Rockies' Chad Bettis tops players for Monday, Sept. 5; Orioles' Jimenez tops AL players

Shawn Plank September 6, 2016

Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Bettis pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking none, in the 6-0 win over the Giants.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Sept. 5:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	22.7
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	18.4
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	18.2
5	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	17.1
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	16.8
7	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	14.1
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	14.0
10	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	13.7

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American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez pitched a complete game, allowing three runs, two hits, one walk and striking out six, in the 7-3 win over the Rays.

American League Batter of the Day—Eric Hosmer of the Royals hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-5 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Chris Coghlan of the Cubs hit the go-ahead, seventh-inning pinch-hit single and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-2 win over the Brewers.

Notable—Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander has the most season Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.

Verlander (7IP 8H 2R BB 11K ND in the 5-3, 11-inning win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season. He ranks 27th among all players and 10th among AL pitchers.

Verander also now has 135.6 career Box-Toppers points, 29th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 28th-ranked player, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (138.2).

Also notable—For the sixth time this season, a pitcher has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for batting and Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals, who did it Monday, has now done it twice in 2016.

Wainwright (2B 2-3 R 3BI in the 12-6 win over the Pirates) was also Player of the Game for batting May 2. It is the fourth time in his career Wainwright has earned Player of the Game honors for batting. He also did it July 24, 2012 and Sept. 18, 2013.

Wainwright also picked up the win in the game (5IP 7H 4R BB 5K W). His Box-Toppers game score for pitching was −6.0. His Box-Toppers game score for batting was +3.0, best of all Cardinals players Monday.

Wainwright earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 111.0 career points. He rises to 53rd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, passing Tom Glavine (110.6) on the “all-time” list and now trails 52nd-ranked player Adrian Beltre of the Rangers (111.3). Wainwright has 9.2 Box-Toppers points on the season, 20th among NL pitchers.

Debut—Trea Turner of the Nationals made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Turner (HR 2B 3-4 R 3BI in the 6-4 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut Aug. 21, 2015, and was playing in his 75th career game. He is the 3,730th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Bettis earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Jimenez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Hosmer and Coghlan 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

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    9/5
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    COL 6, SF 0
    Chad Bettis (W,12-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    12.0
    SD 2, BOS 1
    Edwin Jackson (W,4-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    11
  

    
    8.1
    LAD 10, ARI 2
    Kenta Maeda (W,14-8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    1
    1
    1
    8
  

    AL
    6.0
    BAL 7, TB 3
    Ubaldo Jimenez (W,6-11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    2
    3
    3
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    5.0
    KC 11, MIN 5
    Eric Hosmer, 1B
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `DET 5, CHW 3 (11)
    Justin Verlander
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    8
    2
    2
    1
    11
  

    
    4.0
    SEA 14, TEX 6
    Franklin Gutierrez, RF
    4
    1
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    CHC 7, MIL 2
    Chris Coghlan, PH-RF
    2
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    NYY 5, TOR 3
    Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    WSH 6, ATL 4
    Trea Turner, 2B
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    NYM 5, CIN 0
    Matt Reynolds, SS
    4
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    STL 12, PIT 6
    Adam Wainwright, P
    3
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    LAA 10, OAK 7
    Andrew Bailey (S,2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    PHI 6, MIA 2
    Peter Bourjos, RF
    4
    2
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    HOU 6, CLE 2
    Alex Bregman, 3B
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
  

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

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	+/-
Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	11.0	17.4	80.6	135.6	4.6
Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	9.2	12.2	60.3	111.0	6.2
Maeda, Kenta 3609	pi sp	lad nl	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0
Hosmer, Eric 2886	1b	kc al	7.5	16.5	30.0	30.0	-1.5
Bettis, Chad 3481	pi sp	col nl	5.7	11.1	11.1	11.1	0.3
Gutierrez, Franklin 2242	rf	sea al	3.5	4.5	8.5	23.5	2.5
Jackson, Edwin 1812	pi sp	sd nl	3.0	3.0	22.0	43.8	3.0
Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349	pi sp	bal al	2.7	11.4	39.6	77.5	-6.0
Coghlan, Chris 2610	3b rf ph	chi nl	2.5	3.5	10.0	16.5	1.5
Bregman, Alex 3721	3b	hou al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Reynolds, Matt 3650	ss ph	nym nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Ellsbury, Jacoby 2365	cf	nyy al	1.0	4.0	23.0	30.0	-2.0
Bourjos, Peter 2790	rf	phi nl	1.0	2.0	12.5	13.5	0.0
Bailey, Andrew 2549	pi cp	ana al	1.0	1.0	5.0	18.0	1.0
Turner, Trea 3730	2b	dc nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 30, extending his season Box-Toppers points lead

Shawn Plank August 31, 2016

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and extends his lead in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Aug. 30:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	22.7
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	18.4
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	17.2
5	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	16.8
6	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	15.4
7	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	14.1
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	14.0
10	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	13.7

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Scherzer struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Phillies.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 22.7 for the season. Scherzer took the Box-Toppers points lead in his last start Aug. 25, passing previous leader Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0 Box-Toppers points).

