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Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez 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 July 25:| 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 |
Also Monday, Albert Pujols regains sixth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors, passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who had passed him on the career chart on June 11.
Player of the Day—Sanchez pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing three hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Padres.
National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, striking out one, in the 4-0 win over the Marlins. Hellickson did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he exited with the game tied, 0-0.
Hellickson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 9.1 for the season, the most of any of the 10 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Hellickson ranks 21st among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.
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 | 182.0 |
| 6 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 180.3 |
| 7 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 179.3 |
| 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 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 156.1 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Chipper Jones | 3b | retired | 149.0 |
| 20 | Javier Vazquez | pi sp | retired | 148.3 |
American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hit two homers, including a walk-off, two-run shot, in the 7-6 win over the Athletics. Beltre went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three.
Beltre earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 107.3 for his career, rising to 58th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. Beltre passes Frank Thomas (106.2) on the “all-time” list and now trails 57th-ranked player Lance Berkman (108.1). Beltre has 5.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, 14th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Jay Bruce of the Reds hit two home runs, going 2-for-4 and driving in four runs, in the 7-5 win over the Giants.
Notable—Albert Pujols of the Angels regains the sixth-place ranking in “all-time” career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Pujols (3-5 R 4BI in the 6-2 win over the Royals) now has 180.3 career Box-Toppers points, passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (179.3). Kershaw had passed Pujols on the “all-time” list on June 11 with 176.3 points. Pujols again trails fifth-place player, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (182.0) in most points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.
Pujols has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 13th among AL batters.
Scoring—Sanchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hellickson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Beltre and Pujols 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.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/25 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | TOR 4, SD 2 | Aaron Sanchez (W,11-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6.0 | NYY 2, HOU 1 | Michael Pineda (W,5-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | TEX 7, OAK 6 | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 5.0 | `PHI 4, MIA 0 | Jeremy Hellickson | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | CIN 7, SF 5 | Jay Bruce, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | LAA 6, KC 2 | Albert Pujols, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIL 7, ARI 2 | Martin Maldonado, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.1 | DET 4, BOS 2 | Francisco Rodriguez (S,28) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.2 | `CHW 5, CHC 4 | Miguel Gonzalez | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1.2 | `BAL 3, COL 2 (10) | Yovani Gallardo | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
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 | +/- |
| Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.1 | 14.1 | 37.8 | 40.8 | 4.1 |
| Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | pi sp | tor al | 8.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 6.7 |
| Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | cin nl | 6.5 | 9.7 | 29.7 | 56.8 | 3.3 |
| Pujols, Albert 1438 | dh 1b | ana al | 6.0 | 13.0 | 43.0 | 180.3 | -1.0 |
| Beltre, Adrian 1141 | 3b | tex al | 5.5 | 18.0 | 43.9 | 107.3 | -7.0 |
| Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 | 15.7 | 33.1 | 33.1 | -5.7 |
| Gonzalez, Miguel 3062 | pi sp | chi al | 4.7 | 11.4 | 33.5 | 33.5 | -2.0 |
| Gallardo, Yovani 2333 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 58.3 | 89.7 | -3.0 |
| Rodriguez, Francisco 1707 | pi cp | det al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 62.4 | 1.0 |
| Maldonado, Martin 3082 | ca | mil nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
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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 |
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.
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
| 6/21 | 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
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 | 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 |
Pirates' Cole tops players for Sunday, May 15; Beltran becomes 69th player to 100 career Box-Toppers points
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Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 15:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.0 |
| 2 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.7 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 6.7 |
| 4 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b ss | bal al | 6.7 |
| 5 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 |
| 6 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 |
| 7 | De La Rosa, Rubby 3342 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.7 |
| 8 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 |
| 9 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 5.5 |
| 10 | Santiago, Hector 3109 | pi sp | ana al | 5.4 |
Also Sunday, Carlos Beltran of the Yankees becomes the 69th player with 100 or more career Box-Toppers points (since player tracking began in 1995).
Player of the Day—Cole struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 2-1 win over the Cubs.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Hector Santiago pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out five, in the 3-0 win over the Mariners.
