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Clevinger struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs, five hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the White Sox.
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Read MoreReds' Luis Castillo tops players for Saturday, July 8; Dodgers' Bellinger rises to lead NL batters in '17 Box-Toppers points
Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of July 8:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.1 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 17.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 13.1 |
| 4 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 5 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 11.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 |
| 9 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 10 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 9.4 |
Player of the Day—Castillo struck out eight over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Alex Cobb pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, one walk and striking out three, in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring twice, in the 7-2 win over the Astros.
National League Batter of the Day—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Royals.
Bellinger earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to first among NL batters this season, passing previous leader Jay Bruce of the Mets (7.0).
Bellinger’s 7.7 Box-Toppers points is the most among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday. He ranks 22nd among all players.
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright rises to 42nd place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Wainwright (6.2IP 5H R 0BB 7K W in the 4-1 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 117.5 career points. He passes two players on the “all-time” list—Mark Buehrle (116.7) and Barry Zito (117.4) and now trails 41st-ranked player Carlos Delgado (117.7). Wainwright has 5.5 Box-Toppers points this season, 23rd among NL pitchers.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Clint Frazier of the Yankees (HR 3B 3-4 R 4BI in the 5-3 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut July 1 and was playing in his sixth career game. He is the 3,847th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Drew Robinson of the Rangers (HR 1-2 R 2BI in the 5-2 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut April 5 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,848th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Castillo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cobb earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Donaldson and Bellinger 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| 7/8 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.2 | CIN 7, ARI 0 | Luis Castillo (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | 7.2 | TB 1, BOS 0 | Alex Cobb (W, 7-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6.2 | STL 4, NYM 1 | Adam Wainwright (W, 10-5) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | ATL 13, WSH 0 | Julio Teheran (W, 7-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5.1 | SD 2, PHI 1 | Jhoulys Chacin (W, 8-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | TOR 7, HOU 2 | Josh Donaldson (3B) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | CLE 4, DET 0 | Mike Clevinger (W, 5-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.2 | PIT 4, CHC 2 | Ivan Nova (W, 9-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | NYY 5, MIL 3 | Clint Frazier (LF) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | LAD 5, KC 4 (F/10) | Cody Bellinger (1B-RF) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | CHW 5, COL 4 | David Robertson (S, 13) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | TEX 5, LAA 2 | Drew Robinson (LF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | OAK 4, SEA 3 | Sean Doolittle (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | BAL 5, MIN 1 | Manny Machado (3B) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | MIA 5, SF 4 | Marcell Ozuna (LF) | 4 | 0 | 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 | +/- |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | 1b rf lf | lad nl | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 7.0 | 15.0 | 30.7 | 38.1 | -1.0 |
| Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.7 | 12.4 | 19.1 | 34.5 | 1.0 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.5 | 15.7 | 66.8 | 117.5 | -4.7 |
| Cobb, Alex 2916 | pi sp | tb al | 4.4 | 4.4 | 34.8 | 35.8 | 4.4 |
| Robertson, David 2774 | pi cp | chi al | 4.0 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 30.0 | -1.0 |
| Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | fla nl | 3.7 | 8.7 | 22.2 | 22.2 | -1.3 |
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | bal al | 3.5 | 16.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | -9.2 |
| Teheran, Julio 3176 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 13.7 | 49.5 | 49.5 | -7.7 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Doolittle, Sean 3052 | pi cp | oak al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | tor al | 1.5 | 11.2 | 41.1 | 41.1 | -8.2 |
| Frazier, Clint 3847 | lf | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Robinson, Drew 3848 | lf | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Nationals' Stephen Strasburg tops players for Wednesday, June 28, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg 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 28:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 12.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.4 |
| 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
| 8 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 9.4 |
| 9 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.0 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.7 |
Strasburg struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing three runs (two earned), four hits and one walk, in the 8-4 win over the Cubs.
Strasburg earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season. He now ranks fourth among National League pitchers.
With Strasburg’s rise back into Box-Toppers’ top 10 players, Ryon Healy of the Athletics (8.7 Box-Toppers points) falls to 11th. He had been the only batter among the top 10 players.
American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing five hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Orioles.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Reddick of the Athletics went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-8 win over the Astros.
National League Batter of the Day—Nick Hundley of the Giants homered and went 2-for-3, driving in two runs, in the 5-3 win over the Rockies.