Scherzer’s 22.7 points is now his single-season career high, passing his 2014 point total of 22.1 he earned with the Tigers.

Scherzer also now has 128.7 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 32nd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Roy Oswalt (127.2), A.J. Burnett (127.8) and Vladimir Guerrero (128.3). Scherzer now trails 31st-ranked player Trevor Hoffman (129.4).

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Collin McHugh pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits, one walk and striking out five, in the 3-1 win over the Athletics.

National League Batter of the Day—Curtis Granderson of the Mets hit two homers and went 2-for-2, driving in three runs, in the 7-4 win over the Marlins.

American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-7 win over the Mariners.

Beltre earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 111.3 career points, rising to 52nd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes Tom Glavine (110.6) on the “all-time” list and now trails 51st-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8).

Beltre has 9.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, fifth among AL batters.

Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright now has 110.0 career Box-Toppers points—54th-most among players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Wainwright (7IP 3H R 0BB 7K ND in the 3-1, 10-inning win over the Brewers) passes Jeff Kent (109.7) on the “all-time” list and now trails 53rd-ranked player Tom Glavine (110.6).

Wainwright has 8.2 Box-Toppers points on the season, 21st among NL pitchers.

Also notable—Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks has 11.7 Box-Toppers points on the season after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Hendricks (7IP 3H 0R BB 4K W in the 3-0 win over the Pirates) ranks 18th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.

Debut—Rays pitcher Enny Romero made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Romero (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Sept. 22, 2013, and was playing in his 68th career game. He is the 3,726th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McHugh earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Granderson and Beltre each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    8/30
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    WSH 3, PHI 2
    Max Scherzer (W,15-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    11
  

    
    9.0
    `STL 2, MIL 1 (10)
    Adam Wainwright
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    
    7.0
    CHC 3, PIT 0
    Kyle Hendricks (W,13-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    AL
    6.0
    HOU 3, OAK 1
    Collin McHugh (W,9-10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    5.2
    CLE 5, MIN 4
    Dan Otero (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    5.0
    NYM 7, MIA 4
    Curtis Granderson, PH-RF
    2
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    ATL 7, SD 3
    Julio Teheran (W,4-9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    2
    2
    0
    8
  

    BAT
    4.0
    TEX 8, SEA 7
    Adrian Beltre, 3B
    5
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    NYY 5, KC 4 (10)
    Dellin Betances (W,3-4; BS,4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    LAA 4, CIN 2
    C.J. Cron, 1B
    4
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    DET 8, CHW 4
    J.D. Martinez, RF
    3
    2
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    TB 4, BOS 3
    Enny Romero (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.1
    BAL 5, TOR 3
    Brad Brach (W,8-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    0.0
    ARI 4, SF 3
    Welington Castillo, C
    4
    0
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
  

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


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	22.7	43.7	108.3	128.7	1.7
Hendricks, Kyle 3386	pi sp	chi nl	11.7	21.4	26.4	26.4	2.0
Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	9.5	22.0	47.9	111.3	-3.0
Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	8.2	11.2	59.3	110.0	5.2
Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	7.0	14.7	42.8	42.8	-0.7
McHugh, Collin 3316	pi sp	hou al	6.7	16.4	28.2	28.2	-3.0
Castillo, Wellington 3251	ca	ari nl	5.0	8.5	11.5	11.5	1.5
Martinez, J.D. 2922	rf	det al	4.5	6.2	16.2	16.2	2.8
Cron, C.J. 3338	1b dh	ana al	3.7	9.7	10.7	10.7	-2.3
Betances, Dellin 3333	pi mr cp	nyy al	3.0	7.0	11.7	11.7	-1.0
Granderson, Curtis 2051	rf ph	nym nl	3.0	7.0	31.9	64.3	-1.0
Brach, Brad 3374	pi mr	bal al	3.0	6.0	7.0	7.0	0.0
Otero, Dan 3365	pi mr	cle al	3.0	4.7	5.7	5.7	1.3
Romero, Enny 3726	pi mr	tb al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Yankees' Chad Green tops players for Monday, Aug. 15; Mariners' Hernandez rises to 10th on career Box-Toppers points list

