Wainwright, with shutout, tops players for Saturday, April 13

Adam Wainwright, throwing a shutout and striking out 12 in the Cardinals 8-0 win over the Brewers is Saturday's Player of the Day. Though Wainwright earns his Player of the Game and Player of the Day honor through pitching, he was also had the high Box-Toppers score among Cards' batters, going 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs.

Angels closer Michael Roth is American League Player of the Day. Roth struck out four over two innings and picked up the win as the Angels beat the Astros 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth on Albert Pujols' walk-off, two-run double.​

Nick Swisher of the Indians was AL Batter of the Day. Swisher hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-2 and walked twice in the 9-4 win over the White Sox.​

Wilin Rosario of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Rosario went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and three RBIs in the 9-5 win over the Padres.​

Wainwright receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Roth receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Swisher receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. Rosario receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.

All of Saturday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

413	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	17.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Wainwright (W, 2-1)	9.0	4	0	0	0	12
	8.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey (W, 3-0)	8.0	2	1	1	2	6
	7.0	`Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Fernandez	6.0	2	0	0	2	5
AL	6.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Michael Roth (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	4
BAT	5.0	Indians	Nick Swisher DH	2	3	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jon Lester	7.0	5	1	1	1	5
	4.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Hudson (W, 2-0)	7.0	4	1	1	0	3
	4.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Verlander (W, 2-1)	6.0	3	1	1	3	6
BAT	3.0	Rockies	Wilin Rosario C	5	1	4	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Santiago Casilla (S, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	1	2
	2.0	Dodgers	Adrian Gonzalez 1B	4	1	3	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Nathan (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.1	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			R.A. Dickey (W, 1-2)	6.1	5	1	1	2	4
	1.0	Pirates	Jose Tabata PH	1	0	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jim Johnson (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

Greinke injury is a major blow to Dodgers' chances

Zack Greinke won't be carrying the Dodgers on his shoulders—or his clavicles—anytime soon.

On Friday, the team said the right-handed star pitcher will need surgery and is out for perhaps two months after breaking his left ​collarbone in a benches-clearing brawl Thursday. The fracas started after Greinke hit the Padres' Carlos Quentin with a pitch. Quentin was suspended for eight games.

Greinke was a marquee off-season acquisition of the Dodgers (six years, $147 million) and was a major factor in many picking the Dodgers to win the World Series (including Box-Toppers).

Greinke led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2009 with 21.5, the year he also won the American League Cy Young Award with the Kansas City Royals. He remains among the top-ranked players in Box-Toppers points. Since 2008, he has the 5th most points among NL pitchers (73.4), which is the 10th most among all players. Since the start of 2012, he ranks 10th among NL pitchers. And his overall 91.8 career Box-Toppers points puts him at 10th place among active NL pitchers.

He already had 2.0 Box-Toppers points for 2013 after being named Player of the Day on April ​5.

	Greinke stats
Year	Team	B-T pts	Comments
2004	kc al	5.7
2005	kc al	3
2006	kc al	0
2007	kc al	9.7
2008	kc al	11.7
2009	kc al	21.5	Led MLB in Box-Toppers points.
2010	kc al	9
2011	mil nl	16.5	Ranked 7th among NL pitchers.
2012	mil nl/ana al	12.7	(7.7 with Brewers, 5 with Angels)
2013	lad nl	2
Total		91.8	Ranks 10th among active NL pitchers.
2012-13		14.7	Ranks 10th among NL pitchers.
2008-13		73.4	Ranks 10th among all players, 5th among NL pitchers.

Miller, Masterson top players for Friday, April 12

Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is Friday's Player of the Day. The rookie gave up only one hit and struck out eight over seven innings in the 2-0 win over the Brewers.

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson is American League Player of the Day. Masterson threw a complete-game 1-0 shutout ​against the White Sox, striking out seven and giving up only one walk and five hits. Masterson now leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season with 4.7.

Daniel Murphy of the Mets was National League Batter of the Day. Murphy went 4-for-5 and drove in four runs in the 16-5 win over the Twins.

No AL batter was named Player of the Game, so no bonus points were awarded Friday for AL Batter of the Day.​

Miller receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Masterson receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Murphy receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.

