Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops Box-Toppers player rankings for 8th straight week

Shawn Plank June 30, 2017

Kershaw maintains top spot in player rankings. Athletics' Ryon Healy is new leader among AL batters, Mets' Jay Bruce regains lead among NL batters.

Los Angeles Dodgers, week's hottest team, lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd straight week

Shawn Plank June 30, 2017

Dodgers maintain top-ranking for second week & are week's hottest team. Astros maintain status as top AL team for 7th straight week.

Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Thursday, June 29; Kershaw extends Box-Toppers season player rankings lead

Shawn Plank June 30, 2017

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 29:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	18.1
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

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Also Thursday, Box-Toppers season points leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers extended his lead after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rises to 20th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Kluber struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Rangers.

Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to 13th among all players, fifth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw struck of 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 6-2 win over the Angels.

Kershaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 18.1 for the season, extending his season player rankings lead over second-place player, Max Scherzer of the Nationals (14.0 Box-Toppers points). With his lead of 4.1 points, Scherzer would now need at least three starts to catch or pass Scherzer.

All-time leaders

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


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	201.8
4	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	190.0
6	Alex Rodriguez	dh	released	187.0
7	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	184.3
8	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
9	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	169.7
10	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
11	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
12	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	164.8
13	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
14	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
15	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
16	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
17	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
18	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
19	Bartolo Colon	pi sp	dfa by braves	151.2
20	Jon Lester	pi sp	chi nl	149.2

BTP: Box-Toppers points
List of top 100 players since 1995 at the close of the 2016 season.

With the season at the halfway point, Kershaw is now on pace to earn 36.2 Box-Toppers points this season, which would break the single-season record of 33.7 set by Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson, who did it twice, in 2000 and 2002 (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995). However, at this time last year, Kershaw led all players with 20.0 Box-Toppers points and was on pace to earn 40.0 points, but spent more than two months on the disabled list beginning in late June, and had only 4.4 points in the second half of the season, finishing with 24.4, in second place behind Scherzer’s 25.7.

The most Box-Toppers points Kershaw has earned in a single season is 31.5 in 2014, when he led all players. It is tied for the fourth-highest single-season Box-Toppers points by a player since tracking began in 1995.

Also, Kershaw now has 201.8 career Box-Toppers points, third-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-place player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw ranks first among all active players in career Box-Toppers points.

National League Batter of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals hit a go-ahead, three-run, seventh-inning homer in the 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Grichuk also doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.

American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in four runs, in the 6-1 win over the Athletics.

Notable—Two other players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points also earned Player of the Game honors Thursday:

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (6IP 3H R 3BB 7K ND in the 5-4 win over the Nationals) now has 149.2 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 20th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Thursday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Javier Vazquez (148.3) and Chipper Jones (149.0). Lester trails 19th-ranked player, Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon (151.2). Lester also now has 6.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 12th among NL pitchers.
Red Sox pitcher David Price (7IP 6H 3R 0BB 7K W in the 6-3 win over the Twins) now has 108.9 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 57th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Thursday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Lance Berkman (108.1), Kevin Millwood (108.3) and Billy Wagner (108.7). He trails 56th-ranked player Jeff Kent (109.7). Price has 2.7 Box-Toppers points on the season, 63rd among AL pitchers.

Rankings—Jay Bruce of the Mets rises to lead NL batters in season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Bruce (2B 2-3 2R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, passing previous NL batting leader Matt Adams of the Braves (6.5). Bruce ranks 21st among all players.

Debut—Willy Garcia of the White Sox made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Garcia (2B 2-3 0R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 14 and was playing in his 29th career game. He is the 3,841st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

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

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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    CLE 5, TEX 1
    Corey Kluber (W, 7-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    12
  

    
    13.0
    BAL 2, TOR 0
    Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    NL
    13.0
    LAD 6, LAA 2
    Clayton Kershaw (W, 12-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    0
    2
    12
  

    
    10.0
    MIL 11, CIN 3
    Jimmy Nelson (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    11
  

    
    10.0
    SD 6, ATL 0
    Dinelson Lamet (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    BAT
    7.0
    STL 10, ARI 4
    Randal Grichuk (CF-LF)
    4
    3
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    HOU 6, OAK 1
    Carlos Correa (SS)
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `CHC 5, WSH 4
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    3
    7
  

    
    3.2
    DET 7, KC 3
    Michael Fulmer (W, 7-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.2
    7
    3
    2
    0
    7
  

    
    3.0
    NYM 6, MIA 3
    Jay Bruce (RF)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    BOS 6, MIN 3
    David Price (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    3
    3
    0
    7
  

    
    1.1
    PIT 4, TB 0
    Jameson Taillon (W, 4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    7
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    1.0
    CHW 4, NYY 3
    Willy Garcia (RF)
    3
    0
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	18.1	42.5	142.2	201.8	-6.3
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	8.0	29.2	73.4	73.4	-13.2
Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	nym nl	7.0	15.5	32.7	65.8	-1.5
Nelson, Jimmy 3299	pi sp	mil nl	7.0	10.0	20.4	20.4	4.0
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	6.0	28.1	73.6	149.2	-16.1
Fulmer, Michael 3640	pi sp	det al	4.7	17.4	17.4	17.4	-8.0
Correa, Carlos 3506	ss	hou al	4.0	11.7	18.9	18.9	-3.7
Grichuk, Randal 3474	rf cf lf	stl nl	4.0	5.0	14.5	14.5	3.0
Lamet, Dinelson 3808	pi sp	sd nl	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Taillon, Jameson 3658	pi sp	pit nl	3.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	2.7	15.1	77.1	108.9	-9.7
Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349	pi sp	bal al	2.0	6.7	38.6	81.5	-2.7
Garcia Willy 3841	rf	chi al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Nationals' Stephen Strasburg tops players for Wednesday, June 28, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 29, 2017

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

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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.

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
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


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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Dodgers' Kenta Maeda tops players for Tuesday, June 27; Athletics' Healy rises to lead all batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank June 28, 2017

Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 27:


	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	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4
7	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	9.4
8	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	9.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	8.7
10	Healy, Ryon 3685	dh 1b 3b	oak al	8.7

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Also Tuesday, Ryon Healy of the Athletics rises to lead all batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. He rises to 10th in overall season player rankings. Plus, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Player of the Day—Maeda pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing four hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Angels.

American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Alex Cobb pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits, one walk and striking out four, in the 4-2, 10-inning win over the Pirates. Cobb picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the Pirates tied the game in the ninth inning, 2-2, after he exited.