Shawn Plank August 16, 2016

Yankees pitcher Chad Green is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

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


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	18.7
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	16.4
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	16.2
5	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	14.1
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	14.1
8	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	13.4
9	Happ, J.A. 2536	pi sp	tor al	12.7
10	Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	12.5

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Also Monday, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez rises to 10th place in career Box-Toppers points (since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors. Hernandez passes Johan Santana who had been among Box-Toppers “all-time” top 10 players for more than six years.

Player of the Day—Green pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 11 and allowing two hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Blue Jays.

National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher David Phelps struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 6-3 win over the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hit a grand slam, going 1-for-2, in the 5-2 win over the Athletics.

Beltre earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 109.8 for his career, rising to 53rd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Monday, Beltre passes three players on the “all-time” list—Billy Wagner (108.7), Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (109.0) and Jeff Kent (109.7). Beltre now trails 52nd-ranked player Tom Glavine (110.6).

Beltre also has 8.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, rising to seventh place among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—Wellington Castillo of the Diamondbacks hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 10-6 win over the Mets.

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	released	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	182.0
6	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	181.3
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	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	166.7
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	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

List of top 100 players since 1995 (as of July 15, 2016's All-Star break)

Hernandez—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez rises to 10th place in career Box-Toppers points (since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Hernandez (6.2IP 4H 2R 4BB 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 166.7 for his career. He passes Johan Santana (166.6) on the “all-time” list. Santana has been in the top 10 since July 23, 2010, when he reached 151.9 career Box-Toppers points, passing Greg Maddux (151.7). Hernandez now trails ninth-place player Manny Ramirez (167.2).

Hernandez has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 15.4 points below his 2015 total of 19.4, when he ranked eighth among all players.

Notable—Red Sox pitcher Drew Pomeranz has the highest Box-Toppers season point total of the 10 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.

Pomeranz (7.2IP 5H 2R 2BB 6K W in the 3-2 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season, rising to 15th place among all players and fourth among AL pitchers. It is the first point he has earned since being traded from the Padres to the Red Sox July 15.

Scherzer—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer had the chance to take the season Box-Toppers points lead Monday, but did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s 5-4 win over the Rockies.

Scherzer (4IP 7H 4R 2BB 3K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of −10, uncharacteristically low for him. Player of the Game was Jayson Werth (HR 2-4 R 2BI) with a Box-Toppers game score of +1.0.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has led Box-Toppers season player rankings since May 7 and continues to lead even after being on the disabled list for six weeks. Kershaw has 20.0 Box-Toppers points, Scherzer has 18.7. Had Scherzer won overall Player of the Day or NL Player of the Day honors, he would have passed Kershaw for the lead. Kershaw could return to pitch as soon as late August.

Scoring—Green earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Phelps earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Beltre and Castillo each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    8/15
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    NYY 1, TOR 0
    Chad Green (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    11
  

    
    6.0
    TB 8, SD 2
    Drew Smyly (W,5-11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    NL
    4.1
    MIA 6, CIN 3
    David Phelps (W,6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.1
    4
    2
    2
    1
    8
  

    BAT
    4.0
    TEX 5, OAK 2
    Adrian Beltre, 3B
    2
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.2
    KC 3, DET 1
    Ian Kennedy (W,7-9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    5
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    3.0
    ARI 10, NYM 6
    Welington Castillo, C
    5
    2
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    PIT 8, SF 5
    Gregory Polanco, RF
    4
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.2
    BOS 3, CLE 2
    Drew Pomeranz (W,9-9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    5
    2
    2
    2
    6
  

    
    2.2
    SEA 3, LAA 2
    Felix Hernandez (W,7-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    4
    2
    2
    4
    8
  

    
    1.0
    WSH 5, COL 4
    Jayson Werth, LF
    4
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Pomeranz, Drew 3061	pi sp	bos al	11.4	14.4	22.4	22.4	8.4
Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	8.0	20.5	46.4	109.8	-4.5
Kennedy, Ian 2723	pi sp	kc al	8.0	14.7	58.5	64.5	1.3
Smyly, Drew 3009	pi sp	tb al	7.4	13.4	35.5	35.5	1.4
Phelps, David 2994	pi mr sp	fla nl	5.7	9.1	22.5	22.5	2.3
Polanco, Gregory 3361	rf	pit nl	5.5	8.5	12.5	12.5	2.5
Werth, Jayson 1664	lf	dc nl	4.5	7.5	21.5	48.7	1.5
Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	4.0	23.4	89.4	166.7	-15.4
Castillo, Wellington 3251	ca	ari nl	3.0	6.5	9.5	9.5	-0.5
Green, Chad 3675	pi sp	nyy al	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0

