Rays' Chris Archer tops players for Saturday, July 27; Masterson reaffirms top spot in Box-Toppers points

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Saturday, July 27:

Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Saturday's Player of the Day, while Indians pitcher Justin Masterson reaffirmed his top spot among players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Archer pitched a complete game two-hit shutout, striking out six, in the 1-0 win over the Yankees.

Masterson  (7.2IP 0R 8K in 1-0 win vs. Rangers) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 16.4 points for the season, most among all players.

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is National League Player of the Day. Ryu struck out nine and gave up two hits over seven innings in the 4-1 win over the Reds.

Stephen Drew of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Drew hit two home runs, drove in five runs and went 3-for-4 in the 7-3 win over the Orioles. 

Chris Denorfia of the Padres is NL Batter of the Day. Denorfia homered and scored three runs in the 12-3 win over the Diamondbacks. 

Notable: Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer rose to 10th place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season. Scherzer (6IP 0R 7K in 10-0 win vs. Phillies) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season.

Archer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Ryu receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Drew and Denorfia each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

727	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	13.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Archer (W, 6-3)	9.0	2	0	0	0	6
	12.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer (W, 15-1)	6.0	1	0	0	0	7
NL	11.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hyun-Jin Ryu (W, 9-3)	7.0	2	1	1	1	9
	10.0	`Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Julio Teheran	7.0	2	0	0	1	6
	9.2	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 12-7)	7.2	5	0	0	1	8
BAT	7.0	Red Sox	Stephen Drew SS	4	3	3	5	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	7.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Samuel Deduno (W, 7-4)	7.0	3	0	0	3	6
	7.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Haren (W, 5-11)	7.0	3	1	1	1	6
	5.0	`Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Rusin	7.0	3	0	0	2	3
	4.1	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wade Davis (W, 5-9)	7.1	4	0	0	3	4
BAT	3.0	Padres	Chris Denorfia CF, RF, LF	3	3	1	2	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Athletics	Derek Norris PH, C	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jim Henderson (S, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Pirates	Neil Walker 2B	5	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Astros	Chris Carter DH	3	1	1	3	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.

Indians' Justin Masterson leads Box-Toppers rankings; Corbin, Cabrera, Gonzalez among points leaders

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers weekly player standings as of Thursday, July 25:

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson leads all players in Box-Toppers points as of Thursday, July 25, with 15.4 points. 

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin leads all National League players. He has 15.4 points, same as Masterson, but Masterson holds the lead because he has more points than Corbin over the past two seasons (23.1 vs. 21.4). 

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

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies leads among NL batters with 11.0 points. He is in 13th place overall. 

Twenty-one players (17 of them pitchers) have accumulated 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points so far this season. 

Previous player rankings report from July 18. 

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work?

Top players

As of Thursday, July 25

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	15.4
2	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	15.4
3	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	15.1
4	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	13.7
5	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
6	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	13.4
7	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	13.0
8	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	12.7
9	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
10	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
	AL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	15.4
2	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	15.1
3	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
4	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	11.0
5	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	10.7
6	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	10.7
8	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
9	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	pi sp	det al	9.0
10	Wilson, C.J. 2074	pi sp	ana al	8.1
	AL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
2	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	10.2
3	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	8.2
4	Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	7.0
5	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	7.0
6	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	6.5
7	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	6.5
8	Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	5.7
9	Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	1b dh	tor al	5.7
10	Johnson, Kelly 2018	lf	tb al	5.5
	NL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	15.4
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	13.7
3	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	13.4
4	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	13.0
5	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	12.7
6	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
7	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
8	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
10	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	9.4
	NL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	11.0
2	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	10.7
3	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	8.4
4	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b	stl nl	7.5
5	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	7.0
6	Posey, Buster 2745	ca	sf nl	7.0
7	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	6.7
8	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	6.5
9	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf	col nl	6.5
10	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	6.2

BTP: Box-Toppers points for 2013 season

Cardinals’ Miller tops players for Tuesday, July 23; D-Backs Corbin rises to 2nd among players

Note: Playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Tuesday, July 23:

Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is Tuesday’s Player of the Day, while Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to second place in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Miller threw six shutout innings in the 4-1 win over the Phillies to earn Player of the Day honors. Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season, moving him up to sixth place among players.

Corbin (6IP 6K in 10-4 win vs. Cubs) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 15.4 points for the season, moving him into second place among players. Though he has the same number of points as leader Justin Masterson of the Indians, Masterson holds the lead because he has more points than Corbin over the past two seasons (23.1 vs. 21.4).

Royals pitcher Bruce Chen is American League Player of the Day. Chen gave up one run over six innings in the 3-2 win over the Orioles.

Zack Cozart of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Cozart went 4-for-4 and homered in the 9-3 win over the Giants.

Chris Herrmann of the Twins is AL Batter of the Day. Herrmann hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5 in the 10-3 win over the Angels.

Miller receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Chen receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Cozart and Herrmann each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

723	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Shelby Miller (W, 10-6)	6.0	3	0	0	1	6
	6.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Gerrit Cole (W, 5-3)	7.0	2	1	1	1	4
	6.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tyson Ross (W, 1-4)	6.0	2	1	1	2	6
BAT	5.0	Reds	Zack Cozart SS	4	3	4	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
AL	5.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bruce Chen (W, 4-0)	6.0	3	1	1	0	4
	4.1	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Sergio Romo (S, 24)	1.1	1	0	0	0	4
	4.0	Dodgers	Adrian Gonzalez 1B	4	3	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Fernandez (W, 6-5)	7.0	5	2	2	2	8
	3.1	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jon Lester (W, 9-6)	6.1	7	2	2	0	8
BAT	3.0	Twins	Chris Herrmann C	5	1	3	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin (W, 12-1)	6.0	4	1	1	3	6
	3.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mariano Rivera (S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bobby Parnell (S, 19)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Tigers	Jhonny Peralta SS	4	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Mariners	Kyle Seager 3B	4	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Astros	Jonathan Villar SS	4	2	3	0	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Rays' Matt Moore, Reds' Bronson Arroyo top players for Monday, July 22

Rays pitcher Matt Moore is Monday's Player of the Day and rises to second place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Moore pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout in the 3-0 win over the Red Sox. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.1 for the season, putting him just behind Box-Toppers points leader, Indians pitcher Justin Masterson (15.4). (See the updated Top 10 list on the home page).

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo is National League Player of the Day. Arroyo pitched a complete game shutout, striking out six, in the 11-0 win over the Giants. 

A.J. Ellis of the Dodgers is National League Batter of the Day. Ellis homered, drove in five runs and went 4-for-6 in the 14-5 win over the Blue Jays (in what Box-Toppers saw pre-seasonally as a "World Series preview"). 

