Athletics' Scott Kazmir (6IP 0R 9K) tops players for Sunday, April 13

Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir is Sunday’s Player of the Day. Kazmir pitched six scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 3-0 win over the Mariners.

Kazmir earned a no decision Sunday and did not pick up the win because he left the mound with the game tied 0-0. Kazmir rises to seventh place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season. He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season.

Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is National League Player of the Day. Lohse struck out nine and gave up one run over 8 2/3 innings in the 4-1 win over the Pirates.

Freddie Freeman of the Braves is NL Batter of the Day. Freeman hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-3 and drove in four runs in the 10-2 win over the Nationals. Freeman, who earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, rises to fourth place among all players for the season, with 3.2 Box-Toppers points.

Colby Rasmus of the Blue Jays is American League Batter of the Day. Rasmus homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs in the 11-3 win over the Orioles.

Kazmir receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lohse receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Freeman and Rasmus each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

413	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	13.0	`Athletics	Scott Kazmir	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	2	0	0	0	9
NL	11.2	Brewers	Kyle Lohse (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.2	4	1	1	0	9
BAT	5.0	Braves	Freddie Freeman 1B	3	2	2	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	Reds	Chris Heisey PH	1	1	1	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	Padres	Tyson Ross (W, 1-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	1	1	1	7
BAT	4.0	Blue Jays	Colby Rasmus CF	4	2	3	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Angels	Ian Stewart 3B	4	2	2	3	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	`White Sox	Jose Quintana	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	1	1	2	6
	3.0	Twins	Glen Perkins (S, 3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Dodgers	Kenley Jansen (S, 4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Yankees	Shawn Kelley (S, 3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Cardinals	Michael Wacha (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	5	3	3	1	8
	2.0	Phillies	Chase Utley 2B	4	2	3	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Rangers	Martin Perez (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	5	0	0	3	2
	1.0	Giants	Brandon Crawford SS	3	1	1	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Rays' Alex Cobb (7IP 0R) tops players for Saturday, April 12

Rays pitcher Alex Cobb is Saturday’s Player of the Day. Cobb pitched seven scoreless innings in the 1-0 win over the Reds.

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is National League Player of the Day. Greinke struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings in the 8-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

David Murphy of the Indians is American League Batter of the Day. Murphy homered, tripled and drove in four runs in the 12-6 win over the White Sox. Murphy earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, and now ranks ninth place among all players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies is NL Batter of the Day. Rollins hit a 10th inning, walk-off home run in the 5-4 win over the Marlins. He went 3-5 in the game and drove in two runs.

Notable: Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. Gallardo (6IP 6K ND) was top player in the 3-2 win over the Pirates. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 3.0 for the season.

Cobb receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Greinke receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Murphy and Rollins each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

412	Score	Team	Players	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	Rays	Alex Cobb (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	0	5
	7.0	Athletics	Sonny Gray (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	2	9
	4.0	Twins	Ricky Nolasco (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	5	1	1	1	4
NL	3.1	Dodgers	Zack Greinke (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.1	8	1	1	0	8
BAT	3.0	Indians	David Murphy RF	5	2	2	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Yankees	Brian McCann C	4	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	`Orioles	Bud Norris	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	0	0	3	4
	3.0	`Rockies	Brett Anderson	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	1	0	0	1	2
BAT	2.0	Phillies	Jimmy Rollins SS	5	2	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Braves	Justin Upton LF	4	2	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Astros	Robbie Grossman LF	4	1	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Tigers	Justin Verlander (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	8	2	2	1	8
	2.0	Mets	John Lannan (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Cardinals	Daniel Descalso SS, 2B	4	2	2	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	`Brewers	Yovani Gallardo	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	6	2	2	1	6

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

Padres' Andrew Cashner pitches shutout, tops players for Friday, April 11

Padres pitcher Andrew Cashner is Friday’s Player of the Day. Cashner pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out 11, in the 6-0 win over the Tigers.

Cashner earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, moving him into third place among all players in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is American League Player of the Day. Darvish pitched eight scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and striking out nine, in the 1-0, 12-inning win over the Astros. Darvish earned a no-decision and did not pick up the win because he left when the game was in a scoreless tie.

Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is National League Batter of the Day. Bumgarner hit a grand slam and a sacrifice fly, driving in five runs and going 1-1 in the 6-5 win over the Rockies. Bumgarner also picked up the win as pitcher, though his Box-Toppers game score as pitcher was −6, while his Box-Toppers game score as batter of +6 topped all players for the Giants. He is the first pitcher to earn Player of the Game honors for batting in 2014. In 2013, six pitchers won Player of the Game honors for batting.

Connor Gillaspie of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Gillaspie drove in four runs and went 2-3 in the 9-6 win over the Indians.

Notable: Box-Toppers points leader for 2014 Felix Hernandez scored again to maintain his lead. The Mariners pitcher was Player of the Game in the 6-4 win over the Athletics. Hernandez (7IP 2R 11K W) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.4 for the season, in first place among all players.

Hernandez now has 126.9 career Box-Toppers points, ranked 25th on the all-time list (Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995). With Friday's point, Hernandez passed both David Ortiz and Mariano Rivera on the list, both of whom have 126.4 career Box-Toppers points.

Chris Colabello of the Twins maintained his hold on second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors in the 10-1 win over the Royals. Colabello (2-3 3RBI R) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.2 for the season.

Cashner receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Darvish receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Bumgarner and Gillaspie each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

411	Score	Team	Players	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	17.0	Padres	Andrew Cashner (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	1	0	0	2	11
AL	15.0	`Rangers	Yu Darvish	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	1	0	0	1	9
	12.0	Dodgers	Hyun-Jin Ryu (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	0	0	1	8
	11.1	Rays	David Price (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.1	4	1	1	1	10
	10.0	Mariners	Felix Hernandez (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	2	2	0	11
BAT	6.0	Giants	Madison Bumgarner P	1	1	1	5	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.2	`Blue Jays	Brett Cecil (H, 3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.2	0	0	0	0	3
	4.0	Braves	Justin Upton LF	3	2	3	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Brewers	Francisco Rodriguez (S, 3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	White Sox	Conor Gillaspie 3B	3	0	2	4	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Twins	Chris Colabello RF	3	1	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	`Cubs	Jeff Samardzija	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	1	1	0	4
	3.0	`Angels	Ernesto Frieri	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	Phillies	Jake Diekman (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		0.2	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Red Sox	Grady Sizemore LF	4	1	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Mariners' Felix Hernandez leads all players in Box-Toppers points for 2014

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez leads all players in Box-Toppers points two weeks into the season.

Hernandez has 3.4 Box-Toppers points. He earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points on March 31 and another 1.7 on April 5, earning American League Player of the Day honors in both starts.

Chris Collabello of the Twins is ranked second among all players and first among AL batters with 3.2 Box-Toppers points.

Top players

Through Thursday, April 10

	2014 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	3.4
2	Colabello, Chris 3235	1b dh	min al	3.2
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	3.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	3.0
5	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	rf	mil nl	3.0
6	Hammel, Jason 2235	pi sp	chi nl	3.0
7	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	2.0
8	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	2.0
9	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	2.0
10	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	2.0
	AL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	3.4
2	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	3.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	2.0
4	Buehrle, Mark 1407	pi sp	tor al	2.0
5	Wilson, C.J. 2074	pi sp	ana al	2.0
6	Feldman, Scott 2632	pi cp	hou al	2.0
7	Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	bos al	2.0
8	Smyly, Drew 3009	pi mr cp	det al	2.0
9	McAllister, Zach 3088	pi sp	cle al	1.7
10	Phelps, David 2994	pi cp sp	nyy al	1.7
	AL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Colabello, Chris 3235	1b dh	min al	3.2
2	Hamilton, Josh 2332	lf	ana al	1.7
3	Moss, Brandon 2520	1b	oak al	1.5
4	Joyce, Matt 2480	dh lf rf	tb al	1.5
5	Hunter, Torii 1190	rf	det al	1.5
6	Murphy, David 2348	rf	cle al	1.5
7	Ramirez, Alexei 2537	ss	chi al	1.5
8	Abreu, Jose 3308	1b	chi al	1.5
9	Schoop, Jonathan 3307	3b	bal al	1.5
10	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	1.0
	NL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	3.0
2	Hammel, Jason 2235	pi sp	chi nl	3.0
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	2.0
4	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	2.0
5	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	2.0
6	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	atl nl	2.0
7	Haren, Danny 1787	pi sp	lad nl	2.0
8	Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139	pi sp	lad nl	2.0
9	Gallardo, Yovani 2333	pi sp	mil nl	2.0
10	Cashner, Andrew 2807	pi sp	sd nl	2.0
	NL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	rf	mil nl	3.0
2	Blackmon, Charlie 2891	cf lf	col nl	2.0
3	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	1.7
4	Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	ss	col nl	1.7
5	Murphy, Daniel 2589	2b	nym nl	1.5
6	Pacheco, Jordan 2961	ca 1b	col nl	1.5
7	LeMahieu, DJ 3091	2b	col nl	1.5
8	Asche, Cody 3268	3b	phi nl	1.5
9	McGehee, Casey 2541	3b 1b	fla nl	1.5
10	Kalish, Ryan 2805	lf	chi nl	1.5