All of Friday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

412	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Shelby Miller (W, 2-0)	7.0	1	0	0	0	8
AL	10.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 3-0)	9.0	5	0	0	1	7
	7.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bud Norris (W, 2-1)	7.0	3	0	0	2	5
	6.2	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 2-0)	6.2	3	1	1	1	6
	6.1	`Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Carlos Villanueva	7.1	3	0	0	1	3
BAT	6.0	Mets	Daniel Murphy 2B	5	3	4	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			CC Sabathia (W, 2-1)	8.0	8	2	1	0	9
	4.0	Braves	Ramiro Pena PH, 3B	2	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin (W, 2-0)	6.0	3	0	0	3	4
	4.0	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aaron Loup (S, 1)	3.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Pirates	Andrew McCutchen CF	4	1	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rockies	Dexter Fowler CF	4	2	2	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	`Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			John Lannan	6.0	3	1	1	1	2
	1.2	`Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jerry Blevins	1.2	2	0	0	0	2

Top 10: Kershaw among best players for 2013

Five players are tied at the top the 2013 Box-Toppers ​leaders list less than two weeks into the season.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who led National League players in Box-Toppers points in 2012, is one of the five with 3.0 Box-Toppers points.

The others are Braves pitcher Paul Maholm, Indians pitcher Justin Masterson, Athletics first baseman Brandon Moss and Mets pitcher Matt Harvey.

All five players have been named Player of the Game in two of their teams' wins. In one of the wins, each player was also named Player of the Day, earning 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the game. ​

Kershaw, Maholm and Harvey lead all NL pitchers. ​

Masterson leads all American League pitchers.​

Moss leads all AL batters.​

Two players are tied at the top of the NL batters list: Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter and Rockies outfielder Michael Cuddyer both have 2.5 Box-Toppers points.

Obviously, the season is very young, teams have only played about 10 games and most players on the list have only been named Player of the Game once, so the statistics are a little threadbare. As the season progresses, those statistics will fill in, giving a better picture of the best players. We'll have another report on 2013's top players in a couple of weeks.

What are those numbers after players' names?​

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	PTS
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	3
2	Maholm, Paul 2078	pi sp	atl nl	3
3	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	3
4	Moss, Brandon 2520	1b	oak al	3
5	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	3
6	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	2.7
7	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	2.7
8	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b lf 1b rf	stl nl	2.5
9	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf ph	col nl	2.5
10	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	2
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	3
2	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	2.7
3	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	2
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	2
5	Bedard, Erik 1914	pi sp	hou al	2
6	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	1.7
7	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	1.7
8	Guthrie, Jeremy 2290	pi sp	kc al	1.7
9	Happ, J.A. 2536	pi sp	tor al	1.7
10	Ogando, Alexi 2739	pi sp	tex al	1.7
	AL BATTERS
1	Moss, Brandon 2520	1b	oak al	3
2	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	2.7
3	Davis, Chris 2478	1b lf dh rf	bal al	2
4	Fielder, Prince 2029	1b	det al	2
5	Butler, Billy 2330	1b dh	kc al	1.5
6	Pujols, Albert 1438	dh 1b	ana al	1.5
7	Wieters, Matt 2643	ca	bal al	1.5
8	Reddick, Josh 2936	rf	oak al	1.5
9	Saltalamacchia, Jarod 2355	ca	bos al	1.5
10	Hosmer, Eric 2886	1b	kc al	1.5
	NL PITCHERS
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	3
2	Maholm, Paul 2078	pi sp	atl nl	3
3	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	3
4	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	2
5	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	2
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	2
7	Samardzija, Jeff 2495	pi sp	chi nl	2
8	Minor, Mike 2894	pi sp	atl nl	2
9	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	2
10	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	1.7
	NL BATTERS
1	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b lf 1b rf	stl nl	2.5
2	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf ph	col nl	2.5
3	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	1.7
4	Pollock, A.J. 3142	cf	ari nl	1.7
5	Phillips, Brandon 1691	2b	cin nl	1.5
6	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	1.5
7	Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	cin nl	1.5
8	Venable, Will 2621	rf	sd nl	1.5
9	Werth, Jayson 1664	rf	dc nl	1.5
10	Cowgill, Collin 3046	cf lf	nym nl	1.5

Top 5: Oakland tops list of best teams

The Oakland Athletics are the top team in baseball two weeks into the season.

