Marlins' Latos tops players for Saturday, June 13, Pirates' Cole rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 14, 2015

Marlins pitcher Mat Latos is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Player of the Day—Latos struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 4-1 win over the Rockies.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 13.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
5	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
6	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
7	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
8	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
9	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	8.7
10	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	8.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Latos had a Box-Toppers game score of 10, the same as Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson (Player of the Game in the 1-0 win over the Athletics), but Latos won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Wilson—11 vs. 8.

American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson pitched seven scoreless innings, struck out eight and allowed two hits, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics.

American League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Orioles hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-4 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day—David Peralta of the Diamondbacks went 2-for-4, scoring once, driving in a run and stealing a base, in the 4-2 win over the Giants.

Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Cole (6IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 4-3 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. Cole extends his lead among NL pitchers (second place is Jacob deGrom of the Mets with 9.7 Box-Toppers points). Cole trails overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners, who has 12.4 Box-Toppers points.

Notable—Rays pitcher Chris Archer fell from second to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Though he pitched in his team’s 5-4 win Saturday over the White Sox, he did not earn Player of the Game honors—that honor went to Kevin Kiermaier (3B 2-3 2R), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 1. Archer (7IP 5H 3R 5K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of 0. Archer has 11.0 Box-Toppers points this season.

Debut—Nationals pitcher Joe Ross made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Ross (8IP 7H 2R 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 6 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,499th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

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

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/13
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.0
    Marlins
    Mat Latos (W, 2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    11
  

    AL
    10.0
    Angels
    C.J. Wilson (W, 4-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    8
  

    
    6.0
    `Cubs
    Kyle Hendricks
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    
    5.0
    Pirates
    Gerrit Cole (W, 10-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    2
    1
    0
    7
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Orioles
    Manny Machado   3B
    5
    2
    3
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Mariners
    Logan Morrison   1B
    5
    2
    2
    5
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Nationals
    Joe Ross (W, 1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    7
    2
    2
    1
    8
  

    
    4.0
    `Padres
    Ian Kennedy
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    3.0
    Rangers
    Shin-Soo Choo   RF
    4
    1
    3
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Tyler Lyons (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    6
  

    
    2.1
    `Blue Jays
    Steve Delabar
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    Indians
    David Murphy   DH
    3
    2
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Braves
    Jason Grilli (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Rays
    Kevin Kiermaier   CF
    3
    2
    2
    0
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    0.0
    Dbacks
    David Peralta   LF
    4
    1
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Tigers' Price tops players for Friday, June 12, rises to 5th in player rankings; Kershaw debuts in top 10

Shawn Plank June 13, 2015

Tigers pitcher David Price is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in player rankings.

Also Friday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rose to 10th place in player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 12.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	11.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
5	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
6	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
7	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
8	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
9	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	8.7
10	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	8.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Price pitched a complete game shutout, striking out eight and allowing seven hits, in the 4-0 win over the Indians.

Price earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.1 points for the season and rises to fifth place in season player rankings, fourth among American League pitchers. He is the fifth player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

Price had a Box-Toppers game score of 10, tied with Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia (Player of the Game in the win over the Royals), but Price won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker because he had more innings pitched—nine vs. eight.

National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out six, in the 4-0 win over the Royals.

National League Batter of the Day—Aramis Ramirez of the Brewers drove in five runs on three doubles in the 8-4 win over the Nationals.

Ramirez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day and rises to 57th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Ramirez now has 102.3 career Box-Toppers points and with his points Friday, passes six players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list:

Jason Schmidt 101.2
Tim Wakefield 101.4
Adam Wainwright 101.8
John Lackey 101.8
Ken Griffey Jr. 102.2
Miguel Tejada 102.3

Ramirez, who has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, now trails 56th-place player Jamie Moyer (104.0 Box-Toppers points).

American League Batter of the Day—Chris Davis of the Orioles hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-5, driving in four total runs, in the 11-3 win over the Yankees.

Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Kershaw (6.2IP 4H R 11K ND in the 4-3 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.

Kershaw led all players in Box-Toppers points with 31.5, the fourth-highest single-season total since record keeping began in 1995. While Kershaw is just now making his debut in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings, he is actually just ahead of his pace for 2014. At this point in 2014, Kershaw had 7.7 Box-Toppers points.