BTP: Box-Toppers points for 2014

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, ranked third among all players, tops all National League pitchers with 3.0 Box-Toppers points.

And Ryan Braun of the Brewers, fifth place among all players, is the top NL batter with 3.0 Box-Toppers points. (Fernandez ranks higher than Braun on the overall player list because he had more points than Braun in 2013—19.0 vs. 3.5.)

Last season’s overall leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, ranks seventh overall with 2.0 Box-Toppers points. In 2013, he had 21.7 points.

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

What are those numbers after players' names?

Colorado Rockies top Box-Toppers first Team Power Rankings for 2014

Top 10 teams

Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, April 10. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.

410	Teams	BTP	BTP/wk
1	Rockies	8.2	6.7
2	Nationals	8.0	5.0
3	Brewers	8.0	7.0
4	Dodgers	8.0	2.0
5	White Sox	7.0	4.5
6	Braves	6.7	4.0
7	Athletics	6.5	4.5
8	Marlins	6.5	3.0
9	Mariners	6.4	2.7
10	Indians	6.2	4.2

The Colorado Rockies are on top of Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings two weeks into the season.

Rockies players have accumulated 8.2 Box-Toppers points, including 6.7 over the past week (from Friday, April 4 through Thursday, April 10).

Though the Rockies are just 5-5 and a game back of the Dodgers and the Giants in the National League West, each of the five Rockies who have earned Player of the Game honors have also earned Box-Toppers bonus points for being top overall player, top NL player or top NL batter of the day.

The Rockies are led so far in the young season by outfielder Charlie Blackmon with 2.0 Box-Toppers points, earned when he was overall Player of the Day April 4.

The Chicago White Sox lead all American League teams with 7.0 Box-Toppers points. The White Sox are in second place in the AL Central, 1.5 games back of the Tigers. They are led so far by pitcher Chris Sale with 3.0 Box-Toppers points.

The Milwaukee Brewers picked up the most Box-Toppers points in the past week with 7.0. The Brewers have 8.0 total points for the season, in third place overall.

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

Nats' Stephen Strasburg (6.2IP 12K) tops players for Thursday, April 10

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Thursday’s Player of the Day. Strasburg struck out 12 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 7-1 win over the Marlins.

Yankees closing pitcher David Phelps is American League Player of the Day. Phelps struck out three over 2 1/3 innings, picking up the save, in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

Daniel Murphy of the Mets is National League Batter of the Day. Murphy went 3-4 and drove in three runs in the 6-4 win over the Braves.

Jose Abreu of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Abreu homered twice and drove in three runs in the 7-3 win over the Indians. This was Abreu’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,308th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Notable: Ryan Braun of the Brewers, top player in the 6-2 win over the Phillies, earns Player of the Game honors for the second time in three days and now has 3.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, rising to fifth place among all players.

