Detroit Tigers remain top Box-Toppers team, Texas Rangers make big jump

 Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers weekly team standings as of Thursday, Aug. 15:

The Detroit Tigers remain atop Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week, while the Texas Rangers made the biggest jump of the week.

Tigers players have accumulated 95.6 Box-Toppers points, the most of any team.

The Texas Rangers picked up 10.0 Box-Toppers points in the past week, giving them 90.5 for the season, boosting them from seventh to second place in Box-Toppers team power rankings.

The Boston Red Sox, leaders two weeks ago, also have 90.5 points, tied with the Rangers, but fall from second to third because they have fewer Box-Toppers points than the Rangers for the past week (10.0 vs. 2.0).

The St. Louis Cardinals remain the top National League team in Box-Toppers points with 89.4. However, after being overall leader just three weeks ago, the Cards fell this week from third to fourth overall. In addition, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to close in on the Cardinals. After trailing the Cardinals by 11.4 points on July 25, the Dodgers are now only 1.4 points behind.

The Cincinnati Reds are the hottest National League team of the week, picking up 8.4 Box-Toppers points, giving them 85.7 points and rising from 10th to sixth place. 

Top 10 teams

815	Top 10 Teams	BTP	BTP/wk	Last week rank
1	Tigers	95.6	3.7	1
2	Rangers	90.5	10.0	7
3	Red Sox	90.5	2.0	2
4	Cardinals	89.4	3.0	3
5	Dodgers	88.0	6.0	5
6	Reds	85.7	8.4	10
7	Rays	85.7	2.5	4
8	Orioles	84.5	3.2	6
9	Braves	82.8	5.5	9
10	Indians	81.8	3.0	8

BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.

BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday. 

Athletics' Sonny Gray (8IP 0R 9K) tops players for Thursday, Aug. 15

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Thursday, Aug. 15:

Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray is Thursday's Player of the Day. Gray pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 5-0 win over the Astros. 

It is Gray's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,259th player to debut on Box-Toppers since record-keeping began in 1995. 

Reds pitcher Tony Cingrani is National League Player of the Day. Cingrani struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings in the 2-1 win over the Brewers. 

Wil Myers of the Rays is American League Batter of the Day. He went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in the 7-1 win over the Mariners. 

Hector Sanchez of the Giants is NL Batter of the Day. He hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Nationals, 4-3.

Notable: Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez rose to 18th place in Box-Toppers player season standings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Sanchez (7.1IP 1R 5K W in the 4-1 win vs. the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season. 

Gray receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Cingrani receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Myers and Sanchez 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

815	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Sonny Gray (W, 1-1)	8.0	4	0	0	1	9
NL	8.1	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tony Cingrani (W, 6-2)	6.1	4	1	1	1	9
	8.0	`Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Wheeler	6.0	7	1	1	1	12
BAT	5.0	Rays	Wil Myers DH	4	2	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Angels	Chris Nelson 3B	4	2	2	5	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Giants	Hector Sanchez PH	1	1	1	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Siegrist (W, 1-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Anibal Sanchez (W, 11-7)	7.1	7	1	1	1	5
	1.0	Twins	Chris Herrmann PH	1	0	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Blue Jays	Mark DeRosa PH, 1B	0	0	0	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.

Reds' Arroyo, Yankees' Soriano top players for Wednesday, Aug. 14

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Wednesday, Aug. 14:

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Arroyo pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and striking out seven in the 5-0 win over the Cubs.

Arroyo becomes the 30th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, moving him into 26th place among players.

Alfonso Soriano of the Yankees is American League Player of the Day. Soriano homered twice, drove in seven runs and went 3-for-3 in the 11-3 win over the Angels. It is the second straight day Soriano has been AL Player of the Day. 

Corey Dickerson of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Dickerson hit two doubles and a triple, driving in two runs, in the 4-2 win over the Padres.

Notable: Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano moves into 17th place in Box-Toppers player season standings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Liriano (CG 1R 6K W in the 5-1 win vs. the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season.

Arroyo receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Soriano receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Dickerson receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

814	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 11-9)	7.0	2	0	0	0	7
AL	10.0	Yankees	Alfonso Soriano LF	3	3	3	7	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	8.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Francisco Liriano (W, 13-5)	9.0	4	1	1	1	6
	6.0	`Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jarred Cosart	6.0	3	0	0	1	4
	6.0	`Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Collmenter	3.0	2	0	0	0	5
	4.0	Indians	Jason Giambi DH	3	2	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Esmil Rogers	6.0	5	1	1	1	6
BAT	3.0	Rockies	Corey Dickerson LF	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Dodgers	Andre Ethier PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tanner Scheppers (H, 21)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joaquin Benoit (S, 15)	1.2	1	0	0	1	3
	2.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joel Peralta (W, 2-5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Kimbrel (S, 38)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Marlins	Justin Ruggiano RF	4	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0	Nationals	Anthony Rendon 2B	4	1	1	2	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.