Cobb had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +9.0, tied with overall Player of the Day Maeda. Normally because Cobb had more innings pitched than Maeda (8 vs. 7), he would have won overall Player of the Day. But in this case, Maeda won the tiebreaker to earn Player of the Day because he earned the win in his game, while Cobb had a no-decision.

National League Batter of the Day—Christian Yelich of the Marlins doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Mets.

American League Batter of the Day—Ryon Healy of the Athletics hit a grand slam in the 6-4 win over the Astros.

Healy earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, rising to 10th place in season player rankings. He also rises to first among all batters, passing previous leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees (8.2). Healy replaces Judge in the 10th-place spot in Box-Toppers player rankings and is now the only batter among Box-Toppers’ top 10 players for 2017.

Rankings—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Scherzer (6IP 2H R 0BB 6K W in the 6-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season. He trails overall leader and NL pitching leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (16.4).

Scherzer also now has 145.7 career Box-Toppers points, 26th-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 25th-ranked player on the “all-time” list, David Ortiz (145.9).

Debut—Giants pitcher Cory Gearrin made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Gearrin (3IP 2H 0R BB K W in the 4-3, 14-inning win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut April 25, 2011, and was playing in his 171st career game. He is the 3,838th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/27
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    LAD 4, LAA 0
    Kenta Maeda (W, 6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    AL
    9.0
    `TB 4, PIT 2 (F/10)
    Alex Cobb
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    8.0
    WSH 6, CHC 1
    Max Scherzer (W, 9-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    6
  

    
    7.0
    ATL 3, SD 0
    Sean Newcomb (W, 1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    
    7.0
    BOS 9, MIN 2
    Drew Pomeranz (W, 7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    6.1
    `CHW 4, NYY 3
    Jose Quintana
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    2
    0
    0
    4
    6
  

    
    5.0
    `TEX 2, CLE 1
    Tyson Ross
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    3.1
    BAL 3, TOR 1
    Kevin Gausman (W, 4-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.1
    4
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    3.0
    PHI 8, SEA 2
    Aaron Nola (W, 5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    4
    9
  

    
    3.0
    DET 5, KC 3
    Justin Wilson (S, 7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    2.0
    MIA 6, NYM 3
    Christian Yelich (CF)
    4
    1
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    CIN 8, MIL 6
    Adam Duvall (LF)
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    2.0
    OAK 6, HOU 4
    Ryon Healy (3B)
    4
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    ARI 6, STL 5 (F/10)
    Chris Herrmann (PH-CA)
    1
    0
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    SF 4, COL 3 (F/14)
    Cory Gearrin (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    1
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0	39.7	117.9	145.7	-11.7
Healy, Ryon 3685	dh 1b 3b	oak al	8.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	5.7
Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	8.0	18.4	43.2	43.2	-2.4
Maeda, Kenta 3609	pi sp	lad nl	6.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	-4.0
Duvall, Adam 3573	lf	cin nl	4.5	11.0	12.5	12.5	-2.0
Pomeranz, Drew 3061	pi sp	bos al	3.7	16.1	27.1	27.1	-8.7
Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	3.7	10.4	12.4	12.4	-3.0
Wilson, Justin 3140	pi cp	det al	3.0	4.0	9.0	9.0	2.0
Gausman, Kevin 3191	pi sp	bal al	2.7	13.5	26.9	26.9	-8.1
Cobb, Alex 2916	pi sp	tb al	2.7	2.7	33.1	34.1	2.7
Yelich, Christian 3334	cf	fla nl	2.5	8.0	18.0	18.0	-3.0
Herrmann, Chris 3196	ca ph	ari nl	2.0	3.0	7.5	7.5	1.0
Newcomb, Sean 3831	pi sp	atl nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Ross, Tyson 2840	pi sp	tex al	1.0	1.0	20.4	23.4	1.0
Gearrin, Cory 3838	pi cp	sf nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

A look at Box-Toppers All-Star leaders and how they compare to All-Star vote-getters

Shawn Plank June 27, 2017

A look at top players in Box-Toppers points by position in both leagues over both 2017 and the combined 2016-17 seasons.

Red Sox' Chris Sale tops players for Monday, June 26, ranks 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 27, 2017

Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and ranks fourth in season player rankings.

Also Monday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 26:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	16.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
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	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4
7	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	9.4
8	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	9.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	8.7
10	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Sale struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Twins.

Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.1 for the season. He maintains his rank of fourth place in season player rankings, second place among American League pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (12.4).

National League Player of the Day—Jedd Gyorko of the Cardinals homered and went 2-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 8-2 win over the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day—Lonnie Chisenhall of the Indians went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 15-9 win over the Rangers.

All-time leaders

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


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	200.1
4	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	190.0
6	Alex Rodriguez	dh	released	187.0
7	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	184.3
8	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
9	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	169.7
10	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
11	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
12	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	164.8
13	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
14	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
15	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
16	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
17	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
18	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
19	Bartolo Colon	pi sp	atl nl	151.2
20	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points
List of top 100 players since 1995 at the close of the 2016 season.

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 batter Jedd Gyorko.

Rankings—Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Greinke (5IP 3H R 3BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Greinke also now rises to 12th place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Monday, Greinke has 164.8 career points and passes Roger Clemens (164.8) on the “all-time” list. (Though both Greinke and Clemens have identical career Box-Toppers point totals, Greinke ranks higher because he has more Box-Toppers points in 2017.) And it should be noted that Clemens’ entire career from 1984 was not tracked by Box-Toppers—only his career from 1995 on. If his entire career were tracked, rough projections put his career Box-Toppers point total at 320.

Greinke now trails 11th-ranked player Johan Santana (166.6) on the “all-time” Box-Toppers career points list.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/26
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    7.1
    BOS 4, MIN 1
    Chris Sale (W, 10-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    4
    1
    1
    2
    9
  

    
    7.0
    NYY 6, CHW 5
    Jordan Montgomery (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    8
  

    
    4.1
    LAA 4, LAD 0
    Ricky Nolasco (W, 3-9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    BAT
    3.0
    CLE 15, TEX 9
    Lonnie Chisenhall (RF)
    5
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    NL
    3.0
    STL 8, CIN 2
    Jedd Gyorko (3B)
    3
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    SF 9, COL 2
    Buster Posey (C)
    4
    0
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    ARI 6, PHI 1
    Zack Greinke (W, 9-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    3
    1
    1
    3
    5
  

    
    1.0
    CHC 5, WSH 4
    Albert Almora Jr. (CF)
    1
    0
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	12.1	25.5	93.5	98.5	-1.3
Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	8.7	18.4	87.7	164.8	-1.0
Posey, Buster 2745	ca 1b	sf nl	5.5	9.0	34.0	38.5	2.0
Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959	rf cf	cle al	3.5	7.0	15.0	17.0	0.0
Montgomery, Jordan 3814	pi sp	nyy al	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Nolasco, Ricky 2125	pi sp	ana al	2.0	13.4	30.1	89.2	-9.4
Almora, Albert Jr. 3764	cf	chi nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Gyorko, Jedd 3164	3b	stl nl	1.7	4.2	16.9	16.9	-0.8

What are those numbers after players' names?