Strasburg receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Phelps receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Murphy and Abreu each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

410	Score	Team	PLAYERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	12.2	Nationals	Stephen Strasburg (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	3	1	1	1	12
AL	5.1	Yankees	David Phelps (S, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.1	0	0	0	0	3
	5.0	Athletics	Dan Straily (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7	3	1	1	2	5
BAT	4.0	Mets	Daniel Murphy 2B	4	2	3	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Astros	Dallas Keuchel (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7	5	1	1	2	6
BAT	3.0	White Sox	Jose Abreu 1B	4	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	DBacks	J.J. Putz (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Pirates	Travis Snider PH, RF	2	1	1	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Brewers	Ryan Braun RF	3	1	2	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

Braves' Ervin Santana (8IP 0R) is top player for Wednesday, April 9

Braves pitcher Ervin Santana is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. He pitched eight shutout innings, allowing only three hits, in the 4-3 win over the Mets.

Indians pitcher Zach McAllister is American League Player of the Day. McAllister pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings and struck out seven in the 2-0 win over the Padres.

DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. LeMahieu went 3-4 and drove in three runs in the 10-4 win over the White Sox.

Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Schoop hit a three-run home run and went 2-4 in the 5-4 win over the Yankees. This was Schoop’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,307th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Santana receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. McAllister receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. LeMahieu and Schoop each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

409	Score	Team	PLAYER	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	11.0	Braves	Ervin Santana (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	0	0	0	6
AL	9.2	Indians	Zach McAllister (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	0	0	0	7
	9.0	Angels	Garrett Richards (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	1	0	0	3	6
	8.0	`Athletics	Jesse Chavez	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	1	1	0	9
	6.0	Reds	Mike Leake (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	0	0	1	3
	6.0	Padres	Robbie Erlin (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	1	0	6
	5.2	`Red Sox	Jake Peavy	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	3	1	1	4	8
	5.0	`Tigers	Drew Smyly (H, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	1	0	0	0	3
	4.1	`Nationals	Craig Stammen	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.1	2	0	0	1	4
BAT	4.0	Rockies	DJ LeMahieu 2B	4	2	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Royals	Jeremy Guthrie (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	1	1	1	4
	4.0	DBacks	Josh Collmenter (S, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		4.0	3	0	0	1	4
	4.0	Brewers	Tyler Thornburg (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	3.0	Orioles	Jonathan Schoop 3B	4	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Cubs	Jason Hammel (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	3	3	1	6
	3.0	Blue Jays	Brandon Morrow (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	3	3	1	9

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

Brewers' Ryan Braun (3 HR 7RBI) tops players for Tuesday, April 8

Ryan Braun of the Brewers is Tuesday’s Player of the Day. Braun hit three home runs, drove in seven runs and went 3-5 in the 10-4 win over the Phillies.

It is the first time Braun has been Player of the Game since his drug suspension last season. He last earned Box-Toppers points May 7, 2013.

David Murphy of the Indians is American League Player of the Day. Murphy hit a three-run homer and an RBI double in the 8-6 win over the Padres.

Braun receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Murphy receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. No pitcher earned bonus points since batters had higher Box-Toppers game scores in both leagues.

All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

408	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K			PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	Brewers	Ryan Braun RF	5	3	3	7	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
AL	6.0	Indians	David Murphy RF	3	3	2	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bartolo Colon (W, 1-1)	7.0	6	0	0	0	5
	6.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Gio Gonzalez (W, 2-0)	6.0	3	0	0	2	5
	4.0	White Sox	Avisail Garcia RF	5	2	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Mariners	Corey Hart DH	4	2	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Haren	6.0	3	1	1	1	4
	4.0	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Sergio Santos (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Orioles	Chris Davis 1B	3	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Archer	7.0	6	0	0	2	4
	2.0	Cardinals	Peter Bourjos CF	4	2	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	Robinson Chirinos C	4	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Giants	Brandon Belt 1B	4	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Pirates	Russell Martin C	3	2	2	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Angels' C.J. Wilson (8IP 1R 7K) tops players for Monday, April 7

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is Thursday’s Player of the Day. Wilson struck out seven over eight innings, allowing just one run, in the 9-1 win over the Astros.

Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies is National League Player of the Day. Tulowitzki went 3-3 with a homer and a double in the 8-1 win over the White Sox.

Brandon Moss of the Athletics is American League Batter of the Day. Moss drove in two runs, scored twice and went 1-4 in the 8-3 win over the Twins.

Wilson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Tulowitzki receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Moss receives 1.5 for AL Batter of the Day.

