Mat Latos, Hector Noesi top players for Thursday, May 16

Reds pitcher Mat Latos is Thursday's Player of the Day. Latos gave up two runs over 8 1/3 innings in the 5-3, 10-inning win over the Marlins. ​Latos did not earn the win in the game.

Mariners pitcher Hector Noesi is American League Player of the Day. Noesi struck out four over 4 1/3 innings in the 3-2 win over the Yankees. Though Noesi left the game with the Mariners leading, he did not pitch the minimum five innings to earn the win.

Travis Snider of the Pirates is National League Batter of the Day. Snider homered and went 3-for-5 in the 7-1 win over the Brewers.​

Mitch Moreland of the Rangers is AL Batter of the Day. Moreland went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs in the 10-4 win over the Tigers.​

Thursday was kind of a lackluster day for Box-Toppers game scores. The top game scores of the day (3.1) were the lowest ​top game scores of the season. Most times, game scores in that range wouldn't win Player of the Day honors. But Thursday, two pitchers who didn't pick up wins in their games, were atop Box-Toppers standings.

Latos receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Noesi receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Snider and Moreland receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

516	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	3.1	`Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mat Latos	8.1	4	2	2	1	4
AL	3.1	`Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Hector Noesi	4.1	3	1	0	1	4
BAT	3.0	Pirates	Travis Snider RF	5	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Mets	Daniel Murphy 2B	4	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Giants	Brandon Crawford SS	4	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Stephen Strasburg (W, 2-5)	8.0	3	2	1	3	4
BAT	2.0	Rangers	Mitch Moreland 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Junichi Tazawa (W, 3-2)	2.0	2	0	0	0	2
	1.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Addison Reed (S, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Shelby Miller, Adam Dunn top players for Wednesday, May 15

Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is Wednesday's Player of the Day. ​Miller gave up no runs over 5 2/3 innings and struck out six in the 4-2 win over the Mets.

Though Miller left the game with the Cards leading, the Mets later tied the game in the seventh, meaning Miller was not eligible for the win.

Miller moves up to third place in season Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and now has 7.7 points, behind season leader Yu Darvish (8.0).​

Adam Dunn of the White Sox is American League Player of the Day. Dunn homered twice, went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs in the 9-4 win over the Twins.​

Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Choo homered twice and went 4-for-5 in the 4-0 win over the Marlins.​

Miller receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Dunn receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Choo receives 1.5  for being NL  Batter of the Day.

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

515	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	6.2	`Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Shelby Miller	5.2	4	0	0	1	6
AL	6.0	White Sox	Adam Dunn 1B	4	2	3	5	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Mariners	Raul Ibanez LF	5	2	2	6	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Indians	Jason Kipnis 2B	4	3	3	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Red Sox	Stephen Drew SS	3	2	2	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Reds	Shin-Soo Choo CF	5	3	4	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeff Samardzija (W, 2-5)	8.0	5	2	2	2	7
	3.0	Padres	Alexi Amarista CF	5	3	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Diamondbacks	Eric Chavez 3B	3	1	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wandy Rodriguez (W, 4-2)	7.0	6	1	1	1	5
	2.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Greinke (W, 2-0)	5.1	5	1	1	0	4
	2.0	Royals	Lorenzo Cain RF, CF	5	2	2	3	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Astros	Carlos Corporan C	3	1	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Blue Jays	J.P. Arencibia C	5	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Rangers	Lance Berkman DH	4	1	2	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Clayton Kershaw, striking out 11, is top player for Tuesday, May 14

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Kershaw struck out 11 and gave up no runs over 8 2/3 innings in the 2-0 win over the Nationals.

Kershaw moves up to fifth place in season Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and now has 7.0 points, behind season leader Yu Darvish (8.0).​

Tigers pitcher Doug Fister is American League Player of the Day. Fister struck out seven over seven innings in the 6-2 win over the Astros.​

Carlos Beltran of the Cardinals is National League Batter of the Day. Beltran homered, went 3-for-5 and drove in four in the 10-4 win over the Mets.​

Robinson Cano of the Yankees is American League Batter of the Day. Cano went 2-for-3 in the 4-3 win over the Mariners.​

Standings update: Pitcher Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks rose to ninth place among players for the season. Corbin was Player of the Game in the 2-0 win over the Dodgers and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.4 for the season.​

Kershaw receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Fister receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Beltran and Cano receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

514	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	13.2	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clayton Kershaw (W, 4-2)	8.2	5	0	0	1	11
	9.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Homer Bailey (W, 2-3)	9.0	6	2	2	0	10
	7.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeff Francis (W, 2-3)	6.0	3	1	1	1	7
AL	5.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Doug Fister (W, 5-1)	7.0	5	2	2	0	7
BAT	4.0	Cardinals	Carlos Beltran RF	5	2	3	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Vargas (W, 2-3)	7.0	5	2	2	1	7
	4.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jake Peavy (W, 5-1)	7.0	5	2	2	0	6
	4.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin (W, 6-0)	7.0	3	0	0	5	5
	4.0	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			R.A. Dickey (W, 3-5)	6.0	6	2	2	2	10
	4.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Fernando Rodney (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Phillies	John Mayberry CF, RF	4	1	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tanner Scheppers (W, 3-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	2.0	Yankees	Robinson Cano 2B	3	1	2	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	`Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andrew Cashner	7.1	5	2	1	1	3
	1.0	Pirates	Neil Walker 2B	3	2	2	0	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Justin Masterson, throwing complete game shutout, is top player for Monday, May 13

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson is Monday's Player of the Day. Masterson pitched a complete game shutout, striking out nine, in the 1-0 win over the Yankees.