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright rises to 44th place among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Wainwright (6.1IP 8H 2R BB 8K W in the 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 116.5 career points. He passes two players on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” points list—Torii Hunter (115.9) and Todd Helton (116.4) and now trails 43rd-ranked player Mark Buehrle (116.7). Wainwright has 4.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, 23rd among NL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, with their first career Player of the Game honors:
- Miguel Andujar of the Yankees (3-4 0R 4BI in the 12-3 win over the White Sox) was also making his Major League debut. He is the 3,839th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Reds pitcher Luis Castillo (5.2IP 5H 2R 3BB 9K ND in the 4-3 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 23 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,840th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Strasburg earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Stroman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Reddick and Hundley 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| 6/28 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | WSH 8, CHC 4 | Stephen Strasburg (W, 9-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| AL | 9.2 | TOR 4, BAL 0 | Marcus Stroman (W, 8-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | HOU 11, OAK 8 | Josh Reddick (RF-LF) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | NYM 8, MIA 0 | Steven Matz (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `LAA 3, LAD 2 | Alex Meyer | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | NYY 12, CHW 3 | Miguel Andujar (DH) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SD 7, ATL 4 | Brandon Maurer (S, 15) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | MIN 4, BOS 1 | Adalberto Mejia (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.2 | `CIN 4, MIL 3 | Luis Castillo | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2.1 | CLE 5, TEX 3 | Trevor Bauer (W, 7-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | KC 8, DET 2 | Salvador Perez (C) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | SF 5, COL 3 | Nick Hundley (C) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | PHI 5, SEA 4 | Hector Neris (S, 7) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.1 | STL 4, ARI 3 | Adam Wainwright (W, 8-5) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1.0 | PIT 6, TB 2 | Jose Osuna (RF) | 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 | +/- |
| Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.4 | 24.5 | 83.6 | 92.3 | -5.7 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca | kc al | 5.5 | 9.5 | 24.7 | 27.2 | 1.5 |
| Meyer, Alex 3742 | pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.5 | 14.7 | 65.8 | 116.5 | -5.7 |
| Reddick, Josh 2936 | rf lf | hou al | 4.5 | 8.0 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 1.0 |
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 4.0 | 15.4 | 33.5 | 33.5 | -7.4 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | tor al | 3.7 | 10.4 | 26.8 | 26.8 | -3.0 |
| Neris, Hector 3553 | pi cp mr | phi nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Hundley, Nick 2497 | ca | sf nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 25.5 | 2.0 |
| Mejia, Adalberto 3812 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Maurer, Brandon 3157 | pi cp | sd nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Osuna, Jose 3795 | 1b rf | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 13.1 | 16.6 | 16.6 | -11.1 |
| Andujar, Miguel 3839 | dh | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Castillo, Luis 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third in player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 29:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 13.4 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.7 |
| 5 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 10.8 |
| 6 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.7 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.7 |
| 8 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 10.5 |
| 9 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 10.4 |
| 10 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 |
Also Wednesday, Indians pitcher Danny Salazar rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Player of the Day—Scherzer struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Mets.
Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.0 for the season, rising to third among all players and third among National League pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (20.0) and Jose Fernandez of the Marlins (13.4).
Scherzer also now has 118.0 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 39th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Wednesday, he passes five players on the “all-time” list—Todd Helton (116.4), Mark Buehrle (116.7), Cubs pitcher John Lackey (117.2), Barry Zito (117.4) and Carlos Delgado (117.7).
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Danny Salazar pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing five hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Braves.
Salazar earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 10.5 for the season and rising to eighth in player rankings, third among AL pitchers, behind Corey Kluber of the Indians (10.8) and Chris Sale of the White Sox (10.7).
Salazar also becomes the 10th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day—Brian McCann of the Yankees hit two home runs, going 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in four, in the 9-7 win over the Rangers.
With his first Player of the Game honor of the season, McCann has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons, beginning in 2006 with the Braves. He has 56.7 career Box-Toppers points, first among active catchers and fifth among all catchers since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. His best season was 2009 with the Braves when he had 8.5 points, first among NL catchers. In 2015, he had 6.5 points with the Yankees, first among AL catchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Sean Rodriguez of the Pirates hit two doubles and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-1 win over the Mariners.
Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Salazar earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. McCann and Rodriguez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/29 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.1 | DC 4/NYM 2 | Max Scherzer (W,9-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 11.0 | MIL 7/LAD 0 | Junior Guerra (W,5-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| AL | 10.0 | CLE 3/ATL 0 | Danny Salazar (W,10-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 8.0 | TB 4/BOS 0 | Matt Moore (W,4-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | NYY 9/TEX 7 | Brian McCann, C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | PIT 8/SEA 1 | Sean Rodriguez, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | HOU 10/LAA 4 | Jose Altuve, 2B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.2 | `KC 3/STL 2 | Edinson Volquez | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 12/SD 6 | Mark Trumbo, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | DET 10/MIA 3 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.2 | OAK 7/SF 1 | Sean Manaea (W,3-4) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | CHW 9/MIN 6 | Tyler Saladino, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 5/COL 3 | Edwin Encarnacion, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | PHI 9/ARI 8 | Cody Asche, LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | CHC 9/CIN 2 | Javier Baez, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 | 33.0 | 97.6 | 118.0 | -9.0 |
| Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 10.5 | 23.9 | 33.3 | 33.3 | -2.9 |
| Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 8.5 | 15.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 1.5 |
| Volquez, Edinson 2220 | pi sp | kc al | 6.4 | 13.4 | 38.1 | 64.2 | -0.6 |
| Trumbo, Mark 2851 | rf | bal al | 6.2 | 8.7 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 3.7 |
| Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh | tor al | 6.0 | 16.4 | 44.6 | 65.1 | -4.4 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi sp | tb al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 5.7 |
| Guerra, Junior 3633 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Saladino, Tyler 3645 | ss 3b | chi al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| McCann, Brian 2179 | ca | nyy al | 1.5 | 8.0 | 33.7 | 56.7 | -5.0 |
| Asche, Cody 3268 | lf 3b | phi nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -2.5 |
| Rodriguez, Sean 2729 | rf1b 2b | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 1.0 |
| Baez, Javier 3395 | 2b | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Saltalamacchia, Jarod 2355 | ca | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 1.0 |
Pirates' Jameson Taillon tops players for Tuesday, June 14; Lackey, Bumgarner rise in Box-Toppers top 10 rankings
Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 14:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.7 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 4 | Lackey, John 1640 | pi sp | chi nl | 9.4 |
| 5 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
| 6 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
| 7 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 8.8 |
| 8 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 |
| 10 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 8.7 |
Also Tuesday, Cubs pitcher John Lackey and Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner rise in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Taillon pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits, one walk and striking out five, in the 4-0 win over the Mets.
