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Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Plus, Torii Hunter of the Twins rose to 46th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.7 |
Player of the Day—Arrieta struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals.
American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Zach Britton struck out three over 1 2/3 scoreless innings and picked up the save in the 3-2 win over the Astros.
American League Batter of the Day—Torii Hunter of the Twins hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5 with two runs in the 8-4 win over the Red Sox.
Hunter earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 112.9 career Box-Toppers points. He rises to 46th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began, passing Kevin Brown (112.8 Box-Toppers points). Hunter’s 112.9 career Box-Toppers points ranks fifth among active batters currently in the AL. Hunter also has 5.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, third-most among AL batters, behind Prince Fielder (6.5) and Josh Donaldson (5.2).
National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day because no NL batters earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.
Rankings—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Harvey (7IP 6H R 8K W in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
Notable—Rays pitcher Kevin Jepsen received a Box-Toppers point for the first time in more than five years after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Jepsen (1IP 0R 2K Sv in the 2-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point. The only other time in his career he received Box-Toppers points was July 31, 2009 with the Angels, when he was AL Player of the Day.
Scoring—Arrieta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Britton earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Hunter 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
| 6/4 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W, 5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5.0 | Mets | Matt Harvey (W, 6-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| AL | 4.2 | Orioles | Zach Britton (S, 14) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4.0 | Athletics | Jesse Hahn (W, 3-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | `Rangers | Yovani Gallardo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | Reds | Aroldis Chapman (S, 10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Twins | Torii Hunter DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Michael Wacha (W, 8-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | Kevin Jepsen (S, 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Indians | Brandon Moss RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
White Sox' Sale tops players for Wednesday, June 3, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray and Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings. Plus, Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle earned a Box-Toppers point in his 16th straight season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 3.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 |
Player of the Day—Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 13, allowing three hits, in the 9-2 win over the Rangers. Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season. He rises to sixth among players in Box-Toppers player rankings, third among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano allowed one run over seven innings, striking out six, in the 5-2 win over the Giants.
National League Batter of the Day—Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs, going 2-for-3, in the 7-6 win over the Dodgers. Tulowitzki led all NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 11.6 (despite playing just over half the season). Tulowitzki earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day Wednesday, his first points of the season.
American League Batter of the Day—Steven Souza Jr. of the Rays hit a three-run homer in the 6-5 win over the Angels.
Rankings—Two other players who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season:
- Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray (8IP 2H 0R 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to eighth in player rankings. Gray ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
- Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels (7IP 2R 8K ND in the 5-4 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, rising to 10th in player rankings. Cole ranks fifth among NL pitchers. Hamels also rises to 37th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point earned Wednesday, Hamels now has 117.8 career Box-Toppers points and passes two players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list—Barry Zito (117.4 Box-Toppers points) and Carlos Delgado (117.7 Box-Toppers points). Hamels now trails 36th-place player on the list, Justin Verlander (118.2 Box-Toppers points).
Streak—Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 16 straight seasons.
Buehrle was Player of the Game in Wednesday’s 8-0 win over the Nationals (CG 0R 6H 2K W) and earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
Buehrle earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2000 with the White Sox. His best season was 2005 with the White Sox when he had 17.7 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers. In 2014, he had 9.7 Box-Toppers points with the Blue Jays, 28th among AL pitchers.
Buehrle has 115.7 career Box-Toppers points, 41st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point Wednesday, he passes Tim Lincecum (115.0 Box-Toppers points) on that list. He trails 40th-place player Todd Helton (116.4 Box-Toppers points).