A's players ​have accumulated more Box-Toppers points than any other team (10.0), closely followed by the Atlanta Braves (9.7). The A's also lead the American League West with an 8-2 record. The Braves lead the National League East with an 8-1 record.

The A's are led by first baseman Brandon Moss, who has been Player of the Game in two Oakland wins and has 3.0 Box-Toppers points. The Braves are led by pitchers Paul Maholm (3.0 Box-Toppers points) and Mike Minor (2.0 Box-Toppers points).

411	Top 5 Teams
1	Athletics	10.0
2	Braves	9.7
3	Rangers	8.7
4	Nationals	8.2
5	Dodgers	8.0

Top players for Thursday, April 11

Prince Fielder of the Tigers is Thursday's Player of the Day. Fielder drove in four runs and got two hits and two walks in four plate appearances in the 11-1 win over the Blue Jays.

Bryce Harper of the Nationals is National League Player of the Day. Harper went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 7-4 win over the White Sox.​

Fielder receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Harper receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. 

All of Thursday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

411	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	4.0	Tigers	Prince Fielder 1B	2	0	2	4	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Ortiz (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2
NL	3.0	Nationals	Bryce Harper LF	3	2	2	2	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.2	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brian Matusz (W, 1-0)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Athletics	Josh Donaldson 3B	4	2	2	2	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Dodgers	Juan Uribe PH	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Sergio Romo (S, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2

Top players for Wednesday, April 10

Brandon Moss of the Athletics is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Moss went 3-for-5 with five RBIs, a homer and a triple in the 11-5 win over the Angels.

Rookie outfielder A.J. Pollock of the Diamondbacks is National League Player of the Day. Pollock hit two homers and went 3-for-5 with 4 RBIs in the 10-2 win over the Pirates.

Moss receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Pollock receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. It is the first time in the 2013 season that a batter was named Player of the Day over a pitcher. And in fact, a batter also beat out all pitchers to be named NL Player of the Day, so no pitchers receive Box-Toppers bonus points Wednesday.

All of Wednesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

410	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	6.0	Athletics	Brandon Moss 1B	4	2	3	5	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
NL	5.0	Diamondbacks	A.J. Pollock CF	5	3	3	4	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wade Davis (W, 1-0)	5.0	4	0	0	3	6
	3.2	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Minor (W, 2-0)	5.2	5	0	0	1	4
	3.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Moore (W, 2-0)	5.1	1	0	0	6	5
	3.0	Cardinals	Matt Carpenter 2B	5	2	4	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Giants	Buster Posey C	5	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Blue Jays	Mark DeRosa PH, 1B	2	1	1	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Phillies	Laynce Nix PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Darren O`Day (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Astros	Chris Carter DH	5	2	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Nationals	Ian Desmond SS	4	2	3	0	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Dodgers	Carl Crawford LF	4	2	2	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Top players for Tuesday, April 9

Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Lynn struck out 10 over six  innings in the 5-1 win over the Reds.

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers was American League Player of the Day. Cabrera hit a three-run homer and went 4-for-5 in the 7-3 win over the Blue Jays.​

Will Venable of the Padres was National League Batter of the Day. Venable went 2-for-3 with a homer and a three-run triple in the 9-3 win over the Dodgers.​

Lynn receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Cabrera receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Venable receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.

All of Tuesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

409	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Lance Lynn (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	1	1	1	10
AL	6.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 3B	5	3	4	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Yankees	Robinson Cano 2B	6	2	4	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Astros	Marwin Gonzalez SS	3	3	3	2	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	5.0	Padres	Will Venable RF	3	2	2	4	2	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Athletics	Brandon Moss 1B	4	1	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Gio Gonzalez	5.0	4	1	1	2	7
	3.1	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Nick Tepesch (W, 1-0)	7.1	4	1	1	3	5
	3.0	Phillies	Michael Young 3B	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Giants	Brandon Crawford SS	3	2	1	3	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Cubs	David DeJesus CF	5	2	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kris Medlen (W, 1-1)	7.0	3	1	0	2	1
	1.0	Pirates	Starling Marte LF	5	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Royals	Alcides Escobar SS	4	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Top players for Monday, April 8

Braves pitcher Paul Maholm is Monday's Player of the Day. Maholm pitched seven innings, striking out seven and allowing one hit, no runs and three walks in the 2-0 win over the Marlins.

