Rangers' Cole Hamels tops players for Thursday, July 28, takes lead among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points

Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to take the season Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.

Top 10 players

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


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 14.4
5 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 14.1
6 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 12.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Hamels struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing two runs, six hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Royals.

Hamels earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.1 for the season, rising from seventh to fifth in overall season player rankings. He rises to first among AL pitchers, passing previous leader Corey Kluber of the Indians (12.5).

Hamels also takes the lead among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2015. He has 29.5 Box-Toppers points in the span, the same totals as Chris Sale of the White Sox and David Price of the Red Sox, but Hamels holds the tiebreaker and ranks higher because he has more points in 2016.

Hamels also now has 140.3 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 25th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Thursday, Hamels passes two players on the “all-time” list—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (138.4) and Andy Pettitte (138.5). Hamels now trails 24th-ranked player, Giants pitcher Jake Peavy (141.8). Hamels also now ranks 10th in career Box-Toppers points among active players.

National League Player of the Day—Cubs closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing no hits or walks and striking out two, in the 3-1 win over the White Sox. It is his first Player of the Game honor he has earned since being traded from the Yankees earlier this week.

Chapman earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season, rising to first among all closing pitchers, passing previous leader David Robertson of the White Sox (5.0).

National League Batter of the Day—Aaron Altherr of the Phillies hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-4 win over the Marlins.

American League Batter of the Day—Max Kepler of the Twins homered, tripled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Orioles.

Debut—Angels closing pitcher Cam Bedrosian made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Bedrosian (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K in the 2-1 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut June 3, 2014, and was playing in his 93rd career game. He is the 3,694th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Hamels earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Chapman earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Altherr and Kepler 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

7/28 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 9.0 TEX 3, KC 2 Cole Hamels (W,12-2) - - - - 8.0 6 2 2 1 12
NL 3.1 CHC 3, CHW 1 Aroldis Chapman (S,21) - - - - 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
BAT 3.0 PHI 7, ATL 5 Aaron Altherr, RF 4 2 3 2 - - - - - -
BAT 3.0 MIN 6, BAL 2 Max Kepler, RF 3 2 2 2 - - - - - -
3.0 LAA 2, BOS 1 Cam Bedrosian (W,2-0) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 STL 5, MIA 4 Aledmys Diaz, SS 5 2 2 3 - - - - - -
2.0 MIL 6, ARI 4 Hernan Perez, SS 4 2 2 2 - - - - - -
2.0 COL 2, NYM 1 Carlos Estevez (S,11) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.1 WSH 4, SF 2 Shawn Kelley (S,5) - - - - 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 14.1 29.5 81.1 140.3 -1.3
Chapman, Aroldis 2826 pi cp chi nl 6.4 14.4 44.4 45.4 -1.6
Diaz, Aledmys 3612 ss stl nl 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
Estevez, Carlos 3641 pi cp col nl 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Kepler, Max 3664 rf min al 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Perez, Hernan 3577 3b ss ph mil nl 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.0
Altherr, Aaron 3563 rf phi nl 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.5
Kelley, Shawn 2630 pi cp mr dc nl 1.0 3.0 7.0 10.0 -1.0
Bedrosian, Cam 3694 pi cp ana al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
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Pirates' Gerrit Cole tops players for Wednesday, July 27; Nationals' Strasburg rises to 6th in Box-Toppers rankings

Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

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


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 14.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 12.4
7 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Also Wednesday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Cole pitched a complete game, allowing one run, three hits, no walks and striking out six, in the 10-1 win over the Mariners.

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Lance McCullers struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day—Freddie Freeman of the Braves homered and went 4-for-4, driving in five runs, in the 9-7 win over the Twins.

American League Batter of the Day—Khris Davis of the Athletics hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 6-4 win over the Rangers.

Rankings—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Strasburg (7IP 3H 0R 2BB 7K W in the 4-1 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Debut—Cardinals closing pitcher Seung Hwan Oh made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Oh (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 5-4 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut April 3 and was playing in his 52nd career game. He is the 3,693rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McCullers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Freeman and Davis 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.

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

7/27 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 10.0 PIT 10, SEA 1 Gerrit Cole (W,6-6) - - - - 9.0 3 1 1 0 6
9.0 WSH 4, CLE 1 Stephen Strasburg (W,14-1) - - - - 7.0 3 0 0 2 7
AL 7.0 HOU 4, NYY 1 Lance McCullers (W,6-4) - - - - 6.0 5 1 1 2 10
6.2 CIN 2, SF 1 Dan Straily (W,6-6) - - - - 7.2 3 1 1 1 5
BAT 6.0 ATL 9, MIN 7 Freddie Freeman, 1B 4 1 4 5 - - - - - -
5.0 CHC 8, CHW 1 Jason Hammel (W,10-5) - - - - 7.0 5 1 1 2 7
4.0 ARI 8, MIL 1 Yasmany Tomas, RF 5 2 2 5 - - - - - -
BAT 4.0 OAK 6, TEX 4 Khris Davis, DH 4 2 3 3 - - - - - -
3.0 SD 8, TOR 4 Brett Wallace, 1B 3 2 2 2 - - - - - -
2.2 TB 3, LAD 1 Matt Moore (W,7-7) - - - - 6.2 4 1 0 4 5
2.0 MIA 11, PHI 1 Don Kelly, 1B 5 2 3 2 - - - - - -
2.0 DET 4, BOS 3 Victor Martinez, DH 4 0 4 2 - - - - - -
2.0 KC 7, LAA 5 Paulo Orlando, RF 4 2 3 1 - - - - - -
2.0 COL 3, BAL 1 Carlos Estevez (S,10) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
2.0 STL 5, NYM 4 Seung Hwan Oh (S,6) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 12.4 26.4 72.5 80.2 -1.6
Hammel, Jason 2235 pi sp chi nl 7.0 16.7 40.1 53.2 -2.7
Moore, Matt 2975 pi sp tb al 6.7 6.7 32.2 32.2 6.7
Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp pit nl 6.5 25.5 35.9 35.9 -12.5
McCullers, Lance 3488 pi sp hou al 6.1 12.8 12.8 12.8 -0.6
Martinez, Victor 1695 dh 1b det al 6.0 9.5 29.4 69.6 2.5
Davis, Khris 3242 lf oak al 5.7 9.7 15.7 15.7 1.7
Tomas, Yasmany 3489 lf rf ari nl 4.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 1.0
Estevez, Carlos 3641 pi cp col nl 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Freeman, Freddie 2887 1b atl nl 3.0 6.0 34.2 34.2 0.0
Orlando, Paulo 3526 rf kc al 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.0
Straily, Dan 3080 pi sp cin nl 2.0 2.0 12.7 12.7 2.0
Wallace, Brett 2837 3b 1b sd nl 2.0 2.0 4.5 4.5 2.0
Kelly, Don 2890 1b fla nl 1.0 1.0 5.5 5.5 1.0
Oh, Seung Hwan 3693 pi cp stl nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
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Mets' Bartolo Colon tops players for Tuesday, July 26; Angels' Skaggs tops AL players

Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon 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 July 26:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 14.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Colon struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals.

