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Read MoreCardinals' Michael Wacha tops players for Thursday, Aug. 6; Dodgers' Greinke rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Plus, two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors:
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 15.1 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 14.1 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.0 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
- Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, 178.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked fifth among players since 1995.
- Greinke, 139.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 21st among players since 1995.
Player of the Day—Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out six, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 2-1 win over the Red Sox. Sabathia did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited with the score tied, 1-1.
Sabathia earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 178.0 for his career. He ranks fifth among all players since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995. He ranks second among active players, behind Alex Rodriguez (187.0, fourth place overall) and first among active pitchers. Sabathia has 4.7 Box-Toppers points this season.
National League Batter of the Day—Khris Davis of the Brewers hit two three-run homers and went 3-for-5 in the 10-1 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day—Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Twins.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Greinke was the sixth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting (HR 3-3 3R BI in the 10-8 win over the Phillies). It is the first time in his career Greinke has earned Player of the Game honors for batting.
Greinke earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 14.0 for the season and rising to ninth in overall player rankings. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
Greinke also now has 139.7 career Box-Toppers points, ranked 21st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 20th-place player Jim Thome (146.7).
Debut—Daniel Castro of the Braves made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Castro (3-4 2R in the 9-8 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut June 17 and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,551st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Wacha earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Sabathia earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Davis and Encarnacion each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/6 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | Cardinals | Michael Wacha (W,13-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Brewers | Khris Davis, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Nationals | Joe Ross (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | `Yankees | CC Sabathia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Blue Jays | Edwin Encarnacion, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Tigers | Victor Martinez, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Dodgers | Zack Greinke, SP | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Cubs | Kyle Schwarber, C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Braves | Daniel Castro, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Astros | Carlos Correa, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Mets' Matt Harvey tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 5, rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh in player rankings.
Harvey pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, in the 8-6 win over the Marlins.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 15.1 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 14.1 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
Harvey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, rising to seventh in season player rankings and fourth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 2-1 win over the Yankees.
American League Batter of the Day—Chris Davis of the Orioles hit a game-winning, 10th-inning grand slam in the 7-3 win over the Athletics. Davis went 2-for-4, scoring two runs.
Davis earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, ranking seventh among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates homered, scored twice and drove in two runs, going 1-for-2, in the 7-5 win over the Cubs.
McCutchen earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.5 for the season, ranking fourth among NL batters.
Debut—Tigers pitcher Matt Boyd made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Boyd (7IP 7H R 2K W in the 2-1 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut June 27 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,550th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Harvey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wright earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Davis and McCutchen each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/5 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | Mets | Matt Harvey (W,10-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| AL | 9.0 | Red Sox | Steven Wright (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7.1 | Giants | Madison Bumgarner (W,12-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 6.0 | White Sox | David Robertson (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | Brewers | Taylor Jungmann (W,6-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Orioles | Chris Davis, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Dodgers | Kenley Jansen (S,20) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | `Rangers | Spencer Patton (H,3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Blue Jays | Jose Bautista, RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Welington Castillo, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Rockies | Ben Paulsen, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Angels | C.J. Cron, 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Peter Bourjos, PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Tigers | Matt Boyd (W,1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 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' Carlos Carrasco (9IP 0R H 7K ND) tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 4
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Giants pitcher Jake Peavy rises to 25th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 15.1 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 14.1 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
Player of the Day—Carrasco pitched nine scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out seven, in the 2-0, 12-inning win over the Angels. Carrasco did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because when he exited, the game was tied 0-0.
Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.0 for the season, rising to 11th place in season player rankings. He ranks seventh among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out five, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates.
Arrieta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season, rising to 13th in player rankings. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Chris Young of the Yankees homered and went 3-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 13-3 win over the Red Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Notable—Giants pitcher Jake Peavy rose to 25th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Peavy (6IP 5H R 8K ND in the 8-3 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 133.8 for his career. With his point Tuesday, Peavy passes two players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list—Miguel Cabrera (132.9) and Jason Giambi (133.4). Peavy trails 24th-place player David Ortiz (135.9). Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995.
