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 1 1 3 8
BAT 5.0 Cubs Jorge Soler RF 5 3 3 4 0 0 - - - - - -
BAT 5.0 Yankees Stephen Drew PH, 2B 1 1 1 4 0 0 - - - - - -
4.0 Dbacks Ender Inciarte CF, RF 5 2 3 4 0 1 - - - - - -
4.0 Red Sox Mookie Betts CF 4 2 2 4 1 1 - - - - - -
4.0 Rays Jake Odorizzi (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 8.0 2 1 1 3 3
3.0 Angels Huston Street (S, 3) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
3.0 Rockies Rafael Betancourt (S, 1) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
3.0 Dodgers Yimi Garcia (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 Royals Eric Hosmer 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 - - - - - -
1.1 Mets Jacob deGrom (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 6.1 7 0 0 1 3
1.0 Brewers Carlos Gomez CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 - - - - - -
0.0 Braves Nick Markakis RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 - - - - - -

Dodgers' Zack Greinke (7IP 0R 7K) tops players for Sunday, April 12

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is Sunday’s Player of the Day.

Greinke pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 12.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
2 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
3 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp lad nl 2.0
4 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 2.0
5 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp ana al 2.0
6 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 2.0
7 Pomeranz, Drew 3061 pi sp oak al 2.0
8 Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349 pi sp bal al 2.0
9 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp cin nl 1.7
10 Cabrera, Miguel 1776 1b det al 1.7
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Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 127.7 for his career, moving to 29th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He passes Mariano Rivera (126.4) and Roy Oswalt (127.2) on the “all-time” list.

American League Player of the Day—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers hit two home runs and a double and went 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBIs in the 8-5 win over the Indians.

Cabrera earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 129.9 for his career, moving to 26th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He passes Vladimir Guerrero (128.3) and Trevor Hoffman (129.4) on the “all-time” list.

Cabrera has now also scored at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 13 straight seasons. He scored his first points in 2003 with the Marlins. His best season was 2013 with the Tigers, when he led all AL batters with 16.9. He had 12.5 Box-Toppers points in 2014, second among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four, in the 10-2 win over the Brewers.

A-Rod—Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees earned Player of the Game honors for the first time since his season long suspension and his first since Sept. 20, 2013. Rodriguez hit a three-run double and drove in four total runs in the 14-4 win over the Red Sox. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 180.3 for his career. He leads all batters in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began—second place is Albert Pujols (167.3).

Debut—Cubs pitcher Neil Ramirez made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. This was Ramirez’ 54th career game—he made his Major League debut April 25, 2014. Ramirez (0.2IP 0R 2K W in the 6-5 win over the Rockies) is the 3,439th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Greinke  earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cabrera earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. McCutchen earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/12 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 9.0 Dodgers Zack Greinke (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 5 0 0 0 7
AL 7.0 Tigers Miguel Cabrera 1B 4 3 4 4 1 0 - - - - - -
6.0 Rays Nathan Karns (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 7.0 2 2 1 2 6
6.0 White Sox Chris Sale (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 5 1 1 1 8
5.0 Astros Will Harris (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
4.0 Yankees Alex Rodriguez DH 2 1 1 4 2 1 - - - - - -
4.0 `Cardinals Carlos Martinez - - - - - - 6.0 4 2 2 2 8
4.0 `Nationals Max Scherzer - - - - - - 6.0 6 1 1 2 8
BAT 3.0 Pirates Andrew McCutchen CF 5 2 2 4 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Mariners Rickie Weeks PH, DH 2 1 1 3 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 `Mets Jerry Blevins (H, 2) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.2 Royals Yordano Ventura (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 5.2 4 2 2 2 7
2.2 Blue Jays Aaron Loup (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
2.2 Cubs Neil Ramirez (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 Padres Wil Nieves C 4 1 1 4 0 1 - - - - - -
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Orioles' Ubaldo Jimenez (7IP 0R H 8K) tops players for Saturday, April 11

Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is Saturday’s Player of the Day. 

Jimenez pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight, in the 7-1 win over the Blue Jays.