Colon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 145.8 for his career. He ranks 22nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, and now trails 21st-ranked player Jim Thome (146.7).

Colon has 5.7 Box-Toppers points this season, most of any of the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday. He ranks 78th among all players, 31st among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, one walk and striking out five, in the 13-0 win over the Royals.

American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Seager of the Mariners homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Pirates.

National League Batter of the Day—Scooter Gennett of the Brewers went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 9-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Notable—Matt Cain of the Giants becomes the fifth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting and also has now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons.

It is the second time in his career that Cain (3-R HR 1-2 in the 9-7 win over the Reds) has earned Player of the Game honors for batting. He also did it Aug. 23, 2007.

With his first point of the season, Cain has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2005 with the Giants and has 98.0 career points, 12th among active NL pitchers and third among active Giants, behind Jake Peavy (141.8) and Madison Bumgarner (103.7). His best season was 2010 with the Giants when he had 16.1 Box-Toppers points, seventh among NL pitchers. In 2015, he had 2.0 Box-Toppers points with the Giants.

Scoring—Colon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Skaggs earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Seager and Gennett 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.

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

7/26 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 10.0 NYM 3, STL 1 Bartolo Colon (W,9-5) - - - - 7.0 3 1 1 0 8
8.1 LAD 3, TB 2 Bud Norris (W,6-9) - - - - 6.1 2 0 0 2 6
AL 8.0 LAA 13, KC 0 Tyler Skaggs (W,1-0) - - - - 7.0 3 0 0 1 5
7.0 MIA 5, PHI 0 Tom Koehler (W,8-8) - - - - 6.0 3 0 0 1 5
4.2 CHW 3, CHC 0 James Shields (W,5-12) - - - - 7.2 4 0 0 4 5
BAT 3.0 SEA 7, PIT 4 Kyle Seager, 3B 4 2 3 2 - - - - - -
BAT 3.0 MIL 9, ARI 4 Scooter Gennett, 2B 3 1 2 3 - - - - - -
3.0 SF 9, CIN 7 Matt Cain, P 2 1 1 3 - - - - - -
3.0 ATL 2, MIN 0 Lucas Harrell (W,2-2) - - - - 6.0 4 0 0 3 4
2.0 OAK 6, TEX 3 Josh Reddick, RF 4 1 2 3 - - - - - -
2.0 CLE 7, WSH 6 Tyler Naquin, PH 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
2.0 NYY 6, HOU 3 Andrew Miller (S,9) - - - - 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
2.0 COL 6, BAL 3 Carlos Estevez (S,9) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 DET 9, BOS 8 Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C 4 0 3 2 - - - - - -
1.0 TOR 7, SD 6 (12) Justin Smoak, 1B 2 1 1 1 - - - - - -
0.0 STL 3, NYM 2 Jedd Gyorko, 3B 4 1 1 2 - - - - - -

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Colon, Bartolo pi sp nym nl 5.7 12.4 54.3 145.8 -1.0
Norris, Bud 2638 pi sp lad nl 5.7 6.7 37.1 46.1 4.7
Seager, Kyle 3031 3b sea al 5.0 10.0 24.0 24.0 0.0
Koehler, Tom 3159 pi sp fla nl 4.0 8.0 16.0 16.0 0.0
Miller, Andrew 2436 pi cp nyy al 4.0 8.0 12.0 19.0 0.0
Reddick, Josh 2936 rf oak al 3.5 11.7 24.4 24.4 -4.7
Harrell, Lucas 2988 pi sp atl nl 3.0 3.0 7.7 7.7 3.0
Estevez, Carlos 3641 pi cp mr col nl 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Gyorko, Jedd 3164 3b 2b stl nl 2.5 6.0 15.2 15.2 -1.0
Shields, James 2157 pi sp chi al 2.0 9.4 67.6 98.4 -5.4
Smoak, Justin 2731 1b tor al 2.0 7.0 16.9 21.4 -3.0
Saltalamacchia, Jarod 2355 ca det al 2.0 2.0 13.0 19.0 2.0
Naquin, Tyler 3662 cf ph cle al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Skaggs, Tyler 3183 pi sp ana al 1.7 1.7 11.4 11.4 1.7
Gennett, Scooter 3254 2b mil nl 1.5 3.5 10.5 10.5 -0.5
Cain, Matt 2081 pi sp sf nl 1.0 3.0 35.8 98.0 -1.0
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Blue Jays' Sanchez tops players for Monday, July 25; Angels' Pujols regains 6th place, passing Kershaw, on Box-Toppers' ‘all-time' list

Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez 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 July 25:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 14.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Also Monday, Albert Pujols regains sixth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors, passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who had passed him on the career chart on June 11.

Player of the Day—Sanchez pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing three hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Padres.

National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, striking out one, in the 4-0 win over the Marlins. Hellickson did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he exited with the game tied, 0-0.

Hellickson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 9.1 for the season, the most of any of the 10 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Hellickson ranks 21st among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.

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 182.0
6 Albert Pujols 1b dh ana al 180.3
7 Clayton Kershaw pi sp lad nl 179.3
8 Roy Halladay pi sp retired 170.7
9 Manny Ramirez lf dh retired 167.2
10 Johan Santana pi sp free agent 166.6
11 Roger Clemens pi sp retired 164.8
12 Felix Hernandez pi sp sea al 164.7
13 John Smoltz pi sp retired 160.9
14 Tim Hudson pi sp retired 157.0
15 Zack Greinke pi sp ari nl 156.1
16 Mike Mussina pi sp retired 155.6
17 Barry Bonds lf retired 153.2
18 Greg Maddux pi sp retired 151.7
19 Chipper Jones 3b retired 149.0
20 Javier Vazquez pi sp retired 148.3
List of top 100 players since 1995 (as of July 15, 2016's All-Star break)

American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hit two homers, including a walk-off, two-run shot, in the 7-6 win over the Athletics. Beltre went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three.

Beltre earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 107.3 for his career, rising to 58th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. Beltre passes Frank Thomas (106.2) on the “all-time” list and now trails 57th-ranked player Lance Berkman (108.1). Beltre has 5.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, 14th among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—Jay Bruce of the Reds hit two home runs, going 2-for-4 and driving in four runs, in the 7-5 win over the Giants.

Notable—Albert Pujols of the Angels regains the sixth-place ranking in “all-time” career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Pujols (3-5 R 4BI in the 6-2 win over the Royals) now has 180.3 career Box-Toppers points, passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (179.3). Kershaw had passed Pujols on the “all-time” list on June 11 with 176.3 points. Pujols again trails fifth-place player, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (182.0) in most points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.

Pujols has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 13th among AL batters.