Athletics' Sonny Gray tops players for Sunday, June 25; Twins' Santana maintains 3rd-place rank in Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank June 26, 2017

Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Twins pitcher Ervin Santana earns Player of the Game honors, maintaining his rank of third place in season player rankings, first among American League pitchers.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 25:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	16.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	12.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
6	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4
7	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	9.4
8	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	9.0
9	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
10	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Gray struck out seven over seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 5-3 win over the White Sox.

National League Player of the Day—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, driving in four runs, in the 12-6 win over the Rockies.

Bellinger earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.2 for the season, rising to second among NL batters, behind Matt Adams of the Braves (6.5).

American League Batter of the Day—Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays homered and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-2 win over the Royals.

Bautista has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2017. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Pirates and has 64.4 career points, 10th among active AL batters. His best season was 2010 with the Blue Jays when he had 15.2 Box-Toppers points, first among AL batters. He’s had three seasons with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He’s barely kept the streak alive in two seasons, earning just 1.0 Box-Toppers point in both 2009 and 2016, both with the Blue Jays.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Cody Bellinger.

Rankings—Twins pitcher Ervin Santana, third in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earns Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Santana (6IP 9H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 4-0 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He maintains his rank of third among all players in 2017 points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (16.4) and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (13.0). Santana ranks first among AL pitchers, ahead of Chris Sale of the Red Sox (10.1).

Santana also now has 109.7 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 55th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Sunday, he passes Jeff Kent (109.7) on the “all-time” list and now trails 54th-ranked player Tom Glavine (110.6).

Debut—Kaleb Cowart of the Angels made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Cowart (2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 4-2 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Aug. 18, 2015, and was playing in his 66th career game. He is the 3,837th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bellinger earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Bautista earns 1.5 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
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/25
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    6.0
    OAK 5, CHW 3
    Sonny Gray (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    1
    1
    7
  

    
    6.0
    HOU 8, SEA 2
    Michael Feliz (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    NL
    4.0
    LAD 12, COL 6
    Cody Bellinger, RF
    5
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    MIN 4, CLE 0
    Ervin Santana (W,10-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    9
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    4.0
    `ARI 2, PHI 1 (F/11)
    Randall Delgado
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    3.2
    NYM 8, SF 2
    Rafael Montero (W,1-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    5
    1
    1
    2
    7
  

    
    3.0
    CIN 6, WSH 2
    Scooter Gennett, 2B
    5
    2
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    TOR 8, KC 2
    Jose Bautista, RF
    5
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    MIL 7, ATL 0
    Keon Broxton, CF
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    BAL 8, TB 5
    Caleb Joseph, C
    4
    3
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    STL 8, PIT 4
    Yadier Molina, C
    4
    3
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    DET 7, SD 5
    Justin Wilson (S,6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.1
    MIA 4, CHC 2
    AJ Ramos (S,12)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    LAA 4, BOS 2
    Kaleb Cowart, 3B
    3
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    TEX 7, NYY 6
    Shin-Soo Choo, RF
    3
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	12.4	16.4	49.2	109.7	8.4
Bellinger, Cody 3781	1b	lad nl	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Gennett, Scooter 3254	2b	cin nl	4.5	7.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
Broxton, Keon 3785	cf	mil nl	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Ramos, A.J. 3210	pi cp	fla nl	4.0	6.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	4.0	5.0	36.8	36.8	3.0
Choo, Shin-Soo 2267	rf dh	tex al	3.5	4.5	24.5	51.2	2.5
Molina, Yadier 1967	ca	stl nl	2.0	6.0	15.5	36.7	-2.0
Wilson, Justin 3140	pi cp	det al	2.0	3.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
Bautista, Jose 2169	rf	tor al	1.5	2.5	25.5	64.4	0.5
Feliz, Michael 3632	pi mr cp	hou al	1.0	4.7	4.7	4.7	-2.7
Joseph, Caleb 3368	ca	bal al	1.0	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.0
Delgado, Randall 2939	pi sp	ari nl	1.0	1.0	9.4	10.4	1.0
Montero, Rafael 3410	pi sp	nym nl	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.0
Cowart, Kaleb 3837	3b	ana al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Box-Toppers points leader Clayton Kershaw tops players for Saturday, June 24, reaches 200 career Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank June 25, 2017

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, bolstering his spot atop season player rankings and becoming only the third player to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 24:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	16.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
6	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4
7	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	9.4
8	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	9.0
9	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
10	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0

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Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Lance McCullers rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Kershaw struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Rockies.

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.4 for the season. He leads second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who has 13.0 points. Kershaw has now also earned 15 or more Box-Toppers points for eight straight seasons.

Kershaw also now has 200.1 career Box-Toppers points, only the third player to reach that total since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. Kershaw is the first player whose entire career has been tracked by Box-Toppers to reach 200 points. The other two players, Randy Johnson (278.8) and Pedro Martinez (244.4), both began their careers before 1995 and would likely have more Box-Toppers points if their entire careers were tracked.

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. struck out seven over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Mariners.

McCullers earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, rising to seventh among all players and fourth among AL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Matt Olson of the Athletics hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 5-2 win over the Mariners.