Peavy ranks 10th among active players in career Box-Toppers points. He has 2.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
Debut—Mariners pitcher Rob Rasmussen made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Rasmussen (1.1IP 0H 0R 2K in the 10-4 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut May 20, 2014, and was playing in his 13th career game. He is the 3,549th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Arrieta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Young earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/4 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | `Indians | Carlos Carrasco | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7.0 | Athletics | Chris Bassitt (W,1-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | 7.0 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W,12-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Yankees | Chris Young, LF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Mets | Jonathon Niese (W,6-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | `Giants | Jake Peavy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5.2 | Blue Jays | Marco Estrada (W,9-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5.2 | Brewers | Jimmy Nelson (W,9-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `Reds | Anthony DeSclafani (W,7-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 3.1 | Phillies | Ken Giles (S,3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | Mariners | Rob Rasmussen (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Salvador Perez, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `Rangers | Spencer Patton (H,2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | Asdrubal Cabrera, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Nationals | Drew Storen (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Blue Jays' David Price tops players for Monday, Aug. 3, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Blue Jays pitcher David Price is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth in player rankings.
Price struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 5-1 win over the Twins in his debut with the Blue Jays. Price, previously with the Tigers, was Box-Toppers’ highest-ranked player traded prior to the July trade deadline.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 15.1 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 14.1 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
Price earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Game, giving him 15.1 for the season. He ranks fourth among all players and second among American League pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (15.4).
National League Player of the Day—Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley pitched six scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing three hits, in the 6-4 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hit for the cycle (home run, triple, double, single), going 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-9 win over the Astros.
National League Batter of the Day—Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-7 win over the Marlins.
Cespedes earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.2 for the season, rising to second place among NL batters, behind Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals (9.5).
Scoring—Price earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Godley earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Beltre and Cespedes each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/3 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | Blue Jays | David Price (W,10-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| NL | 7.0 | Dbacks | Zack Godley (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Mets | Yoenis Cespedes, CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Padres | Yangervis Solarte, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.1 | Angels | Garrett Richards (W,11-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 3.1 | `Rays | Nathan Karns | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Braves | Jace Peterson, 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mariners | Kyle Seager, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Caleb Joseph, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Mariners' Iwakuma tops players for Sunday, Aug. 2, Athletics' Gray rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals extends his Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 6 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 14.1 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
| 8 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 13.1 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
Player of the Day—Iwakuma struck out eight over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 4-1, 11-inning win over the Twins. Iwakuma did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited the game with the score tied, 1-1.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing four hits, in the 5-2 win over the Padres. Fernandez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because after he exited, the Padres tied the game 2-2.
American League Batter of the Day—Stephen Drew of the Yankees tripled, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-3 win over the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Jace Peterson of the Braves hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4 in the 6-2 win over the Phillies.
Rankings—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Gray (7IP 4H R 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.1 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (15.4) and Chris Sale of the White Sox (14.4).
Notable—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals extends his Box-Toppers point lead among NL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Grichuk (2-R HR 2-4 in the 3-2 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.5 for the season. Grichuk ranks 24th among all players this season.
Debut—Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Norris (7.1IP 4H R 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2014, and was playing in his 11th career game. He is the 3,548th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Drew and Peterson each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/2 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.2 | `Mariners | Hisashi Iwakuma | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 10.1 | Rangers | Martin Perez (W,1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NL | 10.0 | `Marlins | Jose Fernandez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 9.0 | Pirates | Charlie Morton (W,7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 9.0 | Blue Jays | R.A. Dickey (W,6-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | Mets | Noah Syndergaard (W, 6-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 5.1 | Tigers | Daniel Norris (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Yankees | Stephen Drew, 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | `Athletics | Sonny Gray | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | Rays | Brad Boxberger (S,26) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Braves | Jace Peterson, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Andre Ethier, LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Astros | Collin McHugh (W,13-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2.0 | Cubs | Clayton Richard (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Randal Grichuk, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops players for Saturday, Aug. 1, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel rises to sixth in Box-Toppers player rankings and Ryan Howard of the Phillies earns Player of the Game honors for the second straight day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
| 7 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 13.1 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 13.1 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
Player of the Day—Kershaw pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out seven, in the 3-1 win over the Angels.
Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.0 for the season, rising to fourth place among all players and third among National League pitchers, behind overall leader Jacob deGrom of the Mets (16.4) and Max Scherzer of the Nationals (16.0). Kershaw led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 31.5.
Kershaw also rises to 18th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when record keeping began. Kershaw has 148.6 career Box-Toppers points and with his points Saturday passes two players on the “all-time” list—Jim Thome (146.7) and Javier Vazquez (148.3). He trails 17th-place player, Chipper Jones (149.0).
American League Player of the Day—Travis Shaw of the Red Sox hit two home runs, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring five times and driving in three runs, in the 11-7 win over the Rays.
This was Shaw’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut May 8 and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,544th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Lucas Duda of the Mets homered twice, doubled and went 3-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 3-2 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day is a batter (Travis Shaw).
Rankings—Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel rose to sixth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Keuchel (6IP 2H 2R 8K W in the 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.7 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
Notable—Ryan Howard of the Phillies earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Saturday. Howard (2B 3-4 2R BI in the 12-2 win over the Braves) was also NL Batter of the Day Friday. Howard has 4.5 Box-Toppers points for the season, 17th among NL batters. He has 95.7 for his career, 74th among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers record keeping began) and first among active NL first basemen.
Debuts—In addition to Shaw, three other players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, earning their first career Player of the Game honors:
- Athletics pitcher Aaron Brooks (7.1IP 5H R 5K W in the 5-1 win over the Indians) made his Major League debut May 3, 2014, and was playing in his fifth career game. He is the 3,545th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland (2IP 0H 0R K W in the 9-7 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 37th career game. He is the 3,546th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Ben Paulsen of the Rockies (HR 2B 2-5 R 3BI in the 6-2 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut July 21, 2014, and was playing in his 95th career game. He is the 3,547th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Shaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Duda earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/1 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W,9-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| AL | 8.0 | Red Sox | Travis Shaw, 3B | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.1 | Athletics | Aaron Brooks (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Mets | Lucas Duda, 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Orioles | Kevin Gausman (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | Cubs | Kyle Hendricks (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | Astros | Dallas Keuchel (W,13-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4.2 | White Sox | John Danks (W,6-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | Royals | Ben Zobrist, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Giants | Hunter Strickland (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Ryan Howard, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Reds | Eugenio Suarez, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Craig Kimbrel (S,31) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Twins | Trevor May (W,7-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Rockies | Ben Paulsen, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mariners' Walker tops players for Friday, July 31; Dodgers' Greinke rises to 8th in player rankings
Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Player of the Day—Walker pitched a complete-game one-hitter, allowing one home run and striking out 11, in the 6-1 win over the Twins.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 31.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 13.1 |
| 6 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 13.1 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 9 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
| 10 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.0 |
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run and five hits, in the 2-1, 12-inning win over the Nationals. Harvey picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because he exited the game with the score tied, 1-1.
Harvey earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks 13th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hit two home runs—a grand slam and a two-run homer—in the 13-6 win over the White Sox. Teixeira also doubled and went 3-for-4.
Teixeira earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.5 for the season and ranks fifth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Ryan Howard of the Phillies doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Braves.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to eighth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Greinke (8IP 5H 2R 8K W in the 5-3 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
Greinke also rises to 21st place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Greinke now has 138.7 career points and passes one player on the “all-time” list—Andy Pettitte (138.5). Greinke trails 20th-place player and teammate, Clayton Kershaw (146.6).
Scoring—Walker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Harvey earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Teixeira and Howard each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/31 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 16.0 | Mariners | Taijuan Walker (W,8-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| NL | 9.2 | `Mets | Matt Harvey | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9.0 | Indians | Danny Salazar (W,9-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9.0 | Cardinals | Michael Wacha (W,12-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | Yankees | Mark Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Dodgers | Zack Greinke (W,10-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Phillies | Ryan Howard, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Dbacks | Daniel Hudson (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Blue Jays | Josh Donaldson, 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Orioles | Manny Machado, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Red Sox | Mike Napoli, 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Pirates | Jung Ho Kang, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Jedd Gyorko, 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Cubs | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||