With his point Friday, Kershaw now has 141.6 career Box-Toppers points and remains in 20th place among all players since record keeping began in 1995. He ranks 14th among all pitchers on that list.

Notable—Box-Toppers points leader for 2015 Felix Hernandez had a very un-Box-Toppers points leader kind of day Friday.

Hernandez allowed eight runs and five hits in only one-third of an inning in the 10-0 loss to the Astros. Astros pitcher Brett Oberholtzer (8IP 3H 0R 5K W) was Player of the Game.

Hernandez leads players in Box-Toppers points this season with 12.4.

Debut—Pirates pitcher Arquimedes Caminero made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Caminero (1IP 0H 0R 2K ND in the 1-0 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Aug. 16, 2013, and was playing in his 60th career game. He is the 3,498th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Price earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Garcia earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Ramirez and Davis 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/12
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.0
    Tigers
    David Price (W, 6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    7
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    NL
    10.0
    Cardinals
    Jaime Garcia (W, 2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    
    8.2
    `Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    4
    1
    1
    3
    11
  

    
    8.0
    Astros
    Brett Oberholtzer (W, 1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    
    7.0
    Dbacks
    Chase Anderson (W, 2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    4.2
    `Rangers
    Wandy Rodriguez
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    1
    1
    3
    6
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Brewers
    Aramis Ramirez   3B
    4
    0
    3
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Mets
    John Mayberry Jr.   LF
    2
    2
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Orioles
    Chris Davis   1B
    5
    1
    3
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Blue Jays
    Justin Smoak   1B
    5
    2
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Angels
    Mike Trout   CF
    3
    2
    3
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Rays
    Jake McGee (S, 2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    `Pirates
    Arquimedes Caminero
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Reds
    Todd Frazier   3B
    5
    3
    2
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Marlins
    J.T. Realmuto   C
    4
    1
    1
    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' Felix Hernandez now in 8th week of leading Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 12, 2015

King Felix maintains overall lead. Cole, Fielder, Harper continue category leads. Kershaw makes debut among top 10 NL pitchers.

St. Louis Cardinals top Box-Toppers team rankings for second week in a row

Shawn Plank June 12, 2015

Redbirds perch atop team rankings for 2nd week. Royals regain AL team lead. Blue Jays are week's hottest team.

Athletics' Scott Kazmir (8IP 0R H 6K) tops players for Thursday, June 11

Shawn Plank June 12, 2015

Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kazmir pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out six, in the 7-0 win over the Rangers.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 11.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	11.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
6	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
7	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
8	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	8.7
9	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	8.1
10	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Kazmir is the top-ranked player among the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season and ranks 23rd among all players, eighth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher David Phelps pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out six, in the 6-0 win over the Rockies.

National League Batter of the Day—Miguel Montero of the Cubs hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 6-3 win over the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day—Adam Jones of the Orioles homered, doubled and scored twice in the 6-5 win over the Red Sox.

Scoring—Kazmir earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Phelps earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Montero and Jones 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/11
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    Athletics
    Scott Kazmir (W, 3-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    10.0
    Indians
    Shaun Marcum (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    5
  

    NL
    9.0
    Marlins
    David Phelps (W, 3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    
    5.0
    Angels
    Garrett Richards (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Cubs
    Miguel Montero   C
    3
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Padres
    Craig Kimbrel (S, 15)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Orioles
    Adam Jones   CF
    3
    2
    2
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Brewers
    Gerardo Parra   CF
    4
    2
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Mets
    Curtis Granderson   RF
    4
    2
    2
    1
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Pirates' Charlie Morton (7.1IP 0R 6K) tops players for Wednesday, June 10

Shawn Plank June 11, 2015

Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Morton pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out six in the 2-0 win over the Brewers.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 10.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	11.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
6	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
7	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
8	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	8.7
9	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	8.1
10	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—Orioles closing pitcher Darren O’Day pitched two scoreless innings and struck out four, picking up the save, in the 5-2 win over the Red Sox.

National League Batter of the Day—Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks. It is only the fourth time in three seasons that Puig has earned Player of the Game honors and the first time he has earned Player of the Game twice in one season (he also earned Player of the Game honors April 18). He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 points for the season and 5.0 points for his career. Since the start of 2013, Puig’s 5.0 Box-Toppers points ranks him 42nd among active NL outfielders.