This was Olson’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Olson made his Major League debut Sept. 12, 2016, and was playing in his 20th career game. He is the 3,836th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Batter of the Day—Hector Sanchez of the Padres hit a go-ahead, two-run, eighth-inning homer in the 7-3 win over the Tigers.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/24
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    LAD 4, COL 0
    Clayton Kershaw (W,11-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    
    8.0
    NYM 5, SF 2
    Jacob deGrom (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    7
  

    AL
    7.0
    HOU 5, SEA 2
    Lance McCullers Jr. (W,7-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    8
  

    BAT
    5.0
    OAK 10, CHW 2
    Matt Olson, RF
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    ATL 3, MIL 1
    R.A. Dickey (W,6-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    
    5.0
    LAA 6, BOS 3
    JC Ramirez (W,7-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    3.0
    BAL 8, TB 3
    Trey Mancini, 1B
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    SD 7, DET 3
    Hector Sanchez, PH
    1
    1
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    WSH 18, CIN 3
    Joe Ross (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    2.1
    `MIN 4, CLE 2
    Tyler Duffey
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    CHC 5, MIA 3
    Javier Baez, 3B-2B
    4
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    ARI 9, PHI 2
    Chris Herrmann, C
    4
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    KC 3, TOR 2
    Alcides Escobar, SS
    3
    2
    3
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    TEX 8, NYY 1
    Carlos Gomez, CF
    3
    2
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    PIT 7, STL 3
    Gerrit Cole (W,6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    1
    1
    2
    5
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	16.4	40.8	140.5	200.1	-8.0
McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	9.4	15.5	22.2	22.2	3.3
Mancini, Trey 3766	lf 1b	bal al	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	5.7	15.4	50.8	50.8	-4.0
Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	5.0	11.5	40.9	40.9	-1.5
Ramirez, JC 3778	pi sp	ana al	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Baez, Javier 3395	2b 3b	chi nl	4.2	6.2	8.7	8.7	2.2
Dickey, R.A. 1734	pi sp	atl nl	3.7	10.7	50.9	81.6	-3.3
Ross, Joe 3499	pi sp	dc nl	3.0	8.7	13.7	13.7	-2.7
Gomez, Carlos 2397	cf	tex al	2.5	7.0	21.5	34.5	-2.0
Sanchez, Hector 3130	ca ph	sd nl	1.5	1.5	4.0	4.0	1.5
Olson, Matt 3836	rf	oak al	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Duffey, Tyler 3558	pi mr sp	min al	1.0	8.0	12.0	12.0	-6.0
Herrmann, Chris 3196	ca	ari nl	1.0	2.0	6.5	6.5	0.0
Escobar, Alcides 2663	ss	kc al	1.0	1.0	18.0	22.5	1.0

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Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka tops players for Friday, June 23; Dodgers' Wood rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 24, 2017

Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 23:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
6	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	9.0
8	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
9	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
10	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7

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Also Friday, Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Tanaka struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Rangers. Tanaka did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. pitched six scoreless innings, striking out five and allowing three hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

This was Leiter’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Leiter made his Major League debut April 28 and was playing in his 13th career game. He is the 3,834th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Leiter is the son of pitcher Mark Leiter Sr. who had 23.4 career Box-Toppers points from 1995 to 1998. Leiter would likely have more Box-Toppers point if his entire career beginning in 1990 were tracked (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995).

American League Batter of the Day—Derek Norris of the Rays homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 15-5 win over the Orioles.

National League Batter of the Day—Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-4 win over the Giants.

Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rises from eighth to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Wood (6IP 3H R 2BB 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

With Wood earning a point Friday, it marks the first time this season that all of the Box-Toppers top 10 point leaders have different Box-Toppers point totals—there are for the first time in 2017 no ties among the top 10 players. However, 10th-ranked player, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke, has 7.7 Box-Toppers points and beats out three other players with the same Box-Toppers point total on tiebreakers—Red Sox pitcher Craig Kimbrel, Marlins pitcher Dan Straily and Astros pitcher Lance McCullers.

Debut—Brian Goodwin of the Nationals made his Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Goodwin (2HR 3-4 2R 2BI in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Reds) made his Major League debut Aug. 6, 2016, and was playing in his 54th career game. He is the 3,835th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Tanaka earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Leiter earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Norris and Cespedes each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/23
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    12.0
    `NYY 2, TEX 1 (F/10)
    Masahiro Tanaka
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    9
  

    NL
    7.0
    PHI 6, ARI 1
    Mark Leiter Jr. (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    6.0
    LAD 6, COL 1
    Alex Wood (W,8-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    7
  

    BAT
    5.0
    TB 15, BAL 5
    Derek Norris, C
    3
    3
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    SD 1, DET 0
    Luis Perdomo (W,2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    5
    6
  

    
    5.0
    ATL 5, MIL 4
    Mike Foltynewicz (W,5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    1
    3
    9
  

    
    4.0
    BOS 9, LAA 4
    Sandy Leon, C
    4
    1
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    OAK 3, CHW 0
    Jharel Cotton (W,5-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    3.0
    SEA 13, HOU 3
    Danny Valencia, 1B
    5
    2
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    NYM 11, SF 4
    Yoenis Cespedes, LF
    5
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    WSH 6, CIN 5 (F/10)
    Brian Goodwin, LF-CF
    4
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `PIT 4, STL 3
    Jameson Taillon
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    2
    2
    2
    7
  

    
    2.0
    MIN 5, CLE 0
    Adalberto Mejia (W,2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    2
    0
    0
    5
    4
  

    
    1.0
    MIA 2, CHC 0
    Giancarlo Stanton, RF
    3
    1
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    0.0
    KC 5, TOR 4
    Salvador Perez, C
    4
    1
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	9.0	10.0	28.4	28.4	8.0
Tanaka, Masahiro 3305	pi sp	nyy al	4.7	18.8	39.5	39.5	-9.4
Perez, Salvador 2972	ca	kc al	4.5	8.5	23.7	26.2	0.5
Cotton, Jharel 3733	pi sp	oak al	3.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	1.0
Norris, Derek 3198	ca	tb al	3.0	4.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
Valencia, Danny 2772	1b 3b	sea al	2.7	7.2	11.7	15.7	-1.8
Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	lf	nym nl	2.5	10.5	42.4	42.4	-5.5
Leon, Sandy 3676	ca	bos al	2.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	-0.5
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	2.0	8.5	32.7	41.2	-4.5
Taillon, Jameson 3658	pi sp	pit nl	2.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	-3.0
Perdomo, Luis D. 3715	pi sp	sd nl	2.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Mejia, Adalberto 3812	pi sp	min al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Leiter, Mark Jr. 3834	pi sp	phi nl	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Foltynewicz, Mike 3455	pi sp	atl nl	1.0	5.0	7.7	7.7	-3.0
Goodwin, Brian 3835	lf cf	dc nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops Box-Toppers player rankings for 7th week

Shawn Plank June 23, 2017

Kershaw tops players in Box-Toppers player rankings for seventh straight week. Matt Adams takes the lead among NL batters. Santana, Judge lead AL players.

Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings, passing the Nationals

Shawn Plank June 23, 2017

Los Angeles Dodgers pass Washington Nationals to lead Box-Toppers team rankings. Astros remain top AL team. Indians are past week's hottest team.