Santiago earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.4 for the season, rising to 10th place in season player rankings. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Danny Valencia of the Athletics hit three home runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer in the ninth, in the 7-6 win over the Rays. Valencia went 3-for-5 with five total RBIs.
National League Batter of the Day—Jay Bruce of the Reds doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times, in the 9-4 win over the Phillies.
Notable—Carlos Beltran of the Yankees becomes the 69th player—and 26th batter—with 100 or more career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Beltran (HR 1-3 2R 3BI in the 7-5 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 100.9 for his career. He rises to 66th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when player tracking began), passing three players on the “all-time” list—Larry Walker (100.1), Jeff Bagwell (100.4) and Paul Konerko (100.7). Beltran now trails 65th-ranked player Jason Schmidt (101.2). Beltran has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Debut—Tigers pitcher Warwick Saupold made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Saupold (2.2IP 2H 0R 4K W in the 6-5 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut May 14 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,636th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He is the only player among the 3,636 to be named “Warwick.”
Scoring—Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Santiago earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Valencia and Bruce 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
| 5/15 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | 10.0 | Angels | Hector Santiago (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9.0 | Marlins | Jose Fernandez (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Athletics | Danny Valencia, 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Twins | Tyler Duffey (W,1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5.1 | `Brewers | Zach Davies | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | Red Sox | Ryan Hanigan, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | `Royals | Danny Duffy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Ian Desmond, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Reds | Jay Bruce, RF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Yankees | Carlos Beltran, DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Rockies | Ryan Raburn, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.2 | Tigers | Warwick Saupold (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Cardinals | Yadier Molina, PH-C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Giants | Hunter Strickland (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
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 | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Santiago, Hector 3109 | pi sp | ana al | 5.4 | 13.4 | 25.8 | 25.8 | -2.6 |
| Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 | 9.7 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 0.3 |
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 | 22.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | -16.0 |
| Desmond, Ian 2673 | cf lf | tex al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 19.7 | 26.2 | 2.0 |
| Valencia, Danny 2772 | 3b | oak al | 2.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | -1.0 |
| Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | cin nl | 2.5 | 5.7 | 25.7 | 52.8 | -0.7 |
| Beltran, Carlos 1194 | rf dh | nyy al | 2.0 | 5.5 | 22.9 | 100.9 | -1.5 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | -3.0 |
| Duffey, Tyler 3558 | pi sp | min al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Raburn, Ryan 2340 | dh rf ph | col nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 36.7 | -1.0 |
| Hanigan, Ryan 2708 | ca | bos al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 11.0 | -0.5 |
| Molina, Yadier 1967 | ca | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 31.7 | 0.0 |
| Strickland, Hunter 3546 | pi mr | sf nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Saupold, Warwick 3636 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Read MoreBlue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion tops players for Saturday, Aug. 29, takes Box-Toppers lead among AL batters
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Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Day for Saturday, Aug. 29 and rises to first place among batters in season Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 29.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.4 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 18.7 |
| 3 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 18.1 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 17.1 |
| 5 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 17.1 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.0 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 16.7 |
| 8 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 16.4 |
| 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
Encarnacion hit three home runs, scored four times and drove in nine runs, in the 15-1 win over the Tigers.
Encarnacion earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season. He passes Mike Trout of the Angels (10.0 Box-Toppers points) to take the lead among AL batters. He ranks 24th among all players. He becomes the 28th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points, the second batter.
National League Player of the Day—Jay Bruce of the Reds homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 12-9 win over the Brewers.
AL and NL Batters of the Day—There are no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day for Saturday because the overall Player of the Day and NL Player of the Day were batters (Encarnacion and Bruce).
Notable—Aramis Ramirez of the Pirates earned Player of the Game honors and now has 105.8 career Box-Toppers points, ranked 56th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Ramirez (HR 1-4 R 3BI in the 4-3 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point. He trails 55th-ranked player Frank Thomas (106.2 Box-Toppers points). Ramirez has 6.0 Box-Toppers points this season, 14th among NL batters.