American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Seager of the Mariners hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five total runs, in the 9-3 win over the Indians.

Notable—Joe Panik of the Giants has the highest season Box-Toppers point total of any of Wednesday’s 15 Players of the Games. Panik (HR 3-5 2R 2BI in the 8-5 win over the Mets) has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2015 and ranks 74th among all players, 10th among NL batters.

Debuts—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

Nationals pitcher Blake Treinen (2IP H 0R 3K W in the 5-4 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 12, 2014, and was playing in his 38th career game. He is the 3,495th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Athletics pitcher Pat Venditte (2.1IP 0H 0R 3K ND in the 5-4 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut June 5, and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,496th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Blue Jays pitcher Scott Copeland (7IP 6H R 4K W in the 7-2 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut May 2, and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,497th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and O’Day earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Puig and Seager 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/10
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    7.1
    Pirates
    Charlie Morton (W, 4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    3
    0
    0
    3
    6
  

    AL
    6.0
    Orioles
    Darren O`Day (S, 2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    5.2
    `Cardinals
    Kevin Siegrist (H, 11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Dodgers
    Yasiel Puig   RF
    4
    2
    4
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Mariners
    Kyle Seager   3B
    4
    2
    2
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Braves
    Williams Perez (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    0
    2
    5
  

    
    4.0
    Nationals
    Blake Treinen (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.1
    `Athletics
    Pat Venditte
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.1
    0
    0
    0
    2
    3
  

    
    3.0
    Cubs
    Miguel Montero   C
    5
    2
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Reds
    Brayan Pena   C
    4
    1
    4
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Blue Jays
    Scott Copeland (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    
    3.0
    `Rays
    Steve Geltz (H, 6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Giants
    Joe Panik   2B
    5
    2
    3
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Royals
    Alex Gordon   LF
    3
    1
    1
    3
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    White Sox
    Jose Abreu   1B
    4
    1
    2
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Giants' Chris Heston pitches no-hitter, tops players for Tuesday, June 9, rises to 8th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 10, 2015

Giants pitcher Chris Heston, pitching a no-hitter, is Tuesday's Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth in season player rankings.

Heston struck out 11 over nine innings, allowing no hits, runs or walks, in the 5-0 win over the Mets. Heston allowed three base runners—he hit three batters with pitches.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 9.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	11.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
6	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
7	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
8	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	8.7
9	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	8.1
10	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Heston earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, rising to eighth in player rankings and fifth among NL pitchers.

Heston had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of 20, the second-highest score of the season. On May 13, Corey Kluber of the Indians had the season’s highest Box-Toppers game score so far—25 (8IP H 0R 0BB 18K).

American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 6-0 win over the Cubs.

National League Batter of the Day—Joey Votto of the Reds hit three home runs, going 3-for-4, scoring four times and driving in four runs, in the 11-2 win over the Phillies.

American League Batter of the Day—Kole Calhoun of the Angels doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 8-2 win over the Rays.

Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

Brewers pitcher Taylor Jungman (7IP 3H R 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Pirates) was also making his Major League debut Tuesday. He is the 3,493rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon (6IP 4H 0R 5K W in the 4-2 win over the Astros) made his Major League debut April 21 and was playing in his ninth career game. He is the 3,494th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/9
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    20.0
    Giants
    Chris Heston (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    11
  

    BAT
    7.0
    Reds
    Joey Votto   1B
    4
    4
    3
    4
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    6.2
    Tigers
    Anibal Sanchez (W, 4-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    6
    0
    0
    2
    7
  

    
    6.0
    Rockies
    Jorge De La Rosa (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    2
    2
    8
  

    
    6.0
    Yankees
    Masahiro Tanaka (W, 4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    6
  

    
    6.0
    Brewers
    Taylor Jungmann (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    5.0
    White Sox
    Carlos Rodon (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Rangers
    Nick Martinez (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    1
    0
    0
    3
    3
  

    
    4.1
    Royals
    Chris Young (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    1
    0
    0
    3
    2
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Angels
    Kole Calhoun   RF
    5
    1
    3
    4
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Dodgers
    Kenley Jansen (S, 7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.2
    Orioles
    Zach Britton (S, 16)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Braves
    Andrelton Simmons   SS
    4
    1
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Blue Jays
    Edwin Encarnacion   DH
    3
    1
    1
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Mariners
    Dustin Ackley   PH, LF
    0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

White Sox' Chris Sale tops players for Monday, June 8, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 9, 2015

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth in player rankings.