​Masterson moves up to second place in season Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and now has 7.7 points, behind season leader Yu Darvish (8.0).

Brewers pitcher Marco Estrada is National League Player of the Day. Estrada gave up one run over seven innings in the 5-1 win over the Pirates.​

Billy Butler of the Royals is American League Batter of the Day. Butler went 5-for-5 with five RBIs in the 11-4 win over the Angels.​

Brian McCann of the Braves is NL Batter of the Day. McCann went 2-for-3 and homered in the 10-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

Standings update: Bryce Harper of the Nationals rose to ninth place among players for the season. Harper was Player of the Game in the 6-2 win over the Dodgers and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.9 for the season. He is the Box-Toppers points leader among NL batters.​

​Masterson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Estrada receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Butler and McCann receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

513	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	11.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 6-2)	9.0	4	0	0	3	9
BAT	7.0	Royals	Billy Butler DH	5	2	5	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	7.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			A.J. Griffin (W, 4-3)	7.0	6	1	1	0	8
NL	6.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Marco Estrada (W, 3-2)	7.0	3	1	1	1	5
	6.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Warren (S, 1)	4.0	2	0	0	0	4
	5.0	Tigers	Andy Dirks LF	4	2	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Braves	Brian McCann C	3	2	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Twins	Aaron Hicks CF	3	3	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Travis Wood (W, 4-2)	7.0	2	0	0	3	2
	2.0	Cardinals	Matt Carpenter 2B, 3B	4	2	2	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	Bryce Harper RF	1	2	1	0	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Chris Sale, with a 1-hit complete game shutout, is top player for Sunday, May 12

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday's Player of the Day. Sale threw a one-hit, complete game shutout in the 3-0 win over the Angels. Sale gave up his first and only hit with one out in the seventh inning.

Sale moves up to fifth place in season Box-Toppers player rankings. Earning 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Sale now has 6.7 for the season.​

Rockies pitcher Jorge De La Rosa is National League Player of the Day. De La Rosa pitched seven shutout innings and struck out seven in the 8-2 win over the Cardinals. De La Rosa had a no-hitter going for 6 2/3 innings.​

De La Rosa and Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 9.0 and eerily identical box score stat lines. But De La Rosa was given the nod as NL Player of the Day in a Box-Toppers tie-breaking rule because De La Rosa achieved his results with fewer pitches—he threw 100 and Lincecum threw 111. 

Emilio Bonifacio of the Blue Jays is American League Batter of the Day. Bonifacio went 3-for-4 and homered in the 12-4 win over the Red Sox.​

Sale receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. De La Rosa receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Bonifacio receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day. No National League batter was named Player of the Game, so no bonus points were given Sunday for NL Batter of the Day. 

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

512	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	15.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale (W, 4-2)	9.0	1	0	0	0	7
NL	9.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jorge De La Rosa (W, 4-3)	7.0	2	0	0	3	7
	9.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Lincecum (W, 3-2)	7.0	2	0	0	3	7
	7.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Nick Tepesch (W, 3-3)	6.0	4	1	1	1	8
	5.2	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 3-4)	6.2	5	0	0	1	5
	5.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Capuano (W, 1-2)	6.1	5	1	1	1	7
BAT	4.0	Blue Jays	Emilio Bonifacio 2B	4	3	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wei-Yin Chen (W, 3-3)	5.0	5	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Grilli (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Gregg (S, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Horst	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 3-4)	6.1	5	1	1	3	6
	2.0	Yankees	Vernon Wells LF	4	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	`Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bryan Shaw	2.0	0	0	0	1	1
	2.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Fernando Rodney (S, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2

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

Wainwright tops players for Saturday, May 11; Darvish takes season lead in Box-Toppers points

On Saturday, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright was Player of the Day and Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish took the season lead in Box-Toppers points.

Wainwright threw a two-hit shutout in the 3-0 win over the Rockies, giving up his first hit in the eighth inning.​ Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers for being Player of the Day and now has 6.0 for the season, moving him up to sixth place.

