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Read MoreRoyals' Johnny Cueto (CG 0R 4H 8K) tops players for Monday, Aug. 10
Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cueto pitched a complete game shutout, striking out eight and allowing four hits, in the 4-0 win over the Tigers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 17.4 |
| 2 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 16.1 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 4 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
| 5 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 8 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.0 |
Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Game, giving him 12.8 for the season, rising to 15th in player rankings. He ranks eighth among American League pitchers. Monday marked the first time Cueto earned Box-Toppers points since his trade last month from the Reds.
National League Player of the Day—Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out six, in the 8-3 win over the Dodgers.
American League Batter of the Day—Avisail Garcia of the White Sox hit two home runs and drove in four in the 8-2 win over the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—Wellington Castillo of the Diamondbacks homered and hit a three-run triple in the 13-3 win over the Phillies. Castillo went 2-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs.
Scoring—Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonzalez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Garcia and Castillo 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
| 8/10 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Royals | Johnny Cueto (W,8-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| NL | 6.0 | Nationals | Gio Gonzalez (W,9-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5.1 | Orioles | Wei-Yin Chen (W,6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | White Sox | Avisail Garcia, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Dbacks | Welington Castillo, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Mets | Jeurys Familia (S,31) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Padres | Shawn Kelley (H,4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Nationals' Gio Gonzalez (7IP R 2H 6K) tops players for Friday, July 3
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gonzalez struck out six over seven innings, allowing one run on two hits, in the 2-1 win over the Giants.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher John Danks pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out five, in the 1-0 win over the Orioles.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 3.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.0 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 11.4 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.4 |
| 7 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 10.7 |
| 9 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
National League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gomez of the Brewers hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 12-1 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-5 win over the Rays.
Notable—Angels pitcher Garrett Richards has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Friday. Richards (7.2IP 6H R 6K W in the 8-2 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks 26th among all players and 11th among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Gonzalez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Danks earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gomez and Teixeira each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 7/3 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | Nationals | Gio Gonzalez (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6.0 | `Mets | Noah Syndergaard | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Brewers | Carlos Gomez CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 5.0 | White Sox | John Danks (W, 4-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4.2 | Angels | Garrett Richards (W, 9-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Yankees | Mark Teixeira 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Astros | Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Lorenzo Cain CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Indians | Michael Bourn CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Tom Koehler (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Joaquin Benoit (W, 5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Tigers | Joakim Soria (S, 18) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Mariners | Brad Miller SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Dbacks | Cliff Pennington SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Braves | Jonny Gomes LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Cardinals' Lackey, Nationals' Fister top players in pair of NLDS Game 3s, Monday, Oct. 6
John Lackey, who struck out eight over seven innings and allowed one run in the Cardinals 3-1 win over the Dodgers in the National League Division Series Game 3, is Monday’s Player of the Day.
Lackey gives the Cardinals a 2-1 lead over the Dodgers in the best-of-five game series that resumes Tuesday.
Lackey had the highest Box-Toppers game score of any Cardinals player of 7.0.
During the regular season, Lackey had 10.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 50th among all players, 24th among NL pitchers.
NLDS Game 3: Nationals 4, Giants 1
Doug Fister, who pitched seven scoreless innings, leading the Nationals to a 4-1 win over the Giants is Player of the Game in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.
Fister, who also allowed four hits, walked three and struck out three, gave the Nationals their first 2014 postseason win. They trail the Giants in the best-of-five game series, 2-1.
Fister had the highest Box-Toppers game score of any Nationals player of 3.0.
During the regular season, Fister had 14.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 19th among all players, 10th among NL pitchers.
Giants starter Madison Bumgarner, who was third among all players in Box-Toppers player rankings during the regular season, picked up the loss. Bumgarner gave up three runs on eight hits over seven innings, striking out six. His Box-Toppers game score was +1. Bumgarner had 22.6 Box-Toppers points during the regular season.
Coming Tuesday:
NLDS Game 4, Cardinals lead Dodgers, 2-1
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw, 31.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked first among all players.
Cardinals: Shelby Miller, 9.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 64th among all players, 30th among NL pitchers.
NLDS Game 4, Giants lead Nationals, 2-1
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Nationals: Gio Gonzalez, 11.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 44th among all players, 18th among NL pitchers.