Sale struck out 14 over eight innings, allowing one run and five hits, in the 3-1 win over the Astros. Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season, rising from seventh to fourth among players this season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 8.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	11.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
6	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
7	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
8	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	8.1
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Sale is the fourth player with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points this season and has now earned 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points for four straight seasons.

National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Mike Bolsinger struck out eight over seven innings, allowing two runs and three hits, in the 9-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

National League Batter of the Day—Zack Cozart of the Reds homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Phillies.

American League Batter of the Day—Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 11-3 win over the Marlins.

Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bolsinger earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Cozart and Pillar 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/8
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    White Sox
    Chris Sale (W, 6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    14
  

    NL
    6.0
    Dodgers
    Mike Bolsinger (W, 4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    2
    2
    8
  

    
    6.0
    Brewers
    Jimmy Nelson (W, 3-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    3
    7
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Reds
    Zack Cozart   SS
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Rockies
    Troy Tulowitzki   SS
    4
    2
    2
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Royals
    Jason Vargas (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Blue Jays
    Kevin Pillar   CF
    3
    1
    2
    2
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Padres
    Brandon Maurer (W, 3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

Rays' Archer tops players for Sunday, June 7, rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 8, 2015

Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second in player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 7.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	11.0
4	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
5	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
6	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.4
8	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	8.1
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Sunday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole maintains his lead among National League pitchers, but falls from second to third in overall player rankings, despite earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to fourth place in player rankings. Plus, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia now has 175.3 career Box-Toppers points, the most of any active pitcher.

Player of the Day—Archer struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one unearned run and six hits, in the 3-1 win over the Mariners.

Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, rising to second among all players, behind overall leader, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (12.4 Box-Toppers points). Archer also ranks second among AL pitchers behind Hernandez. Archer is the third player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 4-0 win over the Padres.

American League Batter of the Day—Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times, in the 7-6 win over the Astros.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Rankings—Two other players in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings earned Player of the Game honors Sunday:

Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole maintained his lead among NL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Cole (7IP 6H 0R 7K W in the 3-0 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season.

While Cole maintains his lead among NL pitchers, he actually falls from second to third in overall player rankings because he was passed by Sunday’s overall Player of the Day Chris Archer. Cole and Archer both have 11.0 Box-Toppers points for the season but Archer holds the tiebreaker because he has more Box-Toppers points in 2014—12.4 vs. 5.7.

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rose to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings. deGrom (7IP 10K W in the 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind Cole.

Notable—Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia now has 175.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Sabathia (6IP 2R 7K W in the 6-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and now has 2.0 for the season. His 175.3 career Box-Toppers points ranks fifth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He ranks fourth among pitchers, behind Curt Schilling (194.1) and second among active players, behind Alex Rodriguez (183.8). He is the top-ranked active pitcher in Box-Toppers points.

Debut—Marlins pitcher Jose Urena made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Urena (6IP R 4K ND in the 3-2 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut April 14 and was playing in his fifth career game. He is the 3,492nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/7
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    Rays
    Chris Archer (W, 7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    0
    0
    11
  

    NL
    10.0
    Reds
    Johnny Cueto (W, 4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    9
  

    
    6.0
    Twins
    Mike Pelfrey (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    8
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    
    5.0
    Pirates
    Gerrit Cole (W, 9-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    0
    0
    3
    7
  

    
    4.0
    Mets
    Jacob deGrom (W, 7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    3
    2
    3
    10
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Blue Jays
    Jose Bautista   RF
    4
    3
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Orioles
    Bud Norris (W, 2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    7
  

    
    4.0
    Cardinals
    Kevin Siegrist (W, 3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.2
    Phillies
    Ken Giles (W, 2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    3.1
    Red Sox
    Steven Wright (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.1
    1
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Tigers
    Tyler Collins   LF
    3
    2
    3
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Yankees
    CC Sabathia (W, 3-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    3.0
    `Marlins
    Jose Urena
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    
    2.1
    `Royals
    Jeremy Guthrie
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    2
    2
    2
    5
  

    
    2.1
    `Cubs
    Justin Grimm (H, 4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

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

Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Saturday, June 6, Mariners' Hernandez rises to 12th on Box-Toppers 'all-time' list

Shawn Plank June 7, 2015

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez extended his lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings and rose to 12th place among all players since 1995. In addition, Tigers pitcher David Price rose to eighth in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 6.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	10.0
3	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
4	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
5	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	9.0
6	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.4
8	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	8.1
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Kershaw pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out 11, in the 2-0 win over the Cardinals.