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is American League Player of the Day. Buchholz threw seven shutout innings and struck out eight in the 3-1 win over the Orioles.​

Travis Hafner of the Yankees is American League Batter of the Day. Hafner hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 11-6 win over the Indians.​

Jay Bruce of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Bruce went 4-for-5 in the 13-4 win over the Cardinals.​

Maholm receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Buchholz receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Hafner receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. Bruce receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.

All of Monday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

408	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Paul Maholm (W, 2-0)	7.0	1	0	0	3	7
	9.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey (W, 2-0)	7.0	3	1	1	2	9
AL	8.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clay Buchholz (W, 2-0)	7.0	3	0	0	4	8
BAT	6.0	Yankees	Travis Hafner DH	3	3	2	4	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	`Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Wilson	3.0	0	0	0	0	2
	4.1	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 1-1)	6.1	6	0	0	1	5
	4.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ervin Santana (W, 1-1)	8.0	8	1	1	1	7
	3.1	`Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Santiago Casilla (H, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Marco Estrada (W, 1-0)	7.0	5	2	2	1	6
BAT	2.0	Reds	Jay Bruce RF	5	2	4	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	Mitch Moreland 1B	3	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Top players for Sunday, April 7

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson is Sunday's Player of the Day. Masterson threw seven innings, struck out eight and gave up two hits, three walks and no runs in the 13-0 win over the Rays.

Braves pitcher Tim Hudson is National League Player of the Day. Hudson struck out seven over 6 2/3 innings in the 5-1 over the Cubs.​

Billy Butler of the Royals was American League Batter of the Day. Butler hit a grand slam homer and drove in seven runs in a 9-8 win over the Phillies.​

Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals was National League Batter of the Day. Carpenter went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs in the 14-3 win over the Giants, the day the Giants received their World Series championship rings.

Masterson receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Hudson receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Butler receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. Carpenter receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.

All of Sunday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

407	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 2-0)	7.0	2	0	0	3	8
	8.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jon Lester (W, 2-0)	7.0	5	0	0	0	6
	7.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brett Anderson (W, 1-1)	6.0	5	2	0	2	10
NL	6.2	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Hudson (W, 1-0)	6.2	3	1	1	2	7
BAT	6.0	Royals	Billy Butler 1B	4	1	2	7	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Rangers	Ian Kinsler 2B	3	2	3	4	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Cardinals	Matt Carpenter 2B	5	3	3	3	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			CC Sabathia (W, 1-1)	7.0	4	0	0	3	4
	3.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hyun-Jin Ryu (W, 1-1)	6.1	3	2	2	2	6
	3.0	Diamondbacks	Eric Hinske PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Glen Perkins (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Rockies	Jonathan Herrera SS	4	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aroldis Chapman (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Mets	Ruben Tejada SS	2	2	1	0	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale	7.0	5	3	3	2	7

Top players for Saturday, April 6

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was Player of the Day. Kershaw pitched seven innings, struck out nine and gave up only two hits and a walk in the 1-0 win over the Pirates.

Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was American League Player of the Day. Happ struck out six and allowed one hit over five innings in the 5-0 win over the Red Sox.​

Albert Pujols of the Angels was American League Batter of the Day. Pujols homered twice and drove in three runs (and walked three times) in the 8-4 win over the Rangers.

Michael Cuddyer of the Rockies was National League Batter of the Day. Cuddyer went 3-for-4 with a homer and 4 RBIs in the 6-3 win over the Padres.​

Kershaw receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Happ receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Pujols receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. Cuddyer receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.

All of Saturday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:​

406	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	13.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clayton Kershaw (W, 2-0)	7.0	2	0	0	1	9
AL	7.1	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			J.A. Happ (W, 1-0)	5.1	1	0	0	3	6
	6.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alex Cobb (W, 1-0)	7.0	4	0	0	3	6
BAT	5.0	Angels	Albert Pujols DH	2	2	2	3	3	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Rockies	Michael Cuddyer RF	4	1	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Braves	Justin Upton LF	5	3	3	2	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 3B	4	2	4	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Nationals	Wilson Ramos C	4	2	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Mets	John Buck C	2	0	1	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Phillies	Kevin Frandsen PH	1	0	1	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Roenicke (W, 1-0)	3.0	1	0	0	1	2
	3.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Donnie Veal (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	5	3	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Grant Balfour (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Cardinals	Pete Kozma SS	4	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Top players for Friday, April 5

​Zack Greinke, making his Dodgers debut, was Friday's Player of the Day. Greinke struck out six over 6 1/3 innings in a 3-0 win over the Pirates.