National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out nine, in the 6-0 win over the Pirates.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 11.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
2 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
3 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 2.0
4 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp ana al 2.0
5 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 2.0
6 Pomeranz, Drew 3061 pi sp oak al 2.0
7 Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349 pi sp bal al 2.0
8 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp cin nl 1.7
9 Harang, Aaron 1599 pi sp phi nl 1.7
10 Peralta, David 3370 lf ari nl 1.7
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American League Batter of the Day—Ian Kinsler of the Tigers went 4-for-5, scored three times and drove in two runs, in the 9-6 win over the Indians.

National League Batter of the Day—Dexter Fowler of the Cubs hit two triples, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-5 win over the Rockies.

Debut—Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut. Bradley (6IP H 0R 6K in the 6-0 win over the Dodgers) is the 3,438th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Kershaw—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, last year’s overall leader in Box-Toppers points with 31.5, has yet to earn his first Box-Toppers points of the season after two starts. Only once last season did Kershaw have two straight starts when he failed to win Player of the Game honors and earn Box-Toppers points (May 11 and May 17). Saturday he gave up 10 hits and six runs (five earned) over 6 1/3 innings, striking out five, and picking up the loss in the 6-0 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Scoring—Jimenez 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. Kinsler and Fowler each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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

411 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 13.0 Orioles Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 1 0 0 1 8
NL 12.0 Brewers Jimmy Nelson (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 2 0 0 2 9
10.0 Rays Chris Archer (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 7.0 1 0 0 1 5
8.0 Padres James Shields (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 3 1 1 1 7
7.0 Dbacks Archie Bradley (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 1 0 0 4 6
6.0 `Phillies Cole Hamels - - - - - - 7.0 2 1 1 2 5
BAT 4.0 Tigers Ian Kinsler 2B 5 3 4 2 0 1 - - - - - -
4.0 White Sox David Robertson (S, 1) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
3.2 Cardinals Trevor Rosenthal (S, 2) - - - - - - 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
BAT 3.0 Cubs Dexter Fowler CF 3 2 2 2 2 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Mariners Nelson Cruz RF 5 1 3 3 0 1 - - - - - -
2.0 Royals Greg Holland (S, 3) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 Yankees Chris Young CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 - - - - - -
1.0 Braves Julio Teheran (W, 2-0) - - - - - - 6.0 2 3 1 4 5
0.0 Rangers Rougned Odor 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Athletics' Drew Pomeranz (7IP 0R 6K) tops players for Friday, April 10

Athletics pitcher Drew Pomeranz is Friday’s Player of the Day.

Pomeranz pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, in the 12-0 win over the Mariners.

National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Brandon Morrow pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 1-0 win over the Giants. Morrow did not earn the win in the game because he exited with the score tied 0-0—the Padres scored the game’s only run in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 10.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
2 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
3 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 2.0
4 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp ana al 2.0
5 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 2.0
6 Pomeranz, Drew 3061 pi sp oak al 2.0
7 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp cin nl 1.7
8 Harang, Aaron 1599 pi sp phi nl 1.7
9 Peralta, David 3370 lf ari nl 1.7
10 Morrow, Brandon 2264 pi sp sd nl 1.7
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American League Batter of the Day—Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays went 3-for-3 with a double, drove in two and scored four times in the 12-5 win over the Orioles. Bautista has now scored at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. He scored his first Box-Toppers point in 2006 with the Pirates. His best year was 2010 with the Blue Jays when he had 15.2 Box-Toppers points, the most among AL batters. He had 6.5 points in 2014, ranked eighth among AL outfielders. For his career, he has 53.4 Box-Toppers points, which ranks third among active AL outfielders (behind Torii Hunter—107.9 and Carlos Beltran—95.4). He ranks 120th among all batters since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began.

National League Batter of the Day—Joey Votto of the Reds hit two home runs and drove in four runs in the 5-4 win over the Cardinals.

