Twins' Ervin Santana tops players for Saturday, April 15, rises to lead Box-Toppers rankings

Twins pitcher Ervin Santana is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to take the lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of April 15:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	4.7
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	4.0
3	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	3.4
4	Morrison, Logan 2794	1b	tb al	3.2
5	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	3.0
6	Marte, Starling 3122	lf cf	pit nl	3.0
7	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	3.0
8	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	2.7
9	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	2.7
10	Garcia, Avisail 3256	rf	chi al	2.5

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Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia rises to fifth place on the “all-time” Box-Toppers points list (since record keeping began in 1995), moving ahead of Alex Rodriguez.

Player of the Day—Santana pitched a one-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking one, in the 6-0 win over the White Sox.

Santana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season and rising to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He passes previous leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (4.0).

Santana also now has 102.0 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 69th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Saturday, he passes six players on the “all-time” list: Larry Walker (100.1), Jeff Bagwell (100.4), Paul Konerko (100.7), Jason Schmidt (101.2), Mark Teixiera (101.3) and Tim Wakefield (101.4). Santana now trails 68th-ranked player Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2).

National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out four and walking one, in the 5-0 win over the Giants.

American League Batter of the Day—Jose Ramirez of the Indians hit a pair of three-run homers and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six, in the 13-6 win over the Tigers.

National League Batter of the Day—Starling Marte of the Pirates homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-7 win over the Cubs.

Marte earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season and rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among NL batters.

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	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	187.7
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	187.0
6	Alex Rodriguez	dh	released	187.0
7	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	182.3
8	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
9	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	169.7
10	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
11	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
12	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	157.1
15	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
16	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
17	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
18	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
19	Bartolo Colon	pi sp	atl nl	149.5
20	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points
List of top 100 players since 1995 at the close of the 2016 season.

Notable—Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Santana (7.1IP 3H R BB 6K W in the 3-2 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 187.0 for his career. With the point, he passes former teammate Alex Rodriguez, who also has 187.0 career points, but Sabathia ranks ahead because he has more 2017 points—2.0 vs. 0.0.

Sabathia now trails fourth-ranked player on the “all-time” list, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (187.7), who only passed Sabathia on Friday. Sabathia had briefly been the highest-ranked active player in career Box-Toppers points until being passed by Kershaw Friday. He now only trails Kershaw by 0.7 points.

In two days, Rodriguez has moved from fourth place to sixth place on the “all-time” list after being passed by Kershaw on Friday and Sabathia on Saturday. He had been in fourth place since April 2, 2011.

Rankings—Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Sale (7IP 3H R 3BB 12K W in the 2-1 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.7 for the season.

For the first time this season, all players in the season top 10 list have earned Player of the Game honors more than once in 2017.

Debut—Cesar Hernandez of the Phillies made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Hernandez (HR 2-4 2R 2BI in the 4-2 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut May 29, 2013, and was playing in his 393rd career game. He is the 3,770th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Hernandez and Marte both had Box-Toppers game scores Saturday of +2.0, but Marte won NL Batter of the Day honors over Hernandez on a tiebreaker—he had one stolen base in his game and Hernandez had none.

Scoring—Santana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Chatwood earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Ramirez and Marte each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

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Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 

4/15	Score	Game	Player of the Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	15.0	MIN 6, CHW 0	Ervin Santana (W,3-0)	-	-	-	-		9.0	1	0	0	1	8
	14.0	SEA 5, TEX 0	James Paxton (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-		8.0	2	0	0	1	9
	11.0	BOS 2, TB 1	Chris Sale (W,1-1)	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	1	1	3	12
NL	10.0	COL 5, SF 0	Tyler Chatwood (W,1-2)	-	-	-	-		9.0	2	0	0	1	4
BAT	9.0	CLE 13, DET 6	Jose Ramirez, 2B	4	3	4	6		-	-	-	-	-	-
	8.0	`TOR 2, BAL 1	Marco Estrada	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	3	8
	7.1	NYY 3, STL 2	CC Sabathia (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-		7.1	3	1	1	1	6
	6.1	LAD 8, ARI 4	Alex Wood (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		3.1	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	HOU 10, OAK 6	Will Harris (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	ATL 4, SD 2	Jim Johnson (S,3)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	MIA 5, NYM 4	AJ Ramos (S,2)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	KC 3, LAA 2	Joakim Soria (W,1-0; BS,1)	-	-	-	-		1.2	1	0	0	2	4
BAT	2.0	PIT 8, CHC 7	Starling Marte, CF	4	2	2	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	PHI 4, WSH 2	Cesar Hernandez, 2B	4	2	2	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	CIN 7, MIL 5	Zack Cozart, SS	3	2	2	1		-	-	-	-	-	-

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).  

Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	4.7	8.7	41.5	102.0	0.7
Marte, Starling 3122	lf cf	pit nl	3.0	5.5	15.0	15.0	0.5
Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	2.7	16.1	84.1	89.1	-10.7
Sabathia, C.C. 1492	pi sp	nyy al	2.0	8.0	34.5	187.0	-4.0
Paxton, James 3280	pi sp	sea al	2.0	6.4	13.1	13.1	-2.4
Chatwood, Tyler 2856	pi sp	col nl	1.7	8.7	15.4	18.4	-5.3
Ramirez, Jose 3436	3b	cle al	1.5	3.0	6.5	6.5	0.0
Estrada, Marco 2847	pi sp	tor al	1.0	12.0	41.1	44.1	-10.0
Johnson, Jim 2417	pi cp	atl nl	1.0	5.0	16.0	22.7	-3.0
Ramos, A.J. 3210	pi cp	fla nl	1.0	3.0	13.0	13.0	-1.0
Cozart, Zack 3012	ss	cin nl	1.0	3.0	12.0	12.0	-1.0
Wood, Alex 3246	pi mr sp	lad nl	1.0	2.0	20.4	20.4	0.0
Soria, Joakim 2258	pi mr cp	kc al	1.0	2.0	10.7	46.7	0.0
Harris, Will 3093	pi mr cp	hou al	1.0	2.0	7.7	7.7	0.0
Hernandez, Cesar 3770	2b	phi nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Rockies' Tyler Chatwood tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 28; White Sox' Gonzalez tops AL players

Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood 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 Sept. 28:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	25.7
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	24.4
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	died*	22.4
4	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	22.1
5	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	21.2
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	17.8
7	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	16.7
8	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	15.7
9	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	15.4
10	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	15.1

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* Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident Sept. 25. His team was the Miami Marlins.

Chatwood pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Giants.

American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Miguel Gonzalez pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits, no walks and striking out five, in the 1-0 win over the Rays.

National League Batter of the Day—John Jaso of the Pirates hit for the cycle (single, double, triple and three-run homer) in the 8-4 win over the Cubs. Jaso went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs.

American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gomez of the Rangers hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning, three-run homer in the 8-5 win over the Brewers. Gomez also doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice. This was the second straight day Gomez earned Player of the Game honors. He has 4.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, 2.5 earned in the past two days.

Notable—Two batters with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:

• Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (HR 2-3 R 3BI in the 6-3, five-inning win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 144.9 for his career. He rises to 23rd among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, passing two players on the “all-time” list—Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0) and David Ortiz of the Red Sox (144.9). (Though Ortiz and Cabrera are tied, Cabrera holds the tiebreaker and ranks higher because he has more 2016 Box-Toppers points—12 vs. 7.) Cabrera now trails 22nd-ranked player Jim Thome (146.7). Cabrera also rises from ninth to seventh place in career points among active players, second among active batters behind only Albert Pujols of the Angels (182.3).

Cabrera also has the highest season Box-Toppers point total (12.0) of any of the 15 who earnedPlayer of the Game honors Wednesday. Cabrera ranks 31st among all players, fourth among AL batters, behind Manny Machado of the Orioles (12.7), Mike Trout of the Angels (12.5) and Jose Altuve of the Astros (12.5).

• Mark Teixeira of the Yankees (GS 1-3 R 4BI in the 5-3 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 101.3 for his career. Teixeira rises to 70th place among players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, passing three players on the “all-time” list—Jeff Bagwell (100.4), Paul Konerko (100.7) and Jason Schmidt (101.2). He trails 69th-ranked player Tim Wakefield (101.4). Teixeria, who is retiring at season’s end, has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2016.

Also notable—Hunter Renfroe of the Padres, who made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Wednesday, one of two players who earned Box-Toppers points two days in a row. (The other was AL Batter of the Day Carlos Gomez.)

Renfroe (HR 2-4 2R 4BI in the 6-5 win over the Dodgers) now has 2.5 Box-Toppers points.

Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with their first career Player of the Game honors:

• Dansby Swanson of the Braves (3B 2B 2-3 3R 2BI in the 12-2 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Aug. 17 and was playing in his 34th career game. He is the 3,751st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
• Angels pitcher A.J. Achter (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 8-6 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Sept. 3, 2014, and was playing in his 44th career game. He is the 3,752nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Chatwood earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonzalez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Jaso and Gomez 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.

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

9/28	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	12.0	COL 2, SF 0	Tyler Chatwood (W,12-9)	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	0	0	2	9
AL	10.1	CHW 1, TB 0	Miguel Gonzalez (W,5-8)	-	-	-	-		8.1	3	0	0	0	5
BAT	7.0	PIT 8, CHC 4	John Jaso, 1B	4	2	4	5		-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.0	`KC 5, MIN 2	Jason Vargas	-	-	-	-		5.0	4	0	0	1	6
BAT	4.0	TEX 8, MIL 5	Carlos Gomez, LF	4	2	3	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	SD 6, LAD 5	Hunter Renfroe, RF	4	2	2	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	ATL 12, PHI 2	Dansby Swanson, SS	3	3	2	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	ARI 3, WSH 0 (6)	Shelby Miller (W,3-12)	-	-	-	-		5.0	5	0	0	1	5
	3.0	SEA 12, HOU 4	Leonys Martin, CF	4	3	3	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	DET 6, CLE 3 (5)	Miguel Cabrera, 1B	3	1	2	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	NYY 5, BOS 3	Mark Teixeira, 1B	3	1	1	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	BAL 3, TOR 2	Hyun Soo Kim, PH-LF	1	1	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	NYM 5, MIA 2	Jeurys Familia (S,50)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	LAA 8, OAK 6	A.J. Achter (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	1.0	CIN 2, STL 1	Raisel Iglesias (S,5)	-	-	-	-		2.0	1	0	0	1	1
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).  

Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	12.0	16.7	65.3	144.9	7.3
Gonzalez, Miguel 3062	pi sp	chi al	9.1	15.8	37.9	37.9	2.4
Familia, Jeurys 3446	pi cp	nym nl	8.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	0.0
Chatwood, Tyler 2856	pi sp	col nl	7.0	7.0	16.7	16.7	7.0
Jaso, John 2705	1b	pit nl	5.5	5.5	10.5	16.5	5.5
Gomez, Carlos 2397	lf	tex al	4.5	10.5	21.0	32.0	-1.5
Teixeira, Mark 1738	1b	nyy al	4.0	11.5	32.2	101.3	-3.5
Iglesias, Raisel 3467	pi sp cp	cin nl	3.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	0.3
Renfroe, Hunter 3749	rf	sd nl	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	ari nl	2.0	12.0	38.1	38.1	-8.0
Kim, Hyun Soo 3671	lf	bal al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	1.0	2.0	35.5	47.2	0.0
Martin, Leonys 3053	cf	sea al	1.0	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.0
Achter, A.J. 3752	pi mr	ana al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Swanson, Dansby 3751	ss	atl nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Marlins' Jose Fernandez tops players for Friday, Sept. 9, rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester maintained his spot in fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mark Teixeira of the Yankees reached 100 career Box-Toppers points after earning American League Batter of the Day honors Friday.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Sept. 9:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	22.7
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	20.4
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	18.2
5	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	18.1
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	16.8
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	15.1
8	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	14.0
10	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	13.7

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Player of the Day—Fernandez pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 14 and allowing three hits and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Dodgers.

Fernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 20.4 for the season and rising to second place in season player rankings.

Fernandez passed Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0) in the rankings, who just happened to be making his return from more than two months on the disabled list in the same game. Kershaw (3IP 5H 2R 0BB 5K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of −1.0 in his return. Kershaw, who led Box-Toppers season rankings from May 7 to Aug. 24, now falls to third place.

Fernandez becomes the third player with 20.0 or more Box-Toppers points this season and now trails overall season leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (22.7). This is now Fernandez’s best season; his previous best year was his rookie year of 2013, when he had 19.0 Box-Toppers points.

American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Angels. Darvish did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.

American League Batter of the Day—Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3, scoring twice, in the 7-5 win over the Rays.

Teixeira earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 100.3 points over his 14-year career. Teixeira, who has announced his retirement at the end of the season, becomes the 74th player and 27th batter with 100 or more career points since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. Teixeira now ranks 73rd on the “all-time” list, just ahead of Larry Walker (100.1) and just behind Jeff Bagwell (100.4).

