Athletics' Daniel Mengden tops players for Thursday, Sept. 15; Giants' Cueto rises to 8th in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank September 16, 2016

Athletics pitcher Daniel Mengden is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Sept. 15:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	23.7
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	21.0
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	20.4
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	20.2
5	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	20.1
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	16.8
7	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym al	15.7
8	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	15.4
9	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	15.1
10	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	lad nl	14.4

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Also Thursday, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Mengden pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, no walks and striking out six, in the 14-5 win over the Royals.

This was Mengden’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Mengden made his Major League debut June 11 and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,741st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Player of the Day—Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin pitched three scoreless innings, allowing no runs, hits or walks, striking out four and earning the save, in the 7-3 win over the Dodgers.

National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates hit two homers and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 15-2 win over the Phillies.

American League Batter of the Day—Evan Longoria of the Rays hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, driving in five runs, in the 7-6 win over the Orioles.

Rankings—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Cueto (CG 5H 2R BB 7K W in the 6-2 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.4 for the season, rising from ninth to eighth place. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.

Notable—Russell Martin of the Blue Jays became the 41st player (and seventh batter) with 10 or more Box-Toppers points in 2016 after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Martin (HR 1-3 R 4BI in the 7-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.5 for the season. He ranks 35th among all players and fourth among AL batters.

This is Martin’s first season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. His previous best season was 2007 with the Dodgers, when he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points.

Also notable—David Ortiz of the Red Sox rises to 23rd place in career Box-Toppers points (since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Day honors Thursday.

Ortiz (HR 2B 3-4 R 3BI in the 7-5 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 144.9 career points. He passes Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (143.9) on the “all-time” list and now trails 22nd-ranked player, Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon (145.8). Ortiz also rises to seventh place among active players in career points, second among active batters, behind only Albert Pujols of the Angels (182.3). Ortiz also now rises to seventh among all batters in career points since 1995 and trails sixth-ranked batter Jim Thome (146.7) on the “all-time” list.

Ortiz has 7.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 19th among AL batters and fourth among AL designated hitters. Ortiz has said he will retire at the end of the season.

Scoring—Mengden earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Corbin earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. McCutchen and Longoria each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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.

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Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    9/15
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.0
    OAK 14, KC 5
    Daniel Mengden (W,2-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    NL
    7.0
    ARI 7, LAD 3
    Patrick Corbin (S,1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    6.0
    SF 6, STL 2
    Johnny Cueto (W,16-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    6.0
    `CHW 2, CLE 1
    James Shields
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    3
    8
  

    BAT
    4.0
    PIT 15, PHI 2
    Andrew McCutchen, CF
    5
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    TB 7, BAL 6
    Evan Longoria, 3B
    5
    1
    2
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    BOS 7, NYY 5
    David Ortiz, DH
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    TOR 7, LAA 2
    Russell Martin, C
    3
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    MIL 5, CHC 4
    Scooter Gennett, PH
    1
    0
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    MIN 5, DET 1
    Eddie Rosario, LF
    4
    2
    3
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `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	+/-
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	15.4	28.2	79.4	98.8	2.6
Martin, Russell 2202	ca	tor al	10.5	15.5	32.0	53.0	5.5
McCutchen, Andrew 2637	cf	pit nl	7.0	17.5	48.2	53.9	-3.5
Ortiz, David	dh	bos al	7.0	11.5	42.9	144.9	2.5
Longoria, Evan 2423	3b	tb al	5.5	8.5	25.0	46.0	2.5
Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp cp	ari nl	3.7	9.1	32.5	32.5	-1.7
Shields, James 2157	pi sp	chi al	3.0	10.4	68.6	99.4	-4.4
Rosario, Eddie 3542	lf	min al	3.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	1.5
Gennett, Scooter 3254	2b ph	mil nl	2.5	4.5	11.5	11.5	0.5
Mengden, Daniel 3741	pi sp	oak al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0

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Indians' Carlos Carrasco tops players for Monday, Aug. 22; Cubs' Lester rises to 5th in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank August 23, 2016

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Aug. 22:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	18.7
3	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	17.2
4	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	16.4
5	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	15.4
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	15.1
7	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	14.1
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	13.0
10	Happ, J.A. 2536	pi sp	tor al	12.7

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Also Monday, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Carrasco pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing four hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics.

Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season. He becomes the 27th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and ranks 24th among all players, 10th among American League pitchers. It is his third straight season with 10 or more points (10.7 in 2014, 18.0 in 2015).

National League Player of the Day—Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers hit three home runs and went 3-for-6, driving in eight runs, in the 18-9 win over the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Seager of the Mariners hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice, in the 7-5 win over the Yankees.

Seager earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.5 points for the season, rising to fourth among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Adrian Gonzalez.

Rankings—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Lester (6IP 5H R 2BB 8K W in the 5-1 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.4 for the season, rising from seventh to fifth among all players. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

With Lester’s rise to 15.4 points, it marks the first time this season that all players in Box-Toppers season top 10 list have different Box-Toppers point totals—on Monday, Lester and Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto both had 14.4 points.

Lester now also has 136.5 career Box-Toppers points, 28th-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 27th-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5).

Notable—Red Sox pitcher David Price rises to 64th place among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, after he earned Player of the Game honors Monday.

Price (8IP 2H 0R 2BB 8K W in the 6-2 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 103.2 career points. He passes two players on the “all-time” list—Miguel Tejada (102.3) and Carlos Beltran of the Rangers (102.9). He trails 63rd-ranked player Jamie Moyer (104.0). Price has 9.4 Box-Toppers points on the season, 13th among AL pitchers.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    8/22
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    CLE 1, OAK 0
    Carlos Carrasco (W,9-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    9
  