Marlins' Jose Fernandez tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 13, rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player standings

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Tuesday, Aug. 13:

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Tuesday's Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers player standings for the season. 

Fernandez pitched seven shutout innings in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Royals. However, Fernandez left with the game tied 0-0 and earned no decision.

Fernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.0 for the season, moving up to seventh place among all players. 

Alfonso Soriano of the Yankees is American League Player of the Day. Soriano hit two homers and drove in six runs in the 14-7 win over the Angels. 

Scooter Gennett of the Brewers is National League Batter of the Day. Gennett hit two homers and drove in three runs in the 5-1 win over the Rangers.  This was Gennett's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,254th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record-keeping began in 1995.

Notable: Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks rises to 20th place in Box-Toppers player standings for the season after he earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday. Goldschmidt (2HR including walk-off, 3-5 in 4-3, 11-inning win vs. Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. In addition, he becomes top NL batter in Box-Toppers points, passing Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies (11.0). 

Fernandez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Soriano receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Gennett receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

813	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	`Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Fernandez	7.0	3	0	0	1	6
AL	6.0	Yankees	Alfonso Soriano LF	6	3	3	6	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zach McAllister (W, 5-7)	6.0	4	2	1	1	7
	4.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kris Medlen (W, 10-10)	7.0	5	1	1	1	5
	3.1	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			J.J. Hoover (W, 3-5)	2.1	1	0	0	0	2
	3.1	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Stauffer (W, 2-1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	3.0	Brewers	Scooter Gennett 2B	4	2	2	3	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ryan Dempster	7.0	4	1	1	2	4
	3.0	`Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Trevor Rosenthal	1.0	1	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Danny Farquhar (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	5	2	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	White Sox	Avisail Garcia RF	4	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Dodgers	A.J. Ellis C	2	1	1	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chia-Jen Lo (S, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	1	1
	1.0	Nationals	Ian Desmond SS	4	2	3	0	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.

Rangers' Darvish tops players for Monday, Aug. 12, moves into 5th in Box-Toppers player standings

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Monday, Aug. 12:

Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is Monday's Player of the Day and rises to fifth in season player Box-Toppers points. 

Darvish took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before it was broken up by a home run in the 2-1 win over the Astros. Darvish gave up just the one hit over eight innings and struck out 15. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.0 for the season, moving him into fifth place among players. 

Reds pitcher Mat Latos is National League Player of the Day. Latos pitched eight shutout innings and struck out nine in the 2-0 win over the Cubs. Latos earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, moving him to 20th place among players. 

Dexter Fowler of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Fowler drove in four runs and went 3-for-4 in the 14-2 win over the Padres. 

Chris Getz of the Royals is American League Batter of the Day. Getz went 3-for-4 in the 6-2 win over the Marlins. 

Notables:  Reds pitcher Chris Sale is in 14th place in player Box-Toppers points standings and Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is in 26th place after both earned Player of the Game honors Monday:

• Sale (CG 2R 6K W in 6-2 win vs. Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season, in 14th place.
• Kuroda (8IP 0R 7K W in 2-1 win vs. Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season, in 26th place. 

Darvish receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Latos receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Fowler and Getz 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

812	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	19.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 12-5)	8.0	1	1	1	1	15
NL	11.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mat Latos (W, 12-3)	8.0	6	0	0	0	9
	11.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hiroki Kuroda (W, 11-7)	8.0	3	0	0	1	7
	9.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cole Hamels (W, 5-13)	9.0	6	1	1	1	9
	9.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andrew Albers (W, 2-0)	9.0	2	0	0	0	2
BAT	5.0	Rockies	Dexter Fowler CF	4	2	3	4	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kenley Jansen (S, 18)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3
	2.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale (W, 8-11)	9.0	9	2	2	0	6
	1.1	`Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Straily	7.1	6	1	1	3	5
	1.0	Diamondbacks	Adam Eaton LF	5	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	1.0	Royals	Chris Getz 2B	4	1	3	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.

Nats' Strasburg tops players for Sunday, Aug. 11; Dodgers' Kershaw rises to 2nd in player Box-Toppers points

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Sunday, Aug. 11:

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Sunday's Player of the Day, while Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to second place among players in season Box-Toppers points.