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Nationals' Max Scherzer strikes out 20, tops players for Wednesday, May 11, rises to 8th in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank May 12, 2016

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who tied a Major League record by striking out 20 in a single game, 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 May 11:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
2	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	6.7
3	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	5.7
5	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	5.7
6	De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi sp	ari nl	5.7
7	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	5.4
8	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	5.0
9	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	5.0
10	Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	5.0

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Scherzer pitched a complete game, allowing two runs, six hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Tigers. His 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game ties the record of Roger Clemens of the Red Sox (who did it twice, in 1986 and 1996) and Kerry Wood of the Cubs (1998). (In 2001, Randy Johnson of the Diamondbacks also struck out 20 in nine innings in a game that lasted 11 innings.)

While his 20 strikeouts tie a record, Scherzer’s Box-Toppers game score Wednesday of +19.0 is only the fourth-highest score of the season. (See chart at the bottom of the page for the four highest Box-Toppers game scores of 2016.) In 2015, Scherzer had three games with a Box-Toppers game score of +19.0 or more, including the season’s highest score of +26.0 in his Oct. 3 no-hitter. He also had the season’s third-highest score (+23.0 on June 14 in a one-hitter) and 11th-highest score (+19.0 on June 20 in a no-hitter).

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points Wednesday for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, rising to eighth place in season player rankings, fourth among NL pitchers. He also rises to 51st place among players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) with 111.0 career points, moving past Tom Glavine (110.6) on the “all-time” list. Scherzer now trails 50th-ranked player, Cubs pitcher John Lackey (111.5).

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Michael Feliz struck out five over three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and earning the save, in the 5-3, 16-inning win over the Indians.

This was Feliz’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Feliz made his Major League debut May 31, 2015, and was playing in his 11th career game. He is the 3,632nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox hit a three-run homer, a two-run homer and a double in the 13-3 win over the Athletics. Bradley also went 3-for-6, driving in six total runs.

National League Batter of the Day—Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

Notable—Noah Syndergaard of the Mets became the second pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting.

Syndergaard (2HR 2-4 2R 4BI in the 4-3 win over the Dodgers) had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0 for batting and a score of +3.0 for pitching (8IP 6H 2R BB K W). Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals is the other pitcher who earned Player of the Game honors for batting this season when he did it on May 2. In 2015, pitchers won Player of the Game honors for batting seven times.

Streak—Nelson Cruz of the Mariners has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Cruz (HR 1-3 2R 2BI in the 6-5 win over the Rays) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Rangers and has 48.2 career points, fifth among active AL outfielders and 10th among active AL designated hitters. His best season was 2014 with the Orioles when he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points, sixth among AL batters. He had 2.0 points in 2015 with the Mariners.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Feliz earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bradley and Blackmon each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/11
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    19.0
    Nationals
    Max Scherzer (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    6
    2
    2
    0
    20
  

    
    10.0
    Padres
    Drew Pomeranz (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    3
    10
  

    
    8.0
    Braves
    Williams Perez (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    
    8.0
    Cardinals
    Jaime Garcia (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    0
    1
    8
  

    AL
    7.0
    Astros
    Michael Feliz (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    5
  

    
    6.1
    Marlins
    Wei-Yin Chen (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    6
    2
    2
    2
    12
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Red Sox
    Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
    5
    2
    3
    6
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    Orioles
    Chris Davis, 1B
    5
    2
    4
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Rockies
    Charlie Blackmon, CF
    5
    3
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Mets
    Noah Syndergaard, P
    4
    2
    2
    4
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.2
    `Giants
    Madison Bumgarner
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    1
    1
    4
    5
  

    
    2.0
    Rangers
    Ian Desmond, CF-LF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Pirates
    Jung Ho Kang, 3B
    3
    2
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Padres
    Brett Wallace, 3B
    3
    1
    1
    3
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Mariners
    Nelson Cruz, DH
    3
    2
    1
    2
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Royals
    Lorenzo Cain, CF
    2
    1
    1
    2
    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


