Nationals' Stephen Strasburg tops players for Monday, July 17, rises to 5th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank July 18, 2017

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of July 17:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	21.1
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	19.0
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	13.1
4	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	13.0
5	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	12.4
6	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	12.4
7	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	11.4
8	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	11.4
9	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi nl	10.0
10	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0

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Strasburg struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Reds.

Strasburg earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season, rising from eighth to fifth place in season player rankings, fourth place among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi allowed one run and one hit over seven innings, striking out five and walking two, in the 3-2 win over the Athletics.

National League Batter of the Day—Gregory Polanco of the Pirates hit two doubles and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 4-2 win over the Brewers.

American League Batter of the Day—Steve Pearce of the Blue Jays homered and went 2-for-3, driving in two runs, in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox.

Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester became the 21st player since 1995 to reach 150 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Lester (7IP 3H R BB 6K W in the 4-3 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 150.2 career points, 21st-most since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 20th-ranked player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (150.7), who just passed Lester on the “all-time” list on Saturday.

Lester has 7.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 14th among NL pitchers.

Scoring—Strasburg earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Odorizzi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Polanco and Pearce 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.

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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    7/17
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    WSH 6, CIN 1
    Stephen Strasburg (W, 10-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    11
  

    
    7.0
    CHC 4, ATL 3
    Jon Lester (W, 6-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    AL
    7.0
    TB 3, OAK 2
    Jake Odorizzi (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    4.2
    DET 10, KC 2
    Jordan Zimmermann (W, 6-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    7
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    BAT
    4.0
    PIT 4, MIL 2
    Gregory Polanco (RF)
    4
    2
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    MIA 6, PHI 5 (F/10)
    Giancarlo Stanton (RF)
    3
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    STL 6, NYM 3
    Tommy Pham (LF)
    3
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    COL 9, SD 6
    Trevor Story (SS)
    3
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    SEA 9, HOU 7 (F/10)
    Edwin Diaz (S, 17)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.1
    `MIN 4, NYY 2
    Adalberto Mejia
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.1
    5
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    BAT
    2.0
    TOR 4, BOS 3
    Steve Pearce (LF-1B)
    3
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    `BAL 3, TEX 1
    Chris Tillman
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    4
    3
  

    
    1.0
    CLE 5, SF 3
    Cody Allen (S, 17)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  


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	+/-
Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	12.4	27.5	86.6	95.3	-2.7
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	7.0	29.1	74.6	150.2	-15.1
Odorizzi, Jake 3291	pi sp	tb al	5.1	11.5	31.2	31.2	-1.3
Diaz, Edwin 3690	pi cp	sea al	5.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	-2.0
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	4.5	11.0	35.2	43.7	-2.0
Polanco, Gregory 3361	rf	pit nl	4.5	10.0	17.0	17.0	-1.0
Mejia, Adalberto 3812	pi sp	min al	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Pearce, Steve 2371	lf 1b	tor al	3.5	5.5	17.5	19.5	1.5
Pham, Thomas 3596	lf	stl nl	3.5	5.0	6.5	6.5	2.0
Tillman, Chris 2754	pi sp	bal al	2.0	10.0	41.8	45.8	-6.0
Allen, Cody 3265	pi cp mr	cle al	2.0	9.0	18.0	18.0	-5.0
Story, Trevor 3607	ss	col nl	1.0	7.5	7.5	7.5	-5.5
Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	det al	1.0	4.0	54.4	61.4	-2.0

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Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Saturday, July 15, rises to 20th in ‘all-time’ career Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank July 16, 2017

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his spot in second place in season player rankings and rising to 20th in career points on Box-Toppers “all-time” list.

Top 10 players

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


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	21.1
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	19.0
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	13.1
4	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	13.0
5	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	12.4
6	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	11.4
7	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	11.4
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	10.4
9	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
10	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

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Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Jay Bruce of the Mets retakes the lead among National League batters in Box-Toppers points after he earns Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Scherzer struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 10-7 win over the Reds.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 19.0 for the season. He remains in second place in Box-Toppers points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (21.1), who also leads all NL pitchers.

Scherzer now has 150.7 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 20th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Saturday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Chipper Jones (149.0) and Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (149.2). He now trails 19th-ranked player, Twins pitcher Bartolo Colon (151.2). Scherzer is the 20th player to reach 150 career Box-Toppers points.

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	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	204.8
4	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	190.0
6	Alex Rodriguez	dh	released	187.0
7	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	184.3
8	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	171.4
9	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
10	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	167.5
11	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
12	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
13	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
14	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
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	min al	151.2
20	Max Scherzer	pi sp	dc nl	150.7

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

Passing Lester, Scherzer is now seventh among active players in career Box-Toppers points, sixth among active pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out five and allowing four hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Royals. Hamels picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

Hamels earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 148.7 career points, rising to 23rd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Saturday, he passes Javier Vazquez (148.3) on the “all-time” list and now trails 22nd-ranked player Chipper Jones (149.0).

Hamels has 4.7 Box-Toppers points on the season, 25th among AL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day—Matt Chapman of the Athletics hit two home runs and doubled in the 5-3 win over the Indians. Chapman went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs.

This was Chapman’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Chapman made his Major League debut June 15 and was playing in his 13th career game. He is the 3,849th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

National League Batter of the Day—Lane Adams of the Braves hit a pinch-hit, sixth-inning, three-run double in the 8-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

This was Adam’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Adams made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 39th career game. He is the 3,850th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Wood (6IP 3H 0R BB 4K W in the 7-1 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Kershaw (21.1) and Scherzer (19.0).

