Alex Rodriguez has the most Box-Toppers points of any third baseman since tracking began in 1995.
Other leaders at third base include Jose Ramirez, Nolan Arenado, Manny Machado and Adrian Beltre.
Read MoreWhite Sox' Jose Quintana tops players for Friday, May 19; Dodgers' Wood rises to 6th in Box-Toppers rankings
White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana 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 May 19:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.7 |
| 2 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 7.7 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 5 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 6 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 7 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 |
| 8 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.4 |
Also Friday, Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Quintana allowed one run and one hit over eight innings, striking out seven and walking one, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Mariners. Quintana picked up the no-decision and did not earn the win because he exited with the score tied, 1-1.
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
American League Batter of the Day—Wellington Castillo of the Orioles hit two homers, including the game-winning, walk-off, two-run homer in the 10th inning, in the 5-3 win over the Blue Jays. Castillo went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Jake Lamb of the Diamondbacks hit two homers, going 2-for-5 and driving in five runs, in the 10-1 win over the Padres.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Wood (7.1IP 6H 0R 2BB 4K W in the 7-2 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers.
Streak—Evan Longoria of the Rays has now earned Box-Toppers points for 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor for 2017 on Friday.
Longoria (2B 4-5 2R BI in the 5-4 win over the Yankees) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2008 with the Rays and has 48.0 career points, second among active AL third basemen (behind Adrian Beltre of the Rangers who has 111.3). Longoria’s best season was 2009 with the Rays when he had 8.5 points, second among AL third basemen. In 2016, he had 6.5 points with the Rays, sixth among AL third basemen.
Scoring—Quintana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and deGrom earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Castillo and Lamb each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 5/19 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | `CHW 2, SEA 1 (F/10) | Jose Quintana | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | 9.0 | NYM 3, LAA 0 | Jacob deGrom (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6.0 | MIL 6, CHC 3 | Wily Peralta (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | BAL 5, TOR 3 (F/10) | Welington Castillo, C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | ARI 10, SD 1 | Jake Lamb, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.1 | LAD 7, MIA 2 | Alex Wood (W,5-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | COL 12, CIN 6 | Alexi Amarista, SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 7, WSH 4 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIN 4, KC 3 (F/10) | Kennys Vargas, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 5, DET 3 | Nick Martinez (W,1-2) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | SF 6, STL 5 | Bryan Morris (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.- | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | CLE 5, HOU 3 | Trevor Bauer (W,4-4) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2.0 | TB 5, NYY 4 | Evan Longoria, 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | OAK 3, BOS 2 (F/10) | Mark Canha, RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | PHI 7, PIT 2 | Jeremy Hellickson (W,5-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 5.0 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 14.4 | 39.2 | 39.2 | -6.4 |
| Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 | 16.1 | 37.1 | 47.8 | -10.1 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.7 | 12.4 | 47.8 | 47.8 | -7.0 |
| Lamb, Jake 3517 | 3b | ari nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| Vargas, Kennys 3511 | dh 1b ph | min al | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 13.4 | 31.5 | 31.5 | -9.4 |
| Peralta, Wily 3123 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.0 |
| Canha, Mark 3454 | cf rf | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Amarista, Alexi 3032 | ss ph | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 |
| Castillo, Wellington 3251 | ca | bal al | 1.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -3.5 |
| Longoria, Evan 2423 | 3b | tb al | 1.0 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 48.0 | -5.5 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Morris, Bryan 3369 | pi mr | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Box-Toppers top third basemen by time frame
Alex Rodriguez leads third basemen in career Box-Toppers points. Manny Machado and Adrian Beltre are Box-Toppers' leaders at third base in recent seasons.
Read MoreAthletics' Daniel Mengden tops players for Thursday, Sept. 15; Giants' Cueto rises to 8th in Box-Toppers rankings
Athletics pitcher Daniel Mengden 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 2016 season as of Sept. 15:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 23.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.0 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 20.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 20.2 |
| 5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 20.1 |
| 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 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
Also Thursday, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Mengden pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, no walks and striking out six, in the 14-5 win over the Royals.
This was Mengden’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Mengden made his Major League debut June 11 and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,741st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Player of the Day—Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin pitched three scoreless innings, allowing no runs, hits or walks, striking out four and earning the save, in the 7-3 win over the Dodgers.