White Sox' Jose Quintana tops players for Thursday, June 22; Phillies' Nola tops NL players

Shawn Plank June 23, 2017

White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Quintana struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 9-0 win over the Twins.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 22:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
6	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4
7	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
8	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
9	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
10	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7

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Quintana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, most among the 12 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday. Quintana ranks 19th among all players and eighth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola struck out eight over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals.

American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gomez of the Rangers hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays. Gomez also went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.

Gomez has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2017. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2008 with the Twins and has 33.5 career points, 15th among active AL outfielders. His best season was 2015 with the Brewers and Astros, when he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, seventh among AL outfielders. In 2016, he had 4.5 points with the Astros and Rangers.

National League Batter of the Day—Nick Markakis of the Braves homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-11 win over the Giants.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/22
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.2
    CHW 9, MIN 0
    Jose Quintana (W,4-8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    5
    0
    0
    0
    9
  

    NL
    7.1
    PHI 5, STL 1
    Aaron Nola (W,4-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    4
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    7.0
    TEX 11, TOR 4
    Carlos Gomez, CF
    4
    3
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    SEA 9, DET 6
    Robinson Cano, 2B
    4
    2
    2
    6
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    MIL 4, PIT 2
    Chase Anderson (W,6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
  

    
    5.0
    LAA 10, NYY 5
    Yusmeiro Petit (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    4.0
    ATL 12, SF 11
    Nick Markakis, RF
    5
    2
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    CHC 11, MIA 1
    Addison Russell, SS
    5
    3
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    ARI 10, COL 3
    Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
    5
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    HOU 12, OAK 9
    Josh Reddick, RF
    4
    4
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
  

    
    2.0
    CLE 6, BAL 3
    Austin Jackson, CF-LF
    5
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    LAD 6, NYM 3
    Joc Pederson, CF
    2
    1
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	7.0	17.4	42.2	42.2	-3.4
Anderson, Chase 3328	pi sp	mil nl	5.7	12.7	21.7	21.7	-1.3
Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	4.7	9.2	40.6	44.6	0.2
Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	4.0	12.0	41.5	79.4	-4.0
Russell, Addison 3559	ss	chi nl	3.5	7.0	9.5	9.5	0.0
Reddick, Josh 2936	rf lf	hou al	3.0	6.5	26.4	27.4	-0.5
Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	2.7	9.4	11.4	11.4	-4.0
Markakis, Nick 2116	rf	atl nl	2.5	7.5	20.5	49.6	-2.5
Gomez, Carlos 2397	cf	tex al	1.5	6.0	20.5	33.5	-3.0
Pederson, Joc 3621	cf	lad nl	1.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	-3.0
Petit, Yusmeiro 2337	pi mr	ana al	1.0	3.0	10.0	19.7	-1.0
Jackson, Austin 2694	cf lf	cle al	1.0	1.0	9.5	15.0	1.0

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Indians' Carlos Carrasco tops players for Wednesday, June 21, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 22, 2017

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 21:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
6	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4
7	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
8	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
9	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
10	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7

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Carrasco struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing seven hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Orioles.

Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, rising to sixth place among all players and third among American League pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (11.4) and Chris Sale of the Red Sox (10.1).

National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Dan Straily struck out six over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals. Straily picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the Marlins trailed, 1-0, when he exited.

Straily earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to sixth place among NL pitchers, 12th overall.

Opposing pitcher Max Scherzer of the Nationals had a no-hitter going into the eighth inning, but gave up two hits and two unearned runs that inning, picking up the loss. Had the Nationals won, Scherzer (8IP 2H 2R 0ER BB 11K L) would have been overall Player of the Day with a Box-Toppers game score of +14.0, beating out Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco’s Box-Toppers game score of +9.0. But Scherzer picks up no Box-Toppers points in the loss.

Scherzer ranks second in Box-Toppers points on the season with 13.0, behind overall leader Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (14.4).

National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Drury of the Diamondbacks doubled and went 4-for-6, scoring once and driving in six runs, in the 16-5 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day—Salvador Perez of the Royals hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning grand slam in the 6-4 win over the Red Sox. Perez also went 3-for-3.

Notable—Craig Stammen of the Padres (2B 1-1 R in the 3-2 win over the Cubs) became the fourth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting.

Debuts—Four players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with their first career Player of the Game honors:

Jose Martinez of the Cardinals (HR 2B 2-2 2R BI in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Sept. 6, 2016, and was playing in his 48th career game. He is the 3,830th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb (6IP 3H R BB 3K ND in the 5-3, 11-inning win over the Giants) made his Major League debut June 10 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,831st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Austin Romine of the Yankees (3-4 R 2BI in the 8-4 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut Sept. 11, 2011, and was playing in his 177th career game. He is the 3,832nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Mariners pitcher Tony Zych (1.2IP 0H 0R BB K W in the 7-5 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Sept. 4, 2015, and was playing in his 48th career game. He is the 3,833rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/21
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    CLE 5, BAL 1
    Carlos Carrasco (W,8-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    7
    0
    0
    0
    10
  

    
    7.0
    MIN 4, CHW 2
    Jose Berrios (W,7-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    2
    2
    1
    8
  

    NL
    6.0
    `MIA 2, WSH 1
    Dan Straily
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    5.0
    ARI 16, COL 5
    Brandon Drury, 2B
    6
    1
    4
    6
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    KC 6, BOS 4
    Salvador Perez, C
    3
    1
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    LAD 8, NYM 2
    Rich Hill (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    1
    3
    8
  

    
    3.0
    STL 7, PHI 6 (F/10)
    Jose Martinez, PH-RF
    2
    2
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    HOU 5, OAK 1
    Mike Fiers (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    3
    5
  

    
    3.0
    `ATL 5, SF 3 (F/11)
    Sean Newcomb
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    3
  

    
    2.2
    TB 8, CIN 3
    Chase Whitley (S,2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    NYY 8, LAA 4
    Austin Romine, C
    4
    1
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    MIL 4, PIT 3
    Domingo Santana, RF
    4
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    TOR 7, TEX 5
    Steve Pearce, LF
    3
    1
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.2
    SEA 7, DET 5
    Tony Zych (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
  