Debut—Phillies pitcher Adam Morgan made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Morgan (6IP 4H 2R 3K W in the 4-3 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut June 21 and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,572nd player to to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Encarnacion earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bruce earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player 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
| 8/29 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | Blue Jays | Edwin Encarnacion, DH | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 4.0 | Reds | Jay Bruce, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Athletics | Stephen Vogt, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Indians | Yan Gomes, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Yankees | Luis Severino (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3.1 | `Royals | Franklin Morales (MR) (H,8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Stephen Piscotty, LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Andre Ethier, RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Mike Fiers (W,7-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Adam Morgan (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1.0 | Mariners | Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Pirates | Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Nationals | Ian Desmond, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Red Sox | Jean Machi (S,3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Cubs' Jason Hammel (8IP 0R 7K) tops players for Monday, April 27
Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel is Monday’s Player of the Day.
Hammel pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 4-0 win over the Pirates.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 |
| 2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 3 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 4.5 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.0 |
| 5 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 |
| 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 |
| 7 | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.7 |
| 8 | Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445 | ss | fla nl | 3.5 |
| 9 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.4 |
| 10 | Harang, Aaron 1599 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.4 |
Hammel has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. He earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2006 with the Rays. His best season was 2014 when he had 10.4 Box-Toppers points with the Cubs (8.7) and the Athletics (1.7). He has 38.5 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks him 44th among active pitchers currently in the National League.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Adam Warren struck out six over 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run in the 4-1 win over the Rays. Warren earned no decision because he left with the game tied, 1-1.
National League Batter of the Day—Jay Bruce of the Reds hit a two-run homer, scored twice and drove in three runs, in the 9-6 win over the Brewers.
American League Batter of the Day—Pablo Sandoval of the Red Sox homered, went 2-for-2 and drove in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Blue Jays.
Streak—Justin Morneau of the Rockies has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 12 straight seasons. Morneau was Player of the Game in Monday’s 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks (3R HR 2-3 3BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
Morneau earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2004 with the Twins. His best season was 2006 with the Twins when he had 12.2 Box-Toppers points, ranking seventh among AL batters. In 2014, he had 3.2 Box-Toppers points with the Rockies.
Morneau has 72.3 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 71st among all batters since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995, behind Ryan Braun (72.7) and ahead of Chase Utley (72.1). He ranks sixth among active batters currently in the NL.
Debut—Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Walker (7IP R 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut Aug. 30, 2013, and was playing in his 15th career game. He is the 3,453rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Warren earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Bruce and Sandoval each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 4/27 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | Cubs | Jason Hammel (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6.0 | Phillies | Cole Hamels (W, 1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Reds | Jay Bruce RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 4.2 | `Yankees | Adam Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Red Sox | Pablo Sandoval 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Dodgers | Justin Turner PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Mariners | Taijuan Walker (W, 1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Braves | Kelly Johnson LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Rockies | Justin Morneau 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.2 | `Mets | Dillon Gee | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Mike Moustakas 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Astros | Colby Rasmus LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Tigers | Yoenis Cespedes LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez (3R HR) tops players for Tuesday, March 31's spring games
Rowdy Tellez of the Blue Jays, who hit a three-run homer, is Tuesday’s spring training Player of the Day.
Tellez also scored two runs in the 10-6 win over the Blue Jays.
Mets pitcher Jon Niese is Tuesday’s National League Player of the Day. Niese pitched six scoreless innings in the 2-0 win over the Nationals.
Jay Bruce of the Reds is NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday. Bruce hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 10-4 win over the Brewers.
Box-Toppers points aren’t awarded for spring training games, but if this were the regular season, Tellez would earn 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Niese would earn 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Bruce would earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 331 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 5.0 | Blue Jays | Rowdy Tellez 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 5.0 | Mets | Jon Niese (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5.0 | `Dbacks | Trevor Cahill | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Reds | Jay Bruce RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Pirates | Francisco Cervelli C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Giants | Justin Maxwell PH, RF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Red Sox | Blake Swihart C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Indians | Brandon Moss RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Athletics | Luke Carlin C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Cubs | Matt Szczur LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Jeremy Guthrie (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | Twins | Tommy Milone (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | `Astros | Samuel Deduno (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | White Sox | Jairo Asencio (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | Rays | Everett Teaford (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Steve Cishek (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Cards' Shelby Miller pitches shutout, tops players for Saturday, June 7
Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is Saturday’s Player of the Day. Miller pitched a complete game shutout in the 5-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman is American League Player of the Day. Gausman allowed one run over seven innings in the 6-3 win over the Athletics.
