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Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers' top 100 players for 2016
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Read MoreCubs' Lester tops players in 4 league division playoff games, Friday, Oct. 7
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Box-Toppers top player in Friday’s four league division series playoff games.
The other three Players of the Game Friday:
- Indians pitcher Corey Kluber.
- Dodgers closing pitcher Kenley Jansen.
- Blue Jays closing pitcher Roberto Osuna.
NLDS Game 1: Cubs 1, Giants 0
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits, no walks and striking out five.
During the regular season, Lester had 22.1 Box-Toppers points, ranked fourth among all players, third among National League pitchers.
He outdueled fellow Box-Toppers top 10 pitcher, Johnny Cueto of the Giants (8IP 3H R 0BB 10K L). In the loss, Cueto had a higher Box-Toppers game score than Lester (+13.0 vs. +8.0) but Lester still wins Player of the Game since he had the highest score on the winning team. Cueto, during the regular season, had 16.4 Box-Toppers points, eighth among all players and fifth among NL pitchers.
Second baseman Javier Baez had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+2.0) among Cubs batters, hitting the eighth-inning home run that was the only scoring of the game (2-3 R BI).
The Cubs now lead the best-of-five game series, 1-0, which resumes Saturday in Chicago.
ALDS Game 2: Indians 6, Red Sox 0
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing three hits and three walks.
During the regular season, Kluber led all American League pitchers with 21.2 Box-Toppers points and ranked fifth among all players.
Kluber had a Box-Toppers game score of +8.0, same as Lester had for the Cubs in they NLDS win, but Lester’s game score ranks higher because he had more innings pitched (8 vs. 7).
Left fielder Brandon Guyer had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+2.0) among Indians batters (3-4 2R BI).
The Indians now lead the best-of-five game series, 2-0, which resumes Sunday in Boston.
NLDS Game 1, Dodgers 4, Nationals 3
Dodgers closing pitcher Kenley Jansen pitched a five-out save, going 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit, no runs, no walks and striking out two.
During the regular season, Jansen had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, ranking 163rd among all players, 46th among NL pitchers and third among NL closing pitchers.
Jansen had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.2, most of any Dodgers player in the win. Third baseman Justin Turner had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+2.0) among Dodgers batters (HR 2-3 R 2BI).
The game pitted Box-Toppers two top-ranked players against each other as starting pitchers, but neither had positive Box-Toppers game scores:
- Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (24.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked second) had a Box-Toppers game score of −3.0 (5IP 8H 3R BB 7K W).
- Max Scherzer of the Nationals (25.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked first) had a Box-Toppers game score of −2.0 (6IP 5H 4R 0BB 5K L).
The Dodgers now lead the best-of-five game series, 1-0, which resumes Saturday in Washington.
ALDS Game 2: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 3
Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna pitched a five-out save, going 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit, no runs, no walks and striking out two.
During the regular season, Osuna had 3.0 Box-Toppers points (all in April) and ranked 319th among all players, 87th among AL pitchers and 15th among AL closers.
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+1.0) among Blue Jays batters (HR 2-4 R 2BI).
The Blue Jays now lead the best-of-five game series, 2-0, which resumes Sunday in Toronto.
| BTG | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 8.0 | CHC 1, SF 0 | Jon Lester (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8.0 | CLE 6, BOS 0 | Corey Kluber (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3.2 | LAD 4, WSH 3 | Kenley Jansen (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2.2 | TOR 5, TEX 3 | Roberto Osuna (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | |||||||||||||
Coming Saturday: The National League Division Series playoffs resume with two Game 2s:
NL Division Series Game 2, Dodgers lead Nationals, 1-0
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Dodgers—Rich Hill, 14.4 Box-Toppers points, 13th among all players, eighth among NL pitchers.
Nationals—Tanner Roark, 12.7 Box-Toppers points, 22nd among all players, 14th among NL pitchers.
NL Division Series Game 2, Cubs lead Giants, 1-0
The pitching matchup Saturday:
Giants—Jeff Samardzija, 10.7 Box-Toppers points, 41st among all players, 18th among NL pitchers.
Cubs—Kyle Hendricks, 13.4 Box-Toppers points, 17th among all players, 10th among NL pitchers.
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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Read MoreYankees' Gary Sanchez tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 21; Scherzer extends Box-Toppers lead, Kluber secures AL Player of Year, Arenado rises to lead NL batters
Gary Sanchez of the Yankees is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Sept. 21:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 24.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.7 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 22.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 21.2 |
| 5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 21.1 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 16.8 |
| 7 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym al | 15.7 |
| 8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 |
| 9 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.1 |
| 10 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 14.7 |
Also Wednesday, three players reached notable milestones after earning Player of the Game honors:
- Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extended his Box-Toppers season player rankings lead.
