Red Sox' Clay Buchholz (8IP R 5K) tops players for Monday, June 29

Shawn Plank June 30, 2015

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Buchholz pitched eight innings and allowed one run on five hits, striking out five, in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 29.


	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	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
7	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
8	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	9.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Buchholz had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of 6, tied with Indians pitcher Cody Anderson who was Player of the Game in the 7-1 win over the Rays. However, Buchholz won Player of the Game on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Anderson (five vs. two).

National League Player of the Day—Jonathan Lucroy of the Brewers went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Phillies.

American League Batter of the Day—Billy Butler of the Athletics homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-1 win over the Rockies.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is a batter (Jonathan Lucroy).

Notable—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Wilson has 8.4 Box-Toppers points and ranks 13th among all players, seventh among AL pitchers. Wilson (6IP 5H R 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Yankees) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.

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

Tucker Barnhart of the Reds (2B 4-5 R 2BI in the 11-7 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut April 3, 2014, and was playing in his 45th career game. He is the 3,519th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Nick Ahmed of the Diamondbacks (HR 2-3 R 2BI in the 10-6 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut June 29, 2014, and was playing in his 94th career game. He is the 3,520th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/29
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    6.0
    Red Sox
    Clay Buchholz (W, 6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    6.0
    Indians
    Cody Anderson (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    2
  

    
    5.0
    Astros
    Lance McCullers (W, 4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Athletics
    Billy Butler   DH
    4
    3
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    NL
    3.0
    Brewers
    Jonathan Lucroy   C
    5
    2
    4
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Reds
    Tucker Barnhart   C
    5
    1
    4
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rangers
    Mitch Moreland   1B
    5
    2
    2
    3
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Dbacks
    Nick Ahmed   SS
    3
    1
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Angels
    C.J. Wilson (W, 6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    1
    1
    3
    5
  

Orioles' Jimenez tops players for Sunday, June 28; Dodgers' Greinke rises to 23rd in Box-Toppers 'all-time' rankings

Shawn Plank June 29, 2015

Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to 23rd place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 28.


	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	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
7	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
8	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	9.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Jimenez pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven, in the 4-0 win over the Indians.

National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Alex Wood pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out eight, in the 2-1 win over the Pirates.

National League Batter of the Day—Mets pitcher Steven Matz doubled and went 3-for-3, driving in four runs, in the 7-2 win over the Reds. Matz is the fourth pitcher this year to earn Player of the Game honors for batting (it was done eight times in 2014).

This was also Matz’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut. He is the 3,516th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—Salvador Perez of the Royals homered and went 1-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-3 win over the Athletics.

Notable—Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to 23rd place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers record keeping began) after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Greinke (7.2IP 4H 0R 6K W in the 2-0 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 133.7 for his career. With his point Sunday, he passes three players on Box-Toppers “all-time” player rankings list: Miguel Cabrera (132.9), Jason Giambi (133.4) and David Ortiz (133.4). He trails 22nd-ranked player Bartolo Colon (136.4). Greinke ranks 17th among all pitchers since 1995.

Greinke also has 8.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, ranked 14th among all players, eighth among NL pitchers.

Rankings—Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Martinez (6IP 2H R 6K W in the 4-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers. He is the eighth player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

Also, three pitchers with more than 10.0 Box-Toppers points this season started Sunday but did not earn Player of the Game honors:

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (ranked second with 13.4 Box-Toppers points) did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Angels. Hernandez (6IP H 0R 8K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of 10. Player of the Game was Angels pitcher Hector Santiago (7IP 3H R 6 ND) who had a lower Box-Toppers game score of 6, but had the highest game score of any player on the Angels, the winning team.
Rays pitcher Chris Archer (ranked third with 12.0 Box-Toppers points) did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s 5-3 loss to the Red Sox. Archer (6IP 5H 5R 10K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of 0. Player of the Game was Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson (5IP 5H R 6K W) who had a Box-Toppers game score of 5.
Tigers pitcher David Price (ranked sixth with 11.1 Box-Toppers points) did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s 5-4 win over the White Sox. Price (6IP 6H 4R 5K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of −3. Player of the Game was Tigers closing pitcher Joakim Soria (1IP 0H 0R K W) who had a Box-Toppers game score of 2.

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

Jake Lamb of the Diamondbacks (HR 2-4 2R 2BI in the 6-4 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut Aug. 7, 2014, and was playing in his 64th career game. He is the 3,517th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Mets pitcher Logan Verrett (2IP H 0R K ND in the 2-1 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut April 8 and was playing in his eighth career game. He is the 3,518th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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

    MLB
    11.0
    Orioles
    Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    NL
    10.1
    Braves
    Alex Wood (W, 5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    5
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    
    10.0
    Astros
    Collin McHugh (W, 9-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    
    9.0
    Orioles
    Chris Tillman (W, 6-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    
    8.2
    Dodgers
    Zack Greinke (W, 6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    4
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    
    7.0
    Nationals
    Stephen Strasburg (W, 5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    1
    9
  

    
    6.0
    `Angels
    Hector Santiago
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    6
  

    
    5.2
    Blue Jays
    Drew Hutchison (W, 8-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    4
    1
    0
    3
    8
  