Scoring—Pomeranz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Morrow earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Bautista and Votto each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

410 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 11.0 Athletics Drew Pomeranz (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 2 0 0 0 6
10.2 Twins Tommy Milone (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.2 2 0 0 2 7
NL 7.0 `Padres Brandon Morrow - - - - - - 7.0 4 0 0 3 7
BAT 6.0 Blue Jays Jose Bautista RF 3 4 3 2 1 0 - - - - - -
BAT 5.0 Reds Joey Votto 1B 3 2 2 4 1 0 - - - - - -
4.0 `Phillies Jerome Williams - - - - - - 6.0 5 1 1 1 6
4.0 `Dbacks Andrew Chafin - - - - - - 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
3.0 Marlins Giancarlo Stanton RF 3 1 2 3 1 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Astros Colby Rasmus LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Braves Jim Johnson (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
3.0 Royals Wade Davis (S, 1) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
2.0 Tigers Nick Castellanos 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Pirates Pedro Alvarez 1B 4 2 2 2 0 2 - - - - - -
1.1 `Red Sox Wade Miley - - - - - - 5.1 4 2 2 2 6
1.0 Rockies DJ LeMahieu 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Indians' Trevor Bauer, with 6 no-hit innings, tops players for Thursday, April 9

Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer is Thursday’s Player of the Day.

Bauer pitched six no-hit, shutout innings and struck out 11 in the 5-1 win over the Astros. The Indians bid for a combined no-hitter among four pitchers ended in the ninth inning when reliever Nick Hagadone gave up the only hit to the Astros, a home run by Jed Lowrie.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 9. As it is less than one week into the season, the sample size is pretty small and no player has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors more than once. Five players are tied with 2.0 Box-Toppers points, each of them have been Player of the Day for each of the first five days of the season. Felix Hernandez is ranked first by virtue of having more Box-Toppers in 2014 than the other four—he had 20.8 in 2014, Adam Wainwright, ranked second, had 18.7.  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp sea al 2.0
2 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 2.0
3 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp oak al 2.0
4 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp ana al 2.0
5 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp cle al 2.0
6 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp cin nl 1.7
7 Harang, Aaron 1599 pi sp phi nl 1.7
8 Peralta, David 3370 lf ari nl 1.7
9 Harvey, Matt 3075 pi sp nym nl 1.7
10 Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 dh 1b tor al 1.5
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National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey, in his first start since August 2013, pitched six scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 6-3 win over the Nationals. Harvey had 15.0 Box-Toppers points in 2013 before undergoing Tommy John surgery and ended that season ranked 10th among NL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays homered and went 2-for-4 in the 6-3 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day—There was no NL Batter of the Day Thursday because no NL batters earned Player of the Game honors.

Scoring—Bauer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Harvey earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Encarnacion earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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

409 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 12.0 Indians Trevor Bauer (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 0 0 0 5 11
NL 10.0 Mets Matt Harvey (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 4 0 0 1 9
7.0 Tigers Shane Greene (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 8.0 4 1 0 1 5
6.0 Royals Edinson Volquez (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 8.0 4 1 1 1 5
6.0 Rangers Nick Martinez (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 4 0 0 2 5
4.0 Red Sox Justin Masterson (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 2 2 2 7
3.0 Reds Aroldis Chapman (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.2 Giants George Kontos (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
BAT 1.0 Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 - - - - - -

Athletics' Scott Kazmir (7IP H 0R 10K) tops players for Wednesday, April 8

Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir is Wednesday’s Player of the Day.

Kazmir pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out 10, in the 10-0 win over the Rangers.

National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Aaron Harang pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight, in the 4-2 win over the Red Sox.

National League Batter of the Day—Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers hit three home runs and drove in four in the 7-4 win over the Padres.

American League Batter of the Day—Lorenzo Cain of the Royals hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-4 in the 7-5 win over the White Sox.

