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Read MoreWhite Sox' Jose Quintana tops players for Thursday, June 22; Phillies' Nola tops NL players
White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Quintana struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 9-0 win over the Twins.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 22:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 10.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
| 7 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
Quintana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, most among the 12 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday. Quintana ranks 19th among all players and eighth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola struck out eight over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gomez of the Rangers hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays. Gomez also went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
Gomez has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2017. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2008 with the Twins and has 33.5 career points, 15th among active AL outfielders. His best season was 2015 with the Brewers and Astros, when he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, seventh among AL outfielders. In 2016, he had 4.5 points with the Astros and Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nick Markakis of the Braves homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-11 win over the Giants.
Scoring—Quintana 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. Gomez and Markakis 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/22 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.2 | CHW 9, MIN 0 | Jose Quintana (W,4-8) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | 7.1 | PHI 5, STL 1 | Aaron Nola (W,4-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | TEX 11, TOR 4 | Carlos Gomez, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | SEA 9, DET 6 | Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | MIL 4, PIT 2 | Chase Anderson (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | LAA 10, NYY 5 | Yusmeiro Petit (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | ATL 12, SF 11 | Nick Markakis, RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | CHC 11, MIA 1 | Addison Russell, SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | ARI 10, COL 3 | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | HOU 12, OAK 9 | Josh Reddick, RF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2.0 | CLE 6, BAL 3 | Austin Jackson, CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 6, NYM 3 | Joc Pederson, CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 | 17.4 | 42.2 | 42.2 | -3.4 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 | 12.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | -1.3 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 4.7 | 9.2 | 40.6 | 44.6 | 0.2 |
| Cano, Robinson 2092 | 2b | sea al | 4.0 | 12.0 | 41.5 | 79.4 | -4.0 |
| Russell, Addison 3559 | ss | chi nl | 3.5 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Reddick, Josh 2936 | rf lf | hou al | 3.0 | 6.5 | 26.4 | 27.4 | -0.5 |
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.7 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | -4.0 |
| Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 2.5 | 7.5 | 20.5 | 49.6 | -2.5 |
| Gomez, Carlos 2397 | cf | tex al | 1.5 | 6.0 | 20.5 | 33.5 | -3.0 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | cf | lad nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| Petit, Yusmeiro 2337 | pi mr | ana al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 19.7 | -1.0 |
| Jackson, Austin 2694 | cf lf | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
Indians' Carlos Carrasco tops players for Wednesday, June 21, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 21:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 10.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
| 7 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
Carrasco struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing seven hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Orioles.
Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, rising to sixth place among all players and third among American League pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (11.4) and Chris Sale of the Red Sox (10.1).
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Dan Straily struck out six over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals. Straily picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the Marlins trailed, 1-0, when he exited.
Straily earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to sixth place among NL pitchers, 12th overall.
Opposing pitcher Max Scherzer of the Nationals had a no-hitter going into the eighth inning, but gave up two hits and two unearned runs that inning, picking up the loss. Had the Nationals won, Scherzer (8IP 2H 2R 0ER BB 11K L) would have been overall Player of the Day with a Box-Toppers game score of +14.0, beating out Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco’s Box-Toppers game score of +9.0. But Scherzer picks up no Box-Toppers points in the loss.
Scherzer ranks second in Box-Toppers points on the season with 13.0, behind overall leader Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (14.4).
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Drury of the Diamondbacks doubled and went 4-for-6, scoring once and driving in six runs, in the 16-5 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—Salvador Perez of the Royals hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning grand slam in the 6-4 win over the Red Sox. Perez also went 3-for-3.
Notable—Craig Stammen of the Padres (2B 1-1 R in the 3-2 win over the Cubs) became the fourth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting.
Debuts—Four players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with their first career Player of the Game honors:
- Jose Martinez of the Cardinals (HR 2B 2-2 2R BI in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Sept. 6, 2016, and was playing in his 48th career game. He is the 3,830th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb (6IP 3H R BB 3K ND in the 5-3, 11-inning win over the Giants) made his Major League debut June 10 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,831st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Austin Romine of the Yankees (3-4 R 2BI in the 8-4 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut Sept. 11, 2011, and was playing in his 177th career game. He is the 3,832nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Mariners pitcher Tony Zych (1.2IP 0H 0R BB K W in the 7-5 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Sept. 4, 2015, and was playing in his 48th career game. He is the 3,833rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Straily earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Drury and Perez 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/21 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | CLE 5, BAL 1 | Carlos Carrasco (W,8-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7.0 | MIN 4, CHW 2 | Jose Berrios (W,7-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| NL | 6.0 | `MIA 2, WSH 1 | Dan Straily | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | ARI 16, COL 5 | Brandon Drury, 2B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | KC 6, BOS 4 | Salvador Perez, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | LAD 8, NYM 2 | Rich Hill (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3.0 | STL 7, PHI 6 (F/10) | Jose Martinez, PH-RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | HOU 5, OAK 1 | Mike Fiers (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | `ATL 5, SF 3 (F/11) | Sean Newcomb | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.2 | TB 8, CIN 3 | Chase Whitley (S,2) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | NYY 8, LAA 4 | Austin Romine, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIL 4, PIT 3 | Domingo Santana, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 7, TEX 5 | Steve Pearce, LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | SEA 7, DET 5 | Tony Zych (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | SD 3, CHC 2 | Craig Stammen, P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 | 21.8 | 50.5 | 55.9 | -3.0 |
| Straily, Dan 3080 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.7 | 14.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 0.7 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca | kc al | 3.5 | 7.5 | 22.7 | 25.2 | -0.5 |
| Drury, Brandon 3744 | 2b | ari nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 17.4 | 21.4 | 41.1 | -11.4 |
| Whitley, Chase 3352 | pi cp mr | tb al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 3.0 |
| Fiers, Michael 3029 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 7.7 | 28.8 | 28.8 | -2.3 |
| Pearce, Steve 2371 | lf | tor al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Santana, Domingo 3507 | rf | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Stammen, Craig 2506 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
| Martinez, Jose 3830 | rf ph | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Newcomb, Sean 3831 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Romine, Austin 3832 | ca | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Zych, Tony 3833 | pi mr | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Dodgers' Corey Seager tops players for Tuesday, June 20; Red Sox' Sale rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Corey Seager of the Dodgers 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 2017 season as of June 20:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 10.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 |
Also Tuesday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, becoming the fifth player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Player of the Day—Seager homered three times and doubled in the 12-0 win over the Mets. Seager also went 4-for-5 and drove in six runs.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale struck out 10 over 8 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and one walk, in the 8-3 win over the Royals.