National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates hit two homers and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 15-2 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Evan Longoria of the Rays hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, driving in five runs, in the 7-6 win over the Orioles.
Rankings—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Cueto (CG 5H 2R BB 7K W in the 6-2 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.4 for the season, rising from ninth to eighth place. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.
Notable—Russell Martin of the Blue Jays became the 41st player (and seventh batter) with 10 or more Box-Toppers points in 2016 after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Martin (HR 1-3 R 4BI in the 7-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.5 for the season. He ranks 35th among all players and fourth among AL batters.
This is Martin’s first season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. His previous best season was 2007 with the Dodgers, when he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points.
Also notable—David Ortiz of the Red Sox rises to 23rd place in career Box-Toppers points (since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Day honors Thursday.
Ortiz (HR 2B 3-4 R 3BI in the 7-5 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 144.9 career points. He passes Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (143.9) on the “all-time” list and now trails 22nd-ranked player, Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon (145.8). Ortiz also rises to seventh place among active players in career points, second among active batters, behind only Albert Pujols of the Angels (182.3). Ortiz also now rises to seventh among all batters in career points since 1995 and trails sixth-ranked batter Jim Thome (146.7) on the “all-time” list.
Ortiz has 7.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 19th among AL batters and fourth among AL designated hitters. Ortiz has said he will retire at the end of the season.
Scoring—Mengden earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Corbin earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. McCutchen and Longoria 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.
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
| 9/15 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | OAK 14, KC 5 | Daniel Mengden (W,2-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NL | 7.0 | ARI 7, LAD 3 | Patrick Corbin (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6.0 | SF 6, STL 2 | Johnny Cueto (W,16-5) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | `CHW 2, CLE 1 | James Shields | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | PIT 15, PHI 2 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | TB 7, BAL 6 | Evan Longoria, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | BOS 7, NYY 5 | David Ortiz, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TOR 7, LAA 2 | Russell Martin, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIL 5, CHC 4 | Scooter Gennett, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | MIN 5, DET 1 | Eddie Rosario, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 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 | +/- |
| Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 | 28.2 | 79.4 | 98.8 | 2.6 |
| Martin, Russell 2202 | ca | tor al | 10.5 | 15.5 | 32.0 | 53.0 | 5.5 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 7.0 | 17.5 | 48.2 | 53.9 | -3.5 |
| Ortiz, David | dh | bos al | 7.0 | 11.5 | 42.9 | 144.9 | 2.5 |
| Longoria, Evan 2423 | 3b | tb al | 5.5 | 8.5 | 25.0 | 46.0 | 2.5 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp cp | ari nl | 3.7 | 9.1 | 32.5 | 32.5 | -1.7 |
| Shields, James 2157 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 10.4 | 68.6 | 99.4 | -4.4 |
| Rosario, Eddie 3542 | lf | min al | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Gennett, Scooter 3254 | 2b ph | mil nl | 2.5 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.5 |
| Mengden, Daniel 3741 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dbacks' Robbie Ray tops players for Saturday, Aug. 20; Mariners' Hernandez rises to 9th in career Box-Toppers points
Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is Saturday’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. 20:| 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 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 15.1 |
| 6 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 |
| 9 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 12.7 |
| 10 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 12.5 |
Also Saturday, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez rises to ninth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began), passing Manny Ramirez on the “all-time” list. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings (with 20.0 Box-Toppers points) after Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (18.7 points) did not earn Player of the Game honors in his start Saturday.
Player of the Day—Ray struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Padres.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing three hits and three walks, in the 6-2 win over the Athletics.
Sale earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season, most of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday. Sale ranks 11th among all players and fourth among AL pitchers. It was Sale’s first Player of the Game honor since June 26.
National League Batter of the Day—Anthony Rendon of the Nationals doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 11-9 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—Evan Longoria of the Rays homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-2 win over the Rangers.
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 4 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | released | 187.0 |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 182.0 |
| 6 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 181.3 |
| 7 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 179.3 |
| 8 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 9 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 167.7 |
| 10 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 11 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 12 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 13 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 14 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 15 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 156.1 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Chipper Jones | 3b | retired | 149.0 |
| 20 | Javier Vazquez | pi sp | retired | 148.3 |
Hernandez—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez rises to ninth place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Hernandez (8IP 7H 2R BB 8K W in the 8-2 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 167.7 for his career. He passes Manny Ramirez (167.2) on the “all-time” list and now trails eighth-ranked player, Roy Halladay (170.7). Hernandez has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season.