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 140.6 career Box-Toppers points, ranking 20th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He ranks 14th among all pitchers.

Kershaw also now has 7.0 Box-Toppers points for the season and ranks 12th among all players in season player rankings, sixth among NL pitchers. Last year, he led all players with 31.5 Box-Toppers points, the fourth-highest single-season total since 1995. And although he still is not in the top 10 player rankings, he is actually ahead of his pace from 2014—on June 7, 2014, Kershaw had 6.7 Box-Toppers points.

American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher David Price pitched a complete game, allowing one run and striking out 11, in the 7-1 win over the White Sox. Price earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.1 for the season and rising to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.

National League Batter of the Day—Matt Kemp of the Padres homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 9-7 win over the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day—Brett Gardner of the Yankees went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs in the 8-2 win over the Angels.

Rankings—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez extended his lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Hernandez (7IP 2H R 6K W in the 2-1 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. Hernandez has led Box-Toppers player rankings all but six days this season.

With the point earned Saturday, Hernandez now rises to 12th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 when record keeping began. Hernandez now has 155.7 career Box-Toppers points and passes two players on the “all-time” list Saturday—Tim Hudson (155.0) and Mike Mussina (155.6). Hernandez trails the 11th-place player on the list, John Smoltz (160.9). Hernandez also rises to ninth place among all pitchers since 1995.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/6
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    16.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W, 5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    11
  

    AL
    11.0
    Tigers
    David Price (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    5
    1
    1
    2
    11
  

    
    8.0
    Indians
    Danny Salazar (W, 6-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    1
    10
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Padres
    Matt Kemp   RF
    4
    2
    3
    5
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Mariners
    Felix Hernandez (W, 9-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    1
    1
    3
    6
  

    
    4.0
    Rockies
    Wilin Rosario   1B
    5
    3
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Cubs
    Jason Hammel (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    2
    2
    2
    7
  

    
    4.0
    Red Sox
    Joe Kelly (W, 2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    6
  

    
    3.0
    Brewers
    Carlos Gomez   CF
    4
    0
    4
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Braves
    Christian Bethancourt   C
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Giants
    Norichika Aoki   LF
    3
    1
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Rangers
    Wandy Rodriguez (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    
    2.1
    Blue Jays
    Drew Hutchison (W, 5-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    6
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    2.0
    Dbacks
    Welington Castillo   C
    2
    1
    1
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    1.0
    Yankees
    Brett Gardner   CF
    4
    1
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Cardinals' Carlos Martinez tops players for Friday, June 5, rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 6, 2015

Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 5.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	10.0
3	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
4	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
5	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	9.0
6	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
9	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	7.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Martinez struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers. Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, rising from ninth to third in Box-Toppers player rankings. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind Gerrit Cole of the Pirates (10.0).

American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout in the 4-0 win over the Royals. This was Gonzalez’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut May 30 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,490th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Batter of the Day—Adam Lind of the Brewers hit a three-run homer and drove in six total runs in the 10-5 win over the Twins. Lind also doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice.

American League Batter of the Day—Stephen Drew of the Yankees hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 8-7 win over the Angels.

Debut—J.T. Realmuto of the Marlins made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Realmuto (3B 4-4 R BI in the 6-2 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut June 5, 2014, and was playing in his 53rd career game. He is the 3,491st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonzalez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Lind and Drew 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/5
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    Cardinals
    Carlos Martinez (W, 6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    4
    11
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Brewers
    Adam Lind   DH
    5
    2
    3
    6
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    6.0
    Rangers
    Chi Chi Gonzalez (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    2
  

    
    5.0
    Pirates
    Starling Marte   LF
    3
    3
    2
    3
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `White Sox
    David Robertson
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.1
    `Rays
    Jake Odorizzi
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    4.1
    4
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    3.0
    Dbacks
    A.J. Pollock   CF
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Yankees
    Stephen Drew   2B, 3B
    4
    2
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Nationals
    Danny Espinosa   2B
    4
    2
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.1
    Red Sox
    Wade Miley (W, 5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    6
    2
    2
    1
    6
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    J.T. Realmuto   C
    4
    1
    4
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Orioles
    Adam Jones   CF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Blue Jays
    Aaron Sanchez (W, 5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    2
    1
    0
    3
  

    
    2.0
    Giants
    Santiago Casilla (S, 16)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Padres
    Will Middlebrooks   3B
    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.
  