Strasburg pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 10, in the 6-0 win over the Phillies. 

Kershaw rises to second place among all players—and first among National League players—after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Kershaw (8IP 8K W in the 8-2 win over the Rays) was his game's top player, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.7 for the season. 

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is American League Player of the Day. Hernandez pitched eight shutout innings, striking out nine, in the 2-0 win over the Brewers. Hernandez rises to ninth place among players in Box-Toppers points, earning 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 13.1 for the season. 

Freddie Freeman of the Braves is NL Batter of the Day. Freeman hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 9-4 win over the Marlins. 

Adam Jones of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Jones hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs in the 10-2 win over the Giants. 

Strasburg receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Hernandez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Freeman and Jones 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

811	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Stephen Strasburg (W, 6-9)	9.0	4	0	0	1	10
AL	12.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Hernandez (W, 12-5)	8.0	4	0	0	1	9
	9.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Martin Perez (W, 5-3)	9.0	4	1	1	2	8
	8.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clayton Kershaw (W, 11-7)	8.0	3	2	1	2	8
	8.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Correia (W, 8-8)	7.0	5	0	0	1	7
BAT	4.0	Braves	Freddie Freeman 1B	3	2	2	3	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Orioles	Adam Jones CF	5	2	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cardinals	Allen Craig 1B, RF	3	2	3	1	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Mets	Andrew Brown PH, RF	2	1	1	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Reds	Xavier Paul PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Greg Holland (S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Belisle (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Athletics	Josh Donaldson 3B	3	2	2	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Perez (S, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Yankees	Alex Rodriguez 3B	4	1	2	2	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.

Marlins' Nathan Eovaldi (7IP 1H 0R 8K ND) tops players for Saturday, Aug. 10

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Saturday, Aug. 10:

Marlins pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Saturday's Player of the Day. Eovaldi gave up one hit and no runs over seven innings, striking out nine, in the 1-0 win over the Braves. Eovaldi, however, did not pick up the win, leaving with the game tied 0-0.

Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez is American League Player of the Day. Sanchez struck out eight over seven innings in the 9-3 win over the Yankees. 

Sanchez is now in 18th place in season player Box-Toppers points. Sanchez earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 11.7 for the season.  

Jayson Werth of the Nationals is National League Batter of the Day. Werth homered, drove in three and went 3-for-5 in the 8-5 win over the Phillies. 

Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays is AL Batter of the Day. Bautista hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-4 in the 5-4 win over the Athletics.  

Notable: Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is now in 13th place in season player Box-Toppers points. Greinke (6.1IP 0R 7K W in the 5-0 win vs. the Rays) was Player of the Game, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season.

Eovaldi receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Sanchez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Werth and Bautista 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

810	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	11.0	`Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Nathan Eovaldi	7.0	1	0	0	3	8
	9.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tom Gorzelanny (W, 3-4)	7.0	3	0	0	2	7
	6.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Greinke (W, 10-3)	6.1	6	0	0	1	7
AL	6.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Anibal Sanchez (W, 10-7)	7.0	4	2	2	1	8
	5.0	`Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chad Gaudin	5.0	2	1	0	3	6
BAT	4.0	Nationals	Jayson Werth RF	5	3	3	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Cubs	Welington Castillo C	1	2	1	2	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Blue Jays	Jose Bautista RF	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tyson Ross (W, 3-5)	7.0	4	1	1	4	6
	2.1	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Wheeler (W, 5-2)	6.1	6	1	1	0	4
	2.1	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brandon Workman (W, 3-1)	1.1	2	0	0	0	3
	2.0	White Sox	Jordan Danks RF	2	2	1	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rockies	Jonathan Herrera 2B	1	1	1	1	3	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Angels	J.B. Shuck LF	3	0	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Rangers	Alex Rios RF	3	1	2	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.

Braves' Beachy, Orioles' Tillman top players for Friday, Aug. 9

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Friday, Aug. 9:

Braves pitcher Brandon Beachy is Friday's Player of the Day. Beachy pitched eight scoreless innings in the 5-0 win over the Marlins. 

Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman is American League Player of the Day. Tillman gave up only one run over eight innings and struck out nine, but left with no decision, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Giants.

Tillman became the 27th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. Tillman earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, putting him in 21st place among all players.

Beachy and Tillman both had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 10.0, but Beachy earned overall Player of the Day because he earned the win in his game and Tillman had a no-decision.

