Phillies' Cole Hamels, throwing a no-hitter, tops players for Saturday, July 25; Sale, Martinez rise in Box-Toppers' top 10

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, throwing a no-hitter against the Cubs, is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 25.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	15.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	15.0
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	14.4
4	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	14.4
5	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	13.1
6	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	13.0
7	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	13.0
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	12.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	12.7
10	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	12.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Saturday, two players rose in Box-Toppers player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place and Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez rose to ninth place. Plus, Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees, the active career Box-Toppers points leader, now has 187.0 career Box-Toppers points.

Player of the Day—Hamels pitched a no-hitter in the 5-0 win over the Cubs. He faced 29 batters and allowed two walks and struck out 13.

Hamels earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season. He is the 19th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and now ranks 20th among all players, 12th among NL pitchers.

Hamels has now earned at least 10 Box-Toppers points in each of his first 10 seasons.

In addition, Hamels now has 120.8 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 34th place in among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his points Saturday, Hamels passes two players on the “all-time” list—Cliff Lee (119.1) and Jered Weaver (119.4). He trails 33rd-place player Gary Sheffield (124.1). Hamels ranks seventh in career Box-Toppers points among active NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees hit three home runs and drove in four runs in the 8-5 win over the Twins.

Rodriguez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to third among AL batters.

Rodriguez also now has 187.0 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank in fourth place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails third-place player Curt Schilling (194.1). Rodriguez leads all batters and all active players in career Box-Toppers points.

National League Batter of the Day—Kirk Nieuwenhuis of the Mets doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 15-2 win over the Dodgers.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day is a batter (Alex Rodriguez).

Rankings—Two players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday:

• White Sox pitcher Chris Sale (7IP 7H 2R 7K W in the 10-3 win over the Indians) rose to third place with 14.4 Box-Toppers points. Sale, who earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point Saturday, ranks second among AL pitchers, behind overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (15.4).
• Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez (8IP 6H 0R 6K W in the 1-0 win over the Braves) rose to ninth place with 12.7 Box-Toppers points. Martinez, who earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point Saturday, ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

Notable—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto became the 20th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Cueto (8IP 4H 0R 5K W in the 5-2 win over the Rockies) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.8 for the season. He ranks 14th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.

Scoring—Hamels earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rodriguez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Nieuwenhuis earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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

7/25	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	20.0	Phillies	Cole Hamels (W,6-7)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	0	0	0	2	13
	8.0	Dbacks	Rubby De La Rosa (W,8-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	0	0	2	6
	8.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W,7-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	0	0	1	5
	7.0	Cardinals	Carlos Martinez (W,11-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	6	0	0	1	6
BAT	6.0	Mets	Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF-RF	4	2	4	4	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
AL	6.0	Yankees	Alex Rodriguez, DH	4	3	3	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.2	Orioles	Miguel Gonzalez (W,9-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	1	1	0	5
	5.0	Giants	Madison Bumgarner (W,11-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	2	7
	3.0	Nationals	Michael Taylor, CF	5	1	4	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	White Sox	Chris Sale (W,9-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	7	2	2	0	7
	3.0	Padres	Ian Kennedy (W,6-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	7	1	1	1	7
	3.0	`Royals	Danny Duffy	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	1	1	1	3
	2.0	Tigers	Nick Castellanos, 3B	4	1	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Blue Jays	Ezequiel Carrera, PH-LF	2	1	1	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Rangers	Rougned Odor, 2B	4	2	2	1	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Reds' Johnny Cueto (CG 0R 2H 11K) tops players for Tuesday, July 7, rises to 10th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 10th in player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Giants pitcher Matt Cain, who earned his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the season, has now earned Box-Toppers points for 11 straight seasons.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 7.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
2	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	12.4
4	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	12.1
5	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	12.0
6	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	10.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
10	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	cin nl	9.8

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Cueto pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 5-0 win over the Nationals.

Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.8 for the season, rising to 10th in Box-Toppers player rankings. He ranks fifth among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out seven, in the 2-0 win over the Astros.

American League Batter of the Day—Alex Gordon of the Royals doubled and went 4-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 7-1 win over the Rays.

National League Batter of the Day—Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Cardinals.

Streak—Giants pitcher Matt Cain has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 11 straight seasons.

Cain was Player of the Game in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over the Mets (6IP 2H 0R 7K W) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.

Cain earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2005 with the Giants. His best season was 2010 with the Giants, when he had 16.1 Box-Toppers points, seventh among NL pitchers. In 2014, he had 1.0 Box-Toppers point with the Giants.

Cain has 96.0 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 45th among all pitchers since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. His 96.0 career points ranks 15th among active NL pitchers.