    
    5.0
    Cardinals
    Carlos Martinez (W, 9-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    3
    6
  

    
    5.0
    Red Sox
    Justin Masterson (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    5
    1
    0
    0
    6
  

    
    4.2
    Giants
    Madison Bumgarner (W, 8-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    5
    2
    2
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Mets
    Steven Matz   P
    3
    0
    3
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Dbacks
    Jake Lamb   3B
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Royals
    Salvador Perez   C
    4
    2
    1
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Brewers
    Ryan Braun RF
    2
    1
    1
    2
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    `Mets
    Logan Verrett
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    Tigers
    Joakim Soria (W, 3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Phillies
    Odubel Herrera   CF
    5
    2
    3
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Rays' Andriese tops players for Saturday, June 27; Twins' Hunter rises in Box-Toppers 'all-time' player rankings

Shawn Plank June 28, 2015

Rays pitcher Matt Andriese is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Torii Hunter of the Twins rose to 44th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 after earning American League Batter of the Day honors.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 27.


	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	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	9.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Andriese pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out five, in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

National League Player of the Day—Matt Duffy of the Giants homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-5 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day—Torii Hunter of the Twins homered twice, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Brewers.

Hunter earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 114.4 points for his career and rising to 44th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his points Saturday, Hunter passes three players on the “all-time” list: Jon Lester (113.1), Sammy Sosa (113.2) and Chris Carpenter (113.3). Hunter now trails the 43rd-ranked player on the list, Josh Beckett (114.9).

Hunter’s 114.4 career Box-Toppers points ranks 14th among all batters since 1995 and fifth among active batters.

Hunter now has 6.5 Box-Toppers points for the season and ranks second among AL batters, behind Prince Fielder of the Rangers (7.5 Box-Toppers points). This is the most Box-Toppers points Hunter has had in a single season since he had 8.5 in 2010 with the Angels.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall NL Player of the Day was a batter (Matt Duffy).

Notable—Justin Upton of the Padres has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the 11 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Upton has 7.0 Box-Toppers points and ranks 23rd among all players, second among NL batters, behind Todd Frazier of the Reds (7.2). Upton (HR 2-3 R 2BI in the 7-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/27
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.0
    Rays
    Matt Andriese (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    5
  

    
    7.1
    Rangers
    Yovani Gallardo (W, 7-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.1
    3
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Twins
    Torii Hunter   RF
    4
    3
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    NL
    4.0
    Giants
    Matt Duffy   3B
    4
    3
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Xavier Scruggs   1B
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Pirates
    Starling Marte   LF, CF
    4
    3
    3
    1
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Yankees
    Brian McCann   C
    4
    1
    2
    4
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Royals
    Greg Holland (S, 16)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Marlins
    A.J. Ramos (S, 10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Padres
    Justin Upton   LF
    3
    1
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.2
    Angels
    Garrett Richards (W, 8-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    7
    2
    2
    1
    6
  

Dodgers' Anderson tops players for Friday, June 26; Nationals' Scherzer becomes new Box-Toppers points leader

Shawn Plank June 27, 2015

Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to become the new Box-Toppers player rankings leader after earning Player of the Game honors. Scherzer passes Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez who had held the top spot for more than two months.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 26.


	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	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	9.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Anderson struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 7-1 win over the Marlins.

American League Player of the Day—Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays hit two homers, including a grand slam, and went 3-for-5, in the 12-2 win over the Rangers.

National League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies tripled, doubled and went 5-for-5, scoring three times and driving in a run, in the 8-6 win over the Giants.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the AL’s top overall player was a batter (Edwin Encarnacion).

Rankings—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to first place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Scherzer (8IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 5-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season. Scherzer passes Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (13.4 Box-Toppers points). Hernandez had led in Box-Toppers points since April 18 and had led player rankings all but six days this season.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/26
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    Dodgers
    Brett Anderson (W, 4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    10
  

    
    6.0
    Nationals
    Max Scherzer (W, 9-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    2
    2
    0
    7
  

    
    6.0
    Mets
    Noah Syndergaard (W, 3-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    AL
    5.0
    Blue Jays
    Edwin Encarnacion   DH
    5
    2
    3
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Rockies
    Carlos Gonzalez   RF
    5
    3
    5
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Mariners
    Taijuan Walker (W, 6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    7
    1
    1
    0
    6
  

    
    4.0
    Royals
    Edinson Volquez (W, 8-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    3
  

    
    3.1
    Yankees
    Dellin Betances (S, 5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Red Sox
    Koji Uehara (S, 15)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Padres
    Cory Spangenberg   2B
    3
    2
    3
    0
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Cardinals
    Greg Garcia   PH
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    `Pirates
    Jared Hughes
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  

    
    2.0
    Tigers
    Bruce Rondon (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Orioles
    Jimmy Paredes   DH
    4
    2
    3
    0
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Brewers
    Ryan Braun   RF
    4
    2
    2
    1
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Felix Hernandez leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 10th straight week

Shawn Plank June 26, 2015

King Felix reigns for 10th straight week. Prince Fielder leads AL batters. New leaders—NL pitchers: Max Scherzer, NL batters: Todd Frazier.