    
    12.0
    BOS 6, TB 2
    David Price (W,12-8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    8
  

    
    9.0
    HOU 3, PIT 1
    Doug Fister (W,12-8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    NL
    8.0
    LAD 18, CIN 9
    Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
    6
    3
    3
    8
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    CHC 5, SD 1
    Jon Lester (W,14-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    4.0
    SEA 7, NYY 5
    Kyle Seager, 3B
    3
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    ARI 9, ATL 8
    Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
    4
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    BAL 4, WSH 3
    Zach Britton (S,38)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    MIL 4, COL 2
    Tyler Thornburg (S,5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	15.4	27.4	73.6	136.5	3.4
Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	10.4	28.4	44.5	44.5	-7.6
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	9.4	30.5	86.5	103.2	-11.7
Seager, Kyle 3031	3b	sea al	8.5	13.5	27.5	27.5	3.5
Gonzalez, Adrian 2193	1b	lad nl	5.7	9.7	36.4	72.3	1.7
Britton, Zach 2835	pi cp	bal al	5.0	13.7	33.1	33.1	-3.7
Thornburg, Tyler 3195	pi cp	mil nl	5.0	5.0	11.0	11.0	5.0
Fister, Doug 2688	pi sp	hou al	4.0	6.0	51.5	55.2	2.0
Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	3.5	13.7	38.9	38.9	-6.7

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Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Saturday, July 23, ranks 3rd in Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank July 24, 2016

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his third-place spot in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 23:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	16.4
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	16.0
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
5	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	12.5
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	12.1
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	11.4
8	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.0
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
10	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	10.7

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Also Saturday, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto maintained his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Scherzer struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Padres. Scherzer did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he exited with the game tied.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.0 for the season, maintaining his spot in third place in season player rankings. He also ranks third among National League pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (20.0) and Jose Fernandez of the Marlins (16.4).

Scherzer also now has 122.0 Box-Toppers points for his career, 38th-most since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 37th-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1).

American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven, in the 5-2 win over the Indians. Gausman also allowed four hits and walked three.

National League Batter of the Day—Trevor Story of the Rockies hit two home runs and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five, in the 8-4 win over the Braves.

American League Batter of the Day—Nelson Cruz of the Mariners hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 14-5 win over the Blue Jays. Cruz went 2-for-5, driving in seven total runs.

Rankings—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto maintained his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Cueto (6IP 6H R BB 9K ND in the 2-1, 12-inning win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. Cueto also ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

Debut—Andrew Toles of the Dodgers made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Toles (2B 3-4 2R in the 7-2 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut July 8 and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,692nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gausman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Story and Cruz 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    7/23
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    `WSH 3, SD 2
    Max Scherzer
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    0
    10
  

    BAT
    8.0
    COL 8, ATL 4
    Trevor Story, SS
    4
    3
    4
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    7.0
    BAL 5, CLE 2
    Kevin Gausman (W,2-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    3
    7
  

    
    7.0
    `SF 2, NYY 1 (12)
    Johnny Cueto
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    1
    0
    1
    9
  

    BAT
    6.0
    SEA 14, TOR 5
    Nelson Cruz, DH
    5
    2
    2
    7
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    MIL 6, CHC 1
    Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF
    3
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    HOU 7, LAA 2
    Evan Gattis, C
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.2
    CIN 6, ARI 1
    Michael Lorenzen (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    4.0
    MIN 11, BOS 9
    Eddie Rosario, LF
    4
    3
    4
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    TEX 7, KC 4
    Nomar Mazara, RF
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 7, NYM 2
    Giancarlo Stanton, RF
    5
    1
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    PIT 7, PHI 4
    Mark Melancon (S,29)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    1.0
    LAD 7, STL 2
    Andrew Toles, RF
    4
    2
    3
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    OAK 4, TB 3
    Jake Smolinski, RF
    4
    1
    2
    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


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	16.0	37.0	101.6	122.0	-5.0
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4	27.2	78.4	97.8	1.6
Story, Trevor 3607	ss	col nl	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	5.5	11.0	32.7	38.2	0.0
Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224	dh	sea al	4.5	6.5	32.2	51.7	2.5
Gausman, Kevin 3191	pi sp	bal al	4.4	10.1	17.8	17.8	-1.3
Mazara, Nomar 3614	rf	tex al	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Melancon, Mark 2792	pi cp	pit nl	2.0	9.0	22.0	23.0	-5.0
Gattis, Evan 3179	ca dh	hou al	2.0	6.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Rosario, Eddie 3542	lf	min al	2.0	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.5
Nieuwenhuis, Kirk 3022	cf	mil nl	1.0	5.0	12.5	12.5	-3.0
Lorenzen, Michael 3479	pi mr	cin nl	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Smolinski, Jake 3424	rf	oak al	1.0	1.0	3.5	3.5	1.0
Toles, Andrew 3692	rf	lad nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Clayton Kershaw rockets up ‘All-Time' Top 100 list, earning 36.7 Box-Toppers points since last year's All-Star break

Shawn Plank July 15, 2016

Dodgers pitcher Kershaw has earned more Box-Toppers points in past year (36.7) than the 33.7 Randy Johnson earned in his record breaking single seasons (2000 and 2002).

Nationals' Max Scherzer ‘most worthy but unchosen' player for 2016 All-Star Game

Shawn Plank July 8, 2016

A look at the All-Star rosters based on Box-Toppers points. Which players were worthy but unchosen? Which players made it but probably shouldn't have?

Twins' Ervin Santana tops players for Wednesday, July 6; Giants' Cueto rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank July 7, 2016

Twins pitcher Ervin Santana is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 6:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	13.4
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	13.4
4	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
5	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	10.8
6	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	10.7
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
8	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	10.5
9	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	10.4
10	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	10.0

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Also Wednesday, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rises to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Santana pitched a two-hit, complete-game shutout, striking out eight and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics.

Santana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first Box-Toppers points of the season, and has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons.

He earned his first points in 2005 with the Angels and has 95.3 for his career, ninth among active American League pitchers. His best season was 2008 with the Angels, when he had 16.7 points, leading all AL pitchers. In 2015, he had 5.4 points with the Twins.

National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto pitched a complete game, allowing one run, five hits, one walk and striking out eight, in the 5-1 win over the Rockies.

Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season and rising from fourth to second in season player rankings, trailing overall leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0).

Cueto’s rise in Box-Toppers top 10 rankings is the first movement in that chart in a week. None of the players in the top 10 have earned Player of the Game honors since June 29.

National League Batter of the Day—Yangervis Solarte of the Padres hit a three-run homer and doubled, going 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-6 win over the Diamondbacks.

American League Batter of the Day—Nick Castellanos of the Tigers homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 12-2 win over the Indians.

Notable—Angels pitcher Jered Weaver now has 125.1 Box-Toppers points—37th-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began—after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Weaver (6IP 4H R BB 5K W in the 7-2 win over the Rays) now trails the 36th-ranked player on the “all-time” list, Mariano Rivera (126.4). Weaver has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.