Scherzer—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer did not pass Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw for the Box-Toppers points lead Saturday, despite earning the win in the 11-9 victory over the Braves.
Scherzer (6.1IP 6H 4R 3BB 6K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of −4.9. Player of the Game was Anthony Rendon (2B 4-5 3R BI), who had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0.
Scherzer could have passed Kershaw if he had won overall Player of the Day or NL Player of the Day. Scherzer ranks second in season Box-Toppers points with 18.7, behind Kershaw’s 20.0. It is the third start Scherzer has had when he’s been within striking distance of Kershaw, but all three times he has failed to capitalize.
Kershaw has led in season Box-Toppers points since May 7 and maintains his lead even though he’s been on the disabled list for more than seven weeks. He could return as soon as late August.
Scoring—Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Sale earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Rendon and Longoria 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/20 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 16.0 | ARI 2, SD 1 | Robbie Ray (W,7-11) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 12.0 | CIN 11, LAD 1 | Brandon Finnegan (W,8-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 11.0 | MIA 3, PIT 1 | David Phelps (W,7-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| AL | 10.0 | CHW 6, OAK 2 | Chris Sale (W,15-6) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 10.0 | KC 10, MIN 0 | Ian Kennedy (W,8-9) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7.0 | NYY 5, LAA 1 | Luis Cessa (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | HOU 12, BAL 2 | Mike Fiers (W,9-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4.1 | `CHC 9, COL 2 | Mike Montgomery | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | SEA 8, MIL 2 | Felix Hernandez (W,8-4) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | WSH 11, ATL 9 | Anthony Rendon, 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | NYM 9, SF 5 | Yoenis Cespedes, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | TB 8, TEX 2 | Evan Longoria, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | PHI 4, STL 2 | Jeremy Hellickson (W,10-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2.1 | BOS 3, DET 2 | Craig Kimbrel (S,22) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 6, CLE 5 | Joe Biagini (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 12.4 | 31.2 | 83.4 | 85.4 | -6.4 |
| Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.1 | 16.1 | 39.8 | 42.8 | 6.1 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 9.0 | 15.7 | 59.5 | 65.5 | 2.3 |
| Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | cf lf | nym nl | 7.0 | 17.9 | 38.9 | 38.9 | -3.9 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 2.7 |
| Phelps, David 2994 | pi sp mr | fla nl | 6.7 | 10.1 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.3 |
| Finnegan, Brandon 3535 | pi sp | cin nl | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 24.4 | 90.4 | 167.7 | -14.4 |
| Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 5.0 | 11.0 | 54.7 | 55.7 | -1.0 |
| Montgomery, Mike 3513 | pi cp mr sp | chi nl | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Fiers, Michael 3029 | pi sp | hou al | 4.0 | 11.0 | 25.1 | 25.1 | -3.0 |
| Longoria, Evan 2423 | 3b | tb al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 23.5 | 44.5 | 1.0 |
| Rendon, Anthony 3258 | 3b | dc nl | 3.5 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 |
| Biagini, Joe 3646 | pi mr | tor al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Cessa, Luis 3703 | pi mr sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Marlins' Fernandez tops players for Sunday, June 5, ranks 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his spot in second place in season player rankings.
Fernandez struck out 14 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits, in the 1-0 win over the Mets.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 5:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.7 |
| 3 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 |
| 6 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 8.7 |
| 7 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 8 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 8.4 |
| 9 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 |
| 10 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 7.8 |
Fernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.7 for the season. He becomes the second player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and trails only season leader Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (15.0 Box-Toppers points).
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, in the 7-0 win over the Royals.
American League Batter of the Day—Evan Longoria of the Rays hit two homers and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Twins.
National League Batter of the Day—Corey Seager of the Dodgers hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-6 win over the Braves.
Notable—Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander rose to 32nd place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.
Verlander was Player of the Game Sunday in the 5-2 win over the White Sox (7IP 5H 2R 8K W). He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 127.6 for his career. With his point Sunday, he passes Roy Oswalt (127.2) on the “all-time” list and now trails 31st-ranked player, A.J. Burnett (127.8).