Mariners' Felix Hernandez leads Box-Toppers player rankings for 7th straight week

Shawn Plank June 5, 2015

King Felix maintains overall lead. Pirates' Gerrit Cole takes NL pitching lead. Prince Fielder, Bryce Harper lead batters.

St. Louis Cardinals, week's hottest team, rise to top Box-Toppers team rankings report

Shawn Plank June 5, 2015

Redbirds rise to top all teams. Houston Astros now lead AL teams.

Cubs' Arrieta tops players for Thursday, June 4; Mets' Harvey rises to 10th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 5, 2015

Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Plus, Torii Hunter of the Twins rose to 46th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 4.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	10.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	9.0
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
6	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.4
7	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
8	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	7.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Arrieta struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals.

American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Zach Britton struck out three over 1 2/3 scoreless innings and picked up the save in the 3-2 win over the Astros.

American League Batter of the Day—Torii Hunter of the Twins hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5 with two runs in the 8-4 win over the Red Sox.

Hunter earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 112.9 career Box-Toppers points. He rises to 46th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began, passing Kevin Brown (112.8 Box-Toppers points). Hunter’s 112.9 career Box-Toppers points ranks fifth among active batters currently in the AL. Hunter also has 5.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, third-most among AL batters, behind Prince Fielder (6.5) and Josh Donaldson (5.2).

National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day because no NL batters earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.

Rankings—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Harvey (7IP 6H R 8K W in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Notable—Rays pitcher Kevin Jepsen received a Box-Toppers point for the first time in more than five years after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Jepsen (1IP 0R 2K Sv in the 2-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point. The only other time in his career he received Box-Toppers points was July 31, 2009 with the Angels, when he was AL Player of the Day.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/4
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    6.0
    Cubs
    Jake Arrieta (W, 5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    8
  

    
    5.0
    Mets
    Matt Harvey (W, 6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    2
    2
    1
    9
  

    AL
    4.2
    Orioles
    Zach Britton (S, 14)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Athletics
    Jesse Hahn (W, 3-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    4.0
    `Rangers
    Yovani Gallardo
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    4.0
    Reds
    Aroldis Chapman (S, 10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Twins
    Torii Hunter   DH
    5
    2
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Michael Wacha (W, 8-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    7
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    2.0
    Rays
    Kevin Jepsen (S, 2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    1.0
    Indians
    Brandon Moss   RF
    3
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

White Sox' Sale tops players for Wednesday, June 3, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 4, 2015

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth in season player rankings.

Also Wednesday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray and Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings. Plus, Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle earned a Box-Toppers point in his 16th straight season.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 3.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	10.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	9.0
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
6	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.4
7	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
8	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	7.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.7
10	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	phi nl	7.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 13, allowing three hits, in the 9-2 win over the Rangers. Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season. He rises to sixth among players in Box-Toppers player rankings, third among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano allowed one run over seven innings, striking out six, in the 5-2 win over the Giants.

National League Batter of the Day—Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs, going 2-for-3, in the 7-6 win over the Dodgers. Tulowitzki led all NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 11.6 (despite playing just over half the season). Tulowitzki earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day Wednesday, his first points of the season.

American League Batter of the Day—Steven Souza Jr. of the Rays hit a three-run homer in the 6-5 win over the Angels.

Rankings—Two other players who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season:

Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray (8IP 2H 0R 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to eighth in player rankings. Gray ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels (7IP 2R 8K ND in the 5-4 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, rising to 10th in player rankings. Cole ranks fifth among NL pitchers. Hamels also rises to 37th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point earned Wednesday, Hamels now has 117.8 career Box-Toppers points and passes two players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list—Barry Zito (117.4 Box-Toppers points) and Carlos Delgado (117.7 Box-Toppers points). Hamels now trails 36th-place player on the list, Justin Verlander (118.2 Box-Toppers points).

Streak—Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 16 straight seasons.