Josh Reddick of the Athletics is AL Batter of the Day. Reddick hit three home runs (including a three-run shot) in the 14-6 win over the Blue Jays.

Wilin Rosario of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Rosario homered, drove in four and went 3-for-5 in the 10-1 win over the Pirates. 

Beachy receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Tillman receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Reddick and Rosario 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

809	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			Brandon Beachy (W, 1-0)	8.0	3	0	0	1	6
AL	10.0	`Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Tillman	8.0	4	1	1	1	9
	8.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 10-9)	7.0	4	1	1	0	7
BAT	6.0	Athletics	Josh Reddick RF	5	3	3	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Haren (W, 7-11)	7.0	4	2	2	0	7
BAT	4.0	Rockies	Wilin Rosario C	5	2	3	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Twins	Justin Morneau 1B	5	2	2	5	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Angels	Josh Hamilton DH	2	1	1	3	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Greg Holland (S, 31)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Brewers	Yuniesky Betancourt 1B	5	2	1	4	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Dodgers	Mark Ellis 2B	4	2	3	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	Adrian Beltre DH	4	3	2	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	`Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ivan Nova	7.0	8	1	1	2	7
	2.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Rusin (W, 2-1)	6.0	7	0	0	2	5
	2.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brad Ziegler (W, 5-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brian Duensing (W, 6-1)	1.0	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.

Masterson stays on top of Box-Toppers player rankings; Corbin, Cabrera, Gonzalez among leaders

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away.  These are Box-Toppers weekly player standings as of Thursday, Aug. 8:

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson continues to lead all players in Box-Toppers points as of Thursday, Aug. 8, with 16.4 points. 

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin, in second place overall, leads all National League players with 15.4 points.

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, in seventh place overall with 13.4 points, is leader among American League batters. 

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies leads among NL batters with 11.0 points. He is in 20th place overall.

Twenty-six players (22 of them pitchers) have accumulated 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points so far this season. 

Previous player rankings report from Aug. 1. 

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work?

Top players

As of Thursday, Aug. 8

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	16.4
2	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	15.4
3	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	15.1
4	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	15.0
5	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.7
6	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	13.7
7	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
8	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	13.4
9	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	13.1
10	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	13.0
	AL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	16.4
2	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	15.1
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	13.7
4	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	13.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	11.7
6	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	10.7
8	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
9	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	10.0
10	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	pi sp	det al	10.0
	AL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
2	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	11.2
3	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	8.2
4	Raburn, Ryan 2340	rf dh ph	cle al	8.0
5	Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	7.4
6	Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	1b dh	tor al	7.2
7	Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	7.0
8	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	7.0
9	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	6.5
10	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	6.5
	NL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	15.4
2	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	15.0
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.7
4	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	13.4
5	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	13.1
6	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	13.0
7	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	12.7
8	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	12.7
9	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	11.7
10	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	11.7
	NL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	11.0
2	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	10.7
3	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf	col nl	8.5
4	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	8.4
5	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	8.0
6	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b	stl nl	7.5
7	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	7.0
8	Posey, Buster 2745	ca	sf nl	7.0
9	Venable, Will 2621	rf	sd nl	7.0
10	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	6.7

BTP: Box-Toppers points for 2013 season

Detroit Tigers, week's hottest team, take top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers weekly team standings as of Thursday, Aug. 8:

The Detroit Tigers, the hottest team of the week, became Box-Toppers top team this week.

The Tigers unseated last week's leader, the Boston Red Sox, picking up 8.0 Box-Toppers points over the past week, the most by any team. Tigers players have accumulated 91.9 points for the season. 

The Red Sox fall to second place with 88.5 points. 

The St. Louis Cardinals remain the top National League team, with 86.4 Box-Toppers points, in third place overall.

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue their steady climb up the Box-Toppers point standings. They were the hottest team in the National League, picking up 6.0 Box-Toppers points over the week and moved from seventh to fifth place. They remain the second-ranked NL team with 82.0 points, pulling closer to the NL top Cardinals.

Top 10 teams

808	Top 10 Teams	BTP	BTP/wk	Last week rank
1	Tigers	91.9	8.0	2
2	Red Sox	88.5	4.5	1
3	Cardinals	86.4	4.2	3
4	Rays	83.2	2.0	4
5	Dodgers	82.0	6.0	7
6	Orioles	81.3	3.7	6
7	Rangers	80.5	6.7	9
8	Indians	78.8	1.0	5
9	Braves	77.3	4.7	11
10	Reds	77.3	3.5	10

BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.

BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday. 