Notable—Jay Bruce of the Mets regains the season Box-Toppers points lead among NL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Bruce (HR 1-4 2R 3BI in the 9-3 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He passes previous leader Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers (7.7). Bruce ranks 19th among all players in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Debut—Jabari Blash of the Padres also made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Blash (HR 2-4 2R 2BI in the 5-3 win over the Giants) made his Major League debut April, 4, 2016, and was playing in his 54th career game. He is the 3,851st 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 Hamels earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Chapman and Adams each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    7/15
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    WSH 10, CIN 7
    Max Scherzer (W, 11-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    4
    10
  

    AL
    7.2
    `TEX 1, KC 0
    Cole Hamels
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    4
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    6.2
    `MIL 3, PHI 2
    Jimmy Nelson
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    2
    2
    2
    9
  

    
    6.0
    DET 11, TOR 1
    Michael Fulmer (W, 10-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    3
  

    
    6.0
    LAD 7, MIA 1
    Alex Wood (W, 11-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    BAT
    5.0
    OAK 5, CLE 3
    Matt Chapman (3B)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `NYY 4, BOS 1 (F/16)
    Luis Severino
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    4.0
    ATL 8, ARI 5
    Lane Adams (PH)
    1
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 10, BAL 3
    Jason Heyward (RF)
    4
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.1
    `MIN 4, HOU 2
    Taylor Rogers (H, 22)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    SD 5, SF 3
    Jabari Blash (RF)
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    NYM 9, COL 3
    Jay Bruce (RF)
    4
    2
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    `SEA 4, CHW 3
    Nick Vincent (H, 13)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.1
    STL 4, PIT 0
    Lance Lynn (W, 8-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    8
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    0.2
    TB 6, LAA 3
    Alex Cobb (W, 8-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    6
    1
    1
    3
    4
  


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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	19.0	44.7	122.9	150.7	-6.7
Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	13.0	14.0	32.4	32.4	12.0
Nelson, Jimmy 3299	pi sp	mil nl	9.0	12.0	22.4	22.4	6.0
Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	nym nl	8.0	16.5	33.7	66.8	-0.5
Severino, Luis 3567	pi sp	nyy al	7.7	9.7	12.7	12.7	5.7
Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	6.7	6.7	62.6	62.6	6.7
Fulmer, Michael 3640	pi sp	det al	5.7	18.4	18.4	18.4	-7.0
Cobb, Alex 2916	pi sp	tb al	5.4	5.4	35.8	36.8	5.4
Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	4.7	22.5	73.7	148.7	-13.1
Adams, Lane 3850	ph	atl nl	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Chapman, Matt 3849	3b	oak al	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Heyward, Jason 2695	rf	chi nl	1.0	2.0	12.5	19.5	0.0
Vincent, Nick 3203	pi mr	sea al	1.0	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.0
Rogers, Taylor 3648	pi mr	min al	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Blash, Jabari 3851	rf	sd nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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More pitchers lead their team in 2017 Box-Toppers points than batters at the All-Star break

Shawn Plank July 14, 2017

A look at who leads each of the 30 teams in 2017 Box-Toppers points at the All-Star break.

Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Sunday, July 2, maintains 2nd place in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank July 3, 2017

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

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of July 2:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	18.1
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	16.0
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	13.1
4	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	12.4
5	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	10.4
6	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	10.0
8	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	9.7
9	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	9.4
10	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	9.4

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Scherzer struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 7-2 win over the Cardinals.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.0 for the season. He trails only overall leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (18.1 Box-Toppers points), who also leads all National League pitchers.

Scherzer also rises to 23rd place among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Sunday, Scherzer now has 147.7 career points and passes three players on the “all-time” list—David Ortiz (145.9), Jim Thome (146.7) and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9). Passing Cabrera, Scherzer also rises to seventh place in career points among all active players, trailing sixth-ranked Jon Lester of the Cubs (149.2).

American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Rays.

American League Batter of the Day—Mookie Betts of the Red Sox hit two home runs and drove in eight total runs, in the 15-1 win over the Blue Jays. Betts hit a three-run homer and a two-run homer and went 4-for-6, scoring three times.

National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Belt of the Giants homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-3 win over the Pirates.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    7/2
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    WSH 7, STL 2
    Max Scherzer (W, 10-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    12
  

    AL
    12.0
    BAL 7, TB 1
    Kevin Gausman (W, 5-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    9
  

    
    10.0
    CHC 6, CIN 2
    Jake Arrieta (W, 8-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    9.0
    BOS 15, TOR 1
    Mookie Betts (RF)
    6
    3
    4
    8
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    7.0
    CLE 11, DET 8
    Jose Ramirez (3B)
    4
    4
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    HOU 8, NYY 1
    Chris Devenski (W, 5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    5.0
    `ARI 4, COL 3
    Taijuan Walker
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    2
    1
    1
    8
  

    BAT
    4.0
    SF 5, PIT 3
    Brandon Belt (1B)
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    PHI 7, NYM 1
    Nick Pivetta (W, 2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    1
    1
    4
    4
  

    
    4.0
    SD 5, LAD 3
    Jhoulys Chacin (W, 7-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    0
    0
    3
    6
  

    
    3.1
    SEA 5, LAA 3
    James Paxton (W, 6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    2
    1
    1
    2
    3
  

    
    3.1
    `ATL 4, OAK 3 (F/12)
    Julio Teheran
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    2
    2
    4
    8
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 10, MIL 3
    Marcell Ozuna (LF)
    6
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    CHW 6, TEX 5
    Melky Cabrera (LF)
    2
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    KC 6, MIN 2
    Alcides Escobar (SS)
    4
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	16.0	41.7	119.9	147.7	-9.7
Paxton, James 3280	pi sp	sea al	6.0	10.4	17.1	17.1	1.6
Chacin, Jhoulys 2711	pi sp	sd nl	5.7	11.4	18.1	33.5	0.0
Cabrera, Melky 2143	lf	chi al	5.7	9.7	19.7	36.2	1.7
Betts, Mookie 3404	rf	bos al	5.0	11.2	16.2	16.2	-1.2
Devenski, Chris 3702	pi mr	hou al	5.0	8.7	8.7	8.7	1.3
Ramirez, Jose 3436	3b	cle al	4.5	6.0	9.5	9.5	3.0
Gausman, Kevin 3191	pi sp	bal al	4.4	15.2	28.6	28.6	-6.4
Walker, Taijuan 3453	pi sp	ari nl	4.0	11.7	25.4	25.4	-3.7
Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	3.0	18.7	73.5	78.5	-12.7
Pivetta, Nick 3825	pi sp	phi nl	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Ozuna, Marcell 3190	lf	fla nl	2.7	7.7	21.2	21.2	-2.3
Belt, Brandon 2943	1b lf	sf nl	2.5	9.5	21.5	23.0	-4.5
Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	2.0	12.7	48.5	48.5	-8.7
Escobar, Alcides 2663	ss	kc al	2.0	2.0	19.0	23.5	2.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Thursday, June 29; Kershaw extends Box-Toppers season player rankings lead

Shawn Plank June 30, 2017

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 29:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	18.1
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	12.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	12.1
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
6	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	9.4
7	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	9.4
8	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	9.4
9	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	9.0
10	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	8.7

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Also Thursday, Box-Toppers season points leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers extended his lead after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rises to 20th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Kluber struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Rangers.

Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to 13th among all players, fifth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw struck of 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 6-2 win over the Angels.

Kershaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 18.1 for the season, extending his season player rankings lead over second-place player, Max Scherzer of the Nationals (14.0 Box-Toppers points). With his lead of 4.1 points, Scherzer would now need at least three starts to catch or pass Scherzer.

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	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	201.8
4	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	190.0
6	Alex Rodriguez	dh	released	187.0
7	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	184.3
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	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	164.8
13	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
14	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
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	dfa by braves	151.2
20	Jon Lester	pi sp	chi nl	149.2

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

With the season at the halfway point, Kershaw is now on pace to earn 36.2 Box-Toppers points this season, which would break the single-season record of 33.7 set by Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson, who did it twice, in 2000 and 2002 (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995). However, at this time last year, Kershaw led all players with 20.0 Box-Toppers points and was on pace to earn 40.0 points, but spent more than two months on the disabled list beginning in late June, and had only 4.4 points in the second half of the season, finishing with 24.4, in second place behind Scherzer’s 25.7.

The most Box-Toppers points Kershaw has earned in a single season is 31.5 in 2014, when he led all players. It is tied for the fourth-highest single-season Box-Toppers points by a player since tracking began in 1995.

Also, Kershaw now has 201.8 career Box-Toppers points, third-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-place player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw ranks first among all active players in career Box-Toppers points.

National League Batter of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals hit a go-ahead, three-run, seventh-inning homer in the 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Grichuk also doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.

American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in four runs, in the 6-1 win over the Athletics.

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

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (6IP 3H R 3BB 7K ND in the 5-4 win over the Nationals) now has 149.2 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 20th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Thursday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Javier Vazquez (148.3) and Chipper Jones (149.0). Lester trails 19th-ranked player, Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon (151.2). Lester also now has 6.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 12th among NL pitchers.
Red Sox pitcher David Price (7IP 6H 3R 0BB 7K W in the 6-3 win over the Twins) now has 108.9 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 57th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Thursday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Lance Berkman (108.1), Kevin Millwood (108.3) and Billy Wagner (108.7). He trails 56th-ranked player Jeff Kent (109.7). Price has 2.7 Box-Toppers points on the season, 63rd among AL pitchers.

Rankings—Jay Bruce of the Mets rises to lead NL batters in season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Bruce (2B 2-3 2R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, passing previous NL batting leader Matt Adams of the Braves (6.5). Bruce ranks 21st among all players.

Debut—Willy Garcia of the White Sox made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Garcia (2B 2-3 0R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 14 and was playing in his 29th career game. He is the 3,841st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/29
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    CLE 5, TEX 1
    Corey Kluber (W, 7-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    12
  

    
    13.0
    BAL 2, TOR 0
    Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    NL
    13.0
    LAD 6, LAA 2
    Clayton Kershaw (W, 12-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    0
    2
    12
  

    
    10.0
    MIL 11, CIN 3
    Jimmy Nelson (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    11
  

    
    10.0
    SD 6, ATL 0
    Dinelson Lamet (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    BAT
    7.0
    STL 10, ARI 4
    Randal Grichuk (CF-LF)
    4
    3
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    HOU 6, OAK 1
    Carlos Correa (SS)
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `CHC 5, WSH 4
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    3
    7
  

    
    3.2
    DET 7, KC 3
    Michael Fulmer (W, 7-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.2
    7
    3
    2
    0
    7
  

    
    3.0
    NYM 6, MIA 3
    Jay Bruce (RF)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    BOS 6, MIN 3
    David Price (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    3
    3
    0
    7
  

    
    1.1
    PIT 4, TB 0
    Jameson Taillon (W, 4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    7
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    1.0
    CHW 4, NYY 3
    Willy Garcia (RF)
    3
    0
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	18.1	42.5	142.2	201.8	-6.3
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	8.0	29.2	73.4	73.4	-13.2
Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	nym nl	7.0	15.5	32.7	65.8	-1.5
Nelson, Jimmy 3299	pi sp	mil nl	7.0	10.0	20.4	20.4	4.0
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	6.0	28.1	73.6	149.2	-16.1
Fulmer, Michael 3640	pi sp	det al	4.7	17.4	17.4	17.4	-8.0
Correa, Carlos 3506	ss	hou al	4.0	11.7	18.9	18.9	-3.7
Grichuk, Randal 3474	rf cf lf	stl nl	4.0	5.0	14.5	14.5	3.0
Lamet, Dinelson 3808	pi sp	sd nl	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Taillon, Jameson 3658	pi sp	pit nl	3.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	2.7	15.1	77.1	108.9	-9.7
Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349	pi sp	bal al	2.0	6.7	38.6	81.5	-2.7
Garcia Willy 3841	rf	chi al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Monday, June 19; Braves' Dickey tops NL players

Shawn Plank June 20, 2017

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kluber pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, allowing no walks and striking out 11, in the 12-0 win over the Orioles.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 19:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
8	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
10	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, most among the 11 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Kluber ranks 22nd among all players in season Box-Toppers points, ninth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher R.A. Dickey pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, striking out six, in the 9-0 win over the Giants.

National League Batter of the Day—Justin Turner of the Dodgers homered and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-6 win over the Mets.

American League Batter of the Day—Mike Zunino of the Mariners hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Tigers.