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	5.0	26.0	90.6	111.0	-16.0
Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	4.5	15.5	46.4	54.9	-6.5
Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	4.0	14.4	14.4	14.4	-6.4
Garcia, Jaime 2508	pi sp	stl nl	4.0	13.4	31.1	39.8	-5.4
Pomeranz, Drew 3061	pi sp mr	sd nl	4.0	7.0	15.0	15.0	1.0
Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	3.0	20.0	90.0	95.7	-14.0
Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293	cf	bos al	2.5	12.0	13.0	13.0	-7.0
Cain, Lorenzo 3171	cf	kc al	2.0	10.2	16.2	16.2	-6.2
Desmond, Ian 2673	lf cf ss	tex al	2.0	3.0	18.7	25.2	1.0
Feliz, Michael 3632	pi cp	hou al	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Blackmon, Charlie 2891	cf	col nl	1.5	4.0	9.5	9.5	-1.0
Chen, Wei-Yin 3026	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	6.7	26.1	26.1	-4.7
Perez, Williams 3476	pi sp	atl nl	1.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	-3.0
Kang, Jung-Ho 3464	ss 3b	pit nl	1.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	-2.0
Cruz, Nelson 2224	dh rf	sea al	1.0	3.0	28.7	48.2	-1.0
Wallace, Brett 2837	3b	sd nl	1.0	1.0	3.5	3.5	1.0

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Top Box-Toppers game scores of 2016

Here are the top Box-Toppers game scores of 2016. Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez had the highest score of +22.0 on April 14. Also shown are the Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the game by the player. Note that Jaime Garcia of the Cardinals earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point because he earned his Box-Toppers game score of +20 on April 14, the same day Velasquez bested him for Player of the Day with +22.0.

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    Date
    BTP
    Score
    Team
    Player of the Game
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    4/14
    2.0
    22.0
    Phillies
    Vince Velasquez (W,2-0)
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    16
  

    4/14
    1.0
    20.0
    Cardinals
    Jaime Garcia (W,1-0)
    9.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    13
  

    5/1
    2.0
    20.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W,3-1)
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    14
  

    5/11
    2.0
    19.0
    Nationals
    Max Scherzer (W,4-2)
    9.0
    6
    2
    2
    0
    20
  

Rangers' Hamels top players for Friday, May 6, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank May 7, 2016

Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

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


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
3	Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	5.0
4	Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	5.0
5	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	4.7
7	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7
8	Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	4.7
9	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
10	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	4.5

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Hamels struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit, in the 5-1 win over the Tigers. Hamels earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising to sixth in player rankings, first among American League pitchers.

Hamels also now has 130.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 28th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes one player on the “all-time” list, Trevor Hoffman (129.4) and now trails 27th-ranked player, Jason Giambi (133.4).

National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher John Lackey struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs and six hits, in the 8-6 win over the Nationals.

Lackey now has 111.5 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 50th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes one player on the “all-time” list, Tom Glavine (110.6) and now trails 49th-ranked player, Kevin Brown (112.8).

American League Batter of the Day—Melky Cabrera of the White Sox doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Christian Yelich of the Marlins hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice, in the 6-4 win over the Phillies.

All-time leaders

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


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	nyy al	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	180.0
6	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	175.3
7	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
8	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
9	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
10	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	165.3
11	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
12	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	163.7
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
15	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
16	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
17	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
18	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	149.4
19	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0
20	Javier Vazquez	pi sp	retired	148.3

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

Rankings—Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rose to 18th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when player tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Greinke (6IP 7H 2R 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 149.4 for his career. He passes one player on the “all-time” list, Chipper Jones (149.0) and now trails 17th-ranked player, Greg Maddux (151.7). Greinke has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.

Debut—Yankees pitcher Kirby Yates made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Yates (0.2IP 0H 0R K W in the 3-2 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut June 7, 2014, and was playing in his 68th career game. He is the 3,628th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Hamels earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lackey earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Cabrera and Yelich 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/6
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    Rangers
    Cole Hamels (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    9
  

    
    11.2
    Indians
    Danny Salazar (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    4
    0
    0
    1
    9
  

    NL
    7.0
    Cubs
    John Lackey (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    2
    2
    1
    11
  

    
    6.0
    Pirates
    Francisco Liriano (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    2
    10
  

    
    6.0
    Padres
    Drew Pomeranz (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    1
    0
    0
    3
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Rays
    Chris Archer (W,2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    3.0
    White Sox
    Melky Cabrera, LF
    5
    1
    4
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Astros
    Carlos Correa, SS
    3
    1
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Giants
    Santiago Casilla (S,7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Marlins
    Christian Yelich, LF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Reds
    Joey Votto, 1B
    2
    2
    1
    1
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Dbacks
    Zack Greinke (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    7
    2
    2
    1
    8
  