Ubaldo Jimenez of the Indians is American League Player of the Day. Jimenez struck out eight over six innings in the 7-6 win over Detroit.​

Jose Tabata of the Pirates is National League Batter of the Day. Tabata went 4-for-5 and was a triple short of the cycle in the 11-2 win over the Mets.​

Joe Mauer of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Mauer went 3-for-4 in the 8-5 win over the Orioles.​

Darvish was Player of the Game in the Rangers' 8-7 win over the Astros. Darvish gave up three hits and struck out eight over seven innings. He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being top player in the game, giving him 8.0 points for the season, taking the lead from Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who has 7.2 points.​

Also Saturday, two pitchers were named Players of the Game for batting. Mat Latos of the Reds went 2-for-3 in the 13-7 win over the Brewers. And Edwin Jackson of the Cubs with 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs in the 8-2 win over the Nationals.​

Wainwright receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Jimenez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Tabata and Mauer receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

511	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	13.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Wainwright (W, 5-2)	9.0	2	0	0	1	7
	10.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Madison Bumgarner (W, 4-1)	7.0	4	1	1	2	11
AL	8.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 3-2)	6.0	3	1	1	1	8
	5.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cesar Ramos (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	5.0	Pirates	Jose Tabata RF, LF	5	3	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andy Pettitte (W, 4-2)	7.0	5	2	2	1	7
	3.0	Dodgers	Andre Ethier RF	4	3	4	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Twins	Joe Mauer C	4	3	3	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Reds	Mat Latos P	3	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 6-1)	7.0	3	3	3	3	8
	3.0	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mark Buehrle	7.0	5	1	1	2	5
	2.2	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jonathan Papelbon (S, 6)	1.0	2	0	0	0	3
	2.0	Cubs	Edwin Jackson P	2	1	1	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Angels	Mike Trout CF	4	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Grant Balfour (S, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	1	2

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

Miller, Lester, both with 1-hit shutouts, top players for Friday, May 10

A pair of pitchers threw complete game, one-hit shutouts to top all players for Friday.

Shelby Miller of the Cardinals is Friday's Player of the Day. Miller who gave up his only hit in the first inning (the only baserunner of the game) and struck out 13, led the Cards to a 3-0 win over the Rockies.​

Jon Lester of the Red Sox is American League Player of the Day. Lester also allowed only one baserunner, giving up a hit in the sixth inning, in the 5-0 win over the Blue Jays.​

Lyle Overbay of the Yankees is AL Batter of the Day. Overbay hit a two-run homer, went 4-for-5 and drove in five runs in the 11-6 win over the Royals.​

Ian Desmond of the Nationals is National League Batter of the Day. Desmond homered, went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs in the 7-3 win over the Cubs.​

Standings update: Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma moves up to ninth place among players in the 2013 season. Iwakuma was Player of the Game in the 6-3 win over the Athletics earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season. Miller, who earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, moves up to 10th place with 5.7 points for the season.

Miller receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Lester receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Overbay and Desmond receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

510	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	21.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Shelby Miller (W, 5-2)	9.0	1	0	0	0	13
AL	13.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jon Lester (W, 5-0)	9.0	1	0	0	0	5
	8.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 4-1)	7.0	4	2	2	0	9
BAT	6.0	Yankees	Lyle Overbay 1B	5	2	4	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Cain (W, 2-2)	8.0	3	2	2	2	7
	5.1	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tommy Hunter (W, 3-1)	2.1	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	5.0	Nationals	Ian Desmond SS	4	3	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	`Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dane De La Rosa (H, 4)	2.0	0	0	0	0	3
	4.2	`Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alex Cobb	4.2	5	3	3	2	13
	3.0	Pirates	Garrett Jones 1B	5	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Steve Cishek (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Robbie Ross (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Reds	Brandon Phillips 2B	4	2	2	2	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Tigers	Alex Avila C	4	1	2	3	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.2	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tony Sipp (W, 2-1)	0.2	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.

Miguel Cabrera leads all players in season Box-Toppers points

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers leads all players in Box-Toppers points so far in the 2013 season.

The Detroit third baseman has 7.2 points.​ He is the only non-pitcher among the top 10 overall players.

​Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz ranks second with 7.1 points.

Pitcher Matt Harvey of the Mets leads among all National League players with 7.0 points.

Bryce Harper of the Nationals leads among NL batters with 4.9 points.

Individual player standings for the 2013 season were last posted on Box-Toppers on April 26, when Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish led all players with 5.0 points. Darvish, who now has 7.0 points, has slipped to third place overall.

What are those numbers after players' names?

