Chicago Cubs top team rankings for 3rd straight week; White Sox top AL teams

Shawn Plank May 6, 2016

Two Chicago teams remain atop their league standings in Box-Toppers points. Mets and Mariners rise after hot weeks.

Cardinals' Garcia tops players for Thursday, May 5; Orioles' Gausman tops AL players

Shawn Plank May 6, 2016

Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 5:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
3	Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	5.0
4	Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	5.0
5	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
6	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7
7	Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	4.7
8	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
9	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	4.5
10	Suarez, Eugenio 3355	3b	cin nl	4.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

Garcia pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out five, in the 4-0 win over the Phillies.

American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four, in the 10-inning, 1-0 win over the Yankees. Gausman did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited the game with the score tied, 0-0.

American League Batter of the Day—Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays hit a three-run homer and doubled twice, going 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 12-2 win over the Rangers. This was the second straight day Encarnacion earned Player of the Game honors. He has 2.5 Box-Toppers points for the season.

National League Batter of the Day—Gerardo Parra of the Rockies doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 17-7 win over the Giants.

Rankings—Robinson Cano of the Mariners rose to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Cano (2B 3-5 4BI in the 6-3 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.5 for the season. He ranks second among AL batters, behind Jose Altuve of the Astros (5.0).

Streak—Brandon Phillips of the Reds has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Phillips (HR 2B 2-3 R 3BI in the 9-5 win over the Brewers) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2002 with the Indians, but his 11-season streak began in 2006 with the Indians and Reds. He has 63.1 career Box-Toppers points, second among active NL second basemen, behind Chase Utley of the Dodgers (72.1). His best season was 2012 with the Reds, when he had 9.5 points, seventh among NL batters. He had 2.7 points in 2015 with the Reds.

Scoring—Garcia earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gausman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Encarnacion and Parra each earn 1.5 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

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/5
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.0
    Cardinals
    Jaime Garcia (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    5
  

    AL
    9.0
    `Orioles
    Kevin Gausman
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    8.1
    Marlins
    Adam Conley (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.1
    2
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    7.0
    Blue Jays
    Edwin Encarnacion, DH
    4
    2
    3
    6
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    7.0
    Padres
    Colin Rea (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    6.0
    Cubs
    Kyle Hendricks (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Rockies
    Gerardo Parra, RF
    5
    3
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    `Red Sox
    Robbie Ross
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    3.0
    Indians
    Michael Brantley, LF
    5
    1
    4
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Reds
    Brandon Phillips, 2B
    3
    1
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Mariners
    Robinson Cano, 2B
    5
    0
    3
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	4.5	11.0	40.0	71.9	-2.0
Garcia, Jaime 2508	pi sp	stl nl	3.0	12.4	30.1	38.8	-6.4
Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	dh	tor al	2.5	12.9	41.1	61.6	-7.9
Conley, Adam 3594	pi sp	fla nl	2.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	-1.0
Gausman, Kevin 3191	pi sp	bal al	1.7	7.4	15.1	15.1	-4.0
Parra, Gerardo 2746	rf	col nl	1.5	8.0	19.0	20.0	-5.0
Hendricks, Kyle 3386	pi sp	chi nl	1.0	10.7	15.7	15.7	-8.7
Brantley, Michael 2785	lf	cle al	1.0	5.2	19.9	21.4	-3.2
Phillips, Brandon 1691	2b	cin nl	1.0	3.7	29.2	63.1	-1.7
Rea, Colin 3582	pi sp	sd nl	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Ross, Robbie 2999	pi cp	bos al	1.0	1.0	10.7	10.7	1.0

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Mets' Matz tops players for Wednesday, May 4; Yankees' Sabathia extends consecutive season streak to 16

Shawn Plank May 5, 2016

Mets pitcher Steven Matz is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 4:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
3	Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	5.0
4	Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	5.0
5	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
6	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7
7	Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	4.7
8	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
9	Suarez, Eugenio 3355	3b	cin nl	4.5
10	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia extended his consecutive season streak earning Box-Toppers points to 16 and Jose Altuve of the Astros rose to lead American League players in Box-Toppers points.

Player of the Day—Matz struck out eight over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 8-0 win over the Braves. Matz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, rising to fourth in season player rankings, third among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber pitched a complete game shutout, striking out seven and allowing five hits, in the 4-0 win over the Tigers.

National League Batter of the Day—Daniel Murphy of the Nationals homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 13-2 win over the Royals.

American League Batter of the Day—Jose Altuve of the Astros homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 16-4 win over the Twins. Altuve earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, rising to third in season player rankings, first among all AL players.

Box-Toppers season streaks
Here are the players who have earned Box-Toppers points in the most consecutive seasons. Jason Giambi earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 19 straight seasons from 1995 to 2013, more than any other player. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.) Players are listed by duration of their streak. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total. 







  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    
    Streak
    Player
    Pos
    Duration
    Career
BTP
  

    1
    19
    Jason Giambi
    1b
    1995-2013
    133.4
  

    2
    18
    Jim Thome
    1b dh
    1995-2012
    146.7
  

    2
    18
    Chipper Jones
    3b
    1995-2012
    149.0
  

    2
    18
    Johnny Damon
    lf
    1995-2012
    63.0
  

    2
    18
    Alex Rodriguez
    dh
    1996-2013
    187.0
  

    2
    18
    Carlos Beltran*
    rf
    1999-2016
    99.9
  

    7
    17
    Mariano Rivera
    pi cp
    1995-2011
    126.4
  

    7
    17
    Derek Jeter
    ss
    1996-2012
    76.4
  

    7
    17
    Paul Konerko
    1b
    1998-2014
    100.7
  

    7
    17
    Tim Hudson
    pi sp
    1999-2015
    157.0
  

    7
    17
    Torii Hunter
    cf
    1999-2015
    115.9
  

    12
    16
    Manny Ramirez
    lf
    1995-2010
    167.2
  

    12
    16
    Andy Pettitte
    pi sp
    1995-2010
    138.5
  

    12
    16
    Jamie Moyer
    pi sp
    1995-2010
    104.0
  

    12
    16
    Scott Rolen
    3b
    1996-2011
    97.6
  

    12
    16
    Kevin Millwood
    pi sp
    1997-2012
    108.3
  

    12
    16
    Derek Lowe
    pi sp
    1998-2013
    91.5
  

    12
    16
    David Ortiz*
    dh
    2000-2015
    137.9
  

    12
    16
    Aramis Ramirez
    3b
    2000-2015
    105.8
  

    12
    16
    Mark Buehrle*
    pi sp
    2000-2015
    116.7
  

    12
    16
    Albert Pujols*
    dh 1b
    2001-2016
    175.3
  

    12
    16
    Ichiro Suzuki*
    rf
    2001-2016
    52.7
  

    12
    16
    CC Sabathia*
    pi sp
    2001-2016
    180.0
  


BTP: Box-Toppers points

* Active streak


 

Streaks—Two players extended their lengthy consecutive season streaks earning Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday:

Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (7IP 6H 0R 6K W in the 7-0 win over the Orioles) has now earned Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons, tied for the 12th-longest streak since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. Sabathia earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2001 with the Indians and has 180.0 career points, ranked fifth among all players since 1995, second among all active players (behind teammate Alex Rodriguez, who has 187.0) and first among all active pitchers. His best year was 2008 with the Indians and Brewers, when he had 26.7 points, ranked first among all players. He had 5.7 points in 2015 with the Yankees.
Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays (HR 2-4 R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Rangers) has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2005 with the Reds and has 60.1 career points, seventh among active AL designated hitters. His best season was 2015 with the Blue Jays when he had 10.4 points, fifth among AL batters.

Rankings—Eugenio Suarez of the Reds rose to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Suarez (HR 3-4 R 3BI in the 7-4 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.5 for the season. He ranks second among NL batters, behind Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets (4.5).