Buehrle’s 115.7 career Box-Toppers points ranks seventh among active pitchers currently in the AL.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Astros pitcher Lance McCullers (CG 4H R 11K W in the 3-1 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut May 18 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,488th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks (3-5 2R RBI in the 9-8 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut April 15 and was playing in his 38th career game. He is the 3,489th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Liriano earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Tulowitzki and Souza each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/3 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| 14.0 | Astros | Lance McCullers (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 14.0 | Twins | Trevor May (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 12.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W, 7-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 11.0 | Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 8.0 | Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | 6.0 | Pirates | Francisco Liriano (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Rockies | Troy Tulowitzki SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Blue Jays | Mark Buehrle (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Greg Holland (S, 8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | `Phillies | Cole Hamels | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1.0 | Dbacks | Yasmany Tomas 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Matt Carpenter 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Marlins | Adeiny Hechavarria SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 1.0 | Rays | Steven Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Padres | Justin Upton LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Rays' Archer tops players for Tuesday, June 2, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Tuesday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
Archer struck out 15 over eight innings, allowing one run on six hits, in the 6-1 win over the Angels. Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, moving up to fourth among all players this season and second among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (11.4 Box-Toppers points).
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five in the 1-0 win over the Brewers.
American League Batter of the Day—Joey Gallo of the Rangers homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBIs in the 15-2 win over the White Sox. This was Gallo’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut. He is the 3,485th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Alex Guerrero of the Dodgers hit a ninth-inning, go-ahead grand slam in the 9-8 win over the Dodgers.
Debuts—In addition to Gallo, two other players also made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays (2HR 3-4 2R 4BI in the 7-3 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Aug. 14, 2013, and was playing in his 142nd career game. He is the 3,486th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Cory Spangenberg of the Padres (3B 3-3 R BI in the 7-2 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 66th career game. He is the 3,487th 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 Lynn earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Gallo and Guerrero 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
| 6/2 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | Rays | Chris Archer (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| 11.0 | Red Sox | Clay Buchholz (W, 3-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| NL | 6.2 | Cardinals | Lance Lynn (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Rangers | Joey Gallo 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Indians | Carlos Carrasco (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | Blue Jays | Kevin Pillar CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Dodgers | Alex Guerrero LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `Athletics | Evan Scribner (H, 6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen CF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Yankees | Garrett Jones PH, LF, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Jonathan Papelbon (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S, 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Michael McKenry C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Marcell Ozuna CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Cory Spangenberg 2B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Ender Inciarte LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Mets' deGrom tops players for Monday, June 1, rises to 4th in player rankings; Pirates' Cole rises to 2nd
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Also Monday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to second in Box-Toppers player rankings. Plus, two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors—Albert Pujols of the Angels and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 5 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 6 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 7 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 8 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
Player of the Day—deGrom pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight, in the 7-0 win over the Padres. deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, rising to fourth in player rankings. He ranks third among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Will Harris pitched 1 2/3 innings of middle relief, allowing no runs and striking out two, in the 5-2 win over the Orioles.
American League Batter of the Day—Albert Pujols of the Angels hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Rays.
Pujols earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 169.8 points for his career, ranking seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails sixth-place player Roy Halladay (170.7). Pujols ranks second among all batters in that time (behind Alex Rodriguez with 183.8). Pujols has 2.5 Box-Toppers points this season.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Monday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Cole (7IP 5H 2R 0ER 9K W in the 4-3 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He is the second player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points (Felix Hernandez has 11.4). Cole takes the lead among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points, passing Max Scherzer of the Nationals (9.0).
Notable—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to 20th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when record keeping began) after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Kershaw (7IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 11-4 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 138.6, passing Andy Pettitte (138.5) among all players since 1995. He now trails 19th-place player Jim Thome (146.7).
Kershaw now also has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season. While he’s not among the current season leaders, he is keeping pace with his Box-Toppers point total in 2014 when he led all players with 31.5 points. At this point in 2014, Kershaw also had 5.0 Box-Toppers points.
Scoring—deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Harris earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Pujols earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL 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
| 6/1 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | Mets | Jacob deGrom (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10.2 | Cubs | Jason Hammel (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 7.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 8-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6.0 | Brewers | Mike Fiers (W, 2-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| AL | 3.2 | Astros | Will Harris (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BAT | 3.0 | Angels | Albert Pujols 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Yankees | Mark Teixeira 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Braves | Alex Wood (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Cardinals' Martinez (7IP 0R H 8K) tops players for Sunday, May 31, rises to 5th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez is Sunday’s Player of the Day and rises to fifth in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.