    
    1.2
    Yankees
    Kirby Yates (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    0.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Blue Jays
    Kevin Pillar, CF
    4
    1
    1
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	4.7	20.1	71.7	130.9	-10.7
Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	4.4	17.8	27.2	27.2	-9.0
Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	4.0	18.9	59.4	99.2	-10.9
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	3.7	13.4	33.1	111.5	-6.0
Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	3.0	23.7	88.8	149.4	-17.7
Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	3.0	19.0	43.1	43.1	-13.0
Pomeranz, Drew 3061	pi sp mr	sd nl	3.0	6.0	14.0	14.0	0.0
Yelich, Christian 3334	lf	fla nl	2.5	5.0	12.5	12.5	0.0
Cabrera, Melky 2143	lf	chi al	2.5	3.5	18.0	29.0	1.5
Casilla, Santiago 2301	pi cp	sf nl	2.0	7.0	19.7	22.7	-3.0
Correa, Carlos 3506	ss	hou al	1.0	8.2	8.2	8.2	-6.2
Votto, Joey 2366	1b	cin nl	1.0	6.0	22.7	54.7	-4.0
Pillar, Kevin 3486	cf	tor al	1.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	-2.5
Yates, Kirby 3628	pi mr	nyy al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Cubs' Lackey tops players for Monday, April 18; Angels' Santiago tops AL players

Shawn Plank April 19, 2016

Cubs pitcher John Lackey is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lackey struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits, in the 5-0 win over the Cardinals.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 18:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
2	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	3.4
3	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	3.0
4	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	3.0
5	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	3.0
6	Morton, Charlie 2503	pi sp	phi nl	3.0
7	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	2.7
8	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	2.7
9	Bettis, Chad 3481	pi sp	col nl	2.7
10	Ross, Joe 3499	pi sp	dc nl	2.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Lackey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, giving him 109.8 for his career. Lackey rises to 51st place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, passing five players on the “all-time” list—Max Scherzer of the Tigers (108.0), Lance Berkman (108.1), Kevin Millwood (108.3), Billy Wagner (108.7) and Jeff Kent (109.7). He trails 50th-place player Tom Glavine (110.6).

American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Hector Santiago struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 7-0 win over the White Sox.

Santiago earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, rising to seventh in season player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—Byung Ho Park of the Twins homered and went 2-for-3, in the 7-4 win over the Brewers.

This was Park’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Park made his Major League debut April 4 and was playing in his 11th career game. He is the 3,616th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Notable—Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Syndergaard (7IP 5H R 8K W in the 5-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/18
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    Cubs
    John Lackey (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    11
  

    AL
    12.0
    Angels
    Hector Santiago (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    10
  

    
    6.0
    Mets
    Noah Syndergaard (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    
    6.0
    Marlins
    Jose Fernandez (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    4
    9
  

    
    5.0
    Rockies
    Jordan Lyles (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    4.0
    Blue Jays
    J.A. Happ (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    3.0
    Dbacks
    Rubby De La Rosa (W,1-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    BAT
    1.0
    Twins
    Byung Ho Park, DH
    3
    1
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Box-Toppers point totals of Players of the Games


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	3.0	13.4	13.4	13.4	-7.4
Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	2.7	10.7	23.1	23.1	-5.3
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	2.0	11.7	31.4	109.8	-7.7
Park, Byung Ho 3616	dh	min al	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Happ, J.A. 2536	pi sp	tor al	1.0	14.1	29.5	37.5	-12.1
De La Rosa, Rubby 3342	pi mr	ari nl	1.0	7.0	11.0	11.0	-5.0
Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	5.7	31.7	31.7	-3.7
Lyles, Jordan 3100	pi sp	col nl	1.0	1.0	7.7	7.7	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Box-Toppers' Franchise Four

Shawn Plank January 14, 2016

Who are each franchise's top 4 players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995?

Mariners' Walker tops players for Friday, May 29; Athletics' Gray rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank May 30, 2015

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

Also Friday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Plus, three pitchers with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Friday—Tim Hudson of the Giants, Dan Haren of the Marlins and John Lackey of the Cardinals.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 29.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	9.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	7.0
5	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
6	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	6.7
7	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	6.7
8	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	6.7
9	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	6.7
10	Fielder, Prince 2029	dh	tex al	6.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Walker pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing two hits, in the 2-1 win over the Indians.