This was Taillon’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Taillon made his Major League debut June 8 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,658th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Player of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays hit a grand slam and two doubles, going 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five total runs, in the 11-3 win over the Phillies.
Donaldson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.2 for the season, rising to second place among AL batters, trailing only Manny Machado of the Orioles (8.7 Box-Toppers points). Donaldson ranks 19th among all players.
National League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies homered and doubled, going 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 13-10 win over the Yankees.
Gonzalez, who led NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2015 with 11.5, has 2.5 points in 2016.
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 was batter Josh Donaldson.
Rankings—Two players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
- Cubs pitcher John Lackey rises to fourth place in season rankings with 9.4 Box-Toppers points. Lackey (6IP 4H 2R 7K ND in the 4-3 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Tuesday and now has 117.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 41st place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes two players on the “all-time” list—Todd Helton (116.4) and Mark Buehrle (116.7). Lackey now trails 40th-ranked player Barry Zito (117.4).
- Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner rises to fifth place in season rankings with 9.0 Box-Toppers points. Bumgarner (8IP 4H 2R 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Tuesday and now has 101.7 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 64th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes four players on the “all-time” list—Carlos Beltran of the Yankees (100.9), Jason Schmidt (101.2), Tim Wakefield (101.4) and Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir (101.4). Bumgarner now trails 63rd-ranked player Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2).
Scoring—Taillon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Donaldson earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Gonzalez 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/14 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | PIT 4/NYM 0 | Jameson Taillon (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| AL | 7.0 | TOR 11/PHI 3 | Josh Donaldson, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | SF 3/MIL 2 | Madison Bumgarner (W,8-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | BAL 3/BOS 2 | Chris Tillman (W,9-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | COL 13/NYY 10 | Carlos Gonzalez, RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | TB 8/SEA 7 | Corey Dickerson, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | DET 11/CHW 8 | Justin Upton, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TEX 10/OAK 6 | Ryan Rua, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | LAD 7/ARI 4 | Kenley Jansen (S,18) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | HOU 5/STL 2 | Doug Fister (W,7-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | MIA 5/SD 2 | Jeff Mathis, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `CHC 4/DC 3 | John Lackey | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2.0 | LAA 5/MIN 4 | Kole Calhoun, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | CIN 3/ATL 1 | Brandon Finnegan (W,3-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1.2 | KC 3/CLE 2 | Joakim Soria (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Lackey, John 1640 | pi sp | chi nl | 9.4 | 19.1 | 38.8 | 117.2 | -0.3 |
| Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 | 26.0 | 96.0 | 101.7 | -8.0 |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | tor al | 7.2 | 17.1 | 37.1 | 37.1 | -2.7 |
| Tillman, Chris 2754 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 | 10.7 | 39.8 | 41.8 | 1.3 |
| Calhoun, Kole 3279 | rf | ana al | 4.0 | 7.2 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 0.8 |
| Rua, Ryan 3631 | 1b lf | tex al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | rf | col nl | 2.5 | 14.0 | 42.7 | 55.7 | -9.0 |
| Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | det al | 2.0 | 11.0 | 37.9 | 46.4 | -7.0 |
| Jansen, Kenley 2871 | pi cp | lad nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | -2.0 |
| Dickerson, Corey 3222 | lf | tb al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -1.0 |
| Finnegan, Brandon 3535 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Soria, Joakim 2258 | pi cp | kc al | 1.0 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 45.7 | -4.7 |
| Fister, Doug 2688 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 48.5 | 52.2 | -1.0 |
| Mathis, Jeff 2412 | ca | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 1.0 |
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Read MoreCubs' Jon Lester tops players for Wednesday, July 29; Peavy, Verlander each earn 1st Box-Toppers points of 2015
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players who earned their first Player of the Game honors of the season extended their streaks of seasons with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
- Giants pitcher Jake Peavy—14 seasons.
- Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander—10 seasons.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 29.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 13.1 |
| 6 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 13.1 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 8 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 12.7 |
Player of the Day—Lester struck out 14 over eight innings, allowing two runs and five hits, in the 3-2 win over the Rockies.
Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 117.1 for his career, rising to 40th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his points Wednesday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list, Todd Helton (116.4) and Mark Buehrle (116.7). He trails 39th-place player Barry Zito (117.4).
Lester is also the season’s highest-ranked of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday. With 8.0 Box-Toppers points this season, Lester ranks 31st among all players and 15th among NL pitchers.
Lester had a Box-Toppers game score of 12 Wednesday, the same as Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (Player of the Game in the win over the Rays) but Lester won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Verlander (14 vs. 10).
American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 2-1 win over the Rays.
Verlander, earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2015, has now earned Box-Toppers points for 10 straight seasons. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Tigers. His best season was 2012 with the Tigers when he had 24.8 Box-Toppers points, first among all players that season. Verlander also led AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points in 2011, when he had 24.4. In 2014, he had 4.0 Box-Toppers points.
Verlander earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day and now has 119.9 for his career, rising to 35th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his points Wednesday, Verlander passes two players on the “all-time” list, Cliff Lee (119.1) and Jered Weaver (119.4). He trails 34th-place player Cole Hamels (120.8).
National League Batter of the Day—Bryce Harper of the Nationals hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four, in the 7-2 win over the Marlins.
Harper earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season and rises to second place among NL batters, behind Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals (8.5).
American League Batter of the Day—Troy Tulowitzki of the Blue Jays homered, doubled twice and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-2 win over the Phillies.
This was Tulowitzki’s first game since being traded from the Rockies. Tulowitzki led all NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 11.6. With the 1.5 Box-Toppers points earned Wednesday for being AL Batter of the Day, Tulowitzki now has 6.0 for the season and ranks eighth among AL batters.
Streak—Giants pitcher Jake Peavy has now earned Box-Toppers points for 14 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Peavy (6IP 4H 0R 3K ND in the 5-0 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
Peavy earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2002 with the Padres. His best year was 2007 with the Padres when he had 23.4 Box-Toppers points, first among all players that season. In 2014, Peavy had 5.7 Box-Toppers points with the Red Sox and Giants.
Peavy has 132.8 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 27th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 26th-place player Miguel Cabrera (132.9). Peavy’s 132.8 career Box-Toppers points ranks fifth among active NL pitchers.
Debut—Enrique Hernandez of the Dodgers made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Hernandez (PH 2B 1-1 R 2BI in the 10-7 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut July 1, 2014, and was playing in his 91st career game. He is the 3,541st 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 Verlander earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Harper and Tulowitzki each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/29 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | Cubs | Jon Lester (W,6-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| AL | 12.0 | Tigers | Justin Verlander (W,1-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7.0 | Indians | Corey Kluber (W,6-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6.2 | Orioles | Chris Tillman (W,8-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Nationals | Bryce Harper, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Astros | Lance McCullers (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | Dbacks | Patrick Corbin (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | `Giants | Jake Peavy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Blue Jays | Troy Tulowitzki, SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Reds | Anthony DeSclafani (W,6-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Enrique Hernandez, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Shawn Tolleson (S,18) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Yangervis Solarte, 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | White Sox | Adam Eaton, CF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Indians' Carlos Carrasco, with near no-hitter, tops players for Wednesday, July 1
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco, who was one strike away from a no-hitter, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle and Cubs pitcher Jon Lester earned Player of the Game honors and rose in Box-Toppers “all-time” top 50 player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.0 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 11.4 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.4 |
| 7 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 10.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
Player of the Day—Carrasco struck out 13 over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and one run, in the 8-1 win over the Rays. Carrasco had a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning before allowing his first hit to Joey Butler, who was down to his final strike.
Carrasco also has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season and is ranked 16th among all players. He ranks eighth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Twins.
National League Batter of the Day—Neil Walker of the Pirates hit two homers and went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Tigers.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Altuve of the Astros went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 6-5 win over the Royals.
Notables—Two pitchers who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday rose in Box-Toppers “all-time” player rankings top 50:
- Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle rose to 40th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995. Buehrle (7IP 4H R 7K W in the 11-2 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and now has 116.7 career Box-Toppers points. He passes Todd Helton (116.4) on the “all-time” list and now trails 39th-place player Barry Zito (117.4).
- Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rose to 45th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995. Lester (7IP 5H 0R 7K ND in the 2-0 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and now has 114.1 for his career. He passes Sammy Sosa (113.2) and Chris Carpenter (113.3) on the “all-time” list and now trails 44th-place player Torii Hunter (114.4). Lester has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season—he has earned 4.0 of those points when he’s earned a no decision.