Debut—Dae-Ho Lee of the Mariners made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Lee (2HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 9-8 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut April 4 and was playing in his 15th career game. He is the 3,627th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Matz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kluber earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Murphy and Altuve each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/4
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.2
    Mets
    Steven Matz (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    2
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    
    11.0
    Rockies
    Tyler Chatwood (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    AL
    9.0
    Indians
    Corey Kluber (W,2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    5
    0
    0
    2
    7
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Nationals
    Daniel Murphy, 2B
    5
    4
    4
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Yankees
    CC Sabathia (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Astros
    Jose Altuve, 2B
    5
    3
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Red Sox
    Clay Buchholz (W,1-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    2
    2
    6
  

    
    3.0
    Reds
    Eugenio Suarez, 3B
    4
    1
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Mariners
    Dae-Ho Lee, 1B
    4
    2
    2
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Marlins
    Giancarlo Stanton, RF
    3
    2
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Angels
    Joe Smith (S,2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Kevin Siegrist (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    2.0
    Cubs
    Anthony Rizzo, 1B
    5
    3
    3
    1
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rays
    Steve Pearce, 1B
    4
    1
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Blue Jays
    Edwin Encarnacion, DH
    4
    1
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	5.0	12.0	21.5	21.5	-2.0
Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	5.0	8.5	8.5	8.5	1.5
Suarez, Eugenio 3355	3b	cin nl	4.5	7.5	10.0	10.0	1.5
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	3.4	16.8	47.6	47.6	-10.0
Rizzo, Anthony 3063	1b	chi nl	3.0	11.5	27.0	27.0	-5.5
Siegrist, Kevin 3260	pi mr cp	stl nl	3.0	7.0	9.0	9.0	-1.0
Chatwood, Tyler 2856	pi sp	col nl	3.0	3.0	12.7	12.7	3.0
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	2.0	7.5	29.2	34.7	-3.5
Murphy, Daniel 2589	2b	dc nl	1.5	3.0	25.0	26.5	0.0
Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	dh	tor al	1.0	11.4	39.6	60.1	-9.4
Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	1.0	7.0	35.2	54.9	-5.0
Sabathia, C.C. 1492	pi sp	nyy al	1.0	6.7	41.5	180.0	-4.7
Smith, Joe 2388	pi cp	ana al	1.0	4.0	12.0	13.0	-2.0
Pearce, Steve 2371	1b	tb al	1.0	3.5	13.0	15.0	-1.5
Lee, Dae-Ho 3627	1b	sea al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Phillies' Nola tops players for Tuesday, May 3; Cubs' Arrieta regains Box-Toppers points lead

Shawn Plank May 4, 2016

Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 3:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
3	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
4	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7
5	Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	4.7
6	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
7	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
8	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
9	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	4.2
10	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Tuesday, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta regained his top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Aaron Nola struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 1-0 win over the Cardinals. Nola earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising to fifth in season player rankings.

American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana allowed one run over eight innings, striking out five and allowing four hits, in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox. Quintana earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising to fourth in season player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—Francisco Lindor of the Indians hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Tigers.

National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Dodgers went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 10-5 win over the Rays.

Box-Toppers season streaks
Here are the players who have earned Box-Toppers points in the most consecutive seasons. Jason Giambi earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 19 straight seasons from 1995 to 2013, more than any other player. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.) Players are listed by duration of their streak. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total. 







  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    
    Streak
    Player
    Pos
    Duration
    Career
BTP
  

    1
    19
    Jason Giambi
    1b
    1995-2013
    133.4
  

    2
    18
    Jim Thome
    1b dh
    1995-2012
    146.7
  

    2
    18
    Chipper Jones
    3b
    1995-2012
    149.0
  

    2
    18
    Johnny Damon
    lf
    1995-2012
    63.0
  

    2
    18
    Alex Rodriguez
    dh
    1996-2013
    187.0
  

    2
    18
    Carlos Beltran*
    rf
    1999-2016
    99.9
  

    7
    17
    Mariano Rivera
    pi cp
    1995-2011
    126.4
  

    7
    17
    Derek Jeter
    ss
    1996-2012
    76.4
  

    7
    17
    Paul Konerko
    1b
    1998-2014
    100.7
  

    7
    17
    Tim Hudson
    pi sp
    1999-2015
    157.0
  

    7
    17
    Torii Hunter
    cf
    1999-2015
    115.9
  

    12
    16
    Manny Ramirez
    lf
    1995-2010
    167.2
  

    12
    16
    Andy Pettitte
    pi sp
    1995-2010
    138.5
  

    12
    16
    Jamie Moyer
    pi sp
    1995-2010
    104.0
  

    12
    16
    Scott Rolen
    3b
    1996-2011
    97.6
  

    12
    16
    Kevin Millwood
    pi sp
    1997-2012
    108.3
  

    12
    16
    Derek Lowe
    pi sp
    1998-2013
    91.5
  

    12
    16
    David Ortiz*
    dh
    2000-2015
    137.9
  

    12
    16
    Aramis Ramirez
    3b
    2000-2015
    105.8
  

    12
    16
    Mark Buehrle*
    pi sp
    2000-2015
    116.7
  

    12
    16
    Albert Pujols*
    dh 1b
    2001-2016
    175.3
  

    12
    16
    Ichiro Suzuki*
    rf
    2001-2016
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BTP: Box-Toppers points

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Kendrick has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Angels and has 31.5 career points, sixth among active NL second basemen. His best season was 2009 with the Angels when he had 5.5 points. He had 4.0 points in 2015 with the Dodgers.

Rankings—Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta regained the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Arrieta (7IP 3H R 5K W in the 7-1 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. While he has the same number of Box-Toppers points as Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Arrieta wins the tiebreaker because he had more Box-Toppers points in 2015—29.1 vs. 25.7.

Streak—Ichiro Suzuki of the Marlins has now earned Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons, tied for the 12th-longest streak since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.

Suzuki (1-1 2BI in the 8-2 win over the Athletics) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2001 with the Mariners and has 52.7 career points, sixth among active NL outfielders. His best season was 2007 with the Mariners when he had 8.0 Box-Toppers points, ninth among AL outfielders. He had 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2015 with the Marlins.

Scoring—Nola earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Quintana earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Lindor and Kendrick each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/3
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    Phillies
    Aaron Nola (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    
    10.0
    Giants
    Jeff Samardzija (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    9
  

    
    9.0
    Braves
    Matt Wisler (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    8.0
    Cubs
    Jake Arrieta (W,6-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    AL
    7.0
    White Sox
    Jose Quintana (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Indians
    Francisco Lindor, SS
    4
    3
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Orioles
    Chris Tillman (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    4
    9
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Dodgers
    Howie Kendrick, 2B
    5
    2
    4
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Blue Jays
    Justin Smoak, 1B
    5
    2
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Brewers
    Chris Carter, 1B
    4
    2
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Astros
    George Springer, RF
    2
    2
    1
    2
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Royals
    Mike Moustakas, PH
    1
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Padres
    Fernando Rodney (S,6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Mariners
    Kyle Seager, 3B
    4
    1
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    Ichiro Suzuki, PH
    1
    0
    1
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0	35.1	62.8	65.8	-23.1
Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7	10.7	29.5	29.5	-1.3
Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	4.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	2.7
Carter, Chris 2828	1b	mil nl	3.5	4.5	22.4	23.4	2.5
Tillman, Chris 2754	pi sp	bal al	3.0	7.7	36.8	38.8	-1.7
Samardzija, Jeff 2495	pi sp	sf nl	2.0	11.4	40.1	41.1	-7.4
Rodney, Fernando 1803	pi cp	sd nl	2.0	3.0	20.0	32.0	1.0
Kendrick, Howie 2191	2b	lad nl	1.5	5.5	17.5	31.5	-2.5
Lindor, Francisco 3586	ss	cle al	1.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.5
Moustakas, Mike 2967	3b ph	kc al	1.0	8.7	22.2	22.2	-6.7
Seager, Kyle 3031	3b	sea al	1.0	6.0	20.0	20.0	-4.0
Smoak, Justin 2731	1b	tor al	1.0	6.0	15.9	20.4	-4.0
Wisler, Matt 3522	pi sp	atl nl	1.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	-2.0
Springer, George 3337	rf	hou al	1.0	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.0
Suzuki, Ichiro 1467	rf ph	fla nl	1.0	2.0	9.5	52.7	0.0

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Mets' Colon tops players for Monday, May 2; Cards' Wainwright tops NL batters

Shawn Plank May 3, 2016

Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 2:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
2	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
3	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
4	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
5	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
6	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
7	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	4.2
8	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0
9	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0
10	De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi sp mr	ari nl	4.0

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Colon struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing seven hits, in the 4-1 win over the Braves.