Debut—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

• Paulo Orlando of the Royals (HR 2-5 2R 4BI in the 9-5 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut April 19 and was playing in his 33rd career game. He is the 3,526th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
• Miguel Sano of the Twins (HR 2-3 R 3BI in the 8-3 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut July 2 and was playing in his sixth career game. He is the 3,527th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

• Cubs pitcher Dallas Beeler (5IP 4H 2R 6K ND in the 5-3 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut July 28, 2014, and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,528th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kluber earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gordon and Rizzo each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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

7/7	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	17.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W,6-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	2	0	0	1	11
	9.0	Giants	Matt Cain (W,1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	2	0	0	2	7
AL	6.2	Indians	Corey Kluber (W,4-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	5	0	0	2	7
	4.2	Dbacks	Robbie Ray (W,3-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	4	2	0	1	4
	4.0	Braves	Jason Grilli (S,24)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.2	Blue Jays	Felix Doubront (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	6	1	1	1	6
BAT	3.0	Royals	Alex Gordon, LF	5	0	4	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Royals	Paulo Orlando, CF	5	2	2	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Angels	Mike Trout, CF	4	2	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Mariners	Austin Jackson, CF	4	2	1	4	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Twins	Miguel Sano, DH	3	1	2	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Cubs	Anthony Rizzo, 1B	3	2	2	2	2	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Red Sox	Koji Uehara (S,20)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`Pirates	Francisco Liriano	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	2	2	1	6
	2.0	Phillies	Jeff Francoeur, LF	5	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Athletics	Drew Pomeranz (W,3-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	`Cubs	Dallas Beeler	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	4	2	2	2	6
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Indians' Carlos Carrasco, with near no-hitter, tops players for Wednesday, July 1

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco, who was one strike away from a no-hitter, is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle and Cubs pitcher Jon Lester earned Player of the Game honors and rose in Box-Toppers “all-time” top 50 player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 1.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
2	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	12.0
4	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	11.4
6	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
7	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	10.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Carrasco struck out 13 over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and one run, in the 8-1 win over the Rays. Carrasco had a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning before allowing his first hit to Joey Butler, who was down to his final strike.

Carrasco also has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season and is ranked 16th among all players. He ranks eighth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Neil Walker of the Pirates hit two homers and went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Tigers.

American League Batter of the Day—Jose Altuve of the Astros went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 6-5 win over the Royals.

Notables—Two pitchers who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday rose in Box-Toppers “all-time” player rankings top 50:

• Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle rose to 40th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995. Buehrle (7IP 4H R 7K W in the 11-2 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and now has 116.7 career Box-Toppers points. He passes Todd Helton (116.4) on the “all-time” list and now trails 39th-place player Barry Zito (117.4).
• Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rose to 45th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995. Lester (7IP 5H 0R 7K ND in the 2-0 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and now has 114.1 for his career. He passes Sammy Sosa (113.2) and Chris Carpenter (113.3) on the “all-time” list and now trails 44th-place player Torii Hunter (114.4). Lester has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season—he has earned 4.0 of those points when he’s earned a no decision.

Debut—Braves pitcher Matt Wisler made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Wisler (5.1IP H 0R 6K W in the 4-1 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut June 19 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,522nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Walker and Altuve each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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

7/1	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	16.2	Indians	Carlos Carrasco (W, 10-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.2	1	1	1	2	13
	12.0	Mariners	Taijuan Walker (W, 7-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	1	0	0	0	7
NL	9.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 5-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	1	1	1	8
	8.0	Blue Jays	Mark Buehrle (W, 9-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	1	1	0	7
	8.0	`Cubs	Jon Lester	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	0	0	1	7
	6.0	White Sox	Jose Quintana (W, 4-7)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	6	1	1	0	8
	5.1	Braves	Matt Wisler (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.1	1	0	0	5	6
BAT	4.0	Pirates	Neil Walker 2B	6	3	4	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Athletics	Jesse Hahn (W, 6-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	1	2	6
	4.0	Orioles	Zach Britton (S, 23)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Brewers	Scooter Gennett 2B	5	2	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Dodgers	Brett Anderson (W, 5-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	7	1	1	2	7
	2.2	`Yankees	Chasen Shreve (H, 5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.2	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	2.0	Astros	Jose Altuve 2B	4	2	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Marlins	Justin Bour 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Rays' Archer tops players for Sunday, June 7, rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second in player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 7.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	12.4
2	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	11.0
4	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
5	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
6	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.4
8	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	8.1
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Sunday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole maintains his lead among National League pitchers, but falls from second to third in overall player rankings, despite earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to fourth place in player rankings. Plus, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia now has 175.3 career Box-Toppers points, the most of any active pitcher.

Player of the Day—Archer struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one unearned run and six hits, in the 3-1 win over the Mariners. 

Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, rising to second among all players, behind overall leader, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (12.4 Box-Toppers points). Archer also ranks second among AL pitchers behind Hernandez. Archer is the third player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 4-0 win over the Padres.