Teixeira earned his first points in 2003 with the Rangers. His best season was 2009 with the Yankees when he had 11.5 points, ranked sixth among AL batters. He had 7.5 points in 2015 with the Yankees, 17th among AL batters. He has 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2016.

National League Batter of the Day—Curtis Granderson of the Mets homered and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-4 win over the Braves.

Rankings—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester bolstered his fifth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Lester (7IP 7H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 2-0 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.1 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

Lester now has 139.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 27th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Friday, he passes Andy Pettitte (138.5) on the “all-time” list and now trails 26th-ranked player, Giants pitcher Jake Peavy (141.8).

Notable—Two other players with more than 10 Box-Toppers points for the season earned Player of the Game honors Friday:

• Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark (6IP 6H R 2BB 8K ND in the 5-4 win over the Phillies) now has 11.7 Box-Toppers points, 24th among all players and 15th among NL pitchers.
• Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer (7IP 3H 2R BB 5K ND in the 4-3 win over the Orioles) now has 11.7 Box-Toppers points, 25th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.

Also notable—Tim Adleman of the Reds (2B 2-2 R BI in the 4-3 win over the Pirates) became the sixth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting. Pitchers have earned Player of the Game honors seven times in 2016—Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals did it twice.

Scoring—Fernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Darvish earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Teixeira and Granderson each earn 1.5 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

9/9	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	15.0	MIA 4, LAD 1	Jose Fernandez (W,14-8)	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	3	14
AL	9.2	`TEX 2, LAA 1	Yu Darvish	-	-	-	-		6.2	3	1	1	1	9
	7.0	CHC 2, HOU 0	Jon Lester (W,16-4)	-	-	-	-		7.0	7	0	0	0	7
BAT	5.0	NYY 7, TB 5	Mark Teixeira, 1B	3	2	2	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	5.0	NYM 6, ATL 4	Curtis Granderson, CF	2	2	2	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	BOS 13, TOR 3	Dustin Pedroia, 2B	4	1	3	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	`DET 4, BAL 3	Michael Fulmer	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	2	2	1	5
	4.0	CHW 7, KC 2	Carlos Rodon (W,7-8)	-	-	-	-		6.0	6	2	1	2	9
	4.0	`WSH 5, PHI 4	Tanner Roark	-	-	-	-		6.0	6	1	1	2	8
	3.0	SF 7, ARI 6 (12)	Hunter Pence, RF	5	4	4	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	CLE 5, MIN 4	Cody Allen (S,27)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`STL 4, MIL 3	Kevin Siegrist (H,15)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`SEA 3, OAK 2	Steve Cishek (H,4)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	COL 4, SD 1	Adam Ottavino (S,3)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	CIN 4, PIT 3	Tim Adleman, P	2	1	2	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).  

Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	20.4	25.1	51.1	51.1	15.7
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	18.1	30.1	76.3	139.2	6.1
Roark, Tanner 3261	pi sp	dc nl	11.7	12.7	27.7	27.7	10.7
Fulmer, Michael 3640	pi sp	det al	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Allen, Cody 3265	pi cp mr	cle al	7.0	11.0	16.0	16.0	3.0
Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	6.4	6.4	51.6	51.6	6.4
Rodon, Carlos 3494	pi sp	chi al	5.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	-3.1
Cishek, Steve 2997	pi cp	sea al	5.0	6.0	25.0	25.0	4.0
Granderson, Curtis 2051	rf cf ph	nym nl	4.5	8.5	33.4	65.8	0.5
Siegrist, Kevin 3260	pi mr cp	stl nl	4.0	8.0	10.0	10.0	0.0
Pedroia, Dustin 2320	2b	bos al	4.0	4.0	24.4	36.5	4.0
Teixeira, Mark 1738	1b	nyy al	3.0	10.5	31.2	100.3	-4.5
Pence, Hunter 2287	rf	sf nl	2.0	4.0	23.0	50.7	0.0
Ottavino, Adam 3054	pi cp	col nl	2.0	4.0	6.0	6.0	0.0
Adleman, Tim 3625	pi sp	cin nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0

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Cubs' Anthony Rizzo tops players for Thursday, April 7; White Sox' Latos tops AL players

Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Rizzo hit a three-run homer, tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 14-6 win over the Diamondbacks.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 7:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	2.0
2	Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	2.0
3	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	2.0
4	Rizzo, Anthony 3063	1b	chi nl	2.0
5	Nicasio, Juan 2888	pi sp	pit nl	2.0
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	1.7
7	Odorizzi, Jake 3291	pi sp	tb al	1.7
8	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	1.7
9	Souza, Steven Jr. 3461	rf	tb al	1.7
10	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	1.7

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Rizzo receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and is now in fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He had 8.5 points in 2015, ranked ninth among National League batters.