Debut—Braves pitcher Matt Wisler made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Wisler (5.1IP H 0R 6K W in the 4-1 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut June 19 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,522nd 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 Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Walker and Altuve each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/1 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 16.2 | Indians | Carlos Carrasco (W, 10-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 12.0 | Mariners | Taijuan Walker (W, 7-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NL | 9.0 | Reds | Johnny Cueto (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8.0 | Blue Jays | Mark Buehrle (W, 9-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 8.0 | `Cubs | Jon Lester | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | White Sox | Jose Quintana (W, 4-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5.1 | Braves | Matt Wisler (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Pirates | Neil Walker 2B | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Athletics | Jesse Hahn (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | Orioles | Zach Britton (S, 23) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Brewers | Scooter Gennett 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Brett Anderson (W, 5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2.2 | `Yankees | Chasen Shreve (H, 5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Astros | Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Marlins | Justin Bour 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
White Sox' Sale tops players for Wednesday, June 3, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray and Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings. Plus, Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle earned a Box-Toppers point in his 16th straight season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 3.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 |
Player of the Day—Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 13, allowing three hits, in the 9-2 win over the Rangers. Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season. He rises to sixth among players in Box-Toppers player rankings, third among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano allowed one run over seven innings, striking out six, in the 5-2 win over the Giants.
National League Batter of the Day—Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs, going 2-for-3, in the 7-6 win over the Dodgers. Tulowitzki led all NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 11.6 (despite playing just over half the season). Tulowitzki earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day Wednesday, his first points of the season.
American League Batter of the Day—Steven Souza Jr. of the Rays hit a three-run homer in the 6-5 win over the Angels.
Rankings—Two other players who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season:
- Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray (8IP 2H 0R 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to eighth in player rankings. Gray ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
- Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels (7IP 2R 8K ND in the 5-4 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, rising to 10th in player rankings. Cole ranks fifth among NL pitchers. Hamels also rises to 37th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point earned Wednesday, Hamels now has 117.8 career Box-Toppers points and passes two players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list—Barry Zito (117.4 Box-Toppers points) and Carlos Delgado (117.7 Box-Toppers points). Hamels now trails 36th-place player on the list, Justin Verlander (118.2 Box-Toppers points).
Streak—Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 16 straight seasons.
Buehrle was Player of the Game in Wednesday’s 8-0 win over the Nationals (CG 0R 6H 2K W) and earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
Buehrle earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2000 with the White Sox. His best season was 2005 with the White Sox when he had 17.7 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers. In 2014, he had 9.7 Box-Toppers points with the Blue Jays, 28th among AL pitchers.
Buehrle has 115.7 career Box-Toppers points, 41st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point Wednesday, he passes Tim Lincecum (115.0 Box-Toppers points) on that list. He trails 40th-place player Todd Helton (116.4 Box-Toppers points).
Buehrle’s 115.7 career Box-Toppers points ranks seventh among active pitchers currently in the AL.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Astros pitcher Lance McCullers (CG 4H R 11K W in the 3-1 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut May 18 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,488th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks (3-5 2R RBI in the 9-8 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut April 15 and was playing in his 38th career game. He is the 3,489th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Liriano earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Tulowitzki and Souza each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/3 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| 14.0 | Astros | Lance McCullers (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 14.0 | Twins | Trevor May (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 12.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W, 7-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 11.0 | Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 8.0 | Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | 6.0 | Pirates | Francisco Liriano (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Rockies | Troy Tulowitzki SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Blue Jays | Mark Buehrle (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Greg Holland (S, 8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | `Phillies | Cole Hamels | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1.0 | Dbacks | Yasmany Tomas 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Matt Carpenter 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Marlins | Adeiny Hechavarria SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 1.0 | Rays | Steven Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Padres | Justin Upton LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Giants' Lincecum tops players for Wednesday, May 20, rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is Wednesday’s Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.
Also Wednesday, Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings and A.J. Pollock of the Diamondbacks earned National League Batter of the Day for the second day in a row.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 8.7 |
| 2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 3 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 5 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
| 9 | Lincecum, Tim 2288 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.7 |
| 10 | Harang, Aaron 1599 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.1 |
Player of the Day—Lincecum pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up three hits, in the 4-0 win over the Dodgers. Lincecum earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points, giving him 5.7 for the season, moving up to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings, fifth among NL pitchers.
Lincecum also now has 115.0 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 41st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his 2.0 points Wednesday, Lincecum passed four players on that list—Josh Beckett (114.9), Mark Buehrle (114.7), Chris Carpenter (113.3) and Sammy Sosa (113.2). Lincecum’s 115.0 career points ranks ninth among active pitchers currently in the NL.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Shaun Marcum struck out six over 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and four hits, in the 4-3 win over the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—A.J. Pollock of the Diamondbacks went 3-for-4, scoring four runs, including a steal of home—one of his three stolen bases—in the 6-1 win over the Marlins. This was the second straight day Pollock earned NL Batter of the Day honors.
