Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez rises to top of Box-Toppers player rankings

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez rose to the top of Box-Toppers player rankings this week.

Fernandez has 7.0 Box-Toppers points for the season and has risen from third place last week. Fernandez, who also tops National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points, passed last week’s NL pitching leader, Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals (6.0, second place overall).

Top players

Through Thursday, May 1

	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	7.0
2	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	6.0
3	Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	ss	col nl	5.9
4	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	5.4
5	Colabello, Chris 3235	1b dh rf	min al	5.2
6	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	5.0
7	Perez, Martin 3213	pi sp	tex al	5.0
8	Hammel, Jason 2235	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
9	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	4.7
10	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	4.7
	AL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Perez, Martin 3213	pi sp	tex al	5.0
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	4.7
3	Chavez, Jesse 2780	pi sp	oak al	4.7
4	Tanaka, Masahiro 3305	pi sp	nyy al	4.7
5	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	4.4
6	Kazmir, Scott 1947	pi sp	oak al	4.0
7	Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	bos al	4.0
8	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	3.7
9	Ventura, Yordano 3294	pi sp	kc al	3.7
10	McHugh, Collin 3316	pi sp	hou al	3.4
	AL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Colabello, Chris 3235	1b dh rf	min al	5.2
2	Rodriguez, Sean 2729	lf 1b 2b ph	tb al	3.5
3	Abreu, Jose 3308	1b dh	chi al	3.5
4	Murphy, David 2348	rf	cle al	3.0
5	Ramirez, Alexei 2537	ss	chi al	3.0
6	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	2.5
7	Aybar, Erick 2416	ss	ana al	2.5
8	Hunter, Torii 1190	rf	det al	2.5
9	Seager, Kyle 3031	3b	sea al	2.5
10	Semien, Marcus 3302	2b	chi al	2.5
	NL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	7.0
2	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	6.0
3	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	5.4
4	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	5.0
5	Hammel, Jason 2235	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
6	Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	4.0
7	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	4.0
8	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	atl nl	4.0
9	Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
10	Cashner, Andrew 2807	pi sp	sd nl	4.0
	NL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	ss	col nl	5.9
2	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	4.7
3	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	rf	mil nl	4.5
4	Duda, Lucas 2818	1b lf	nym nl	3.5
5	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	3.2
6	Ruiz, Carlos 2282	ca	phi nl	3.0
7	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	2.5
8	Davis, Ike 2715	1b ph	pit nl	2.5
9	Gonzalez, Adrian 2193	1b	lad nl	2.0
10	Upton, Justin 2411	lf	atl nl	2.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies is the top National League batter in Box-Toppers points with 5.9—he is in third place overall. Tulowitzki passed last week’s NL batting leader, Ryan Braun of the Brewers (4.5).

Chris Colabello of the Twins is top American League batter in Box-Toppers points with 5.2. Last week’s overall leader, Colabello fell to fifth place overall this week.

Rangers pitcher Martin Perez remains top AL pitcher with 5.0 Box-Toppers points. He fell from fourth place overall last week to seventh place this week.

Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

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Twins' Chris Colabello remains atop Box-Toppers player rankings for second week

Chris Colabello of the Twins remains in first place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the second straight week.

Colabello has 5.2 Box-Toppers points for the season, the same total as last week. He has played first base, designated hitter and right field for the Twins.

Top players

Through Thursday, April 24

	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Colabello, Chris 3235	1b dh rf	min al	5.2
2	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	5.0
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	5.0
4	Perez, Martin 3213	pi sp	tex al	5.0
5	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	rf	mil nl	4.5
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	4.4
7	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	4.4
8	Kazmir, Scott 1947	pi sp	oak al	4.0
9	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	atl nl	4.0
10	Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
	AL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Perez, Martin 3213	pi sp	tex al	5.0
2	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	4.4
3	Kazmir, Scott 1947	pi sp	oak al	4.0
4	Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	bos al	4.0
5	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	3.7
6	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	3.7
7	Tanaka, Masahiro 3305	pi sp	nyy al	3.7
8	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	3.0
9	Buehrle, Mark 1407	pi sp	tor al	3.0
10	Soria, Joakim 2258	pi cp	tex al	3.0
	AL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Colabello, Chris 3235	1b dh rf	min al	5.2
2	Murphy, David 2348	rf	cle al	3.0
3	Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	oak al	2.5
4	Semien, Marcus 3302	2b	chi al	2.5
5	Lawrie, Brett 2934	3b	tor al	2.5
6	Schoop, Jonathan 3307	3b	bal al	2.5
7	Lowrie, Jed 2437	ss	oak al	2.0
8	Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224	lf dh	bal al	2.0
9	Plouffe, Trevor 2869	3b	min al	2.0
10	Rodriguez, Sean 2729	1b lf ph	tb al	2.0
	NL PITCHERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	5.0
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	5.0
3	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	4.4
4	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	atl nl	4.0
5	Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
6	Cashner, Andrew 2807	pi sp	sd nl	4.0
7	Hammel, Jason 2235	pi sp	chi nl	4.0
8	Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	3.0
9	Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	3.0
10	Gallardo, Yovani 2333	pi sp	mil nl	3.0
	NL BATTERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	rf	mil nl	4.5
2	Duda, Lucas 2818	1b lf	nym nl	3.5
3	Freeman, Freddie 2887	1b	atl nl	3.2
4	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	3.2
5	Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	ss	col nl	2.7
6	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	3b	pit nl	2.5
7	Davis, Ike 2715	1b ph	pit nl	2.5
8	Upton, Justin 2411	lf	atl nl	2.0
9	Utley, Chase 1861	2b	phi nl	2.0
10	Blackmon, Charlie 2891	cf lf	col nl	2.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright remains the top overall National League player with 5.0 Box-Toppers points. He rises from third place overall last week to second place this week.