Rankings—Box-Toppers season player rankings leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers struck out 10 and earned the win, but did not earn Player of the Game honors Monday.

Kershaw (6.1IP 6H 6R BB 10K W in the 10-6 win over the Mets) had a Box-Toppers game score of -2.9, mainly because he gave up six runs and six hits, despite striking out 10. Justin Turner, who had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0, was Player of the Game in the Dodgers’ win and also earned NL Batter of the Day honors.

Kershaw has 14.4 Box-Toppers points on the season, leading second-place player Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (13.0), and has led all players since May 17.

Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester now has 148.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Lester (6IP 5H 2R BB 7K ND in the 3-2 win over the Padres) ranks 22nd in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 21st-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3). Lester ranks seventh among active players in career Box-Toppers points, sixth among active pitchers.

Lester has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 15th among NL pitchers.

Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Dickey earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Turner and Zunino 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 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/19
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    17.0
    CLE 12, BAL 0
    Corey Kluber (W,6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    11
  

    AL
    9.0
    ATL 9, SF 0
    R.A. Dickey (W,5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    6.0
    LAD 10, NYM 6
    Justin Turner, 3B
    4
    2
    4
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.2
    HOU 4, OAK 1
    Brad Peacock (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    4
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    5.0
    SEA 6, DET 2
    Mike Zunino, C
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    PIT 8, MIL 1
    Gerrit Cole (W,5-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    4.2
    `TOR 7, TEX 6
    Aaron Loup
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 8, WSH 7
    Justin Bour, 1B
    4
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `CHC 3, SD 2
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    2.0
    CIN 7, TB 3
    Scooter Gennett, 2B
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    KC 4, BOS 2
    Eric Hosmer, 1B
    2
    1
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  


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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	6.0	27.2	71.4	71.4	-15.2
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	5.0	27.1	72.6	148.2	-17.1
Peacock, Brad 2968	pi sp	hou al	4.7	4.7	11.4	14.1	4.7
Bour, Justin 3433	1b	fla nl	4.5	7.0	17.0	17.0	2.0
Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	4.0	10.5	39.9	39.9	-2.5
Zunino, Mike 3390	ca	sea al	4.0	4.0	7.5	7.5	4.0
Gennett, Scooter 3254	2b lf	cin nl	3.5	6.0	15.0	15.0	1.0
Dickey, R.A. 1734	pi sp	atl nl	2.7	9.7	49.9	80.6	-4.3
Hosmer, Eric 2886	1b	kc al	1.0	9.5	29.5	32.0	-7.5
Turner, Justin 2865	3b	lad nl	1.0	3.5	9.5	13.0	-1.5
Loup, Aaron 3146	pi mr	tb al	1.0	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.0

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Marlins' Dan Straily tops players for Friday, June 16; Scherzer, 2nd in player rankings, earns Player of the Game

Shawn Plank June 17, 2017

Marlins pitcher Dan Straily is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 16:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
8	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
10	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earned Player of the Game honors. Plus, two other players rose into Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season—Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rose to seventh and Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel rose to 10th.

Player of the Day—Straily struck out eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Braves.

American League Player of the Day—Melky Cabrera of the White Sox homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays.

National League Batter of the Day—Paul DeJong of the Cardinals homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-2 win over the Orioles.

This was DeJong’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. DeJong made his Major League debut May 28 and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,827th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Melky Cabrera.

Scherzer—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Scherzer (8IP 4H R 2BB 10K W in the 7-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season. He trails overall leader and NL pitching leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (14.4 Box-Toppers points).

Scherzer also rises to 26th place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Friday he has 144.7 career points, passing Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0) on the “all-time” list. He now trails 25th-ranked player David Ortiz (145.9).

Passing Hamels, Scherzer now ranks ninth among active players in career Box-Toppers points, seventh among active pitchers. He trails the eighth-ranked active player Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9) and the sixth-ranked active pitcher Jon Lester of the Cubs (147.2).

Scherzer narrowly missed out on earning overall Player of the Day honors Friday. His Box-Toppers game score of 10.0 was topped by Straily’s game score of 10.1.

Rankings—Two players rose into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Friday:

Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood (8IP 4H R 0BB 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to seventh place in player rankings, fourth among NL pitchers.
Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 2-1 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to 10th in player rankings, fourth among AL pitchers and most among all closing pitchers.

Notable—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers now has 112.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Beltre (1-2 2R 2BI in the 10-4 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season, and ranks 53rd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 52nd-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8). Beltre ranks 16th among all batters since 1995 and third among all active batters in career points, behind Albert Pujols of the Angels (184.3) and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9).

Also notable—DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Friday.

LeMahieu (2B 4-4 2R 2BI in the 10-8 win over the Giants) was also Box-Toppers NL Batter of the Day Thursday in the 10-9 win over the Giants. LeMahieu has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, all earned in the past two days.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/16
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    10.1
    MIA 5, ATL 0
    Dan Straily (W,5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    4
    0
    0
    0
    8
  

    
    10.0
    WSH 7, NYM 2
    Max Scherzer (W,8-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    10
  

    
    7.0
    LAD 3, CIN 1
    Alex Wood (W,7-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    AL
    6.0
    CHW 11, TOR 4
    Melky Cabrera, LF
    4
    3
    2
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    STL 11, BAL 2
    Paul DeJong, 2B
    4
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    KC 3, LAA 1
    Ian Kennedy (W,1-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    4.1
    CLE 8, MIN 1
    Carlos Carrasco (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    4
    1
    1
    3
    7
  