National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing two hits, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies. Bettis had a perfect game into the seventh inning and a no-hitter into the eighth inning, before giving up a one-out single.

This was Bettis’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut Aug. 1, 2013, and was playing in his 41st career game. He is the 3,481st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—Josh Hamilton of the Rangers hit two home runs and scored three total runs in the 7-4 win over the Red Sox. It was Hamilton’s first Player of the Game honor of the season and the first since his return to the Rangers after two seasons with the Angels.

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

Rankings—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Gray (8IP 4H 2R 5K W in the 6-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.

Notable—Three players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Friday:

Giants pitcher Tim Hudson rose to 13th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. Hudson earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game in the 4-2 win over the Braves (7IP 5H R 4K W), giving him 155.0 career Box-Toppers points. Hudson passes Felix Hernandez (154.7) on that list and trails 12th-place player, Mike Mussina (155.6). Hudson has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Marlins pitcher Dan Haren rose to 48th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. Haren earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game in the 4-3 win over the Mets (7IP 4H 2R 4K W), giving him 111.2 career Box-Toppers points. Haren passes Jon Lester (111.1) and Tom Glavine (110.6) on that list and trails 47th-place player Torii Hunter (111.4). Haren has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Cardinals pitcher John Lackey rose to 59th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. Lackey earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game in the 3-0 win over the Dodgers (7IP 5H 0R 9K W), giving him 101.8 career Box-Toppers points. Lackey passes Jason Schmidt (101.2), Tim Wakefield (101.4) and Adam Wainwright (101.8) on that list and trails Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2). Lackey has 3.7 Box-Toppers points for the season.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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

    MLB
    14.0
    Mariners
    Taijuan Walker (W, 2-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    NL
    13.0
    Rockies
    Chad Bettis (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    10.0
    Cardinals
    John Lackey (W, 3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    0
    0
    1
    9
  

    
    9.0
    `Orioles
    Miguel Gonzalez
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    6
  

    
    8.1
    Angels
    Hector Santiago (W, 4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    3
    0
    0
    3
    7
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Rangers
    Josh Hamilton   LF
    3
    3
    2
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Giants
    Tim Hudson (W, 3-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    
    3.0
    White Sox
    Geovany Soto   C
    1
    1
    1
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Athletics
    Sonny Gray (W, 6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    2
    2
    2
    5
  

    
    3.0
    Padres
    Craig Kimbrel (W, 1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.2
    Dbacks
    Addison Reed (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Royals
    Lorenzo Cain   CF
    4
    2
    3
    1
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    Dan Haren (W, 5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    1
    4
  

    
    2.0
    Reds
    Aroldis Chapman (S, 8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    1.0
    Blue Jays
    Josh Donaldson   3B
    5
    1
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
  

Brewers' Parra (HR 2-4 4RBI), Orioles' Chen (7IP 7K) top players for Saturday, May 9

Shawn Plank May 10, 2015

Gerardo Parra of the Brewers is Saturday’s Player of the Day.

Parra homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-4 win over the Cubs.

American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Wei-Yin Chen struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 6-2 win over the Yankees.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 9.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	7.7
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	6.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	5.0
4	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf rf	dc nl	5.0
5	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	4.7
6	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	4.7
7	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	4.7
8	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	4.7
9	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	4.5
10	Rodriguez, Alex	dh	nyy al	4.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Batter of the Day—Steven Souza Jr. of the Rays hit a three-run home run in the 7-2 win over the Rangers.

This was Souza’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Souza made his Major League debut April 13, 2014, and was playing in his 51st career game. He is the 3,461st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday since the overall Player of the Day was an NL batter (Gerardo Parra of the Brewers).

Notable—Torii Hunter of the Twins earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day (and for the third time in eight days) and also rose to 47th place in “all-time” Box-Toppers player rankings.

Hunter (HR 3-5 3R in the 7-4 win over the Indians) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 3.5 for the season (fifth among AL batters this season) and 111.4 for his career.

His 111.4 career points puts him at 47th place among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers record keeping began). With his point Saturday, he passes Tom Glavine (110.6) and Jon Lester (111.1) on that list. He ranks 15th among all batters since 1995 and fifth among all active batters currently in the AL.

