A look at leaders in Box-Toppers points by position and league over both 2016 and 2015-16.
Read MoreRays' Moore tops players for Sunday, June 12; Indians' Salazar rises to lead AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points
Rays pitcher Matt Moore is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Danny Salazar rises to lead American League pitchers in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 12:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.7 |
| 3 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 8.8 |
| 5 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 |
| 7 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 8.7 |
| 8 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Lackey, John 1640 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.4 |
| 10 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 8.4 |
Player of the Day—Moore pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing two hits, in the 5-0 win over the Astros.
National League Player of the Day—Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing three hits, in the 6-0 win over the Marlins.
National League Batter of the Day—Matt Holliday of the Cardinals homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-3 win over the Pirates.
Sunday was the second straight day Holliday earned NL Batter of the Day honors. He has 6.0 Box-Toppers points on the season (3.0 earned in two days) and ranks third among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Russell Martin of the Blue Jays hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice, in the 10-9 win over the Orioles.
Rankings—Indians pitcher Danny Salazar rises to lead AL pitchers in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Salazar (5.2IP 3H R 8K W in the 8-3 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.8 for the season. He passes White Sox pitcher Chris Sale (8.7) for the lead among AL pitchers. Salazar now ranks fourth among all players.
Notable—Three players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Sunday:
- Giants pitcher Jake Peavy (6IP 4H 0R 3K W in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers) now has 139.8 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of 24th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 23rd-ranked player David Ortiz of the Red Sox (141.4). Peavy has 3.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
- Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (7IP 4H R 5K W in the 6-4 win over the Mariners) now has 133.6 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 27th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Jason Giambi (133.4) on the “all-time” list and now trails 26th-ranked player Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (136.9). Hamels has 7.4 Box-Toppers points this season, fifth among AL pitchers.
- Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (7IP 5H R 7K W in the 13-2 win over the Braves) now has 129.1 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 30th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Vladimir Guerrero (128.3) on the “all-time” list and now trails 29th-ranked player Trevor Hoffman (129.4). Lester has 8.0 Box-Toppers points this season, 10th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Rockies pitcher Tyler Anderson made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Anderson (6.1IP 6H R 6K ND in the 2-1 win over the Padres) was also making his Major League debut. He is the 3,656th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Moore earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ray earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Holliday and Martin each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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
| 6/12 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | TB 5/HOU 0 | Matt Moore (W,3-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| NL | 9.2 | ARI 6/MIA 0 | Robbie Ray (W,3-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 9.0 | KC 3/CHW 1 | Yordano Ventura (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 8.0 | CHC 13/ATL 2 | Jon Lester (W,8-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | MIL 5/NYM 3 | Zach Davies (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4.2 | CLE 8/LAA 3 | Danny Salazar (W,7-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4.1 | `COL 2/SD 1 | Tyler Anderson | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | `DC 5/PHI 4 | Joe Ross | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | TEX 6/SEA 4 | Cole Hamels (W,6-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | DET 4/NYY 1 | Michael Fulmer (W,7-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | SF 2/LAD 1 | Jake Peavy (W,3-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | STL 8/PIT 3 | Matt Holliday, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 2.0 | TOR 10/BAL 9 | Russell Martin, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | OAK 6/CIN 1 | Fernando Rodriguez (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 7/BOS 4 | Michael Tonkin (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 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. | ||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 8.8 | 22.2 | 31.6 | 31.6 | -4.6 |
| Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.0 | 20.0 | 66.2 | 129.1 | -4.0 |
| Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 7.4 | 22.8 | 74.4 | 133.6 | -8.0 |
| Fulmer, Michael 3640 | pi sp | det al | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Holliday, Matt 1836 | 1b lf dh | stl nl | 6.0 | 7.5 | 37.7 | 97.8 | 4.5 |
| Ross, Joe 3499 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 0.7 |
| Martin, Russell 2202 | ca | tor al | 5.0 | 10.0 | 26.5 | 47.5 | 0.0 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi sp | tb al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 4.7 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Ventura, Yordano 3294 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 | 14.7 | 24.4 | 24.4 | -8.7 |
| Peavy, Jake 1635 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 36.1 | 139.8 | -2.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -1.3 |
| Rodriguez, Fernando 3537 | pi mr | oak al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Tonkin, Michael 3615 | pi cp | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw leads All-Stars in Box-Toppers points over both 2016 and 2015-16
Kershaw passes Jake Arrieta of the Cubs as Box-Toppers points leader over both 2015-2016, 39.7-37.8. Kershaw also leads players for 2016.
Read MoreCubs' Hendricks tops players for Saturday, May 28; Rangers' Darvish tops AL players
Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Hendricks pitched a complete game, allowing one run and five hits, striking out seven, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 28:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 2 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
| 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 |
| 5 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 8.7 |
| 6 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 8 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 7.4 |
| 9 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.0 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 6.4 |
American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish struck out seven over five innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 5-2 win over the Pirates.