Sale earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 10.1 for the season, rising from fifth to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (11.4).
Sale is the fifth player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. It is also the sixth straight season in which Sale has earned 10 or more points.
American League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Orioles homered twice, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 6-5 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Corey Seager.
Scoring—Seager earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Sale earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Machado 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/20 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | LAD 12, NYM 0 | Corey Seager, SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 7.1 | BOS 8, KC 3 | Chris Sale (W,9-3) | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | BAL 6, CLE 5 | Manny Machado, 3B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | PIT 7, MIL 3 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | CHC 4, SD 0 | Mike Montgomery (W,1-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `STL 8, PHI 1 (F/11) | Mike Leake | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | MIN 9, CHW 7 | Miguel Sano, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 12, MIA 3 | Daniel Murphy, 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | LAA 8, NYY 3 | Cameron Maybin, CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TB 6, CIN 5 | Corey Dickerson, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | HOU 8, OAK 4 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | TEX 6, TOR 1 | Nick Martinez (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | SEA 5, DET 4 (F/10) | Ben Gamel, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | SF 6, ATL 3 | Austin Slater, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | COL 4, ARI 3 | Greg Holland (S,25) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 10.1 | 23.5 | 91.5 | 96.5 | -3.3 |
| Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 7.5 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.5 |
| Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 7.0 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 4.0 | 11.0 | 42.5 | 57.9 | -3.0 |
| Leake, Mike 2709 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.0 | 9.0 | 39.4 | 48.6 | -1.0 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | lad nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Maybin, Cameron 2672 | lf cf | ana al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 19.5 | 1.0 |
| Gamel, Ben 3784 | rf lf | sea al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Murphy, Daniel 2589 | 2b | dc nl | 3.0 | 10.5 | 31.5 | 35.5 | -4.5 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | tex al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 3.0 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b ss | bal al | 2.5 | 15.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 | -10.2 |
| Montgomery, Mike 3513 | pi cp sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -3.0 |
| Dickerson, Corey 3222 | dh lf | tb al | 2.0 | 6.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | -2.5 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Slater, Austin 3818 | lf | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Monday, June 19; Braves' Dickey tops NL players
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kluber pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, allowing no walks and striking out 11, in the 12-0 win over the Orioles.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 19:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 |
Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, most among the 11 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Kluber ranks 22nd among all players in season Box-Toppers points, ninth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher R.A. Dickey pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, striking out six, in the 9-0 win over the Giants.
National League Batter of the Day—Justin Turner of the Dodgers homered and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-6 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—Mike Zunino of the Mariners hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Tigers.
Rankings—Box-Toppers season player rankings leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers struck out 10 and earned the win, but did not earn Player of the Game honors Monday.
Kershaw (6.1IP 6H 6R BB 10K W in the 10-6 win over the Mets) had a Box-Toppers game score of -2.9, mainly because he gave up six runs and six hits, despite striking out 10. Justin Turner, who had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0, was Player of the Game in the Dodgers’ win and also earned NL Batter of the Day honors.
Kershaw has 14.4 Box-Toppers points on the season, leading second-place player Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (13.0), and has led all players since May 17.
Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester now has 148.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Lester (6IP 5H 2R BB 7K ND in the 3-2 win over the Padres) ranks 22nd in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 21st-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3). Lester ranks seventh among active players in career Box-Toppers points, sixth among active pitchers.
Lester has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 15th among NL pitchers.
Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Dickey earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Turner and Zunino 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/19 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 17.0 | CLE 12, BAL 0 | Corey Kluber (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| AL | 9.0 | ATL 9, SF 0 | R.A. Dickey (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | LAD 10, NYM 6 | Justin Turner, 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.2 | HOU 4, OAK 1 | Brad Peacock (W,4-1) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | SEA 6, DET 2 | Mike Zunino, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | PIT 8, MIL 1 | Gerrit Cole (W,5-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | `TOR 7, TEX 6 | Aaron Loup | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | MIA 8, WSH 7 | Justin Bour, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `CHC 3, SD 2 | Jon Lester | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2.0 | CIN 7, TB 3 | Scooter Gennett, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | KC 4, BOS 2 | Eric Hosmer, 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 6.0 | 27.2 | 71.4 | 71.4 | -15.2 |
| Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.0 | 27.1 | 72.6 | 148.2 | -17.1 |
| Peacock, Brad 2968 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 14.1 | 4.7 |
| Bour, Justin 3433 | 1b | fla nl | 4.5 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.0 |
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.0 | 10.5 | 39.9 | 39.9 | -2.5 |
| Zunino, Mike 3390 | ca | sea al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.0 |
| Gennett, Scooter 3254 | 2b lf | cin nl | 3.5 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
| Dickey, R.A. 1734 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.7 | 9.7 | 49.9 | 80.6 | -4.3 |
| Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 1.0 | 9.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | -7.5 |
| Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b | lad nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 13.0 | -1.5 |
| Loup, Aaron 3146 | pi mr | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
Brewers' Jimmy Nelson tops players for Sunday, June 18; Rays' Faria tops AL players
Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nelson pitched a complete game, allowing one run (no earned runs), six hits, two walks and striking out 10, in the 2-1 win over the Padres.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 18:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 |
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Jacob Faria struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, six hits and one walk, in the 9-1 win over the Tigers.
American League Batter of the Day—Edwin Encarnacion of the Indians hit two homers and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 5-2 win over the Twins.
Encarnacion earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.2 for the season, most among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday. Encarnacion ranks 21st among all players and fourth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies hit a walk-off three-run homer to complete hitting for the cycle in the 7-5 win over the Giants. Arenado also tripled, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs.
Debut—Johan Camargo of the Braves made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Camargo (2-2 2R BI in the 5-4 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut April 11 and was playing in his 20th career game. He is the 3,829th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Nelson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Faria earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Encarnacion and Arenado 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/18 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | MIL 2, SD 1 | Jimmy Nelson (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 8.0 | NYM 5, WSH 1 | Jacob deGrom (W,6-3) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | TB 9, DET 1 | Jacob Faria (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | CLE 5, MIN 2 | Edwin Encarnacion, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 5.0 | BOS 6, HOU 5 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | COL 7, SF 5 | Nolan Arenado, 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | LAD 8, CIN 7 | Kenta Maeda (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | ARI 5, PHI 4 (F/10) | Fernando Rodney (S,20) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | SEA 7, TEX 3 | Kyle Seager, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CHC 7, PIT 1 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 5, MIA 4 | Johan Camargo, 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | KC 7, LAA 3 | Salvador Perez, C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | BAL 8, STL 5 | Seth Smith, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 7, CHW 3 | Steve Pearce, O | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | OAK 4, NYY 3 | Sean Doolittle (S,3) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh | cle al | 6.2 | 14.2 | 49.3 | 73.3 | -1.8 |
| Nelson, Jimmy 3299 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.0 | 9.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 3.0 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 | 14.4 | 49.8 | 49.8 | -5.0 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 4.5 | 15.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | -6.2 |
| Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 4.5 | 7.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 1.5 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -6.0 |
| Rodney, Fernando 1803 | pi cp | ari nl | 4.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 39.0 | -1.0 |
| Faria, Jacob 3816 | pi sp | tb al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Smith, Seth 2489 | rf lf | bal al | 3.0 | 8.0 | 20.5 | 41.2 | -2.0 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
| Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b | sea al | 2.0 | 11.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | -7.5 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca | kc al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 21.2 | 23.7 | -2.0 |
| Pearce, Steve 2371 | lf | tor al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | -1.0 |
| Doolittle, Sean 3052 | pi cp | oak al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Camargo, John 3829 | 3b | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Angels' Alex Meyer tops players for Saturday, June 17; Braves' Adams rises to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers points
Angels pitcher Alex Meyer 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 2017 season as of June 17:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 |
Also Saturday, Matt Adams of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Meyer struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 9-0 win over the Royals.
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet struck out 12 over six innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 7-5, 11-inning win over the Brewers. Lamet earned a no-decision and did not pick up the win because the game was tied, 3-3, when he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 15-7 win over the Cardinals.
National League Batter of the Day—Matt Adams of the Braves homered and doubled twice in the 8-7, 10-inning win over the Marlins. Adams went 3-for-4, driving in four runs.
Adams earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season. He rises to lead NL batters in season Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Jay Bruce of the Mets (6.0). Adams ranks 19th among all players in season player rankings.
Notable—Ryon Healy of the Athletics has the most 2017 Box-Toppers points of any of the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Healy (2HR 3-4 2R 2BI in the 5-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.2 for the season. He ranks 16th among all players and second among AL batters, behind Aaron Judge of the Yankees (8.2).