    
    4.0
    COL 10, SF 8
    DJ LeMahieu, 2B
    4
    2
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    DET 13, TB 4
    Justin Upton, LF
    4
    3
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.1
    `ARI 5, PHI 4
    Archie Bradley (H,11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 9, PIT 5
    Willson Contreras, C
    3
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    TEX 10, SEA 4
    Adrian Beltre, 3B
    2
    2
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    OAK 7, NYY 6
    Santiago Casilla (S,11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    2.0
    BOS 2, HOU 1
    Craig Kimbrel (S,19)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    MIL 6, SD 5 (F/10)
    Manny Pina, C
    4
    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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0	38.7	116.9	144.7	-12.7
Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	8.0	9.0	27.4	27.4	7.0
Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	7.7	15.7	60.4	66.4	-0.3
Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	7.4	19.8	48.5	53.9	-5.0
Straily, Dan 3080	pi sp	fla nl	6.0	13.0	23.7	23.7	-1.0
Cabrera, Melky 2143	lf	chi al	4.7	8.7	18.7	35.2	0.7
Upton, Justin 2411	lf	det al	4.0	10.7	36.9	55.1	-2.7
Contreras, Willson 3776	ca ph	chi nl	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Pina, Manny 3769	ca	mil nl	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Kennedy, Ian 2723	pi sp	kc al	3.0	13.0	44.1	69.5	-7.0
LeMahieu, DJ 3091	2b	col nl	2.5	10.5	23.5	23.5	-5.5
Dejong, Paul 3827	2b	stl nl	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	1.0	10.5	44.4	112.3	-8.5
Casilla, Santiago 2301	pi cp	oak al	1.0	4.0	19.7	24.7	-2.0
Bradley, Archie 3438	pi mr sp	ari nl	1.0	4.0	5.0	5.0	-2.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Cubs' Jon Lester tops players for Tuesday, June 13; Royals' Vargas rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 14, 2017

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 13:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
8	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
9	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	7.7
10	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Tuesday, Royals pitcher Jason Vargas rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Lester struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 14-3 win over the Mets.

Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 147.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 22nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—David Ortiz (145.9), Jim Thome (146.7) and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9). Lester now trails 21st-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3).

Lester also rises to seventh among active players in career Box-Toppers points, passing Cabrera. He trails sixth-ranked active player Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon (151.2). Lester has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season.

American League Player of the Day—Eddie Rosario of the Twins hit three home runs and went 4-for-5, driving in five runs, in the 20-7 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 7-5 win over the Indians. Bellinger also doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in four runs.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Eddie Rosario.

Rankings—Royals pitcher Jason Vargas rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Vargas (7IP 5H R BB 6K W in the 8-1 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (11.4) and Chris Sale of the Red Sox (8.4).

Debut—Franchy Cordero of the Padres made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Cordero (2HR 3-5 3R 2BI in the 6-2 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut May 27 and was playing in his 16th career game. He is the 3,821st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/13
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    CHC 14, NYM 3
    Jon Lester (W,4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    10
  

    AL
    7.0
    MIN 20, SEA 7
    Eddie Rosario, LF
    5
    3
    4
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    STL 6, MIL 0
    Lance Lynn (W,5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    3
    0
    0
    4
    8
  

    
    5.1
    TB 8, TOR 1
    Jacob Faria (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    6
    1
    1
    1
    8
  

    BAT
    5.0
    LAD 7, CLE 5
    Cody Bellinger, 1B
    4
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    WSH 10, ATL 5
    Ryan Zimmerman, 1B
    4
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    KC 8, SF 1
    Jason Vargas (W,9-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    
    4.0
    TEX 4, HOU 2
    Rougned Odor, 2B
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    MIL 8, STL 5
    Keon Broxton, CF
    3
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    MIA 8, OAK 1
    Jose Urena (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    3.0
    ARI 7, DET 6
    Brandon Drury, 2B
    5
    1
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    SD 6, CIN 2
    Franchy Cordero, CF
    5
    3
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    PIT 5, COL 2
    Andrew McCutchen, CF
    4
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    CHW 6, BAL 1
    Matt Davidson, 3B
    4
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.2
    `LAA 3, NYY 2 (F/11)
    JC Ramirez
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    5
    2
    2
    3
    7
  

    
    0.0
    BOS 4, PHI 3 (F/12)
    Andrew Benintendi, LF
    5
    0
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    Player of the Game
    Pos
    Team
    ’17
    ’16-17
    ’12-17
    Career
    +/-
  

    Vargas, Jason 2055
    pi sp
    kc al
    8.0
    9.0
    34.4
    55.2
    7.0
  

    Lynn, Lance 2992
    pi sp
    stl nl
    4.7
    4.7
    60.6
    60.6
    4.7
  

    Zimmerman, Ryan 2180
    1b
    dc nl
    4.5
    6.0
    25.7
    60.8
    3.0
  

    Lester, Jon 2173
    pi sp
    chi nl
    4.0
    26.1
    71.6
    147.2
    -18.1
  

    Ramirez, JC 3778
    pi sp
    ana al
    4.0
    4.0
    4.0
    4.0
    4.0
  

    Rosario, Eddie 3542
    lf
    min al
    3.7
    6.7
    8.2
    8.2
    0.7
  

    Bellinger, Cody 3781
    1b lf
    lad nl
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
  

    Broxton, Keon 3785
    cf
    mil nl
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
  

    McCutchen, Andrew 2637
    cf
    pit nl
    3.0
    10.0
    41.5
    56.9
    -4.0
  

    Benintendi, Andrew 3815
    lf
    bos al
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
  

    Urena, Jose 3492
    pi sp
    fla nl
    2.0
    4.7
    5.7
    5.7
    -0.7
  

    Drury, Brandon 3744
    2b lf
    ari nl
    2.0
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    0.5
  

    Faria, Jacob 3816
    pi sp
    tb al
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
  

    Odor, Rougned 3336
    2b
    tex al
    1.0
    7.5
    12.0
    12.0
    -5.5
  

    Davidson, Matt 3292
    3b
    chi al
    1.0
    1.0
    3.0
    3.0
    1.0
  

    Cordero, Franchy 3821
    cf
    sd nl
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
  

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.

Nationals' Tanner Roark tops players for Monday, May 29; Indians' Carrasco rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank May 30, 2017

Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark 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 2017 season as of May 29:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
2	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
4	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	8.0
5	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	6.7
7	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	6.5
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	6.4
9	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	6.4
10	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	6.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Monday, Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Roark pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing six hits, in the 3-0 win over the Giants.

American League Player of the Day—Carlos Beltran of the Astros hit a three-run homer and went 4-for-5, scoring three times, in the 16-8 win over the Twins.