Giants: Ryan Vogelsong, 8.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 74th among all players, 36th among NL pitchers.
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
Players of the Game (POG) listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 1006 | Score | Team | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POG | 7.0 | Cardinals | John Lackey (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| POG | 3.0 | Nationals | Doug Fister (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Nationals' Gonzalez tops players for Thursday, Sept. 25; Yankees' Kuroda is AL's top player in Jeter's dramatic Bronx finale
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez, Thursday’s Player of the Day, becomes the 57th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.
Gonzalez pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out 12, in the 3-0 win over the Mets. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season. He ranks 44th among all players and 18th among National League pitchers.
In 2013, 54 players earned 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.
Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is American League Player of the Day. Kuroda struck out nine over eight innings in the 6-5 win over the Orioles. After Kuroda left the game, the Orioles tied it at 5-5, so he was not eligible for the win, picking up the no decision.
Kuroda earned Player of the Game honors over teammate, the retiring Derek Jeter, who drove in the winning run on a dramatic, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth in his final game at Yankee Stadium. However, Jeter had the second-highest Box-Toppers game score among Yankees Thursday of +1 (he went 2-for-5 with a run and three RBIs) while Kuroda’s score was +10.
Christian Vazquez of the Red Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Vazquez homered and doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-1 win over the Rays.
Pablo Sandoval of the Giants is NL Batter of the Day. Sandoval went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs in the 9-8 win over the Padres.
Notable: Marlins pitcher Steve Cishek ranks 21st among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Cishek (1IP 0R 2K Sv in the 6-4 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season. He ranks 47th among all players.
Gonzalez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Kuroda receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Vazquez and Morrison each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, click here.
NOTE: The usual weekly Friday reports of Box-Toppers team and player rankings will wait this week until the season's final games are completed Sunday. Look for Box-Toppers final team rankings and player rankings reports for the season on Monday—or thereabouts.
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
| 925 | Score | Team | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 16.0 | Nationals | Gio Gonzalez (W, 10-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 12.0 | Pirates | Edinson Volquez (W, 13-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| AL | 10.0 | `Yankees | Hiroki Kuroda | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Red Sox | Christian Vazquez C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Mariners | Logan Morrison LF, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Giants | Pablo Sandoval 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Mets | Curtis Granderson RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Tigers | Joe Nathan (S, 34) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Marlins | Steve Cishek (S, 39) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Lorenzo Cain CF, RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Reds | Aroldis Chapman (S, 35) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | `Rangers | Colby Lewis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Nats' Gonzalez tops players for Monday, Sept. 9, White Sox' Sale rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is Monday's Player of the Day, while White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Gonzalez pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout, striking out nine, in the 9-0 win over the Mets. He did not give up the hit until the seventh inning. Gonzalez rises to 21st place among players in Box-Toppers points. He receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season.
Sale, who rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season (see the updated top 10 list on the home page), is American League Player of the Day. Sale gave up one run and struck out eight over eight innings in the 5-1 win over the Tigers. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 16.1 for the season.
Jimmy Paredes of the Astros is AL Batter of the Day. Paredes went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 6-4 win over the Mariners. This was Paredes' Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,278th player to debut on Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Angel Pagan of the Giants is National League Batter of the Day. Pagan went 3-for-5 in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Rockies.
Notables: Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman rises to 24th place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season and Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez rises to 34th after both earned Player of the Game honors Monday:
- Tillman (7IP 9K W in 4-2 win vs. Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season.
- Jimenez (7IP 0ER 10K W in 4-3 win vs. Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.8 for the season.
Gonzalez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Sale receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Paredes and Pagan each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Monday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 909 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 14.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 10-6) | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 11.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerrit Cole (W, 7-7) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |||
| AL | 9.0 | White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Sale (W, 11-12) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 9.0 | Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 11-9) | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 8.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Tillman (W, 16-5) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 8.0 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Travis Wood (W, 9-11) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 7.2 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Nolasco (W, 13-9) | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 3.0 | Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Casey Fien (W, 4-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Craig Kimbrel (S, 45) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| BAT | 1.0 | Astros | Jimmy Paredes RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BAT | 0.0 | Giants | Angel Pagan CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nats' Gonzalez, Angels' Vargas top players for Thursday, Aug. 29
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is Thursday's Player of the Day. Gonzalez pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight in the 9-0 win over the Marlins.