Debut—Astros pitcher David Paulino made his Box-Toppers debut with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Paulino (6IP 3H R BB 4K W in the 7-1 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Sept. 8, 2016, and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,828th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Meyer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lamet earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Schoop and Adams 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/17 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | LAA 9, KC 0 | Alex Meyer (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | 8.0 | `SD 7, MIL 5 (F/11) | Dinelson Lamet | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | BAL 15, STL 7 | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | CHW 5, TOR 2 | Mike Pelfrey (W,3-5) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | CLE 9, MIN 3 | Jose Ramirez, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | ATL 8, MIA 7 (F/10) | Matt Adams, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | TEX 10, SEA 4 | Mike Napoli, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | CLE 6, MIN 2 | Lonnie Chisenhall, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | HOU 7, BOS 1 | David Paulino (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.2 | `ARI 5, PHI 1 | Zack Godley | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3.0 | LAD 10, CIN 2 | Cody Bellinger, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | OAK 5, NYY 2 | Ryon Healy, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TB 3, DET 2 | Chris Archer (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2.0 | PIT 4, CHC 3 | Gregory Polanco, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | WSH 7, NYM 4 | Jose Lobaton, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | COL 5, SF 1 | Carlos Gonzalez, RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Healy, Ryon 3685 | dh 1b 3b | oak al | 7.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 4.2 |
| Adams, Matt 3220 | 1b | atl nl | 6.5 | 7.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.5 |
| Godley, Zack 3538 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 5.0 |
| Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | bal al | 4.5 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | 1b | lad nl | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 13.0 | 53.1 | 53.1 | -5.0 |
| Meyer, Alex 3742 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 |
| Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Napoli, Mike 2161 | dh 1b | tex al | 2.0 | 8.5 | 31.7 | 59.7 | -4.5 |
| Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | rf | col nl | 2.0 | 7.5 | 40.7 | 60.7 | -3.5 |
| Polanco, Gregory 3361 | lf rf | pit nl | 2.0 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -3.5 |
| Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959 | cf rf | cle al | 2.0 | 5.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | -1.5 |
| Lobaton, Jose 3216 | ca | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Pelfrey, Mike 2364 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 31.8 | 1.0 |
| Paulino, David 3828 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Marlins' Dan Straily tops players for Friday, June 16; Scherzer, 2nd in player rankings, earns Player of the Game
Marlins pitcher Dan Straily 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 2017 season as of June 16:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 |
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earned Player of the Game honors. Plus, two other players rose into Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season—Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rose to seventh and Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel rose to 10th.
Player of the Day—Straily struck out eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Braves.
American League Player of the Day—Melky Cabrera of the White Sox homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Batter of the Day—Paul DeJong of the Cardinals homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-2 win over the Orioles.
This was DeJong’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. DeJong made his Major League debut May 28 and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,827th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Melky Cabrera.
Scherzer—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (8IP 4H R 2BB 10K W in the 7-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season. He trails overall leader and NL pitching leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (14.4 Box-Toppers points).
Scherzer also rises to 26th place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Friday he has 144.7 career points, passing Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0) on the “all-time” list. He now trails 25th-ranked player David Ortiz (145.9).
Passing Hamels, Scherzer now ranks ninth among active players in career Box-Toppers points, seventh among active pitchers. He trails the eighth-ranked active player Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9) and the sixth-ranked active pitcher Jon Lester of the Cubs (147.2).
Scherzer narrowly missed out on earning overall Player of the Day honors Friday. His Box-Toppers game score of 10.0 was topped by Straily’s game score of 10.1.
Rankings—Two players rose into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Friday:
- Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood (8IP 4H R 0BB 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to seventh place in player rankings, fourth among NL pitchers.
- Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 2-1 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to 10th in player rankings, fourth among AL pitchers and most among all closing pitchers.
Notable—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers now has 112.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Beltre (1-2 2R 2BI in the 10-4 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season, and ranks 53rd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 52nd-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8). Beltre ranks 16th among all batters since 1995 and third among all active batters in career points, behind Albert Pujols of the Angels (184.3) and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9).
Also notable—DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Friday.
LeMahieu (2B 4-4 2R 2BI in the 10-8 win over the Giants) was also Box-Toppers NL Batter of the Day Thursday in the 10-9 win over the Giants. LeMahieu has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, all earned in the past two days.
Scoring—Straily earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cabrera earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. DeJong 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.
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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/16 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.1 | MIA 5, ATL 0 | Dan Straily (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10.0 | WSH 7, NYM 2 | Max Scherzer (W,8-4) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 7.0 | LAD 3, CIN 1 | Alex Wood (W,7-0) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | CHW 11, TOR 4 | Melky Cabrera, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | STL 11, BAL 2 | Paul DeJong, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | KC 3, LAA 1 | Ian Kennedy (W,1-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | CLE 8, MIN 1 | Carlos Carrasco (W,7-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | COL 10, SF 8 | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | DET 13, TB 4 | Justin Upton, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.1 | `ARI 5, PHI 4 | Archie Bradley (H,11) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | CHC 9, PIT 5 | Willson Contreras, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 10, SEA 4 | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | OAK 7, NYY 6 | Santiago Casilla (S,11) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | BOS 2, HOU 1 | Craig Kimbrel (S,19) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | MIL 6, SD 5 (F/10) | Manny Pina, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 | 38.7 | 116.9 | 144.7 | -12.7 |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 | 9.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 7.0 |
| Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 | 15.7 | 60.4 | 66.4 | -0.3 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 7.4 | 19.8 | 48.5 | 53.9 | -5.0 |
| Straily, Dan 3080 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.0 | 13.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 | -1.0 |
| Cabrera, Melky 2143 | lf | chi al | 4.7 | 8.7 | 18.7 | 35.2 | 0.7 |
| Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | det al | 4.0 | 10.7 | 36.9 | 55.1 | -2.7 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | ca ph | chi nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Pina, Manny 3769 | ca | mil nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 | 13.0 | 44.1 | 69.5 | -7.0 |
| LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | col nl | 2.5 | 10.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | -5.5 |
| Dejong, Paul 3827 | 2b | stl nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Beltre, Adrian 1141 | 3b | tex al | 1.0 | 10.5 | 44.4 | 112.3 | -8.5 |
| Casilla, Santiago 2301 | pi cp | oak al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.7 | 24.7 | -2.0 |
| Bradley, Archie 3438 | pi mr sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
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Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta 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 2017 season as of June 15:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
Pivetta struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox. Pivetta picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was tied 0-0 when he exited.