Beltran earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 107.6 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 59th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Monday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Frank Thomas (106.2), Red Sox pitcher David Price (106.2) and Twins pitcher Ervin Santana (106.7), who was the starting opposing pitcher in Beltran’s game Monday. Beltran ranks 19th among all batters in career points since 1995 and fourth among all active batters.

Beltran has 2.7 Box-Toppers points in 2017 and earlier this season tied the record for longest consecutive season streak earning Box-Toppers points at 19 (1999-2017).

Box-Toppers season streaks

Here are the players who have earned Box-Toppers points in the most consecutive seasons. Carlos Beltran has tied Jason Giambi for the longest streak—19 straight seasons. Beltran has earned points each season from 1999 to 2017; Giambi earned points each season from 1995 to 2013. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.) Players are listed by length of their streak. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.


	Streak	Player	Pos	Duration	Career BTP
1	19	Jason Giambi	1b	1995-2013	133.4
1	19	Carlos Beltran*	rf	1999-2017	107.6
3	18	Jim Thome	1b dh	1995-2012	146.7
3	18	Chipper Jones	3b	1995-2012	149.0
3	18	Johnny Damon	lf	1995-2012	63.0
3	18	Alex Rodriguez	3b	1996-2013	187.0
7	17	Mariano Rivera	pi cp	1995-2011	126.4
7	17	Derek Jeter	ss	1996-2012	76.4
7	17	Paul Konerko	1b	1998-2014	100.7
7	17	Tim Hudson	pi sp	1999-2015	157.0
7	17	Torii Hunter	cf	1999-2015	115.9
7	17	David Ortiz	dh	2000-2016	145.9
7	17	CC Sabathia*	pi sp	2001-2017	188.0
14	16	Manny Ramirez	lf	1995-2010	167.2
14	16	Andy Pettitte	pi sp	1995-2010	138.5
14	16	Jamie Moyer	pi sp	1995-2010	104.0
14	16	Scott Rolen	3b	1996-2011	97.6
14	16	Kevin Millwood	pi sp	1997-2012	108.3
14	16	Derek Lowe	pi sp	1998-2013	91.5
14	16	Aramis Ramirez	3b	2000-2015	105.8
14	16	Mark Buehrle	pi sp	2000-2015	116.7
14	16	Albert Pujols*	dh 1b	2001-2016	182.3
14	16	Ichiro Suzuki*	rf	2001-2016	53.7
24	15	Randy Johnson	pi sp	1995-2009	278.8
24	15	Garret Anderson	lf	1995-2009	86.5
24	15	Ivan Rodriguez	ca	1995-2009	79.0
24	15	Tony Clark	1b	1995-2009	63.8
24	15	Gary Sheffield	lf	1995-2009	124.1
24	15	Jason Kendall	ca	1996-2010	40.9
24	15	Vladimir Guerrero	rf	1997-2011	128.3
24	15	Bobby Abreu	rf	1997-2011	95.5
24	15	Mike Cameron	cf	1997-2011	70.3
24	15	Miguel Tejada	ss	1997-2011	102.3
24	15	Jorge Posada	ca	1997-2011	79.5
24	15	Livan Hernandez	pi sp	1997-2011	76.7
24	15	Kyle Lohse	pi sp	2001-2015	89.0
24	15	Jake Peavy	pi sp	2002-2016	141.8
24	15	Miguel Cabrera*	1b	2003-2017	145.9

BTP: Box-Toppers points
* Active streak of a player active in 2017
Updated Monday, May 29, 2017
Details

National League Batter of the Day—Hunter Renfroe of the Padres hit a grand slam, going 1-for-4, in the 5-2 win over the Cubs.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall AL Player of the Day was batter Carlos Beltran.

Rankings—Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Carrasco (7IP 4H 2R BB 7K W in the 5-3 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.4 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.

Streaks—Two players extended streaks of 10 or more consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after earning their first Player of the Game honors of the season Monday:

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers has now earned Box-Toppers points for 15 straight seasons.
Marlins pitcher Edinson Volquez has now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons.

Cabrera (2-3 R 3BI in the 10-7 win over the Royals) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2003 with the Marlins, making his 15-season streak tied (with 14 others) for the 24th-longest streak in Box-Toppers tracking history. It is the fifth-longest currently active streak.

Cabrera has 145.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 23rd place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Monday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (145.2) and David Ortiz (145.9). (While Cabrera and Ortiz both have the same career Box-Toppers point total, Cabrera ranks ahead because he has more 2017 points—1.0 vs. 0.0.) Cabrera now trails 22nd-ranked player Jim Thome (146.7).

Cabrera now has the seventh-most career Box-Toppers points among active players after passing Lester. And he has the seventh-most career points among all batters since 1995, passing Ortiz and trailing sixth-ranked Thome (146.7). Cabrera maintains his second-place rank in career points among active batters, trailing Albert Pujols of the Angels (182.3).

Cabrera’s best season was 2013 with the Tigers when he had 16.9 Box-Toppers points, first among AL batters and eighth among all players. Cabrera also led AL batters in 2009 with the Tigers with 16.5 points, ninth among all players that season. In 2016, Cabrera had 12.0 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL batters.

Volquez (6IP 3H R 2BB 4K W in the 4-1 win over the Phillies) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Rangers and has 65.2 career points, 19th among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2008 with the Reds when he had 15.1 Box-Toppers points, sixth among NL pitchers. In 2016, he had 6.4 points with the Royals.