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	7.2
2	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	7.1
3	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	7
4	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	7
5	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	6.7
6	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	5.7
7	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	5.7
8	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	5.7
9	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	5.4
10	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	5
	AL PITCHERS
1	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	7.1
2	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	7
3	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	6.7
4	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	5.7
5	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	5.7
6	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	5
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.7
8	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	4.7
9	Peavy, Jake 1635	pi sp	chi al	4
10	Holland, Derek 2634	pi sp	tex al	4
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	7.2
2	Raburn, Ryan 2340	rf	cle al	3.5
3	Hafner, Travis 1650	dh ph	nyy al	3.5
4	Moss, Brandon 2520	1b	oak al	3
5	Wieters, Matt 2643	ca	bal al	3
6	Napoli, Mike 2161	1b ca	bos al	2.5
7	Kendrick, Howie 2191	2b	ana al	2.5
8	Lowrie, Jed 2437	ss	oak al	2.5
9	Loney, James 2206	1b	tb al	2.5
10	DeRosa, Mark 1505	1b 3b ph	tor al	2.5
	NL PITCHERS
1	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	7
2	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	5.7
3	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	5.4
4	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	5
5	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	4.7
6	Maholm, Paul 2078	pi sp	atl nl	4.7
7	Slowey, Kevin 2377	pi sp	fla nl	4.7
8	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	4
9	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	4
10	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	3.7
	NL BATTERS
1	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	4.9
2	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	4
3	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	3.7
4	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	lf	mil nl	3.5
5	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	3.5
6	Frazier, Todd 2929	3b	cin nl	3.5
7	Pollock, A.J. 3142	cf	ari nl	3.2
8	Holliday, Matt 1836	lf	stl nl	3
9	Posey, Buster 2745	ca	sf nl	3
10	Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	cin nl	3

BTP: Box-Toppers points

St. Louis Cardinals take top spot in Box-Toppers team power rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals take the top spot in this week's Box-Toppers team power rankings after being ranked second last week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (28.4), followed by the Texas Rangers (27.4). The Rangers were  ranked third last week.

The Cardinals also have the best win-loss record in baseball at 21-12. The Rangers have the best record in the American League at 21-13.

The Boston Red Sox, last week's top team, fell to third place in Box-Toppers team rankings, accumulating the fewest Box-Toppers points of any AL team in the past week, 1.5.

The Cardinals are led by pitchers Lance Lynn, who has 5.7 Box-Toppers points and Adam Wainwright, with 4.0. The Rangers are led by pitchers Yu Darvish (7.0) and Derek Holland (4.0).

The hottest team in the past week has been the Cleveland Indians, accumulating 7.5 Box-Toppers points and rising to ninth place in team power rankings. The hottest National League team of the past week is the Arizona Diamondbacks, picking up 6.7 points and rising to eighth in power rankings.

The coldest team in the past week has been the Los Angeles Dodgers, accumulating no Box-Toppers points. The Dodgers, the Box-Toppers pre-season favorite to win the World Series, ranks 24th out of 30 teams in Box-Toppers power rankings, with 16.5 points. The Box-Toppers pre-season AL favorite team, ​the Toronto Blue Jays, ranks 27th with 15.2 points.

Oops.​

509	Top 10 Teams	Pts	Last week rank
1	Cardinals	28.4	2
2	Rangers	27.4	3
3	Red Sox	26.1	1
4	Nationals	26.0	4
5	Tigers	25.4	5
6	Braves	24.4	8
7	Orioles	23.5	7
8	Diamondbacks	23.1	Not ranked
9	Indians	22.7	Not ranked
10	Reds	22.7	10

Scott Kazmir, striking out 10, tops players for Thursday, May 9

Indians pitcher Scott Kazmir, who struck out 10 over six innings, is Thursday's Player of the Day. Kazmir allowed only one run in the 9-2 win over the Athletics.​

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is National League Player of the Day. Corbin gave up just one run over 6 1/3 innings in the 2-1 win over the Phillies. As NL Player of the Day, Corbin picks up 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 5.4 for the season, moving him up to ninth place among all players in 2013.​

​Brian McCann of the Braves is NL Batter of the Day. McCann homered and went 3-for-5 in the 6-3 win over the Giants.

Oswaldo Arcia of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Arcia hit a two-run homer and a triple in the 5-3 win over the Red Sox. Arcia and Alex Gordon, who was Player of the Game in the Royals 6-2 win over the Orioles, had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 2.0 and identical stat lines (4AB 2R 2H 2BI). Arcia was given the AL ​Batter of the Day nod because he had a homer and triple, while Gordon had a homer and a single.

Kazmir receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Corbin receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. McCann and Arcia receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

509	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Scott Kazmir (W, 2-1)	6.0	5	1	1	0	10
	4.2	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ernesto Frieri (S, 5)	1.2	0	0	0	0	3
NL	2.1	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin (W, 5-0)	6.1	4	1	1	2	4
BAT	2.0	Braves	Brian McCann C	5	1	3	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	2.0	Twins	Oswaldo Arcia RF	4	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Royals	Alex Gordon LF	4	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	`Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Price	8.0	7	4	2	1	8
	2.0	`Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			CC Sabathia	4.0	1	1	1	1	2
	1.0	Nationals	Ryan Zimmerman 3B	4	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Mets	Mike Baxter PH	1	0	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Jake Peavy, Jason Marquis top players for Wednesday, May 8

White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Peavy gave up three hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings in the 6-3 win over the Mets.