St. Louis Cardinals remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings for 4th straight week

Shawn Plank June 26, 2015

Cards remain top team. Astros maintain AL lead. Nationals are hot team of the week.

Astros' Keuchel, Mets' deGrom top players for Thursday, June 25, rise in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings

Shawn Plank June 26, 2015

Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth in player rankings.

Also Thursday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom was National League Player of the Day and rose to fifth in Box-Toppers player rankings. Plus, Todd Frazier of the Reds takes the Box-Toppers points lead among NL batters, passing Bryce Harper of the Nationals.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 25.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	12.0
4	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	9.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Keuchel pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 12 and allowing six hits, in the 4-0 win over the Yankees. Keuchel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season and rising to eighth in player rankings. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—deGrom pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing four hits, in the 2-0 win over the Brewers. deGrom earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, rising to fifth in player rankings. He is the seventh player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks third among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.

National League Batter of the Day—Buster Posey of the Giants hit two doubles and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 13-8 win over the Padres.

American League Batter of the Day—Josh Reddick of the Athletics went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the 6-3 win over the Rangers.

Notable—Todd Frazier of the Reds takes the lead among NL batters in Box-Toppers points Thursday after earning Player of the Game honors. Frazier (HR 3-6 R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.2 for the season. He now ranks first among NL batters, passing Bryce Harper of the Nationals (6.5 Box-Toppers points). Frazier ranks 17th among all players.

Scoring—Keuchel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and deGrom earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Posey and Reddick each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/25
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    Astros
    Dallas Keuchel (W, 9-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    6
    0
    0
    1
    12
  

    NL
    11.0
    Mets
    Jacob deGrom (W, 8-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    6.0
    Nationals
    Doug Fister (W, 3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    6.0
    Cardinals
    Lance Lynn (W, 5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    4
    6
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Giants
    Buster Posey   C
    5
    3
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Athletics
    Josh Reddick   RF
    3
    0
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rockies
    Troy Tulowitzki   PH, SS
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    `Orioles
    Tommy Hunter (H, 5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Reds
    Todd Frazier   3B
    6
    1
    3
    3
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    White Sox
    Adam Eaton   CF
    4
    2
    2
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    0.0
    Dodgers
    Jimmy Rollins   SS
    4
    1
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Blue Jays' Marco Estrada (8.2IP 0R 2H 10K ND) tops players for Wednesday, June 24

Shawn Plank June 25, 2015

Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Estrada pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out 10, in the 1-0, 12-inning win over the Rays. Estrada picked up a no decision and did not earn the win because he left the game in scoreless tie. Estrada had a perfect game before allowing a hit in the eighth inning.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 24.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	12.0
4	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
5	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
6	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson allowed one run on two hits over eight innings, striking out five, in the 4-1 win over the Mets.

American League Batter of the Day—Brett Lawrie of the Athletics hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5 in the 8-2 win over the Rangers.

National League Batter of the Day—Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 8-7 win over the Rockies.

Notable—Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Vogelsong has 7.0 Box-Toppers points and ranks 21st among all players, 13th among NL pitchers. Vogelsong (6IP 5H 0R 4K W in the 6-0 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.

Rankings—Two pitchers ranked among Box-Toppers top 10 players this season started Wednesday but both failed to earn Player of the Game honors as their teams both lost:

Gerrit Cole of the Pirates ranks fourth in player rankings with 12.0 Box-Toppers points, but lost 5-2 to the Reds. Cole (4.2IP 8H 5R 8K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of −11.8. Player of the Game was Reds closing pitcher J.J. Hoover (1IP 0H 0R 2K Sv) who had a Box-Toppers game score of 3.
Chris Sale of the White Sox ranks sixth in player rankings with 10.4 Box-Toppers points, but lost 6-1 to the Twins. Sale (6.2IP 8H 6R 10K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of −3.8. Player of the Game was Twins pitcher Phil Hughes (8IP 6H R 5K W) who had a Box-Toppers game score of 5.

Streak—Omar Infante of the Royals has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 12 straight seasons.

Infante was Player of the Game in Wednesday’s 8-2 win over the Mariners (2B 3-4 R 3BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.

Infante earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2004 with the Tigers. His best year was 2012 when he had 4.5 Box-Toppers points with the Tigers and ranked third among AL second basemen. Infante had 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2014 with the Royals.

Infante has 29.5 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks fifth among active AL second basemen.

Return—Dodgers pitcher J.P. Howell earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the first time in more than five years Wednesday. Howell (1.1IP H 0R K W in the 5-2 win over the Cubs) last earned Player of the Game honors on Aug. 5, 2009, when he was with the Rays.