American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Mat Latos pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two, in the 6-1 win over the Athletics.

American League Batter of the Day—Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice, in the 8-5 win over the Astros.

Teixeira has now earned Box-Toppers points in 14 consecutive seasons. He earned his first points in 2003 with the Rangers and has 98.8 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks 70th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began and 27th among all batters. He ranks seventh among active batters. Teixeira’s best season was 2009 with the Yankees when he had 11.5 points, ranked sixth among AL batters. He had 7.5 points in 2015 with the Yankees, 17th among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall Player of the Day was an NL batter, Anthony Rizzo.

Streak—Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Jimenez (7IP 8H 2R 9K W in the 4-2 win over the Twins) earned his first Box-Toppers points with the Rockies in 2007 and has 75.8 career points, ranked 10th among active AL pitchers. His best season was 2013 with the Indians when he had 14.5 Box-Toppers points, ninth among AL pitchers. He had 8.7 points in 2015 with the Orioles, ranked 25th among AL pitchers.

Scoring—Rizzo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Latos earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Teixeira earns 1.5 points for being AL 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/7	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	Cubs	Anthony Rizzo, 1B	4	3	3	6	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.0	Reds	Jay Bruce, RF	4	2	3	5	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
AL	6.0	White Sox	Mat Latos (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	1	0	0	1	2
	5.0	Orioles	Ubaldo Jimenez (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	8	2	1	0	9
	4.0	Giants	Joe Panik, 2B	5	3	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Yankees	Mark Teixeira, 1B	4	2	2	3	0	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Marlins	David Phelps (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		4.0	2	0	0	2	3
	2.0	`Angels	Hector Santiago	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	3	2	2	7
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Mariners' Walker tops players for Friday, July 31; Dodgers' Greinke rises to 8th in player rankings

Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Player of the Day—Walker pitched a complete-game one-hitter, allowing one home run and striking out 11, in the 6-1 win over the Twins.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 31.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	16.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	16.0
3	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	15.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	14.4
5	Price, David 2593	pi sp	tor al	13.1
6	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	13.1
7	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	13.0
8	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	13.0
9	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	13.0
10	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	13.0

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National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run and five hits, in the 2-1, 12-inning win over the Nationals. Harvey picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because he exited the game with the score tied, 1-1.

Harvey earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks 13th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hit two home runs—a grand slam and a two-run homer—in the 13-6 win over the White Sox. Teixeira also doubled and went 3-for-4.

Teixeira earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.5 for the season and ranks fifth among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—Ryan Howard of the Phillies doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Braves.

Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to eighth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Greinke (8IP 5H 2R 8K W in the 5-3 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

Greinke also rises to 21st place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Greinke now has 138.7 career points and passes one player on the “all-time” list—Andy Pettitte (138.5). Greinke trails 20th-place player and teammate, Clayton Kershaw (146.6).

Scoring—Walker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Harvey earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Teixeira and Howard 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

7/31	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	16.0	Mariners	Taijuan Walker (W,8-7)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	1	1	1	1	11
NL	9.2	`Mets	Matt Harvey	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	1	1	0	9
	9.0	Indians	Danny Salazar (W,9-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	1	1	0	1	4
	9.0	Cardinals	Michael Wacha (W,12-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	1	7
BAT	7.0	Yankees	Mark Teixeira, 1B	4	2	3	6	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.0	Dodgers	Zack Greinke (W,10-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	5	2	2	1	8
BAT	5.0	Phillies	Ryan Howard, 1B	3	2	2	4	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Dbacks	Daniel Hudson (W,3-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Blue Jays	Josh Donaldson, 3B	5	1	3	4	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Orioles	Manny Machado, 3B	3	2	2	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Red Sox	Mike Napoli, 1B	2	2	1	2	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Rangers	Adrian Beltre, 3B	4	1	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Pirates	Jung Ho Kang, SS	4	2	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Padres	Jedd Gyorko, 2B	4	0	3	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Cubs	Anthony Rizzo, 1B	3	2	2	1	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`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

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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.