J.J. Hardy of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Hardy homered, drove in three runs and went 3-for-5 in the 9-2 win over the Royals.

Notables: Two others named their game's top player Monday have 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points for the season:

• Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish was a Player of the Game (6.1IP 2H 0R in the 3-0 win vs. the Yankees), earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season. He is in 11th place among players.
• Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer was a Player of the Game (8IP 2R in the 7-3 win vs. the White Sox), earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He is in 13th place among players and is the 20th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

Moore receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Arroyo receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Ellis and Hardy each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

722	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Moore (W, 14-3)	9.0	2	0	0	1	4
NL	8.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 9-7)	9.0	7	0	0	0	6
	6.1	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 9-4)	6.1	2	0	0	2	4
BAT	6.0	Dodgers	A.J. Ellis C	6	3	4	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer (W, 14-1)	8.0	4	2	2	0	5
	4.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tom Koehler (W, 2-5)	7.0	8	1	1	0	7
	4.0	`Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Julio Teheran	6.0	4	1	1	2	6
	3.0	Cubs	Junior Lake CF	5	1	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Orioles	J.J. Hardy SS	5	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Pirates	Andrew McCutchen CF	5	2	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ryan Cook (W, 3-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Padres	Jesus Guzman 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Twins	Clete Thomas LF	4	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aaron Harang (W, 5-8)	7.0	4	1	1	1	2

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

Mets' Harvey tops players for Sunday, July 21; Indians' Masterson regains Box-Toppers points lead

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is Sunday's Player of the Day, while Indians pitcher Justin Masterson regained the lead among players in Box-Toppers points.

Also Sunday, seven of the day's 15 Players of the Game are among the top 15 players in Box-Toppers points for the season.

Harvey pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 10 in the 5-0 win over the Phillies. Harvey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.0 for the season, putting him in sixth place overall among players (see the updated top 10 player list for the season on the home page).

Masterson is Sunday's American League Player of the Day. Masterson, who had a no-hitter into the seventh inning, gave up only one hit and one run while striking out eight in the 7-1 win over the Twins. Masterson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 15.4 for the season, retaking the season Box-Toppers points lead from pitcher Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks (14.4 points). (See the updated top 10 player list).

Mike Napoli of the Red Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Napoli homered twice, including hitting the walk-off home run in the 11th inning, to beat the Yankees 8-7. 

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Gonzalez went 2-for-3 in the 4-1 win over the Cubs. Gonzalez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, moving him up to 11th place among all players. 

Notables: It was a big day and a busy day for top Box-Toppers players Sunday: 

• Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was a Player of the Game (7IP 2H 9K in the 9-2 win vs. the Nationals) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.7 for the season. He is in third place among players (see the updated top 10 list).
• Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright was a Player of the Game  (8IP 7K in the 3-2 win vs. the Padres) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season. He is in seventh place among players (see the updated top 10 list).
• Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez was a Player of the Game (6IP 0R 7K in the 12-5 win vs. the Astros) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season. He is in ninth place among players (see the updated top 10 list).
• Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks was a Player of the Game (1-1, 2B, 2BB in 3-1 win vs. the Giants) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He and Gonzalez are the 18th and 19th players to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points for the season. Goldschmidt is in 15th place on the Box-Toppers player list.

Harvey receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Masterson receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Napoli and Gonzalez each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

721	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey (W, 8-2)	7.0	3	0	0	0	10
AL	12.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 11-7)	7.0	1	1	1	0	8
	11.0	`Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wily Peralta	8.0	2	0	0	2	7
	10.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clayton Kershaw (W, 9-6)	7.0	2	2	2	0	9
	9.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bartolo Colon (W, 13-3)	9.0	4	0	0	1	5
	8.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Hernandez (W, 11-4)	6.0	4	0	0	1	7
	5.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeff Locke (W, 9-2)	6.0	1	1	1	4	6
BAT	2.0	Red Sox	Mike Napoli 1B	6	2	2	4	0	3			0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	2.0	Rockies	Carlos Gonzalez LF	3	2	2	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	1	1	1	1	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Tillman (W, 12-3)	8.0	6	2	2	3	7
	2.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Doug Fister (W, 8-5)	6.0	6	1	1	1	5
	2.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Addison Reed (S, 25)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Rays	Kelly Johnson 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Wainwright (W, 13-5)	8.0	8	2	2	2	7

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

A look at top 100 players in Box-Toppers points in 2013

With the baseball season in the middle of the All-Star break, let's also pause and look at Box-Toppers top 100 players for the season so far.

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin leads the list with 14.4 Box-Toppers points. And Indians pitcher Justin Masterson leads among American League players with 13.7. 

Other notable players on the list: 

• Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, 2012 AL MVP and Triple Crown winner, in third place overall with 13.4 Box-Toppers points.
• Matt Harvey of the Mets, starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game, eighth place, 11.0 points. 
• Chris Davis of the Orioles, 37 home runs at the All-Star break, 15th place, 10.2 points. 
• Max Scherzer of the Tigers, starting pitcher for the AL in the All-Star Game, 18th place, 9.7 points. 
• Bryce Harper of the Nationals, 2012 NL Rookie of the Year, 37th place, 6.9 points. 
• R.A. Dickey of the Blue Jays, 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner, 38th place, 6.7 points.
• Buster Posey of the Giants, 2012 NL MVP, 56th place, 6.0 points.

Two teams each have seven players on the Top 100 list—the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds. The Detroit Tigers have five players on the list, the most of any AL team. 

All 30 teams are represented on the list. However, one team, the Houston Astros, has only one player on the list, closing pitcher Jose Veras (6.0 points, in 61st place). The Astros have the fewest wins in baseball and the lowest team Box-Toppers points total.

Box-Toppers tends to favor pitchers over batters. And because of this, a vast majority of players (74) on the top 100 list are pitchers. Here is the breakdown of players on the list by their primary position:

• Starting pitchers: 65
• Closing pitchers: 8
• Third basemen: 6
• Outfielders: 6
• First basemen: 4
• Second basemen: 4
• Catchers: 4
• Designated hitters: 2
• Middle relief pitchers: 1
• Shortstops: 0

While pitchers dominate Box-Toppers points, their domination diminishes slightly over time. On the top 100 player list of all-time (since 1995), there are 53 pitchers, far fewer than the 74 on the top 100 list for this season. We will take a look at the top 100 Box-Toppers players of all-time (since 1995) in a future Box-Toppers post. 

Box-Toppers points reward players who most help their team win the most games. Top players from the winning team of each game are determined by a formula using standard box score statistics. These top players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. Among each day's top players, bonus points are awarded for the top players and batters of the day in each league. Players accumulate points through the season to provide a data point for comparison, such as determining which players are most worthy as All-Stars or for postseason awards. 