Debut—Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Heaney (6IP 4H R 5K ND in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Astros) made his Major League debut June 19, 2014, and was playing in his eighth career game. He is the 3,515th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Estrada earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nelson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Lawrie and Tomas 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/24
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    16.2
    `Blue Jays
    Marco Estrada
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.2
    2
    0
    0
    0
    10
  

    NL
    8.0
    Brewers
    Jimmy Nelson (W, 4-8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Indians
    Carlos Carrasco (W, 9-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    5.0
    Twins
    Phil Hughes (W, 6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    5.0
    `Nationals
    Jordan Zimmermann
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Cardinals
    Jaime Garcia (W, 3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    
    4.0
    `Angels
    Andrew Heaney
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Athletics
    Brett Lawrie   3B
    5
    1
    3
    4
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Royals
    Omar Infante   2B
    4
    1
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Red Sox
    Clay Buchholz (W, 5-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    8
    1
    1
    1
    7
  

    
    3.0
    Giants
    Ryan Vogelsong (W, 6-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    3.0
    Reds
    J.J. Hoover (S, 1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.2
    Yankees
    Ivan Nova (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    0
    0
    2
    1
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Dbacks
    Yasmany Tomas   RF
    5
    2
    4
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.1
    Dodgers
    J.P. Howell (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

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

Mariners' Montgomery tops players for Tuesday, June 23; Archer, Price rise in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings

Shawn Plank June 24, 2015

Mariners pitcher Mike Montgomery is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, two pitchers in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season earned Player of the Game honors—Rays pitcher Chris Archer and Tigers pitcher David Price.

Player of the Day—Montgomery pitched a complete game, four-hit shutout, striking out 10, in the 7-0 win over the Royals.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 23.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	12.0
4	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
5	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
6	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

This was Montgomery’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Montgomery made his Major League debut June 2 and was playing in his fifth career game. He is the 3,513th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Dodgers. Hammel picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because he left the game with a scoreless tie. The Cubs won on a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning.

National League Batter of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies hit a three-run homer, a double and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 11-6 win over the Yankees. This was the second straight day Franco earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. He was NL Player of the Day on Monday, June 22.

American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-6, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 13-3 win over the Angels.

Rankings—Two pitchers rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday:

Chris Archer of the Rays rose from fourth to third place. Archer (8IP 3H 2R 7K W in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (13.4 Box-Toppers points).
David Price of the Tigers rose from sixth to fifth place. Price (6.2IP 9H R 7K W in the 7-3 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.1 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.

Debut—Xavier Scruggs of the Cardinals also made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Scruggs (2B 3-4 R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Sept. 4, 2014, and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,514th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Montgomery earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hammel earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Franco and Correa each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/23
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    Mariners
    Mike Montgomery (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    10
  

    NL
    9.2
    `Cubs
    Jason Hammel
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    2
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    8.0
    Rays
    Chris Archer (W, 9-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    2
    1
    1
    7
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Phillies
    Maikel Franco   1B
    3
    2
    2
    5
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Nationals
    Stephen Strasburg (W, 4-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    
    4.1
    Brewers
    Will Smith (W, 3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Astros
    Carlos Correa   SS
    6
    3
    3
    4
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Rockies
    Nolan Arenado   3B
    4
    2
    2
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Pirates
    Mark Melancon (S, 24)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    Athletics
    Josh Phegley   C
    4
    2
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Orioles
    David Lough   CF
    3
    2
    1
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Padres
    Brandon Maurer (W, 5-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    2.2
    Tigers
    David Price (W, 7-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    9
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    
    2.0
    Cardinals
    Xavier Scruggs   1B
    4
    1
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.2
    White Sox
    Jake Petricka (S, 2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  

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

Royals' Joe Blanton (6IP R 7K) top players for Monday, June 22

Shawn Plank June 23, 2015

Royals pitcher Joe Blanton is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Blanton struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run and two hits, in the 4-1 win over the Mariners.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 22.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Box-Toppers points leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners was the losing pitcher in the game. Hernandez (6.2IP 9H 4R 5K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of −6.8. (Blanton had a Box-Toppers game score of 9.) Hernandez has 13.4 Box-Toppers points on the season and has led player rankings all but six days this season, however his lead is narrowing.

National League Player of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies homered twice and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 11-8 win over the Yankees. This was Franco’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut Sept. 2, 2014, and was playing in his 52nd career game. He is the 3,510th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—Kennys Vargas of the Twins homered and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 13-2 win over the White Sox. This was Vargas’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut Aug. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 94th career game. He is the 3,511th 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 Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day was a batter (Maikel Franco of the Phillies). In fact, no NL pitcher earned Player of the Game honors in the seven games played Monday.

Notable—Yoenis Cespedes of the Tigers has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the seven who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.

Cespedes has 5.7 Box-Toppers points and ranks 40th among all players, fourth among AL batters. Cespedes (HR 2B 3-3 2R 3BI in the 8-5 win over the Indians) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.

Debut—In addition to Franco and Vargas, a third player also made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, earning his first career Player of the Game honor—Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna. Osuna (2IP 0H 0R 5K Sv in the 8-5 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut April 8 and was playing in his 31st career game. He is the 3,512th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/22
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    Royals
    Joe Blanton (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    NL
    7.0
    Phillies
    Maikel Franco   3B
    5
    3
    4
    5
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Twins
    Kennys Vargas   DH
    4
    2
    4
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Blue Jays
    Roberto Osuna (S, 1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Tigers
    Yoenis Cespedes   LF
    3
    2
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `Angels
    Hector Santiago
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    4.0
    Cubs
    Kris Bryant   3B
    3
    2
    2
    3
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Cubs' Jake Arrieta (CG 0R 4H 7K) tops players for Sunday, June 21

Shawn Plank June 22, 2015

Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Arrieta pitched a complete game, four-hit shutout, striking out seven, in the 8-0 win over the Twins.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 21.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Arrieta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season. Arrieta is the season’s highest ranked player of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday—he ranks 17th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—J.D. Martinez of the Tigers hit three home runs (a three-run homer, a two-run homer and a solo shot) in the 12-4 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day—Nick Hundley of the Rockies doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 10-4 win over the Brewers.