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

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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

    MLB
    6.0
    WSH 3, SF 0
    Tanner Roark (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    AL
    5.0
    HOU 16, MIN 8
    Carlos Beltran, DH
    5
    3
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    TOR 17, CIN 2
    Justin Smoak, 1B
    5
    3
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    CLE 5, OAK 3
    Carlos Carrasco (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    4.0
    NYM 4, MIL 2
    Robert Gsellman (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    4.0
    TB 10, TEX 8
    Alex Colome (S,14)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    CHW 5, BOS 4
    Melky Cabrera, LF
    4
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    DET 10, KC 7
    Miguel Cabrera, 1B
    3
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    SD 5, CHC 2
    Hunter Renfroe, RF
    3
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 4, PHI 1
    Edinson Volquez (W,1-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    
    3.0
    `PIT 4, ARI 3
    Trevor Williams
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    LAD 5, STL 1
    Rich Hill (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    2
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    
    3.0
    BAL 3, NYY 2
    Brad Brach (S,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    SEA 6, COL 5
    Edwin Diaz (S,9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    ATL 6, LAA 3
    Jim Johnson (S,11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	6.4	18.8	47.5	52.9	-6.0
Roark, Tanner 3261	pi sp	dc nl	4.0	16.7	32.7	32.7	-8.7
Colome, Alex 3189	pi cp	tb al	4.0	13.0	21.7	21.7	-5.0
Smoak, Justin 2731	1b	tor al	3.5	7.0	20.2	26.4	0.0
Johnson, Jim 2417	pi cp	atl nl	3.0	7.0	18.0	24.7	-1.0
Cabrera, Melky 2143	lf ph	chi al	3.0	7.0	17.0	33.5	-1.0
Renfroe, Hunter 3749	rf	sd nl	3.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	0.5
Beltran, Carlos 1194	dh rf	hou al	2.7	8.7	20.9	107.6	-3.3
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	lad nl	2.0	16.4	20.4	40.1	-12.4
Diaz, Edwin 3690	pi cp	sea al	2.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	-5.0
Williams, Trevor 3792	pi sp	pit nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	1.0	13.0	58.8	145.9	-11.0
Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	7.4	37.1	65.2	-5.4
Brach, Brad 3374	pi cp mr	bal al	1.0	4.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Gsellman, Robert 3748	pi sp	nym nl	1.0	2.7	2.7	2.7	-0.7

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops players for Tuesday, May 23, rises to 3rd in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, passing Schilling

Shawn Plank May 24, 2017

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his top spot in season player rankings and rising to third place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of May 23:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
2	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
4	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	6.7
5	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	6.0
6	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	6.0
7	Harper, Bryce 3011	rf	dc nl	6.0
8	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
9	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	6.0
10	Holland, Greg 2906	pi cp	col nl	6.0

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Also Tuesday, two other players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors: Twins pitcher Ervin Santana rose to second place and Astros pitcher Lance McCullers rose to sixth place.

Player of the Day—Kershaw struck out 10 over nine innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Cardinals. Kershaw did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied 1-1 when he exited after nine innings.

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season. He is the first player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2017, the ninth straight season he’s earned 10 or more points in a season. Kershaw was also the first player to 10 points in 2016, reaching the milestone a week earlier than this year (May 17).

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	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	194.4
4	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	188.0
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	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	162.8
14	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
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	151.2
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.

Kershaw maintains his top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings, ahead of second-place player, Twins pitcher Ervin Santana (9.4 Box-Toppers points), who was American League Player of the Day Tuesday.

Kershaw also rises to third place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. Kershaw now has 194.4 career Box-Toppers points and passes Curt Schilling (194.1) on the “all-time” list. It should be noted that Schilling began his career in 1988, before Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, and so would likely have more total career points. Rough Box-Toppers projected estimates put Schilling’s actual career total at 232. (A look at projected Box-Toppers point totals for pitchers who began their careers before 1995.)

Kershaw has risen steadily up Box-Toppers career points rankings in recent years but his rise will now become more difficult. Kershaw now trails second-place player Pedro Martinez on the “all-time” list, who has 244.8 career Box-Toppers points since 1995. The 50.4-point gap between Martinez and Kershaw is the largest between any two players in “all-time” Box-Toppers rankings. In essence, Kershaw has whizzed by the close-together “inner planets” of players with fewer than 200 Box-Toppers points and now has to travel much greater distances to reach the “gas giants” of players with more than 200 career Box-Toppers points since 1995—Martinez and Randy Johnson (the overall leader with 278.8 points).

However, given Kershaw’s pace, perhaps the 50.4-point gap between Martinez and Kershaw is not so great and insurmountable. Kershaw has earned 50.8 points since July 23, 2015, less than two complete seasons (which included time on the disabled list). If Kershaw were able to maintain that pace, he might catch Martinez by the end of the 2018 season.

American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Ervin Santana pitched a two-hit, complete-game shutout, striking out six and walking two, in the 2-0 win over the Orioles.

Santana earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, rising from third to second place in season player rankings, first among AL pitchers, passing previous AL pitching leader, Chris Sale of the Red Sox (8.4 points). Santana trails overall leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (10.7 points).

Santana also now has 106.7 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 59th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes six players on the “all-time” list: Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir (105.1), Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (105.7), Aramis Ramirez (105.8), Carlos Beltran of the Astros (105.9), Frank Thomas (106.2) and Red Sox pitcher David Price (106.2). Santana now trails 58th-ranked player Lance Berkman (108.1).

National League Batter of the Day—Anthony Rendon of the Nationals homered twice and doubled in the 10-1 win over the Mariners. Rendon went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.

American League Batter of the Day—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 11-6 win over the Rangers.

Rankings—Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

McCullers (5IP H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 6-2 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.

Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester now has 145.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday (CG 4H R 0BB 10K W in the 4-1 win over the Giants). Lester had a Box-Toppers game score of +13.0, but lost out on earning Player of the Game honors to Kershaw, who had a game score of +14.0. So Lester only earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.

That point boosts him to 24th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when tracking began. He passes Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (144.9) on the “all-time” list and now trails 23rd-ranked player David Ortiz (145.9). Lester now ranks seventh among active players in career points, trailing Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon (151.2).