Colon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first of the season, giving him 142.1 for his career. Colon ranks 22nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 21st-ranked player Jim Thome (146.7).

American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher A.J. Griffin struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays. Griffin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited the game with the score tied, 1-1.

National League Batter of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright hit a three-run homer and doubled, going 2-for-2, in the 10-3 win over the Phillies. Wainwright also won the game on the mound (6IP 5H 3R 4K), but had a higher Box-Toppers game score for batting (+4.0) than pitching (-2.0).

This is the first time in 2016 that a pitcher has earned Player of the Game honors for batting—it happened seven times in 2015. This is the third time in Wainwright’s career he has earned Player of the Game honors for batting.

Wainwright earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, his first of the season, and now has 103.3 career points and rises to 60th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes three players on the “all-time” list—Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2), Miguel Tejada (102.3) and Adrian Beltre of the Rangers (102.8). Wainwright trails 59th-ranked player Jamie Moyer (104.0).

This is also Wainwright’s first Box-Toppers points in more than a year—he was out much of 2015 with an Achilles injury. He last earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors April 25, 2015, and had 3.0 points for 2015 after he had 18.7 in 2014 (ranked eighth) and 20.2 in 2013 (ranked second).

American League Batter of the Day—Byung Ho Park of the Twins tripled and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Astros.

Streak—Nationals closing pitcher Jonathan Papelbon has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Papelbon (1IP 0H 0R K Sv in the 2-0 win over the Royals) first earned Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Red Sox and has 53.4 career points, first among active NL closing pitchers, second among all active closing pitchers (behind Francisco Rodriguez of the Tigers, with 60.4) and 18th among all closing pitchers since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.

Papelbon’s best season was 2012 with the Phillies when he had 7.0 Box-Toppers points and ranked fifth among NL closing pitchers. In 2015, Papelbon had 4.0 points with the Phillies, a season in which he also played for the Nationals. Monday was the first time Papelbon earned Player of the Game honors as a member of the Nationals.

Notable—Ryan Braun of the Brewers is Monday’s highest-ranked Player of the Game. Braun (2B 3-3 R BI in the 8-5 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.5 for the season and ranks 20th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, fourth among NL batters.

Debut—Padres relief pitcher Ryan Buchter made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Buchter (1.1IP 0H 0R 4K ND in the 2-1 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut June 20, 2014, and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,626th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Colon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Griffin earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Wainwright and Park each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    8.0
    Mets
    Bartolo Colon (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    7
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    AL
    8.0
    `Rangers
    A.J. Griffin
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    9
  

    
    4.1
    `Padres
    Ryan Buchter
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Cardinals
    Adam Wainwright, SP
    2
    1
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Mariners
    Steve Cishek (S,7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    3.0
    Giants
    Santiago Casilla (S,5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Brewers
    Ryan Braun, LF
    3
    1
    3
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Twins
    Byung Ho Park, DH
    3
    1
    2
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Nationals
    Jonathan Papelbon (S,9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Cubs
    Ben Zobrist, RF
    3
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Braun, Ryan J. 2300	lf	mil nl	3.5	8.5	39.5	81.2	-1.5
Park, Byung Ho 3616	dh	min al	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Griffin, A.J. 3074	pi sp	tex al	2.7	2.7	17.4	17.4	2.7
Colon, Bartolo	pi sp	nym nl	2.0	8.7	50.6	142.1	-4.7
Cishek, Steve 2997	pi cp	sea al	2.0	3.0	22.0	22.0	1.0
Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	1.5	4.5	52.6	103.3	-1.5
Casilla, Santiago 2301	pi cp	sf nl	1.0	6.0	18.7	21.7	-4.0
Papelbon, Jonathan 2110	pi cp	dc nl	1.0	5.0	22.7	53.4	-3.0
Zobrist, Ben 2216	rf	chi nl	1.0	2.0	20.0	29.0	0.0
Buchter, Ryan 3626	pi mr	sd nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Sunday, May 1, rises to 1st in season player rankings, 10th in ‘all-time' rankings

Shawn Plank May 2, 2016

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 1:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
2	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
3	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
4	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
5	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
6	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
7	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	4.2
8	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0
9	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0
10	De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi sp mr	ari nl	4.0

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In addition, Kershaw rises to 10th place among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began).

Kershaw pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 14 and allowing three hits, in the 1-0 win over the Padres.

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising to first place in player rankings, displacing previous leader, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta (5.0 Box-Toppers points).

Kershaw also now has 165.3 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 10th place in “all-time” rankings, passing two players—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (163.7) and Roger Clemens (164.8). Kershaw now trails ninth-place player Johan Santana (166.6).

Kershaw had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +20.0, the third time this season a player has had a game score of +20.0 or more. It is the second-highest game score of the season, behind only the +22.0 earned April 14 by Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez.

American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 5-1 win over the Rays.

All-time leaders

Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	nyy al	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	179.0
6	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	175.3
7	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
8	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
9	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
10	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	165.3
11	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
12	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	163.7
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
15	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
16	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
17	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
18	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0
19	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	148.4
20	Javier Vazquez	pi sp	retired	148.3

List of top 100 players since 1995 (through the 2015 season)

National League Batter of the Day—Chris Carter of the Brewers homered twice and doubled, going 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 14-5 win over the Marlins.

American League Batter of the Day—Nick Castellanos of the Tigers homered and went 1-for-3, driving in four runs, in the 6-5 win over the Twins.

Rankings—Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Velasquez (6IP 2H 0R 6K W in the 2-1 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season.

Notable—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rose to 53rd place in “all-time” Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Scherzer (7IP 4H 0R 9K W in the 6-1 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 109.0 for his career. With his point, he passes three players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list—Lance Berkman (108.1), Kevin Millwood (108.3) and Billy Wagner (108.7). Scherzer now trails the 52nd-ranked player on the list, Jeff Kent (109.7). (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.) Scherzer has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.

Debut—Reds pitcher Tim Adleman made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Adleman (6IP 3H 2R 6K ND in the 6-5 win over the Pirates) was making his Major League debut. He is the 3,625th 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 Stroman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Carter and Castellanos each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    20.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    14
  

    
    13.0
    `Braves
    Julio Teheran
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    9
  

    
    12.0
    Nationals
    Max Scherzer (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    9
  

    AL
    10.0
    Blue Jays
    Marcus Stroman (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    9
  

    
    6.0
    Phillies
    Vince Velasquez (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    4
    6
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Brewers
    Chris Carter, 1B
    5
    3
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Giants
    Madison Bumgarner (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    0
    0
    3
    7
  

    
    3.0
    Rockies
    Nolan Arenado, 3B
    4
    2
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Tigers
    Nick Castellanos, 3B
    3
    1
    1
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `Reds
    Tim Adleman
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    2
    2
    2
    6
  