- Indians pitcher Corey Kluber all but secured his status as Box-Toppers American League Player of the Year, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
- Nolan Arenado of the Rockies rose to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points.
Player of the Day—Sanchez hit two home runs—including a three-run shot—in the 11-5 win over the Rays. Sanchez went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
National League Player of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-1 win over the Cardinals.
Arenado earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, rising to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Kris Bryant of the Cubs (10.5).
If Arenado’s lead with 10.7 points stands with a little more than week to go in the season, it will be the lowest point total to lead a category in Box-Toppers’ 22-season history. The record was set in 2015 when Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies led NL batters with 11.5 points. Interestingly, the previous record was 2014 when Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies led NL batters with 11.6. So if Arenado’s lead holds, not only will the low-point record be broken three years in a row, it will be broken each time by a batter from the Colorado Rockies.
Arenado becomes the 45th player (and ninth batter) in 2016 with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Batters of the Day—There are no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day for Wednesday because both the overall Player of the Day (Gary Sanchez) and NL Player of the Day (Nolan Arenado) are batters.
Rankings—Two players among Box-Toppers top five in season player rankings earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
- Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (6.2IP 4H 3R 2BB 8K W in the 8-3 win over the Marlins) extended his Box-Toppers season player rankings lead, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 24.7 for the season. He is now 2.0 Box-Toppers points ahead of second-place player, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22.7), meaning Kershaw still has a chance to pass Scherzer on his next start.
Scherzer now has 130.7 career Box-Toppers points, 31st-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 30th-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4) on the “all-time” list.
- Indians pitcher Corey Kluber (6.1IP 6H 2R 2BB 9K W in the 4-3 win over the Royals) all but secured his status as Box-Toppers American League Player of the Year. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 21.2 for the season, extending his lead among AL pitchers and is now 4.4 points ahead of second-place AL pitcher Cole Hamels of the Rangers (16.8). Hamels would need at least three starts to pass Kluber in Box-Toppers points—he likely only has two starts remaining in the season’s final 10 days.
This will be the second time Kluber has led AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points in a season. He also did it in 2014 when he had 25.8 points and also won the AL Cy Young Award. In 2015 he had 13.4 Box-Toppers points, 10th among AL pitchers. Kluber also rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Notable—Two other players with 10 or more Box-Toppers points on the season earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
- Mike Trout of the Angels (HR 1-4 R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season, rising to third among AL batters, behind leader Manny Machado of the Orioles (12.7) and Jose Altuve of the Astros (12.5).
- Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda (5IP 3H 2R 2BB 6K W in the 9-3 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He becomes the 46th player in 2016 with 10 or more points and ranks 46th among all players, 19th among NL pitchers.
Also notable—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez now has 168.7 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Hernandez (7IP 2H 0R 3BB 4K ND in the 2-1, 12-inning win over the Blue Jays) maintains his ninth-place rank in career Box-Toppers points since Box-Toppers player tracking began in 1995. He trails eighth-place player Roy Halladay (170.7) on the “all-time” list. (See Box-Toppers career top 20 list on the home page.) Hernandez has 6.0 Box-Toppers points on the season. If that total stands, it would be his lowest season total in his 12-year career. His previous low was 7.4 in 2008 with the Mariners.
Scoring—Sanchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Arenado earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/21 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | NYY 11, TB 5 | Gary Sanchez, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | `SEA 2, TOR 1 (12) | Felix Hernandez | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| NL | 5.0 | COL 11, STL 1 | Nolan Arenado, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | BOS 5, BAL 1 | Clay Buchholz (W,8-10) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | PIT 4, MIL 1 | Chad Kuhl (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3.1 | CLE 4, KC 3 | Corey Kluber (W,18-9) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 3.0 | HOU 6, OAK 5 | Evan Gattis, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | ARI 3, SD 2 | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAD 9, SF 3 | Kenta Maeda (W,16-9) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2.2 | WSH 8, MIA 3 | Max Scherzer (W,18-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2.0 | CHC 9, CIN 2 | Miguel Montero, C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | PHI 8, CHW 3 | Tommy Joseph, 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | `ATL 4, NYM 3 | Chaz Roe | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | LAA 5, TEX 4 | Mike Trout, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `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 | +/- |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 24.7 | 45.7 | 110.3 | 130.7 | 3.7 |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 21.2 | 34.6 | 65.4 | 65.4 | 7.8 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 11.0 | 23.0 | 47.5 | 47.5 | -1.0 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 10.7 | 19.2 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 2.2 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 25.4 | 91.4 | 168.7 | -13.4 |
| Buchholz, Clay 2363 | pi sp | bos al | 5.0 | 11.0 | 39.2 | 58.9 | -1.0 |
| Gattis, Evan 3179 | ca | hou al | 5.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 4.5 | 14.7 | 39.9 | 39.9 | -5.7 |
| Sanchez, Gary 3701 | ca dh | nyy al | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Joseph, Tommy 3681 | 1b ph | phi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Kuhl, Chad 3687 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Montero, Miguel 2304 | ca | chi nl | 1.0 | 6.5 | 20.7 | 30.9 | -4.5 |
| Roe, Chaz 3597 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Cubs' Jason Hammel tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 16; Indians' Kluber rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers points
Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel 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 2016 season as of Aug. 16:| 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 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 17.2 |
| 4 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.4 |
| 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 |
Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Hammel pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Brewers.
Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, becoming the 23rd player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. Hammel ranks 17th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez pitched four scoreless innings, allowing no hits, walking two and striking out seven, in the 5-3 win over the Orioles. Rodriguez did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he did not pitch the requisite five innings to earn the win, exiting the game with an injury.
National League Batter of the Day—DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies homered, tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—Luke Maile of the Rays doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 15-1 win over the Padres.
This was Maile’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Maile made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2015, and was playing in his 35th career game. He is the 3,709th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Rankings—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Kluber (6IP 7H R 2BB 7K W in the 3-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.2 for the season. He extends his lead among AL pitchers ahead of second-place Cole Hamels of the Rangers (14.1).
Notable—Royals pitcher Danny Duffy becomes the 24th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Duffy (7.2IP 3H R 2BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. Duffy ranks 19th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
Streak—Troy Tulowitzki of the Blue Jays has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2016 on Tuesday.
Tulowitzki (HR 4-5 2R 2BI in the 12-6 win over the Yankees) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2007 with the Rockies and has 59.8 career points, 15th among active AL batters and first among active AL shortstops. His best year was 2014 with the Rockies, when he had 11.6 Box-Toppers points, the season leader among NL batters. In 2015, he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points with the Rockies and the Blue Jays.
Debut—In addition to Maile, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, with their first career Player of the Game honors:
- T.J. Rivera of the Mets (4-4 2R in the 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks) made his Major League debut Aug. 10 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,710th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Jett Bandy of the Angels (HR 2-4 2R BI in the 7-6 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Sept. 14, 2015, and was playing in his 45th career game. He is the 3,711th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rodriguez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. LeMahieu and Maile each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/16 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | CHC 4, MIL 1 | Jason Hammel (W,13-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| AL | 9.0 | `BOS 5, BAL 3 | Eduardo Rodriguez | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7.0 | MIN 4, ATL 2 | Ervin Santana (W,6-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7.0 | LAD 15, PHI 5 | Kenta Maeda (W,12-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 5.2 | KC 6, DET 1 | Danny Duffy (W,10-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | COL 6, WSH 2 | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | TB 15, SD 1 | Luke Maile, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | CHC 4, MIL 0 | Trevor Cahill (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `TEX 5, OAK 4 (10) | Alex Claudio | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | TOR 12, NYY 6 | Troy Tulowitzki, SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 6, MIA 3 | Tucker Barnhart, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | STL 8, HOU 5 | Seung Hwan Oh (S,12) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | NYM 7, ARI 5 | T.J. Rivera, 3B-2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | CLE 3, CHW 1 | Corey Kluber (W,13-8) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1.0 | LAA 7, SEA 6 | Jett Bandy, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | PIT 4, SF 3 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 17.2 | 30.6 | 61.4 | 61.4 | 3.8 |
| Hammel, Jason 2235 | pi sp | chi nl | 11.0 | 20.7 | 44.1 | 57.2 | 1.3 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 10.7 | 14.7 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 6.7 |
| LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | col nl | 7.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 4.5 | 15.0 | 45.7 | 51.4 | -6.0 |
| Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 9.4 | 47.8 | 97.3 | -1.4 |
| Oh, Seung Hwan 3693 | pi cp | stl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 2.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -3.3 |
| Cahill, Trevor 2658 | pi mr sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 26.1 | 39.2 | 1.0 |
| Maile, Luke 3709 | ca | tb al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 | ss | tor al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 39.1 | 59.8 | -5.0 |
| Barnhart, Tucker 3519 | ca | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Claudio, Alex 3459 | pi mr | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Bandy, Jett 3711 | ca | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Rivera, T.J. 3710 | 3b 2b | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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