This was also Pivettta’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Pivetta made his Major League debut April 30 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,825th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Player of the Day—Edwin Encarnacion of the Indians homered and went 3-for-3, scoring four times, in the 12-5 win over the Dodgers.
Encarnacion earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, most of any of the 10 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday. Encarnacion ranks 39th among all players in season player rankings, sixth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 10-9 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Edwin Encarnacion.
Debut—Brewers closing pitcher Oliver Drake made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Drake (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 6-4 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut May 23, 2015, and was playing in his 57th career game. He is the 3,826th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Encarnacion earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. LeMahieu 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.
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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/15 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | `PHI 1, BOS 0 | Nick Pivetta | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| AL | 5.0 | CLE 12, LAD 5 | Edwin Encarnacion, DH | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | COL 10, SF 9 | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | MIN 6, SEA 2 | Chris Gimenez, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 8, NYM 3 | Gio Gonzalez (W,6-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | KC 7, LAA 2 | Matt Strahm (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | MIL 6, STL 4 | Oliver Drake (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | DET 5, TB 3 | Justin Wilson (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | CHW 5, BAL 2 | Matt Davidson, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | OAK 8, NYY 7 (F/10) | Jed Lowrie, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh | cle al | 4.7 | 12.7 | 47.8 | 71.8 | -3.3 |
| Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 59.1 | 88.5 | -4.0 |
| Lowrie, Jed 2437 | 2b ss | oak al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 29.0 | 1.0 |
| Davidson, Matt 3292 | 3b dh | chi al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | col nl | 1.5 | 9.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | -6.5 |
| Wilson, Justin 3140 | pi cp | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Gimenez, Chris 2870 | ca | min al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Strahm, Matt 3724 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Drake, Oliver 3826 | pi cp | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Red Sox' Mookie Betts tops players for Wednesday, June 14; Mets' Blevins tops NL players
Mookie Betts of the Red Sox is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Betts homered twice and doubled in the 7-3 win over the Phillies. Betts also went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in three runs.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 14:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Jerry Blevins pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless middle relief, striking out three, allowing no hits and no walks and earning the win in the 9-4 win over the Cubs.
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Phillips of the Braves hit two doubles and went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 13-2 win over the Nationals.
Phillips has now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor for 2017. He earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2002 with the Indians, but began his current 12-season streak in 2006 with the Reds. He has 65.6 career Box-Toppers points, fifth among all second basemen since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He ranks third in career points among active second basemen, behind Robinson Cano of the Mariners (78.4) and Chase Utley of the Dodgers (75.1).
Phillips’ best season was 2012 with the Reds when he had 9.5 Box-Toppers points, seventh among NL batters. He had 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2016 with the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall Player of the Day is AL batter Mookie Betts.
Notable—Trey Mancini of the Orioles has the most 2017 Box-Toppers points of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Mancini (2B 3-4 3R BI in the 10-6 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.2 for the season and ranks 30th among all players in 2017 season player rankings, fifth among AL batters.
Also notable—Blue Jays pitcher Francisco Liriano now has 105.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Liriano (7IP 5H 3R 2ER 2BB 9K ND in the 7-6 win over the Rays) rises to 65th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when tracking began. He passes Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir (105.1) on the “all-time” list and now trails 64th-ranked player Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (105.7).