Scoring—Sanchez 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. Beltre and Pujols each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

7/25 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 9.0 TOR 4, SD 2 Aaron Sanchez (W,11-1) - - - - 7.0 3 0 0 2 7
6.0 NYY 2, HOU 1 Michael Pineda (W,5-9) - - - - 7.0 5 1 1 2 8
BAT 5.0 TEX 7, OAK 6 Adrian Beltre, 3B 5 3 4 3 - - - - - -
NL 5.0 `PHI 4, MIA 0 Jeremy Hellickson - - - - 6.0 1 0 0 1 1
BAT 4.0 CIN 7, SF 5 Jay Bruce, RF 4 2 2 4 - - - - - -
3.0 LAA 6, KC 2 Albert Pujols, DH 5 1 3 4 - - - - - -
3.0 MIL 7, ARI 2 Martin Maldonado, C 3 1 2 3 - - - - - -
2.1 DET 4, BOS 2 Francisco Rodriguez (S,28) - - - - 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
1.2 `CHW 5, CHC 4 Miguel Gonzalez - - - - 6.2 7 2 2 2 8
1.2 `BAL 3, COL 2 (10) Yovani Gallardo - - - - 6.2 5 2 2 2 6
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 pi sp phi nl 9.1 14.1 37.8 40.8 4.1
Sanchez, Aaron 3392 pi sp tor al 8.7 10.7 12.7 12.7 6.7
Bruce, Jay 2453 rf cin nl 6.5 9.7 29.7 56.8 3.3
Pujols, Albert 1438 dh 1b ana al 6.0 13.0 43.0 180.3 -1.0
Beltre, Adrian 1141 3b tex al 5.5 18.0 43.9 107.3 -7.0
Pineda, Michael 2841 pi sp nyy al 5.0 15.7 33.1 33.1 -5.7
Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 pi sp chi al 4.7 11.4 33.5 33.5 -2.0
Gallardo, Yovani 2333 pi sp bal al 2.0 7.0 58.3 89.7 -3.0
Rodriguez, Francisco 1707 pi cp det al 2.0 3.0 16.0 62.4 1.0
Maldonado, Martin 3082 ca mil nl 1.0 2.5 7.5 7.5 -0.5
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Blue Jays' J.A. Happ tops players for Sunday, July 24; Astros' Altuve takes Box-Toppers lead among AL batters

Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

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


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 14.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Also Sunday, Jose Altuve of the Astros rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

Player of the Day—Happ pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and four walks, striking out six, in the 2-0 win over the Mariners.

National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Steven Matz pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, striking out six, in the 3-0 win over the Marlins.

Matz earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season, the most among the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday. Matz becomes the 17th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and now ranks 15th among all players, 10th among NL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Jose Altuve of the Astros hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, driving in six runs, in the 13-3 win over the Angels.

Altuve earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season. He becomes the 16th player and first batter this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He also takes the lead in season Box-Toppers points among AL batters, passing Manny Machado of the Orioles (8.7). Altuve ranks 17th among all players.

National League Batter of the Day—Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-6 win over the Cardinals.

Notable—Carlos Beltran of the Yankees rises to 64th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Beltran (HR 2-4 2R BI in the 5-2 win over the Giants) now has 102.9 career Box-Toppers points and passes three players on the “all-time” list—Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2, who was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame and now ranks 67th), Red Sox pitcher David Price (102.2) and Miguel Tejada (102.3). Beltran now trails 63rd-ranked player, Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (103.7). Beltran now ranks 21st in career Box-Toppers points among all batters since 1995.

Beltran has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 34th among AL batters.

Scoring—Happ earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Matz earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Altuve and Gonzalez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

7/24 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 7.0 TOR 2, SEA 0 J.A. Happ (W,13-3) - - - - 6.0 1 0 0 4 6
6.2 `CHW 5, DET 4 Jose Quintana - - - - 6.2 3 0 0 1 4
BAT 6.0 HOU 13, LAA 3 Jose Altuve, 2B 5 2 3 6 - - - - - -
NL 6.0 NYM 3, MIA 0 Steven Matz (W,8-6) - - - - 6.0 4 0 0 2 6
5.2 `OAK 3, TB 2 Jesse Hahn - - - - 7.2 4 1 1 1 5
BAT 4.0 LAD 9, STL 6 Adrian Gonzalez, 1B 5 2 3 4 - - - - - -
4.0 ARI 9, CIN 8 Yasmany Tomas, RF 4 3 3 2 - - - - - -
4.0 PIT 5, PHI 4 Matt Joyce, RF 2 2 2 2 - - - - - -
4.0 BAL 5, CLE 3 Darren O'Day (W,3-1) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
3.1 CHW 4, DET 3 David Robertson (W,1-2) - - - - 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
3.0 BOS 8, MIN 7 Hanley Ramirez, DH 4 2 2 3 - - - - - -
3.0 `SD 10, WSH 6 Carlos Villanueva - - - - 3.0 2 1 1 0 4
2.0 COL 7, ATL 2 Nolan Arenado, 3B 5 2 2 3 - - - - - -
2.0 CHC 6, MIL 5 Tommy La Stella, 2B 3 1 3 1 - - - - - -
1.0 NYY 5, SF 2 Carlos Beltran, DH 4 2 2 1 - - - - - -
1.0 TEX 2, KC 1 Delino DeShields, LF 3 1 2 1 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Matz, Steven 3516 pi sp nym nl 10.4 13.9 13.9 13.9 6.9
Altuve, Jose 3007 2b hou al 10.0 17.0 26.5 26.5 3.0
Happ, J.A. 2536 pi sp tor al 9.0 22.1 37.5 45.5 -4.1
Quintana, Jose 3040 pi sp chi al 7.7 13.7 32.5 32.5 1.7
Arenado, Nolan 3306 3b col nl 5.5 14.0 15.5 15.5 -3.0
Robertson, David 2774 pi cp chi al 5.0 13.0 25.0 26.0 -3.0
Beltran, Carlos 1194 rf dh nyy al 4.0 7.5 24.9 102.9 0.5
Tomas, Yasmany 3489 lf rf ari nl 3.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 0.0
Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 1b lad nl 3.0 7.0 33.7 69.6 -1.0
Ramirez, Hanley 2119 1b dh ss bos al 4.0 4.0 26.7 54.6 4.0
O’Day, Darren 2577 pi mr cp bal al 3.0 4.7 12.7 13.7 1.3
Joyce, Matt 2480 rf dh pit nl 3.0 3.0 19.2 28.7 3.0
DeShields, Delino 3557 cf lf tex al 2.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 -2.5
Hahn, Jesse 3354 pi sp oak al 2.0 6.0 12.7 12.7 -2.0
Villanueva, Carlos 2241 pi mr sd nl 2.0 5.7 16.7 30.4 -1.7
LaStella, Tommy 3367 3b 2b chi nl 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 2.0
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Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Saturday, July 23, ranks 3rd in Box-Toppers points

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his third-place spot in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

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


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 14.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Also Saturday, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto maintained his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Scherzer struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Padres. Scherzer did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he exited with the game tied. 

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.0 for the season, maintaining his spot in third place in season player rankings. He also ranks third among National League pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (20.0) and Jose Fernandez of the Marlins (16.4).

Scherzer also now has 122.0 Box-Toppers points for his career, 38th-most since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 37th-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1).

American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven, in the 5-2 win over the Indians. Gausman also allowed four hits and walked three.

National League Batter of the Day—Trevor Story of the Rockies hit two home runs and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five, in the 8-4 win over the Braves.

American League Batter of the Day—Nelson Cruz of the Mariners hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 14-5 win over the Blue Jays. Cruz went 2-for-5, driving in seven total runs.