Debut—Blue Jays pitcher Danny Barnes made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Barnes (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 4-3 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut Aug. 2, 2016, and was playing in his 26th career game. He is the 3,807th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Santana earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Rendon and Bogaerts 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 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/23
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    `LAD 2, STL 1 (F/13)
    Clayton Kershaw
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    10
  

    
    13.0
    CHC 4, SF 1
    Jon Lester (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    10
  

    AL
    11.0
    MIN 2, BAL 0
    Ervin Santana (W,7-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    7.0
    WSH 10, SEA 1
    Anthony Rendon, 3B
    4
    3
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    7.0
    HOU 6, DET 2
    Lance McCullers Jr. (W,5-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    
    5.1
    LAA 4, TB 0
    Matt Shoemaker (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    0
    0
    3
    5
  

    
    5.0
    MIA 11, OAK 9
    Justin Bour, 1B
    5
    4
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    BOS 11, TEX 6
    Xander Bogaerts, SS
    5
    4
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    NYM 9, SD 3
    Michael Conforto, LF
    4
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.2
    TOR 4, MIL 3
    Danny Barnes (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    COL 8, PHI 2
    Charlie Blackmon, CF
    4
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    CLE 8, CIN 7
    Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
    4
    3
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    ATL 6, PIT 5
    Matt Adams, 1B
    5
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    KC 6, NYY 2
    Danny Duffy (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    2
    2
    3
    7
  

    
    1.0
    ARI 5, CHW 4
    Fernando Rodney (S,11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  

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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.7	35.1	134.8	194.4	-13.7
Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4	13.4	46.2	106.7	5.4
McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	6.0	12.1	18.8	18.8	-0.1
Conforto, Michael 3622	cf lf	nym nl	4.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	-1.0
Rendon, Anthony 3258	3b	dc nl	3.5	9.0	15.5	15.5	-2.0
Duffy, Danny 2915	pi sp	kc al	3.0	13.7	31.7	32.7	-7.7
Shoemaker, Matt 3290	pi sp	ana al	3.0	10.0	28.4	28.4	-4.0
Blackmon, Charlie 2891	cf	col nl	2.7	6.7	13.2	14.7	-1.3
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	2.0	24.1	69.6	145.2	-20.1
Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	dh 1b	cle al	2.0	10.0	45.1	69.1	-6.0
Rodney, Fernando 1803	pi cp	ari nl	2.0	7.0	25.0	37.0	-3.0
Bour, Justin 3433	1b	fla nl	2.0	4.5	14.5	14.5	-0.5
Adams, Matt 3220	1b ph	atl nl	2.0	3.0	11.5	11.5	1.0
Bogaerts, Xander 3383	ss	bos al	1.5	2.5	8.0	8.0	0.5
Barnes, Danny 3807	pi mr	tor al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Yankees' Micheal Pineda tops players for Monday, April 10; Giants' Moore tops NL players

Shawn Plank April 11, 2017

Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Pineda struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run and two hits, in the 8-1 win over the Rays. Pineda retired the first 20 Rays batters.

Top 10 players

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


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	3.0
2	Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	2.7
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	2.7
4	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	2.0
5	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	2.0
6	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	2.0
7	Finnegan, Brandon 3535	pi sp	cin nl	2.0
8	Mazara, Nomar 3614	rf	tex al	2.0
9	Pineda, Michael 2841	pi sp	nyy al	2.0
10	Chacin, Jhoulys 2711	pi mr sp	sd nl	2.0

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Pineda receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first of the season and rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Matt Moore allowed one run and three hits over eight innings, striking out five, in the 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

National League Batter of the Day—Stephen Drew of the Nationals doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 14-6 win over the Cardinals.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Rankings—Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander rose to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Verlander (7IP 3H R 2BB 4K ND in the 2-1 win over the Red Sox) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.7 for the season.

Verlander now has 142.0 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 27th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Jake Peavy (141.8) on the “all-time” list and now trails 26th-ranked player, Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0).

Streaks—Two players extended their streaks of 10 or more consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday:

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester has now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors in the 3-2 win over the Dodgers (6IP 4H R BB 7K ND). Lester earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Red Sox and has 144.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 25th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0) on the “all-time” list. He now trails 24th-ranked player Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (144.9). Lester also rises to eighth among active players in career Box-Toppers points. Lester’s best season was 2010 with the Red Sox when he led all players with 23.4 points. In 2016, he was fourth among all players with 22.1.
Jay Bruce of the Mets has now earned Box-Toppers points for 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors in the 4-3 win over the Phillies (2HR 2-3 3R 3BI). Bruce earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2008 with the Reds and has 59.8 career Box-Toppers points, 10th among active NL batters. His best season was 2010 with the Reds when he had 12.7 Box-Toppers points, third among active NL batters. In 2016, he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points, eighth among NL batters.

Debut—Reds pitcher Cody Reed made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Reed (3IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K ND in the 7-1 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut June 18, 2016, and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,765th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Pineda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Moore earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Drew earns 1.5 points for being NL 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 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    4/10
    Score
    Game
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.2
    NYY 8, TB 1
    Michael Pineda (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    2
    1
    1
    0
    11
  

    
    9.0
    SEA 6, HOU 0
    James Paxton (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    8
  

    NL
    8.0
    SF 4, ARI 1
    Matt Moore (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    8.0
    OAK 2, KC 0
    Jharel Cotton (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    6
  

    
    7.0
    `CIN 7, PIT 1
    Cody Reed
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    BAT
    6.0
    WSH 14, STL 6
    Stephen Drew, SS
    4
    3
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    `CHC 3, LAD 2
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    7
  

    
    5.0
    NYM 4, PHI 3
    Jay Bruce, RF
    3
    3
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `DET 2, BOS 1
    Justin Verlander
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    4.0
    SD 5, COL 3
    Wil Myers, 1B
    4
    2
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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


Player of Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	2.7	17.4	62.6	142.0	-12.0
Pineda, Michael 2841	pi sp	nyy al	2.0	8.0	24.4	36.1	-4.0
Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	sf nl	1.7	14.1	37.6	39.6	-10.7
Drew, Stephen 2210	ss 2b	dc nl	1.5	1.5	17.5	37.5	1.5
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	1.0	23.1	68.6	144.2	-21.1
Myers, Wil 3228	1b	sd nl	1.0	10.7	19.2	19.2	-8.7
Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	nym nl	1.0	9.5	26.7	59.8	-7.5
Paxton, James 3280	pi sp	sea al	1.0	5.4	12.1	12.1	-3.4
Cotton, Jharel 3733	pi sp	oak al	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	-1.0
Reed, Cody 3765	pi mr	cin nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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