Buehrle was Player of the Game in Wednesday’s 8-0 win over the Nationals (CG 0R 6H 2K W) and earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.

Buehrle earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2000 with the White Sox. His best season was 2005 with the White Sox when he had 17.7 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers. In 2014, he had 9.7 Box-Toppers points with the Blue Jays, 28th among AL pitchers.

Buehrle has 115.7 career Box-Toppers points, 41st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point Wednesday, he passes Tim Lincecum (115.0 Box-Toppers points) on that list. He trails 40th-place player Todd Helton (116.4 Box-Toppers points).

Buehrle’s 115.7 career Box-Toppers points ranks seventh among active pitchers currently in the AL.

Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

Astros pitcher Lance McCullers (CG 4H R 11K W in the 3-1 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut May 18 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,488th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Yasmany Tomas of the Diamondbacks (3-5 2R RBI in the 9-8 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut April 15 and was playing in his 38th career game. He is the 3,489th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Liriano earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Tulowitzki and Souza 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/3
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    White Sox
    Chris Sale (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    13
  

    
    14.0
    Astros
    Lance McCullers (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    11
  

    
    14.0
    Twins
    Trevor May (W, 4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    9
  

    
    12.0
    Athletics
    Sonny Gray (W, 7-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    
    11.0
    Yankees
    Masahiro Tanaka (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    9
  

    
    8.0
    Red Sox
    Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    1
    1
    2
    7
  

    NL
    6.0
    Pirates
    Francisco Liriano (W, 3-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Rockies
    Troy Tulowitzki   SS
    3
    1
    2
    5
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Blue Jays
    Mark Buehrle (W, 7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    6
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Royals
    Greg Holland (S, 8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    `Phillies
    Cole Hamels
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    2
    2
    3
    8
  

    
    1.0
    Dbacks
    Yasmany Tomas   3B
    5
    2
    3
    1
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Cardinals
    Matt Carpenter   3B
    4
    1
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Marlins
    Adeiny Hechavarria   SS
    4
    2
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    1.0
    Rays
    Steven Souza Jr.   RF
    4
    1
    1
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Padres
    Justin Upton   LF
    3
    2
    2
    0
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Rays' Archer tops players for Tuesday, June 2, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 3, 2015

Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Tuesday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 2.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	10.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	9.0
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
6	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
7	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.7
8	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
9	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	6.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	6.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Archer struck out 15 over eight innings, allowing one run on six hits, in the 6-1 win over the Angels. Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, moving up to fourth among all players this season and second among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (11.4 Box-Toppers points).

National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five in the 1-0 win over the Brewers.

American League Batter of the Day—Joey Gallo of the Rangers homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBIs in the 15-2 win over the White Sox. This was Gallo’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut. He is the 3,485th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Batter of the Day—Alex Guerrero of the Dodgers hit a ninth-inning, go-ahead grand slam in the 9-8 win over the Dodgers.

Debuts—In addition to Gallo, two other players also made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays (2HR 3-4 2R 4BI in the 7-3 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Aug. 14, 2013, and was playing in his 142nd career game. He is the 3,486th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Cory Spangenberg of the Padres (3B 3-3 R BI in the 7-2 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 66th career game. He is the 3,487th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lynn earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Gallo and Guerrero each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    Rays
    Chris Archer (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    15
  

    
    11.0
    Red Sox
    Clay Buchholz (W, 3-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    8
  

    NL
    6.2
    Cardinals
    Lance Lynn (W, 4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    5
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Rangers
    Joey Gallo   3B
    4
    3
    3
    4
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Indians
    Carlos Carrasco (W, 7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    
    5.0
    Blue Jays
    Kevin Pillar   CF
    4
    2
    3
    4
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Dodgers
    Alex Guerrero   LF
    1
    1
    1
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Nationals
    Jordan Zimmermann (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    4.0
    `Athletics
    Evan Scribner (H, 6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Pirates
    Andrew McCutchen   CF
    5
    2
    4
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Yankees
    Garrett Jones   PH, LF, RF
    3
    1
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Phillies
    Jonathan Papelbon (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    Astros
    Luke Gregerson (S, 15)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    2.0
    Rockies
    Michael McKenry   C
    4
    1
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    Marcell Ozuna   CF
    4
    1
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Padres
    Cory Spangenberg   2B
    3
    1
    3
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Dbacks
    Ender Inciarte   LF
    3
    2
    1
    2
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Mets' deGrom tops players for Monday, June 1, rises to 4th in player rankings; Pirates' Cole rises to 2nd

Shawn Plank June 2, 2015

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Also Monday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to second in Box-Toppers player rankings. Plus, two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors—Albert Pujols of the Angels and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 1.