Martin Perez of the Rangers is top overall American League pitcher in Box-Toppers points with 5.0. He was not among the AL’s top 10 pitchers last week, but picked up 3.0 points over the past seven days, to shoot to No. 1. He is in fourth place among all players.

Perez passes previous AL pitching leader, Felix Hernandez of the Mariners. Hernandez, with 4.4 Box-Toppers points, fell to second among AL pitchers and is in seventh among all players.

Ryan Braun of the Brewers is the top NL batter with 4.5 Box-Toppers points, in fifth place among all players. Braun passed previous NL batting leader Freddie Freeman of the Braves. Freeman, with 3.2 points, fell to third among NL batters.

Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

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Red Sox' John Lackey (8IP 1R 11K) tops players for Wednesday, April 23

Red Sox pitcher John Lackey is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Lackey gave up one run over eight innings and struck out 11 in the 5-1 win over the Yankees.

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is National League Player of the Day. Greinke struck out 11 over seven innings in the 5-2 win over the Phillies. Greinke rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 4.4 for the season. (See updated Top 10 Box-Toppers player rankings for 2014 on the home page.)

Kyle Seager of the Mariners is American League Batter of the Day. Seager hit a two-run homer and then hit a walk-off three-run home run in the 5-3 win over the Astros.

Michael Morse of the Giants is NL Batter of the Day. Morse hit two home runs and drove in four runs in the 12-10, 11-inning win over the Rockies.

Notable: Rangers pitcher Martin Perez rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. Perez (CG 0R W in 3-0 win vs. Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 5.0 for the season. (See updated Top 10 Box-Toppers player rankings for 2014 on the home page.)

Lackey receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Greinke receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Seager and Morse 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.

Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

423	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	10.0	Red Sox	John Lackey (W, 3-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	7	1	1	0	11
NL	8.0	Dodgers	Zack Greinke (W, 4-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	2	2	1	11
	8.0	`Braves	Aaron Harang	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	6	1	1	1	11
	7.0	Rangers	Martin Perez (W, 4-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	0	0	2	3
BAT	6.0	Mariners	Kyle Seager 3B	3	2	2	5	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	Orioles	Nelson Cruz DH	4	2	2	5	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.1	Twins	Casey Fien (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.1	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	4.0	Giants	Michael Morse LF	4	2	2	4	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Brewers	Kyle Lohse (W, 4-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	2	1	0	5
	4.0	Dbacks	Trevor Cahill (W, 1-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	1	0	0	0	3
	2.0	White Sox	Marcus Semien 3B	4	1	1	4	0	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Mets	Lucas Duda 1B	3	2	1	1	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Indians	Lonnie Chisenhall PH, 3B	1	0	1	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	0.0	Reds	Jay Bruce RF	4	1	2	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	0.0	Nationals	Danny Espinosa 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Rangers' Martin Perez (CG 0R 8K) tops players for Friday, April 18

Rangers pitcher Martin Perez is Friday’s Player of the Day. Perez pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out eight, in the 12-0 win over the White Sox.

Perez rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season. (See updated Top 10 Box-Toppers player rankings for 2014 on the home page.)

Padres pitcher Tyler Ross is National League Player of the Day. Ross pitched eight shutout innings, striking out nine, in the 2-1 win over the Giants.

Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Stanton hit a walk-off grand slam home run and went 3-for-3 and drove in five in the 8-4 win over the Mariners. Stanton rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season. (See updated Top 10 Box-Toppers player rankings for 2014 on the home page.)

Howie Kendrick of the Angels is American League Batter of the Day. Kendrick hit a pair of two-run homers and went 3-for-5 in the 11-6 win over the Tigers.

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

Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

418	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	13.0	Rangers	Martin Perez (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	0	0	1	8
NL	12.0	Padres	Tyson Ross (W, 2-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	0	0	1	9
	9.0	Rockies	Tyler Chatwood (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	1	0	1	6
BAT	7.0	Marlins	Giancarlo Stanton RF	3	2	3	5	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	7.0	Nationals	Gio Gonzalez (W, 3-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	1	1	1	7
	6.0	Braves	Aaron Harang (W, 3-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	0	0	0	6	5
	5.0	`DBacks	Wade Miley	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	2	1	1	5	8
BAT	4.0	Angels	Howie Kendrick DH	5	2	3	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Athletics	Yoenis Cespedes LF	4	2	3	3	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Rays	Sean Rodriguez PH, LF	2	2	1	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Royals	Jason Vargas (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	7	0	0	1	4
	2.1	`Blue Jays	Drew Hutchison	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.1	8	2	2	0	9
	2.0	Orioles	Jonathan Schoop 3B	5	1	4	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Reds	Alfredo Simon (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	0	2	3
	1.0	Brewers	Martin Maldonado C	3	0	3	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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