All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

407	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			C.J. Wilson (W, 1-1)	8.0	4	1	1	1	7
	4.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			John Lackey (W, 2-0)	7.0	5	1	0	2	5
NL	3.0	Rockies	Troy Tulowitzki SS	3	2	3	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Vargas (W, 1-0)	8.0	4	1	1	1	2
	2.0	`Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Warren (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
BAT	1.0	Athletics	Brandon Moss 1B	4	2	1	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Cardinals	Matt Holliday LF	3	2	1	1	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

White Sox' Chris Sale (8IP 0R 6K) tops players for Sunday, April 6

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Player of the Day. Sale pitched eight shutout innings and struck out six in the 5-1 win over the Royals.

Sale moves into fourth place among players in Box-Toppers points in the young 2014 season. He has 3.0 points.

Reds pitcher Alfredo Simon is National League Player of the Day. Simon allowed one run over seven innings and struck out six in the 2-1 win over the Mets.

Hanley Ramirez of the Dodgers is NL Batter of the Day. Ramirez homered twice and went 3-4 in the 6-2 win over the Giants.

Chris Colabello of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Colabello drove in four runs and went 2-5 in the 10-7 win over the Indians. Colabello is the first batter to earn Player of the Game honors more than once so far this season. With 3.2 Box-Toppers points, he moves into second place among all players for the season, behind only Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (3.4).

Sale receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Simon receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Kemp and Colabello each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

406	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale (W, 2-0)	8.0	4	0	0	1	6
NL	6.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alfredo Simon (W, 1-0)	7.0	4	1	1	1	6
	5.1	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Tillman (W, 1-0)	8.1	5	1	1	1	5
	5.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 1-0)	7.0	7	0	0	1	6
	5.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ian Kennedy (W, 1-1)	6.0	3	1	1	1	5
	4.1	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tony Watson (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	4.0	Dodgers	Hanley Ramirez SS	4	3	3	2	0	0
	4.0	Cubs	Ryan Kalish LF	3	2	2	3	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.2	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yovani Gallardo (W, 2-0)	6.2	7	0	0	0	3
BAT	2.0	Twins	Chris Colabello DH	5	1	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Astros	Jonathan Villar SS	3	2	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Athletics	Jed Lowrie SS	1	1	1	1	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jerry Blevins (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Yankees	Brett Gardner LF	4	2	1	2	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Diamondbacks	Mark Trumbo LF	3	1	1	2	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Marlins' Fernandez tops players for Saturday, April 5, Mariners' Hernandez moves into 1st in season rankings

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Saturday’s Player of the Day, while Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, American League Player of the Day, moves into first place among players in Box-Toppers points a week into the season.

Fernandez pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings and struck out eight in the 5-0 win over the Padres. He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, moving him into second place behind Hernandez.

Hernandez struck out eight over 8 1/3 innings and allowed only one run in the 3-1 win over the Athletics. Hernandez earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, more than any other player so far into the young season.

Hernandez and Fernandez are the only two players so far this season who have earned Player of the Game honors more than once.

Nolan Arenado of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Arenado homered twice, drove in three runs and went 3-4 in the 9-4 win over the Diamondbacks. This was Arenado’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,306th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Torii Hunter of the Tigers is AL Batter of the Day. Hunter drove in five runs and went 2-4 with a homer and a double in the 7-6 win over the Orioles. Hunter now has 103.9 career Box-Toppers points, ranked 52nd among all players since 1995.

Fernandez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Hernandez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Arenado and Hunter each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

405	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.2	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Jose Fernandez (W, 2-0)	6.2	3	0	0	2	8
AL	7.1	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Felix Hernandez (W, 2-0)	8.1	6	1	1	1	8
	7.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Tyler Skaggs (W, 1-0)	8.0	4	1	0	1	5
	6.2	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	R.A. Dickey (W, 1-1)	6.2	5	0	0	1	6
	6.1	`Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Bruce Chen	6.1	6	1	0	0	7
BAT	5.0	Rockies	Nolan Arenado 3B	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Mets	Ike Davis PH	1	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Tigers	Torii Hunter RF	4	1	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Francisco Rodriguez (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.1	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Madison Bumgarner (W, 1-0)	6.1	8	2	2	1	10
	3.0	Phillies	Chase Utley 2B	3	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rays	James Loney 1B	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Julio Teheran (W, 1-1)	7.0	3	2	2	4	6
	1.0	Cardinals	Jhonny Peralta SS	4	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Twins	Trevor Plouffe 3B	3	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Rockies' Charlie Blackmon (6-6, 5RBI) tops players Friday, April 4

Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies is Friday’s Player of the Day. Blackmon went 6-6, homered, hit three doubles, drove in five runs and scored four times in the 12–2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Josh Hamilton of the Angels is American League Player of the Day. Hamilton homered, went 3-3, and drove in three runs in the 11–1 win over the Astros.