    
    1.0
    SD 3, CHC 2
    Craig Stammen, P
    1
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4	21.8	50.5	55.9	-3.0
Straily, Dan 3080	pi sp	fla nl	7.7	14.7	25.4	25.4	0.7
Berrios, Jose 3791	pi sp	min al	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Perez, Salvador 2972	ca	kc al	3.5	7.5	22.7	25.2	-0.5
Drury, Brandon 3744	2b	ari nl	3.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	2.0
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	lad nl	3.0	17.4	21.4	41.1	-11.4
Whitley, Chase 3352	pi cp mr	tb al	3.0	3.0	6.7	6.7	3.0
Fiers, Michael 3029	pi sp	hou al	2.7	7.7	28.8	28.8	-2.3
Pearce, Steve 2371	lf	tor al	2.0	4.0	16.0	18.0	0.0
Santana, Domingo 3507	rf	mil nl	2.0	2.0	3.5	3.5	2.0
Stammen, Craig 2506	pi mr	sd nl	1.0	1.0	9.0	13.0	1.0
Martinez, Jose 3830	rf ph	stl nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Newcomb, Sean 3831	pi sp	atl nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Romine, Austin 3832	ca	nyy al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zych, Tony 3833	pi mr	sea al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Corey Seager tops players for Tuesday, June 20; Red Sox' Sale rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 21, 2017

Corey Seager of the Dodgers is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 20:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
8	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
10	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7

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Also Tuesday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, becoming the fifth player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.

Player of the Day—Seager homered three times and doubled in the 12-0 win over the Mets. Seager also went 4-for-5 and drove in six runs.

American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale struck out 10 over 8 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and one walk, in the 8-3 win over the Royals.

Sale earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 10.1 for the season, rising from fifth to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (11.4).

Sale is the fifth player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. It is also the sixth straight season in which Sale has earned 10 or more points.

American League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Orioles homered twice, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 6-5 win over the Indians.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Corey Seager.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/20
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    8.0
    LAD 12, NYM 0
    Corey Seager, SS
    5
    3
    4
    6
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    7.1
    BOS 8, KC 3
    Chris Sale (W,9-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.1
    4
    3
    3
    1
    10
  

    BAT
    7.0
    BAL 6, CLE 5
    Manny Machado, 3B
    4
    3
    4
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    PIT 7, MIL 3
    Andrew McCutchen, CF
    3
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    CHC 4, SD 0
    Mike Montgomery (W,1-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    4.0
    `STL 8, PHI 1 (F/11)
    Mike Leake
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    3.0
    MIN 9, CHW 7
    Miguel Sano, 3B
    4
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    WSH 12, MIA 3
    Daniel Murphy, 2B
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    LAA 8, NYY 3
    Cameron Maybin, CF
    5
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    TB 6, CIN 5
    Corey Dickerson, LF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    HOU 8, OAK 4
    Alex Bregman, 3B
    3
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.1
    TEX 6, TOR 1
    Nick Martinez (W,2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    2
    1
    1
    3
    2
  

    
    1.0
    SEA 5, DET 4 (F/10)
    Ben Gamel, LF
    5
    2
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    SF 6, ATL 3
    Austin Slater, LF
    4
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    COL 4, ARI 3
    Greg Holland (S,25)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	10.1	23.5	91.5	96.5	-3.3
Sano, Miguel 3527	3b	min al	7.5	10.5	16.5	16.5	4.5
Holland, Greg 2906	pi cp	col nl	7.0	7.0	37.0	40.0	7.0
McCutchen, Andrew 2637	cf	pit nl	4.0	11.0	42.5	57.9	-3.0
Leake, Mike 2709	pi sp	stl nl	4.0	9.0	39.4	48.6	-1.0
Seager, Corey 3587	ss	lad nl	4.0	8.0	9.5	9.5	0.0
Maybin, Cameron 2672	lf cf	ana al	4.0	7.0	12.5	19.5	1.0
Gamel, Ben 3784	rf lf	sea al	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Murphy, Daniel 2589	2b	dc nl	3.0	10.5	31.5	35.5	-4.5
Martinez, Nick 3430	pi sp	tex al	3.0	3.0	6.7	6.7	3.0
Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	2.5	15.2	26.2	26.2	-10.2
Montgomery, Mike 3513	pi cp sp	chi nl	2.0	7.0	11.0	11.0	-3.0
Dickerson, Corey 3222	dh lf	tb al	2.0	6.5	18.5	18.5	-2.5
Bregman, Alex 3721	3b	hou al	2.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Slater, Austin 3818	lf	sf nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0

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Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Monday, June 19; Braves' Dickey tops NL players

Shawn Plank June 20, 2017

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kluber pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, allowing no walks and striking out 11, in the 12-0 win over the Orioles.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 19:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
8	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
10	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7

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Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, most among the 11 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Kluber ranks 22nd among all players in season Box-Toppers points, ninth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher R.A. Dickey pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, striking out six, in the 9-0 win over the Giants.

National League Batter of the Day—Justin Turner of the Dodgers homered and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-6 win over the Mets.

American League Batter of the Day—Mike Zunino of the Mariners hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Tigers.

Rankings—Box-Toppers season player rankings leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers struck out 10 and earned the win, but did not earn Player of the Game honors Monday.

Kershaw (6.1IP 6H 6R BB 10K W in the 10-6 win over the Mets) had a Box-Toppers game score of -2.9, mainly because he gave up six runs and six hits, despite striking out 10. Justin Turner, who had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0, was Player of the Game in the Dodgers’ win and also earned NL Batter of the Day honors.

Kershaw has 14.4 Box-Toppers points on the season, leading second-place player Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (13.0), and has led all players since May 17.

Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester now has 148.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Lester (6IP 5H 2R BB 7K ND in the 3-2 win over the Padres) ranks 22nd in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 21st-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3). Lester ranks seventh among active players in career Box-Toppers points, sixth among active pitchers.

Lester has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 15th among NL pitchers.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/19
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    17.0
    CLE 12, BAL 0
    Corey Kluber (W,6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    11
  