    
    3.0
    Royals
    Ian Kennedy (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    6
  

    
    3.0
    Red Sox
    Craig Kimbrel (S,8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Angels
    Kole Calhoun, RF
    4
    1
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    White Sox
    Melky Cabrera, LF
    4
    2
    3
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Astros
    Luke Gregerson (S,5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0	31.7	131.8	165.3	-19.7
Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Arenado, Nolan 3306	3b	col nl	3.5	12.0	13.5	13.5	-5.0
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	3.0	24.0	88.6	109.0	-18.0
Kennedy, Ian 2723	pi sp	kc al	3.0	9.7	53.5	59.5	-3.7
Castellanos, Nick 3349	3b	det al	3.0	9.2	11.2	11.2	-3.2
Carter, Chris 2828	1b dh	mil nl	2.5	3.5	21.4	22.4	1.5
Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	2.0	19.0	89.0	94.7	-15.0
Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	2.0	8.0	51.7	52.7	-4.0
Gregerson, Luke 2563	pi cp	hou al	2.0	8.0	12.0	17.0	-4.0
Stroman, Marcus 3327	pi sp	tor al	1.7	4.4	18.1	18.1	-1.0
Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	1.0	8.7	36.8	36.8	-6.7
Calhoun, Kole 3279	rf	ana al	1.0	4.2	11.7	11.7	-2.2
Cabrera, Melky 2143	lf	chi al	1.0	2.0	16.5	27.5	0.0
Adleman, Tim 3625	pi sp	cin nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Mariners' Miley tops players for Saturday, April 30; Rockies' Rusin tops NL players

Shawn Plank May 1, 2016

Mariners pitcher Wade Miley is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 30:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
3	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
4	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
5	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	4.2
6	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0
8	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0
9	De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi sp mr	ari nl	4.0
10	Nicasio, Juan 2888	pi sp	pit nl	4.0

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Miley pitched a complete game shutout, allowing five hits and striking out four, in the 6-0 win over the Royals.

National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Chris Rusin struck out six over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit, in the 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Rusin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Diamondbacks tied the game after he exited.

National League Batter of the Day—Michael Conforto of the Mets homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Giants. Conforto earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, the most of any of Saturday’s 14 Players of the Games. Conforto now ranks 11th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, second among NL batters, behind teammate Yoenis Cespedes (4.5).

American League Batter of the Day—Logan Forsythe of the Rays homered and went 3-for-3, driving two runs, in the 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Streak—Jason Werth of the Nationals has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 consecutive seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Werth (HR 2-3 R 4BI in the 6-1 win over the Cardinals) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2002 with the Blue Jays, but his current 10-year streak began in 2007 with the Phillies. He has 45.2 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks 13th among active NL outfielders. His best year was 2010 with the Phillies when he had 9.0 Box-Toppers points, seventh among NL batters. He had 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2015 with the Nationals.

Scoring—Miley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rusin earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Conforto and Forsythe each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/30
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    8.0
    Mariners
    Wade Miley (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    5
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    7.0
    Red Sox
    Rick Porcello (W,5-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    NL
    7.0
    `Rockies
    Chris Rusin
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    1
    0
    0
    3
    6
  

    
    6.0
    Tigers
    Jordan Zimmermann (W,5-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    
    5.2
    Pirates
    Francisco Liriano (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    5
    1
    1
    0
    6
  

    
    5.2
    Athletics
    Jesse Hahn (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Mets
    Michael Conforto, LF
    4
    2
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Nationals
    Jayson Werth, LF
    3
    1
    2
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Rays
    Logan Forsythe, 2B
    3
    1
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Rangers
    Derek Holland (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.1
    White Sox
    Nate Jones (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    Phillies
    Freddy Galvis, SS
    4
    1
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Padres
    Wil Myers, 1B
    3
    2
    2
    1
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Marlins
    Adeiny Hechavarria, SS
    5
    1
    4
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Conforto, Michael 3622	lf	nym nl	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	3.0	17.9	58.4	98.2	-11.9
Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	det al	3.0	10.0	59.4	60.4	-4.0
Porcello, Rick 2573	pi sp	bos al	3.0	7.0	28.7	37.7	-1.0
Forsythe, Logan 3364	2b	tb al	2.5	4.0	5.5	5.5	1.0
Miley, Wade 3006	pi sp	sea al	2.0	9.0	32.4	32.4	-5.0
Myers, Wil 3228	1b cf	sd nl	2.0	5.0	10.5	10.5	-1.0
Holland, Derek 2634	pi sp	tex al	2.0	4.7	36.8	43.8	-0.7
Rusin, Chris 3236	pi sp	col nl	1.7	2.7	4.7	4.7	0.7
Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445	ss	fla nl	1.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	-3.5
Hahn, Jesse 3354	pi sp	oak al	1.0	5.0	11.7	11.7	-3.0
Galvis, Freddy 3202	ss	phi nl	1.0	5.0	9.0	9.0	-3.0
Werth, Jayson 1664	lf	dc nl	1.0	4.0	18.0	45.2	-2.0
Jones, Nate 3125	pi cp	chi al	1.0	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.0

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Pirates' Nicasio tops players for Friday, April 29; Mets' Cespedes rises to 2nd in player rankings

Shawn Plank April 30, 2016

Pirates pitcher Juan Nicasio is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 29:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
3	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
4	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
5	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	4.2
6	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0
8	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0
9	De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi sp mr	ari nl	4.0
10	Nicasio, Juan 2888	pi sp	pit nl	4.0

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Meanwhile, Yoenis Cespedes rises to second in Box-Toppers player rankings, first among National League batters, and Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez regains his spot in 11th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995.

Player of the Day—Nicasio struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 4-1 win over the Reds.

Nicasio earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season and rising to 10th in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing six hits, in the 6-1 win over the Rays.

National League Batter of the Day—Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six total runs, in the 13-1 win over the Giants.

Cespedes earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, rising to second in overall Box-Toppers player rankings, behind only Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta (5.0). Cespedes now leads NL batters in season Box-Toppers points.

American League Batter of the Day—Victor Martinez of the Tigers homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 9-2 win over the Twins.

All-time leaders

Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	nyy al	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	179.0
6	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	175.3
7	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
8	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
9	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
10	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
11	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	163.7
12	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	163.3
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
15	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
16	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
17	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
18	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0
19	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	148.4
20	Javier Vazquez	pi sp	retired	148.3

List of top 100 players since 1995 (through the 2015 season)

Rankings—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez regained his spot in 11th place in Box-Toppers “all-time” player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. He also extended his consecutive season streak earning Box-Toppers points to 12.

Hernandez (7.2IP 5H 0R 4K W in the 1-0 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 163.7 for his career. He now ranks 11th among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began), passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (163.3), who previously passed Hernandez in career points for the first time on April 21. Hernandez now trails 10th-place player Roger Clemens (164.8).

Hernandez has also now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 consecutive seasons. He earned his first points in 2005 with the Mariners and with 163.7 points is the highest-ranked active player to never lead a season category (i.e., AL pitchers) in Box-Toppers points. He has earned 19.0 or more Box-Toppers points four times in his career (2009, 2010, 2014 and 2015), with his best year being 2014 with 20.8 points, third among AL pitchers. In 2015, he had 19.4 points, third among AL pitchers.

Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rose to 35th place in Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Lester (7IP 7H R 10K ND in the 6-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 124.1 career points, passing Gary Sheffield (124.1) on the “all-time” Box-Toppers points list. (Lester beats Sheffield on a tiebreaker because he has more Box-Toppers points this season—3.0 vs. 0.0.) Lester now trails 34th-place player, Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (124.6). Lester has 3.0 Box-Toppers points on the season and ranks eighth among NL pitchers.