Rays pitcher Matt Moore, who struck out eight over six innings in the 4-0 over the Indians, was American League Player of the Day.

Eric Hosmer of the Royals was American League Batter of the Day. Hosmer went 4-for-5 with three RBIs in the 13-4 win over the Phillies.​

Greinke receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Moore receives 1.7 for ​AL Player of the Day. Hosmer receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. There was no NL Batter of the Day because no NL batters were named Player of the Game in Friday's 15 games.

All of Friday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

405	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Greinke (W, 1-0)	6.1	2	0	0	0	6
AL	10.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Moore (W, 1-0)	6.0	2	0	0	2	8
	9.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Drew Smyly (S, 1)	4.0	0	0	0	0	5
	8.2	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Straily (W, 1-0)	6.2	5	2	2	0	11
	7.1	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Minor (W, 1-0)	7.1	5	1	1	0	7
	7.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Homer Bailey (W, 1-0)	6.0	2	0	0	3	6
	6.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wade Miley (W, 1-0)	6.0	5	1	1	1	8
	5.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Barry Zito (W, 1-0)	7.0	3	0	0	3	4
BAT	4.0	Royals	Eric Hosmer 1B	5	2	4	3	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Mariners	Franklin Gutierrez CF	5	3	3	3	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Orioles	Chris Davis 1B	4	1	2	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeff Francis (W, 1-0)	6.0	5	1	1	1	5
	2.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tanner Scheppers (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Marlins	Placido Polanco 3B	5	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Red Sox	Jonny Gomes PH, DH	0	1	0	0	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Top players for Thursday, April 4

Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee, who threw eight scoreless innings, struck out eight and gave up only two hits, was Thursday's Player of the Day. Lee led the Phillies in a 2-0 win over the Braves. Lee earns 2 Box-Toppers points.

Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie, who struck out nine over six innings in a 3-1 win over the White Sox, was American League Player of the Game and earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points.

Oakland's Josh Reddick was American League Batter of the Day. He went 2-for-3, homered and drove in four runs in the A's 8-2 win over the Mariners. Reddick earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points.

Washington's Jason Werth was National League Batter of the Day. He hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, leading the Nationals in a 6-1 win over the Marlins.​ Werth earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points.

All other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:​

404	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cliff Lee (W, 1-0)	8.0	2	0	0	0	8
AL	7.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Guthrie (W, 1-0)	6.0	5	1	1	1	9
	7.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Travis Wood (W, 1-0)	6.0	1	0	0	2	4
	7.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Eric Stults (W, 1-0)	5.0	3	0	0	2	7
BAT	5.0	Athletics	Josh Reddick RF	3	2	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Orioles	Chris Davis 1B	3	1	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Blue Jays	J.P. Arencibia C	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Nationals	Jayson Werth RF	4	2	2	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Reds	Todd Frazier 3B	3	2	2	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Yankees	Brett Gardner CF	3	1	2	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Twins	Josh Willingham LF	3	1	1	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Top players for Wednesday, April 3

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey, who gave up only one hit over seven innings, struck out 10  and allowed no runs in an 8-4 win over the Padres, was Box-Toppers Player of the Day for Wednesday. He earns 2 Box-Toppers points.

Rangers pitcher Alexi Ogando, who pitched 6 1/3 innings and struck out 10 in a 4-0 win over the Astros, was American League Player of the Day. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points.

Athletics shortstop Jed Lowrie homered and double twice in the 6-2 win over the Mariners. He was American League Batter of the Day, earning 1.5 Box-Toppers points.

​Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips hit a three-run home run in the 5-4 win over the Angels. He was National League Batter of the Day, earning 1.5 Box-Toppers points.