Martinez pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight, in the 3-1 win over the Dodgers. Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 31.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 5 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 6 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 7 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out six in the 3-0 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—Martin Maldonado of the Brewers hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 17th inning in the 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks. Maldonado also hit two doubles, went 4-for-6, scored three times and drove in two runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Steven Souza Jr. of the Rays homered and hit two doubles, going 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-5 win over the Orioles.
Notable—Josh Hamilton of the Rangers earned Player of the Game honors for the second time in three days Sunday. Hamilton hit a pinch-hit, two-run, walk-off double in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Hamilton also earned AL Batter of the Day honors on May 29. Hamilton has 2.5 Box-Toppers points this season.
Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Chavez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Maldonado and Souza each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 5/31 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | Cardinals | Carlos Martinez (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| AL | 7.0 | Athletics | Jesse Chavez (W, 2-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5.0 | `Indians | Bryan Shaw | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | White Sox | John Danks (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3.2 | `Cubs | Tsuyoshi Wada | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Brewers | Martin Maldonado C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | Rays | Steven Souza Jr. RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Reds | Todd Frazier 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Rockies | DJ LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Twins | Brian Dozier 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Josh Hamilton PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Freddie Freeman 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Odrisamer Despaigne (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Angels | Joe Smith (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.2 | Mets | Jeurys Familia (S, 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Astros' Dallas Keuchel (CG 0R 11K) tops players for Saturday, May 30, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is Saturday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth 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 May 30.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 5 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 6 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 |
| 9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 10 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.7 |
Keuchel pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 11 and allowing four hits, in the 3-0 win over the White Sox. Keuchel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to fourth in season player rankings. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (11.4 Box-Toppers points).
National League Player of the Day—Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 7-3 win over the Brewers. Goldschmidt also went 3-for-5.
American League Batter of the Day—Jerry Sands of the Indians hit a two-run homer in the 4-3 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall NL Player of the Day was a batter (Paul Goldschmidt).
Streak—Howie Kendrick of the Dodgers has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. Kendrick was Player of the Game in Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Cardinals (2-3 2R BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
Kendrick earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2006 with the Angels. His best year was 2009 with the Angels, when he had 5.5 Box-Toppers points. In 2014, he had 4.5 points with the Angels. Kendrick has 27.0 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks him fifth among active second basemen currently in the NL.
Debuts—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Yankees pitcher Chasen Shreve (1.1IP 0R 4K W in the 5-3 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut July 19, 2014, and was playing in his 32nd career game. He is the 3,482nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Rockies pitcher Eddie Butler (6IP R 3K W in the 5-2 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut June 6, 2014, and was playing in his 13th career game. He is the 3,483rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Carlos Perez of the Angels (HR 2B 2-4 R 2BI in the 8-6 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut May 5 and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,484th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Keuchel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Goldschmidt earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Sands earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL 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
| 5/30 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 16.0 | Astros | Dallas Keuchel (W, 7-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 10.0 | Rays | Erasmo Ramirez (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5.1 | Yankees | Chasen Shreve (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NL | 4.0 | Dbacks | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Braves | Juan Uribe 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Reds | Joey Votto 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Indians | Jerry Sands RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.1 | Marlins | A.J. Ramos (S, 4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Adam Rosales 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Howie Kendrick 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | `Pirates | Charlie Morton (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Eddie Butler (W, 3-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Twins | Ryan Pressly (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Angels | Carlos Perez C | 4 | 1 | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
Mariners' Walker tops players for Friday, May 29; Athletics' Gray rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker is Friday’s Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Plus, three pitchers with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Friday—Tim Hudson of the Giants, Dan Haren of the Marlins and John Lackey of the Cardinals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 29.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 |
| 8 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 9 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.7 |
| 10 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 6.5 |
Player of the Day—Walker pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing two hits, in the 2-1 win over the Indians.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing two hits, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies. Bettis had a perfect game into the seventh inning and a no-hitter into the eighth inning, before giving up a one-out single.
This was Bettis’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut Aug. 1, 2013, and was playing in his 41st career game. He is the 3,481st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Hamilton of the Rangers hit two home runs and scored three total runs in the 7-4 win over the Red Sox. It was Hamilton’s first Player of the Game honor of the season and the first since his return to the Rangers after two seasons with the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Friday because no NL batters earned Player of the Game honors.