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 was a batter (J.D. Martinez).

Debut—Indians pitcher Cody Anderson made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Anderson (7.2IP 6H 0R 4K ND in the 1-0 win over the Rays) was also making his Major League debut. He is the 3,509th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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

    MLB
    12.0
    Cubs
    Jake Arrieta (W, 7-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    9.0
    Braves
    Julio Teheran (W, 5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    AL
    7.0
    Tigers
    J.D. Martinez   RF
    5
    3
    3
    6
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Nationals
    Gio Gonzalez (W, 5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    4.2
    `Indians
    Cody Anderson
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    6
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Rockies
    Nick Hundley   C
    4
    3
    4
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Dodgers
    Justin Turner   3B
    3
    2
    2
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Phillies
    Andres Blanco   PH
    1
    1
    1
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Red Sox
    Mookie Betts   CF
    5
    3
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Orioles
    Chris Davis   1B
    3
    3
    2
    1
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Dbacks
    Jeremy Hellickson (W, 5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    2
    2
    0
    7
  

    
    2.1
    Athletics
    Scott Kazmir (W, 4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    6
    1
    1
    3
    6
  

    
    2.0
    Astros
    Colby Rasmus   CF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    White Sox
    Gordon Beckham   3B
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Reds
    Aroldis Chapman (S, 15)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

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

Nationals' Scherzer pitches no-hitter, tops players for Saturday, June 20, rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 21, 2015

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, pitching a no-hitter, is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in player rankings.

Also Saturday, Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees earned Player of the Game honors and now has 185.3 career Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players since 1995, first among batters since 1995 and extending his lead among active players.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 20.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Scherzer had a perfect game through 8 2/3 innings when he hit a batter, allowing the game’s only baserunner, before retiring the final batter. Scherzer struck out 10 through nine innings, allowing no hits, runs or walks, in the 6-0 win over the Pirates.

Scherzer had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of 19, which is the fourth-highest score for a Box-Toppers Player of the Game this season. In fact, it is lower than his Box-Toppers game score of 23 he had in his last start on June 14, when he pitched a one-hitter, striking out 16, in the 4-0 win over the Brewers.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.0 for the season. He rises to second place among all players, trailing Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (13.4). Scherzer passes Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole (12.0) to lead all National League players in Box-Toppers points.

American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker struck out 11 over 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, in the 6-3 win over the Astros.

American League Batter of the Day—Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees homered and drove in five runs, going 2-for-5 and scoring twice, in the 14-3 win over the Tigers.

Rodriguez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 185.3 for his career. He maintains his rank at fourth among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails third-place player Curt Schilling (194.1) and leads fifth-place player CC Sabathia (175.3). Rodriguez leads all batters in Box-Toppers points since 1995 and leads all active players in Box-Toppers points.

Rodriguez has 6.0 Box-Toppers points this season, the most he has had in one season since 2010 when he had 13.7. His 6.0 Box-Toppers points ranks second among AL batters this season, behind Prince Fielder of the Rangers (7.5).

National League Batter of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 10-1 win over the Phillies. Grichuk also doubled, going 3-for-5.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Walker earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Rodriguez and Grichuk each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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

    MLB
    19.0
    Nationals
    Max Scherzer (W, 8-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    10
  

    
    11.0
    Padres
    Tyson Ross (W, 4-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    9
  

    AL
    6.1
    Mariners
    Taijuan Walker (W, 5-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    3
    3
    0
    11
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Yankees
    Alex Rodriguez   DH
    3
    2
    2
    5
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.1
    `Cubs
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    1
    1
    3
    7
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Cardinals
    Randal Grichuk   LF
    5
    3
    3
    4
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Marlins
    Derek Dietrich   3B
    2
    2
    2
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    `Rays
    Erasmo Ramirez
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    `White Sox
    Zach Putnam (H, 4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    Braves
    Andrelton Simmons   SS
    4
    2
    4
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.1
    Rockies
    Chad Bettis (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    2.0
    Orioles
    Manny Machado   3B
    5
    2
    3
    2
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.2
    Athletics
    Jesse Hahn (W, 5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    4
    1
    1
    4
    4
  

    
    1.0
    Royals
    Mike Moustakas   3B
    3
    0
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Giants
    Norichika Aoki   LF
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Nationals' Ross tops players for Friday, June 19; Angels' Pujols rises to 6th in 'all-time' Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank June 20, 2015

Nationals pitcher Joe Ross is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Albert Pujols rose to sixth place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Ross struck out 11 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 4-1 win over the Pirates.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 19.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	11.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Roenis Elias struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Astros.

American League Batter of the Day—Albert Pujols of the Angels hit a grand slam and doubled, going 2-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 12-7 win over the Athletics.