American League Batter of the Day—Mike Trout of the Angels homered and went 2-for-3, scoring three runs, in the 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Rankings—Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Keuchel (7IP R W in the 6-1 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Braves pitcher Williams Perez (5IP R 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut May 8 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,476th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Rangers pitcher Phil Klein (5.1IP R W in the 2-1 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Aug. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 24th career game. He is the 3,477th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Fishy—A.J. Pollock and Mike Trout were the two Box-Toppers Batters of the Day for Wednesday. However, neither Mike Carp nor any player from the Marlins earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Scoring—Lincecum earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Marcum earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Pollock and Trout each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 5/20 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | Giants | Tim Lincecum (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5.1 | Cardinals | Carlos Martinez (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| AL | 4.2 | Indians | Shaun Marcum (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4.2 | `Cubs | Tsuyoshi Wada | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 4.0 | `Twins | Mike Pelfrey | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3.2 | Mariners | Roenis Elias (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3.1 | `Tigers | Shane Greene | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Dbacks | A.J. Pollock CF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | Angels | Mike Trout CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | `Braves | Williams Perez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Jonathan Papelbon (S, 11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Astros | Dallas Keuchel (W, 6-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Jeremy Guthrie (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1.1 | Rangers | Phil Klein (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Indians' Corey Kluber (8IP H 0R 18K) tops players for Wednesday, May 13 with highest Box-Toppers game score of 2015
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber, who struck out 18 and allowed one hit over eight innings, is Wednesday’s Player of the Day.
Kluber did not allow a hit until the seventh inning in the 2-0 win over the Cardinals. His Box-Toppers game score of 25 is the highest of the season, far outdistancing the previous high game scores of 15.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 8.7 |
| 2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 |
| 4 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 5 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 5.0 |
| 6 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 5.0 |
| 7 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 |
| 8 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 4.7 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 4.7 |
Kluber led American League players in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 25.8. This was his first Player of the Game honor this season and first Box-Toppers points of the season. Until now, he held the distinction of the player with the highest 2014 Box-Toppers point total who had yet to earn points in 2015, a dubious honor that now goes to Twins pitcher Phil Hughes (14.1 points in 2014).
Though it was Kluber’s first points of the season, he is not very far off pace from his 2014 point total. As Wednesday’s Player of the Day, Kluber now has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season. As of May 14, 2014, Kluber had 3.0 Box-Toppers points. His 25.8 Box-Toppers points were the 17th-most points scored by a player in a single season since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Raisel Iglesias allowed one run and two hits over eight innings in the 5-1 win over the Braves.
This was Iglesias’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut April 12 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,467th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Michael Taylor of the Nationals hit a grand slam in the 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
American League Batter of the Day—Prince Fielder of the Rangers homered and went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the 5-2 win over the Royals.
Fielder has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 11 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2005 with the Brewers. His best year was 2011 with the Brewers when he had 15.7 Box-Toppers points, first among NL batters. In 2014, he had 1.0 Box-Toppers point with the Rangers.
Fielder has 71.8 career Box-Toppers points, ranking 73rd among all batters since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. His career 71.8 points ranks ninth among active batters currently in the AL.
Notable—Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels moves up to 41st place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Hamels now has 114.8 Box-Toppers points and moves past Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle (114.7). He trails 40th-place player Josh Beckett (114.9).
Hamels (7IP 2R 9K W in the 3-2 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 4.0 for the season, 19th among all players for 2015.
Hammel, Hamels—Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel and Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels have been Box-Toppers Players of the Game on the same day three times this season, including Wednesday. Obviously, the similarly-named hurlers are on the same starting rotation schedule and both are doing well so far—Hamels has earned Player of the Game honors four times and has 4.0 Box-Toppers points. Hammel has earned Player of the Game honors three times and also has 4.0 Box-Toppers points. Both were top players in their games on April 27, May 8 and May 13. In addition, the two have shared Player of the Game honors on the same day in previous seasons three different times—April 25, 2012, June 6, 2014, and Sept. 1, 2014.
Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Iglesias earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Taylor and Fielder each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 5/13 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 25.0 | Indians | Corey Kluber (W, 1-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10.0 | White Sox | Jose Quintana (W, 2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| NL | 6.0 | Reds | Raisel Iglesias (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | Phillies | Cole Hamels (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 6.0 | `Cubs | Jason Hammel | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5.2 | Orioles | Miguel Gonzalez (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Nationals | Michael Taylor RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | `Angels | Hector Santiago | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | Padres | James Shields (W, 5-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3.1 | Twins | Ricky Nolasco (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Rays | Brad Boxberger (S, 10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Marlins | A.J. Ramos (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Rangers | Prince Fielder DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Astros | Chad Qualls (W, 1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Red Sox | Daniel Nava 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| ` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Blue Jays' Buehrle tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 24; Kershaw has 4th-most single-season Box-Toppers points in past 20 years
Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle is Wednesday’s Player of the Day, while Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has the fourth-highest single-season Box-Toppers point total in the past 20 seasons.
Buehrle pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out 10 in the 1-0 win over the Mariners.
Most BTP single season
Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers now is tied for the fourth-best single season in Box-Toppers history (dating back to 1995). He has 31.5 Box-Toppers points in 2014 and likely finishes the season 2.2 points behind the single-season record of 33.7 set twice by Randy Johnson of the Diamondbacks in 2000 and 2002.| Rank | Player | Team | Pos | Year | BTP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | Dbacks | pi sp | 2000 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | Dbacks | pi sp | 2002 | 33.7 |
| 3 | Pedro Martinez | Red Sox | pi sp | 2000 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Randy Johnson | Dbacks | pi sp | 1999 | 31.5 |
| 4 | *Clayton Kershaw | Dodgers | pi sp | 2014 | 31.5 |
| 6 | Pedro Martinez | Red Sox | pi sp | 1999 | 31.4 |
| 7 | Randy Johnson | Dbacks | pi sp | 2001 | 29.4 |
| 8 | Pedro Martinez | Red Sox | pi sp | 2002 | 28.8 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | Dbacks | pi sp | 2002 | 28.4 |
| 10 | Roger Clemens | Blue Jays | pi sp | 1997 | 27.4 |
* Current season
BTP: Box-Toppers points
Kershaw extended his overall Box-Toppers points lead after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Kershaw (8IP R 11K W in the 9-1 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 31.5 for the season.