American League Batter of the Day—Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times, in the 7-6 win over the Astros.

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

Rankings—Two other players in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings earned Player of the Game honors Sunday:

• Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole maintained his lead among NL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Cole (7IP 6H 0R 7K W in the 3-0 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season. 

While Cole maintains his lead among NL pitchers, he actually falls from second to third in overall player rankings because he was passed by Sunday’s overall Player of the Day Chris Archer. Cole and Archer both have 11.0 Box-Toppers points for the season but Archer holds the tiebreaker because he has more Box-Toppers points in 2014—12.4 vs. 5.7.

• Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rose to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings. deGrom (7IP 10K W in the 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind Cole.

Notable—Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia now has 175.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Sabathia (6IP 2R 7K W in the 6-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and now has 2.0 for the season. His 175.3 career Box-Toppers points ranks fifth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He ranks fourth among pitchers, behind Curt Schilling (194.1) and second among active players, behind Alex Rodriguez (183.8). He is the top-ranked active pitcher in Box-Toppers points.

Debut—Marlins pitcher Jose Urena made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Urena (6IP R 4K ND in the 3-2 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut April 14 and was playing in his fifth career game. He is the 3,492nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Bautista earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for AL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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

6/7	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	11.0	Rays	Chris Archer (W, 7-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	1	0	0	11
NL	10.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 4-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	2	9
	6.0	Twins	Mike Pelfrey (W, 5-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	8	0	0	1	7
	5.0	Pirates	Gerrit Cole (W, 9-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	0	0	3	7
	4.0	Mets	Jacob deGrom (W, 7-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	3	2	3	10
BAT	4.0	Blue Jays	Jose Bautista RF	4	3	3	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Orioles	Bud Norris (W, 2-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	4	1	1	2	7
	4.0	Cardinals	Kevin Siegrist (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.2	Phillies	Ken Giles (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.2	0	0	0	1	3
	3.1	Red Sox	Steven Wright (W, 3-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.1	1	0	0	1	2
	3.0	Tigers	Tyler Collins LF	3	2	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Yankees	CC Sabathia (W, 3-7)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	2	2	1	7
	3.0	`Marlins	Jose Urena	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	1	1	2	4
	2.1	`Royals	Jeremy Guthrie	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	3	2	2	2	5
	2.1	`Cubs	Justin Grimm (H, 4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	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 (8IP R 9K) tops players for Tuesday, April 28

Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Tuesday’s Player of the Day.

Bumgarner struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers. 

It was the second straight start in which Bumgarner outdueled Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 31.5. Bumgarner was third among all players with 22.6.

This was Bumgarner’s first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor this season.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 28.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	6.0
2	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	5.0
3	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	4.5
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	cin nl	4.4
5	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	4.0
6	Kazmir, Scott 1947	pi sp	oak al	3.7
7	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	3.7
8	DeSclafani, Anthony 3441	pi sp	cin nl	3.7
9	Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445	ss	fla nl	3.5
10	Harang, Aaron 1599	pi sp	phi nl	3.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher J.A. Happ struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Rangers.

National League Batter of the Day—Mark Trumbo of the Diamondbacks homered, tripled and went 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBIs, in the 12-5 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day—Kendrys Morales of the Royals hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 11-5 win over the Indians.

Rankings—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto rose to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday (8IP 3H 2R 6K W in the 4-2 win over the Brewers). Cueto earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 4.4 for the season. He becomes the top-ranked NL pitcher.

Notable—Dan Uggla of the Nationals earned his first Player of the Game honor in nearly two years (HR 3B 3-5 2R 5BI in the 13-12 win over the Braves). In 2011, Uggla earned 11.5 Box-Toppers points with the Braves (fifth among NL batters) but in 2013, earned only 1.5 Box-Toppers points (on June 9) and in 2014 earned no points and was released by both the Braves and the Giants.

Scoring—Bumgarner earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Happ earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Trumbo and Morales each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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

4/28	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	9.0	Giants	Madison Bumgarner (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	5	1	1	1	9
BAT	7.0	Dbacks	Mark Trumbo RF	4	3	4	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	7.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 2-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	2	2	0	6
	7.0	Cubs	Travis Wood (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	2	2	0	9
AL	6.2	Mariners	J.A. Happ (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	6	1	1	1	9
	6.0	Twins	Mike Pelfrey (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	2	1	2	7
	5.0	Nationals	Dan Uggla 2B	5	2	3	5	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	5.0	Royals	Kendrys Morales DH	5	4	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Astros	Luis Valbuena 3B	4	4	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Blue Jays	Marco Estrada (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	0	0	0	2	3
	3.0	Athletics	Josh Reddick RF	4	2	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Cardinals	Matt Adams 1B	4	1	3	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Yankees	Jacoby Ellsbury CF	4	2	3	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Marlins	Steve Cishek (S, 2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	1	1

Athletics' Sonny Gray, Reds' Johnny Cueto top players for Wednesday, April 22

Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray is Wednesday’s Player of the Day.