Debut—Bryce Brentz of the Red Sox made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Brentz (2-4 2R 3BI in the 11-6 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut Sept. 17, 2014, and was playing in his 17th career game. He is the 3,680th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Santana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cueto earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Solarte and Castellanos each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    7/6
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    MIN 4/OAK 0
    Ervin Santana (W,3-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    NL
    9.0
    SF 5/COL 1
    Johnny Cueto (W,13-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    8
  

    
    6.0
    TOR 4/KC 2
    Marcus Stroman (W,7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    5.0
    SD 13/ARI 6
    Yangervis Solarte, 3B
    5
    2
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    DET 12/CLE 2
    Nick Castellanos, 3B
    5
    2
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    CHW 5/NYY 0
    Miguel Gonzalez (W,2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    4.0
    LAA 7/TB 2
    Jered Weaver (W,7-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    4.0
    DC 7/MIL 4
    Jonathan Papelbon (S,17)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    HOU 9/SEA 8
    Carlos Gomez, CF
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    BOS 11/TEX 6
    Bryce Brentz, LF
    4
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    BAL 6/LAD 4
    Mark Trumbo, RF
    6
    3
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    NYM 4/MIA 2
    Wilmer Flores, 3B
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    PIT 7/STL 5
    A.J. Schugel (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    CIN 5/CHC 3
    Tony Cingrani (S,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    PHI 4/ATL 3
    Freddy Galvis, SS
    4
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	13.4	26.2	77.4	96.8	0.6
Trumbo, Mark 2851	rf	bal al	7.2	9.7	32.9	32.9	4.7
Castellanos, Nick 3349	3b	det al	5.5	11.7	13.7	13.7	-0.7
Galvis, Freddy 3202	ss	phi nl	4.0	8.0	12.0	12.0	0.0
Gonzalez, Miguel 3062	pi sp	chi al	3.7	10.4	32.5	32.5	-3.0
Stroman, Marcus 3327	pi sp	tor al	3.7	6.4	20.1	20.1	1.0
Flores, Wilmer 3345	3b ss 2b	nym nl	2.5	5.0	7.5	7.5	0.0
Weaver, Jered 2178	pi sp	ana al	2.0	9.7	64.3	125.1	-5.7
Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	2.0	7.4	45.8	95.3	-3.4
Papelbon, Jonathan 2110	pi cp	dc nl	2.0	6.0	23.7	54.4	-2.0
Schugel, A.J. 3669	pi mr	pit nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Solarte, Yangervis 3304	3b	sd nl	1.5	6.5	7.5	7.5	-3.5
Gomez, Carlos 2397	cf	hou al	1.0	7.0	17.5	28.5	-5.0
Cingrani, Tony 3158	pi cp	cin nl	1.0	1.0	8.4	8.4	1.0
Brentz, Bryce 3680	lf	bos al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops Box-Toppers player rankings for 7th straight week

Shawn Plank June 24, 2016

Kershaw had dominating lead with 20 Box-Toppers points. Indians' Kluber takes AL pitching lead. Machado, Suarez maintain leads among batters.

Indians' Kluber tops players for Tuesday, June 21; Giants' Cueto rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 22, 2016

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead American League pitchers in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 21:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	11.7
3	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	10.7
4	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0
6	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	10.0
7	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	9.8
8	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	9.7
9	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	9.7
10	Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	9.4

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Also Tuesday, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rises to second in Box-Toppers player rankings and White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to ninth after both earned Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Kluber pitched a complete game shutout, striking out nine and allowing three hits and two walks, in the 6-0 win over the Rays.

Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.8 for the season, rising to seventh among all players in season rankings. Kluber also passes teammate Danny Salazar (8.8 points) to take the season points lead among AL pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings, striking out six and allowing four hits and one walk, in the 15-4 win over the Pirates.

Cueto earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.7 for the season and rising to second in season player rankings. Cueto still trails overall leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0) by a significant 8.3-point margin.

American League Batter of the Day—Kurt Suzuki of the Twins homered and hit two doubles, going 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 14-10 win over the Phillies.

Suzuki has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 10 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2007 with the Athletics and has 32.0 career Box-Toppers points, third among active AL catchers. His best season was 2009 with the Athletics when he had 6.0 points, fourth among AL catchers. In 2015, he had 1.5 points with the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Jay Bruce of the Reds hit a three-run homer and a double, going 3-for-4 and driving in four total runs, in the 8-2 win over the Rangers.

Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Sale (7IP 4H R BB 9K W in the 3-1 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers.

Debut—Andrew Romine of the Tigers made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Romine (pinch run in the 4-2 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Sept. 24, 2010, and was playing in his 323rd career game. He is the 3,666th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cueto earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Suzuki and Bruce each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/21
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    CLE 6/TB 0
    Corey Kluber (W,7-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    9
  

    
    9.0
    CHW 3/BOS 1
    Chris Sale (W,12-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    9
  

    BAT
    7.0
    MIN 14/PHI 10
    Kurt Suzuki, C
    5
    2
    4
    6
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    NL
    5.2
    SF 15/PIT 4
    Johnny Cueto (W,11-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    4
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    4.0
    CIN 8/TEX 2
    Jay Bruce, RF
    4
    1
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    COL 8/NYY 4
    Nolan Arenado, 3B
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `HOU 3/LAA 2
    Collin McHugh
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    6
  

    
    3.0
    `SD 10/BAL 7
    Brad Hand (H,3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.2
    ATL 3/MIA 2
    Chris Withrow (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    OAK 5/MIL 3
    Marcus Semien, SS
    4
    0
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    LAD 3/DC 2
    Yasmani Grandal, C
    3
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    NYM 2/KC 1
    Jeurys Familia (S,23)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    `ARI 4/TOR 2
    Tyler Clippard (H,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    DET 4/SEA 2
    Andrew Romine, PR-DH
    0
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    STL 4/CHC 3
    Trevor Rosenthal (S,14)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    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