Rankings—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto maintained his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Cueto (6IP 6H R BB 9K ND in the 2-1, 12-inning win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. Cueto also ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

Debut—Andrew Toles of the Dodgers made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Toles (2B 3-4 2R in the 7-2 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut July 8 and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,692nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gausman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Story and Cruz 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.

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

7/23 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 9.0 `WSH 3, SD 2 Max Scherzer - - - - 7.0 4 2 2 0 10
BAT 8.0 COL 8, ATL 4 Trevor Story, SS 4 3 4 5 - - - - - -
AL 7.0 BAL 5, CLE 2 Kevin Gausman (W,2-7) - - - - 7.0 4 0 0 3 7
7.0 `SF 2, NYY 1 (12) Johnny Cueto - - - - 6.0 6 1 0 1 9
BAT 6.0 SEA 14, TOR 5 Nelson Cruz, DH 5 2 2 7 - - - - - -
6.0 MIL 6, CHC 1 Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF 3 2 3 4 - - - - - -
5.0 HOU 7, LAA 2 Evan Gattis, C 3 2 2 4 - - - - - -
4.2 CIN 6, ARI 1 Michael Lorenzen (W,1-0) - - - - 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
4.0 MIN 11, BOS 9 Eddie Rosario, LF 4 3 4 1 - - - - - -
4.0 TEX 7, KC 4 Nomar Mazara, RF 4 2 3 3 - - - - - -
3.0 MIA 7, NYM 2 Giancarlo Stanton, RF 5 1 4 3 - - - - - -
3.0 PIT 7, PHI 4 Mark Melancon (S,29) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
1.0 LAD 7, STL 2 Andrew Toles, RF 4 2 3 0 - - - - - -
1.0 OAK 4, TB 3 Jake Smolinski, RF 4 1 2 2 - - - - - -

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

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 16.0 37.0 101.6 122.0 -5.0
Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 14.4 27.2 78.4 97.8 1.6
Story, Trevor 3607 ss col nl 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf fla nl 5.5 11.0 32.7 38.2 0.0
Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 dh sea al 4.5 6.5 32.2 51.7 2.5
Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp bal al 4.4 10.1 17.8 17.8 -1.3
Mazara, Nomar 3614 rf tex al 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Melancon, Mark 2792 pi cp pit nl 2.0 9.0 22.0 23.0 -5.0
Gattis, Evan 3179 ca dh hou al 2.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 -2.0
Rosario, Eddie 3542 lf min al 2.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.5
Nieuwenhuis, Kirk 3022 cf mil nl 1.0 5.0 12.5 12.5 -3.0
Lorenzen, Michael 3479 pi mr cin nl 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Smolinski, Jake 3424 rf oak al 1.0 1.0 3.5 3.5 1.0
Toles, Andrew 3692 rf lad nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
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Phillies' Zach Eflin tops players for Friday, July 22; Mariners' Paxton tops AL players

Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Eflin pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out six and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the Pirates.

Top 10 players

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


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher James Paxton struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Blue Jays.

Paxton had a Box-Toppers game score of +10.0, tied with Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea, who was Player of the Game in the 1-0, 13-inning win over the Blue Jays. But Paxton edged Manaea to earn AL Player of the Day because he earned the win in his game, while Manaea picked up a no decision (8IP 5H 0R 7K ND).

National League Batter of the Day—Dexter Fowler of the Cubs homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-2 win over the Brewers.

American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers hit two doubles and went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7-5 win over the White Sox.

Cabrera earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 138.4 for his career, regaining the 26th place spot among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (138.3) on the “all-time” list. Hamels had passed Cabrera on July 17 when he earned Player of the Day. Cabrera now trails 25th-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5). Cabrera again ranks 10th among active players in career Box-Toppers points. 

Cabrera has 5.5 points on the season, more than the 4.7 points he earned in 2015, which was his lowest total since his 2003 rookie season. Cabrera’s 5.5 points ranks 15th among AL batters this season.

Notable—Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has the most season Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Friday.

Tanaka (6IP 4H 0R 2BB 4K ND in the 3-2 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season, 20th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.

Scoring—Eflin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Paxton earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Fowler and Cabrera 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.

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

7/22 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 12.0 PHI 4, PIT 0 Zach Eflin (W,3-3) - - - - 9.0 3 0 0 0 6
AL 10.0 SEA 2, TOR 1 James Paxton (W,3-4) - - - - 7.0 3 1 1 1 9
10.0 `OAK 1, TB 0 (13) Sean Manaea - - - - 8.0 5 0 0 0 7
9.0 MIN 2, BOS 1 Kyle Gibson (W,3-6) - - - - 8.0 2 1 1 1 6
8.0 HOU 2, LAA 1 Lance McCullers (W,5-4) - - - - 8.0 4 1 1 4 10
6.0 COL 4, ATL 3 Jon Gray (W,6-4) - - - - 7.0 6 1 1 1 8
4.2 `STL 4, LAD 3 (16) Tyler Lyons - - - - 4.2 1 0 0 1 2
BAT 4.0 CHC 5, MIL 2 Dexter Fowler, CF 4 2 3 3 - - - - - -
4.0 SD 5, WSH 3 Matt Kemp, RF 4 2 2 4 - - - - - -
4.0 `NYY 3, SF 2 Masahiro Tanaka - - - - 6.0 4 0 0 2 4
4.0 BAL 5, CLE 1 Dylan Bundy (W,3-2) - - - - 5.0 5 1 0 0 5
BAT 3.0 DET 7, CHW 5 Miguel Cabrera, 1B 4 1 4 2 - - - - - -
3.0 CIN 6, ARI 2 Joey Votto, 1B 3 2 1 3 - - - - - -
3.0 NYM 5, MIA 3 James Loney, PH 1 1 1 2 - - - - - -
2.2 KC 3, TEX 1 Danny Duffy (W,6-1) - - - - 6.2 4 1 1 2 4
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 pi sp nyy al 8.7 16.7 29.4 29.4 0.7
Duffy, Danny 2915 pi sp kc al 6.7 10.7 25.7 25.7 2.7
Votto, Joey 2366 1b cin nl 5.5 10.5 27.2 59.2 0.5
Cabrera, Miguel 1776 1b det al 5.5 10.2 58.8 138.4 0.8
McCullers, Lance 3488 pi sp hou al 4.4 11.1 11.1 11.1 -2.3
Kemp, Matt 2151 rf sd nl 4.0 9.5 34.0 55.6 -1.5
Eflin, Zach 3679 pi sp phi nl 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Manaea, Sean 3637 pi sp oak al 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Gibson, Kyle 3312 pi sp min al 3.0 11.0 17.0 17.0 -5.0
Gray, Jon 3634 pi sp col nl 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Loney, James 2206 1b ph nym nl 2.0 2.0 13.0 34.4 2.0
Bundy, Dylan 3655 pi mr sp bal al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Paxton, James 3280 pi sp sea al 1.7 2.7 8.4 8.4 0.7
Fowler, Dexter 2698 cf chi nl 1.5 4.0 17.0 18.0 -1.0
Lyons, Tyler 3178 pi mr sp stl nl 1.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 -2.0
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A look at Box-Toppers All-Stars: Top players by position & league for July 21

11 AL players and seven NL players are leaders in Box-Toppers points for their position for both 2016 and 2015-16.

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Pirates' Francisco Liriano tops players for Thursday, July 21; Red Sox' Wright tops AL players

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and becomes the 73rd player since 1995 with 100 or more Box-Toppers points.

