Nationals' offseason net gain in Box-Toppers points pushes them to top of preseason team rankings. Meanwhile, the Yankees and Athletics plummet in rankings and the Cubs and Red Sox make big leaps upward.
Read MoreTigers' Rick Porcello (CG 0R) tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 20
Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Porcello pitched a complete game shutout, allowing three hits, in the 6-0 win over the Rays.
Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn is National League Player of the Day. Lynn pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out five in the 7-3 win over the Reds. Lynn earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season. He becomes the 32nd player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks 27th among all players and 11th among NL pitchers.
Matt McBride of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. McBride hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3 in the 5-2 win over the Royals. This was McBride’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,400th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He made his Major League debut Aug. 4, 2012 and was playing in his 32nd career game.
Josh Hamilton of the Angels is AL Batter of the Day. Hamilton doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring a run and driving in three more, in the 8-3 win over the Red Sox.
Porcello receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lynn receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. McBride and Hamilton 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 watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, click here.
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
| 820 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Tigers | Rick Porcello (W, 14-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| NL | 6.0 | Cardinals | Lance Lynn (W, 14-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Rockies | Matt McBride 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | `Phillies | Jake Diekman (H, 14) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.1 | Indians | T.J. House (W, 2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Mets | Lucas Duda 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Angels | Josh Hamilton CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | `Nationals | Tanner Roark | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Padres | Eric Stults (W, 6-13) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | Giants | Travis Ishikawa 1B, LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Pirates | Mark Melancon (W, 2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Blue Jays | Jose Reyes SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Rangers | Alex Rios RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Astros | Robbie Grossman RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann (7IP 0R 8K) tops players for Saturday, Aug. 2
Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is Saturday’s Player of the Day. Zimmermann pitched seven shutout innings and struck out eight in the 11-0 win over the Phillies.
Zimmermann earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season. He ranks 28th among all players and 14th among National League pitchers.
Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello is American League Player of the Day. Porcello struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing two runs, in the 11-5 win over the Rockies.
Chris Carter of the Astros is AL Batter of the Day. Carter homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 8-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Kolten Wong of the Cardinals is NL Batter of the Day. Wong homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-7 win over the Brewers.
Zimmermann receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Porcello receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Carter and Wong 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.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Saturday, click here.
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
| 802 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 7-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| AL | 7.0 | Tigers | Rick Porcello (W, 13-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 7.0 | `Marlins | Nathan Eovaldi | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7.0 | `Indians | T.J. House | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5.1 | Mets | Jacob deGrom (W, 6-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4.1 | Yankees | Shawn Kelley (W, 2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Astros | Chris Carter DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | Cardinals | Kolten Wong 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Hanley Ramirez SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Josh Harrison 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Rays | Brandon Guyer LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `Padres | Ian Kennedy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 2.2 | Mariners | Dominic Leone (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Twins | Trevor Plouffe 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Athletics | Jonny Gomes LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Angels' Richards, Cubs' Rizzo lead in Box-Toppers points among All-Star Final Vote candidates
Angels pitcher Garrett Richards and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo are the most deserving players to be chosen in the All-Star Game Final Vote, according to their Box-Toppers point total.
All-Star Final Vote
Here are the candidates for the 2014 All-Star Final Vote. There are five candidates from each league. One from each league will be chosen by fans in online voting for the final All-Star roster spots. Voting ends Thursday. Players are shown here in order of their Box-Toppers points total this season.| AL players | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett Richards | pi sp | ana al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Corey Kluber | pi sp | cle al | 10.4 |
| 3 | Chris Sale | pi sp | chi al | 10.0 |
| 4 | Dallas Keuchel | pi sp | hou nl | 8.7 |
| 5 | Rick Porcello | pi sp | det al | 5.0 |
| NL players | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Anthony Rizzo | 1b | chi nl | 5.5 |
| 2 | Justin Upton | lf | atl nl | 5.2 |
| 3 | Casey McGehee | 3b | fla nl | 3.5 |
| 4 | Anthony Rendon | 2b | dc nl | 2.0 |
| 5 | Justin Morneau | 1b | col nl | 1.5 |
Richards has the most points among the five American League players on the ballot and Rizzo has the most among the five National League players on the ballot in which fans vote for the 34th and final roster spots for both teams in the July 15 All-Star Game. Voting ends Thursday.
Richards has 10.7 Box-Toppers points, 10th among all players and fifth among AL pitchers, narrowly ahead of Indians pitcher Corey Kluber (10.4 Box-Toppers points, 12th among all players).
Richards is also the top-ranked AL player in Box-Toppers points who was not selected to the All-Star team.
Rizzo is the top player among the five NL players on the Final Vote ballot, but is far from the top-ranked NL player in Box-Toppers points who was not selected to the All-Star team. That honor would go to non-All-Star Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who has 9.0 Box-Toppers points and ranks eighth among NL players.
Rizzo, by comparison, with 5.5 Box-Toppers points, ranks 29th among NL players. However, he ranks third among NL batters and is the top-ranked NL batter not selected to the All-Star team.
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.