Kershaw’s 31.5 points for the season is tied for the fourth most earned in a single season since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995. In 1999, Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson also had 31.5 Box-Toppers points.
Kershaw, in what was likely his final regular season appearance, finishes 2.2 Box-Toppers points behind the “all-time” single-season record of 33.7, set by Johnson in both 2000 and 2002. So even if Kershaw were to make one more appearance and even if he were to earn Player of the Day in that appearance, the most he could earn is 2.0 more Box-Toppers points, meaning he would still fall short of Johnson’s record.
Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is National League Player of the Day. Lohse pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out six and walking none, in the 5-0 win over the Reds. Lohse earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.1 for the season. He is the 55th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks 17th among NL pitchers and 42nd among all players.
Tommy Medica of the Padres is NL Batter of the Day. Medica hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 4-3 win over the Rockies.
Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Bogaerts went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 11-3 win over the Rays.
Notables: Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta ranks 15th in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Arrieta (7IP R 10K W in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.7 for the season. He ranks seventh among NL pitchers.
Braves pitcher Julio Teheran ranks 16th in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Teheran earned Player of the Game honors for batting, one of eight times this season—it occurred twice on Wednesday—that a pitcher has earned Player of the Game honors for batting. Teheran (2-2 2BI in the 6-2 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. He ranks eighth among NL pitchers.
Twins pitcher Phil Hughes ranks 18th in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Hughes (8IP R 5K W in the 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.1 for the season. He ranks ninth among AL pitchers.
Orioles pitcher Bud Norris becomes the 56th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Norris (6IP 9K W in the 9-5 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He ranks 49th among all players and 23rd among AL pitchers.
Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday for batting—one of eight times this season a pitcher has been Player of the Game for batting and one of two times it happened Wednesday. Kendrick doubled and went 3-for-3, driving in a run, in the 2-1 win over the Marlins.
Buehrle receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lohse receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Medica and Bogaerts each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, click here.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 924 | Score | Team | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 14.0 | Blue Jays | Mark Buehrle (W, 13-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| NL | 13.0 | Brewers | Kyle Lohse (W, 13-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13.0 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W, 10-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 9.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W, 21-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 7.0 | Rangers | Lisalverto Bonilla (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | Twins | Phil Hughes (W, 16-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | Tigers | Justin Verlander (W, 15-12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3.1 | Angels | Hector Santiago (W, 6-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Padres | Tommy Medica LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Orioles | Bud Norris (W, 15-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2.1 | Indians | Zach McAllister (W, 4-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Red Sox | Xander Bogaerts SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Braves | Julio Teheran P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Phillies | Kyle Kendrick P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Blue Jays' Buehrle, Dbacks Delgado top players for Thursday, Sept. 4
Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle is Thursday’s Player of the Day. Buehrle pitched eight scoreless innings in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Rays. Buehrle earned a no decision because he left the game with the score tied at 0.
Buehrle has the most Box-Toppers points of any of Thursday’s eight Players of the Game (listed below). He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks 68th among all players and 29th among American League pitchers.
Diamondbacks pitcher Randall Delgado is National League Player of the Day. Delgado pitched five shutout innings in the 5-1 win over the Padres.
Robinson Cano of the Mariners is AL Batter of the Day. Cano doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 10-2 win over the Mariners.
There is no NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Buehrle receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Delgado receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Cano receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, click here.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 904 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 6.0 | `Blue Jays | Mark Buehrle | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| NL | 5.0 | Dbacks | Randall Delgado (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3.1 | `Yankees | Shawn Kelley | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Mariners | Robinson Cano 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Tigers | Victor Martinez 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Angels | Joe Smith (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Nelson Cruz DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.1 | Cardinals | Marco Gonzales (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
San Francisco Giants top Box-Toppers team rankings for third straight week
The San Francisco Giants top Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Giants players have accumulated 51.9 Box-Toppers points through Thursday, June 12.
Top 10 teams
Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 12. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.612 |
Teams |
BTP |
BTP /wk |
Last wk rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants | 51.9 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Blue Jays | 47.4 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Athletics | 46.9 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Angels | 45.0 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 5 | Brewers | 44.4 | 4.0 | 5 |
| 6 | Marlins | 44.1 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Dodgers | 42.8 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 8 | Nationals | 42.2 | 7.5 | 17 |
| 9 | White Sox | 41.5 | 2.5 | 7 |
| 10 | Mariners | 41.0 | 3.7 | 8 |
The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (10.5 Box-Toppers points, fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings, third place among National League pitchers) and Tim Hudson (6.7 points, 11th place among NL pitchers).