Giants' Lincecum tops players for Thursday, Aug. 8, Tigers' Scherzer rises to 6th in player Box-Toppers points

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Thursday, Aug. 8:

Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is Thursday's Player of the Day, while Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to sixth place in player Box-Toppers points for the season.

Lincecum allowed only one hit and no runs over eight innings, while striking out eight, in the 4-1 win over the Brewers. 

Scherzer earned Player of the Game honors Thursday  (7IP 5K W in the 10-3 win vs. the Indians), earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.7 for the season. He rises to sixth place overall and passes Miguel Cabrera (13.4) as the Box-Toppers points leader among Detroit Tigers players.

Royals pitcher Bruce Chen is American League Player of the Day. Chen pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and gave up no runs in the 5-1 win over the Red Sox. 

John McDonald of the Phillies is National League Batter of the Day. McDonald homered and drove in two runs in the 12-1 win over the Cubs. 

No American League batter earned Player of the Game honors, so there is no AL Batter of the Day for Thursday.

Lincecum receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Chen receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. McDonald 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

808	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Lincecum (W, 6-11)	8.0	1	0	0	1	8
	8.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hyun-Jin Ryu (W, 11-3)	7.0	5	1	0	0	7
AL	3.2	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bruce Chen (W, 5-0)	7.2	5	0	0	1	2
BAT	3.0	Phillies	John McDonald 2B	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer (W, 17-1)	7.0	4	2	2	1	5
	2.0	Pirates	Neil Walker 2B	3	0	3	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			LaTroy Hawkins (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

Mets' Matt Harvey tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 7, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player standings

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Wednesday, Aug. 7:

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is Wednesday's Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in player Box-Toppers points for the season.

Harvey pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout in the 5-0 win over the Rockies. Harvey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.0 for the season and rises from ninth to fourth place in player Box-Toppers standings. 

Adrian Beltre of the Rangers is American League Player of the Day. Beltre homered, scored four times, drove in three and went 3-for-4 in the 10-3 win over the Angels. 

Martin Prado of the Diamondbacks is National League Batter of the Day. Prado homered, drove in four runs and went 4-for-4 in the 9-8 win over the Rays. 

Harvey receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Beltre receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Prado receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

807	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	11.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey (W, 9-3)	9.0	4	0	0	0	6
	10.0	`Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Marco Estrada	5.0	1	0	0	0	6
BAT	6.0	Diamondbacks	Martin Prado LF, 3B	4	2	4	4	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
AL	6.0	Rangers	Adrian Beltre 3B	4	4	3	3	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Cubs	Donnie Murphy 3B	3	2	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Bonderman (W, 2-3)	3.0	1	0	0	0	3
	4.0	Dodgers	Andre Ethier CF	5	2	3	4	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Red Sox	Jonny Gomes LF, RF	2	3	1	2	3	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Collins (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Braves	Justin Upton LF	4	1	3	3	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Francisco Rodriguez (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	White Sox	Gordon Beckham 2B	4	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Mariners	Humberto Quintero C	3	1	1	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Reds	Corky Miller C	2	0	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Charlie Morton (W, 4-3)	7.0	6	2	2	0	5

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

Tigers' Justin Verlander tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 6

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Tuesday, Aug. 6:

Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Verlander gave up one run and struck out seven over eight innings in the 5-1 win over the Indians.

Verlander became the 26th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He earned 2.0 points for being Player of the Day, giving him exactly 10.0 for the season, putting him in 24th place among players. While this is the fifth straight season Verlander has earned at least 10.0 Box-Toppers points (and seventh time in his eight seasons of play), it is a big drop-off from 2012 when he led in Box-Toppers points with 24.8 and 2011, when he was in third place overall with 24.4. 

Braves pitcher Craig Kimbrel is National League Player of the Day. Kimbrel struck out three in a one-inning save in the 2-1 win over the Nationals. 

Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Ellsbury homered twice, scored four runs and went 2-for-4 in the 15-10 win over the Astros. 

Chase Utley of the Phillies is NL Batter of the Day. Utley went 3-for-4 in the 9-8 win over the Cubs. 

Notable: White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to 14th place in Box-Toppers player standings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday. Sale (7.1IP 1R 6K W in 3-2 win vs. the Yankees) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. 