Debut—Padres pitcher Cesar Vargas made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Vargas (5.1IP 4H 0R 6K ND in the 5-1 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut April 23 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,624th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Nicasio earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Sanchez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cespedes and Martinez each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/29
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    Pirates
    Juan Nicasio (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    
    10.2
    Marlins
    Adam Conley (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    0
    0
    0
    4
    7
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Mets
    Yoenis Cespedes, CF
    4
    2
    2
    6
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Phillies
    David Hernandez (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    6.0
    `Cubs
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    7
    1
    1
    2
    10
  

    AL
    5.0
    Blue Jays
    Aaron Sanchez (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    4.1
    `Padres
    Cesar Vargas
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.1
    4
    0
    0
    3
    6
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Tigers
    Victor Martinez, DH
    5
    3
    4
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Orioles
    Nolan Reimold, LF
    3
    2
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.2
    Mariners
    Felix Hernandez (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    5
    0
    0
    3
    4
  

    
    3.0
    Athletics
    Coco Crisp, LF
    3
    2
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Nationals
    Stephen Strasburg (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    8
    2
    2
    1
    9
  

    
    3.0
    Rangers
    Shawn Tolleson (S,8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.1
    Rockies
    Tyler Chatwood (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    0
    0
    3
    4
  

    
    2.0
    Red Sox
    Koji Uehara (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    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.
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5	15.4	36.4	36.4	-6.4
Nicasio, Juan 2888	pi sp	pit nl	4.0	5.0	20.4	20.4	3.0
Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	3.7	17.7	63.8	71.5	-10.3
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	3.0	15.0	61.2	124.1	-9.0
Sanchez, Aaron 3392	pi sp	tor al	2.7	4.7	6.7	6.7	0.7
Martinez, Victor 1695	dh ph	det al	2.5	6.0	25.9	66.1	-1.0
Chatwood, Tyler 2856	pi sp	col nl	2.0	2.0	11.7	11.7	2.0
Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	1.0	20.4	86.4	163.7	-18.4
Tolleson, Shawn 3077	pi cp	tex al	1.0	7.0	9.0	9.0	-5.0
Uehara, Koji 2802	pi mr cp	bos al	1.0	6.0	23.0	27.0	-4.0
Conley, Adam 3594	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	-2.0
Crisp, Coco 1876	lf	oak al	1.0	3.0	19.5	36.7	-1.0
Hernandez, David 2649	pi cp	phi nl	1.0	1.0	9.0	13.0	1.0
Reimold, Nolan 2607	lf	bal al	1.0	1.0	6.7	7.7	1.0
Vargas, Cesar 3624	pi sp	sd nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Cubs' Arrieta maintains weekly Box-Toppers player rankings lead; Machado, Suarez rise to lead batters

Shawn Plank April 29, 2016

Arrieta remains atop Box-Toppers player rankings. Orioles' Machado, Reds' Suarez assume leads in Box-Toppers points among batters.

Cubs maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead for 2nd week; White Sox top AL teams

Shawn Plank April 29, 2016

Chicago teams top both leagues in Box-Toppers points. Mets rank as hottest team of the week.

Dbacks' De La Rosa tops players for Thursday, April 28; Orioles' Machado tops AL players

Shawn Plank April 29, 2016

Diamondbacks pitcher Rubby De La Rosa is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 28:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
4	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	4.2
5	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
6	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0
7	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0
8	De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi sp mr	ari nl	4.0
9	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
10	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	3.7

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De La Rosa struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 3-0 win over the Cardinals.

De La Rosa earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season and rises to eighth in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

American League Player of the Day—Manny Machado of the Orioles hit a grand slam and doubled, going 2-for-4 with three runs and five RBIs, in the 10-2 win over the White Sox.

Machado earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.2 for the season and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—Nick Markakis of the Braves doubled and went 4-for-5, driving in three runs, in the 5-3 win over the Red Sox.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day because the overall AL Player of the Day was a batter, Manny Machado.

Debut—Anthony Gose of the Tigers made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Gose (HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 7-3 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut July 17, 2012, and was playing in his 360th career game. He is the 3,623rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—De La Rosa earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Machado earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Markakis earns 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/28
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    Dbacks
    Rubby De La Rosa (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    10
  

    
    11.0
    `Phillies
    Aaron Nola
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    AL
    6.0
    Orioles
    Manny Machado, 3B-SS
    4
    3
    2
    5
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Braves
    Nick Markakis, RF
    5
    0
    4
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Tigers
    Anthony Gose, CF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Cubs
    Kris Bryant, LF
    1
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    Jose Fernandez (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    2
    2
    3
    8
  

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

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	4.2	11.7	15.2	15.2	-3.3
De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi sp mr	ari nl	4.0	10.0	14.0	14.0	-2.0
Markakis, Nick 2116	rf	atl nl	3.0	7.5	18.5	45.1	-1.5
Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	2.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	-7.0
Bryant, Kris 3465	3b lf	chi nl	2.0	10.5	10.5	10.5	-6.5
Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	2.0	6.7	32.7	32.7	-2.7
Gose, Anthony 3623	cf	det al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Orioles' Tillman tops players for Wednesday, April 27; Phillies' Hellickson tops NL players

Shawn Plank April 28, 2016

Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Tillman struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 3-1 win over the Rays.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 27:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
4	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0
6	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0
7	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
8	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	3.7
9	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
10	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	3.5

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National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 3-0 win over the Nationals.

National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Belt of the Giants tripled, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-9 win over the Padres.

American League Batter of the Day—J.D. Martinez of the Tigers hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-4 win over the Athletics.

Notable—Jose Altuve of the Astros has the highest season Box-Toppers point total of any of Wednesday’s 14 Players of the Game. Altuve (HR 2-2B 3-5 3R 2BI in the 7-4 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.5 for the season. He rises to 11th among all players in season player rankings and second among AL batters.

Scoring—Tillman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hellickson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Belt and Martinez each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/27
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.2
    Orioles
    Chris Tillman (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    2
    0
    0
    2
    9
  

    NL
    10.0
    Phillies
    Jeremy Hellickson (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    8
  

    
    9.0
    White Sox
    Jose Quintana (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    3
    10
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Giants
    Brandon Belt, 1B
    4
    2
    3
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Red Sox
    Steven Wright (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    1
    3
    8
  

    
    5.1
    Marlins
    Justin Nicolino (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    2
    0
    0
    2
    2
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Tigers
    J.D. Martinez, RF
    3
    2
    2
    4
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Astros
    Jose Altuve, 2B
    5
    3
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Aledmys Diaz, SS
    4
    3
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `Indians
    Bryan Shaw (H,4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Mets
    Neil Walker, 2B
    3
    1
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Pirates
    Kyle Lobstein (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    0.0
    Angels
    Mike Trout, CF
    4
    1
    1
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    0.0
    Rangers
    Rougned Odor, 2B
    2
    1
    1
    0
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	3.5	10.5	20.0	20.0	-3.5
Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	3.0	9.0	27.8	27.8	-3.0
Belt, Brandon 2943	1b	sf nl	3.0	4.5	16.5	16.5	1.5
Diaz, Aledmys 3612	ss	stl nl	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Hellickson, Jeremy 2778	pi sp	phi nl	2.7	7.7	31.4	34.4	-2.3
Trout, Mike 2949	cf	ana al	2.0	14.0	38.5	38.5	-10.0
Tillman, Chris 2754	pi sp	bal al	2.0	6.7	35.8	37.8	-2.7
Odor, Rougned 3336	2b	tex al	2.0	5.0	6.5	6.5	-1.0
Lobstein, Kyle 3406	pi sp mr	pit nl	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	2.0
Martinez, J.D. 2922	rf	det al	1.5	3.2	13.2	13.2	-0.2
Walker, Neil 2756	2b	nym nl	1.0	5.0	22.5	28.0	-3.0
Wright, Steven 3224	pi sp	bos al	1.0	4.7	5.7	5.7	-2.7
Shaw, Bryan 2995	pi mr	cle al	1.0	2.0	6.0	6.0	0.0
Nicolino, Justin 3576	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0

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Giants' Cueto tops players for Tuesday, April 26; Athletics' Hill tops AL players

Shawn Plank April 27, 2016

Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 26:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
4	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0
6	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0
7	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
8	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	3.7
9	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
10	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	3.5

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Cueto pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 11 and allowing seven hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Padres.

Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Rich Hill struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits, in the 5-1 win over the Tigers.

Hill earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.4 for the season, rising to third in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates hit three homers and went 3-for-5, driving in five runs, in the 9-4 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day—Johnny Giavotella of the Angels hit a three-run homer in the 9-4 win over the Royals. Giavotella also doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times.

Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Sale (8IP 4H R 6K W in the 10-1 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season.

