Astros' George Springer (HR 4-4 5R 3RBI) tops players for Monday, May 26

George Springer of the Astros is Monday’s Player of the Day. Springer homered, went 4-for-4, scored five times and drove in three runs in the 9-2 win over the Royals.

Ryan Howard of the Phillies is National League Player of the Day. Howard homered, went 3-for-4, scored twice and drove in five runs in the 9-0 win over the Rockies.

Notable: Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rose to 23rd place in Box-Toppers player rankings (10th among NL pitchers) after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Ryu (7.1IP 3H 3R 7K W in the 4-3 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season. Ryu was perfect through seven innings before giving up a double in the eighth, a day after teammate Josh Beckett pitched a no-hitter.

Springer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Howard receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day.

All of Monday’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

526	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	Astros	George Springer RF	4	5	4	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.2	Athletics	Tommy Milone (W, 3-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	4	0	0	2	6
NL	6.0	Phillies	Ryan Howard 1B	4	2	3	5	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.1	Dodgers	Hyun-Jin Ryu (W, 5-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.1	3	3	3	0	7
	4.1	Mariners	Chris Young (W, 4-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	2	1	1	3	5
	4.0	Blue Jays	Melky Cabrera LF	3	1	3	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Pirates	Gaby Sanchez PH, 1B	2	2	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Cubs	Jeff Samardzija (W, 1-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	4	3	0	10
	3.1	Marlins	Nathan Eovaldi (W, 4-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	3	2	2	1	5
	3.0	White Sox	Conor Gillaspie 3B	4	2	4	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Red Sox	David Ortiz 1B	3	1	1	4	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Ddbacks	Brad Ziegler (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	2	0	0	0	3
	2.0	Orioles	Jonathan Schoop 2B	5	2	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Rangers	Chris Gimenez C	4	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Yankees	Alfonso Soriano PH	0	0	0	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

Cards' Wainwright beats Beckett's no-hitter to top players for Sunday, May 25, takes the Box-Toppers points lead

Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Sunday’s Player of the Day and rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Wainwright won Player of the Day honors over Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett who pitched a no-hitter (CG 0R 0H 3BB 6K) against the Phillies.

In addition Sunday, Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka rose to first place among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers points. And five of Sunday’s Players of the Game are in the top 10 of Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Wainwright pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out 12 in the 4-0 win over the Reds. Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Game, giving him 11.0 for the season—he is the first player to 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2014. He passes Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies (9.1 Box-Toppers points) to take the overall Box-Toppers points lead. (See the updated top 10 Box-Toppers player rankings on the home page.)

Tulowitzki had led all players since May 2. Wainwright had 20.2 Box-Toppers points in 2013, in second place overall, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (21.7).

Wainwright had a Box-Toppers game score of +14.0, beating out Beckett, who despite the no-hitter, had the second-highest Box-Toppers game score of the day, +12.0—still earning Player of the Game honors and picking up 1.0 Box-Toppers point. (See the chart below.)

Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is American League Player of the Day. Keuchel pitched a complete game, allowing one unearned run, in the 4-1 win over the Mariners. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season. He is in eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, third among AL pitchers. (See the updated top 10 Box-Toppers player rankings on the home page.)

Sean Rodriguez of the Rays is AL Batter of the Day. Rodriguez hit a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the 8-5 win over the Red Sox. Rodriguez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season and is now in fourth place among AL batters.

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

Notables: In addition to Wainwright and Keuchel, three of Sunday’s other Players of the Game rank in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season:

• Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (6.2 IP 6K W in the 7-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season, third among all players and first among AL pitchers. He passes previous AL pitching leader, Max Scherzer of the Tigers (7.7 Box-Toppers points).

• Braves pitcher Julio Teheran (6IP 0R 7K W in the 7-0 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season and is in fifth place overall, second among NL pitchers.

•  Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (7IP 1R 10K W in the 8-1 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.5 for the season and is in ninth place overall, fifth among NL pitchers.

Wainwright receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Keuchel receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Rodriguez receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.

All of Sunday’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

525	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	14.0	Cardinals	Adam Wainwright (W, 8-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	5	0	0	1	12
	12.0	Dodgers	Josh Beckett (W, 3-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	0	0	0	3	6
	12.0	Giants	Madison Bumgarner (W, 6-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	1	1	0	10
AL	10.0	Astros	Dallas Keuchel (W, 6-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	4	1	0	0	6
	8.0	Braves	Julio Teheran (W, 4-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	0	0	1	7
	7.0	Blue Jays	J.A. Happ (W, 4-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	3	7
	6.0	Padres	Ian Kennedy (W, 3-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	2	1	1	2	6
BAT	4.0	Rays	Sean Rodriguez PH, DH	1	1	1	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Mets	Daisuke Matsuzaka (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	2	2	1	6
	3.2	Yankees	Masahiro Tanaka (W, 7-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	5	1	1	2	6
	3.2	Brewers	Jimmy Nelson (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.2	5	0	0	3	6
	2.0	Rangers	Mitch Moreland 1B	5	1	3	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Orioles	Zach Britton (S, 2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.1	Nationals	Doug Fister (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.1	6	1	1	0	4
	1.1	`Dbacks	Oliver Perez	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	1	0	0	1	2
	1.0	Angels	Chris Iannetta C	4	2	2	1	0	2		-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Dodgers' Josh Beckett (5IP 0R 7K ND) tops players for Sunday, April 20

Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett is Sunday’s Player of the Day. Beckett pitched five scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out seven in the 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

Beckett picked up a no-decision and did not pick up the win. He left with the game in a scoreless tie.

Yankees pitcher Vidal Nuno is American League Player of the Day. Nuno pitched five scoreless innings and struck out six in the 5-1, 12-inning win over the Rays. Nuno picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win. He left with the Yankees leading, but the Rays tied the game in the seventh. This was Nuno’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,314th player to debut on Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Ryan Howard of the Phillies is National League Batter of the Day. Howard homered, tripled, went 4-for-5, scored three times and drove in three in the 10-9 win over the Rockies.

Marcus Semien of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Semien went 4-for-6 with a triple and drove in four runs in the 16-2 win over the Rangers.

Beckett receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Nuno receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Howard and Semien 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

420	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	9.0	`Dodgers	Josh Beckett	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	1	0	0	2	7
	7.0	`Mets	Daisuke Matsuzaka	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	0	0	0	1	5
AL	6.0	`Yankees	Vidal Nuno	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	3	0	0	2	6
BAT	5.0	Phillies	Ryan Howard 1B	5	3	4	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	`Nationals	Stephen Strasburg	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	2	2	1	9
	5.0	Reds	Homer Bailey (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	6	0	0	3	8
BAT	4.0	White Sox	Marcus Semien 2B	6	2	4	4	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Athletics	Josh Donaldson 3B	4	1	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Twins	Trevor Plouffe 3B	4	2	3	2	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Indians	Michael Brantley LF	3	2	2	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Tigers	Rick Porcello (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	1	4
	2.0	Red Sox	Jonny Gomes LF	4	1	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Brewers	Zach Duke (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	2	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Marlins	Mike Dunn (W, 1-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	0.0	Giants	Buster Posey C	4	1	1	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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