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	11.7	24.5	75.7	95.1	-1.1
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	9.8	23.2	54.0	54.0	-3.6
Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	9.7	28.5	80.7	82.7	-9.1
Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	cin nl	5.0	8.2	28.2	55.3	1.8
Arenado, Nolan 3306	3b	col nl	4.5	13.0	14.5	14.5	-4.0
McHugh, Collin 3316	pi sp	hou al	4.0	13.7	25.5	25.5	-5.7
Familia, Jeurys 3446	pi cp	nym nl	3.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	-5.0
Rosenthal, Trevor 3124	pi cp	stl nl	3.0	9.0	21.0	21.0	-3.0
Hand, Brad 2907	pi mr sp	sd nl	2.0	3.0	7.0	7.0	1.0
Clippard, Tyler 2291	pi mr	ari nl	2.0	3.0	18.0	29.4	1.0
Withrow, Chris 3273	pi cp mr	atl nl	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	2.0
Suzuki, Kurt 2344	ca	min al	1.5	3.0	16.0	32.0	0.0
Grandal, Yasmani 3058	ca	lad nl	1.0	3.0	11.0	11.0	-1.0
Semien, Marcus 3302	ss	oak al	1.0	1.0	4.5	4.5	1.0
Romine, Andrew 3666	dh pr	det al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Mets' Syndergaard tops players for Wednesday, June 15; Kershaw extends dominant season Box-Toppers lead

Shawn Plank June 16, 2016

Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard 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 June 15:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	18.0
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	11.7
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	10.0
5	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	10.0
6	Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	9.4
7	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	9.0
8	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	8.8
9	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	8.7
10	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7

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Also Wednesday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extended his dominant lead in season player rankings and Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rose to fourth in player rankings.

Player of the Day—Syndergaard struck out 11 over 8 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, five hits and no walks, in the 11-2 win over the Pirates.

Syndergaard earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, becoming the fourth player this season with 10 or more points. It is the second straight year Syndergaard has reached 10 points—in 2015, he had 10.4.

American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Drew Smyly struck out 12 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks, in the 3-2, 13-inning win over the Mariners. Smyly did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.

National League Batter of the Day—Melvin Upton of the Padres homered and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Marlins.

Upton had a Box-Toppers game score of +4, the same as DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies, who was Player of the Game in the 6-3 win over the Yankees. While both players also had similar batting lines (3-3 2R 2BI), Upton won NL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker because he hit a home run.

American League Batter of the Day—Hanley Ramirez of the Red Sox hit a three-run homer, going 2-for-3 and scoring twice, in the 6-4 win over the Orioles.

Kershaw—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his dominant lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Kershaw (7.1IP 5H 2R BB 11K W in the 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 18.0 for the season. He now leads second-place player, Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez (11.7) by 6.3 points, meaning Fernandez would need at least four starts to have a chance of catching Kershaw.

Kershaw also now has 177.3 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of sixth place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began (see homepage for updated list of “all-time” top 20 players in career points). Kershaw trails fifth-ranked player, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (182.0).

Rankings—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Cueto (7IP 7H R BB 9K W in the 10-1 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He becomes the fifth player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. It is the fifth season Cueto has reached 10 points, the third straight season.

Notable—With the rise of Syndergaard and Cueto in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings, the only batter—Manny Machado of the Orioles—has slipped off the top 10 list. Machado, who leads AL batters with 8.7 Box-Toppers points, now ranks 11th among all players. Machado had been in the top 10 overall rankings since May 8.

The top NL batter, Eugenio Suarez of the Reds (7.0), ranks 20th among all players.

Also, with Machado sliding out of the top 10, eight of the top 10 players are now from the NL. The only two from the AL are Indians pitcher Danny Salazar (8.8 points, eighth place) and White Sox pitcher Chris Sale (8.7 points, 10th place).

Debut—Tim Anderson of the White Sox made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Anderson (3B 3-5 3R in the 5-3 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut June 10 and was playing in his sixth career game. He is the 3,659th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Syndergaard earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Smyly earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Upton and Ramirez each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

6/15

Score

Game

Player of Game

AB

R

H

BI

IP

H

R

ER

BB

K

MLB

11.1

NYM 11/PIT 2

Noah Syndergaard (W,7-2)

-

-

-

-

8.1

5

2

1

0

11

AL

10.2

`TB 3/SEA 2

Drew Smyly

-

-

-

-

6.2

4

2

2

0

12

8.1

LAD 3/ARI 2

Clayton Kershaw (W,10-1)

-

-

-

-

7.1

5

2

2

1

11

6.0

SF 10/MIL 1

Johnny Cueto (W,10-1)

-

-

-

-

7.0

7

1

1

1

9

6.0

`DC 5/CHC 4

Stephen Strasburg

-

-

-

-

7.0

6

1

1

1

8

5.0

LAA 10/MIN 2

Hector Santiago (W,4-4)

-

-

-

-

6.0

2

1

1

2

5

BAT

4.0

SD 6/MIA 3

Melvin Upton, LF

3

2

3

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.0

COL 6/NYY 3

DJ LeMahieu, 2B

3

2

3

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

BAT

4.0

BOS 6/BAL 4

Hanley Ramirez, 1B

3

2

2

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.0

TEX 7/OAK 5

Rougned Odor, 2B

4

2

2

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.2

TOR 7/PHI 2

Marco Estrada (W,5-2)

-

-

-

-

6.2

4

2

2

1

5

1.2

`HOU 4/STL 1

Collin McHugh

-

-

-

-

6.2

7

1

1

2

6

1.0

CHW 5/DET 3

Tim Anderson, SS

5

3

3

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

KC 9/CLE 4

Eric Hosmer, 1B

5

2

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

`ATL 9/CIN 8

Bud Norris

-

-

-

-

5.0

3

3

3

2

7

`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


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	18.0	43.7	143.8	177.3	-7.7
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	10.0	22.8	74.0	93.4	-2.8
Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	10.0	20.4	20.4	20.4	-0.4
Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	8.4	22.4	68.5	76.2	-5.6
Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	6.4	14.4	26.8	26.8	-1.6
Estrada, Marco 2847	pi sp	tor al	6.0	14.0	38.1	38.1	-2.0
Smyly, Drew 3009	pi sp	tb al	4.7	10.7	32.8	32.8	-1.3
LeMahieu, DJ 3091	2b	col nl	4.5	11.5	17.5	17.5	-2.5
McHugh, Collin 3316	pi sp	hou al	3.0	12.7	24.5	24.5	-6.7
Hosmer, Eric 2886	1b	kc al	3.0	12.0	25.5	25.5	-6.0
Odor, Rougned 3336	2b	tex al	3.0	6.0	7.5	7.5	0.0
Norris, Bud 2638	pi sp	atl nl	2.0	3.0	33.4	42.4	1.0
Ramirez, Hanley 2119	1b ss	bos al	1.5	1.5	24.2	52.1	1.5
Upton, Melvin 1922	lf	sd nl	1.5	1.5	14.5	36.2	1.5
Anderson, Tim 3659	ss	chi al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Sunday, May 29, extends lead in season Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank May 29, 2016

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and extends his lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 29:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.0
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	8.4
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	7.0
10	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	6.4

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Also Sunday, Athletics pitcher Rich Hill maintained his rank of eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Kershaw struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and four hits, in the 4-2 win over the Mets. Kershaw picked up a no decision and did not earn the win because the Mets tied the game after he exited.