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work?

Top 100 players for 2013

RANK	PLAYER	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	14.4
2	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
3	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
4	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	13.1
5	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
6	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
7	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	11.7
8	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
10	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
11	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
12	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
13	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	10.4
14	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	10.4
15	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	10.2
16	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
17	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	10.0
18	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	9.7
19	Iwakuma, Hisashi 30488	pi sp	sea al	9.7
20	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	9.7
21	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	9.5
22	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	9.4
23	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	8.7
24	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	cin nl	8.7
25	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	8.2
26	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	8.0
27	Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	8.0
28	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	pi sp	det al	8.0
29	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	8.0
30	Holland, Derek 2634	pi sp	tex al	7.7
31	Saunders, Joe 2214	pi sp	sea al	7.7
32	Minor, Mike 2894	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
33	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	7.0
34	Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	7.0
35	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	7.0
36	Stults, Eric 2352	pi sp	sd nl	7.0
37	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	6.9
38	Dickey, R.A. 1734	pi sp	tor al	6.7
39	Kuroda, Hiroki 2401	pi sp	nyy al	6.7
40	Colon, Bartolo	pi sp	oak al	6.7
41	Cobb, Alex 2916	pi sp	tb al	6.7
42	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	6.7
43	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	6.5
44	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf	col nl	6.5
45	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	6.5
46	Slowey, Kevin 2377	pi sp	fla nl	6.4
47	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	6.2
48	Wilson, C.J. 2074	pi sp	ana al	6.1
49	Chapman, Aroldis 2826	pi cp	cin nl	6.0
50	Samardzija, Jeff 2495	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
51	Bailey, Homer 2324	pi sp	cin nl	6.0
52	Hellickson, Jeremy 2778	pi sp	tb al	6.0
53	Peavy, Jake 1635	pi sp	chi al	6.0
54	Gee, Dillon 2808	pi sp	nym nl	6.0
55	Arroyo, Bronson 1375	pi sp	cin nl	6.0
56	Posey, Buster 2745	ca	sf nl	6.0
57	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b	stl nl	6.0
58	Holland, Greg 2906	pi cp	kc al	6.0
59	Perkins, Glen 2506	pi cp	min al	6.0
60	Johnson, Jim 2417	pi cp	bal al	6.0
61	Veras, Jose 2464	pi cp	hou al	6.0
62	Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
63	Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	6.0
64	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	phi nl	5.7
65	Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	5.7
66	Lincecum, Tim 2288	pi sp	sf nl	5.7
67	Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	1b dh	tor al	5.7
68	Hudson, Tim 1231	pi sp	atl nl	5.7
69	Leake, Mike 2709	pi sp	cin nl	5.7
70	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	bos al	5.7
71	Feldman, Scott 2632	pi cp	bal al	5.7
72	Smyly, Drew 3009	pi cp mr	det al	5.7
73	Grilli, Jason 2209	pi cp	pit nl	5.7
74	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	5.5
75	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	5.5
76	Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349	pi sp	cle al	5.4
77	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	5.0
78	Medlen, Kris 2596	pi sp	atl nl	5.0
79	Phillips, Brandon 1691	2b	cin nl	5.0
80	Mauer, Joe 1869	ca	min al	5.0
81	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	ana al	5.0
82	Jackson, Edwin 1812	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
83	Wood, Travis 2777	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
84	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	kc al	5.0
85	Griffin, A.J. 3074	pi sp	oak al	5.0
86	Soriano, Alfonso 1445	lf	chi nl	5.0
87	Venable, Will 2621	rf	sd nl	5.0
88	Frazier, Todd 2929	3b	cin nl	5.0
89	Collmenter, Josh 2863	pi mr sp	ari nl	5.0
90	Peralta, Wily 3123	pi sp	mil nl	5.0
91	Straily, Dan 3080	pi sp	oak al	5.0
92	Locke, Jeff 3133	pi sp	pit nl	5.0
93	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	5.0
94	Sabathia, C.C. 1492	pi sp	nyy al	4.7
95	Gallardo, Yovani 2333	pi sp	mil nl	4.7
96	Maholm, Paul 2078	pi sp	atl nl	4.7
97	Garza, Matt 2343	pi sp	chi nl	4.7
98	Nolasco, Ricky 2125	pi sp	lad nl	4.7
99	De La Rosa, Jorge 1970	pi sp	col nl	4.7
100	Pollock, A.J. 3142	cf	ari nl	4.7

BTP: Box-Toppers points for 2013

D-Backs' Patrick Corbin tops Box-Toppers rankings at All-Star break; Masterson, Cabrera, Goldschmidt among points leaders

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season with 14.4 points at the All-Star break.

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson, in second place overall with 13.7 points, leads all American League pitchers.

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, in third place overall with 13.4 points, is leader among AL batters. 

Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks is the leader among NL batters with 9.7 points. He ranks 20th among all players.

Seventeen players (15 of them pitchers) have accumulated 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points so far this season. 

Previous player rankings report from July 5. 

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work?

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	14.4
2	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
3	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
4	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	13.1
5	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
6	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
7	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	11.7
8	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
10	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
2	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	13.1
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
4	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	10.4
5	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
6	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	10.0
7	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	9.7
8	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	9.7
9	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	8.0
10	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	pi sp	det al	8.0
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
2	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	10.2
3	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	8.2
4	Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	7.0
5	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	7.0
6	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	6.5
7	Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	5.7
8	Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	1b dh	tor al	5.7
9	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	5.5
10	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	5.5
	NL PITCHERS
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	14.4
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
3	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
4	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	11.7
5	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
6	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
7	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
8	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
9	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	10.4
10	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	9.4
	NL BATTERS
1	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	9.7
2	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	9.5
3	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	7.0
4	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	6.9
5	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	6.7
6	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	6.5
7	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf	col nl	6.5
8	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	6.2
9	Posey, Buster 2745	ca	sf nl	6.0
10	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b	stl nl	6.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points for 2013 season

All-Star rosters include most Box-Toppers points leaders, only a few minor snubs

With the 2013 All-Star Game here, it's time for a Box-Toppers examination of the choices for the game by fans and the managers.

Overall, not bad. The players with the highest Box-Toppers points totals in each league were almost always named to the American League and National League teams. 

For example, Box-Toppers points leader and Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin was named to the NL roster (though Mets pitcher Matt Harvey was named the game's starter). And AL points leader and Indians pitcher Justin Masterson was named to the AL roster (though Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer was named AL starter).

The player with the most Box-Toppers points this season who was not selected as an All-Star is Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller, who has 11.4 Box-Toppers points, the fifth highest among NL pitchers and more than NL starter Harvey (11.0). 