National League Batter of the Day—Buster Posey of the Giants hit two three-run homers in the 10-5 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—Russell Martin of the Blue Jays homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-9 win over the Red Sox.
Scoring—Hendricks earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Darvish earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Posey and Martin each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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
| 5/28 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | CHC 4/PHI 1 | Kyle Hendricks (W,3-4) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | 6.0 | TEX 5/PIT 2 | Yu Darvish (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | SF 10/COL 5 | Buster Posey, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | HOU 4/LAA 2 | Dallas Keuchel (W,3-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | TOR 10/BOS 9 | Russell Martin, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | LAD 9/NYM 1 | Chase Utley, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TB 9/NYY 5 | Hank Conger, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 7/MIL 6 | Adam Duvall, LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | ARI 8/SD 7 | Michael Bourn, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | OAK 12/DET 3 | Danny Valencia, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 7/MIA 2 | Gordon Beckham, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 6/SEA 5 | Eduardo Nunez, 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | STL 9/DC 4 | Greg Garcia, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | KC 8/CHW 7 | Drew Butera, C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | CLE 11/BAL 4 | Juan Uribe, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Valencia, Danny 2772 | 3b | oak al | 3.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Nunez, Eduardo 2795 | 2b ss 3b | min al | 3.5 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 1.5 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.0 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -6.7 |
| Martin, Russell 2202 | ca | tor al | 2.5 | 7.5 | 24.0 | 45.0 | -2.5 |
| Posey, Buster 2745 | 1b ca | sf nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 27.5 | 32.0 | -1.5 |
| Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 23.4 | 37.8 | 37.8 | -19.4 |
| Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | tex al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 1.7 |
| Uribe, Juan 1542 | 3b | cle al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 47.7 | -2.0 |
| Bourn, Michael 2505 | rf | ari nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 12.0 | -1.5 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Conger, Hank 2843 | ca | tb al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Garcia, Greg 3331 | 3b | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Beckham, Gordon 2620 | 2b | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
| Utley, Chase 1861 | 2b | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 73.1 | 1.0 |
| Butera, Drew 2883 | ca | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Mets' Steven Matz tops players for Wednesday, May 25, rises to 5th in player rankings
Mets pitcher Steven Matz is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 25:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 2 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
| 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 |
| 5 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 7.7 |
| 7 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 7.4 |
| 8 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.7 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 6.4 |
Matz pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing four hits, in the 2-0 win over the Nationals.
Matz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, rising to fifth in player rankings, fourth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Adam Lind of the Mariners hit two homers and a double, going 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 13-3 win over the Athletics.
Lind has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Blue Jays and has 55.8 career points, seventh among active AL first basemen. His best season was 2009 with the Blue Jays when he had 16.4 Box-Toppers points, second among AL batters. He had 6.5 points in 2015 with the Brewers.
National League Batter of the Day—Kris Bryant of the Cubs hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-8 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall AL Player of the Day was a batter, Adam Lind.
Streak—Russell Martin of the Blue Jays has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Martin (2HR 2-5 2R 3BI in the 8-4 win over the Yankees) earned his first points in 2006 with the Dodgers and has 43.5 career points, second among active AL catchers, behind Brian McCann of the Yankees (55.2). His best season was 2007 with the Dodgers when he had 8.5 points, first among NL catchers. He had 5.0 points in 2015 with the Blue Jays.
Scoring—Matz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lind earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bryant earns 1.5 points for being NL 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
| 5/25 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | NYM 2/DC 0 | Steven Matz (W,7-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 10.0 | LAD 3/CIN 1 | Scott Kazmir (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| AL | 9.0 | SEA 13/OAK 3 | Adam Lind, 1B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.1 | CLE 4/CHW 3 | Corey Kluber (W,4-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 4.0 | TEX 15/LAA 9 | Ryan Rua, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | CHC 9/STL 8 | Kris Bryant, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | `MIL 3/ATL 2 | Junior Guerra | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | `MIA 4/TB 3 | David Phelps (H,11) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | `HOU 4/BAL 3 | Ken Giles (H,9) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 8/NYY 4 | Russell Martin, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | BOS 10/COL 3 | Travis Shaw, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | PHI 8/DET 5 | Andres Blanco, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 7/KC 5 | Miguel Sano, RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | SF 4/SD 3 | George Kontos (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | PIT 5/ARI 4 | Gregory Polanco, RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 5.2 |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 4.4 | 17.8 | 48.6 | 48.6 | -9.0 |
| Bryant, Kris 3465 | lf 3b | chi nl | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -5.0 |
| Polanco, Gregory 3361 | rf lf | pit nl | 3.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 15.7 | 43.6 | 99.4 | -9.7 |
| Phelps, David 2994 | pi mr | fla nl | 3.0 | 6.4 | 19.8 | 19.8 | -0.4 |
| Guerra, Junior 3633 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Shaw, Travis 3544 | 1b | bos al | 2.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| Blanco, Andres 2980 | ss 3b | phi nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Rua, Ryan 3631 | lf 1b | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Lind, Adam 2238 | 1b | sea al | 1.7 | 8.2 | 28.2 | 55.8 | -4.8 |
| Sano, Miguel 3527 | rf dh | min al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -5.0 |
| Martin, Russell 2202 | ca | tor al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 22.5 | 43.5 | -4.0 |
| Giles, Ken 3402 | pi mr | hou nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| Kontos, George 3106 | pi cp | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
Mets' deGrom tops players in 4 league division playoff games, Friday, Oct. 9
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Box-Toppers top player in Friday’s four league division series playoff games.