Top 10 players

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


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Liriano struck out 13 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 5-3 win over the Brewers.

Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 101.2 for his career, rising to 69th place among all players since 1995, passing four players on the “all-time” list—Larry Walker (100.1), Jeff Bagwell (100.4), Paul Konerko (100.7) and Jason Schmidt (101.2). Liriano now trails 68th-ranked player Tim Wakefield (101.4). Liriano has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 25th among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright struck out nine over eight innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and one walk, in the 13-2 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Justin Turner of the Dodgers hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in five runs, in the 6-3 win over the Nationals.

American League Batter of the Day—Corey Dickerson of the Rays homered and went 2-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Athletics.

Notable—Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman had the most season Box-Toppers points among the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Tillman (7IP 4H R 2BB 7K W in the 401 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, 45th among all players and 16th among AL pitchers.

Scoring—Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wright earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Turner and Dickerson 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

7/21 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 10.2 PIT 5, MIL 3 Francisco Liriano (W,6-9) - - - - 6.2 4 3 2 0 13
AL 9.0 BOS 13, MIN 2 Steven Wright (W,12-5) - - - - 8.0 4 2 1 1 9
BAT 6.0 LAD 6, WSH 3 Justin Turner, 3B 3 2 2 5 - - - - - -
6.0 MIA 9, PHI 3 Tom Koehler (W,7-8) - - - - 8.0 2 3 1 1 5
6.0 BAL 4, NYY 1 Chris Tillman (W,14-2) - - - - 7.0 4 1 1 2 7
BAT 3.0 TB 7, OAK 3 Corey Dickerson, DH 3 1 2 3 - - - - - -
3.0 STL 6, SD 5 Stephen Piscotty, PH-1B-RF 2 1 1 3 - - - - - -
2.0 COL 7, ATL 3 Carlos Gonzalez, RF 3 1 1 3 - - - - - -
1.2 DET 2, CHW 1 (7) Shane Greene (S,2) - - - - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Tillman, Chris 2754 pi sp bal al 7.0 11.7 40.8 42.8 2.3
Wright, Steven 3224 pi sp bos al 6.7 10.4 11.4 11.4 3.0
Liriano, Francisco 2104 pi sp pit nl 6.0 20.9 61.4 101.2 -8.9
Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 rf col nl 4.5 16.0 44.7 57.7 -7.0
Piscotty, Stephen 3570 rf stl nl 4.0 8.2 8.2 8.2 -0.2
Dickerson, Corey 3222 lf dh tb al 3.5 6.5 15.5 15.5 0.5
Koehler, Tom 3159 pi sp fla nl 3.0 7.0 15.0 15.0 -1.0
Turner, Justin 2865 3b 2b lad nl 2.5 6.5 12.0 12.0 -1.5
Greene, Shane 3381 pi sp det al 2.0 5.0 12.0 12.0 -1.0
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Phillies' Jeremy Hellickson tops players for Wednesday, July 20; Indians' Carrasco tops AL players

Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 20:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Hellickson struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Marlins.

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit, two walks and striking out six, in the 11-4 win over the Royals.

Carrasco earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, most of any of the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Carrasco ranks 26th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, 10th among AL pitchers.

Both Hellickson and Carrasco had Box-Toppers game scores Wednesday of +9.0, but Hellickson won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker because he had more innings pitched—eight vs. six.

American League Batter of the Day—Hanley Ramirez of the Red Sox hit three home runs and went 3-for-4, driving in six runs, in the 11-7 win over the Giants.

National League Batter of the Day—Jedd Gyorko of the Cardinals hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 3-2 win over the Padres.

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

  • Mariners pitcher Edwin Diaz (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K ND in the 6-5, 11-inning win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut June 6 and was playing in his 20th career game. He is the 3,690th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
  • Jose Peraza of the Reds (2-4 R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut Aug. 10, 2015, and was playing in his 37th career game. He is the 3,691st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Hellickson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Carrasco earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Ramirez and Gyorko 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.

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

7/20 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 9.0 PHI 4, MIA 1 Jeremy Hellickson (W,7-7) - - - - 8.0 5 1 1 0 8
AL 9.0 CLE 11, KC 4 Carlos Carrasco (W,7-3) - - - - 6.0 1 0 0 2 6
BAT 8.0 BOS 11, SF 7 Hanley Ramirez, 1B 4 3 3 6 - - - - - -
7.0 TB 11, COL 3 Chris Archer (W,5-13) - - - - 6.0 4 2 2 2 11
7.0 NYY 5, BAL 0 Michael Pineda (W,4-9) - - - - 6.0 5 0 0 2 8
6.0 HOU 7, OAK 0 Doug Fister (W,10-6) - - - - 7.0 4 0 0 2 5
5.1 CHC 6, NYM 2 Kyle Hendricks (W,9-6) - - - - 6.1 7 0 0 1 7
5.0 WSH 8, LAD 1 Gio Gonzalez (W,6-8) - - - - 6.0 3 1 1 2 6
BAT 4.0 STL 3, SD 2 Jedd Gyorko, 3B 4 2 3 3 - - - - - -
4.0 TOR 10, ARI 4 Marcus Stroman (W,8-4) - - - - 8.0 8 1 1 0 6
4.0 `SEA 6, CHW 5 (11) Edwin Diaz - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
3.0 STL 4, SD 2 Carlos Martinez (W,9-6) - - - - 7.0 4 2 2 1 5
2.0 MIL 9, PIT 5 Jonathan Lucroy, C 3 1 1 3 - - - - - -
2.0 LAA 7, TEX 4 Jefry Marte, 1B 3 1 1 3 - - - - - -
1.0 CIN 6, ATL 3 Jose Peraza, LF 4 1 2 2 - - - - - -
1.0 MIN 4, DET 1 Danny Santana, DH 0 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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Carrasco, Carlos 2885 pi sp cle al 8.4 26.4 42.5 42.5 -9.6
Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 pi sp phi nl 7.4 12.4 36.1 39.1 2.4
Hendricks, Kyle 3386 pi sp chi nl 7.0 16.7 21.7 21.7 -2.7
Martinez, Carlos 3371 pi sp stl nl 5.7 19.4 20.4 20.4 -8.0
Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp tb al 5.0 21.0 45.1 45.1 -11.0
Stroman, Marcus 3327 pi sp tor al 4.7 7.4 21.1 21.1 2.0
Pineda, Michael 2841 pi sp nyy al 4.0 14.7 32.1 32.1 -6.7
Gonzalez, Gio 2626 pi sp dc nl 3.0 12.7 69.8 83.5 -6.7
Lucroy, Jonathan 2744 ca mil nl 3.0 4.7 23.6 24.6 1.3
Ramirez, Hanley 2119 1b ss bos al 3.0 3.0 25.7 53.6 3.0
Fister, Doug 2688 pi sp hou al 2.0 4.0 49.5 53.2 0.0
Gyorko, Jedd 3164 3b 2b stl nl 1.5 5.0 14.2 14.2 -2.0
Marte, Jefry 3529 1b ana al 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Santana, Danny 3350 dh cf min al 1.0 1.0 4.5 4.5 1.0
Diaz, Edwin 3690 pi mr sea al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Peraza, Jose 3691 lf cin nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
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Rays' Blake Snell tops players for Tuesday, July 19; Mets' Syndergaard rises to 9th in Box-Toppers rankings

Rays pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 18:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0
10 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
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Also Tuesday, Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. 