Other notable snubs (a full list is in the chart below) include:

• Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez, the AL player with the most Box-Toppers points (8.0) left off the roster.
• Yunel Escobar of the Rays, who has more Box-Toppers points than any other AL shortstop (4.5). 
• J.P. Arencibia of the Blue Jays, who has more points than any other AL catcher (5.5). 
• Athletics outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and Josh Reddick, who are among the top three AL outfielders in Box-Toppers points. Both have 4.5. 
• Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals, who has more points than any other NL third basemen (6.7).

The elected starters for the AL are generally stronger than the starters for the NL in terms of Box-Toppers points and player rankings (see the charts at right). Five players are among the top one or two players in Box-Toppers points at their position among AL starters, while only three players in the NL can say the same.

The chart shows the players Box-Toppers points for the season, BTP, and their rank according to their field position in their league. Generally speaking, the the lower the rank by position number, the better. For example, Chris Davis, Miguel Cabrera, David Ortiz and Carlos Gonzalez all rank No. 1 among players in their respective positions. However, elected NL starter Carlos Beltran of the Cardinals, ranks only 39th among NL outfielders in Box-Toppers points for the season.

While the NL starting line-up is not as strong as the AL line-up, the NL reserves include most of the players leading in Box-Toppers points at their position. For example, in the reserves and pitchers chart at the right below the elected starters, you can see that four NL players leading in Box-Toppers points in their position were selected to the team by NL manager Bruce Bochy of the Giants. They include:

• Brian McCann of the Braves, leading among NL catchers with 7.0 Box-Toppers points.
• Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks, leading among NL first basemen with 9.7 Box-Toppers points. 
• Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals, leading among NL second basemen with 6.0 Box-Toppers points. 
• Everth Cabrera of the Padres, leading among NL shortstops with 4.5 Box-Toppers points. 

Often, players are chosen to the All-Star for sentimental and nostalgic reasons. That might seem to be the case for Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who has only 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season and ranks 137th among AL pitchers in points. And though he's having a strong year (30 saves in 32 chances and a 1.83 ERA), he hasn't picked up a lot of Box-Toppers points since he hasn't been the player who most contributed to the win in most of the games in which he's appeared. Still, Rivera has a very strong career Box-Toppers total. He has 122.4 career Box-Toppers points, 26th among all players since 1995 and second among closing pitchers only to Trevor Hoffman (129.4).  Even if he weren't having a great year statistically, his career Box-Toppers numbers would cry out for his selection to the All-Star Game in this, the year he is retiring.

Box-Toppers is set up to determine the players who most help their team win the most games. Top players from the winning team of each game are determined by a formula using standard box score statistics. These top players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. Among each day's top players, bonus points are awarded for the top players and batters of the day in each league. Players accumulate points through the season to provide a data point for comparison, such as determining which players are most worthy as All-Stars. 

ALL-STAR GAME TOP SNUBS
AL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Anibal Sanchez	PI SP	Tigers	8.0	10
Derek Holland	PI SP	Rangers	7.7	11
Joe Saunders	PI SP	Mariners	7.7	12
R.A. Dickey	PI SP	Blue Jays	6.7	13
Hiroki Kuroda	PI SP	Yankees	6.7	14
Josh Donaldson	3B	Athletics	6.5	2
Yunel Escobar	SS	Rays	4.5	1
J.P. Arencibia	CA	Blue Jays	5.5	1
Yoenis Cespedes	OF	Athletics	4.5	2
Josh Reddick	OF	Athletics	4.5	3
NL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Shelby Miller	PI SP	Cardinals	11.4	5
Zack Greinke	PI SP	Dodgers	10.7	8
Lance Lynn	PI SP	Cardinals	10.4	9
Gio Gonzalez	PI SP	Nationals	8.7	11
Mat Latos	PI SP	Reds	8.7	12
Ryan Zimmerman	3B	Nationals	6.7	1

ALL-STAR GAME ELECTED STARTERS
AL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Chris Davis	1B	Orioles	10.2	1
Robinson Canó	2B	Yankees	7.0	2
J. J. Hardy	SS	Orioles	3.0	4
Miguel Cabrera	3B	Tigers	13.4	1
Joe Mauer	C	Twins	5.0	2
Mike Trout	OF	Angels	3.5	9
Adam Jones	OF	Orioles	3.5	10
José Bautista	OF	Blue Jays	1.5	32
David Ortiz	DH	Red Sox	8.2	1
NL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Joey Votto	1B	Reds	1.5	14
Brandon Phillips	2B	Reds	5.0	2
Troy Tulowitzki	SS	Rockies	2.0	7
David Wright	3B	Mets	1.0	12
Yadier Molina	C	Cardinals	3.0	5
Carlos Beltrán	OF	Cardinals	1.5	39
Carlos González	OF	Rockies	9.5	1
Bryce Harper	OF	Nationals	6.9	2

ALL-STAR GAME RESERVES & PITCHERS
AL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Jason Castro	C	Astros	2.0	7
Salvador Pérez	C	Royals	0.0	18
Prince Fielder	1B	Tigers	3.5	7
Jason Kipnis	2B	Indians	7.0	1
Dustin Pedroia	2B	Red Sox	1.5	9
Ben Zobrist	2B	Rays	2.0	6
Manny Machado	3B	Orioles	1.0	14
Jhonny Peralta	SS	Tigers	1.0	11
Nelson Cruz	OF	Rangers	4.5	1
Alex Gordon	OF	Royals	1.0	42
Torii Hunter	OF	Tigers	1.0	43
Edwin Encarnación	DH	Blue Jays	5.7	2
Justin Masterson	PI SP	Indians	13.7	1
Matt Moore	PI SP	Rays	13.1	2
Chris Sale	PI SP	White Sox	10.7	3
Félix Hernández	PI SP	Mariners	10.4	4
Clay Buchholz	PI SP	Red Sox	10.1	5
Yu Darvish	PI SP	Rangers	10.0	6
Max Scherzer	PI SP	Tigers	9.7	7
Hisashi Iwakuma	PI SP	Mariners	9.7	8
Justin Verlander	PI SP	Tigers	8.0	9
Bartolo Colón	PI SP	Athletics	6.7	15
Greg Holland	PI CP	Royals	6.0	20
Glen Perkins	PI CP	Twins	6.0	21
Chris Tillman	PI SP	Orioles	4.0	35
Joe Nathan	PI CP	Rangers	3.0	59
Grant Balfour	PI CP	Athletics	3.0	60
Brett Cecil	PI MR	Blue Jays	2.0	93
Jesse Crain	PI MR	White Sox	2.0	96
Steve Delabar	PI MR CP	Blue Jays	1.0	112
Mariano Rivera	PI CP	Yankees	1.0	137
NL PLAYERS	POS	TEAM	BTP	RANK BY POS.
Buster Posey	C	Giants	6.0	2
Brian McCann	C	Braves	7.0	1
Paul Goldschmidt	1B	Diamondbacks	9.7	1
Allen Craig	1B	Cardinals	1.0	15
Freddie Freeman	1B	Braves	6.5	2
Matt Carpenter	2B	Cardinals	6.0	1
Marco Scutaro	2B	Giants	0.0	18
Pedro Álvarez	3B	Pirates	6.2	2
Everth Cabrera	SS	Padres	4.5	1
Jean Segura	SS	Brewers	2.5	6
Domonic Brown	OF	Phillies	3.5	15
Michael Cuddyer	OF	Rockies	6.5	3
Carlos Gómez	OF	Brewers	2.0	35
Andrew McCutchen	OF	Pirates	2.0	27
Patrick Corbin	PI SP	Diamondbacks	14.4	1
Clayton Kershaw	PI SP	Dodgers	12.7	2
Madison Bumgarner	PI SP	Giants	11.7	3
Adam Wainwright	PI SP	Cardinals	11.7	4
Matt Harvey	PI SP	Mets	11.0	6
Jordan Zimmermann	PI SP	Nationals	10.7	7
Cliff Lee	PI SP	Phillies	9.4	10
José Fernández	PI SP	Marlins	8.0	14
Aroldis Chapman	PI CP	Reds	6.0	18
Jason Grilli	PI CP	Pirates	5.7	29
Travis Wood	PI CP	Cubs	5.0	33
Jeff Locke	PI SP	Pirates	5.0	36
Craig Kimbrel	PI CP	Braves	3.0	52
Edward Mujica	PI CP	Cardinals	3.0	58
Sergio Romo	PI CP	Giants	2.0	77
Mark Melancon	PI MR	Pirates	1.0	121