Debut—Padres pitcher Kevin Quackenbush made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Quackenbush (2IP H 0R 3K W in the 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks) made his Major League debut April 25, 2014, and was playing in his 64th career game. He is the 3,462nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/9
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    6.0
    Brewers
    Gerardo Parra   CF
    2
    2
    2
    4
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    6.0
    Orioles
    Wei-Yin Chen (W, 1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    7
  

    
    5.0
    Mets
    Jon Niese (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    0
    1
    6
  

    
    5.0
    Mariners
    J.A. Happ (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    
    5.0
    `Blue Jays
    Liam Hendriks
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Rays
    Steven Souza Jr.   RF
    2
    2
    1
    3
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    Padres
    Kevin Quackenbush (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    White Sox
    Alexei Ramirez   SS
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Twins
    Torii Hunter   RF
    5
    3
    3
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Nationals
    Jose Lobaton   C
    4
    1
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Astros
    Colby Rasmus   RF
    3
    2
    1
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    Donovan Solano   2B
    2
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Pirates
    Rob Scahill (W, 1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Reds
    Skip Schumaker   DH
    5
    1
    3
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Royals
    Alcides Escobar   SS
    5
    2
    2
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
  

Giants' Tim Lincecum (8IP 0R) tops players for Sunday, May 3

Shawn Plank May 4, 2015

Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is Sunday’s Player of the Day.

Lincecum pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 5-0 win over the Angels.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 3.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	6.0
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	6.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	5.0
4	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	4.7
5	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	4.7
6	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	4.7
7	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	4.7
8	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	4.5
9	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	cin nl	4.4
10	Upton, Justin 2411	lf	sd nl	4.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Lincecum earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season. He now has 111.3 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 46th among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers record keeping began). With his points Sunday, he passed three players on that list—Jon Lester (111.1), Tom Glavine (110.6) and Jeff Kent (109.7). He ranks 32nd among all pitchers since 1995 and ninth among active pitchers currently in the NL.

American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing two hits, in the 7-1 win over the Rangers. Gray rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers player rankings—he earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season.

American League Batter of the Day—Evan Gattis of the Astros hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four, in the 7-6 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Justin Upton of the Padres homered and hit two doubles, scoring twice and driving in three, in the 8-6 win over the Rockies. Upton rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season. He ranks second among NL batters, behind Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins (4.5 Box-Toppers points).

Rankings—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday (HR 3-4 R 2BI in the 6-4 win over the Royals). Cabrera earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.7 for the season. He leads all AL batters.

With Sunday’s point, Cabrera now has 132.9 career Box-Toppers points, ranked 25th among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers record keeping began). He is just behind two players with 133.4 Box-Toppers points—David Ortiz and Jason Giambi.

Streak—Aramis Ramirez of the Brewers achieved two Box-Toppers milestones Sunday—he became the 65th player with 100 or more Box-Toppers points and also has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 16 straight seasons.

Ramirez was Player of the Game in Sunday’s 5-3 win over the Cubs (HR 2-3 R 3BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.

Ramirez earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2000 with the Pirates. His best season was 2005 with the Cubs when he had 11.7 Box-Toppers points, fifth among NL batters. In 2014, he had 5.0 Box-Toppers points with the Brewers, most among NL third basemen.

Ramirez has 100.8 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 62nd among all players (since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began). With Sunday’s point, he passes three players on that list—Paul Konerko (100.7), Jeff Bagwell (100.4) and Larry Walker (100.1). Ramirez ranks 21st among all batters since 1995 and sixth among active batters currently in the NL.

Debut—Cardinals pitcher Miguel Socolovich made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Socolovich (1IP 0R K W in the 3-2, 14-inning win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut July 14, 2012, and was playing in his 13th career game. He is the 3,456th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Lincecum earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gattis and Upton each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.

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Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/3
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    8.0
    Giants
    Tim Lincecum (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    AL
    7.2
    Athletics
    Sonny Gray (W, 4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    2
    0
    0
    7
    10
  

    
    7.0
    Braves
    Julio Teheran (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    5.2
    Twins
    Ryan Pressly (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Astros
    Evan Gattis   DH
    4
    3
    2
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `Dodgers
    Brett Anderson
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    4.1
    Nationals
    Doug Fister (W, 2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Indians
    Jason Kipnis   2B
    5
    3
    4
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Padres
    Justin Upton   LF
    4
    2
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Brewers
    Aramis Ramirez   3B
    3
    1
    2
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.1
    Orioles
    Zach Britton (S, 5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Yankees
    Jacoby Ellsbury   CF
    4
    2
    4
    0
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Tigers
    Miguel Cabrera   1B
    4
    1
    3
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Cardinals
    Miguel Socolovich (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Phillies
    Ryan Howard   1B
    4
    1
    2
    2
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
  

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