Debut—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Astros pitcher Francis Martes (5IP 3H R 2B 7K W in the 13-2 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut June 9 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,822nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Angels pitcher Blake Parker (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 7-5 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut May 17, 2012, and was playing in his 124th career game. He is the 3,823rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Raimel Tapia of the Rockies (2B 4-4 3R 0BI in the 5-1 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut Sept. 2, 2016, and was playing in his 36th career game. He is the 3,824th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Betts earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Blevins earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Phillips earns 1.5 points for being NL 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/14 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | BOS 7, PHI 3 | Mookie Betts, RF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | HOU 13, TEX 2 | Francis Martes (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | 4.1 | NYM 9, CHC 4 | Jerry Blevins (W,4-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | ATL 13, WSH 2 | Brandon Phillips, 2B | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | ARI 2, DET 1 | Fernando Rodney (S,18) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `TOR 7, TB 6 | Francisco Liriano | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 3.1 | LAA 7, NYY 5 | Blake Parker (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | COL 5, PIT 1 | Raimel Tapia, RF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | KC 7, SF 2 | Lorenzo Cain, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 10, CHW 6 | Trey Mancini, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIL 7, STL 6 | Eric Thames, 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIA 11, OAK 6 | Dee Gordon, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 6, CLE 4 | Enrique Hernandez, PH-2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SD 4, CIN 2 | Brandon Maurer (S,12) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.2 | `SEA 6, MIN 4 | James Pazos (H,5) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Mancini, Trey 3766 | lf 1b ph | bal al | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Thames, Eric 2909 | 1b lf | mil nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| Cain, Lorenzo 3171 | cf | kc al | 3.5 | 10.0 | 24.2 | 24.2 | -3.0 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 3.5 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -2.7 |
| Rodney, Fernando 1803 | pi cp | ari nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 38.0 | -2.0 |
| Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 10.0 | 59.7 | 105.2 | -6.0 |
| Pazos, James 3786 | pi mr | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Blevins, Jerry 2788 | pi mr | nym nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Phillips, Brandon 1691 | 2b | atl nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 25.2 | 65.6 | -0.5 |
| Maurer, Brandon 3157 | pi cp | sd nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Hernandez, Enrique 3541 | 2b ph | lad nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Gordon, Dee 2990 | 2b | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Martes, Francis 3822 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Parker, Blake 3823 | pi mr | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Tapia, Raimel 3824 | rf | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Cubs' Jon Lester tops players for Tuesday, June 13; Royals' Vargas rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester 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 2017 season as of June 13:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
Also Tuesday, Royals pitcher Jason Vargas rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Lester struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 14-3 win over the Mets.
Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 147.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 22nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—David Ortiz (145.9), Jim Thome (146.7) and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9). Lester now trails 21st-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3).
Lester also rises to seventh among active players in career Box-Toppers points, passing Cabrera. He trails sixth-ranked active player Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon (151.2). Lester has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season.
American League Player of the Day—Eddie Rosario of the Twins hit three home runs and went 4-for-5, driving in five runs, in the 20-7 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 7-5 win over the Indians. Bellinger also doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in four runs.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Eddie Rosario.
Rankings—Royals pitcher Jason Vargas rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Vargas (7IP 5H R BB 6K W in the 8-1 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (11.4) and Chris Sale of the Red Sox (8.4).
Debut—Franchy Cordero of the Padres made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Cordero (2HR 3-5 3R 2BI in the 6-2 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut May 27 and was playing in his 16th career game. He is the 3,821st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rosario earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bellinger earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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| 6/13 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | CHC 14, NYM 3 | Jon Lester (W,4-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | 7.0 | MIN 20, SEA 7 | Eddie Rosario, LF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | STL 6, MIL 0 | Lance Lynn (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5.1 | TB 8, TOR 1 | Jacob Faria (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | LAD 7, CLE 5 | Cody Bellinger, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | WSH 10, ATL 5 | Ryan Zimmerman, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | KC 8, SF 1 | Jason Vargas (W,9-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | TEX 4, HOU 2 | Rougned Odor, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | MIL 8, STL 5 | Keon Broxton, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | MIA 8, OAK 1 | Jose Urena (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | ARI 7, DET 6 | Brandon Drury, 2B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SD 6, CIN 2 | Franchy Cordero, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | PIT 5, COL 2 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | CHW 6, BAL 1 | Matt Davidson, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | `LAA 3, NYY 2 (F/11) | JC Ramirez | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 0.0 | BOS 4, PHI 3 (F/12) | Andrew Benintendi, LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 | 9.0 | 34.4 | 55.2 | 7.0 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.7 | 4.7 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 4.7 |
| Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | 1b | dc nl | 4.5 | 6.0 | 25.7 | 60.8 | 3.0 |
| Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.0 | 26.1 | 71.6 | 147.2 | -18.1 |
| Ramirez, JC 3778 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Rosario, Eddie 3542 | lf | min al | 3.7 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.7 |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | 1b lf | lad nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Broxton, Keon 3785 | cf | mil nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 3.0 | 10.0 | 41.5 | 56.9 | -4.0 |
| Benintendi, Andrew 3815 | lf | bos al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Urena, Jose 3492 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Drury, Brandon 3744 | 2b lf | ari nl | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Faria, Jacob 3816 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Odor, Rougned 3336 | 2b | tex al | 1.0 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -5.5 |
| Davidson, Matt 3292 | 3b | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Cordero, Franchy 3821 | cf | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Braves' Matt Adams tops players for Monday, June 12; White Sox' Petricka tops AL players
Matt Adams of the Braves is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Adams homered twice and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-10 win over the Nationals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 12:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
| 10 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Jake Petricka pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless middle relief, allowing one hit, no walks and striking out four, in the 10-7 win over the Orioles.
American League Batter of the Day—Nelson Cruz of the Mariners doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-3 win over the Twins.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Matt Adams.
Notable—Rangers pitcher Yu Davish is Box-Toppers’ highest ranked player among the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.