BTP: Box-Toppers points for the current season.

RANK BY POS.: A players ranking among players in the same position for the current season. 

D-Backs' Patrick Corbin takes top spot in Box-Toppers points; Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Friday, July 12

Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin takes over the top spot among players in Box-Toppers points, while Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Friday's Player of the Day.

Corbin (6.2IP 1R 10K) was top player in the 2-1 win over the Brewers, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. He moves from third to first place in Box-Toppers player standings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page), passing both Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (13.4) and Justin Masterson of the Indians (14.4). It is the first time Corbin has led in Box-Toppers points this season and the first time since May 18 that someone other than Cabrera or Masterson has led in Box-Toppers points. It is also the first time a National League player has led since April 23 (Matt Harvey of the Mets).

Kluber, Friday's Player of the Day, pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings, striking out eight, in the 3-0 win over the Royals. 

Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio is National League Player of the Day. Nicasio threw seven scoreless innings in the 3-0 win over the Dodgers. 

Adam Jones of the Orioles is American League Batter of the Day. Jones homered, drove in three runs and went 3-for-4 in the 8-5 win over the Blue Jays. 

Buster Posey of the Giants is NL Batter of the Day. Posey drove in five runs in the 10-1 win over the Padres. Earning 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, Posey now has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, surpassing the 5.5 he scored in 2012. 

Kluber receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Nicasio receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Jones and Posey each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

712	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.2	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Corey Kluber (W, 7-5)	7.2	3	0	0	3	8
NL	6.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Juan Nicasio (W, 5-4)	7.0	3	0	0	1	3
	5.2	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin (W, 11-1)	6.2	7	1	1	2	10
BAT	5.0	Orioles	Adam Jones CF	4	3	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jarred Cosart (W, 1-0)	8.0	2	0	0	3	2
	5.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 8-8)	7.0	5	0	0	2	5
	4.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 8-7)	7.0	3	1	1	1	3
	4.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Koji Uehara (S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	Giants	Buster Posey C	4	0	2	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Vin Mazzaro (W, 5-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Kelly (W, 1-3)	5.1	3	1	1	2	4
	2.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hiroki Kuroda (W, 8-6)	5.0	6	0	0	2	5
	1.0	Tigers	Torii Hunter RF	4	2	2	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Marlins	Derek Dietrich 2B	4	2	2	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Indians' Justin Masterson still atop Box-Toppers rankings; Tigers' Cabrera, Dodgers' Kershaw, Rockies' Gonzalez among points leaders

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season with 13.7 points.

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

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, in third place overall, leads among all National League players with 11.7 points. 

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies is the leader among NL batters with 9.5 points. He ranks 15th among all players.

Previous player rankings report from June 21. 

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work? 

	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
2	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	11.7
4	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	11.4
5	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
6	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
8	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
9	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
10	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	10.4
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	13.7
2	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
3	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	10.4
4	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	10.0
6	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	9.7
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	9.7
8	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	8.7
9	Holland, Derek 2634	pi sp	tex al	7.7
10	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	7.0
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	13.4
2	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	8.7
3	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	7.0
4	Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	6.0
5	Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	1b dh	tor al	5.7
6	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	5.5
7	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	5.5
8	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	5.5
9	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	5.2
10	Mauer, Joe 1869	ca	min al	5.0
	NL PITCHERS
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	11.7
2	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	11.4
3	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
4	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
5	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	10.7
6	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
7	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	9.4
8	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	9.4
9	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	8.7
10	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	cin nl	8.7
	NL BATTERS
1	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	9.5
2	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	8.7
3	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	7.0
4	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	6.2
5	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	5.9
6	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	rf	col nl	5.5
7	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	5.2
8	Phillips, Brandon 1691	2b	cin nl	5.0
9	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b	stl nl	5.0
10	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	5.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Indians' Justin Masterson, who tops players for Sunday, June 30, takes back Box-Toppers points lead

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson is Sunday's Player of the Day and takes back the lead in player Box-Toppers points this season.

Masterson threw a complete game shutout, striking out eight, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.7 for the season (see the updated top 10 list on the home page). He takes the lead back from Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (with 12.4 points), who only took the lead from Masterson on Friday. 

Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is National League Player of the Day. Gonzalez pitched seven shutout innings and struck out seven in the 13-2 win over the Mets. 

David Lough of the Royals is American League Batter of the Day. Lough homered and went 4-for-4 in the 9-8 win over the Twins. This was Lough's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has been Player of the Game. He is the 3,214th player to make his debut since Box-Toppers stats were first recorded in 1995.

Jeff Mathis of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Mathis hit a walk-off grand slam in the 6-2 win over the Padres. 

Notable: Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, Player of the Game in the 3-2 win over the Reds (6.2IP 0R 8K), is the 11th player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 10.0 for the season.