Debut—Giants pitcher Chris Heston made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, marking the first time he earned Player of the Game honors. Heston struck out five over six innings in the 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Heston is the 3,437th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Streak—Angels closing pitcher Huston Street has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 11 straight seasons. Street was Player of the Game in the 5-3 win over the Mariners after allowing no runs and no hits and striking out one in the ninth inning. Street began his 11-year streak in 2005, scoring 4.0 Box-Toppers points that season with the Athletics. His best years were 2006 and 2008, also both with the A’s, when he scored 8.0. The fewest points he earned in a season prior to this year was 1.0 in 2013 with the Padres. He had 5.0 points in 2014 with both the Padres and the Angels. He has 47.0 career Box-Toppers points, ranking 22nd among closing pitchers since 1995.

Kazmir earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Harang earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Gonzalez and Cain 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.

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

408 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 14.0 Athletics Scott Kazmir (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 1 0 0 2 10
12.1 Indians Carlos Carrasco (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.1 3 0 0 1 10
11.2 Rays Jake Odorizzi (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.2 2 0 0 0 7
NL 11.1 Phillies Aaron Harang (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.1 2 0 0 1 8
8.0 Cubs Jake Arrieta (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 3 0 0 3 7
7.2 Tigers Anibal Sanchez (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.2 3 0 0 2 6
BAT 7.0 Dodgers Adrian Gonzalez 1B 4 3 4 4 0 0 - - - - - -
4.0 Giants Chris Heston (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 2 0 2 5
BAT 3.0 Royals Lorenzo Cain CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Nationals Jordan Zimmermann (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 5 1 1 0 4
3.0 `Braves Shelby Miller - - - - - - 5.0 4 0 0 2 4
2.0 Yankees Jacoby Ellsbury CF 2 2 2 0 2 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Rockies Wilin Rosario PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Reds J.J. Hoover (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
2.0 Angels Huston Street (S, 2) - - - - - - 1.0 0 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.

Angels' C.J. Wilson (8IP 0R) tops players for Tuesday, April 7

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is Tuesday’s Player of the Day.

Wilson pitched eight shutout innings and allowed two hits in the 2-0 win over the Mariners.

David Peralta of the Diamondbacks is NL Player of the Day. Peralta hit a three-run homer in the 7-6 win over the Giants.

There was no AL Batter of the Day Tuesday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Wilson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Peralta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

407 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 7.0 Angels C.J. Wilson (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 8.0 2 0 0 1 2
NL 4.0 Dbacks David Peralta LF 2 2 1 3 2 0 - - - - - -
4.0 Orioles Zach Britton (S, 1) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
3.0 Rangers Colby Lewis (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 1 1 2 4
2.0 Braves Freddie Freeman 1B 5 2 3 2 0 2 - - - - - -
2.0 Rangers Neftali Feliz (S, 1) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 Padres Derek Norris C 5 2 2 2 0 1 - - - - - -
1.0 Rockies Nick Hundley C 4 1 3 1 0 1 - - - - - -

Mariners' Felix Hernandez (7IP 10K) tops players in Monday, April 6's opening day

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is Monday’s Player of the Day on baseball’s opening day of the season.

Hernandez struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 4-1 win over the Angels.

Hernandez had a Box-Toppers game score of +12, tied with Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz, who was Player of the Game in the 8-0 win over the Phillies. However, Hernandez won the tie-breaker to earn Player of the Day because he had more strikeouts than Buchholz (10 vs. nine).

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto is National League Player of the Day. Cueto struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings in the 5-2 win over the Pirates. Cueto picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because after he exited the game, the Pirates tied the score.

Cueto also had a Box-Toppers game score of +12, tied with Hernandez, but Hernandez beat Cueto on a tie-breaker to earn Player of the Day because he earned the win in his game, while Cueto earned a no-decision.

Nolan Arenado of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Arenado homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the 10-0 win over the Brewers.

Alex Rios of the Royals is American League Batter of the Day. Rios homered, drove in three and went 3-for-4 in the 10-1 win over the White Sox.

Notables: Opening day often features baseball’s top aces, the top-of-the-rotation pitchers who were among Box-Toppers leaders in the previous season. Monday featured starts from last year’s top seven pitchers in Box-Toppers player rankings. However, only three earned Player of the Game honors. Here is how those seven players fared, listed in order of their 2014 Box-Toppers player ranking:

1. Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers—31.5 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—6IP 6H 3R 2BB 9K ND, Box-Toppers game score +1 in 6-3 win over Padres. (Jimmy Rollins, Box-Toppers game score +2 was Dodgers Player of the Game.)