Jason Marquis of the Padres is National League Player of the Day. Marquis pitched eight shutout innings in the 1-0 win over the Marlins.​

Kelly Johnson of the Rays is American League Batter of the Day. Johnson hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-4 in the 10-4 win over the Blue Jays.​

Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks is National League Batter of the Day. Goldschmidt hit two homers and drove in three runs in the 3-2 win over the Dodgers.​

Note: Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez and Indians pitcher Justin Masterson were both named Players of the Game in their team's victories Wednesday and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers points. Both players now have 5.7 Box-Toppers points for the season. Hernandez now ranks sixth among all players for 2013 and Masterson ranks eighth.​

Peavy receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Marquis receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Johnson and Goldschmidt receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

508	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	5.2	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jake Peavy (W, 4-1)	6.2	3	1	1	2	6
NL	5.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Marquis (W, 4-2)	8.0	5	0	0	1	3
	5.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Minor (W, 4-2)	7.0	4	1	1	3	7
BAT	4.0	Rays	Kelly Johnson LF	4	3	3	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Hernandez (W, 5-2)	8.0	6	1	1	1	5
	4.0	`Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Barry Zito	7.0	4	1	1	0	3
	3.0	Twins	Trevor Plouffe 3B	5	2	3	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Yankees	Vernon Wells LF, 3B	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	4	2	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jordan Zimmermann (W, 6-1)	7.0	7	1	1	2	7
	2.0	Orioles	J.J. Hardy SS	2	1	1	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 5-2)	7.0	4	3	3	2	7
	2.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Veras (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Edward Mujica (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Rangers	Ian Kinsler 2B	5	2	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Mets' Matt Harvey, nearly perfect (but no W), is top player for Tuesday, May 7

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey nearly pitched a perfect game and left after nine innings without the lead, but is still Tuesday's Player of the Day.

Harvey gave up his first and only hit in the seventh inning, walked none and struck out 12 over nine innings against the White Sox. But it took the Mets until the bottom of the tenth to score their first run to beat the Sox, 1-0.

Though Harvey had a dominant Box-Toppers game score of 20, he did not earn the win in the game. Harvey scores 2.0 Box-Toppers points for winning Player of the Day and now has 7.0 for the season, ranking fourth among players in 2013, behind current leader Miguel Cabrera of Detroit, with 7.2.​

Twins pitcher Scott Diamond is American League Player of the Day. Diamond pitched seven shutout innings and gave up only three hits in the 6-1 win over the Red Sox.​

Jose Altuve of the Astros is AL Batter of the Day. Altuve homered and went 2-for-3 in the 7-6 win over the Angels.​

Will Venable of the Padres is National League Batter of the Day. Venable hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-4 in the 5-1 win over the Marlins.​

Harvey receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Diamond receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Altuve and Venable receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

507	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	20.0	`Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey	9.0	1	0	0	0	12
AL	6.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Scott Diamond (W, 3-2)	7.0	3	0	0	0	2
	6.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeanmar Gomez (W, 2-0)	5.0	2	0	0	2	5
	5.2	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zach McAllister (W, 3-3)	7.2	5	0	0	1	4
	5.2	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Travis Wood (W, 3-2)	6.2	5	1	1	2	8
	4.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jorge De La Rosa (W, 3-3)	6.0	3	0	0	1	2
BAT	3.0	Astros	Jose Altuve 2B	3	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kyle Kendrick (W, 4-1)	7.0	6	2	2	0	6
	2.1	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aaron Loup	2.1	1	0	0	0	1
	2.1	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tommy Hunter (W, 2-1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	2.0	Padres	Will Venable RF	4	1	2	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Reds	Devin Mesoraco PH	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Heath Bell (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Brewers	Ryan Braun LF	2	1	1	1	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Scott Feldman (7IP 2H) tops players for Monday, May 6

Cubs pitcher Scott Feldman is Monday's Player of the Day. Feldman pitched seven shutout innings and gave up only two hits in the 9-2 win over the Rangers.

White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is American League Player of the Day. Sale gave up only one run over 7 1/3 innings against the Royals. He left the game with the Sox trailing 1-0 and so was not eligible for the win. However, the White Sox came back to tie the game in the top of the ninth and won the game 2-1 in the 11th inning.​

Andrelton Simmons of the Braves is National League Batter of the Day. Simmons hit two home runs and went 3-for-4 in the 7-4 win over the Reds. It is Simmons' Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has been Player of the ​Game, and he is the 3,165th player to debut in Box-Toppers since 1995.

Stephen Drew of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Drew went 4-for-5, homered, and hit a walk-off RBI double in the 11th inning to beat the Twins 6-5.​

Feldman receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Sale receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Simmons and Drew receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

506	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	7.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Scott Feldman (W, 3-3)	7.0	2	0	0	1	3
BAT	5.0	Braves	Andrelton Simmons SS	4	2	3	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cliff Lee (W, 3-2)	8.0	5	2	2	0	6
AL	4.1	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale	7.1	6	1	1	0	5
	4.1	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andrew Cashner (W, 2-2)	7.1	4	0	0	3	4
BAT	3.0	Red Sox	Stephen Drew SS	5	1	4	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	5	1	4	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Indians	Asdrubal Cabrera SS	4	3	2	2	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Blue Jays	J.P. Arencibia PH, C	3	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Justin Verlander flirts with no-no, is top player for Sunday, May 5

Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, who flirted with another no-hitter, is Sunday's Player of the Day.