The Giants also have baseball’s best winning percentage (.642).
The Toronto Blue Jays remain the top American League team in Box-Toppers points and remain in second place among all teams. Blue Jays players have 47.4 Box-Toppers points.
The Blue Jays are led by pitchers Drew Hutchison (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 14th place among AL pitchers) and Mark Buehrle (5.7 points, 15th among AL pitchers).
The Blue Jays have the second-best winning percentage in the AL (.574), behind the Oakland Athletics (.606). The Athletics have 46.9 Box-Toppers points, third place among all teams and second place among AL teams.
The Washington Nationals were the hottest team of the week, picking up 7.5 Box-Toppers points. They rose from 17th to eighth place in Box-Toppers team rankings with 42.2 Box-Toppers points.
The Nationals rose into the top 10 this week and the St. Louis Cardinals, with 40.5 Box-Toppers points, fell out of the top 10, falling from 10th to 11th place. The Cardinals picked up 4.0 Box-Toppers points over the past week.
The lowest-ranked team is the Tampa Bay Rays with 30.4 Box-Toppers points. Last week’s lowest-ranked team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, picked up 4.5 Box-Toppers points, giving them 31.9 points, and rising to 27th place from 30th.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.
San Francisco Giants stay atop Box-Toppers team rankings, Blue Jays remain top AL team
The San Francisco Giants are on top of Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.
Giants players had accumulated 47.9 Box-Toppers points through Thursday, June 5.
The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (10.5 Box-Toppers points, third place in Box-Toppers player rankings, second place among National League pitchers), Tim Hudson (5.7 points, 14th place among NL pitchers) and Ryan Vogelsong (5.7 points, 15th place among NL pitchers).
Top 10 teams
Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 5. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.| 605 | Teams |
BTP |
BTP /wk |
Last wk rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants | 47.9 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Blue Jays | 45.4 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Athletics | 43.9 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Marlins | 42.1 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 5 | Brewers | 40.4 | 4.7 | 7 |
| 6 | Angels | 39.3 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 7 | White Sox | 39.0 | 4.0 | 8 |
| 8 | Mariners | 37.3 | 5.5 | 14 |
| 9 | Dodgers | 37.1 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 10 | Cardinals | 36.5 | 2.0 | 9 |
The Toronto Blue Jays remain the top American League team in Box-Toppers points and remain in second place among all teams. Blue Jays players have 45.4 Box-Toppers points.
The Blue Jays are led by pitchers Drew Hutchison (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 11th place among AL pitchers) and Mark Buehrle (5.7 points, 12th among AL pitchers).
The Cleveland Indians were the hottest team of the week with 7.7 Box-Toppers points. They rose from 22nd to 13th place in Box-Toppers team rankings with 35.6 Box-Toppers points.
The Seattle Mariners rose into the top 10 this week, picking up 5.5 Box-Toppers points over the past week, giving them 37.3 for the season, in eighth place overall. The Colorado Rockies fell out of the top 10, earning no Box-Toppers points over the week ending Thursday, June 6—with 36.5 points, they fell from sixth to 11th place.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.
San Francisco Giants back on top of Box-Toppers team rankings
The San Francisco Giants are back on top of Box-Toppers team rankings after a week when they slipped to fourth place.
Top 10 teams
Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, May 29. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.Giants players have accumulated 41.9 Box-Toppers points this season, including a National League-high 8.2 points during the past week. They pass last week’s top team, the Oakland Athletics, which fell to third. The Giants were the top team two weeks ago, the week of May 15, before falling to fourth last week.
The Giants also pass last week’s top NL team, the Miami Marlins, which fell to fifth place in Box-Toppers team rankings.
The Giants are led by pitcher Madison Bumgarner (6.5 Box-Toppers points, sixth place among NL pitchers) and left fielder Michael Morse (5.5 Box-Toppers points, third place among NL batters).
The Giants also have baseball’s best winning percentage (.648).
The Toronto Blue Jays are the top American League team with 39.4 Box-Toppers points. They are in second place overall, rising from fifth place a week ago. They pass the Athletics, who held the top spot among AL teams for the past six weeks.
The Blue Jays are led by pitcher Mark Buehrle (4.7 Box-Toppers points, 15th place among AL pitchers) and first baseman and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion (4.0 Box-Toppers points, ninth place among AL batters).
The Blue Jays have the third-best winning percentage in the AL (.582). The Detroit Tigers have the best winning percentage in the AL (.600) and rank 13th in Box-Toppers team rankings.
The Houston Astros were the hottest team of the past week, picking up 9.9 Box-Toppers points, giving them 29.8 for the season. The Astros rose from 29th place last week (next-to-last, ahead of only the Chicago Cubs) to 16th place this week (the Cubs still rank last with 23.7 Box-Toppers points). During the team’s six-game winning streak, their Players of the Game have picked up Box-Toppers bonus points five times.
The Los Angeles Dodgers rose into the top 10 this week, rising from 11th to 10th place overall. The Atlanta Braves fell out of the top 10, falling from seventh to 11th place.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.