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.0 for the season. He holds a dominating lead in player rankings, 5.0 points ahead of second-place player, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto (9.0).

Kershaw also has 173.3 career Box-Toppers points, seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails sixth-ranked player, Albert Pujols of the Angels (176.3).

American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Ricky Nolasco struck out seven over six innings, allowing two runs and three hits, in the 5-4 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Wilson Ramos of the Nationals homered and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-2 win over the Cardinals.

American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 13th inning in the 8-6 win over the Angels.

Rankings—Athletics pitcher Rich Hill maintained his rank of eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Hill (6.1IP 5H 2R 9K W in the 4-2 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.4 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Chris Sale of the White Sox (8.7).

Streak—Hunter Pence of the Giants has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Pence (3-2B 3-5 2R 3BI in the 8-3 win over the Rockies) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2007 with the Astros and has 49.7 career points, 10th among active NL outfielders. His best season was 2008 with the Astros, when he had 8.2 Box-Toppers points, seventh among NL outfielders. In 2015, Pence had 2.0 Box-Toppers points with the Giants.

Notable—Cubs pitcher John Lackey rises to 46th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Lackey (7IP 4H R 6K W in the 7-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 113.5 for his career. Since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, Lackey now ranks 46th and with his point Sunday, he passes four players on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” list—Kevin Brown (112.8), Sammy Sosa (113.2), Dan Haren (113.2) and Chris Carpenter (113.3). Lackey now trails 45th-ranked player Josh Beckett (114.9). Lackey has 5.7 Box-Toppers points for the season, 11th among NL pitchers.

Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nolasco earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Ramos and Correa 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/29
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.2
    `LAD 4/NYM 2
    Clayton Kershaw
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    4
    2
    2
    0
    10
  

    BAT
    6.0
    DC 10/STL 2
    Wilson Ramos, C
    3
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.1
    ARI 6/SD 3
    Archie Bradley (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    4
    3
    3
    1
    9
  

    
    5.0
    MIA 7/ATL 3
    Derek Dietrich, 2B
    3
    1
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    5.0
    MIN 5/SEA 4
    Ricky Nolasco (W,2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    4.0
    MIL 5/CIN 4
    Jonathan Villar, SS
    2
    3
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    HOU 8/LAA 6
    Carlos Correa, SS
    1
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.1
    OAK 4/DET 2
    Rich Hill (W,8-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    2
    2
    3
    9
  

    
    3.0
    SF 8/COL 3
    Hunter Pence, RF
    5
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 7/PHI 2
    John Lackey (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    4
    6
  

    
    3.0
    NYY 2/TB 1
    Nathan Eovaldi (W,6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    1
    1
    2
    7
  

    
    3.0
    BOS 5/TOR 3
    Koji Uehara (S,1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    KC 5/CHW 4
    Lorenzo Cain, CF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    `BAL 6/CLE 4
    Darren O'Day
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    1.0
    TEX 6/PIT 2
    Mitch Moreland, 1B
    4
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.0	39.7	139.8	173.3	-11.7
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	8.4	12.4	12.4	32.1	4.4
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	5.7	15.4	35.1	113.5	-4.0
Eovaldi, Nathan 2928	pi sp	nyy al	5.7	7.7	24.8	24.8	3.7
Cain, Lorenzo 3171	cf	kc al	4.0	12.2	18.2	18.2	-4.2
Nolasco, Ricky 2125	pi sp	min al	3.7	5.7	26.4	79.5	1.7
Correa, Carlos 3506	ss	hou al	2.5	9.7	9.7	9.7	-4.7
Uehara, Koji 2802	pi mr cp	bos al	2.0	7.0	24.0	28.0	-3.0
O’Day, Darren 2577	pi mr	bal al	2.0	3.7	11.7	12.7	0.3
Ramos, Wilson 2904	ca	dc nl	1.5	2.5	16.0	16.0	0.5
Moreland, Mitch 2799	1b	tex al	1.0	7.2	15.2	16.2	-5.2
Pence, Hunter 2287	rf	sf nl	1.0	3.0	22.0	49.7	-1.0
Dietrich, Derek 3199	2b	fla nl	1.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Bradley, Archie 3438	pi sp	ari nl	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Villar, Jonathan 3233	ss	mil nl	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Kershaw keeps lead in Box-Toppers player rankings for 3rd straight week

Shawn Plank May 27, 2016

Kershaw maintains overall Box-Toppers points lead. Sale keeps lead among AL pitchers. Machado and Cespedes maintain leads among their league's batters.

Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Monday, May 23, extends season lead, rises to 7th in Box-Toppers all-time rankings

Shawn Plank May 24, 2016

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and rising to seventh place in Box-Toppers “all-time” rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 23:


	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	7.7
6	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	7.4
7	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	7.0
8	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	6.7
9	Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	6.7
10	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	6.4

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Also Monday, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Kershaw pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out seven, in the 1-0 win over the Reds.

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.0 for the season, extending his lead in season player rankings. Kershaw also now has 171.3 career Box-Toppers points and rises to seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Roy Halladay (170.7) on the “all-time” list to become the fifth-ranked pitcher since 1995. Kershaw now trails sixth-ranked player Albert Pujols of the Angels (176.3).

Kershaw had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +13.0, tied with Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto, who was Player of the Game in the 1-0 win over the Padres. But Kershaw won overall Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker: He had more strikeouts than Cueto—7 vs. 6.