Player of the Day—Snell pitched six scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing one hit and three walks, in the 10-1 win over the Rockies.

This was Snell’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Snell made his Major League debut April 23 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,688th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 8-4 win over the Nationals.

Kazmir earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 105.1 for his career, rising to 61st place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (103.7) and Jamie Moyer (104.0). Kazmir now trails 60th-ranked player Aramis Ramirez (105.8). Kazmir has 8.7 Box-Toppers points for the season, 12th among NL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Albert Pujols of the Angels hit two three-run home runs, going 3-for-3, in the 8-6 win over the Rangers.

Pujols earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 179.3 for his career, the same total as Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who ranks sixth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. While Pujols and Kershaw are now tied in career points, Kershaw still holds the edge and is ranked ahead of Pujols because he has more Box-Toppers points in 2016—20.0 vs. 5.0. Pujols maintains his rank of seventh place in career points since 1995 (see the updated list of the “all-time” top 20 players on the home page). Pujols’ 5.0 Box-Toppers points for the season puts him at 18th place among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Rankings—Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Syndergaard (5.2IP 7H R 2BB 8K ND in the 2-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season. He ranks seventh among NL pitchers.

Debut—Braves closing pitcher Mauricio Cabrera made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Cabrera (1.2IP H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 5-4, 11-inning win over the Reds) made his Major League debut June 27 and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,689th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

7/19 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 11.0 TB 10, COL 1 Blake Snell (W,2-4) - - - - 6.0 1 0 0 3 9
NL 9.0 LAD 8, WSH 4 Scott Kazmir (W,8-3) - - - - 7.0 4 1 1 0 8
BAT 8.0 LAA 8, TEX 6 Albert Pujols, DH 3 2 3 6 - - - - - -
4.0 NYY 7, BAL 1 Starlin Castro, 2B 4 2 2 4 - - - - - -
4.0 TOR 5, ARI 1 Aaron Sanchez (W,10-1) - - - - 7.0 6 1 1 0 5
3.2 `NYM 2, CHC 1 Noah Syndergaard - - - - 5.2 7 1 0 2 8
3.2 `MIA 2, PHI 1 (10) Jose Urena - - - - 5.2 4 1 1 1 5
3.1 BOS 4, SF 0 Rick Porcello (W,12-2) - - - - 6.1 4 0 0 2 3
3.0 CLE 7, KC 3 Francisco Lindor, SS 4 3 2 2 - - - - - -
2.2 ATL 5, CIN 4 (11) Mauricio Cabrera (W,1-0) - - - - 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
2.1 MIN 6, DET 2 Tommy Milone (W,3-2) - - - - 8.1 4 2 2 2 4
2.0 CHW 6, SEA 1 Todd Frazier, 3B 4 2 2 2 - - - - - -
2.0 `PIT 3, MIL 2 Jameson Taillon - - - - 6.0 5 1 1 0 3
0.0 OAK 4, HOU 3 (10) Ryon Healy, 3B 4 0 2 2 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Syndergaard, Noah 3472 pi sp nym nl 11.0 21.4 21.4 21.4 0.6
Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp lad nl 8.7 21.4 49.3 105.1 -4.0
Sanchez, Aaron 3392 pi sp tor al 6.7 8.7 10.7 10.7 4.7
Frazier, Todd 2929 3b chi al 5.2 14.1 28.1 28.1 -3.7
Pujols, Albert 1438 1b dh ana al 5.0 12.0 42.0 179.3 -2.0
Porcello, Rick 2573 pi sp bos al 5.0 9.0 30.7 39.7 1.0
Castro, Starlin 2767 ss 2b nyy al 4.0 8.5 21.5 22.5 -0.5
Lindor, Francisco 3586 ss cle al 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.5
Taillon, Jameson 3658 pi sp pit nl 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Healy, Ryon 3685 3b oak al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Snell, Blake 3688 pi sp tb al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Milone, Tommy 2954 pi sp min al 1.0 7.7 25.1 25.1 -5.7
Urena, Jose 3492 pi sp fla nl 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Cabrera, Mauricio 3689 pi cp atl nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
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Marlins' Jose Fernandez tops players for Monday, July 18, maintains 2nd place in Box-Toppers rankings

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his rank of second 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 July 18:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 12.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
8 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
9 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
10 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp chi al 10.7
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Fernandez struck out 14 over 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, four hits and two walks, in the 3-2, 11-inning win over the Phillies. Fernandez picked up a no decision and did not earn the win because the Marlins were trailing when he exited the game.

Fernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.4 for the season. He ranks second, 3.6 points (and at least two more stellar starts) behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0 Box-Toppers points), who went on the disabled list with a herniated disk in late June. Kershaw’s return date is uncertain.

American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher Matt Boyd pitched six scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Twins.

American League Batter of the Day—Jarrod Dyson of the Royals hit a grand slam and tripled, going 2-for-3, in the 7-3 win over the Indians.

National League Batter of the Day—Joey Votto of the Reds hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-2 win over the Braves.

Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester became the 15th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Lester (7.2IP 4H R 3BB 3K W in the 5-1 win over the Mets) now has 10.7 Box-Toppers points on the season, 11th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers. This is the eighth season in which Lester has earned 10 or more Box-Toppers points, the fourth consecutive season.

Lester now has 131.8 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of 29th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 28th-place player Jason Giambi (133.4.). Lester ranks 12th among active players in career Box-Toppers points.