Pujols earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 171.3 career points. Pujols rises to sixth place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began, passing Roy Halladay (170.7). Pujols trails fifth-place player CC Sabathia (175.3). Pujols is the second-ranked batter on Box-Toppers “all-time” list, trailing Alex Rodriguez (183.8 Box-Toppers points).

Pujols has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, ranked 13th among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—Buster Posey of the Giants his a grand slam and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-5 win over the Dodgers.

Notable—Tyler Lyons of the Cardinals became the third pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting (2-2 3R BI in the 12-4 win over the Phillies).

Debut—Shane Peterson of the Brewers made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Peterson (3-4 2R 2BI in the 9-5 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut April 16, 2013, and was playing in his 17th career game. He is the 3,508th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Ross earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Elias earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Pujols and Posey each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/19
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.1
    Nationals
    Joe Ross (W, 2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    6
    1
    1
    1
    11
  

    AL
    9.0
    Mariners
    Roenis Elias (W, 4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    0
    10
  

    
    9.0
    Reds
    Mike Leake (W, 4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    7
  

    
    8.0
    Twins
    Phil Hughes (W, 5-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    
    6.0
    Blue Jays
    Marco Estrada (W, 5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    1
    1
    4
    6
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Angels
    Albert Pujols   1B
    5
    3
    2
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Giants
    Buster Posey   C
    4
    2
    3
    4
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Yankees
    Brett Gardner   LF
    5
    2
    4
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Cardinals
    Tyler Lyons   P
    2
    3
    2
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Rangers
    Colby Lewis (W, 7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    9
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    
    3.0
    Brewers
    Shane Peterson   LF
    4
    2
    3
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Braves
    Jason Grilli (S, 19)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.1
    Red Sox
    Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    6
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    2.0
    Dbacks
    Rubby De La Rosa (W, 6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    1
    3
    6
  

    
    1.0
    Rays
    Steven Souza Jr.   RF
    4
    2
    2
    1
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

For 9th straight week, Mariners' Felix Hernandez leads Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 19, 2015

King Felix continues to lead player rankings. Gerrit Cole leads NL pitchers. Prince Fielder leads AL batters. Bryce Harper leads NL batters.

St. Louis Cardinals remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings for 3rd straight week

Shawn Plank June 19, 2015

Cards keep top spot in team rankings. Astros rise to take AL lead. Pirates were the hottest team of the week.

Dodgers' Greinke tops players for Thursday, June 18, rises to 26th in Box-Toppers points among players since 1995

Shawn Plank June 19, 2015

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Greinke pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing four hits, in the 1-0 win over the Rangers. Greinke did not earn the win because he left with the score tied 0-0. The Dodgers won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on a walk-off balk.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 18.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	11.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 132.7 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 26th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Greinke passes Jake Peavy (131.8) on the “all-time” list and now trails 25th-place player Miguel Cabrera (132.9). Greinke has 7.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, ranking 16th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season. Wilson is the season’s highest ranked player of the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday—he ranks 15th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Domingo Santana of the Astros hit a three-run, pinch-hit home run in the 8-4 win over the Rockies. This was Santana’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut July 1, 2014, and was playing in his eighth career game. He is the 3,507th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Streak—Brian McCann of the Yankees has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. McCann was Player of the Game in Thursday’s 9-4 win over the Marlins (3-4 2R BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.

McCann earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2006 with the Braves. His best season was 2009 with the Braves when he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points, first among NL catchers. In 2014, he had 6.5 Box-Toppers points with the Yankees, first among AL catchers.

McCann has 49.7 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 22nd among active AL batters and first among active AL catchers (second place is Russell Martin of the Blue Jays—38.5 career Box-Toppers points).

Notable—Two pitchers with more than 10.0 Box-Toppers points this season started games on Thursday, but did not earn Player of the Game honors:

Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole, second place in overall Box-Toppers player rankings with 12.0 points, did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s 3-2 win over the White Sox. Cole (7IP 3H 2R 4K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of 1. Player of the Game was closer Mark Melancon (1IP 0H 0R 2K Sv), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 3.
Rays pitcher Chris Archer, fourth place in overall Box-Toppers player rankings with 11.0 points, did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s 5-3 win over the Nationals. Archer (5IP 8H 3R 3K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of −8. Player of the Game was closer Brad Boxgerger (1IP H 0R 2K Sv), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 2.

Scoring—Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Santana earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/18
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    `Dodgers
    Zack Greinke
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    
    7.2
    Giants
    Ryan Vogelsong (W, 5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    AL
    7.0
    Angels
    C.J. Wilson (W, 5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    8
    1
    1
    0
    9
  

    
    4.1
    Blue Jays
    R.A. Dickey (W, 3-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    3
    1
    1
    5
    7
  

    
    4.1
    Indians
    Zach McAllister (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Astros
    Domingo Santana   PH, RF
    1
    1
    1
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    `Twins
    Mike Pelfrey
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    3
  

    
    4.0
    `Phillies
    Sean O’Sullivan
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    7
  

    
    3.0
    Padres
    Ian Kennedy (W, 4-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    3.0
    Royals
    Greg Holland (S, 12)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Red Sox
    Koji Uehara (S, 14)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Pirates
    Mark Melancon (S, 23)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Yankees
    Brian McCann   C
    4
    2
    3
    1
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rays
    Brad Boxberger (S, 16)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

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

Athletics' Chavez tops players for Wednesday, June 17; Mariners' Hernandez extends lead in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 18, 2015

Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez extended his lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings and Prince Fielder of the Rangers extended his lead in Box-Toppers points among American League batters.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 17.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	11.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Chavez struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 16-2 win over the Padres.