Scoring—Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hill earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. McCutchen and Giavotella each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/26
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    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    12.0
    Giants
    Johnny Cueto (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    7
    0
    0
    1
    11
  

    AL
    11.0
    Athletics
    Rich Hill (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    
    10.0
    Red Sox
    David Price (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    2
    2
    2
    14
  

    
    8.0
    Cardinals
    Carlos Martinez (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    8.0
    Mariners
    Nathan Karns (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    6
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Pirates
    Andrew McCutchen, CF
    5
    3
    3
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    White Sox
    Chris Sale (W,5-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    6
  

    
    6.0
    Rangers
    A.J. Griffin (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Angels
    Johnny Giavotella, 2B
    4
    3
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Cubs
    Adam Warren (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Mets
    Yoenis Cespedes, PH
    1
    1
    1
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.1
    `Twins
    Ricky Nolasco
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    5
    4
    4
    0
    9
  

    
    3.0
    Phillies
    Andres Blanco, SS
    4
    2
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.2
    Rays
    Alex Colome (S,5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    0.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Marlins
    Christian Yelich, LF
    5
    2
    3
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4	8.4	8.4	28.1	0.4
Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0	22.8	75.0	77.0	-14.8
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0	16.8	68.0	87.4	-8.8
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	3.0	24.1	80.1	96.8	-18.1
Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	3.0	13.9	34.9	34.9	-7.9
Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	2.0	15.7	16.7	16.7	-11.7
Nolasco, Ricky 2125	pi sp	min al	2.0	4.0	24.7	77.8	0.0
McCutchen, Andrew 2637	cf	pit nl	1.5	12.0	42.7	48.4	-9.0
Giavotella, Johnny 2931	2b	ana al	1.5	5.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Colome, Alex 3189	pi cp sp mr	tb al	1.0	6.0	9.7	9.7	-4.0
Karns, Nathan 3414	pi sp	sea al	1.0	6.0	7.0	7.0	-4.0
Warren, Adam 3169	pi mr sp	chi nl	1.0	4.7	8.7	8.7	-2.7
Yelich, Christian 3334	lf	fla nl	1.0	3.5	11.0	11.0	-1.5
Blanco, Andres 2980	ss	phi nl	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
Griffin, A.J. 3074	pi sp	tex al	1.0	1.0	15.7	15.7	1.0

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Rays' Archer tops players for Monday, April 25; Cabrera, Pujols extend Box-Toppers season streaks

Shawn Plank April 26, 2016

Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 25:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
4	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
5	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	3.7
6	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
7	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	3.5
8	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	3.5
9	Suarez, Eugenio 3355	3b	cin nl	3.5
10	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	3.4

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Archer struck out 10 over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits, in the 2-0 win over the Orioles.

National League Player of the Day—Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits, in the 6-1 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers hit two homers (including a three-run shot), a double and went 4-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 7-3 win over the Athletics.

Cabrera earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day and now has 134.4 career points, rising to 26th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Jason Giambi (133.4) on the “all-time” list and trails 25th-place player, Giants pitcher Jake Peavy (136.8). Passing Giambi, Cabrera rises to eighth among all batters in Box-Toppers points since 1995 and ranks fourth among active batters, behind Alex Rodriguez (187.0), Albert Pujols (175.3) and David Ortiz (137.9).

Cabrera also has now earned Box-Toppers points in 14 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2003 with the Marlins. His best year was 2013 with the Tigers when he had 16.9 points, leading AL batters. He also led AL batters in 2009 with the Tigers, when he had 16.5. In 2015, he had 4.7 points with the Tigers, his lowest point total since his 2003 rookie year when he had 3.0.

National League Batter of the Day—Michael Conforto of the Mets homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in a run, in the 5-3 win over the Reds.

This is the second straight day Conforto earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, April 24, earning Player of the Game honors in the Mets win over the Braves.

Box-Toppers season streaks
Here are the players who have earned Box-Toppers points in the most consecutive seasons. Jason Giambi earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 19 straight seasons from 1995 to 2013, more than any other player. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.) Players are listed by duration of their streak. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total. 







  
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    
    Streak
    Player
    Pos
    Duration
    Career
BTP
  

    1
    19
    Jason Giambi
    1b
    1995-2013
    133.4
  

    2
    18
    Jim Thome
    1b dh
    1995-2012
    146.7
  

    2
    18
    Chipper Jones
    3b
    1995-2012
    149.0
  

    2
    18
    Johnny Damon
    lf
    1995-2012
    63.0
  

    2
    18
    Alex Rodriguez
    dh
    1996-2013
    187.0
  

    2
    18
    Carlos Beltran*
    rf
    1999-2016
    99.9
  

    7
    17
    Mariano Rivera
    pi cp
    1995-2011
    126.4
  

    7
    17
    Derek Jeter
    ss
    1996-2012
    76.4
  

    7
    17
    Paul Konerko
    1b
    1998-2014
    100.7
  

    7
    17
    Tim Hudson
    pi sp
    1999-2015
    157.0
  

    7
    17
    Torii Hunter
    cf
    1999-2015
    115.9
  

    12
    16
    Manny Ramirez
    lf
    1995-2010
    167.2
  

    12
    16
    Andy Pettitte
    pi sp
    1995-2010
    138.5
  

    12
    16
    Jamie Moyer
    pi sp
    1995-2010
    104.0
  

    12
    16
    Scott Rolen
    3b
    1996-2011
    97.6
  

    12
    16
    Kevin Millwood
    pi sp
    1997-2012
    108.3
  

    12
    16
    Derek Lowe
    pi sp
    1998-2013
    91.5
  

    12
    16
    David Ortiz*
    dh
    2000-2015
    137.9
  

    12
    16
    Aramis Ramirez
    3b
    2000-2015
    105.8
  

    12
    16
    Mark Buehrle*
    pi sp
    2000-2015
    116.7
  

    12
    16
    Albert Pujols*
    dh 1b
    2001-2016
    175.3
  


BTP: Box-Toppers points

* Active streak


 

Streak—Albert Pujols of the Angels has now earned Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

The 16-year streak is tied for the 12th-longest streak in Box-Toppers history (since 1995) with nine other players.

Pujols (2HR 2-4 3R 2BI in the 6-1 win over the Royals) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2001 with the Cardnals. His best year was 2009 with the Cardinals, when he had 16.7 Box-Toppers points to lead NL batters. Pujols led NL batters five times, the most a batter has led his league in Box-Toppers points since 1995:

2003—16.5
2004—15.9
2008—15.2
2009—16.7
2010—15.4

In 2015, Pujols had 7.0 Box-Toppers points with the Angels, ranked 20th among AL batters.

Pujols, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game Monday, now has 175.3 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of sixth place among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails fifth-place player, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (179.0). Pujols ranks second among all batters, behind Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees (187.0).

Scoring—Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Locke earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Cabrera and Conforto each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/25
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    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.2
    Rays
    Chris Archer (W,1-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    5
    0
    0
    0
    10
  

    
    9.0
    Mariners
    Taijuan Walker (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    1
    11
  

    
    9.0
    Yankees
    Nathan Eovaldi (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    NL
    7.0
    Pirates
    Jeff Locke (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    0
    0
    2
    8
  

    
    6.1
    Red Sox
    Rick Porcello (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    4
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Tigers
    Miguel Cabrera, 1B
    4
    2
    4
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Mets
    Michael Conforto, LF
    3
    3
    3
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.2
    Giants
    Madison Bumgarner (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    6
    2
    2
    2
    9
  