Gray struck out seven over seven innings and allowed one run on two hits in the 9-2 win over the Angels. Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season and rises to eighth in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 22.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	4.0
2	Kazmir, Scott 1947	pi sp	oak al	3.7
3	DeSclafani, Anthony 3441	pi sp	cin nl	3.7
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	cin nl	3.4
5	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	3.0
6	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	3.0
7	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	3.0
8	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	3.0
9	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	3.0
10	Bauer, Trevor 3065	pi sp	cle al	3.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto struck out eight over eight innings and allowed one run on five hits in the 2-1 win over the Brewers. Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings.

National League Batter of the Day—Kolten Wong of the Cardinals homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Nationals.

American League Batter of the Day—Gregorio Petit of the Yankees doubled, scored and drove in three runs in the 13-4 win over the Tigers. It is Petit’s first Box-Toppers point in nearly six years. He last earned Player of the Game honors May 2, 2009, as a member of the Athletics.

Notable—Jose Abreu of the White Sox, last season’s Box-Toppers points leader among AL batters, scored his first Box-Toppers point of the season. Abreu (HR 2B 2-4 R 3BI in the 6-0 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. In 2014, he had 15.5 Box-Toppers points.

Also notable—The NL’s top two Box-Toppers points leaders in 2014 faced off in a pitching duel Wednesday, but neither earned Player of the Game honors.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 31.5, faced Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, second among NL pitchers and third place overall in 2014 with 22.6 Box-Toppers points.

The Giants beat the Dodgers 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning on Joe Panik’s walk-off sacrifice fly. Panik earned Player of the Game honors with an Box-Toppers game score of +1.0, the highest of any Giants player.

Had the Dodgers prevailed, Kershaw (6IP 3H 2R 9K ND) likely would have been Player of the Game. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +7. But he exited the game after six innings with the Giants leading 2-0. Kershaw has 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season, earned April 17.

Bumgarner also earned a no decision in the game, leaving with the score tied 2-2. He had a Box-Toppers game score of +0.1 (6.1IP 6H 2R 6K), allowing Panik’s low game score of +1 to beat him for Player of the Game. Bumgarner has yet to earn Player of the Game honors this season and so has no Box-Toppers points for 2015.

Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Wong and Petit each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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

4/22	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	Athletics	Sonny Gray (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	1	1	2	7
NL	7.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 1-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	5	1	1	2	8
	4.0	Twins	Mike Pelfrey (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	0	0	2	4
	4.0	Marlins	Jarred Cosart (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	1	0	4
	4.0	Rays	Brad Boxberger (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	Cardinals	Kolten Wong 2B	4	1	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Rockies	Corey Dickerson LF	3	2	2	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Yankees	Gregorio Petit 2B	2	1	1	3	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Blue Jays	Devon Travis 2B	4	1	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	White Sox	Jose Abreu 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Dbacks	Chris Owings 2B	4	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Pirates	Tony Watson (S, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	1	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Mets	Jeurys Familia (S, 7)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Giants	Joe Panik PH, 2B	0	0	0	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	0.1	Mariners	J.A. Happ (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.1	8	2	2	0	5

Mariners' Felix Hernandez (7IP 10K) tops players in Monday, April 6's opening day

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is Monday’s Player of the Day on baseball’s opening day of the season.

Hernandez struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 4-1 win over the Angels.

Hernandez had a Box-Toppers game score of +12, tied with Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz, who was Player of the Game in the 8-0 win over the Phillies. However, Hernandez won the tie-breaker to earn Player of the Day because he had more strikeouts than Buchholz (10 vs. nine).

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto is National League Player of the Day. Cueto struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings in the 5-2 win over the Pirates. Cueto picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because after he exited the game, the Pirates tied the score.

Cueto also had a Box-Toppers game score of +12, tied with Hernandez, but Hernandez beat Cueto on a tie-breaker to earn Player of the Day because he earned the win in his game, while Cueto earned a no-decision.

Nolan Arenado of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Arenado homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the 10-0 win over the Brewers.

Alex Rios of the Royals is American League Batter of the Day. Rios homered, drove in three and went 3-for-4 in the 10-1 win over the White Sox.

Notables: Opening day often features baseball’s top aces, the top-of-the-rotation pitchers who were among Box-Toppers leaders in the previous season. Monday featured starts from last year’s top seven pitchers in Box-Toppers player rankings. However, only three earned Player of the Game honors. Here is how those seven players fared, listed in order of their 2014 Box-Toppers player ranking:

1. Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers—31.5 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—6IP 6H 3R 2BB 9K ND, Box-Toppers game score +1 in 6-3 win over Padres. (Jimmy Rollins, Box-Toppers game score +2 was Dodgers Player of the Game.)