Masterson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Gonzalez receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Lough and Mathis each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

630	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 10-6)	9.0	6	0	0	1	8
	10.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			C.J. Wilson (W, 8-5)	7.0	3	1	0	3	10
NL	9.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Gio Gonzalez (W, 5-3)	7.0	3	0	0	2	7
BAT	7.0	Royals	David Lough RF	4	4	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	7.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Stephen Fife (W, 3-2)	7.0	4	0	0	1	5
	7.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tony Watson (W, 2-1)	3.0	0	0	0	0	4
	6.2	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 8-3)	6.2	4	0	0	4	8
	3.0	Athletics	Jed Lowrie SS	4	2	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Madison Bumgarner (W, 8-5)	7.0	4	1	1	3	5
	3.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Gregg (S, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	2.0	Marlins	Jeff Mathis C	4	1	1	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rays	Jose Lobaton C	3	0	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Braves	Brian McCann C	3	2	2	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jim Johnson (S, 28)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Red Sox	Jonathan Diaz PR	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Cabrera retakes Box-Toppers points lead; Braves' Julio Teheran tops players for Friday, June 28

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers takes over the top spot among players in Box-Toppers points for the season after being American League Player of the Day Friday. (See updated top 10 player standings on the home page.)

Meanwhile, Braves pitcher Julio Teheran is Friday's overall Player of the Day. Teheran struck out 10 and gave up no runs over six innings in the 3-0 win over the Diamondbacks. 

Cabrera is Friday's AL Player of the Day after hitting two homers, driving in three runs and going 4-for-4 in the 6-3 win over the Rays. Cabrera earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season. Cabrera rises from eighth place to first, passing previous leader Justin Masterson of the Indians, who has 11.7 points.

This is the fourth time this season that Cabrera has taken the Box-Toppers points lead. Most recently, he took the lead from Masterson on June 1, only to lose it again on June 14. Cabrera has passed his Box-Toppers points total for 2012, when he had 11.7. Though he was voted AL most valuable player in 2012, he finished third among AL batters in Box-Toppers points, behind leader Adrian Beltre of the Rangers, with 13.5. In addition, the 12.4 Box-Toppers points Cabrera has scored only halfway through 2013 is already the fourth-most points he has scored in any of his 11 seasons. In 2009, he scored 16.5 points with the Tigers, in 2007, he scored 15.0 with the Marlins and in 2006, he scored 13.0 with the Marlins.

Delmon Young is Friday's National League Batter of the Day. Young drove in six runs, homered and went 3-for-6 in the 16-1 win over the Dodgers. 

Teheran receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Cabrera receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Young receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

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

628	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	11.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Julio Teheran (W, 6-4)	6.0	4	0	0	1	10
AL	6.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 3B	4	3	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.1	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Gausman (W, 1-3)	4.1	3	0	0	0	4
	5.0	Royals	Eric Hosmer 1B	4	3	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Indians	Jason Kipnis 2B	4	4	3	2	3	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jhoulys Chacin (W, 7-3)	8.0	3	0	0	3	3
BAT	4.0	Phillies	Delmon Young RF	6	1	3	6	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bartolo Colon (W, 11-2)	8.0	6	1	1	1	5
	4.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ryan Reid (S, 1)	3.0	2	0	0	1	4
	3.0	Mariners	Jason Bay LF	1	2	1	1	3	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Vinnie Pestano (S, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	1	3
	3.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Koji Uehara (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Martin Perez (W, 2-1)	6.2	6	0	0	1	3
	2.0	Padres	Will Venable RF	5	1	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	Ian Desmond SS	4	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Angels	Erick Aybar SS	3	1	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Rangers' Derek Holland (CG 0R 2H) is top player for Thursday, June 27

Rangers pitcher Derek Holland is Thursday's Player of the Day. Holland threw a complete game, two-hit shutout in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.

Cubs pitcher Matt Garza is National League Player of the Day. Garza struck out 10 over seven innings and gave up only one run in the 7-2 win over the Brewers. 

Ryan Flaherty of the Orioles is American League Batter of the Day. Flaherty went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 7-3 win over the Indians.  This was Flaherty's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he was named Player of the Game. He is the 3,211th player to debut since Box-Toppers began in 1995.

Matt Kemp of the Dodgers is NL Player of the Day. Kemp was 2-for-4 in the 6-4 win over the Phillies.

Standings update: Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to second place among players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season (see updated top 10 list on the home page).  Corbin (7IP 6K ND) was Player of the Game in the 11-inning, 3-2 win over the Nationals. Corbin earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 11.4 for the season. He now leads all NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points and trails only Indians pitcher Justin Masterson, who has 11.7 Box-Toppers points.

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

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

627	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Derek Holland (W, 6-4)	9.0	2	0	0	2	7
NL	6.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Garza (W, 3-1)	7.0	8	1	1	1	10
	5.0	`Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jered Weaver	7.0	4	1	1	2	6
	3.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Koji Uehara (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			LaTroy Hawkins (W, 3-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	2.0	Orioles	Ryan Flaherty 2B, 3B	3	1	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	`Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin	7.0	5	2	2	2	6
	2.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Samuel Deduno (W, 4-2)	7.0	5	1	1	1	3
BAT	1.0	Dodgers	Matt Kemp CF	4	2	2	1	0	2			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.

Indians' Justin Masterson tops Box-Toppers rankings, Cards' Miller, Tigers' Cabrera, Rockies' Gonzalez among points leaders

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson leads all players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season with 11.7 points.

Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller, who leads among all National League players, is in second place overall with 11.4 points. 

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who led all players in the last Player Rankings report two weeks ago, is in third place overall with 10.7 points. He still leads among American League batters.

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies, who ranks at eighth place overall, is the leader among NL batters with 9.5 points.  Previous leader among NL batters, Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks, is now in second place with 8.7 points.

What are those numbers after players' names?

How does Box-Toppers scoring work? 

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	11.7
2	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
3	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	10.7
4	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
5	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	10.0
6	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	9.7
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	9.7
8	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	9.5
9	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	9.4
10	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	9.4
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	11.7
2	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
3	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	9.7
4	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	9.0
5	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	8.7
6	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	8.7
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
8	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	7.7
9	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	pi sp	det al	7.0
10	Cobb, Alex 2916	pi sp	tb al	6.7
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	10.7
2	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	6.0
3	Butler, Billy 2330	dh	kc al	5.5
4	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	5.5
5	Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	5.2
6	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	4.5
7	Johnson, Kelly 2018	lf	tb al	4.5
8	Nava, Daniel 2740	rf lf dh	bos al	4.5
9	Drew, Stephen 2210	ss	bos al	4.5
10	Raburn, Ryan 2340	rf	cle al	4.5
	NL PITCHERS
1	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	11.4
2	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	10.0
3	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	9.7
4	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	9.4
5	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	9.4
6	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	9.4
7	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	9.0
8	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	8.7
9	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	7.7
10	Minor, Mike 2894	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
	NL BATTERS
1	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	9.5
2	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	8.7
3	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	5.9
4	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	5.2
5	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	5.2
6	Phillips, Brandon 1691	2b	cin nl	5.0
7	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	5.0
8	Pollock, A.J. 3142	cf	ari nl	4.7
9	Freese, David 2710	3b	stl nl	4.5
10	Posey, Buster 2745	ca	sf nl	4.5

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Blue Jays' Josh Johnson tops players for Monday, June 17; Cardinals' Shelby Miller rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers points

Blue Jays pitcher Josh Johnson is Monday's Player of the Day. Johnson struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings in the 2-0 win over the Rockies. Johnson, however, exited with the game tied, so earned no decision.

Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is National League Player of the Day and rises to second place among players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season (see updated player standings on the home page). Miller pitched five shutout innings in the 5-2 win over the Cubs. Miller, already leader in Box-Toppers points among NL pitchers, earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season. He trails only points leader Justin Masterson of the Indians, who has 11.7 points.

Nelson Cruz of the Rangers is American League Batter of the Day. Cruz hit two home runs, drove in four and went 3-for-4 in the 8-7 win over the Athletics. 

Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Stanton hit two home runs and drove in all three of his team's runs in the 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks. 

Johnson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Miller receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Cruz and Stanton each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

617	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.1	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Johnson	7.1	5	0	0	2	10
	7.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Vargas (W, 6-4)	7.0	4	2	2	1	9
NL	6.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Shelby Miller (W, 8-4)	5.0	2	0	0	2	5
	6.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Drew Smyly (S, 2)	3.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	5.0	Rangers	Nelson Cruz RF	4	2	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.2	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jesse Crain (H, 18)	1.2	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	Marlins	Giancarlo Stanton RF	4	2	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Phillies	Ryan Howard 1B	3	1	3	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Nick Vincent (W, 1-0)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Braves	Freddie Freeman 1B	4	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aroldis Chapman (S, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
	1.2	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aaron Crow (W, 3-2)	0.2	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.

Giants' Madison Bumgarner tops players for Friday, June 14; Indians' Justin Masterson regains Box-Toppers points lead

Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Friday's Player of the Day and Indians pitcher Justin Masterson regained the Box-Toppers season points lead among players.

Bumgarner struck out 10 and allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings in the 6-0 win over the Braves. 

Masterson meanwhile passed Miguel Cabrera atop Box-Toppers points standings as he earned Player of the Game honors in the 2-1 win over the Nationals. Masterson struck out 10 over seven innings and left with a no-decision. He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 11.7 for the season.  (See updated list of Top 10 players for 2013 on the home page.)

Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle is American League Player of the Day. Buehrle struck out seven over seven scoreless innings in the 8-0 win over the Rangers.

Freddy Galvis of the Phillies is National League Batter of the Day. Galvis hit two triples and drove in four runs in the 8-7 win over the Rockies. 

Billy Butler of the Royals is AL Batter of the Day. Butler went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs in the 7-2 win over the Rays. 

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

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

614	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Madison Bumgarner (W, 6-4)	7.0	2	0	0	1	10
AL	9.0	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mark Buehrle (W, 3-4)	7.0	4	0	0	1	7
	9.0	`Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson	7.0	2	1	1	4	10
	9.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Rick Porcello (W, 4-3)	7.0	3	0	0	0	5
	9.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeff Locke (W, 6-1)	7.0	2	0	0	1	5
	7.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Eric Stults (W, 6-5)	9.0	2	1	1	1	3
	5.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Erik Bedard (W, 2-3)	6.0	3	1	0	3	6
	4.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Fernandez (W, 4-3)	7.0	6	3	2	2	10
MLB	3.0	Phillies	Freddy Galvis SS	5	2	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Edwin Jackson (W, 3-8)	6.0	5	1	1	3	7
	3.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ernesto Frieri (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aroldis Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 5-6)	7.0	5	1	1	2	4
	2.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Tillman (W, 7-2)	6.0	3	0	0	4	3
MLB	1.0	Royals	Billy Butler DH	4	0	2	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera leads in Box-Toppers points; Indians' Masterson, Cards' Miller, D-Backs' Goldschmidt among leaders

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

The Detroit third baseman has 10.7 points. 

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson also has 10.7 points, but Cabrera beats him in a tie-breaker because he has more points in the 2012 and 2013 seasons combined. Masterson ranks second among all players and first among American League pitchers.

Pitcher Shelby Miller of the Cardinals leads among all National League players with 9.7 points. He is ranked fourth among all players.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks leads among NL batters with 8.7 points. He ranked eighth among all players at the end of Thursday, June 6's games (when the standings were tabulated), but was passed Friday by a teammate, pitcher Patrick Corbin (who moved from 10th to fifth place). Goldschmidt now ranks ninth overall (see updated standings on the home page).

Individual player standings for the 2013 season were last posted on Box-Toppers two weeks ago. Cabrera also led all players then, but lost the lead to Masterson on May 29, before regaining the lead on June 1.

Previous leader among NL batters, Bryce Harper of the Nationals, has fallen to third place among NL batters. He has 5.9 Box-Toppers points. Goldschmidt and Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies (6.5 Box-Toppers points) have both passed him over the previous two weeks.

What are those numbers after players' names?

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	10.7
2	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	10.7
3	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
4	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
5	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	9.0
6	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.0
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
8	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	8.7
9	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	8.4
10	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	8.4
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	10.7
2	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
3	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	9.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
5	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	7.7
6	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	7.7
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	7.7
8	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	pi sp	det al	7.0
9	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	6.7
10	Cobb, Alex 2916	pi sp	tb al	6.7
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	10.7
2	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	5.5
3	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	4.5
4	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	4.5
5	Johnson, Kelly 2018	lf	tb al	4.5
6	Nava, Daniel 2740	rf lf dh	bos al	4.5
7	Drew, Stephen 2210	ss	bos al	4.5
8	Raburn, Ryan 2340	rf	cle al	4.5
9	Butler, Billy 2330	dh 1b	kc al	4.0
10	Mauer, Joe 1869	ca	min al	4.0
	NL PITCHERS
1	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
2	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.0
3	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	8.4
4	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	8.4
5	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
6	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	7.0
7	Minor, Mike 2894	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
8	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	cin nl	6.7
9	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	6.7
10	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	5.7
	NL BATTERS
1	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	8.7
2	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	6.5
3	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	5.9
4	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	5.0
5	Pollock, A.J. 3142	cf	ari nl	4.7
6	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	3.7
7	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	lf	mil nl	3.5
8	Phillips, Brandon 1691	2b	cin nl	3.5
9	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b 3b	stl nl	3.5
10	Mayberry, John 2910	rf cf ph	phi nl	3.5

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Miguel Cabrera retakes Box-Toppers points lead; Marlins' Jose Fernandez is top player for Saturday, June 1

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers retakes the Box-Toppers points lead, while Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Saturday's Player of the Day.