2. Corey Kluber, Indians—25.8 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—7.1IP 3H 2R 2BB 7K L, Box-Toppers game score +5.1 in 2-0 loss to Astros. (Dallas Keuchel of Astros, Box-Toppers game score +5 was Player of the Game.)

3. Madison Bumgarner, Giants—22.6 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—7IP 6H R BB 3K W, Box-Toppers game score +1 in 5-4 win over Diamondbacks. (Angel Pagan, Box-Toppers game score +2 was Giants Player of the Game.)

4. Johnny Cueto, Reds—22.4 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—Cueto earned NL Player of the Day honors, see details above.

5. Max Scherzer, Nationals—22.1 Box-Toppers points in 2014 (with Tigers).

Monday—7.2 IP 4H 3R 2BB 8K L, Box-Toppers game score +6.2 in 3-1 loss to Mets. (Bartolo Colon of the Mets, Box-Toppers game score of +8.0 was Player of the Game.)

6. Felix Hernandez, Mariners—20.8 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—Hernandez earned overall Player of the Day honors, see details above.

7. David Price, Tigers—19.1 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—8.2 IP 5H 0R 5K W, Box-Toppers game score +8.2 in 4-0 win over Twins. (Price earned Player of the Game honors.)

Also notable: Devon Travis of the Blue Jays (HR 1-2 2R BI in the 6-1 win over the Yankees) made his Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. Travis is the 3,436th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He is the first player to make his debut in the 2015 season.

Hernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Arenado and Rios each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.

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

406 Score Team Player AB R H BI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 12.0 Mariners Felix Hernandez (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 2 1 1 1 10
12.0 Red Sox Clay Buchholz (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 3 0 0 1 9
NL 12.0 `Reds Johnny Cueto - - - - - - 7.0 4 0 0 1 10
9.0 Athletics Sonny Gray (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 8.0 1 0 0 1 3
8.2 Tigers David Price (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 8.2 5 0 0 0 5
8.0 Mets Bartolo Colon (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 3 1 1 1 8
BAT 6.0 Rockies Nolan Arenado 3B 4 3 3 4 1 0 - - - - - -
5.0 Astros Dallas Keuchel (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 7.0 3 0 0 3 4
BAT 3.0 Royals Alex Rios RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Braves Jason Grilli (S, 1) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 Giants Angel Pagan CF 4 1 3 2 1 1 - - - - - -
2.0 Dodgers Jimmy Rollins SS 4 1 2 3 1 1 - - - - - -
2.0 Blue Jays Devon Travis 2B 2 2 1 1 2 1 - - - - - -
1.2 Orioles Chris Tillman (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.2 4 1 1 3 4
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Cards' Adam Wainwright (6IP 0R 6K) tops players in Sunday, April 5's opening night

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Sunday’s Player of the Day on baseball’s opening night of the season.

Wainwright pitched six scoreless innings and struck out six in the 3-0 win over the Cubs.

Wainwright receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. And by virtue of the fact that this is the only game played so far in the Major League season, Wainwright leads all players in Box-Toppers points with 2.0.

However, Wainwright did lead all players in Box-Toppers points at several points in the 2014 season, as late as June 28, when he had 13.0. Wainwright finished 2014 with 18.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked eighth among all players and fourth among NL pitchers.

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

405 Score Team BATTERS AB R H RBI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 7.0 Cardinals Adam Wainwright (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 6.0 5 0 0 0 6

Tigers' Alfredo Simon (5IP 0R H) tops players for Saturday, April 4's final spring games

Tigers pitcher Alfredo Simon is Saturday’s Player of the Day on the final day of spring training.

Simon pitched five scoreless innings, allowing one hit, in the 1-0 win over the Rays.

Phillies pitcher David Buchanan is National League Player of the Day. Buchanan pitched five scoreless innings and struck out four in the 6-4 win over the Pirates.