Verlander receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Kimbrel receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Ellsbury and Utley each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

806	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Verlander (W, 12-8)	8.0	4	1	1	0	7
	5.1	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andrew Albers (W, 1-0)	8.1	4	0	0	1	2
BAT	5.0	Red Sox	Jacoby Ellsbury CF	4	4	2	3	2	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Orioles	Adam Jones CF	4	2	4	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
NL	4.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Kimbrel (S, 35)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.1	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mat Latos (W, 11-3)	7.1	4	0	0	3	3
	3.1	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wily Peralta (W, 8-11)	6.1	5	1	1	2	6
	3.1	`Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jenrry Mejia	5.1	4	2	1	2	7
BAT	3.0	Phillies	Chase Utley 2B	4	2	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cardinals	Matt Adams PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wade Miley (W, 9-8)	7.0	5	1	1	2	5
	3.0	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Johnson (W, 2-8)	5.0	5	0	0	2	5
	2.1	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale (W, 7-11)	7.1	5	1	1	4	6
	2.0	Rangers	Elvis Andrus SS	5	3	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Pirates	Andrew McCutchen CF	3	1	2	2	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.

Royals' Jeremy Guthrie tops players for Monday, Aug. 5

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Monday, Aug. 5:

Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie is Monday's Player of the Day. Guthrie pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out seven, in the 13-0 win over the Twins. 

Giants pitcher Chad Gaudin is National League Player of the Day. Gaudin struck out eight and gave up one run over 6 1/3 innings (but earned no decision) in the 4-2 win over the Brewers. 

Alex Rios of the White Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Rios drove in four runs and went 2-for-4 in the 8-1 win over the Yankees. 

Notable: Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez became the 25th player this season to earn 10.0 or more Box-Toppers for the season. Sanchez (7.2 IP 11K ND in the 4-2 win vs. the Indians) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 10.0 for the season, putting him in 25th place in Box-Toppers points among players this season.

Guthrie receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Gaudin receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Rios receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

805	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	11.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Guthrie (W, 12-7)	9.0	4	0	0	1	7
	8.2	`Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Anibal Sanchez	7.2	4	2	2	2	11
	5.1	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Fields (S, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	4
NL	4.1	`Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chad Gaudin	6.1	4	1	1	4	8
	3.2	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Carpenter (W, 3-0)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	3.0	White Sox	Alex Rios RF	4	1	2	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Paco Rodriguez (S, 2)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Blue Jays	Mark DeRosa PH, 1B	1	0	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Martin Perez (W, 4-3)	6.1	4	2	2	4	7

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

Rangers' Holland, Cardinals' Lynn top players for Sunday, Aug. 4

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Sunday, Aug. 4:

Rangers pitcher Derek Holland is Sunday's Player of the Day, while Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn rises to seventh place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Holland pitched eight shutout innings and struck out 10 in the 4-0 win over the Athletics. 

Lynn is National League Player of the Day, striking out 11 over eight innings in the 15-2 win over the Reds. Lynn earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 13.1 for the season, moving him into seventh place among players.

Khris Davis of the Brewers is National League Batter of the Day. Davis scored twice and went 1-for-2 in the 8-5 win over the Nationals. 

Justin Morneau of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Morneau homered and went 2-for-4 in the 3-2 win over the Astros. 

Holland receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lynn receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Davis and Morneau 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

804	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Derek Holland (W, 9-6)	8.0	4	0	0	2	10
NL	9.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Lance Lynn (W, 13-5)	8.0	4	2	2	2	11
	9.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Scott Kazmir (W, 7-4)	6.0	2	0	0	2	7
	7.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			A.J. Burnett (W, 5-7)	9.0	8	1	1	1	9
	7.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Doubront (W, 8-5)	7.0	5	0	0	0	5
	6.0	`Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yoervis Medina (H, 8)	2.0	0	0	0	0	4
	4.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bruce Rondon (W, 1-1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
	4.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kenley Jansen (S, 17)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alex Torres (W, 4-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alex Wood (W, 2-2)	6.0	2	1	1	2	3
	2.2	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brett Cecil (W, 5-1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	2.0	Brewers	Khris Davis PH, LF	2	2	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Padres	Mark Kotsay LF	1	0	1	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	1.0	Twins	Justin Morneau 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Royals	Jarrod Dyson PR, CF	2	2	1	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.

Yankees' Ivan Nova tops players for Saturday, Aug. 3

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Saturday, Aug. 3:

Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova is Saturday's Player of the Day. Nova pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight, in the 3-0 win over the Padres.

Nationals pitcher Dan Haren is National League Player of the Day. Haren pitched seven shutout innings and struck out six in the 3-0 win over the Brewers. 

Michael Saunders of the Mariners is American League Batter of the Day. Saunders homered twice and drove in five runs in the 8-4 win over the Orioles. 