Darvish (7IP H R 3BB 4K W in the 6-1 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season and ranks 21st among all players, ninth among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Jay Bruce of the Mets rises to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers points for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Bruce (HR 2B 3-3 2R 2BI in the 6-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. He passes Bryce Harper of the Nationals for the NL batting lead in Box-Toppers points. Though both Harper and Bruce have 6.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, Bruce ranks ahead because he has more 2016 Box-Toppers points—8.5 vs. 3.0. Bruce ranks 22nd among all players in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Scoring—Adams earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Petricka earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cruz earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/12 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | ATL 11, WSH 10 | Matt Adams, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 5.1 | CHW 10, BAL 7 | Jake Petricka (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | SEA 14, MIN 3 | Nelson Cruz, DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | TEX 6, HOU 1 | Yu Darvish (W,6-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4.2 | `NYY 5, LAA 3 | Masahiro Tanaka | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | NYM 6, CHC 1 | Jay Bruce, RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | BOS 6, PHI 5 (F/11) | Matt Barnes (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | SD 9, CIN 3 | Austin Hedges, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | PIT 7, COL 2 | Jameson Taillon (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | tex al | 6.0 | 16.4 | 61.6 | 61.6 | -4.4 |
| Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | nym nl | 6.0 | 14.5 | 31.7 | 64.8 | -2.5 |
| Adams, Matt 3220 | 1b | atl nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.0 |
| Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh rf | sea al | 3.5 | 10.0 | 31.0 | 57.2 | -3.0 |
| Hedges, Austin 3790 | ca | sd nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.7 | 16.8 | 37.5 | 37.5 | -11.4 |
| Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Petricka, Jake 3388 | pi mr | chi al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -4.0 |
Dbacks' Robbie Ray tops players for Sunday, June 11; Yankees' Judge tops AL players, both rise in Box-Toppers' top 10 list
Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and becomes the fourth player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 11:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
| 10 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
Also Sunday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first among all batters—after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Ray struck out 12 over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 11-1 win over the Brewers.
Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, rising from fifth to fourth place in season player rankings. He ranks third among National League pitchers, behind overall leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (14.4) and Max Scherzer of the Nationals (12.0). This is Ray’s first season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points—in 2015 he had 4.0 and in 2016 he had 6.7.
American League Player of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit two homers and doubled, going 4-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 14-3 win over the Orioles.
Judge earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.2 for the season, rising to sixth place in season player rankings, first among all batters and the only batter among the overall top 10 players. He passes previous AL batting leader Miguel Sano of the Twins (6.5).
National League Batter of the Day—Buster Posey of the Giants doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 13-8 win over the Twins.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Aaron Judge.
Streak—Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Happ (6IP 6H 0R BB 8K W in the 4-0 win over the Mariners) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2008 with the Phillies and has 52.2 career points, 26th among active AL pitchers. His best season was 2016 with the Blue Jays when he had 14.7 Box-Toppers points, third among AL pitchers.
Debut—Rangers pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Bibens-Dirkx (7IP 3H R BB 2K W in the 5-1 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut May 17 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,820th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Judge earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Posey earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/11 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.2 | ARI 11, MIL 1 | Robbie Ray (W,7-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9.0 | PIT 3, MIA 1 | Ivan Nova (W,6-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | NYY 14, BAL 3 | Aaron Judge, RF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | TOR 4, SEA 0 | J.A. Happ (W,1-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.2 | `CLE 4, CHW 2 | Andrew Miller | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | DET 8, BOS 3 | Justin Upton, LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | SF 13, MIN 8 | Buster Posey, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | KC 8, SD 3 | Mike Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 12, HOU 6 | Eric Young Jr., LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAD 9, CIN 7 | Corey Seager, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TB 5, OAK 4 | Mallex Smith, CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | NYM 2, ATL 1 | Seth Lugo (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 5, WSH 1 | Austin Bibens-Dirkx (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | CHC 7, COL 5 | Carl Edwards Jr. (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | STL 6, PHI 5 | Dexter Fowler, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 | 16.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 3.3 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 | 14.0 | 29.7 | 37.1 | -2.0 |
| Posey, Buster 2745 | ca 1b | sf nl | 4.5 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 37.5 | 1.0 |
| Fowler, Dexter 2698 | cf ph | stl nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 2.0 |
| Miller, Andrew 2436 | pi mr | cle al | 3.0 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 26.0 | -5.0 |
| Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | det al | 3.0 | 9.7 | 35.9 | 54.1 | -3.7 |
| Edwards, Carl Jr. 3775 | pi mr | chi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Smith, Mallex 3819 | cf | tb al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | lad nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -2.0 |
| Moustakas, Mike 2967 | dh 3b | kc al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 1.0 |
| Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 15.7 | 41.2 | 52.2 | -13.7 |
| Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Young, Eric Jr. 2941 | lf | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Bibens-Dirks, Austin 3820 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Cardinals' Carlos Martinez tops players for Saturday, June 10, rises to 8th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 10:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 7 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
| 9 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
Martinez pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 7-0 win over the Phillies.
Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.5 for the season, rising to eighth place in season player rankings, fifth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Mike Fiers struck out eight over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Angels.
American League Batter of the Day—Lorenzo Cain of the Royals hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 12-6 win over the Padres. Cain went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
National League Batter of the Day—T.J. Rivera of the Mets hit a two-run, eighth-inning, pinch-hit home run, in the 8-1 win over the Braves.
Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fiers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cain and Rivera 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.