Gonzalez rises to 26th in Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season.
Angels pitcher Jason Vargas is American League Player of the Day. Vargas pitched seven shutout innings, giving up only two hits and striking out seven in the 2-0 win over the Rays.
Gonzalez and Vargas had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 9.0, but Gonzalez earned overall Player of the Day honors because he had one more strikeout than Vargas (eight vs. seven).
Prince Fielder is AL Batter of the Day. Fielder homered, scored three runs and went 3-for-4 in the 7-6 win over the Athletics.
There is no National League Batter of the Day Thursday because no NL batters earned Player of the Game honors.
Notable: Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman rises to 24th in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Tillman (7IP 8K W in 3-2 win vs. Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season.
Gonzalez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Vargas receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Fielder receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 829 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 9.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 8-6) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| AL | 9.0 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jason Vargas (W, 8-5) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kris Medlen (W, 11-12) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 6.2 | Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carlos Torres (W, 3-2) | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 5.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Tillman (W, 15-4) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 5.0 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yovani Gallardo (W, 10-9) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| BAT | 3.0 | Tigers | Prince Fielder 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | `Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Will Smith (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Mariners | Franklin Gutierrez RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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.
Indians' Justin Masterson, who tops players for Sunday, June 30, takes back Box-Toppers points lead
Indians pitcher Justin Masterson is Sunday's Player of the Day and takes back the lead in player Box-Toppers points this season.
Masterson threw a complete game shutout, striking out eight, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.7 for the season (see the updated top 10 list on the home page). He takes the lead back from Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (with 12.4 points), who only took the lead from Masterson on Friday.
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is National League Player of the Day. Gonzalez pitched seven shutout innings and struck out seven in the 13-2 win over the Mets.
David Lough of the Royals is American League Batter of the Day. Lough homered and went 4-for-4 in the 9-8 win over the Twins. This was Lough's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has been Player of the Game. He is the 3,214th player to make his debut since Box-Toppers stats were first recorded in 1995.
Jeff Mathis of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Mathis hit a walk-off grand slam in the 6-2 win over the Padres.
Notable: Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, Player of the Game in the 3-2 win over the Reds (6.2IP 0R 8K), is the 11th player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 10.0 for the season.
Masterson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Gonzalez receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Lough and Mathis each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Sunday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 630 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Justin Masterson (W, 10-6) | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 10.0 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C.J. Wilson (W, 8-5) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |||
| NL | 9.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 5-3) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | Royals | David Lough RF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.0 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stephen Fife (W, 3-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 7.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Watson (W, 2-1) | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 6.2 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yu Darvish (W, 8-3) | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 3.0 | Athletics | Jed Lowrie SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Madison Bumgarner (W, 8-5) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 3.0 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kevin Gregg (S, 13) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| BAT | 2.0 | Marlins | Jeff Mathis C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | Jose Lobaton C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Braves | Brian McCann C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Johnson (S, 28) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1.0 | Red Sox | Jonathan Diaz PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gio Gonzalez, giving up 1 hit, is top player for Thursday, April 25
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is Thursday's Player of the Day. Gonzalez gave up only one hit—a solo homer—over eight innings and struck out seven in the 8-1 win over the Reds.
Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is American League Player of the Day. Buchholz struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings in the 7-2 win over the Astros.
Nick Markakis of the Orioles is American League Batter of the Day. Markakis went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs in the 10-2 win over the Athletics.
Nate Schierholtz of the Cubs is National League Batter of the Day. Schierholtz homered and went 2-for-4 in the 4-3 win over the Marlins.
Gonzalez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Buchholz receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Markakis and Schierholtz receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Thursday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 425 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 2-1) | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | `Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||
| AL | 5.2 | Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clay Buchholz (W, 5-0) | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 4.1 | Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brandon Maurer (W, 2-3) | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 4.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Justin Wilson (W, 2-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mariano Rivera (S, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tim Collins (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| BAT | 2.0 | Orioles | Nick Markakis RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Sale (W, 2-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 2.0 | Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trevor Cahill (W, 1-3) | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |||
| BAT | 1.0 | Cubs | Nate Schierholtz RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.0 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Nathan (S, 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 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.