    
    3.1
    White Sox
    Zach Putnam (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Dbacks
    Chris Owings, CF
    5
    2
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Angels
    Albert Pujols, 1B
    4
    3
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.1
    `Twins
    Trevor May
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    Giancarlo Stanton, RF
    3
    1
    2
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Walker, Taijuan 3453	pi sp	sea al	2.7	16.4	16.4	16.4	-11.0
Conforto, Michael 3622	lf	nym nl	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	2.0	18.0	42.1	42.1	-14.0
Porcello, Rick 2573	pi sp	bos al	2.0	6.0	27.7	36.7	-2.0
Locke, Jeff 3133	pi sp	pit nl	1.7	7.7	19.1	19.1	-4.3
Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	1.5	6.2	54.8	134.4	-3.2
Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	1.0	18.0	88.0	93.7	-16.0
Pujols, Albert 1438	1b dh	ana al	1.0	8.0	38.0	175.3	-6.0
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	1.0	6.5	28.2	33.7	-4.5
May, Trevor 3417	pi mr sp cp	min al	1.0	4.0	5.0	5.0	-2.0
Eovaldi, Nathan 2928	pi sp	nyy al	1.0	3.0	20.1	20.1	-1.0
Owings, Chris 3347	cf	ari nl	1.0	2.0	4.5	4.5	0.0
Putnam, Zach 3426	pi mr	chi al	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.0

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Cubs' Hammel tops players for Sunday, April 24; Red Sox' Hembree tops AL players

Shawn Plank April 25, 2016

Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Hammel struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 9-0 win over the Reds. Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, the most of any of Sunday’s Players of the Game. He ranks 14th in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 24:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
4	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
5	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	3.7
6	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
7	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	3.5
8	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	3.5
9	Suarez, Eugenio 3355	3b	cin nl	3.5
10	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	3.4

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American League Player of the Day—Red Sox closing pitcher Heath Hembree pitched three scoreless innings of extra-inning relief, allowing two hits and striking out four, in the 7-5, 12-inning win over the Astros.

This was Hembree’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Hembree made his Major League debut Sept. 3, 2013, and was playing in his 40th career game. He is the 3,620th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Batter of the Day—Alex Presley of the Brewers hit a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the 8-5 win over the Phillies.

Presley had a Box-Toppers game score of +3, tied with Jason Rogers of the Pirates, who was Player of the Game in the 12-10, 13-inning win over the Diamondbacks (1-1 R 2BI), but Presley won NL Batter of the Day on a tiebreaker—he hit a home run, while Rogers hit a triple.

American League Batter of the Day—Marlon Byrd of the Indians went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Tigers.

Debuts—In addition to Hembree, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

Joc Pederson of the Dodgers (HR 1-1 2R BI in the 12-10 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 187th career game. He is the 3,621st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Michael Conforto of the Mets (2B 1-3 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut July 24, 2015, and was playing in his 72nd career game. He is the 3,622nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hembree earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Presley and Byrd each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/24
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    8.0
    Cubs
    Jason Hammel (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    7
  

    AL
    5.0
    Red Sox
    Heath Hembree (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    4.0
    Rays
    Drew Smyly (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    
    4.0
    Royals
    Yordano Ventura (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    
    4.0
    White Sox
    David Robertson (S,7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.2
    `Nationals
    Yusmeiro Petit
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    4.2
    2
    1
    1
    3
    6
  

    
    3.2
    Mariners
    Nick Vincent (S,1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Brewers
    Alex Presley, PH-CF
    1
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Pirates
    Jason Rogers, 1B
    1
    1
    1
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Dodgers
    Joc Pederson, CF
    1
    2
    1
    1
    3
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Kevin Siegrist (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    J.T. Realmuto, C
    4
    1
    4
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Indians
    Marlon Byrd, RF
    3
    1
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Blue Jays
    Roberto Osuna (S,6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    0.0
    Mets
    Michael Conforto, LF
    3
    0
    1
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Hammel, Jason 2235	pi sp	chi nl	3.0	12.7	36.1	49.2	-6.7
Smyly, Drew 3009	pi sp	tb al	3.0	9.0	31.1	31.1	-3.0
Osuna, Roberto 3512	pi cp	tor al	3.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	-1.0
Ventura, Yordano 3294	pi sp	kc al	2.0	13.7	23.4	23.4	-9.7
Robertson, David 2774	pi cp	chi al	2.0	10.0	22.0	23.0	-6.0
Siegrist, Kevin 3260	pi mr	stl nl	2.0	6.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Petit, Yusmeiro 2337	pi mr sp	dc nl	2.0	2.0	9.0	18.7	2.0
Hembree, Heath 3620	pi cp	bos al	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Byrd, Marlon 1751	rf	cle al	1.5	6.5	15.5	40.0	-3.5
Presley, Alex 2900	cf ph	mil nl	1.5	1.5	4.5	4.5	1.5
Realmuto, J.T. 3491	ca	fla nl	1.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	-4.0
Rogers, Jason 3602	3b	pit nl	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Vincent, Nick 3203	pi cp	sea al	1.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.0
Conforto, Michael 3622	lf	nym nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Pederson, Joc 3621	cf	lad nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Nationals' Roark tops players for Saturday, April 23; Indians' Kluber tops AL players

Shawn Plank April 24, 2016

Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Roark struck out 15 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 2-0 win over the Twins.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 23:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
4	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
5	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	3.7
6	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
7	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	ba al	3.5
8	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	3.5
9	Suarez, Eugenio 3355	3b	cin nl	3.5
10	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	3.4

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American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run and two hits, in the 10-1 win over the Tigers.

National League Batter of the Day—Eugenio Suarez of the Reds hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs in the 13-5 win over the Cubs.

Suarez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season and rising to ninth in player rankings. He also rises to lead all NL batters in Box-Toppers points for the season.

American League Batter of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Athletics.

Rankings—Besides Suarez, two other players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings Saturday after earning Player of the Game honors:

Angels pitcher Hector Santiago (6IP 4H 2R 7K W in the 4-2 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season, rising to fifth among all players and second among AL pitchers (behind Edinson Volquez of the Royals with 4.4).
Chris Davis of the Orioles (HR 4-5 3R 2BI in the 8-3 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.5 for the season, rising to seventh among all players and first among AL batters.

Debut—Kelby Tomlinson of the Giants made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Tomlinson (1-1 R BI in the 7-2 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Aug. 3, 2015, and was playing in his 61st career game. He is the 3,619th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Roark earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kluber earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Suarez and Donaldson each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/23
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    17.0
    Nationals
    Tanner Roark (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    15
  

    AL
    14.0
    Indians
    Corey Kluber (W,1-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    10
  

    
    10.1
    Dodgers
    Kenta Maeda (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Reds
    Eugenio Suarez, 3B
    4
    3
    3
    4
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Dbacks
    Rubby De La Rosa (W,2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    
    5.2
    `White Sox
    Carlos Rodon
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Blue Jays
    Josh Donaldson, 3B
    4
    2
    3
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Phillies
    Odubel Herrera, CF
    4
    4
    3
    2
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Orioles
    Chris Davis, 1B
    5
    3
    4
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Astros
    Colby Rasmus, LF
    4
    1
    2
    5
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    `Yankees
    Masahiro Tanaka
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Aledmys Diaz, SS
    5
    1
    5
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Angels
    Hector Santiago (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    2
    2
    2
    7
  

    
    2.0
    Giants
    Kelby Tomlinson, PH
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.1
    Mets
    Steven Matz (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    9
    2
    2
    0
    8
  

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

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	3.7	11.7	24.1	24.1	-4.3
Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	3.5	14.5	45.4	53.9	-7.5
Suarez, Eugenio 3355	3b	cin nl	3.5	6.5	9.0	9.0	0.5
Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	3.0	6.5	6.5	6.5	-0.5
Roark, Tanner 3261	pi sp	dc nl	3.0	4.0	19.0	19.0	2.0
Maeda, Kenta 3609	pi sp	lad nl	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	tor al	2.5	12.4	32.4	32.4	-7.4
Rasmus, Colby 2608	lf	hou al	2.5	8.5	22.7	34.2	-3.5
Rodon, Carlos 3494	pi sp	chi al	2.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	-6.1
De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi mr	ari nl	2.0	8.0	12.0	12.0	-4.0
Diaz, Aledmys 3612	ss	stl nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	1.7	15.1	45.9	45.9	-11.7
Tanaka, Masahiro 3305	pi sp	nyy al	1.0	9.0	21.7	21.7	-7.0
Herrera, Odubel 3449	cf	phi nl	1.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	-3.0
Tomlinson, Kelby 3619	ph	sf nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Royals' Young tops players for Friday, April 22; Phillies' Nola tops NL players

Shawn Plank April 23, 2016

Royals pitcher Chris Young is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 22:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
4	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
5	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
6	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	3.5
7	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	3.4
8	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	3.0
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	3.0
10	Morton, Charlie 2503	pi sp	phi nl	3.0

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Young struck out 10 over six innings, allowing two runs and four hits, in the 4-2 win over the Orioles.