    AL
    9.0
    ATL 9, SF 0
    R.A. Dickey (W,5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    6.0
    LAD 10, NYM 6
    Justin Turner, 3B
    4
    2
    4
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.2
    HOU 4, OAK 1
    Brad Peacock (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    4
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    5.0
    SEA 6, DET 2
    Mike Zunino, C
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    PIT 8, MIL 1
    Gerrit Cole (W,5-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    4.2
    `TOR 7, TEX 6
    Aaron Loup
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 8, WSH 7
    Justin Bour, 1B
    4
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `CHC 3, SD 2
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    2.0
    CIN 7, TB 3
    Scooter Gennett, 2B
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    KC 4, BOS 2
    Eric Hosmer, 1B
    2
    1
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	6.0	27.2	71.4	71.4	-15.2
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	5.0	27.1	72.6	148.2	-17.1
Peacock, Brad 2968	pi sp	hou al	4.7	4.7	11.4	14.1	4.7
Bour, Justin 3433	1b	fla nl	4.5	7.0	17.0	17.0	2.0
Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	4.0	10.5	39.9	39.9	-2.5
Zunino, Mike 3390	ca	sea al	4.0	4.0	7.5	7.5	4.0
Gennett, Scooter 3254	2b lf	cin nl	3.5	6.0	15.0	15.0	1.0
Dickey, R.A. 1734	pi sp	atl nl	2.7	9.7	49.9	80.6	-4.3
Hosmer, Eric 2886	1b	kc al	1.0	9.5	29.5	32.0	-7.5
Turner, Justin 2865	3b	lad nl	1.0	3.5	9.5	13.0	-1.5
Loup, Aaron 3146	pi mr	tb al	1.0	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Brewers' Jimmy Nelson tops players for Sunday, June 18; Rays' Faria tops AL players

Shawn Plank June 19, 2017

Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Nelson pitched a complete game, allowing one run (no earned runs), six hits, two walks and striking out 10, in the 2-1 win over the Padres.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 18:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
8	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
10	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Jacob Faria struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, six hits and one walk, in the 9-1 win over the Tigers.

American League Batter of the Day—Edwin Encarnacion of the Indians hit two homers and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 5-2 win over the Twins.

Encarnacion earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.2 for the season, most among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday. Encarnacion ranks 21st among all players and fourth among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies hit a walk-off three-run homer to complete hitting for the cycle in the 7-5 win over the Giants. Arenado also tripled, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs.

Debut—Johan Camargo of the Braves made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Camargo (2-2 2R BI in the 5-4 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut April 11 and was playing in his 20th career game. He is the 3,829th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/18
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.0
    MIL 2, SD 1
    Jimmy Nelson (W,5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    6
    1
    0
    2
    10
  

    
    8.0
    NYM 5, WSH 1
    Jacob deGrom (W,6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    0
    2
    6
  

    AL
    7.0
    TB 9, DET 1
    Jacob Faria (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    1
    9
  

    BAT
    6.0
    CLE 5, MIN 2
    Edwin Encarnacion, DH
    4
    2
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    -
    5.0
    BOS 6, HOU 5
    Xander Bogaerts, SS
    4
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    COL 7, SF 5
    Nolan Arenado, 3B
    5
    1
    4
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    LAD 8, CIN 7
    Kenta Maeda (W,5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    4.0
    ARI 5, PHI 4 (F/10)
    Fernando Rodney (S,20)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    SEA 7, TEX 3
    Kyle Seager, 3B
    5
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 7, PIT 1
    Anthony Rizzo, 1B
    5
    3
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    ATL 5, MIA 4
    Johan Camargo, 3B
    2
    2
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    KC 7, LAA 3
    Salvador Perez, C
    5
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    BAL 8, STL 5
    Seth Smith, RF
    5
    3
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    TOR 7, CHW 3
    Steve Pearce, O
    4
    2
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    OAK 4, NYY 3
    Sean Doolittle (S,3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	dh	cle al	6.2	14.2	49.3	73.3	-1.8
Nelson, Jimmy 3299	pi sp	mil nl	6.0	9.0	19.4	19.4	3.0
deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	4.7	14.4	49.8	49.8	-5.0
Arenado, Nolan 3306	3b	col nl	4.5	15.2	25.2	25.2	-6.2
Rizzo, Anthony 3063	1b	chi nl	4.5	7.5	31.5	31.5	1.5
Maeda, Kenta 3609	pi sp	lad nl	4.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	-6.0
Rodney, Fernando 1803	pi cp	ari nl	4.0	9.0	27.0	39.0	-1.0
Faria, Jacob 3816	pi sp	tb al	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Smith, Seth 2489	rf lf	bal al	3.0	8.0	20.5	41.2	-2.0
Bogaerts, Xander 3383	ss	bos al	2.5	3.5	9.0	9.0	1.5
Seager, Kyle 3031	3b	sea al	2.0	11.5	30.5	30.5	-7.5
Perez, Salvador 2972	ca	kc al	2.0	6.0	21.2	23.7	-2.0
Pearce, Steve 2371	lf	tor al	1.0	3.0	15.0	17.0	-1.0
Doolittle, Sean 3052	pi cp	oak al	1.0	2.0	14.0	14.0	0.0
Camargo, John 3829	3b	atl nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Angels' Alex Meyer tops players for Saturday, June 17; Braves' Adams rises to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank June 18, 2017

Angels pitcher Alex Meyer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 17:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
8	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
10	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7

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Also Saturday, Matt Adams of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

Player of the Day—Meyer struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 9-0 win over the Royals.

National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet struck out 12 over six innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 7-5, 11-inning win over the Brewers. Lamet earned a no-decision and did not pick up the win because the game was tied, 3-3, when he exited.

American League Batter of the Day—Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 15-7 win over the Cardinals.

National League Batter of the Day—Matt Adams of the Braves homered and doubled twice in the 8-7, 10-inning win over the Marlins. Adams went 3-for-4, driving in four runs.

Adams earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season. He rises to lead NL batters in season Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Jay Bruce of the Mets (6.0). Adams ranks 19th among all players in season player rankings.

Notable—Ryon Healy of the Athletics has the most 2017 Box-Toppers points of any of the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Healy (2HR 3-4 2R 2BI in the 5-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.2 for the season. He ranks 16th among all players and second among AL batters, behind Aaron Judge of the Yankees (8.2).

Debut—Astros pitcher David Paulino made his Box-Toppers debut with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Paulino (6IP 3H R BB 4K W in the 7-1 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Sept. 8, 2016, and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,828th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Meyer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lamet earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Schoop and Adams each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/17
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    12.0
    LAA 9, KC 0
    Alex Meyer (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    9
  

    NL
    8.0
    `SD 7, MIL 5 (F/11)
    Dinelson Lamet
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    3
    3
    0
    12
  

    BAT
    6.0
    BAL 15, STL 7
    Jonathan Schoop, 2B
    5
    3
    4
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    CHW 5, TOR 2
    Mike Pelfrey (W,3-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    4.0
    CLE 9, MIN 3
    Jose Ramirez, 3B
    5
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    ATL 8, MIA 7 (F/10)
    Matt Adams, 1B
    4
    1
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    TEX 10, SEA 4
    Mike Napoli, DH
    4
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    CLE 6, MIN 2
    Lonnie Chisenhall, RF
    4
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    HOU 7, BOS 1
    David Paulino (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    3.2
    `ARI 5, PHI 1
    Zack Godley
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    5
    1
    1
    3
    8
  