No pitchers scored Box-Toppers bonus points Friday because batters had higher Box-Toppers game scores in both leagues. The pitcher with the highest Box-Toppers game score Friday was Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees with a game score of 4.0. Tanaka, the Japanese superstar pitcher who signed with the Yankees in the off-season, made his Box-Toppers debut by being Player of the Game in the 7–3 win over the Blue Jays.

Blackmon receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Hamilton receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day.

All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

404	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	Rockies	Charlie Blackmon CF, LF	6	4	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
AL	5.0	Angels	Josh Hamilton LF	3	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Mets	Lucas Duda 1B	3	2	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rays	Sean Rodriguez 1B	4	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Pirates	Pedro Alvarez 3B	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Masahiro Tanaka (W, 1-0)	7.0	6	3	2	0	8
	4.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Drew Smyly (W, 1-0)	3.0	1	0	0	1	3
	3.1	`Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Juan Gutierrez	1.1	1	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Phillies	John Mayberry PH	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Greg Holland (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Craig Kimbrel (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Indians	Nick Swisher 1B	5	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Brad Hand (S, 1)	3.0	0	0	0	3	2
	1.2	`Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Marco Estrada	5.2	4	2	1	3	6

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

Cubs' Jason Hammel (6.2IP 1R 2H) tops players for Thursday, April 3

Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel is Thursday’s Player of the Day. Hammel gave up one run on two hits over 6 2/3 innings in the 3-2 win over the Pirates.

Chris Colabello of the Twins is American League Player of the Day. Colabello drove in six runs in the 10-9 win over the White Sox.

Casey McGehee of the Marlins is National League Batter of the Day. McGehee went 2-3 with a triple and drove in three runs in the 8-5 win over the Rockies.

Hammel receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Colabello receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. McGehee receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

403	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	6.2	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Jason Hammel (W, 1-0)	6.2	2	1	1	1	5
AL	3.0	Twins	Chris Colabello 1B	5	0	2	6	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Yankees	Yangervis Solarte 3B	3	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Marlins	Casey McGehee 3B	3	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Chris Archer (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	2	2	2	7
	2.1	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Trevor Rosenthal (S, 2)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Nationals	Ryan Zimmerman 3B	5	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Giants	Angel Pagan CF	5	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Koji Uehara (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Athletics	Coco Crisp CF	3	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Blue Jays' Mark Buehrle (8.2IP 0R 11K) tops players for Wednesday, April 2

Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Buehrle pitched 8 2/3 shutout innings and struck out 11 in the 3-0 win over the Rays.

Reds pitcher Tony Cingrani is National League Player of the Day. Cingrani pitched seven shutout innings, struck out nine and allowed only two hits in the 1-0 win over the Cardinals.

Alexei Ramirez of the White Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Ramirez went 2-3, doubled and drove in two runs in the 7-6, 11-inning win over the Twins.

Jordan Pacheco of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Pacheco went 3-4 in the 6-5 win over the Marlins.

Buehrle receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Cingrani receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Ramirez and Pacheco each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