Carlos Santana of the Indians is AL Batter of the Day. Santana hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-2 in the 8-3 win over the Rangers.
Jay Bruce of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Bruce hit a two-run homer and drove in three total runs in the 6-5 win over the Phillies.
Miller receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Gausman receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Santana and Bruce each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers 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
| 607 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Cardinals | Shelby Miller (W, 7-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8.0 | `Padres | Andrew Cashner | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | Orioles | Kevin Gausman (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6.0 | Twins | Kyle Gibson (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | Cubs | Jeff Samardzija (W, 2-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Indians | Carlos Santana 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Angels | Cory Rasmus (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Salvador Perez C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mariners | Dustin Ackley DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Reds | Jay Bruce RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Dbacks | Randall Delgado (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Giants | Jeremy Affeldt (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Tigers | Nick Castellanos 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Brewers | Khris Davis LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Rockies | Brandon Barnes RF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Bumgarner, Moore top players for Saturday, July 6, both rise in Box-Toppers Top 10 player list
Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Saturday's Player of the Day and rises to eighth place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season.
Meanwhile, Rays pitcher Matt Moore, American League Player of the Day for Saturday, rises to third place in Box-Toppers points for the season.
Bumgarner struck out nine over seven innings in the 4-2 win over the Dodgers. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, moving him into eighth place in player standings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page).
Moore pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in the 3-0 win over the White Sox. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 12.1 for the season, moving from 10th place to third place in player standings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page.)
Jay Bruce of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Bruce went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs in the 13-4 win over the Mariners.
Brian Dozier of the Twins is AL Batter of the Day. Dozier hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs in the 6-0 win over the Blue Jays. This was Dozier's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has been named Player of the Game and he is the 3,219th player to debut since Box-Toppers record-keeping began in 1995.
Bumgarner receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Moore receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Bruce and Dozier each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Saturday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 706 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 9.0 | Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Madison Bumgarner (W, 9-5) | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| AL | 5.1 | Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Moore (W, 12-3) | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Reds | Jay Bruce RF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.0 | Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wade Miley (W, 5-7) | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 4.0 | Cubs | Alfonso Soriano LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tim Hudson (W, 5-7) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 4.0 | Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Holland (S, 20) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| BAT | 3.0 | Twins | Brian Dozier 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Matt Adams PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anibal Sanchez (W, 7-5) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2.1 | Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Travis Blackley (W, 1-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Logan Schafer LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Yankees | Eduardo Nunez SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Nationals | Bryce Harper LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Angels | Chris Iannetta C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rays' Moore (9K, 2H, 8IP) is top player for Monday, April 22
Rays pitcher Matt Moore is Monday's Player of the Day. Moore allowed only two hits over eight innings and struck out nine in the 5-1 win over the Yankees.
Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is National League Player of the Day. Miller struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings in the 3-2 win over the Nationals.
MIke Napoli of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Napoli hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4 in the 9-6 win over the Athletics.
Jay Bruce of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Bruce homered and doubled and drove in three runs in the 5-4, 13-inning win over the Cubs.
Moore receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Miller receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Napoli receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. Bruce receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.
All of Monday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 422 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Moore (W, 4-0) | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9.0 | Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Felix Hernandez (W, 2-2) | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |||
| BAT | 5.0 | Red Sox | Mike Napoli 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NL | 4.2 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shelby Miller (W, 3-1) | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2.2 | Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Raul Valdes (W, 1-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| BAT | 2.0 | Reds | Jay Bruce RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Ryan Braun LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Giants | Buster Posey C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tanner Scheppers (W, 2-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Johnson (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2.0 | `Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vinnie Pestano (H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.