    
    3.0
    LAD 10, CIN 2
    Cody Bellinger, 1B
    5
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    OAK 5, NYY 2
    Ryon Healy, DH
    4
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    TB 3, DET 2
    Chris Archer (W,5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    2
    2
    1
    8
  

    
    2.0
    PIT 4, CHC 3
    Gregory Polanco, RF
    3
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    WSH 7, NYM 4
    Jose Lobaton, C
    3
    2
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    COL 5, SF 1
    Carlos Gonzalez, RF
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Healy, Ryon 3685	dh 1b 3b	oak al	7.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	4.2
Adams, Matt 3220	1b	atl nl	6.5	7.5	16.0	16.0	5.5
Godley, Zack 3538	pi sp	ari nl	6.0	7.0	10.7	10.7	5.0
Schoop, Jonathan 3307	2b	bal al	4.5	9.0	14.0	14.0	0.0
Bellinger, Cody 3781	1b	lad nl	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	4.0	13.0	53.1	53.1	-5.0
Meyer, Alex 3742	pi sp	ana al	4.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	3.0
Ramirez, Jose 3436	3b	cle al	3.5	5.0	8.5	8.5	2.0
Lamet, Dinelson 3808	pi sp	sd nl	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Napoli, Mike 2161	dh 1b	tex al	2.0	8.5	31.7	59.7	-4.5
Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	rf	col nl	2.0	7.5	40.7	60.7	-3.5
Polanco, Gregory 3361	lf rf	pit nl	2.0	7.5	14.5	14.5	-3.5
Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959	cf rf	cle al	2.0	5.5	13.5	15.5	-1.5
Lobaton, Jose 3216	ca	dc nl	1.0	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.0
Pelfrey, Mike 2364	pi sp	chi al	1.0	1.0	8.0	31.8	1.0
Paulino, David 3828	pi sp	hou al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Marlins' Dan Straily tops players for Friday, June 16; Scherzer, 2nd in player rankings, earns Player of the Game

Shawn Plank June 17, 2017

Marlins pitcher Dan Straily is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 16:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
8	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
10	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earned Player of the Game honors. Plus, two other players rose into Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season—Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rose to seventh and Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel rose to 10th.

Player of the Day—Straily struck out eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Braves.

American League Player of the Day—Melky Cabrera of the White Sox homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays.

National League Batter of the Day—Paul DeJong of the Cardinals homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-2 win over the Orioles.

This was DeJong’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. DeJong made his Major League debut May 28 and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,827th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Melky Cabrera.

Scherzer—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Scherzer (8IP 4H R 2BB 10K W in the 7-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season. He trails overall leader and NL pitching leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (14.4 Box-Toppers points).

Scherzer also rises to 26th place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Friday he has 144.7 career points, passing Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0) on the “all-time” list. He now trails 25th-ranked player David Ortiz (145.9).

Passing Hamels, Scherzer now ranks ninth among active players in career Box-Toppers points, seventh among active pitchers. He trails the eighth-ranked active player Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9) and the sixth-ranked active pitcher Jon Lester of the Cubs (147.2).

Scherzer narrowly missed out on earning overall Player of the Day honors Friday. His Box-Toppers game score of 10.0 was topped by Straily’s game score of 10.1.

Rankings—Two players rose into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Friday:

Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood (8IP 4H R 0BB 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to seventh place in player rankings, fourth among NL pitchers.
Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 2-1 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to 10th in player rankings, fourth among AL pitchers and most among all closing pitchers.

Notable—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers now has 112.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Beltre (1-2 2R 2BI in the 10-4 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season, and ranks 53rd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 52nd-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8). Beltre ranks 16th among all batters since 1995 and third among all active batters in career points, behind Albert Pujols of the Angels (184.3) and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9).

Also notable—DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Friday.

LeMahieu (2B 4-4 2R 2BI in the 10-8 win over the Giants) was also Box-Toppers NL Batter of the Day Thursday in the 10-9 win over the Giants. LeMahieu has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, all earned in the past two days.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/16
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.1
    MIA 5, ATL 0
    Dan Straily (W,5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    4
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    
    10.0
    WSH 7, NYM 2
    Max Scherzer (W,8-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    10
  

    
    7.0
    LAD 3, CIN 1
    Alex Wood (W,7-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    AL
    6.0
    CHW 11, TOR 4
    Melky Cabrera, LF
    4
    3
    2
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    STL 11, BAL 2
    Paul DeJong, 2B
    4
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    KC 3, LAA 1
    Ian Kennedy (W,1-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    4.1
    CLE 8, MIN 1
    Carlos Carrasco (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    4
    1
    1
    3
    7
  

    
    4.0
    COL 10, SF 8
    DJ LeMahieu, 2B
    4
    2
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    DET 13, TB 4
    Justin Upton, LF
    4
    3
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.1
    `ARI 5, PHI 4
    Archie Bradley (H,11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 9, PIT 5
    Willson Contreras, C
    3
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    TEX 10, SEA 4
    Adrian Beltre, 3B
    2
    2
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    OAK 7, NYY 6
    Santiago Casilla (S,11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    2.0
    BOS 2, HOU 1
    Craig Kimbrel (S,19)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    MIL 6, SD 5 (F/10)
    Manny Pina, C
    4
    2
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0	38.7	116.9	144.7	-12.7
Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0	9.0	27.4	27.4	7.0
Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7	15.7	60.4	66.4	-0.3
Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	7.4	19.8	48.5	53.9	-5.0
Straily, Dan 3080	pi sp	fla nl	6.0	13.0	23.7	23.7	-1.0
Cabrera, Melky 2143	lf	chi al	4.7	8.7	18.7	35.2	0.7
Upton, Justin 2411	lf	det al	4.0	10.7	36.9	55.1	-2.7
Contreras, Willson 3776	ca ph	chi nl	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Pina, Manny 3769	ca	mil nl	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Kennedy, Ian 2723	pi sp	kc al	3.0	13.0	44.1	69.5	-7.0
LeMahieu, DJ 3091	2b	col nl	2.5	10.5	23.5	23.5	-5.5
Dejong, Paul 3827	2b	stl nl	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	1.0	10.5	44.4	112.3	-8.5
Casilla, Santiago 2301	pi cp	oak al	1.0	4.0	19.7	24.7	-2.0
Bradley, Archie 3438	pi mr sp	ari nl	1.0	4.0	5.0	5.0	-2.0

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Box-Toppers

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