2. Corey Kluber, Indians—25.8 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—7.1IP 3H 2R 2BB 7K L, Box-Toppers game score +5.1 in 2-0 loss to Astros. (Dallas Keuchel of Astros, Box-Toppers game score +5 was Player of the Game.)

3. Madison Bumgarner, Giants—22.6 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—7IP 6H R BB 3K W, Box-Toppers game score +1 in 5-4 win over Diamondbacks. (Angel Pagan, Box-Toppers game score +2 was Giants Player of the Game.)

4. Johnny Cueto, Reds—22.4 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—Cueto earned NL Player of the Day honors, see details above.

5. Max Scherzer, Nationals—22.1 Box-Toppers points in 2014 (with Tigers).

Monday—7.2 IP 4H 3R 2BB 8K L, Box-Toppers game score +6.2 in 3-1 loss to Mets. (Bartolo Colon of the Mets, Box-Toppers game score of +8.0 was Player of the Game.)

6. Felix Hernandez, Mariners—20.8 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—Hernandez earned overall Player of the Day honors, see details above.

7. David Price, Tigers—19.1 Box-Toppers points in 2014.

Monday—8.2 IP 5H 0R 5K W, Box-Toppers game score +8.2 in 4-0 win over Twins. (Price earned Player of the Game honors.)

Also notable: Devon Travis of the Blue Jays (HR 1-2 2R BI in the 6-1 win over the Yankees) made his Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. Travis is the 3,436th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He is the first player to make his debut in the 2015 season.

Hernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Arenado and Rios each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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

406	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	12.0	Mariners	Felix Hernandez (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	1	1	1	10
	12.0	Red Sox	Clay Buchholz (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	1	9
NL	12.0	`Reds	Johnny Cueto	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	1	10
	9.0	Athletics	Sonny Gray (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	1	0	0	1	3
	8.2	Tigers	David Price (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.2	5	0	0	0	5
	8.0	Mets	Bartolo Colon (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	1	1	1	8
BAT	6.0	Rockies	Nolan Arenado 3B	4	3	3	4	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	Astros	Dallas Keuchel (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	3	4
BAT	3.0	Royals	Alex Rios RF	4	1	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Braves	Jason Grilli (S, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Giants	Angel Pagan CF	4	1	3	2	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Dodgers	Jimmy Rollins SS	4	1	2	3	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Blue Jays	Devon Travis 2B	2	2	1	1	2	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.2	Orioles	Chris Tillman (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	4	1	1	3	4
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Nationals' Zimmermann (no-hitter) tops players for Sunday, Sept. 28; trio of players in Box-Toppers top 10 earn points in season finale

Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, pitching a no-hitter in the final game of the season, is Sunday’s Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, three other pitchers in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings earned Player of the Game honors in their final start—Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto rose to fourth place, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez maintained his sixth place spot and Tigers pitcher David Price rose to seventh place.

Also Sunday, Buster Posey of the Giants rose to second place among National League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Lucas Duda of the Mets rose to third place among NL batters.

Zimmermann struck out 10 and allowed only one baserunner on a walk, as he no-hit the Marlins, 1-0. Zimmermann earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.0 for the season. He rises to 16th in Box-Toppers player rankings and ranks seventh among NL pitchers.

Cueto rose from fifth to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Cueto (8IP R 7K W in the 4-1 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 22.4 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers.

Hernandez became the sixth player this season with 20 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Hernandez (5.1IP 0R 7K W in the 4-1 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 20.8 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.

Price rose from eighth to seventh in Box-Toppers player rankings afte earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Price (7.1IP 0R 8K in the 3-0 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 19.1 for the season. He ranks fourth among American League pitchers.

Posey rises to second place among NL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Posey (HR 1-2 R 2BI in the 9-3 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.5 for the season. He trails NL batting leader Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies (11.6 Box-Toppers points). He ranks 76th among all players.

Duda rises to third place among NL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Duda (HR 2-4, R 4BI in the 8-3 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.5 for the season. (Though both Duda and Posey have 8.5 points on the season, Posey has the edge in the tie-breaker, having more points over the past two seasons—15.5 vs. 8.5.) Duda ranks 79th among all players.

Also Sunday:

Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda is AL Player of the Day. Pineda struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 9-5 win over the Red Sox.

Roger Bernadina of the Dodgers is NL Batter of the Day. Bernadina homered and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 10-5 win over the Rockies.

Christian Colon of the Royals is AL Batter of the Day. Colon doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the White Sox.

Notables: Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray becomes the 58th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday. Gray (CG 0R 5K W in the 4-0 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He ranks 57th among all players and 26th among AL pitchers. In 2013, there were 54 players who had 10 or more Box-Toppers points.

