No baseball Tuesday as the National League Division Series Game 4 was rained out and postponed until Wednesday.
There are two League Division Series games scheduled for Wednesday.
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Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale maintained his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Sale also bolstered his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.
Read MoreMets' Syndergaard tops players for Sunday, April 9, rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings
Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead all players in season Box-Toppers points.
Syndergaard struck out nine over seven innings, allowing two runs and five hits, in the 5-2 win over the Marlins.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of April 9:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 |
| 2 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 |
| 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 4 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 |
| 5 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 6 | Finnegan, Brandon 3535 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 |
| 7 | Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 2.0 |
| 8 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 2.0 |
| 9 | Devenski, Chris 3702 | pi mr cp | hou al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Puig, Yasiel 3193 | rf | lad nl | 2.0 |
Syndergaard earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, passing previous leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (2.0).
American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Ervin Santana pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out four, in the 4-1 win over the White Sox.
Santana earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season and rising to second place in season Box-Toppers rankings.
Santana also becomes the 75th player since Box-Toppers inception in 1995 to reach 100 career Box-Toppers points. With his points Sunday, he has exactly 100.0 and ranks 75th among all players since 1995. He passes five players on the “all-time” list—Ryan Howard of the Braves (98.7), Jim Edmonds (98.8), White Sox pitcher James Shields (99.4), Giants pitcher Matt Cain (99.7) and Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto (99.8). Santana now trails 74th-ranked player Larry Walker (100.1).
American League Batter of the Day—Joey Gallo of the Rangers homered and went 2-for-4, driving in five runs, in the 8-1 win over the Athletics.
National League Batter of the Day—Starling Marte of the Pirates hit a walk-off 10th-inning home run in the 6-5 win over the Braves. Marte also went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs.
Notable—Two other players who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday are among the top 10 players in season Box-Toppers rankings:
- Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta rises to fourth place with 2.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors in the 7-4 win against Brewers (7IP 3H 3R 2BB 10K W).
- Astros pitcher Chris Devenski rises to ninth place with 2.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors in the 5-4, 12-inning win over the Royals (4IP 3H R 0BB 7K W).
Currently, 12 players have 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season. Ties are broken among those players based on how many Box-Toppers points the players had in 2016. For example, Kershaw ranks highest among those 13 players because he had 24.4 Box-Toppers points in 2016, while Arrieta, who ranks third, had 15.7.
Scoring—Syndergaard 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. Gallo and Marte each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 4/9 | Score | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | NYM 5, MIA 2 | Noah Syndergaard (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7.0 | CIN 8, STL 0 | Scott Feldman (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | CHC 7, MIL 4 | Jake Arrieta (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | MIN 4, CHW 1 | Ervin Santana (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6.0 | HOU 5, KC 4 (F/12) | Chris Devenski (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | `PHI 4, WSH 3 | Jeremy Hellickson | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | TEX 8, OAK 1 | Joey Gallo, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | TB 7, TOR 2 | Steven Souza, RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | BOS 7, DET 5 | Matt Barnes (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | PIT 6, ATL 5 (F/10) | Starling Marte, CF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | ARI 3, CLE 2 | Patrick Corbin (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | NYY 7, BAL 3 | Dellin Betances (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 10, COL 6 | Corey Seager, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SF 5, SD 3 | Buster Posey, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | LAA 10, SEA 9 | Jefry Marte, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 19.7 | 30.1 | 30.1 | -13.7 |
| Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 | 6.7 | 39.5 | 100.0 | -1.3 |
| Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 17.7 | 72.5 | 77.5 | -13.7 |
| Devenski, Chris 3702 | pi mr cp | hou al | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| Marte, Starling 3122 | lf | pit nl | 1.5 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | -1.0 |
| Gallo, Joey 3485 | 3b | tex al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 14.1 | 35.1 | 45.8 | -12.1 |
| Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf | tb al | 1.0 | 6.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | -4.7 |
| Betances, Dellin 3333 | pi mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | -3.0 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | lad nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -3.0 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp cp | ari nl | 1.0 | 4.7 | 33.5 | 33.5 | -2.7 |
| Posey, Buster 2745 | ca 1b | sf nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 29.5 | 34.0 | -2.5 |
| Marte, Jefry 3529 | 1b ph | ana al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Feldman, Scott 2632 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 25.7 | 1.0 |
| Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
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Read MoreDavid Ross tops players in World Series Game 7 as Cubs defeat Indians to secure 1st championship in 108 years
David Ross is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 7 as the Chicago Cubs win their first championship in 108 years.
The Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Wednesday in 10 innings, winning the best-of-seven-game series, 4-3.
Ross hit a sixth-inning solo home run, going 1-for-1 with a walk, and earning a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0, the highest among all Cubs players Wednesday.
During the regular season, Ross had 2.5 Box-Toppers points, 91st among National League batters and ninth among NL catchers. Ross has said he will retire after the 2016 season.