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	10.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
4	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
5	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
6	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.7
7	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	7.0
8	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
9	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	6.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	6.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—deGrom pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight, in the 7-0 win over the Padres. deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, rising to fourth in player rankings. He ranks third among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Will Harris pitched 1 2/3 innings of middle relief, allowing no runs and striking out two, in the 5-2 win over the Orioles.

American League Batter of the Day—Albert Pujols of the Angels hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Rays.

Pujols earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 169.8 points for his career, ranking seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails sixth-place player Roy Halladay (170.7). Pujols ranks second among all batters in that time (behind Alex Rodriguez with 183.8). Pujols has 2.5 Box-Toppers points this season.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Monday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Cole (7IP 5H 2R 0ER 9K W in the 4-3 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He is the second player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points (Felix Hernandez has 11.4). Cole takes the lead among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points, passing Max Scherzer of the Nationals (9.0).

Notable—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to 20th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when record keeping began) after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Kershaw (7IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 11-4 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 138.6, passing Andy Pettitte (138.5) among all players since 1995. He now trails 19th-place player Jim Thome (146.7).

Kershaw now also has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season. While he’s not among the current season leaders, he is keeping pace with his Box-Toppers point total in 2014 when he led all players with 31.5 points. At this point in 2014, Kershaw also had 5.0 Box-Toppers points.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/1
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    Mets
    Jacob deGrom (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    
    10.2
    Cubs
    Jason Hammel (W, 4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    5
    1
    1
    0
    11
  

    
    7.0
    Pirates
    Gerrit Cole (W, 8-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    0
    2
    9
  

    
    6.0
    Brewers
    Mike Fiers (W, 2-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    4.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W, 4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    AL
    3.2
    Astros
    Will Harris (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Angels
    Albert Pujols   1B
    5
    2
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Yankees
    Mark Teixeira   1B
    3
    1
    1
    4
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Braves
    Alex Wood (W, 4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    7
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

Cardinals' Martinez (7IP 0R H 8K) tops players for Sunday, May 31, rises to 5th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 1, 2015

Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez is Sunday’s Player of the Day and rises to fifth in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.

Martinez pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight, in the 3-1 win over the Dodgers. Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 31.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	9.0
4	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
5	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.7
6	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	7.0
7	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
8	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	6.7
9	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	6.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	6.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out six in the 3-0 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day—Martin Maldonado of the Brewers hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 17th inning in the 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks. Maldonado also hit two doubles, went 4-for-6, scored three times and drove in two runs.

American League Batter of the Day—Steven Souza Jr. of the Rays homered and hit two doubles, going 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-5 win over the Orioles.

Notable—Josh Hamilton of the Rangers earned Player of the Game honors for the second time in three days Sunday. Hamilton hit a pinch-hit, two-run, walk-off double in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Hamilton also earned AL Batter of the Day honors on May 29. Hamilton has 2.5 Box-Toppers points this season.

Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Chavez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Maldonado and Souza 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.

Top player from each game

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    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    Cardinals
    Carlos Martinez (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    0
    0
    3
    8
  

    AL
    7.0
    Athletics
    Jesse Chavez (W, 2-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    7
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    
    5.0
    `Indians
    Bryan Shaw
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    White Sox
    John Danks (W, 3-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    10
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    
    3.2
    `Cubs
    Tsuyoshi Wada
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    2
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Brewers
    Martin Maldonado   C
    6
    3
    4
    2
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Rays
    Steven Souza Jr.   RF
    5
    2
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Reds
    Todd Frazier   3B
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Rockies
    DJ LeMahieu   2B
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Twins
    Brian Dozier   2B
    4
    3
    3
    0
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rangers
    Josh Hamilton   PH
    1
    0
    1
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Braves
    Freddie Freeman   1B
    1
    1
    1
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Padres
    Odrisamer Despaigne (W, 3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    7
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    2.0
    Angels
    Joe Smith (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.2
    Mets
    Jeurys Familia (S, 15)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    2
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

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

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