All-time leaders

Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	nyy al	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	181.0
6	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	176.3
7	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	171.3
8	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
9	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
10	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
11	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
12	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	164.7
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
15	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
16	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
17	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
18	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	151.4
19	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0
20	Javier Vazquez	pi sp	retired	148.3

List of top 100 players since 1995 (through the 2015 season)

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Cody Anderson struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run and five hits, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.

American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Cabrera hit two homers and went 3-for-3 in the 5-4 win over the Phillies. It is the second straight day Cabrera has earned Player of the Game honors.

Cabrera earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 136.9 for his career. He maintains his rank of 26th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began and trails 25th-ranked player Jake Peavy of the Giants (137.8).

National League Batter of the Day—Miguel Rojas of the Marlins doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-6 win over the Rays.

This was Rojas’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Rojas made his Major League debut June 6, 2014, and was playing in his 178th career game. He is the 3,642nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Rankings—In addition to Kershaw, two players in Box-Toppers top 10 season rankings earned Player of the Game honors:

Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto (CG 2H 0R 6K in the 1-0 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season, rising from fourth to second in player rankings. Cueto trails overall leader Kershaw by 3.0 Box-Toppers points (12.0 vs. 9.0). Cueto barely missed beating out Kershaw for Player of the Day. Had Cueto won Player of the Day Monday over Kershaw, he still would trail Kershaw in season points, but the margin would be closer (11.0 vs. 10.0).
Athletics pitcher Rich Hill (8IP 8H 0R 6K W in the 5-0 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.4 for the season, rising to sixth in player rankings. Hill ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Chris Sale of the White Sox (8.7).

Notable—Neil Walker won Player of the Game honors over Yoenis Cespedes in the Mets’ 7-1 win over the Nationals Monday in one of the lowest-level tiebreakers ever used in Box-Toppers tracking.

Both Walker and Cespedes had Box-Toppers game scores of +1.0, the highest on the team and both had extremely similar batting lines (HR 2-4 2R BI). Both struck out once and did not walk. Both left two runners on base. Both had five total bases. Walker won Player of the Game over Cespedes simply because he batted lower in the lineup—fifth vs. fourth.

Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Anderson earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cabrera and Rojas each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/23
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W,7-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    
    13.0
    Giants
    Johnny Cueto (W,7-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    AL
    9.0
    Indians
    Cody Anderson (W,1-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    9
  

    
    7.2
    Angels
    Nick Tropeano (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    4
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    
    6.0
    Athletics
    Rich Hill (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    8
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Tigers
    Miguel Cabrera, 1B
    3
    3
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    White Sox
    Brett Lawrie, DH
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Royals
    Salvador Perez, C
    5
    3
    5
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Marlins
    Miguel Rojas, 2B
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Matt Adams, PH
    1
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Pirates
    Josh Harrison, 2B
    4
    1
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Mets
    Neil Walker, 2B
    4
    2
    2
    1
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.0	37.7	137.8	171.3	-13.7
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	9.0	21.8	73.0	92.4	-3.8
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	7.4	11.4	11.4	31.1	3.4
Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	4.0	8.7	57.3	136.9	-0.7
Perez, Salvador 2972	ca	kc al	2.5	7.0	20.2	20.2	-2.0
Walker, Neil 2756	2b	nym nl	2.0	6.0	23.5	29.0	-2.0
Tropeano, Nick 3451	pi sp	ana al	2.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	-1.7
Anderson, Cody 3509	pi sp	cle al	1.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	-1.3
Rojas, Miguel 3642	2b	fla nl	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Adams, Matt 3220	1b ph	stl nl	1.0	3.5	9.5	9.5	-1.5
Lawrie, Brett 2934	dh 3b	chi al	1.0	2.5	10.7	10.7	-0.5
Harrison, Josh 2947	2b 3b	pit nl	1.0	2.0	7.0	7.0	0.0

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops Box-Toppers player rankings for 2nd straight week

Shawn Plank May 20, 2016

Kershaw also leads NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points. Sale leads AL pitchers. Machado leads AL batters. Cespedes leads NL batters.

Giants' Cueto tops players for Wednesday, May 18, rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank May 19, 2016

Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second 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 18:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.0
2	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	8.0
3	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	7.7
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	6.7
5	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	6.7
6	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	6.4
7	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	6.1
8	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	6.0
9	Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	5.7
10	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	5.7

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Cueto pitched a complete game, allowing one run, four hits and striking out eight, in the 2-1 win over the Padres.

Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to second in season player rankings, behind overall leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (10.0).

American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi allowed one run and one hit over six innings, striking out five, in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

American League Batter of the Day—Matt Wieters of the Orioles homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Mariners.

Wieters had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 and won AL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker over Ian Kinsler of the Tigers, who had an identical game score and nearly identical batting line. Kinsler was Player of the Game in the 6-3 win over the Twins (HR 3-4 2R 2BI). Wieters beat Kinsler because he had two extra base hits (a home run and a double) while Kinsler had one (home run).

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

Rankings—In addition to Cueto, two other players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday:

Athletics pitcher Rich Hill (6IP 3H R 6K W in the 8-1 win over the Rangers) rises to sixth place. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.4 for the season. Hill ranks second among AL pitchers.
Red Sox pitcher David Price (7.1IP 5H 2R 5K W in the 5-2 win over the Royals) rises to ninth place. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season. Price ranks fourth among AL pitchers.

Notable—Two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points also won Player of the Game honors Wednesday:

Cubs pitcher John Lackey (6IP 4H R 5K ND in the 13-inning, 2-1 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 112.5 for his career. He ranks 50th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began and trails 49th-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8). Lackey has 4.7 points for the season.
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (6.2IP 6H 0R 5K W in the 2-0 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 104.3 for his career. He rises to 60th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, passing Jamie Moyer (104.0) on the “all-time” list. He trails 59th-ranked player, Adrian Beltre of the Rangers (104.3). (Beltre is ranked ahead of Wainwright on a tiebreaker because he had more 2015 Box-Toppers points—12.5 vs. 3.0.) Wainwright has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season.