Cabrera (grand slam) was Player of the Game ​in the 10-3 win over the Orioles. Cabrera earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 10.7 for the season, putting him back atop the standings (see updated standings on the home page). While Indians pitcher Justin Masterson also has 10.7 points, Cabrera beats him a in tie-breaker because he has more combined points over the 2012-13 seasons.

Player of the Day Fernandez ​struck out eight over seven innings and gave up no runs in the 8-1 win over the Mets.

Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is American League Player of the Day. ​Jimenez gave up no runs and struck out seven over eight innings in the 5-0 win over the Rays.

Daniel Nava of the Red Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Nava homered and went 4-for-6 in the 11-1 win over the Yankees.​

Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks is NL Batter of the Day. Goldschmidt hit a grand slam and went 2-for-5 in the 12-4 win over the Cubs.​

Standings update: Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller rises to sixth place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Miller (7IP 0R 7K) was Player of the Game in the 8-0 win over the Giants. Miller earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Saturday, giving him 8.7 for the season.​

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

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

601	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	11.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Fernandez (W, 3-3)	7.0	3	0	0	1	8
AL	10.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 4-3)	8.0	4	0	0	1	7
	9.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Wainwright (W, 8-3)	9.0	8	1	1	0	10
	7.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Shelby Miller (W, 6-3)	7.0	6	0	0	1	7
	6.1	`Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Hudson	7.1	3	1	0	1	4
	6.0	`Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Straily	6.0	6	1	1	0	8
	5.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bud Norris (W, 5-4)	6.0	4	0	0	3	6
BAT	4.0	Red Sox	Daniel Nava LF	6	2	4	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	5	3	2	4	1	3			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			James Shields	7.0	5	1	1	1	5
	3.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Leake (W, 5-2)	6.0	7	0	0	1	5
	2.0	Rockies	Michael Cuddyer RF	4	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 3B	4	1	1	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Twins	Ryan Doumit C	5	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Padres	Everth Cabrera SS	4	0	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Brewers	Jonathan Lucroy C	4	2	2	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Masterson retakes Box-Toppers points lead; Stults (12K), Navarro (3HR) top players for Wednesday, May 29

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson retakes the Box-Toppers season points lead on the day a Padres pitcher struck out 12 and a Cubs catcher hit three homers to top all players for Wednesday.

Masterson rises to the top in Box-Toppers for 2013 with 10.7, moving him ahead of previous leader Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who has 9.7 points. (See current standings update on the home page.) Masterson (6IP 7K) was Player of the Game in the 5-2 win over the Reds, earning 1.0 ​Box-Toppers point Wednesday.

Eric Stults of the Padres is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Stults struck out 12 over eight innings in the 3-2 win over the Mariners. Stults left the game with the score tied 1-1 and so was not eligible for the win.​

Rays pitcher Roberto Hernandez is American League Player of the Day. Hernandez pitched 8 2/3 innings and gave up only one run (no earned runs) in the 3-1 win over the Marlins.​

Dioner Navarro of the Cubs is National League Batter of the Day. Navarro homered three times, drove in six runs and went 3-for-3 in the 9-3 win over the White Sox.

​Chris Davis of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Davis homered twice and went 4-for-4 in the 9-6 win over the Nationals.

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

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

529	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	15.0	`Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Eric Stults	8.0	3	1	1	0	12
BAT	10.0	Cubs	Dioner Navarro C	3	4	3	6	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
AL	9.2	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Roberto Hernandez (W, 3-5)	8.2	3	1	0	0	5
	6.2	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Juan Perez (W, 1-0)	2.2	0	0	0	0	4
BAT	6.0	Orioles	Chris Davis 1B	4	3	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jered Weaver (W, 1-1)	6.0	5	1	1	0	7
	3.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 8-3)	6.0	4	1	1	4	7
	2.0	Phillies	Domonic Brown LF	4	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Athletics	Nate Freiman PH, 1B	3	0	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Cardinals	Daniel Descalso PH, 2B	1	0	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Astros	Marwin Gonzalez SS	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Glen Perkins (S, 11)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Pirates	Pedro Alvarez 3B	3	1	1	2	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0	Mets	Marlon Byrd RF	5	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera regains lead in Box-Toppers points for 2013 season

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

The Detroit third baseman has 9.7 points. He is the only non-pitcher among the top 10 overall players.

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson also has 9.7 points, but Cabrera beats him in a tie-breaker because he has more points in the 2012 and 2013 seasons combined. Masterson ranks second among all players and first among American League pitchers.

Pitcher Patrick Corbin of the Diamondbacks leads among all National League players with 8.4 points.

Bryce Harper of the Nationals leads among NL batters with 5.9 points.

Individual player standings for the 2013 season were last posted on Box-Toppers on May 10. Cabrera also led all players then, but lost the lead and fell to as far as 10th place in the standings before earning back the top spot on May 23 by being Player of the Game for two straight days. On May 11, Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish took over the top spot with 8.0 Box-Toppers points, on May 17, White Sox pitcher Chris Sale topped the chart with 8.7 and on May 19, Indians pitcher Justin Masterson became top player with 9.7.

What are those numbers after players' names?

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	9.7
2	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	9.7
3	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	9.1
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
5	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	8.4
6	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
7	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	8.0
8	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	8.0
9	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	7.7
10	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	7.7
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	9.7
2	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	9.1
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
4	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	8.0
5	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	7.7
6	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	5.7
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	5.7
8	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	5.0
9	Peavy, Jake 1635	pi sp	chi al	5.0
10	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	4.7
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	9.7
2	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	4.5
3	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	4.0
4	Raburn, Ryan 2340	rf	cle al	3.5
5	Hafner, Travis 1650	dh ph	nyy al	3.5
6	Moreland, Mitch 2799	1b	tex al	3.5
7	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	3.0
8	Butler, Billy 2330	1b dh	kc al	3.0
9	Mauer, Joe 1869	ca dh	min al	3.0
10	Moss, Brandon 2520	1b	oak al	3.0
	NL PITCHERS
1	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	8.4
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
3	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	8.0
4	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	7.7
5	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	6.0
6	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	5.7
7	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	cin nl	5.7
8	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	5.0
9	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	4.7
10	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	4.7
	NL BATTERS
1	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	5.9
2	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	5.2
3	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	5.0
4	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	4.0
5	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	3.7
6	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	lf	mil nl	3.5
7	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b 3b	stl nl	3.5
8	Frazier, Todd 2929	3b	cin nl	3.5
9	Pollock, A.J. 3142	cf	ari nl	3.2
10	Holliday, Matt 1836	lf	stl nl	3.0