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

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

7/18 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 10.1 `MIA 3, PHI 2 (11) Jose Fernandez - - - - 6.1 4 2 2 2 14
9.0 STL 10, SD 2 Mike Leake (W,7-7) - - - - 6.0 6 1 1 0 11
AL 9.0 DET 1, MIN 0 Matt Boyd (W,1-2) - - - - 6.0 3 0 0 1 7
5.0 `LAA 9, TEX 5 Jhoulys Chacin - - - - 4.0 3 0 0 0 4
BAT 4.0 KC 7, CLE 3 Jarrod Dyson, CF 3 1 2 4 - - - - - -
BAT 4.0 CIN 8, ATL 2 Joey Votto, 1B 3 2 2 3 - - - - - -
4.0 SEA 4, CHW 3 Adam Lind, PH 1 1 1 3 - - - - - -
3.0 COL 7, TB 4 Trevor Story, SS 3 2 2 2 - - - - - -
2.0 OAK 7, HOU 4 Yonder Alonso, 1B 4 1 2 3 - - - - - -
1.2 CHC 5, NYM 1 Jon Lester (W,10-4) - - - - 7.2 4 1 1 3 3
1.0 NYY 2, BAL 1 Ivan Nova (W,7-5) - - - - 6.0 4 1 1 3 4
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4 21.1 47.1 47.1 11.7
Lester, Jon 2173 pi sp chi nl 10.7 22.7 68.9 131.8 -1.3
Story, Trevor 3607 ss col nl 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Votto, Joey 2366 1b cin nl 4.5 9.5 26.2 58.2 -0.5
Leake, Mike 2709 pi sp stl nl 4.0 14.0 39.1 43.6 -6.0
Nova, Ivan 2796 pi sp nyy al 3.0 4.0 25.1 26.1 2.0
Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 pi sp mr ana al 3.0 3.0 17.4 25.1 3.0
Lind, Adam 2238 1b ph sea al 2.7 9.2 29.2 56.8 -3.8
Boyd, Matt 3550 pi sp det al 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 1.7
Dyson, Jarrod 2813 cf kc al 1.5 3.5 7.0 8.0 -0.5
Alonso, Yonder 2945 1b oak al 1.0 2.5 12.0 12.0 -0.5
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Angels' Matt Shoemaker tops players for Saturday, July 16; Cardinals' Wainwright tops NL players

Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker 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 July 16:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 14.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
7 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
8 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
9 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp chi al 10.7
10 Salazar, Danny 3223 pi sp cle al 10.5
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Shoemaker pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out 13 and allowing six hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the White Sox.

National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, allowing two walks and striking out five, in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.

Wainwright earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 109.0 for his career, rising to 54th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Saturday, Wainwright passes three players on the “all-time” list—Lance Berkman (108.1), Kevin Millwood (108.3) and Billy Wagner (108.7). Wainwright now trails 53rd-place player Jeff Kent (109.7). Wainwright has 7.2 Box-Toppers points on the season, 14th among NL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Sandy Leon of the Red Sox hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 5-2 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day—Ryan Schimpf of the Padres homered, tripled and went 2-for-3, driving in two runs, in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Giants.

This was Schimpf’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Schimpf made his Major League debut June 14 and was playing in his 23rd career game. He is the 3,686th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Notable—Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark has the most season Box-Toppers points of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Roark (8IP 5H 0R BB 5K W in the 6-0 win over the Pirates) has 8.7 Box-Toppers points for the season, ranking 21st among all players, 13th among NL pitchers.

Debut—Ryon Healy of the Athletics made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday,the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Healy (three-run HR 2-3 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut July 15 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,685th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Shoemaker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wainwright earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Leon and Schimpf 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.

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

7/16 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 16.0 LAA 1/CHW 0 Matt Shoemaker (W,5-9) - - - - 9.0 6 0 0 0 13
12.0 SEA 1/HOU 0 Hisashi Iwakuma (W,10-6) - - - - 7.0 2 0 0 1 8
NL 9.0 STL 5/MIA 0 Adam Wainwright (W,9-5) - - - - 9.0 3 0 0 2 5
7.0 DC 6/PIT 0 Tanner Roark (W,9-5) - - - - 8.0 5 0 0 1 5
7.0 CHC 3/TEX 1 Jason Hammel (W,8-5) - - - - 6.0 3 1 1 1 7
6.0 MIL 9/CIN 1 Jimmy Nelson (W,6-7) - - - - 7.0 6 0 0 2 7
BAT 3.0 BOS 5/NYY 2 Sandy Leon, C 4 1 2 4 - - - - - -
3.0 OAK 5/TOR 4 Ryon Healy, 3B 3 1 2 3 - - - - - -
3.0 BAL 2/TB 1 Zach Britton (S,29) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
BAT 2.0 SD 7/SF 6 Ryan Schimpf, 2B 3 1 2 2 - - - - - -
2.0 `MIN 5/CLE 4 Fernando Abad - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
2.0 PHI 4/NYM 2 Jeanmar Gomez (S,25) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
2.0 COL 4/ATL 3 Carlos Estevez (S,5) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 `ARI 2/LAD 1 Tyler Clippard - - - - 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
0.0 KC 8/DET 4 Eric Hosmer, 1B 4 1 2 1 - - - - - -
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Roark, Tanner 3261 pi sp dc nl 8.7 9.7 24.7 24.7 7.7
Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp stl nl 7.2 10.2 58.3 109.0 4.2
Hammel, Jason 2235 pi sp chi nl 6.0 15.7 39.1 52.2 -3.7
Shoemaker, Matt 3290 pi sp ana al 6.0 11.7 24.4 24.4 0.3
Hosmer, Eric 2886 1b kc al 4.0 13.0 26.5 26.5 -5.0
Nelson, Jimmy 3299 pi sp mil nl 3.0 11.4 13.4 13.4 -5.4
Clippard, Tyler 2291 pi mr ari nl 3.0 4.0 19.0 30.4 2.0
Gomez, Jeanmar 2759 pi cp phi nl 3.0 3.0 8.0 10.0 3.0
Leon, Sandy 3676 ca bos al 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048 pi sp sea al 2.0 15.1 50.2 50.2 -11.1
Britton, Zachary 2835 pi cp bal al 2.0 10.7 30.1 30.1 -6.7
Abad, Fernando 3653 pi mr min al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Estevez, Carlos 3641 pi mr cp col nl 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Schimpf, Ryan 3686 3b sd nl 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Healy, Ryon 3685 3b oak al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
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Angels' Hector Santiago tops players for Friday, July 15; Nationals' Strasburg rises to 6th in Box-Toppers rankings

Angels pitcher Hector Santiago 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 July 15:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 14.4
3 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 14.0
4 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 13.4
5 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 12.5
6 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4
7 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp sf nl 11.0
8 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp chi nl 10.7
9 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp chi al 10.7
10 Salazar, Danny 3223 pi sp cle al 10.5
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Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Santiago pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing five hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the White Sox.

Santiago earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day giving him 10.4 for the season. He becomes the 14th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and ranks 12th in season player rankings, fifth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Andrew Cashner struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Giants.

Both Cashner and Santiago had Box-Toppers game scores Friday of +9.0, but Santiago edged out Cashner for overall Player of the Day because he had more innings pitched—7 vs. 6.

National League Batter of the Day—Chris Taylor of the Dodgers hit a grand slam, tripled, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 13-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

This was Taylor’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Taylor made his Major League debut July 24, 2014, and was playing in his 97th career game. He is the 3,684th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—Josh Reddick of the Athletics homered and went 2-for-2, scoring four times and driving in one run, in the 8-7 win over the Blue Jays.

Rankings—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Strasburg (8IP 3H R 2BB 6K W in the 5-1 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Notable—Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander rises to 30th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Verlander (7IP 4H 2R 2BB 10K W in the 4-2 win over the Royals) now has 129.6 career Box-Toppers points. He passes Trevor Hoffman (129.4) on the “all-time” list. He trails 29th-ranked player, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (130.8). Verlander has 5.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 26th among AL pitchers.

Scoring—Santiago earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cashner earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Taylor and Reddick 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.