Scoring—Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Eovaldi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Wieters earns 1.5 points for being AL 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

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/18
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    Giants
    Johnny Cueto (W, 6-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    AL
    8.0
    Yankees
    Nathan Eovaldi (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    1
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    6.0
    Athletics
    Rich Hill (W,6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    
    5.2
    Braves
    Julio Teheran (W,1-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    5
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.2
    Cardinals
    Adam Wainwright (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    6
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    4.1
    Rays
    Alex Colome (S,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Indians
    Cody Allen (W,1-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.2
    `Royals
    Ian Kennedy
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    6
    2
    2
    1
    9
  

    
    3.1
    Nationals
    Gio Gonzalez (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Orioles
    Matt Wieters, C
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Tigers
    Ian Kinsler, 2B
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Angels
    Mike Trout, CF
    4
    3
    3
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Astros
    Jason Castro, C
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `Cubs
    John Lackey
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    2.1
    Red Sox
    David Price (W,6-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    5
    2
    2
    1
    5
  

    
    2.0
    Phillies
    Jeanmar Gomez (S,16)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	8.0	20.8	72.0	91.4	-4.8
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	6.4	10.4	10.4	30.1	2.4
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	5.7	26.8	82.8	99.5	-15.4
Kennedy, Ian 2723	pi sp	kc al	5.0	11.7	55.5	61.5	-1.7
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	4.7	14.4	34.1	112.5	-5.0
Eovaldi, Nathan 2928	pi sp	nyy al	3.7	5.7	22.8	22.8	1.7
Trout, Mike 2949	cf	ana al	3.0	15.0	39.5	39.5	-9.0
Colome, Alex 3189	pi cp	tb al	3.0	8.0	11.7	11.7	-2.0
Kinsler, Ian 2144	2b	det al	2.5	9.0	28.2	58.6	-4.0
Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	2.5	5.5	53.6	104.3	-0.5
Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	2.0	11.7	68.8	82.5	-7.7
Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	2.0	9.7	37.8	37.8	-5.7
Gomez, Jeanmar 2759	pi cp	phi nl	2.0	2.0	7.0	9.0	2.0
Wieters, Matt 2643	ca	bal al	1.5	2.5	20.5	26.2	0.5
Allen, Cody 3265	pi mr cp	cle al	1.0	5.0	10.0	10.0	-3.0
Castro, Jason 2743	ca	hou al	1.0	1.0	7.5	8.5	1.0

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops players for Thursday, May 12, solidifies lead in season Box-Toppers points, rises to 8th in ‘all-time' points

Shawn Plank May 13, 2016

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, pitching a three-hit shutout, is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and solidifies his lead 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 12:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	9.0
2	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	6.7
3	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	6.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	5.7
6	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	5.7
7	De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi sp	ari nl	5.7
8	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	5.5
9	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	5.4
10	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	5.0

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Kershaw also rises two spots to eighth place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when tracking began.

Kershaw pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, allowing one walk and striking out 13, in the 5-0 win over the Mets. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, 2.3 more than second-place player, Manny Machado of the Orioles.

Kershaw also now has 168.3 career Box-Toppers points and rises from 10th to eighth on Box-Toppers “all-time” player rankings, passing two players—Johan Santana (166.6) and Manny Ramirez (167.2). Kershaw trails seventh-place player Roy Halladay (170.7).

American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher David Price struck out 12 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run and six hits, in the 11-1 win over the Astros.

National League Batter of the Day—Matt Holliday of the Cardinals hit two homers and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 12-10 win over the Angels.

All-time leaders

Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	nyy al	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	180.0
6	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	175.3
7	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
8	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	168.3
9	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
10	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
11	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
12	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	163.7
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
15	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
16	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
17	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
18	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	149.4
19	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0
20	Javier Vazquez	pi sp	retired	148.3

List of top 100 players since 1995 (through the 2015 season)

American League Batter of the Day—Chase Headley of the Yankees homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-3 win over the Royals.

Rankings—Besides Kershaw, two other players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday:

Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto (7IP 8H 2R 9K W in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising to fourth place. He ranks third among NL pitchers.
Chris Davis of the Orioles (2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 7-5 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.5 for the season, rising to eighth place. He ranks second among AL batters, behind teammate Manny Machado (6.7). In addition, Davis Thursday earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day—he was Player of the Game Wednesday in the 9-2 win over the Twins.

Streak—Padres pitcher James Shields has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Shields (7IP 7H 0R 9K W in the 3-0 win over the Brewers) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Rays and has 97.4 career points, 11th among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2011 with the Rays when he had 20.1 points, third among AL pitchers. He had 5.7 points in 2015 with the Padres.

Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Price earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Holliday and Headley each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/12
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    18.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W,5-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    13
  

    AL
    9.2
    Red Sox
    David Price (W,5-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    6
    1
    1
    1
    12
  

    
    8.0
    Padres
    James Shields (W,2-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    7
    0
    0
    1
    9
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Cardinals
    Matt Holliday, DH
    5
    3
    4
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Yankees
    Chase Headley, 3B
    3
    2
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Phillies
    Odubel Herrera, CF
    4
    2
    4
    0
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Orioles
    Chris Davis, 1B
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Giants
    Johnny Cueto (W,5-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    8
    2
    2
    2
    9
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	9.0	34.7	134.8	168.3	-16.7
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	6.0	18.8	70.0	89.4	-6.8
Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	5.5	16.5	47.4	55.9	-5.5
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	4.7	25.8	81.8	98.5	-16.4
Holliday, Matt 1836	1b dh lf	stl nl	3.0	4.5	34.7	94.8	1.5
Herrera, Odubel 3449	cf	phi nl	2.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	-2.0
Headley, Chase 2552	3b	nyy al	1.5	3.5	15.0	25.5	-0.5
Shields, James 2157	pi sp	sd nl	1.0	8.4	66.6	97.4	-6.4

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Brewers' Hill tops players for Saturday, May 7; Dodgers' Kershaw takes Box-Toppers points lead

Shawn Plank May 8, 2016

Aaron Hill of the Brewers 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 2016 season as of May 7:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
2	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	5.7
4	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	5.4
5	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	5.0
6	Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	5.0
7	Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	5.0
8	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
9	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	4.7
10	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7

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Meanwhile, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to take the lead in season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Hill hit three homers, including a 10th-inning, go-ahead grand slam, in the 13-7 win over the Reds. Hill went 3-for-5 and drove in seven total runs.

American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale struck out nine over seven innings, allowing two runs and three hits, in the 7-2 win over the Twins.