Rankings—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Gray (8IP 4H 2R 5K W in the 6-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
Notable—Three players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Friday:
- Giants pitcher Tim Hudson rose to 13th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. Hudson earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game in the 4-2 win over the Braves (7IP 5H R 4K W), giving him 155.0 career Box-Toppers points. Hudson passes Felix Hernandez (154.7) on that list and trails 12th-place player, Mike Mussina (155.6). Hudson has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.
- Marlins pitcher Dan Haren rose to 48th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. Haren earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game in the 4-3 win over the Mets (7IP 4H 2R 4K W), giving him 111.2 career Box-Toppers points. Haren passes Jon Lester (111.1) and Tom Glavine (110.6) on that list and trails 47th-place player Torii Hunter (111.4). Haren has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.
- Cardinals pitcher John Lackey rose to 59th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. Lackey earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game in the 3-0 win over the Dodgers (7IP 5H 0R 9K W), giving him 101.8 career Box-Toppers points. Lackey passes Jason Schmidt (101.2), Tim Wakefield (101.4) and Adam Wainwright (101.8) on that list and trails Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2). Lackey has 3.7 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Scoring—Walker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bettis earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Hamilton earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL 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
| 5/29 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | Mariners | Taijuan Walker (W, 2-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| NL | 13.0 | Rockies | Chad Bettis (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 10.0 | Cardinals | John Lackey (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 9.0 | `Orioles | Miguel Gonzalez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 8.1 | Angels | Hector Santiago (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Rangers | Josh Hamilton LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Giants | Tim Hudson (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | White Sox | Geovany Soto C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Padres | Craig Kimbrel (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | Dbacks | Addison Reed (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Lorenzo Cain CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Dan Haren (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Reds | Aroldis Chapman (S, 8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Blue Jays | Josh Donaldson 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Mariners' Hernandez leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 6th week; Rangers' Fielder makes meteoric rise to top AL batters
King Felix, Prince Fielder top AL categories. Two Nationals—Max Scherzer & Bryce Harper—top NL categories.
Read MoreSan Francisco Giants rise to top Box-Toppers weekly team rankings
Giants rise from 5th to take top spot. Royals fall from 1st to 4th but still top AL teams. Pirates are hot team of the week.
Read MoreWhite Sox' Sale tops players for Thursday, May 28; Giants' Heston rises to 8th in Box-Toppers player rankings
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Thursday’s Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Giants pitcher Chris Heston rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.
Player of the Day—Sale pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out 12, allowing four hits, in the 3-2 win over the Orioles.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 28.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 8 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.7 |
| 9 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 6.5 |
| 10 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Chris Heston pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing four hits, in the 7-0 win over the Braves.
Heston rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates went 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 11-5 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because no AL batters earned Player of the Game honors.
Debut—Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Rodriguez (7.2IP 3H 0R 7K W in the 5-1 win over the Rangers) was also making his Major League debut Thursday, playing in his first career game. He is the 3,480th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Heston earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. McCutchen earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL 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
| 5/28 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.2 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 9.2 | Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | 8.1 | Giants | Chris Heston (W, 5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6.0 | Indians | Corey Kluber (W, 3-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 4.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 3.2 | Athletics | Evan Scribner (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Orioles | Zach Britton (S, 13) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nationals' Scherzer tops players for Wednesday, May 27, rises to 2nd in player rankings, Mariners' Hernandez extends Box-Toppers points lead
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Wednesday’s Player of the Day and rises to second in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 8 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 6.5 |
| 9 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 10 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 6.4 |
Also Wednesday, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez maintained his overall Box-Toppers points lead, earning American League Player of the Day honors and becoming the first player in 2015 with 10.0 Box-Toppers points. Plus, despite earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole actually fell from second to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Player of the Day—Scherzer pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 13 and allowing five hits, in the 3-0 win over the Cubs.
Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, rising to second in Box-Toppers player rankings and first among National League pitchers, passing Gerrit Cole of the Pirates. Both Scherzer and Cole have 9.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, but Scherzer holds the tiebreaker because he had more 2014 Box-Toppers points (22.1 vs. 5.7).
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez pitched a complete game, four-hit shutout, striking out eight, in the 3-0 win over the Rays.
Hernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, extending his lead among players in Box-Toppers points for the season. Hernandez is the first player with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points this season. It is the seventh straight season Hernandez has had 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points in a season.
Hernandez now has 154.7 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 13th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 12th-place player Mike Mussina (155.6).
American League Batter of the Day—Chris Davis of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 5-4 win over the Astros. It is Davis’s first Box-Toppers points of the season and the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors since his drug-related suspension at the end of 2014.
National League Batter of the Day—Will Middlebrooks of the Padres homered, doubled and drove in three runs in the 5-4 win over the Angels. Middlebrooks had a Box-Toppers game score of 2.0, tied with Nolan Arenado of the Rockies, who was Player of the Game Wednesday in the 6-4 win over the Reds. But Middlebrooks won the tiebreaker to earn NL Batter of the Day because he had two extra base hits (home run and double) while Arenado had one (home run).
Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole was Player of the Game Wednesday in the 5-2 win over the Marlins (7IP 2R 7K W) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season.
Cole actually fell in Box-Toppers player rankings from second to third, despite earning Box-Toppers points Wednesday, because he was passed by overall Player of the Day, Max Scherzer of the Nationals.
Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Davis and Middlebrooks 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
| 5/27 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | Nationals | Max Scherzer (W, 6-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| AL | 12.0 | Mariners | Felix Hernandez (W, 8-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8.0 | Indians | Carlos Carrasco (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7.1 | Mets | Noah Syndergaard (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5.2 | Yankees | Michael Pineda (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Orioles | Chris Davis 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Tigers | Yoenis Cespedes LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Twins | Aaron Hicks CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 7-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Giants | Ryan Vogelsong (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Padres | Will Middlebrooks 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Rockies | Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Alex Wood (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2.0 | `White Sox | Jeff Samardzija | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1.2 | Cardinals | Seth Maness (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Tuesday, May 26; Rangers' Fielder, Player of the Game 4 times in 5 days, rises to 8th in player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Tuesday’s Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 8 | Fielder, Prince 2029 | dh | tex al | 6.5 |
| 9 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 10 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 6.4 |
Also Tuesday, Prince Fielder of the Rangers earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day—and fourth time in five days—rising into Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings. Two other players who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday also rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom and Tigers pitcher David Price.
Player of the Day—Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out 10, in the 8-0 win over the Braves.
Kershaw rises to 21st place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He now has 137.6 career Box-Toppers points and passes Bartolo Colon (136.4) on that list. He trails 20th-place player Andy Pettitte (138.5).
Kershaw led all players in 2014 with 31.5 Box-Toppers points, the fourth-highest single-season total in 20 seasons of Box-Toppers record keeping. Tuesday marked the first time this season he earned overall Player of the Day honors, something he did eight times last year. However, despite his high point total last season, he is not that far off his 2014 pace. At this point last season, he had 5.0 Box-Toppers points and had earned Player of the Day honors twice. With the 2.0 Box-Toppers points he earned Tuesday for being Player of the Day, he has 4.0 points this season and ranks 14th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays hit two home runs, including a walk-off, three-run homer in the 10-9 win over the White Sox. Donaldson also doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring five times and driving in four.
National League Batter of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals homered and went 2-for-3, driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day Tuesday since the overall AL Player of the Day was a batter (Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays).
Notable—Prince Fielder of the Rangers earned Player of the Game honors for the second time in as many days and the fourth time in five days, rising into Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings.
Fielder (3R-HR 2B 3-5 in the 4-3 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.5 for the season, rising to eighth place among all players. Fielder, who Monday rose to lead all AL batters in Box-Toppers points for 2015, now ranks ahead of all batters in baseball this season, passing Bryce Harper of the Nationals, who also has 6.5 points this season. (Harper ranks behind Fielder because he had fewer Box-Toppers points in 2014. Fielder had 1.0 point in 2014, Harper had 0.0.)