Verlander gave up the first hit with one out in the seventh inning. He gave up only two hits over seven innings and struck out nine in the 9-0 win over the Astros. Verlander already has two career no-hitters, on June 12, 2007 and May 7, 2011—he was Box-Toppers Player of the Day both times.

Marlins pitcher Kevin Slowey is National League Player of the Day. Slowey pitched seven shutout innings and struck out seven in the 14-2 win over the Phillies.

Matt Holliday of the Cardinals is National League Batter of the Day. Holliday homered and went 2-for-3 in the 10-1 win over the Brewers.

Mark DeRosa of the Blue Jays is American League Player of the Day. DeRosa hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-5 in the 10-2 win over the Mariners.

Verlander receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Slowey receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Holliday and DeRosa receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

505	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Verlander (W, 4-2)	7.0	2	0	0	2	9
NL	10.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Slowey (W, 1-2)	7.0	2	0	0	2	7
	9.0	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish	7.0	4	3	3	2	14
	6.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Pelfrey (W, 3-3)	6.0	4	1	1	1	7
BAT	5.0	Cardinals	Matt Holliday LF	3	3	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Blue Jays	Mark DeRosa 3B	5	3	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Braves	Freddie Freeman 1B	5	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rays	James Loney 1B	4	3	3	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Luke Hochevar	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Giants	Hunter Pence RF	4	0	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Reds	Todd Frazier 3B	3	1	2	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	Danny Espinosa 2B	3	1	1	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Darren O`Day (S, 1)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Padres	Jedd Gyorko 2B	4	1	2	2	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Sean Doolittle (W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Cabrera takes over season Box-Toppers points lead; Fernandez is top player for Saturday, May 4

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers takes over the season lead in Box-Toppers points after winning Saturday's American League Batter of the Day honors. And Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Saturday's Player of the Day.

Cabrera picked up 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, bringing his season total to 7.2 and passing previous leader Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz with 7.1.​

Cabrera went 4-for-4 with two homers and six RBIs in the 17-2 win over the Astros. It is rare for a batter to lead all players in Box-Toppers points—pitchers usually dominate—however, Albert Pujols (then of the Cardinals) led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2009 as late as August, before then-Royals pitcher Zack Greinke eventually took over the lead.

Saturday was the fifth time this season Cabrera has been a Box-Toppers Player of the Game. This is the third time he was AL Batter of the Day. He was overall AL Player of the Day once.​

Fernandez ​won Player of the Day honors by giving up only one hit and striking out nine over seven innings in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.

​Phil Hughes of the Yankees is American League Player of the Day. Hughes pitched eight shutout innings and struck out nine in the 4-2 win over the Athletics.

A.J. Pollock of the Diamondbacks is National League Batter of the Day. Pollock homered, drove in three and went 2-for-4 in the 8-1 win over the Padres.​

Fernandez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Hughes receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Cabrera and Pollock receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

504	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Fernandez (W, 1-2)	7.0	1	0	0	1	9
AL	11.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Phil Hughes (W, 1-2)	8.0	4	0	0	2	9
BAT	9.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 3B	4	3	4	6	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	7.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Guthrie (W, 4-0)	9.0	4	0	0	1	3
BAT	4.0	Diamondbacks	A.J. Pollock CF	4	3	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rockies	Troy Tulowitzki SS	3	1	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Cardinals	Jon Jay CF	3	1	2	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Mariners	Michael Saunders CF	5	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Indians	Jason Kipnis 2B	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Giants	Pablo Sandoval 3B	4	3	3	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	Craig Gentry CF	4	1	2	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	Ryan Zimmerman 3B	2	3	1	0	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Orioles	Nolan Reimold DH	4	2	1	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Reds	Devin Mesoraco PH, C	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Derek Holland, A.J. Burnett top players for Friday, May 3

Rangers pitcher Derek Holland is Friday's Player of the Day. Holland threw eight shutout innings and struck out nine in the 7-0 win over the Red Sox.