Mark Trumbo of the Diamondbacks is NL Batter of the Day. Trumbo hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-2 with three RBIs in the 4-2 win over the Cubs.

Chris Young of the Yankees is AL Batter of the Day. Young hit a two-run homer in the 4-3 win over the Nationals.

Box-Toppers points aren’t awarded for spring training games, but if this were the regular season, Simon would earn 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Buchanan would earn 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Trumbo and Young would each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Fifteen spring training games were scheduled Saturday. Two games which ended in ties (Mets-Rangers and Angels-Dodgers) and two games that featured non-Major League teams (Marlins-Jacksonville and Padres-Diablos) are not included in Box-Toppers results.

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

404 Score Team BATTERS AB R H RBI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 7.0 Tigers Alfredo Simon (W, 2-2) - - - - - - 5.0 1 0 0 0 3
6.0 `Royals Jason Vargas - - - - - - 4.0 0 0 0 1 3
NL 5.0 Phillies David Buchanan (W, 3-0) - - - - - - 5.0 2 0 0 2 4
BAT 4.0 Dbacks Mark Trumbo DH 2 1 2 3 0 0 - - - - - -
4.0 Mariners James Gillheeney (S, 1) - - - - - - 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
4.0 Giants Hunter Strickland (S, 2) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
BAT 3.0 Yankees Chris Young CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Brewers Wirfin Obispo (W, 1-0) - - - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 Blue Jays Josh Donaldson 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Red Sox Jemile Weeks PR, 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - - -
1.0 Braves Alberto Callaspo 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Mets' Jacob deGrom (4IP 0R) tops players for Friday, April 3's spring games

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Friday’s spring training Player of the Day.

DeGrom pitched four scoreless innings, allowed one hit and struck out four in the 5-0 win over the Rangers.

DeGrom had a Box-Toppers game score of +7.0, tied with Reds pitcher Jason Marquis, who was Player of the Game in the 2-0 win over the Blue Jays. But deGrom won the tiebreaker for Player of the Day because he earned the win in his game, while Marquis had a no-decision.

Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez is American League Player of the Day. Volquez pitched four scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 11-1 win over the Astros.

Scooter Gennett of the Brewers is NL Batter of the Day. Gennett doubled, went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the 6-3 win over the Indians.

Brandon Guyer of the Rays is AL Batter of the Day. Guyer hit a grand slam in the 11-5 win over the Tigers.

Box-Toppers points aren’t awarded for spring training games, but if this were the regular season, deGrom would earn 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Volquez would earn 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gennett and Guyer would each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Sixteen spring training games were scheduled Friday. Three games which included non-Major League teams (Marlins-Greensboro, White Sox-Charlotte and Cardinals-Memphis) are not included in Box-Toppers results.

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

403 Score Team BATTERS AB R H RBI BB K IP H R ER BB K
MLB 7.0 Mets Jacob deGrom (W, 4-0) - - - - - - 4.0 1 0 0 0 4
7.0 `Reds Jason Marquis - - - - - - 5.0 1 0 0 0 3
AL 6.0 Royals Edinson Volquez (W, 2-3) - - - - - - 4.0 5 0 0 0 7
5.1 Angels Andrew Heaney (W,1-2) - - - - - - 5.1 0 0 0 3 3
BAT 4.0 Brewers Scooter Gennett 2B 3 2 2 3 0 0 - - - - - -
4.0 Mariners J.A. Happ (W, 2-3) - - - - - - 4.0 2 0 0 2 4
3.1 `Phillies Jeanmar Gomez - - - - - - 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
BAT 3.0 Rays Brandon Guyer CF 3 1 1 4 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Nationals Mike Carp 1B 2 1 1 3 0 0 - - - - - -
3.0 Orioles Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 3-3) - - - - - - 4.0 3 1 1 1 5
2.0 Twins Eduardo Escobar 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 - - - - - -
2.0 Giants Matt Cain (W, 1-1) - - - - - - 4.0 3 0 0 2 3
1.0 Dbacks Mark Trumbo RF 3 0 2 2 0 1 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.