Devin Mesoraco of the Reds is NL Batter of the Day. Mesoraco homered twice and drove in three runs in the 8-3 win over the Cardinals. 

Notables:  Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer rose to 11th place in player Box-Toppers points for the season and Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano rose to 15th place as both players were top player in their games Saturday:

• Scherzer (7.2 IP 0R 6K W in 3-0 win vs. the White Sox) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season.
• Liriano (7IP 0R 6K W in 5-2 win vs. the Rockies) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season.

Nova receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Haren receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Saunders and Mesoraco 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

803	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ivan Nova (W, 5-4)	7.0	4	0	0	1	8
	8.0	`Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bruce Chen	6.0	4	1	1	0	8
	7.2	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer (W, 16-1)	7.2	3	0	0	3	6
	7.0	`Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Price	9.0	5	1	1	0	5
NL	7.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Haren (W, 6-11)	7.0	4	0	0	2	6
	7.0	`Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Anthony Swarzak	3.0	0	0	0	1	5
	6.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Francisco Liriano (W, 12-4)	7.0	2	0	0	5	6
BAT	5.0	Mariners	Michael Saunders CF	4	2	2	5	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Capuano (W, 4-6)	6.1	6	0	0	1	5
	4.1	`Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zach McAllister	5.1	3	2	2	1	7
	4.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jake Peavy (W, 9-4)	7.0	4	2	2	2	7
BAT	3.0	Reds	Devin Mesoraco C	4	2	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Grant Balfour (S, 29)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Kimbrel (S, 33)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Angels	Howie Kendrick 2B	4	1	3	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.

Marlins' Jose Fernandez tops players for Friday, Aug. 2, rises to 8th in player rankings

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Friday, Aug. 2:

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Friday's Player of the Day and rises to eighth place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Fernandez struck out 14 and allowed no runs over eight innings in the 10-0 win over the Indians. He picks up 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.0 points for the season, moving him to eighth place among players this season. 

Nate McLouth of the Orioles is American League Player of the Day. McLouth hit a grand slam and went 2-for-5 in the 11-8 win over the Mariners.

Allen Craig of the Cardinals is National League Batter of the Day. Craig homered and went 3-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 13-3 win over the Reds. 

Notables: Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner maintains his spot at 10th place in Box-Toppers points for the season after earning Player of the Game honors. Bumgarner (7IP 11K in 4-1 win vs. the Rays) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season. 

Also, Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, another Player of the Game Friday, is now in 13th place among players in Box-Toppers points. Zimmermann (6IP 0R in 4-1 win vs. the Brewers) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. 

Fernandez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. McLouth receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Craig receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

802	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	18.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Fernandez (W, 8-5)	8.0	3	0	0	1	14
BAT	6.0	Cardinals	Allen Craig 1B, LF	3	3	3	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Madison Bumgarner (W, 11-6)	7.0	7	1	1	3	11
	4.0	Diamondbacks	Cody Ross LF	5	2	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dillon Gee	7.0	3	1	1	2	4
	4.0	`Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Carpenter (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
AL	3.0	Orioles	Nate McLouth LF	5	2	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Angels	Chris Nelson 3B	4	2	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rockies	Troy Tulowitzki SS	3	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jordan Zimmermann (W, 13-6)	6.0	4	0	0	4	5
	2.0	Padres	Will Venable CF	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ryan Pressly (W, 3-2)	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
	2.0	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Neal Cotts	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
	1.0	Dodgers	Nick Punto SS	4	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Doug Fister (W, 10-5)	8.0	7	1	1	0	2

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

Indians' Masterson continues to lead players in Box-Toppers points; Corbin, Cabrera, Gonzalez among points leaders

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers weekly player standings as of Thursday, Aug. 1:

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson continues to lead all players in Box-Toppers points as of Thursday, Aug. 1, with 16.4 points. 

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin, in second place overall, leads all National League players with 15.4 points.

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, in fifth place overall with 13.4 points, is leader among American League batters. 

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies leads among NL batters with 11.0 points. 

Twenty-four players (20 of them pitchers) have accumulated 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points so far this season. 

Previous player rankings report from July 25. 

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work?