Other Players of the Game Friday:
- Cardinals pitcher John Lackey.
- Rangers closing pitcher Ross Ohlendorf.
- Salvador Perez of the Royals.
NLDS Game 1: Mets 3, Dodgers 1
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 13 and allowing five hits.
During the regular season deGrom had 22.4 Box-Toppers points, third among all players, third among NL pitchers.
He outdueled Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw who was ranked second overall in Box-Toppers points with 25.7. Kershaw (6.2IP 4H 3R 11K) had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.2 and picked up the loss.
The Mets now lead the best-of-five game series, 1-0, which resumes Saturday in Los Angeles.
NLDS Game 1: Cardinals 4, Cubs 0
Cardinals pitcher John Lackey pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out five.
During the regular season, Lackey had 9.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 51st among all players, 21st among NL pitchers.
The Cardinals now lead the best-of-five game series, 1-0, which resumes Saturday in St. Louis.
ALDS Game 2: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4
Rangers pitcher Ross Ohlendorf pitched a scoreless ninth inning, striking out the side, allowing no hits and earning the save.
During the regular season, Ohlendorf had 1.0 Box-Toppers point, ranked 651st among all players and 163rd among the 189 AL pitchers who earned Box-Toppers points this season.
The Rangers now lead the best-of-five game series, 2-0, which resumes Sunday in Texas.
ALDS Game 2: Royals 5, Astros 4
Salvador Perez of the Royals homered and went 2-for-3, driving in two runs.
During the regular season, Perez had 4.5 Box-Toppers points, 211th among all players, 45th among AL batters and third among AL catchers, behind Brian McCann of the Yankees (6.5) and Russell Martin of the Blue Jays (5.0).
The best-of-five game series is tied 1-1 and resumes Sunday in Houston.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 10/9 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| POG | 14.0 | Mets | Jacob deGrom (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| POG | 9.1 | Cardinals | John Lackey (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| POG | 4.0 | Rangers | Ross Ohlendorf (S,1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| POG | 2.0 | Royals | Salvador Perez, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coming Saturday: The National League Division Series playoffs resume with two Game 2s:
NL Division Series Game 2, Cardinals lead Cubs, 1-0
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Cubs—Kyle Hendricks, 9.7 Box-Toppers points, 54th among all players, 24th among NL pitchers.
Cardinals—Jaime Garcia, 9.4 Box-Toppers points, 59th among all players, 25th among NL pitchers.
NL Division Series Game 2, Mets lead Dodgers, 1-0
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Mets—Noah Syndergaard, 10.4 Box-Toppers points, 41st among all players, 16th among NL pitchers.
Dodgers—Zack Greinke, 20.7 Box-Toppers points, seventh among all players, fifth among NL pitchers.
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.
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Read MoreNats' Tanner Roark (8IP 0R 11K) tops players for Friday, June 6
Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark is Friday’s Player of the Day. Roark pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out 11 in the 6-0 win over the Padres.
Rays pitcher Erik Bedard is American League Player of the Day. Bedard pitched six scoreless innings and struck out eight in the 4-0 win over the Mariners.
Russell Martin of the Pirates is National League Batter of the Day. Martin went 3-for-3, scored three times and drove in four runs in the 15-5 win over the Brewers.
Michael Choice of the Rangers is AL Batter of the Day. Choice hit the go-ahead home run and went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the 6-4 win over the Indians. This was Choice’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,348th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. Choice made his Major League debut on Sept. 2, 2013, and was playing in his 58th game.
Notable: Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Hammel (7IP 0R 8K ND in the 5-3 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
Roark receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Bedard receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Martin and Choice 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 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
| 606 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 16.0 | Nationals | Tanner Roark (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| AL | 9.0 | Rays | Erik Bedard (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8.0 | `Cubs | Jason Hammel | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7.2 | Phillies | Cole Hamels (W, 2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | Pirates | Russell Martin C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Braves | Jason Heyward RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | Astros | Dallas Keuchel (W, 7-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | Dodgers | Dee Gordon 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Athletics | Sean Doolittle (S, 8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Rangers | Michael Choice DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Giants | Buster Posey C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Tigers | Torii Hunter RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Angels | Kole Calhoun RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1.0 | Yankees | Mark Teixeira 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.