National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out six, in the 17-0 win over the Indians.

National League Batter of the Day—Todd Frazier of the Reds hit two home runs, including a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 13th inning, in the 8-4 win over the Tigers.

American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros homered and doubled, going 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-4 win over the Rockies. This was Correa’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Correa made his Major League debut June 8 and was playing in his ninth career game. He is the 3,506th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Rankings—Two Box-Toppers category leaders earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, overall Box-Toppers points leader, was Player of the Game in the 2-0 win over the Giants (8IP 0R 4H 5K W). Hernandez earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.4 for the season. He has led all players in Box-Toppers points all but six days this season. Hernandez now has 156.7 career Box-Toppers points, ranking 12th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 11th-place player John Smoltz (160.9).
Prince Fielder of the Rangers, leader in Box-Toppers points among AL batters, was Player of the Game in the 5-3 win over the Dodgers (HR 2B 2-4 2R BI). Fielder earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season. Fielder is baseball’s top-ranked batter and ranks 14th among all players.

Notable—Tigers pitcher David Price, sixth in season player rankings, started on Wednesday but did not earn Player of the Game honors. Price (5IP 4H 2R 6K ND in the 8-4 loss to the Reds) had a Box-Toppers game score of 2. Todd Frazier of the Reds was Player of the Game (and NL Batter of the Day) with a Box-Toppers game score of 3. Price has 10.1 Box-Toppers points this season.

Debut—Rays pitcher Matt Andriese also made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Andriese (4IP 0R 2H W in the 5-0 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut April 10 and was playing in his ninth career game. He is the 3,505th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Chavez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wada earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Frazier and Correa 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/17
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    12.0
    Athletics
    Jesse Chavez (W, 3-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    11
  

    
    10.2
    Yankees
    Michael Pineda (W, 8-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    1
    1
    1
    2
    9
  

    
    7.0
    Mariners
    Felix Hernandez (W, 10-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    NL
    7.0
    Cubs
    Tsuyoshi Wada (W, 1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    5.2
    Blue Jays
    Drew Hutchison (W, 6-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    4
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Twins
    Tommy Milone (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Pirates
    Jeff Locke (W, 4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    2
    2
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Reds
    Todd Frazier   3B
    6
    2
    2
    5
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `Braves
    Alex Wood
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    2
    1
    2
    7
  

    
    3.0
    Rays
    Matt Andriese (W, 2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    4.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Astros
    Carlos Correa   SS
    5
    1
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Royals
    Alcides Escobar   SS
    5
    1
    2
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Rangers
    Prince Fielder   1B
    4
    2
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Orioles
    Chris Parmelee   RF
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    0.0
    Dbacks
    Yasmany Tomas   RF
    4
    0
    3
    1
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Mets' Matt Harvey tops players for Tuesday, June 16, rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 17, 2015

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth in player rankings.

Harvey pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing four hits, in the 3-2 win over the Blue Jays. Harvey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 16.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	11.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing four hits, in the 6-0 win over the Cubs.

American League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 19-3 win over the Phillies.

National League Batter of the Day—Clint Robinson of the Nationals homered and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 16-4 win over the Rays.

Debut—Matt Duffy of the Giants made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Duffy (HR 3-4 2R 3BI in the 6-2 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Aug. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 87th career game. He is the 3,504th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Harvey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bauer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Machado and Robinson each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/16
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    Mets
    Matt Harvey (W, 7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    AL
    7.0
    Indians
    Trevor Bauer (W, 6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    3
    7
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Orioles
    Manny Machado   3B
    4
    3
    3
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Astros
    Luis Valbuena   3B
    3
    2
    2
    4
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Pirates
    Charlie Morton (W, 5-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    5.0
    Royals
    Chris Young (W, 6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Nationals
    Clint Robinson   1B, RF
    5
    3
    4
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Giants
    Matt Duffy   3B
    4
    2
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Athletics
    Tyler Clippard (S, 10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.1
    Red Sox
    Wade Miley (W, 6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    2
    2
    2
    8
  

    
    3.1
    Cardinals
    Michael Wacha (W, 9-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    2
    2
    1
    5
  

    
    3.0
    Marlins
    Giancarlo Stanton   RF
    4
    2
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Angels
    Garrett Richards (W, 7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    0
    3
    4
  

    
    3.0
    Reds
    Aroldis Chapman (S, 14)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    0.0
    Rangers
    Robinson Chirinos   C
    4
    1
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Pirates' Francisco Liriano, Tigers' Anibal Sanchez top players for Monday, June 15

Shawn Plank June 16, 2015

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Cardinals pitcher John Lackey now has 102.8 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 57th among all players since 1995.