National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 5-2 win over the Brewers.

National League Batter of the Day—Curtis Granderson of the Mets hit two homers, including a grand slam, and went 3-for-5, in the 6-3 win over the Braves.

American League Batter of the Day—Mookie Betts of the Red Sox tripled, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in a run, in the 6-2 win over the Astros. Betts earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, most of any of Friday’s Players of the Games. He ranks second among AL batters in season rankings, behind Robinson Cano of the Mariners (3.5). He ranks 11th among all players.

Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rises to 36th place in Box-Toppers “all-time” player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Lester (7IP 5H R 4K W in the 8-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 123.1 career points. Lester rises to 36th place among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began), passing Angels pitcher Jered Weaver (123.1), beating him on a tiebreaker. He trails 35th-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1). Lester now has 2.0 Box-Toppers points this season.

Scoring—Young earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nola earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Granderson and Betts each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/22
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    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    7.0
    Royals
    Chris Young (W,1-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    2
    2
    1
    10
  

    NL
    6.0
    Phillies
    Aaron Nola (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    7
  

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    5.0
    Mets
    Curtis Granderson, RF
    5
    2
    3
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    White Sox
    Jose Quintana (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    4.2
    Giants
    Jeff Samardzija (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    6
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    4.1
    Yankees
    Ivan Nova (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    4.0
    Padres
    Wil Myers, 1B
    3
    1
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.2
    Indians
    Josh Tomlin (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    4
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Red Sox
    Mookie Betts, RF
    5
    3
    4
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Nationals
    Jose Lobaton, C
    3
    1
    2
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Rockies
    Nolan Arenado, 3B
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Cubs
    Jon Lester (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    2.0
    Pirates
    Jordy Mercer, SS
    4
    2
    3
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Athletics
    Chris Coghlan, 3B
    4
    2
    1
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Mariners
    Joel Peralta (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Betts, Mookie 3404	rf	bos al	3.0	6.0	8.0	8.0	0.0
Arenado, Nolan 3306	3b	col nl	2.5	11.0	12.5	12.5	-6.0
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	2.0	14.0	60.2	123.1	-10.0
Young, Chris R. 1933	pi sp	kc al	2.0	10.0	26.1	76.1	-6.0
Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	2.0	8.0	26.8	26.8	-4.0
Tomlin, Josh 2771	pi sp	cle al	2.0	6.7	19.4	21.4	-2.7
Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	1.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	-0.3
Granderson, Curtis 2051	rf	nym nl	1.5	5.5	30.4	62.8	-2.5
Samardzija, Jeff 2495	pi sp	sf nl	1.0	10.4	39.1	40.1	-8.4
Myers, Wil 3228	1b cf	sd nl	1.0	4.0	9.5	9.5	-2.0
Coghlan, Chris 2610	3b lf	oak al	1.0	2.0	8.5	15.0	0.0
Lobaton, Jose 3216	ca	dc nl	1.0	2.0	6.5	6.5	0.0
Nova, Ivan 2796	pi mr sp	nyy al	1.0	2.0	23.1	24.1	0.0
Mercer, Jordy 3206	ss	pit nl	1.0	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.0
Peralta, Joel 2292	pi mr	sea al	1.0	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.0

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Cubs' Jake Arrieta rises to top Box-Toppers player rankings; Royals' Volquez leads AL players

Shawn Plank April 22, 2016

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Shawn Plank April 22, 2016

Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta, pitching a no-hitter, is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 21:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
4	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
5	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
6	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	3.5
7	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	3.4
8	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	3.0
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	3.0
10	Morton, Charlie 2503	pi sp	phi nl	3.0

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Arrieta allowed no hits and four walks, striking out six, in the complete game, 16-0 win over the Reds, his second career no-hitter.

Arrieta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, rising to first in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Arrieta led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2015 with 29.1.

While Arrieta’s no-hitter is the first of the season, his Box-Toppers game score Thursday of +11.0 ranks 10th among the highest game scores of the season so far.

American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out five, in the 4-0 win over the Tigers. Volquez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.4 for the season and rising to second place in season player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—Robinson Cano of the Mariners hit a 10th-inning, go-ahead three-run homer in the 10-7 win over the Indians. Cano also went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs. He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season and rising to sixth in season player rankings. He leads AL batters in Box-Toppers points and is the only batter ranked among the top 10 players.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because no NL Batter of the Day earned Player of the Game honors. Kris Bryant of the Cubs had a Box-Toppers game score Thursday of +8.0 in his team’s win over the Reds (2HR 4-6 4R 6BI), but did not earn Player of the Game honors because he was overshadowed by teammate Arrieta, who threw a no-hitter and had a game score of +11.0. So despite Bryant’s strong performance, he earns no Box-Toppers points.

All-time leaders

Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	nyy al	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	179.0
6	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	174.3
7	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
8	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
9	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
10	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
11	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	163.3
12	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	162.7
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
15	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
16	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
17	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
18	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0
19	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	148.4
20	Javier Vazquez	pi sp	retired	148.3

List of top 100 players since 1995 (through the 2015 season)

Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rose to third in Box-Toppers season player rankings and 11th in “all-time” player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Kershaw (8IP 10H R 10K ND in the 2-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season and 163.3 for his career. He passes Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (162.7) to move into 11th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He is also now the fourth-ranked active player in Box-Toppers points, behind Alex Rodriguez (187.0), CC Sabathia (179.0) and Albert Pujols (174.3). Kershaw trails 10th-place player on the list, Roger Clemens (164.8).

Debut—Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Wagner made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Wagner (5IP 2H 0R K W in the 6-2 win over the Giants) made his Major League debut May 31, 2015, and was playing in his fifth career game. He is the 3,618th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Arrieta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Volquez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Canoearns 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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    Player
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    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    Cubs
    Jake Arrieta (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    0
    0
    0
    4
    6
  

    
    9.0
    Pirates
    Gerrit Cole (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    AL
    6.0
    Royals
    Edinson Volquez (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    6.0
    Athletics
    Rich Hill (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    2
    1
    4
    10
  

    
    5.1
    Twins
    Ricky Nolasco (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    1
    1
    1
    7
  

    
    5.0
    `Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    10
    1
    1
    1
    10
  

    
    5.0
    Marlins
    Tom Koehler (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Mariners
    Robinson Cano, 2B
    5
    2
    3
    4
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Dbacks
    Tyler Wagner (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    3.0
    Rays
    Logan Forsythe, 2B
    4
    3
    3
    1
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Rangers
    Ian Desmond, LF
    4
    2
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Angels
    Mike Trout, CF
    2
    1
    2
    2
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Orioles
    Darren O'Day (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0	34.1	61.8	64.8	-24.1
Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4	11.4	36.1	62.2	-2.6
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0	29.7	129.8	163.3	-21.7
Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	3.5	10.0	39.0	70.9	-3.0
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	2.7	6.7	6.7	26.4	-1.3
Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	1.0	20.0	30.4	30.4	-18.0
Trout, Mike 2949	cf	ana al	1.0	13.0	37.5	37.5	-11.0
Koehler, Tom 3159	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	5.0	13.0	13.0	-3.0
Nolasco, Ricky 2125	pi sp	min al	1.0	3.0	23.7	76.8	-1.0
O’Day, Darren 2577	pi mr cp	bal al	1.0	2.7	10.7	11.7	-0.7
Forsythe, Logan 3364	2b	tb al	1.0	2.5	4.0	4.0	-0.5
Desmond, Ian 2673	lf ss	tex al	1.0	2.0	17.7	24.2	0.0
Wagner, Tyler 3618	pi mr	ari nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Box-Toppers

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.