Holland and Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez had identical 10.0 Box-Toppers game scores, but Holland was given the nod as Player of the Day by the strikeout tie-breaker—he had nine and Hernandez had seven.​

Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett is National League Player of the Day. Burnett gave up only one run over seven innings and struck out nine in the 3-1 win over the Nationals.​

Matt Holliday of the Cardinals is NL Batter of the Day. Holliday homered and went 3-for-4 in the 6-1 win over the Brewers.​

Drew Stubbs of the Indians is American League Batter of the Day. Stubbs hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th inning and went 4-for-5 in the 7-6 win over the Twins.​

Holland receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Burnett receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Holliday and Stubbs receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

503	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Derek Holland (W, 2-2)	8.0	6	0	0	1	9
	10.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Hernandez (W, 4-2)	8.0	5	0	0	0	7
NL	8.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			A.J. Burnett (W, 3-2)	7.0	5	1	1	1	9
	7.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Vargas (W, 1-3)	9.0	3	0	0	2	3
BAT	4.0	Cardinals	Matt Holliday LF	4	3	3	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			A.J. Griffin (W, 3-2)	7.0	6	0	0	1	4
	3.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Drew Smyly (W, 2-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
	3.0	`Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joel Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	`Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			LaTroy Hawkins	1.2	1	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jonathan Pettibone (W, 2-0)	6.1	5	1	1	0	3
	2.0	Giants	Buster Posey C	3	1	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			J.J. Hoover (S, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	1.0	Indians	Drew Stubbs CF	5	1	4	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Padres	Yonder Alonso 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Box-Toppers takes early crack at picking All-Star teams

Is it too early to be voting on All-Stars for the midsummer classic?

Yes.

That said, voting is open at mlb.com and fans have already started to vote even though there is not enough evidence yet to reveal who the season's all-stars really are.​

Since it is not stopping fans, we won't let it stop us at Box-Toppers, either. We will take a look at who is leading in Box-Toppers points by position and in each league. We'll also choose pitchers, even though voters don't get to pick those.

And because the season is only a little more than a month old and there hasn't yet been enough baseball played to clearly determine top players, we'll look at our all-star teams in two different ways. We'll look at Box-Toppers point leaders so far through the young 2013 season. And we'll look at who is leading in Box-Toppers points for the combined 2012 and 2013 seasons.​

The lists for both teams are below.​

	2013 SEASON				2012-13 SEASONS
AL	PLAYER	TEAM	BTP		PLAYER	TEAM	BTP
First base	Moss, Brandon 2520	oak al	3		Napoli, Mike 2161	bos al	10.7
Second base	Kendrick, Howie 2191	ana al	2.5		Cano, Robinson 2092	nyy al	6
Shortstop	Lowrie, Jed 2437	oak al	2.5		Hardy, J.J. 2071	bal al	8.2
Third base	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	5.7		Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	17.4
Catcher	Wieters, Matt 2643	bal al	3		Mauer, Joe 1869	min al	10.5
Outfield 1	Raburn, Ryan 2340	cle al	3.5		Davis, Chris 2478	bal al	14
Outfield 2	Davis, Chris 2478	bal al	2		Hamilton, Josh 2332	ana al	11.5
Outfield 3	Willingham, Josh 2205	min al	2		Trout, Mike 2949	ana al	11
Designated hitter	Hafner, Travis 1650	nyy al	3.5		Butler, Billy 2330	kc al	11.2
Starting pitcher 1	Buchholz, Clay 2363	bos al	7.1		Verlander, Justin 2112	det al	27.8
Starting pitcher 2	Moore, Matt 2975	tb al	6.7		Darvish, Yu 3003	tex al	22.8
Starting pitcher 3	Darvish, Yu 3003	tex al	6		Hernandez, Felix 2064	sea al	22.4
Starting pitcher 4	Masterson, Justin 2462	cle al	4.7		Dickey, R.A. 1734	tor al	22.1
Middle reliever	Chen, Bruce 1170	kc al	2		Chen, Bruce 1170	kc al	8
Closing pitcher	Perkins, Glen 2506	min al	3		Rodney, Fernando 1803	tb al	8
NL
First base	Carpenter, Matt 2987	stl nl	2.5		LaRoche, Adam 1910	dc nl	9
Second base	Ellis, Mark 1614	lad nl	2.5		Phillips, Brandon 1691	cin nl	11
Shortstop	Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	col nl	1		Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	col nl	6
Third base	Frazier, Todd 2929	cin nl	2.5		Freese, David 2710	stl nl	10.7
Catcher	Posey, Buster 2745	sf nl	2		Posey, Buster 2745	sf nl	7.5
Outfield 1	Harper, Bryce 3011	dc nl	4.9		Braun, Ryan J. 2300	mil nl	15
Outfield 2	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	col nl	4		Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	col nl	13.2
Outfield 3	Bruce, Jay 2453	cin nl	3		Holliday, Matt 1836	stl nl	11.7
Starting pitcher 1	Lynn, Lance 2992	stl nl	5.7		Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	25.8
Starting pitcher 2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	5		Lynn, Lance 2992	stl nl	23.4
Starting pitcher 3	Harvey, Matt 3075	nym nl	5		Gonzalez, Gio 2626	dc nl	21.7
Starting pitcher 4	Maholm, Paul 2078	atl nl	4.7		Bumgarner, Madison 2753	sf nl	21.4
Middle reliever	Casilla, Santiago 2301	sf nl	2		Casilla, Santiago 2301	sf nl	6
Closing pitcher	Chapman, Aroldis 2826	cin nl	2		Chapman, Aroldis 2826	cin nl	16
AL top player	Buchholz, Clay 2363	bos al	7.1		Verlander, Justin 2112	det al	27.8
AL top batter	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	5.7		Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	17.4
NL top player	Lynn, Lance 2992	stl nl	5.7		Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	25.8
NL top batter	Harper, Bryce 3011	dc nl	4.9		Braun, Ryan J. 2300	mil nl	15

BTP: Box-Toppers points

What are those numbers after players' names?