Two players made their Box-Toppers debut on the final day of the season. Players make their debut the first time they earn Player of the Game honors:

• Braves pitcher James Russell (4IP 0R ND in the 2-1 win over the Phillies) is the 3,435th player to debut since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995.

• Jose Ramirez of the Indians (2B 3-4 R BI in the 7-2 win over the Rays) is the 3,436th player to debut since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995.

There were 135 players who debuted in Box-Toppers during the 2014 season. In 2013, 168 players debuted in Box-Toppers.

Zimmermann receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Pineda receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Rizzo and Colon 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.

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

928	Score	Team	Player of the Game	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	18.0	Nationals	Jordan Zimmermann (W, 14-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	0	0	0	1	10
AL	11.1	Yankees	Michael Pineda (W, 5-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	3	1	1	0	10
	11.1	Mariners	Felix Hernandez (W, 15-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.1	1	0	0	0	7
	9.1	Tigers	David Price (W, 15-12)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.1	4	0	0	2	8
	8.0	Athletics	Sonny Gray (W, 14-10)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	6	0	0	0	5
	7.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 20-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	6	1	1	0	7
BAT	5.0	Dodgers	Roger Bernadina RF	2	1	2	4	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	`Braves	James Russell	-	-	-	-	-	-		4.0	2	0	0	1	4
	4.0	`Cardinals	Marco Gonzales (H, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	0	0	0	1	2
	3.0	Cubs	Anthony Rizzo 1B	4	2	3	2	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Mets	Lucas Duda 1B	4	1	2	4	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Royals	Christian Colon 3B	2	1	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Giants	Buster Posey C	2	1	1	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Orioles	Miguel Gonzalez (W, 10-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	5	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Indians	Jose Ramirez SS	4	1	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Reds' Cueto, top player for Tuesday, Sept. 23, becomes 5th player this season with 20 Box-Toppers points

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto, Tuesday’s Player of the Day, becomes the fifth player this season with 20.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

Meanwhile Tuesday, two other pitchers—David Price of the Tigers and Zack Greinke of the Dodgers—rise in Box-Toppers player rankings. And two batters—Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays and Adam LaRoche of the Nationals—rise in the top 10 in player rankings among their league’s batters.

Cueto rises from sixth to fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Day honors Tuesday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Cueto struck out seven over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 3-1 win over the Brewers. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points, giving him 21.4 for the season. He ranks third among National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points.

Price rises from ninth to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Price (8.2IP 8K ND in the 4-3 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.1 for the season. He ranks fourth among American League pitchers.

Greinke rises into Box-Toppers player rankings top 10, moving into 10th place, after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Greinke (8IP 5K W in the 4-2 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.5 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Encarnacion ranks fifth among AL batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Tuesday. Encarnacion homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-2 win over the Mariners. He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.5 for the season. He ranks 58th among all players.

LaRoche rises to second place among NL batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors Tuesday. LaRoche hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 4-2 win over the Mets. He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.2 for the season. He ranks second in NL batting behind Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies (11.6). LaRoche ranks 76th among all players.

Also Tuesday:

Rangers pitcher Nick Martinez is AL Player of the Day. Martinez pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five in the 2-1 win over the Astros. This was Martinez’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,430th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. Martinez made his Major League debut on April 5 and was playing in his 27th game.

Notable: Marlins pitcher Henderson Alvarez rose to 14th place among NL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday. Alvarez (7.2IP 0R W in the 2-0 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. He ranks 36th among all players.

Cueto receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Martinez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Encarnacion and LaRoche 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.

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

923	Score	Team	Player of the Game	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 19-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	1	1	1	7
AL	6.2	Rangers	Nick Martinez (W, 5-11)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	5	0	0	0	5
	6.0	Twins	Kyle Gibson (W, 13-11)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	7	1	1	0	8
BAT	5.0	Blue Jays	Edwin Encarnacion DH	3	2	2	4	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	Pirates	Gerrit Cole (W, 11-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	2	2	2	8
	5.0	Royals	Yordano Ventura (W, 14-10)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	4	6
	3.2	Marlins	Henderson Alvarez (W, 12-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	0	0	1	2
	3.0	Orioles	Nick Markakis RF	5	1	4	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Nationals	Adam LaRoche 1B	3	1	2	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Dodgers	Zack Greinke (W, 16-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	6	2	2	0	5
	3.0	Cubs	Zac Rosscup (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	`Tigers	David Price	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.2	8	3	3	0	8
	2.0	Rays	Ben Zobrist CF, SS	4	1	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Angels	Huston Street (S, 16)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	0.0	Rockies	Juan Nicasio (W, 6-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	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.