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

7/15 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 9.0 LAA 7/CHW 0 Hector Santiago (W,7-4) - - - - 7.0 5 0 0 0 7
NL 9.0 SD 4/SF 1 Andrew Cashner (W,4-7) - - - - 6.0 4 1 1 0 9
8.0 DET 4/KC 2 Justin Verlander (W,9-6) - - - - 7.0 4 2 1 2 10
BAT 7.0 LAD 13/ARI 7 Chris Taylor, 2B 5 3 3 6 - - - - - -
7.0 DC 5/PIT 1 Stephen Strasburg (W,13-0) - - - - 8.0 3 1 1 2 6
BAT 5.0 OAK 8/TOR 7 Josh Reddick, RF 2 4 2 1 - - - - - -
5.0 COL 11/ATL 2 Ryan Raburn, PH 1 1 1 4 - - - - - -
4.0 CHC 6/TEX 0 Kyle Hendricks (W,8-6) - - - - 6.0 3 0 0 2 3
3.0 CLE 5/MIN 2 Mike Napoli, 1B 4 3 3 1 - - - - - -
3.0 NYM 5/PHI 3 Jeurys Familia (S,32) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 CIN 5/MIL 4 Anthony DeSclafani (W,4-0) - - - - 6.0 6 3 3 0 8
2.0 MIA 7/STL 6 A.J. Ramos (S,28) - - - - 1.0 2 0 0 0 3
2.0 BOS 5/NYY 3 Koji Uehara (S,5) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 BAL 4/TB 3 Pedro Alvarez, DH 4 1 2 2 - - - - - -
1.0 HOU 7/SEA 3 Carlos Correa, SS 4 1 2 2 - - - - - -

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

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

Player of Game Pos Team 16 15-16 11-16 Career +/-
Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 11.4 25.4 71.5 79.2 -2.6
Santiago, Hector 3109 pi sp ana al 10.4 18.4 30.8 30.8 2.4
Correa, Carlos 3506 ss hou al 7.7 14.9 14.9 14.9 0.5
Hendricks, Kyle 3386 pi sp chi nl 6.0 15.7 20.7 20.7 -3.7
Verlander, Justin 2112 pi sp det al 5.0 11.4 74.6 129.6 -1.4
Familia, Jeurys 3446 pi cp nym nl 4.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 -4.0
Uehara, Koji 2802 pi cp bos al 4.0 9.0 26.0 30.0 -1.0
Cashner, Andrew 2807 pi sp sd nl 2.7 5.7 25.4 28.4 -0.3
Reddick, Josh 2936 rf oak al 2.5 10.7 23.4 23.4 -5.7
DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 pi sp cin nl 2.0 9.7 9.7 9.7 -5.7
Napoli, Mike 2161 1b cle al 2.0 6.5 34.2 53.2 -2.5
Raburn, Ryan 2340 dh rf ph col nl 2.0 4.0 19.7 37.7 0.0
Taylor, Chris 3684 2b lad nl 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Ramos, A.J. 3210 pi cp fla nl 1.0 6.0 11.0 11.0 -4.0
Alvarez, Pedro 2817 dh 1b bal al 1.0 4.0 21.7 22.7 -2.0
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Royals' Eric Hosmer is Box-Toppers Player of the Game as AL wins 2016 All-Star Game

Eric Hosmer of the Royals is Box-Toppers 2016 All-Star Player of the Game.

Hosmer hit a game-tying, second-inning homer and went 2-for-3, driving in two runs, in the American League’s 4-2 win over the National League.

Hosmer was also named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.

Hosmer had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +2.0, tied with AL and Royal teammate Salvador Perez as highest scores earned by AL players. But Hosmer won Player of the Game on a tiebreaker because he had more at bats than Perez—3 vs. 2. Perez homered and drove in two runs in his two at bats.

Top pitcher of the game for the AL was Corey Kluber of the Indians (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W), who also had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0. Hosmer won Player of the Game honors over Kluber because in cases of game score ties, batters rank ahead of pitchers.

Kluber ranked ahead of two other AL pitchers who had Box-Toppers game scores of +2.0 (Dellin Betances of the Yankees and Kelvin Herrera of the Royals) because Kluber earned the win. Kluber leads AL players in Box-Toppers points this season with 12.5—he ranks fifth among all players.

Hosmer has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 42nd among AL batters. In 2015, Hosmer had 9.0 Box-Toppers points and ranked ninth among AL batters, his best season. Hosmer has 25.5 career Box-Toppers points, making his Box-Toppers debut in 2011. Since the start of 2011, he ranks 28th among AL batters in career Box-Toppers points.

Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0), was selected to the NL All-Star team but did not pitch in the game—he is on the disabled list, recovering from a lower back injury.

Manny Machado of the Orioles, who leads AL batters in Box-Toppers points (8.7), went 0-for-3 in the All-Star Game and had a Box-Toppers game score of −3.0.

Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals, who leads NL batters in Box-Toppers points (7.5), was selected to the NL All-Star team but is out with an injury and did not play.

Top player for the NL team was Kris Bryant of the Cubs, who opened scoring with a first-inning solo homer. Bryant went 1-for-2 and had a Box-Toppers game score of +1.0.

Scoring—Just as All-Star Game statistics don’t count in a player’s regular season statistics, no Box-Toppers points are awarded for the All-Star Game.

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.

Box-Toppers game scores of AL All-Star players

Here are all the players who played for the winning American League team in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Eric Hosmer had the highest game score and is Box-Toppers All-Star Player of the Game (POG) 

7/12 Score AL All-Stars Team AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
POG 2.0 Eric Hosmer, 1B Royals 3 1 2 2 - - - - - -
2.0 Salvador Perez, C Royals 2 1 1 2 - - - - - -
2.0 Corey Kluber (W,1-0) Indians - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
2.0 Dellin Betances Yankees - - - - 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
2.0 Kelvin Herrera Royals - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.1 Will Harris Astros - - - - 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 Jose Quintana White Sox - - - - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
0.0 Jackie Bradley, LF Red Sox 2 0 2 0 - - - - - -
0.0 Mookie Betts, RF Red Sox 2 1 1 0 - - - - - -
0.0 Edwin Encarnacion, DH Blue Jays 1 1 0 0 - - - - - -
0.0 Cole Hamels Rangers - - - - 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
0.0 Robinson Cano, 2B Mariners 0 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 Xander Bogaerts, SS Red Sox 2 0 1 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 David Ortiz, DH Red Sox 1 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 Carlos Beltran, RF Yankees 1 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 Michael Saunders, RF Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 Mark Trumbo, LF Orioles 1 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 Ian Desmond, CF Rangers 1 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 Josh Donaldson, 3B Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 Miguel Cabrera, 1B Tigers 1 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-1.0 Chris Sale White Sox - - - - 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
-1.8 Andrew Miller Yankees - - - - 0.2 2 0 0 1 1
-2.0 Mike Trout, CF Angels 3 0 1 0 - - - - - -
-2.0 Francisco Lindor, SS Indians 2 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-2.0 Matt Wieters, C Orioles 2 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-3.0 Jose Altuve, 2B Astros 3 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-3.0 Manny Machado, 3B Orioles 3 0 0 0 - - - - - -
-4.0 Aaron Sanchez Blue Jays - - - - 1.0 2 1 1 1 0