Player of the Day—Liriano pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out 12 and allowing two hits, in the 11-0 win over the White Sox.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 15.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	11.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4
10	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	8.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Liriano is the season’s highest-ranked among the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season. He ranks 19th among all players and 10th among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez pitched a complete game shutout, striking out seven and allowing two hits, in the 6-0 win over the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day—Stephen Vogt of the Athletics hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5, driving in five total runs, in the 9-1 win over the Padres.

This was Vogt’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut April 6, 2012, and was playing in his 211th career game. He is the 3,503rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Batter of the Day—There was no NL Batter of the Day for Monday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Notable—Cardinals pitcher John Lackey rose to 57th place among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Lackey (8IP 5H 2R 6K W in the 3-2 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 102.8 for his career. With his point Monday, Lackey passes three players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list: Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2), Miguel Tejada (102.3) and Aramis Ramirez (102.3). He trails 56th-place player Jamie Moyer (104.0). Lackey has 4.7 Box-Toppers points on the season and ranks 20th among NL pitchers.

Debut—Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray also made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Ray (7IP 2H 0R 3K W in the 7-3 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut May 6, 2014, and was playing in his 13th career game. He is the 3,502nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Sanchez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Vogt earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/15
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    17.0
    Pirates
    Francisco Liriano (W, 4-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    12
  

    AL
    14.0
    Tigers
    Anibal Sanchez (W, 5-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    12.0
    Orioles
    Wei-Yin Chen (W, 3-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    9
  

    
    11.0
    `Mets
    Noah Syndergaard
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    2
    11
  

    
    6.0
    Dbacks
    Robbie Ray (W, 2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    3
  

    
    5.0
    Marlins
    Tom Koehler (W, 5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Athletics
    Stephen Vogt   C
    5
    1
    3
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Astros
    George Springer   RF
    4
    3
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Cardinals
    John Lackey (W, 5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    6
  

    
    4.0
    Mariners
    Taijuan Walker (W, 4-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    7
    1
    1
    0
    6
  

    
    4.0
    Rangers
    Yovani Gallardo (W, 6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    3
    4
  

    
    2.0
    Royals
    Mike Moustakas   3B
    2
    2
    1
    1
    3
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rays
    Evan Longoria   3B
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Braves
    Williams Perez (W, 3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    0
    0
    2
    2
  

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

Nationals' Scherzer tops players for Sunday, June 14, rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 15, 2015

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Also Sunday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rises to ninth in player rankings. Plus, Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett now has 125.8 career Box-Toppers points.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 14.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	11.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4
10	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	8.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Scherzer pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout, striking out 16, in the 4-0 win over the Brewers. Scherzer allowed only two base runners, giving up one walk and one hit. He had a Box-Toppers game score of 23, the second-highest of the season. (Indians pitcher Corey Kluber had a higher Box-Toppers game score of 25 when he was Player of the Day on May 13.)

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season and moving him to third in season Box-Toppers player rankings. He ranks second among American League pitchers, behind overall leader Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (12.4). Scherzer is the sixth player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 8-1 win over the Angels.

Gray rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Ryan Goins of the Blue Jays homered, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-5 win over the Red Sox.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because no NL batters earned Player of the Game honors. In fact, in all 14 games completed Sunday, only one batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Notable—Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett now has 125.8 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Burnett (9IP 5H 0R 4K ND in the 1-0, 11-inning win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point. His 125.8 career Box-Toppers points ranks 32nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 31st-place player Mariano Rivera (126.4). Burnett has 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.

Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale, ranked in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings, started Sunday but did not earn Player of the Game honors. Sale (6.2IP 3H 2R 12K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of 8.2, but the White Sox lost to the Rays, 2-1. Rays pitcher Nathan Karns (6IP 7H R 8K ND, Box-Toppers game score of 4) was Player of the Game.

Sale has 10.4 Box-Toppers points for the season and fell from fourth to fifth in Box-Toppers player rankings Sunday.

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

Mets pitcher Sean Gilmartin (2IP 0H 0R 3K W in the 10-8 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut April 10, and was playing in his 24th career game. He is the 3,500th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Dodgers pitcher Josh Ravin (2IP H 0R 3K W in the 4-2 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut June 2, and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,501st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Goins earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

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

    MLB
    23.0
    Nationals
    Max Scherzer (W, 7-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    16
  

    AL
    10.2
    Athletics
    Sonny Gray (W, 8-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    5
    1
    0
    0
    9
  

    
    7.0
    `Pirates
    A.J. Burnett
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    5
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    6.0
    Tigers
    Alfredo Simon (W, 7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Astros
    Lance McCullers (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    0
    0
    0
    4
    4
  

    
    5.0
    `Yankees
    Justin Wilson (H, 9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Blue Jays
    Ryan Goins   2B
    5
    2
    2
    5
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Dbacks
    Rubby De La Rosa (W, 5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    8
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    4.0
    `Cubs
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    
    4.0
    `Rays
    Nathan Karns
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    7
    1
    1
    1
    8
  

    
    4.0
    Twins
    Casey Fien (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Mets
    Sean Gilmartin (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Dodgers
    Josh Ravin (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    Rockies
    John Axford (S, 12)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

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

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