Pirates' Liriano tops players for Thursday, Sept. 11; trio of Box-Toppers top 10 players earn points

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Thursday’s Player of the Day, while three pitchers in Box-Toppers player rankings top 10 also earned Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Liriano pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out 12 in the 4-1 win over the Phillies. Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.1 for the season. He ranks 45th among all players and 21st among National League pitchers. He is the 46th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

The three pitchers among Box-Toppers top 10 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday are Corey Kluber of the Indians, Johnny Cueto of the Reds and Chris Sale of the White Sox. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.)

Kluber becomes the fourth player this season with 20.0 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Kluber (8.1IP 2R 7K W in the 8-2 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 20.4 for the season. He maintains his spot in fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings and is second among American League pitchers. He now trails AL pitching leader Max Scherzer of the Tigers (21.1 Box-Toppers points) by only 0.7 points.

Cueto maintained his spot in fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Cueto (8IP 0R 7K W in the 1-0 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 19.4 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers.

Sale moves up from eighth to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning AL Player of the Day honors. Sale pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out nine, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics. Sale earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 17.4 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.

Chris Young of the Yankees is AL Batter of the Day. Young hit a walk-off three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice, in the 5-4 win over the Rays.

Anthony Rendon of the Nationals is NL Batter of the Day. Rendon hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring twice, in the 6-2 win over the Mets.

Liriano receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Sale receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Young and Rendon 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.

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

911	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	14.0	Pirates	Francisco Liriano (W, 5-10)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	0	0	2	12
AL	13.0	White Sox	Chris Sale (W, 12-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	2	0	0	2	9
	11.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 18-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	0	0	1	7
	11.0	Indians	T.J. House (W, 3-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	0	8
	7.0	Brewers	Mike Fiers (W, 6-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	3	0	0	3	8
	5.2	Giants	Jake Peavy (W, 5-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.2	6	1	1	0	8
	3.1	Indians	Corey Kluber (W, 15-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.1	8	2	2	0	7
BAT	3.0	Yankees	Chris Young LF	4	2	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.1	`Angels	Cory Rasmus	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.1	2	1	1	0	3
BAT	2.0	Nationals	Anthony Rendon 3B	5	2	3	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Red Sox	Will Middlebrooks 3B	4	2	2	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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

Indians' Kluber tops players for Saturday, Sept. 6, ranks 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber, Saturday’s Player of the Day, ranks fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Kluber pitched a complete game, allowing one run and five hits and striking out eight, in the 3-1 win over the White Sox. Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points, giving him 19.4 for the season. He maintains his fourth place spot in Box-Toppers player rankings. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) He ranks second among American League pitchers, behind Max Scherzer of the Tigers (21.1 Box-Toppers points).

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is National League Player of the Day. Liriano pitched six scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 5-0 win over the Cubs.

Albert Pujols of the Angels is AL Batter of the Day. Pujols homered and doubled, going 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Twins.

Buster Posey of the Giants is NL Batter of the Day. Posey homered and went 3-for-3, scoring twice, in the 5-4 win over the Tigers.

Notables: Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto maintained his fifth-place spot in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Cueto (7IP R 8K W in the 2-1 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.4 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers.

Rays pitcher Drew Smyly rises to 17th place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Smyly (6IP R 8K ND in the 3-2 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.4 for the season. He ranks ninth among AL pitchers.

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to 29th place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Ryu (6.2IP 9K ND in the 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season. He ranks 11th among NL pitchers.

Kluber receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Liriano receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Pujols and Posey 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, 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

906	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	11.0	Indians	Corey Kluber (W, 14-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	5	1	0	0	8
NL	10.0	Pirates	Francisco Liriano (W, 4-10)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	0	0	2	9
	6.0	`Rays	Drew Smyly	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	1	2	8
	5.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 17-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	1	1	2	8
BAT	4.0	Angels	Albert Pujols 1B	5	3	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Pirates	Mark Melancon (W, 3-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	1	0	0	0	3
	3.2	`Dodgers	Hyun-Jin Ryu	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	7	2	2	1	9
BAT	3.0	Giants	Buster Posey 1B	3	2	3	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.1	Braves	David Carpenter (W, 6-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Mariners	Kyle Seager 3B	5	2	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Rockies	Michael McKenry C	4	2	2	2	2	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.1	Red Sox	Clay Buchholz (W, 7-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	4	2	2	2	5
	1.0	Yankees	Martin Prado 2B	4	2	3	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Athletics	Josh Reddick RF	4	1	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Cardinals	Oscar Taveras RF	3	1	1	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Phillies	A.J. Burnett (W, 8-15)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	1	1	2	4

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

Indians' Kluber tops players for Friday, Aug. 15; White Sox' Abreu adds to AL batting Box-Toppers points lead

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber, Friday’s Player of the Day, rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Meanwhile Friday, two other pitchers earning Player of the Game honors rose in Box-Toppers top 10 list and Jose Abreu of the White Sox extended his already large lead in Box-Toppers points among American League batters.