Fielder has earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points in the past five days:
- On May 22, he was Player of the Game (1.0 point)
- On May 23, he was AL Batter of the Day (1.5 points)
- On May 25, he was AL Batter of the Day (1.5 points)
- On May 26, he was Player of the Game (1.0 point)
Fielder has earned all 6.5 of his points in the past 14 days. He was AL Batter of the Day on May 13, the first time this season he earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.
Rankings—Two other player rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings after they earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
- Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rose to sixth place (7.1IP 6H 2R 9K ND in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Phillies), earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
- Tigers pitcher David Price rose to 10th place (7IP 5H 0R W in the 1-0 win over the Athletics), earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.4 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
Debut—Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Lorenzen (7IP 2H R ND in the 2-1 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut April 29 and was playing in his sixth career game. He is the 3,479th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Donaldson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Grichuk earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL 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
| 5/26 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| AL | 9.0 | Blue Jays | Josh Donaldson 3B | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.1 | Yankees | Adam Warren (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6.1 | `Mets | Jacob deGrom | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 6.0 | Mariners | Kyle Seager 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 6.0 | `Padres | Odrisamer Despaigne | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | Tigers | David Price (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.2 | Pirates | Jeff Locke (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | Twins | Mike Pelfrey (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | `Cubs | Kyle Hendricks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | `Reds | Michael Lorenzen | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S, 13) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Prince Fielder DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Cardinals | Randal Grichuk CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.1 | `Giants | Sergio Romo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Blue Jays' Hutchison tops players for Monday, May 25; Rangers' Fielder now leads AL batters in Box-Toppers points
Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Monday’s Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 8 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
Also Monday, Prince Fielder of the Rangers earned Player of the Game honors for the third time in four days and takes the Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters. In addition, Nolan Arenado of the Rockies earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day and Angels pitcher Jered Weaver rose to 34th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995.
Player of the Day—Hutchison pitched a complete game shutout, striking out eight and allowing four hits, in the 6-0 win over the White Sox.
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Martinez did not earn the win, picking up a no decision. After he exited, the Diamondbacks tied the game 2-2 before the Cardinals won 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th.
American League Batter of the Day—Rangers pitcher Prince Fielder homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-8 win over the Indians. It is the third time in four days Fielder has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. He was also Player of the Game Friday, May 22 and AL Batter of the Day Saturday, May 23.
Fielder earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day Monday and has earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points over the four-day period. He has 5.5 Box-Toppers points for the season and now leads all AL batters, passing Colby Rasmus of the Astros (5.0 Box-Toppers points). He ranks 14th in Box-Toppers points among all players this season.
National League Batter of the Day—Norichika Aoki of the Giants homered and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-4 win over the Brewers.
Notable—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Monday. Arenado (HR 3-4 R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Reds) was also NL Batter of the Day Monday, May 25. Arenado now has 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, ranking sixth among NL batters.
Rankings—Angels pitcher Jered Weaver rises to 34th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. Weaver was Player of the Game in the 4-3 win over the Padres (6.2IP 6H R 7K ND) and earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 119.4 for his career. He passes Cliff Lee (119.1 Box-Toppers points) on the list of players since 1995 and now trails the 33rd-place player, Gary Sheffield (124.1). Weaver’s 119.4 career Box-Toppers points ranks fourth among active pitchers currently in the AL. Weaver has 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season and ranks 14th among AL pitchers for 2015.
Scoring—Hutchison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Martinez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Fielder and Aoki 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
| 5/25 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Blue Jays | Drew Hutchison (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 9.0 | Athletics | Jesse Hahn (W, 2-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| NL | 8.0 | `Cardinals | Carlos Martinez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5.0 | Orioles | Brad Brach (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.2 | `Angels | Jered Weaver | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Rangers | Prince Fielder DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Giants | Norichika Aoki LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Yankees | Brett Gardner LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Pirates | Francisco Cervelli C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Rockies | Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Alex Guerrero PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mets | Jeurys Familia (S, 14) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Nationals | Tanner Roark (W, 1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1.2 | Twins | Ricky Nolasco (W, 5-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1.0 | Mariners | Roenis Elias (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Twins' Gibson (8IP R 8K), Braves' Foltynewicz (7.2IP R 7K) top players for Sunday, May 23
Twins pitcher Kyle Gibson is Sunday’s Player of the Day.