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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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| 6/10 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | STL 7, PHI 0 | Carlos Martinez (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| AL | 10.1 | HOU 3, LAA 1 | Mike Fiers (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9.0 | NYY 16, BAL 3 | Luis Severino (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7.1 | COL 9, CHC 1 | Jeff Hoffman (W,4-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | KC 12, SD 6 | Lorenzo Cain, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | TEX 6, WSH 3 (F/11) | Keone Kela (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5.2 | NYM 6, ATL 1 | Robert Gsellman (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | CHW 5, CLE 3 | David Robertson (S,10) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | PIT 7, MIA 6 | Felipe Rivero (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | BOS 11, DET 3 | Mitch Moreland, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TOR 4, SEA 2 | Marcus Stroman (W,7-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3.2 | ARI 3, MIL 2 | Zack Godley (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | NYM 8, ATL 1 | T.J. Rivera, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | TB 6, OAK 5 (F/10) | Steven Souza Jr., DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 3, SF 2 | Brandon Kintzler (S,17) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 5, CIN 4 | Kenley Jansen (W,4-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | OAK 7, TB 2 | Yonder Alonso, 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 | 19.9 | 34.6 | 34.6 | -4.9 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.7 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 4.7 |
| Godley, Zack 3538 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 4.0 |
| Kintzler, Brandon 3150 | pi cp | min al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi sp | col nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Jansen, Kenley 2871 | pi cp mr | lad nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 34.7 | 39.4 | -3.0 |
| Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf dh | tb al | 3.0 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 14.2 | -2.7 |
| Robertson, David 2774 | pi cp | chi al | 3.0 | 8.0 | 25.0 | 29.0 | -2.0 |
| Moreland, Mitch 2799 | 1b ph | bos al | 3.0 | 6.5 | 19.7 | 21.7 | -0.5 |
| Cain, Lorenzo 3171 | cf | kc al | 2.5 | 9.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | -4.0 |
| Rivera, T.J. 3710 | 1b ph | nym nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 8.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 | -4.7 |
| Alonso, Yonder 2945 | 1b | oak al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| Gsellman, Robert 3748 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Kela, Keone 3789 | pi cp | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Fiers, Michael 3029 | pi sp | hou al | 1.7 | 6.7 | 27.8 | 27.8 | -3.3 |
| Rivero, Felipe 3579 | pi cp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Twins' Ervin Santana tops players for Friday, June 9, ranks 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Twins pitcher Ervin Santana is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming the third player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 9:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 7 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
| 10 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
Santana pitched a four-hit, complete-game shutout, walking one and striking out five, in the 4-0 win over the Giants.
Santana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, maintaining his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among American League pitchers. He trails Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (14.4) and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (12.0).
This is the fifth time Santana has earned 10 or more Box-Toppers points in a season in the 13 seasons he has earned Box-Toppers points. He last did it in 2014 with the Braves, when he had 11.0 points for the season.
Santana also rises to 56th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Friday he now has 108.7 career Box-Toppers points, passing five players on the “all-time” list—Carlos Beltran of the Astros (107.6), Red Sox pitcher David Price (107.9), Lance Berkman (108.1), Kevin Millwood (108.3) and Billy Wagner (108.7). Santana now trails 55th-ranked player Jeff Kent (109.7).
National League Player of the Day—Tyler Moore of the Marlins hit two homers and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-7 win over the Pirates.
American League Batter of the Day—Mallex Smith of the Rays homered and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 13-4 win over the Athletics.
This was Smith’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Smith made his Major League debut April 11, 2016, and was playing in his 82nd career game. He is the 3,819th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Tyler Moore.
Scoring—Santana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Moore earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Smith earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/9 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | MIN 4, SF 0 | Ervin Santana (W,8-3) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| NL | 5.0 | MIA 12, PIT 7 | Tyler Moore, 1B-RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | NYY 8, BAL 2 | Jordan Montgomery (W,4-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | LAD 7, CIN 2 | Kenta Maeda (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4.1 | MIL 8, ARI 6 | Corey Knebel (S,8) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | TB 13, OAK 4 | Mallex Smith, CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | SD 6, KC 3 | Jhoulys Chacin (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | `STL 3, PHI 2 | Matt Bowman (H,12) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 5, WSH 2 | Jonathan Lucroy, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | BOS 5, DET 3 | Mitch Moreland, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CLE 7, CHW 3 | Edwin Encarnacion, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 9, HOU 4 | Cameron Maybin, CF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SEA 4, TOR 2 | Edwin Diaz (S,10) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 3, NYM 2 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | COL 5, CHC 3 | Ryan Hanigan, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 | 15.4 | 48.2 | 108.7 | 7.4 |
| Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.7 | 10.4 | 17.1 | 32.5 | -1.0 |
| Knebel, Corey 3757 | pi cp | mil nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | atl nl | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp cp | lad nl | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -7.0 |
| Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh 1b | cle al | 3.0 | 11.0 | 46.1 | 70.1 | -5.0 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | sea al | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -4.0 |
| Maybin, Cameron 2672 | lf cf | ana al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| Moore, Tyler 3045 | 1b rf ph | fla nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| Moreland, Mitch 2799 | 1b ph | bos al | 2.0 | 5.5 | 18.7 | 20.7 | -1.5 |
| Bowman, Matt 3699 | pi mr | stl nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Smith, Mallex 3819 | cf | tb al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Lucroy, Jonathan 2744 | ca | tex al | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.8 | 28.3 | -4.7 |
| Hanigan, Ryan 2708 | ca | col nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
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