It is the first time this World Series and only the fifth time in 35 postseason games this year that a batter has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.
Mike Montgomery, who earned the save, had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+0.1) among Cubs pitchers (0.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K), getting the game’s final out with two pitches in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks had a Box-Toppers game score of −1.8 (4.2IP 4H 2R BB 2K ND). Hendricks had 13.4 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, ranked 17th among all players, 10th among NL pitchers.
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, who pitched three innings of relief, had a Box-Toppers game score of 0.0 (3IP 3H 2R BB 4K ND). Lester had the highest regular season Box-Toppers point total of any player in the World Series, 22.1, ranked fourth among all players, third among NL pitchers.
Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber had a Box-Toppers game score of −10.0 (4IP 6H 4R 0BB 0K ND). Kluber had 21.2 regular season Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players, first among American League pitchers. He earned Box-ToppersPlayer of the Game honors four times during the postseason, most of any player, including twice in the World Series. Pitching on short rest for the second time in the World Series, Kluber got off to a rocky start, giving up a lead-off solo home run to Dexter Fowler.
Cubs left fielder Ben Zobrist was named World Series Most Valuable Player, though he never had a Box-Toppers game score of more than 0.0 in any of the Cubs’ four wins. Box-Toppers would have chosen pitcher Jake Arrieta as MVP; he was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the Cubs’ Game 2 and Game 6 wins.
Box-Toppers 2016 final team rankings
Box-Toppers 2016 final top 10 player rankings
Box-Toppers point totals of all Cubs players active at season’s end
Box-Toppers point totals of all Indians players active at season’s end
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 Cubs in World Series Game 7: Cubs 8, Indians 7 (10 innings)
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores of all Cubs who played in World Series Game 7 listed from highest-to-lowest Box-Toppers game score.
| BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 2.0 | * David Ross, C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Miguel Montero, C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Albert Almora Jr., PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.1 | Mike Montgomery (S,1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.0 | Dexter Fowler, CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Willson Contreras, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Jon Lester | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0.0 | Chris Coghlan, PR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Kris Bryant, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.8 | Kyle Hendricks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| -2.0 | Kyle Schwarber, DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Ben Zobrist, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Javier Baez, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Addison Russell, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.8 | Carl Edwards Jr. (H,4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| -3.9 | Aroldis Chapman (W,2-0; BS,3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| -5.0 | Jason Heyward, RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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Game 7 narrative via Box-Toppers Twitter feed
Here are real-time tweets from Box-Toppers Wednesday as World Series Game 7 progressed:
#WorldSeries #Game7 starters:#Cubs Kyle Hendricks 13.4 Box-Toppers pts, rank 17th#Indians Corey Kluber 21.2, 5thhttps://t.co/wpv0yHvzib
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Dexter Fowler #Cubs takes early lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game7 (HR 1-1 R BI, B-T game score +2). CHC 1, CLE 0 T1,
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Worth mentioning one more time while still relevant. #WorldSeries https://t.co/loHrpH94jr
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Also worth one more mention while still relevant tonight. #WorldSeries https://t.co/1cgvDCryRl
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
#Indians tie #Cubs in #WorldSeries #Game7 1-1, B3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leaders:
CHC: Dexter Fowler
CLE: Coco Crisp
#Cubs take 3-1 lead over #Indians #WorldSeries #Game7 B4. Dexter Fowler leads as Box-Toppers Player of Game (HR 1-2 R BI, B-T gm score +1)
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Corey Kluber #Indians exits #WorldSeries #Game7 (4.0IP 6H 4R 0BB 0K, Box-Toppers game score -10). CHC 4, CLE 1 T5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Dexter Fowler #Cubs maintains lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game7 (HR 2-3 R BI, B-T game score +1). CHC 4, CLE 1 T5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Kyle Hendricks #Cubs exits #WorldSeries #Game7 (4.2IP 4H R BB 2K, B-T game score -0.8). CHC 5, CLE 1 B5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Jon Lester #Cubs enters #WorldSeries #Game7 in relief. 22.1 Box-Toppers points in 2016, 4th among all players. CHC 5, CLE 3 T6.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
David Ross #Cubs takes lead as Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game7. (Solo HR 1-1 R BI, B-Tgame score +2). CHC 6, CLE 3 M6.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
#Indians tie #Cubs 6-6, B8.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leaders:
CLE: Allen +3.2 Box-Toppers game score
CHC: Ross +2.0
David Ross #Cubs resumes lead as Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game7 (HR 1-1 R BI, B-T game score +2). CHC 8, CLE 6 T10.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
108 years. Don’t count outs. #Cubs #WorldSeries
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
David Ross #Cubs (HR 1-1 R BI) is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game7 win, 8-7, vs. #Indians. CHC win series, 4-3 (10).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016