Gibson struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 8-1 win over the White Sox.
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz struck out seven over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Brewers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 8 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies hit a three-run homer, tripled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-2 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—Evan Gattis of the Astros homered, tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-8 win over the Tigers.
Notable—Mike Napoli of the Red Sox earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day. Napoli (two-run HR, two-run 2B, 2-3 2R 4BI in the 6-1 win over the Angels) was also Player of the Game Saturday. He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point each day and has 3.5 Box-Toppers points this season, ranked ninth among AL batters.
Debut—Ryan Goins of the Blue Jays made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Goins (2R HR 2-3 3BI in the 8-2 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Aug. 23, 2013, and was playing in his 134th career game. He is the 3,478th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Gibson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Foltynewicz earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Arenado and Gattis each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 5/24 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | Twins | Kyle Gibson (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| NL | 8.2 | Braves | Mike Foltynewicz (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8.0 | Pirates | Francisco Liriano (W, 2-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Rockies | Nolan Arenado 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Padres | Justin Upton LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Astros | Evan Gattis DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Red Sox | Mike Napoli 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4.2 | Indians | Trevor Bauer (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | Rangers | Shawn Tolleson (S, 3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | Nationals | Gio Gonzalez (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Dbacks | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Blue Jays | Ryan Goins SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Michael Wacha (W, 7-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Martin Prado 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dodgers' Bolsinger tops players for Saturday, May 23; Phillies' Hamels rises to 8th in Box-Toppers rankings
Dodgers pitcher Mike Bolsinger is Saturday’s Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. In addition, Hamels and Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett rose among the top 40 players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 23.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 8 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
Player of the Day—Bolsinger pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight, in the 2-0 win over the Padres.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Kendall Graveman pitched six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six, in the 5-0 win over the Rays.
American League Batter of the Day—Prince Fielder of the Rangers homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 15-4 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs hit a ninth-inning, three-run homer and drove in six total runs in the 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
Rankings—Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Hamels (8IP 5H R 5K W in the 8-1 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
Saturday’s point also moves him up to 39th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers record keeping began). Hamels now has 116.8 career points and passes Todd Helton (116.4) on that list. He trails Barry Zito (117.4) for 38th place. Hamels’ 116.8 career points ranks eighth among active pitchers currently in the NL.
Notable—Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett rises to 32nd place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Burnett now has 124.8 career points and passes Gary Sheffield (124.1) on that list. Burnett now trails Mariano Rivera (126.4) for 31st place. Burnett’s 124.8 career points ranks sixth among active pitchers currently in the NL.
Burnett (7IP 5H R 10K W in the 8-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.
Scoring—Bolsinger earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Graveman earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Fielder and Rizzo 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
| 5/23 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | Dodgers | Mike Bolsinger (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10.0 | Pirates | A.J. Burnett (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 8.0 | Marlins | Carter Capps (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | Athletics | Kendall Graveman (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Rangers | Prince Fielder DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Phillies | Cole Hamels (W, 5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Cubs | Anthony Rizzo 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Red Sox | Mike Napoli 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Indians | Corey Kluber (W, 2-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | Twins | Trevor May (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Alex Gordon LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mariners | Fernando Rodney (S, 12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S, 11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Braves | Jim Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Giants | Joe Panik 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Daniel Descalso SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Pirates' Cole tops players for Friday, May 22, rises to 2nd in player rankings; Hernandez extends player rankings lead
Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Player of the Day and rises to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Also Friday, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez extended his overall player rankings lead and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rose to third place in player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
| 10 | Lincecum, Tim 2288 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.7 |
Player of the Day—Cole struck out 10 over 8 1/3 innings and allowed one run in the 4-1 win over the Mets. Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to second in Box-Toppers player rankings. He passes Braves pitcher Shelby Miller (7.0 Box-Toppers points) to lead National League pitchers on the season.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Jeff Samardzija struck out nine over eight innings and allowed two runs in the 3-2 win over the Twins.