Top players

As of Thursday, Aug. 1

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	16.4
2	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	15.4
3	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	15.1
4	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.7
5	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
6	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	13.4
7	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	13.0
8	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	13.0
9	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	12.7
10	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
	AL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	16.4
2	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	15.1
3	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	13.0
4	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	11.7
5	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
6	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	10.7
8	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
9	Kuroda, Hiroki 2401	pi sp	nyy al	9.4
10	Tillman, Chris 2754	pi sp	bal al	9.0
	AL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
2	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	11.2
3	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	8.2
4	Raburn, Ryan 2340	rf dh ph	cle al	8.0
5	Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	1b dh	tor al	7.2
6	Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	7.0
7	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	7.0
8	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	6.5
9	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	6.5
10	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	lf	oak al	6.0
	NL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	15.4
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.7
3	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	13.4
4	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	13.0
5	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	12.7
6	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
7	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	11.7
8	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
9	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	11.0
10	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
	NL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	11.0
2	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	10.7
3	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf	col nl	8.5
4	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	8.4
5	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	8.0
6	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b	stl nl	7.5
7	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	7.0
8	Posey, Buster 2745	ca	sf nl	7.0
9	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	6.7
10	Murphy, Daniel 2589	2b	nym nl	6.5

BTP: Box-Toppers points for 2013 season

Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers make trades, pass St. Louis Cardinals in Box-Toppers team rankings

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers weekly team standings as of Thursday, Aug. 1:

The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, with the help of deadline trades, have knocked the St. Louis Cardinals off the top of Box-Toppers team rankings for the first time since May 10. 

Boston is now atop the rankings, followed by Detroit, while St. Louis, last week's leader, falls to third place. 

Red Sox players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points this season with 84.0, rising from fourth place last week. The Tigers are close behind with 83.9 points. The Cardinals remain the top team in the National League with 82.2 points. 

The Red Sox and the Tigers both tied for the hottest team of the week, each picking up 11.5 points. The Red Sox, by acquiring starting pitcher Jake Peavy from the Chicago White Sox, picked up the 6.0 Box-Toppers points he's earned so far this year. And the Tigers, by acquiring closer pitcher Jose Veras from the Houston Astros, also picked up the 6.0 points he's earned so far this year.

(Both teams who traded away the star players, the White Sox and the Astros, are at the bottom of the Box-Toppers team rankings. The White Sox are in 29th place with 40.6 points and the Astros are in 30th place with 31.7 points.) 

The Cardinals, who had a seemingly insurmountable lead of 7.5 points last week, only picked up 1.5 points over the week. Among the top 10 teams, only the Cincinnati Reds, which picked up 1.0 point over the week, did worse, falling from third place to 10th. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers, which languished most of the season and only last week debuted in the top 10, now has the second-highest Box-Toppers point total among NL teams. 

Top 10 teams

801	Top 10 Teams	BTP	BTP/wk	Last week rank
1	Red Sox	84.0	11.5	4
2	Tigers	83.9	11.5	5
3	Cardinals	82.2	1.5	1
4	Rays	81.2	8.0	2
5	Indians	77.8	8.2	7
6	Orioles	77.6	8.0	6
7	Dodgers	76.0	6.7	8
8	Athletics	74.2	5.5	9
9	Rangers	73.8	5.5	10
10	Reds	73.8	1.0	3

BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.

BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday. 

Rangers' Yu Darvish tops players for Thursday, Aug. 1, rises to 7th place in player Box-Toppers points

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Thursday, Aug. 1:

Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is Thursday's Player of the Day and rises to seventh place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Darvish struck out 14 over seven scoreless innings in the 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.  Darvish earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.0 for the season. 

Braves pitcher Juiio Teheran is National League Player of the Day. Teheran struck out 11 over five innings in the 11-2 win over the Rockies. 

Ryan Raburn of the Indians is American League Batter of the Day. Raburn hit two home runs, went 3-for-4 and drove in four in the 6-1 win over the White Sox. 

Jon Jay of the Cardinals is NL Batter of the Day. Jay scored three runs and went 2-for-4 in the 13-0 win over the Pirates. 

Darvish receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Teheran receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Raburn and Jay 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

801	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	16.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 10-5)	7.0	5	0	0	0	14
NL	7.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Julio Teheran (W, 8-5)	5.0	5	1	1	2	11
BAT	5.0	Indians	Ryan Raburn RF	4	2	3	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Cain (W, 7-6)	8.0	6	1	1	2	7
	4.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bud Norris (W, 7-9)	6.0	4	2	2	2	8
	4.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kenley Jansen (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	Cardinals	Jon Jay CF	4	3	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			A.J. Ramos (H, 7)	2.0	0	0	0	1	2
	2.0	Red Sox	Shane Victorino RF	5	2	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Angels	Mark Trumbo 1B	4	2	2	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Royals	Lorenzo Cain CF	2	2	1	0	3	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.