402	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.2	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mark Buehrle (W, 1-0)	8.2	4	0	0	1	11
	12.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	James Paxton (W, 1-0)	7.0	2	0	0	2	9
NL	12.0	`Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Tony Cingrani	7.0	2	0	0	2	9
	11.2	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Tim Hudson (W, 1-0)	7.2	3	0	0	0	7
	10.0	`Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Max Scherzer	8.0	4	0	0	1	7
	9.1	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Scott Kazmir (W, 1-0)	7.1	3	0	0	0	5
	7.0	`Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Charlie Morton	6.0	4	0	0	1	6
	7.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Dan Haren (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	1	0	0	6
	6.2	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Aaron Harang (W, 1-0)	6.2	2	0	0	1	3
	6.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Gio Gonzalez (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	1	1	1	6
	4.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	John Lackey (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	2	2	1	6
	4.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Jarred Cosart (W, 1-0)	5.0	4	0	0	0	3
	3.1	`Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Marc Rzepczynski	2.1	0	0	0	1	2
BAT	2.0	White Sox	Alexei Ramirez SS	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	Jim Adduci PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	1.0	Rockies	Jordan Pacheco C	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Astros' Scott Feldman (6.2IP 0R) tops players for Tuesday, April 1

Astros pitcher Scott Feldman is Tuesday’s Player of the Day. Feldman pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings in the 6-2 win over the Yankees.

Freddie Freeman of the Braves is National League Player of the Day. Freeman homered twice and went 3-3 in the 5-2 win over the Brewers.

No American League batter won Player of the Game honors, so there was no AL Batter of the Day Tuesday.

Feldman receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Freeman receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. 

All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

401	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	5.2	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Scott Feldman (W, 1-0)	6.2	2	0	0	2	3
NL	4.0	Braves	Freddie Freeman 1B	3	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.1	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Drew Hutchison (W, 1-0)	5.1	3	0	0	3	4
	3.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Erasmo Ramirez (W, 1-0)	7.0	6	2	2	0	6
	2.0	Diamondbacks	A.J. Pollock CF	4	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Zack Greinke (W, 1-0)	5.0	2	2	2	2	5
	2.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Steve Cishek (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.2	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Martin Perez	5.2	7	2	2	0	7

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

Cards' Wainwright (7IP 0R 9K) tops players on opening day, Monday, March 31

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Monday’s Player of the Day in baseball’s stateside daytime opening day.

Wainwright pitched seven shutout innings and struck out nine in the 1-0 win over the Reds. In 2013, Wainwright was the second-ranked National League pitcher in Box-Toppers points with 20.2.

Wainwright had a Box-Toppers game score of 9.0 Monday, the same as Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano, who was Player of the Game in his team's 1-0 win vs. the Cubs. However, Wainwright won Player of the Day over Liriano because he earned the win in his game, while Liriano had a no-decision.

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is American League Player of the Day. Hernandez struck out 11 over six innings in the 10-3 win over the Angels. In 2013, Hernandez was the eighth-ranked AL pitcher in Box-Toppers points with 14.8.

Hernandez and Indians pitcher Justin Masterson had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 7.0 Monday, but Hernandez broke the tie and got the nod as AL Player of the Day because he received the win in his game and Masterson received a no-decision.

Cody Asche of the Phillies is NL Batter of the Day. Asche went 3-4, doubled and homered and drove in two runs in the 14-10 win over the Rangers.

Matt Joyce of the Rays is AL Batter of the Day. Joyce went 2-2 and drove in three runs in the 9-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Notable: Nelson Cruz of the Orioles is the first player suspended in the Biogenesis investigation to return to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. Cruz, playing left field in his Orioles debut, went 1-2 and homered in the 2-1 win over the Red Sox. In 2013, he had 4.5 Box-Toppers points for the Rangers before he was suspended under baseball's drug policy for the final 50 games of the season.

Wainwright receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Hernandez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Asche and Joyce each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

331	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	0	0	Adam Wainwright (W, 1-0)	7.0	3	0	0	4	9
	9.0	`Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Francisco Liriano	6.0	4	0	0	3	10
	8.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Jose Fernandez (W, 1-0)	6.0	5	1	1	0	9
AL	7.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Felix Hernandez (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	3	2	1	11
	7.0	`Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Justin Masterson	7.0	3	0	0	1	4
BAT	5.0	Phillies	Cody Asche 3B	4	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Rays	Matt Joyce DH	2	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Yovani Gallardo (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	0	0	2	4
	3.2	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Jean Machi (W, 1-0)	1.2	1	0	0	0	3
	3.1	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Chris Sale (W, 1-0)	7.1	5	3	3	1	8
	3.0	Nationals	Adam LaRoche 1B	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Orioles	Nelson Cruz LF	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Tigers	Tyler Collins PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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