American League Batter of the Day—Kendrys Morales of the Royals homered twice and drove in five runs, going 3-for-4, in the 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
National League Batter of the Day—Ryan Braun of the Brewers homered, hit two doubles and drove in four runs, going 3-for-3 and scoring twice, in the 11-0 win over the Braves.
Leader—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez maintained his top spot in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Hernandez (7IP R 8K W in the 4-3 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season. He has led player rankings all but six days this season (Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals led April 5, Scott Kazmir of the Athletics led from April 13 to 17).
Hernandez now has 153.0 career Box-Toppers points, 15th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He is just behind Barry Bonds (153.2) and Tim Hudson (154.0). Hernandez’s 153.0 career points ranks third among active pitchers currently in the AL, behind CC Sabathia of the Yankees (174.3) and Johan Santana of the Blue Jays (166.6).
Rankings—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rose to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Scherzer (8IP R 6K W in the 2-1 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. While Scherzer and two other players have 7.0 points this season, Scherzer holds the tiebreaker because he had more points in 2014—Scherzer (22.1), Chris Archer (12.4), Shelby Miller (9.0).
Notable—Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rises to 27th place in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began, after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Grienke (7.2IP R 5K ND in the 2-1 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season and 130.7 for his career. With his point Friday, he passes Trevor Hoffman (129.4) in Box-Toppers points earned since 1995. Greinke now trails Jake Peavy (131.8) on that list.
Scoring—Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Samardzija earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Morales and Braun 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
| 5/22 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.1 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | 9.0 | White Sox | Jeff Samardzija (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7.0 | Nationals | Max Scherzer (W, 5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7.0 | Mariners | Felix Hernandez (W, 7-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Royals | Kendrys Morales DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Brewers | Ryan Braun RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Giants | Ryan Vogelsong (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | Tigers | Alfredo Simon (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.2 | `Dodgers | Zack Greinke | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Prince Fielder DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Orioles | Caleb Joseph C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Indians | Jason Kipnis 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Rays | Evan Longoria 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Angels | Chris Iannetta C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Felix Hernandez leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 5th week, but earns no points in past week
King Felix reigns for 5th straight week. Braves' Miller leads NL pitchers, Astros' Rasmus leads AL batters, Nationals' Harper tops NL batters.
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Kansas City rises from third to first in rankings. Cardinals fall to second, but still lead NL. San Francisco Giants were the week's hot team.
Read MoreMets' Jacob deGrom (8IP H 0R 11K) tops players for Thursday, May 21, rises to 8th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Thursday’s Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.
Striking out 11 and allowing only one hit over eight scoreless innings in the 5-0 win over the Cardinals, deGrom had the second-highest Box-Toppers game score by any Player of the Game this season—18. (Corey Kluber of the Indians had a Box-Toppers game score of 25 on May 13.)
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 8.7 |
| 2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 3 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 5 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
| 10 | Lincecum, Tim 2288 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.7 |
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season and now ranks fifth among NL pitchers for the season.
American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher David Price struck out 12 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, in the 6-5, 11-inning win over the Astros. Price did not pick up the win in the game. Though he exited the game with the lead, the Astros later tied the game before the Tigers went ahead in the 11th inning.
American League Batter of the Day—Steve Pearce of the Orioles hit a first-inning grand slam in the 5-4 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day—Michael McKenry of the Rockies homered, drove in two runs and scored twice, in the 7-3 win over the Phillies.
Scoring—deGrom 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. Pearce and McKenry 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
| 5/21 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 18.0 | Mets | Jacob deGrom (W, 5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 11.0 | Cubs | Kyle Hendricks (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 10.0 | Braves | Julio Teheran (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AL | 7.2 | `Tigers | David Price | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 6.0 | Indians | Danny Salazar (W, 5-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3.2 | Rangers | Wandy Rodriguez (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3.1 | Giants | Madison Bumgarner (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Orioles | Steve Pearce 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | Rockies | Michael McKenry C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Rays | Alex Colome (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Dbacks | Brad Ziegler (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Blue Jays | Steve Tolleson 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||