Red Sox, led by Clay Buchholz, top Box-Toppers team power rankings

​The Boston Red Sox have risen to the top spot in Box-Toppers team power rankings after being ranked third last week.

Red Sox players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (24.6), followed by the St. Louis Cardinals (22.9). The Cards were also ranked second last week.

The Red Sox also have the best win-loss record in baseball at 20-8. The Cardinals are in a three-way tie for the best ​record in the National League. The Cards, the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies are all 17-11.

The Texas Rangers, last week's top team, fell to third place in Box-Toppers team rankings.​

The Red Sox are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader and starting pitcher Clay Buchholz, who has 7.1.​ Eleven different Red Sox have been named Player of the Game and have earned Box-Toppers points this season.

The Cardinals are led by pitchers Lance Lynn (5.7) and Adam Wainwright (4.0).​

502	Top 10 Teams	Pts	Last week rank
1	Red Sox	24.6	3
2	Cardinals	22.9	2
3	Rangers	22.4	1
4	Nationals	22.0	8
5	Tigers	20.9	Not ranked
6	Rockies	19.7	6
7	Orioles	19.5	9
8	Braves	19.4	4
9	Athletics	18.7	9
10	Reds	18.7	5

Chris Tillman, Dan Haren top players for Thursday, May 2

Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman is Thursday's Player of the Day. Tillman pitched eight scoreless innings in the 5-1 win over the Angels.

Nationals pitcher Dan Haren is National League Player of the Day. Haren allowed only one run over eight innings in the 3-1 win over the Braves.​

Domonic Brown of the Phillies is National League Batter of the Day. Brown homered and went 3-for-4 in the 7-2 win over the Marlins.​

Note: Padres middle relief pitcher Joe Thatcher was Player of the Game in the 4-2 win over the Cubs. It has been more than five years since Thatcher was last top player in a game. He was last named Player of the Game on September 25, 2007. Thursday was the second time in his career he was named top player in a game.

Tillman receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Haren receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Brown receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day. No American League batter was named Player of the Game, so no bonus points were given Thursday for AL Batter of the Day. 

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

502	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	6.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Tillman (W, 2-1)	8.0	3	0	0	2	3
	5.1	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hector Santiago (W, 1-1)	5.1	2	1	1	2	6
	5.1	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Luke Putkonen (W, 1-0)	2.1	0	0	0	1	4
NL	5.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Haren (W, 3-3)	8.0	4	1	1	1	4
BAT	3.0	Phillies	Domonic Brown LF	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Thatcher (W, 2-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Cardinals	David Freese 3B	3	1	2	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ryan Dempster (W, 2-2)	6.0	4	1	1	3	4

Zimmermann top player, Buchholz takes Box-Toppers points lead, in games from Wednesday, May 1

Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Zimmermann threw eight shutout innings and struck out eight in the 2-0 win over the Braves.

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is American League Player of the Day. Buchholz pitched seven shutout innings ​and struck out eight in the 10-1 win over the Blue Jays. Buchholz earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for AL Player of the Day and takes over as 2013 season leader in Box-Toppers points with 7.1, passing Rays pitcher Matt Moore, who has 6.7.

Kendrys Morales of the Mariners is American League Batter of the Day. Morales went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs in the 8-3 win over the Orioles.​

Angel Pagan of the Giants is National League Batter of the Day. Pagan went 2-for-4 with a home run in the 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks.​

Zimmermann receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Buchholz receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Morales and Pagan receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

501	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jordan Zimmermann (W, 5-1)	8.0	2	0	0	0	8
	13.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Scott Feldman (W, 2-3)	9.0	3	2	2	1	12
AL	10.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clay Buchholz (W, 6-0)	7.0	2	0	0	3	8
BAT	3.0	Mariners	Kendrys Morales DH	5	2	3	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Giants	Angel Pagan CF	4	3	2	2	1	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Mets	Jordany Valdespin PH, CF	2	1	1	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Lance Lynn (W, 5-0)	7.0	5	1	1	2	5
	3.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Trevor Bauer (W, 1-1)	5.0	1	0	0	6	5
	2.0	White Sox	Alejandro De Aza LF	4	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rockies	Carlos Gonzalez LF	3	1	2	2	2	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Yankees	Ben Francisco RF	1	1	1	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bruce Chen (W, 2-0)	2.0	2	0	0	1	3
	1.0	Angels	Howie Kendrick 2B	4	1	3	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Twins	Chris Parmelee RF	4	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Pirates	Pedro Alvarez 3B	4	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0