Here are Wednesday's Players of the Game:​

403	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey (W, 1-0)	7.0	1	0	0	2	10
AL	11.1	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alexi Ogando (W, 1-0)	6.1	4	0	0	1	10
	9.2	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wandy Rodriguez (W, 1-0)	6.2	2	0	0	1	6
	7.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Gio Gonzalez (W, 1-0)	6.0	2	0	0	2	5
	5.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jake Peavy (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	2	1	0	6
	5.0	`Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ubaldo Jimenez	6.0	3	1	1	2	6
	4.2	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Paul Maholm (W, 1-0)	5.2	6	0	0	1	6
BAT	4.0	Athletics	Jed Lowrie SS	3	1	3	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rays	Matt Joyce PH, LF	2	2	2	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	2.0	Reds	Brandon Phillips 2B	3	1	1	3	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rockies	Michael Cuddyer PH, RF	2	1	1	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Twins	Eduardo Escobar SS	1	0	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Collmenter (W, 1-0)	5.0	4	1	1	2	5
	2.0	`Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chad Gaudin (H, 1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Red Sox	Daniel Nava DH	3	1	2	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Results for Tuesday, April 2

Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, who was one out away from pitching a perfect game against the Astros, was Tuesday's Player of the Day, earning 2 Box-Toppers points. Darvish gave up one hit in 8 2/3 innings, striking out 14 and walking none in the 7-0 win, racking up a huge Box-Toppers game score of 21.2.

Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, who gave up only two hits over eight innings in a 3-0 win over the Dodgers, was National League Player of the Day, earning 1.7 Box-Toppers points.​

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, who went 2-for-3 with two home runs, was AL Batter of the Day, earning 1.5 Box-Toppers points.​

Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez, who went 2-for-5 with a homer, was NL Batter of the Day.​

Here are Players of the Game for Tuesday:​

402	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	21.2	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 1-0)	8.2	1	0	0	0	14
NL	12.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Madison Bumgarner (W, 1-0)	8.0	2	0	0	0	6
	9.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 1-0)	6.0	2	1	1	0	7
BAT	3.0	Orioles	Matt Wieters C	3	2	2	2	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	1	1	4	5
	1.2	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jaime Garcia (W, 1-0)	5.2	2	1	1	4	4
BAT	1.0	Rockies	C Gonzalez LF	5	2	2	2	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Results from Monday, April 1

Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija was Player of the Day for Monday's opening day. Samardzija pitched eight innings and struck out nine in Chicago's win over Pittsburgh and earned 2 Box-Toppers points. Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez was American League Player of the Day, leading Seattle to a 2-0 victory over Oakland, and receives 1.7 Box-Toppers points. Mets outfielder Collin Cowgill, who hit a grand slam homer and doubled in New York's 11-2 win over San Diego, was National League Batter of the Day, earning 1.5 Box-Toppers points. And Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who doubled, walked three times and scored two runs in Boston's 8-2 win over the Yankees, was American League Batter of the Day, receiving 1.5 Box-Toppers points.

​Top pitching was on display as teams brought out their number-one starters for opening day. Some of Box-Toppers top scoring pitchers from 2012 earned Player of the Game honors Monday, including:

• Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who had more Box-Toppers points than any other NL pitcher in 2012, with 20.8.
• Mariners pitcher Hernandez, who had the second-most Box-Toppers points among AL pitchers in 2012, with 18.7.​
• Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who had the second-most Box-Toppers points among NL pitchers in 2012, with 20.4.​
• Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, who led all Box-Toppers rankings in 2012, with 24.8 points.​

​Here are Monday's Players of the Games:

401	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeff Samardzija (W, 1-0)	8.0	2	0	0	1	9
	12.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clayton Kershaw (W, 1-0)	9.0	4	0	0	0	7
AL	11.2	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Hernandez (W, 1-0)	7.2	3	0	0	1	8
	7.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Stephen Strasburg (W, 1-0)	7.0	3	0	0	0	3
	7.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Verlander (W, 1-0)	5.0	3	0	0	2	7
	6.2	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale (W, 1-0)	7.2	7	0	0	1	7
	5.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ian Kennedy (W, 1-0)	7.0	5	2	2	1	8
	4.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mark Lowe (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	1	3
BAT	3.0	Mets	Collin Cowgill CF, LF	5	2	2	4	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Braves	Freddie Freeman 1B	4	1	3	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alfredo Figaro	2.0	1	0	0	0	2
BAT	1.0	Red Sox	Jarrod Saltalamacchia C	2	2	1	0	3	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0