Braves' Miller tops players for Monday, May 11; Yankees' Teixeira earns Box-Toppers points for 13th straight season

Braves pitcher Shelby Miller is Monday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.

Meanwhile, Mark Teixeira of the Yankees has now earned Box-Toppers points for 13 straight seasons and Cubs phenom Kris Bryant is one of two players to earn their career-first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 11.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	8.7
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	6.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	5.0
4	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	atl nl	5.0
5	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf rf	dc nl	5.0
6	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	4.7
7	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	4.7
8	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	4.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	4.7
10	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	4.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Miller struck out eight over seven innings and allowed one run in the 2-1 win over the Reds. Miller earned no decision because he left the game with the score tied 1-1—the Braves scored the go-ahead run in the ninth.

Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, moving up to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings, second among NL pitchers, behind Gerrit Cole of the Pirates (6.0).

American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis allowed one run over seven innings and struck out five in the 8-2 win over the Royals.

American League Batter of the Day—Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hit a two-run homer, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 11-5 win over the Rays.

Teixeira has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 13 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of the season. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2003 with the Rangers. His best season was 2009 with the Yankees when he had 11.5 Box-Toppers points, sixth among AL batters. In 2014, he had 2.0 Box-Toppers points with the Yankees.

Teixeira has 91.3 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 86th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. His career point total ranks 37th among all batters since 1995, seventh among active batters currently in the AL and third among active batters currently on the Yankees—behind Alex Rodriguez (183.8) and Carlos Beltran (95.4).

National League Batter of the Day—Scott Van Slyke of the Dodgers hit a walk-off three-run homer in the 5-3 win over the Marlins. Van Slyke also doubled and went 3-for-4 with two runs.

Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

• Kris Bryant of the Cubs (HR 1-2 R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut April 17 and was playing in his 23rd career game. He is the 3,465th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
• Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes (2IP 0R K W in the 5-4 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Sept. 9, 2014, and was playing in his eighth career game. He is the 3,466th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lewis earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Teixeira and Van Slyke 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

5/11	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	`Braves	Shelby Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	1	1	2	8
	5.0	Nationals	Max Scherzer (W, 3-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	1	6
AL	5.0	Rangers	Colby Lewis (W, 3-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	1	1	2	5
BAT	4.0	Yankees	Mark Teixeira 1B	5	3	4	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	4.0	Dodgers	Scott Van Slyke LF	4	2	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Orioles	Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 3-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	2	2	2	9
	2.0	Brewers	Carlos Gomez CF	4	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Cubs	Kris Bryant 3B	2	1	1	2	2	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Red Sox	Matt Barnes (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	1	1
	1.0	Pirates	Starling Marte LF	4	1	1	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Reds' Bronson Arroyo (8IP 0R) is top player for Monday, June 3

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo is Monday's Player of the Day. Arroyo allowed no runs over eight innings in the 3-0 win over the Rockies.

Mariners pitcher Joe Saunders is American League Player of the Day. Saunders allowed only one run over 6 1/3 innings in the 4-2 win over the White Sox. 

Mark Teixeira of the Yankees is AL Batter of the Day. Teixeira hit a grand slam in the 7-4 win over the Indians. 

Standings update: Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn rises to eighth place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Lynn (7IP 1R) was Player of the Game in the 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Lynn earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Monday, giving him 8.4 for the season. 

Arroyo receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Saunders receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Teixeira receives 1.5 for being AL  Batter of the Day. No National League batter was Player of the Game Monday, so no NL batters earn bonus 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:

603	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	7.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 6-5)	8.0	4	0	0	0	3
	5.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kris Medlen (W, 2-6)	7.0	7	1	0	0	6
	5.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Lance Lynn (W, 8-1)	7.0	5	1	1	1	6
AL	3.1	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 4-5)	6.1	5	1	1	1	5
BAT	3.0	Yankees	Mark Teixeira 1B	3	1	1	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kyle Kendrick (W, 6-3)	9.0	6	2	2	1	5
	2.0	Athletics	Coco Crisp CF	5	2	4	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Stephen Fife (W, 1-0)	5.1	5	1	1	2	5
	1.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Erik Bedard (W, 1-2)	7.0	5	1	1	1	2