Sale earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, rising to third place in season player rankings, first among AL players.

American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hit two homers and went 2-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 10-5 win over the Tigers.

Beltre earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 104.3 for his career. He rises to 59th place in points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Saturday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (103.3) and Jamie Moyer (104.0). Beltre has 2.5 Box-Toppers points for the season.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall Player of the Day was an NL batter, Aaron Hill of the Brewers.

Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rose to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Kershaw (7IP 8H 2R 10K W in the 6-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He passes previous leader, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta (6.0).

Also, Kershaw now has 166.3 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of 10th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails ninth-place player, Johan Santana (166.6).

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

Athletics pitcher Rich Hill (5.2IP 2H R 5K W in the 8-4 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.4 for the season, rising to fourth place.
Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto (8.1IP 8H 0R 3K ND in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, rising to fifth place.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/7
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    8.0
    Brewers
    Aaron Hill, 3B
    5
    3
    3
    7
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    8.0
    White Sox
    Chris Sale (W,7-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    9
  

    
    7.0
    Royals
    Ian Kennedy (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    5.1
    `Mariners
    Nathan Karns
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    6
    1
    1
    2
    9
  

    
    5.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    8
    2
    2
    0
    10
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Rangers
    Adrian Beltre, 3B
    4
    2
    2
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Yankees
    Nathan Eovaldi (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    2
    2
    0
    6
  

    
    3.2
    Athletics
    Rich Hill (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    2
    1
    1
    3
    5
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Stephen Piscotty, RF
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Mets
    David Wright, 3B
    2
    2
    2
    1
    3
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.1
    `Giants
    Johnny Cueto
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.1
    8
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    2.0
    Cubs
    Addison Russell, SS
    4
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Phillies
    Brett Oberholtzer (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    `Dbacks
    Tyler Clippard
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    Orioles
    Zach Britton (S,7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Rays
    Steven Souza, RF
    4
    1
    2
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	7.0	32.7	132.8	166.3	-18.7
Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	5.7	24.5	76.7	78.7	-13.1
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	5.4	9.4	9.4	29.1	1.4
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	5.0	17.8	69.0	88.4	-7.8
Kennedy, Ian 2723	pi sp	kc al	4.0	10.7	54.5	60.5	-2.7
Souza, Steven Jr. 3461	rf	tb al	2.7	8.2	8.2	8.2	-2.8
Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	2.5	15.0	40.9	104.3	-10.0
Karns, Nathan 3414	pi sp	sea al	2.0	7.0	8.0	8.0	-3.0
Hill, Aaron 2056	3b 2b	mil nl	2.0	5.0	19.0	38.0	-1.0
Russell, Addison 3559	ss	chi nl	2.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	-0.5
Eovaldi, Nathan 2928	pi sp	nyy al	2.0	4.0	21.1	21.1	0.0
Britton, Zachary 2835	pi cp	bal al	1.0	9.7	29.1	29.1	-7.7
Piscotty, Stephen 3570	rf	stl nl	1.0	5.2	5.2	5.2	-3.2
Clippard, Tyler 2291	pi mr	ari nl	1.0	2.0	17.0	28.4	0.0
Oberholtzer, Brett 3244	pi mr	phi nl	1.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Wright, David 1911	3b	nym nl	1.0	1.0	24.5	75.1	1.0

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Giants' Cueto tops players for Tuesday, April 26; Athletics' Hill tops AL players

Shawn Plank April 27, 2016

Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 26:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	5.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
3	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
4	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0
6	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0
7	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
8	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	3.7
9	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
10	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	3.5

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Cueto pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 11 and allowing seven hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Padres.

Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Rich Hill struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits, in the 5-1 win over the Tigers.

Hill earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.4 for the season, rising to third in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates hit three homers and went 3-for-5, driving in five runs, in the 9-4 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day—Johnny Giavotella of the Angels hit a three-run homer in the 9-4 win over the Royals. Giavotella also doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times.

Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Sale (8IP 4H R 6K W in the 10-1 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season.

Scoring—Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hill earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. McCutchen and Giavotella each earn 1.5 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    12.0
    Giants
    Johnny Cueto (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    7
    0
    0
    1
    11
  

    AL
    11.0
    Athletics
    Rich Hill (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    
    10.0
    Red Sox
    David Price (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    2
    2
    2
    14
  

    
    8.0
    Cardinals
    Carlos Martinez (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    8.0
    Mariners
    Nathan Karns (W,2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    6
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Pirates
    Andrew McCutchen, CF
    5
    3
    3
    5
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    White Sox
    Chris Sale (W,5-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    6
  

    
    6.0
    Rangers
    A.J. Griffin (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Angels
    Johnny Giavotella, 2B
    4
    3
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Cubs
    Adam Warren (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Mets
    Yoenis Cespedes, PH
    1
    1
    1
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.1
    `Twins
    Ricky Nolasco
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    5
    4
    4
    0
    9
  

    
    3.0
    Phillies
    Andres Blanco, SS
    4
    2
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.2
    Rays
    Alex Colome (S,5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    0.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Marlins
    Christian Yelich, LF
    5
    2
    3
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4	8.4	8.4	28.1	0.4
Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0	22.8	75.0	77.0	-14.8
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	4.0	16.8	68.0	87.4	-8.8
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	3.0	24.1	80.1	96.8	-18.1
Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	3.0	13.9	34.9	34.9	-7.9
Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	2.0	15.7	16.7	16.7	-11.7
Nolasco, Ricky 2125	pi sp	min al	2.0	4.0	24.7	77.8	0.0
McCutchen, Andrew 2637	cf	pit nl	1.5	12.0	42.7	48.4	-9.0
Giavotella, Johnny 2931	2b	ana al	1.5	5.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Colome, Alex 3189	pi cp sp mr	tb al	1.0	6.0	9.7	9.7	-4.0
Karns, Nathan 3414	pi sp	sea al	1.0	6.0	7.0	7.0	-4.0
Warren, Adam 3169	pi mr sp	chi nl	1.0	4.7	8.7	8.7	-2.7
Yelich, Christian 3334	lf	fla nl	1.0	3.5	11.0	11.0	-1.5
Blanco, Andres 2980	ss	phi nl	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
Griffin, A.J. 3074	pi sp	tex al	1.0	1.0	15.7	15.7	1.0

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