Kluber struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1, 11-inning win over the Orioles. Kluber earned a no-decision because the Orioles tied the game in the eighth inning after he left. Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 17.4 for the season. He rises from sixth to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Max Scherzer of the Tigers (20.1 Box-Toppers points).

Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler is National League Player of the Day. Wheeler struck out 10 over 6 2/3 innings in the 3-2 win over the Cubs.

Jose Abreu of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Abreu went 3-for-5, scored twice and drove in three runs, in the 11-5 win over the Blue Jays. Abreu earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 14.5 for the season. He ranks 11th among all players and extends his lead among AL batters—second-place Josh Donaldson of the Athletics has 9.0 Box-Toppers points.

Lyle Overbay of the Brewers is NL Batter of the Day. Overbay hit a pinch-hit, three-run double in the 6-3 win over the Dodgers.

Notables: Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Cueto (8IP 6K W in the 3-2 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.4 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers.

Angels pitcher Garrett Richards rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Richards (7.1IP 7K W in the 5-4 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers. 

Kluber receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Wheeler receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Abreu and Overbay 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.

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

815	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.2	`Indians	Corey Kluber	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	1	1	2	10
	8.1	Rays	Alex Cobb (W, 8-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.1	6	0	0	1	8
NL	4.2	Mets	Zack Wheeler (W, 8-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	4	2	2	4	10
	3.1	Angels	Garrett Richards (W, 13-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.1	7	2	2	0	7
BAT	3.0	White Sox	Jose Abreu 1B	5	2	3	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Brewers	Lyle Overbay PH	1	0	1	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Cardinals	Lance Lynn (W, 13-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	6	1	1	1	6
	2.2	`Astros	Jose Veras	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.2	0	0	0	1	2
	2.0	Phillies	Cody Asche 3B	4	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Braves	Philip Gosselin SS	4	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 15-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	6	2	2	2	6
	1.0	Royals	Alcides Escobar SS	4	0	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Nationals	Adam LaRoche 1B	4	1	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Mariners	Robinson Cano 2B	4	2	2	1	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Dbacks	Addison Reed (S, 29)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Rangers' Lewis tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 5; three pitchers in Box-Toppers top 10 list score

Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis is Tuesday’s Player of the Day, while three other pitchers improve their standing in Box-Toppers player rankings after each earns Player of the Game honors.

Lewis pitched a complete game shutout and struck out seven in the 16-0 win over the White Sox.

Three pitchers in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings also earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday: Johnny Cueto of the Reds, David Price of the Tigers and Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (see the updated top 10 player list on the home page):

• Cueto maintained his fourth place spot in player rankings. Cueto (CG 2R 6K W in the 9-2 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.4 for the season. He ranks third among National League pitchers.

• Price, pitching in his first game since being traded from the Rays, rose from eighth to fifth place in player rankings. Price (8.2IP 3R 10K ND in the 4-3, 12-inning win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.1 for the season. He ranks second among American League pitchers. Price also matches his previous season-high total for Box-Toppers points—he also earned 15.1 in 2011.

• Hernandez rises from 10th to seventh in player rankings. Hernandez (8IP R 8K W in the 4-2 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.8 for the season. He is in third place among AL pitchers. Hernandez had a Box-Toppers game score of 9.0, the same as Colby Lewis. However, Lewis won overall Player of the Day honors because he had more innings pitched than Hernandez—nine vs. eight.

Phillies pitcher Antonio Bastardo is NL Player of the Day. Bastardo pitched two innings of middle relief, allowing no runs and striking out six (earning no decision), in the 2-1 win over the Astros.

Daniel Murphy of the Mets is NL Batter of the Day. Murphy tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring a run and driving in two more, in the 6-1 win over the Nationals.

Delmon Young of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Young went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 9-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Lewis receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Bastardo receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Murphy and Young 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.

Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Tuesday, 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

805	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	9.0	Rangers	Colby Lewis (W, 8-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	6	0	0	1	7
	9.0	Mariners	Felix Hernandez (W, 12-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	1	1	1	8
NL	7.0	`Phillies	Antonio Bastardo	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	1	6
	6.0	Royals	Danny Duffy (W, 6-10)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	3	1	1	1	7
	5.0	Twins	Phil Hughes (W, 11-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	7	1	1	1	9
	4.2	`Tigers	David Price	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.2	8	3	3	0	10
	4.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 13-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	5	2	2	2	6
	4.0	Cardinals	Pat Neshek (W, 5-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	4.0	Dodgers	Kenley Jansen (W, 2-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	2.0	Mets	Daniel Murphy 2B	4	1	3	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Brewers	Carlos Gomez CF	4	1	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	2.0	Orioles	Delmon Young DH	3	2	2	1	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Cubs	Carlos Villanueva (S, 2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Athletics	Sean Doolittle (S, 17)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Marlins	Garrett Jones 1B	2	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.