Debut—Nationals pitcher Sammy Solis made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Solis (3IP H 0R 6K W in the 10-9 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut April 30, 2015, and was playing in his 31st career game. He is the 3,651st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Fernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kluber earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Longoria and Seager 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.
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
| 6/5 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 17.0 | MIA 1/NYM 0 | Jose Fernandez (W,9-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 9.0 | COL 10/SD 3 | Jon Gray (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| AL | 8.0 | CLE 7/KC 0 | Corey Kluber (W,5-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7.0 | DC 10/CIN 9 | Sammy Solis (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | TB 7/MIN 5 | Evan Longoria, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | DET 5/CHW 2 | Justin Verlander (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | PHI 8/MIL 1 | Aaron Nola (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 4.2 | LAA 5/PIT 4 | Deolis Guerra (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | LAD 12/ATL 6 | Corey Seager, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | TOR 5/BOS 4 | Marco Estrada (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | TEX 3/SEA 2 | Derek Holland (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | ARI 3/CHC 2 | Patrick Corbin (W,3-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | BAL 3/NYY 1 | Matt Wieters, C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | HOU 5/OAK 2 | Will Harris (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | STL 6/SF 3 | Matt Carpenter, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.7 | 16.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 7.0 |
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 4.7 |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 6.1 | 19.5 | 50.3 | 50.3 | -7.3 |
| Estrada, Marco 2847 | pi sp | tor al | 5.0 | 13.0 | 37.1 | 37.1 | -3.0 |
| Carpenter, Matt 2987 | 3b | stl nl | 4.5 | 10.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | -1.0 |
| Wieters, Matt 2643 | ca | bal al | 4.5 | 5.5 | 23.5 | 29.2 | 3.5 |
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 3.0 | 9.4 | 72.6 | 127.6 | -3.4 |
| Holland, Derek 2634 | pi sp | tex al | 3.0 | 5.7 | 37.8 | 44.8 | 0.3 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | lad nl | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 7.4 | 30.8 | 30.8 | -3.4 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Longoria, Evan 2423 | 3b | tb al | 1.5 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 42.0 | -1.5 |
| Harris, Will 3093 | pi cp mr | hou al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| Guerra, Deolis 3521 | pi mr cp | ana al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Solis, Sammy 3651 | pi mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Evan Longoria, top player for Monday, Sept. 30, leads Rays in extra, tie-breaker game
Evan Longoria of the Rays is Monday's Player of the Day, leading his team into the playoffs in the regular season's final game, a tie-breaker against the Rangers.
Longoria hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-4 in the 5-2 win over the Rangers.
The Rays and the Rangers were tied for the American League's second wild-card spot with 91 wins, necessitating the extra, 163rd game played in Arlington, Texas. By winning, the Rays will face the AL's top wild card team, the Indians, in a one-game playoff Wednesday in Cleveland. The winner of that game will face the AL East champion Red Sox in the best-of-five AL Division Series beginning Friday in Boston.
Longoria scored 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, the final points awarded for the 2013 season. It gives him 5.5 Box-Toppers points for the season, putting him in 159th place on Box-Toppers player rankings.
The postseason officially begins Tuesday with the National League one-game Wild Card playoff with the Reds visiting the Pirates. The winner faces the NL Central champion Cardinals in the best-of-five NL Division Series beginning Thursday in St. Louis. While Box-Toppers points won't be awarded during the playoffs, Box-Toppers will still track Players of the Game for each postseason game.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 930 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 3.0 | Rays | Evan Longoria 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nats' Jordan Zimmermann (8IP 9K) tops players for Thursday, June 20
Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is Thursday's Player of the Day. Zimmerman struck out nine over eight innings in the 5-1 win over the Rockies.
Zimmermann rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers player season standings (see updated top 10 list on the home page). Zimmermann earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season.
Tigers closing pitcher Drew Smyly is American League Player of the Day. Smyly struck out four in two innings and earned the win in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox.
Pedro Alvarez of the Pirates is National League Batter of the Day. Alvarez homered, drove in all of his team's five runs and went 3-for-4 in the 5-3 win over the Reds.
Evan Longoria of the Rays is AL Batter of the Day. Longoria hit two homers in the 8-3 win over the Yankees.
Standings update: Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player season standings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page). Lynn (6IP 1R) was Player of the Game in the 6-1 win over the Cubs. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers for being Player of the Game, giving him 9.4 for the season.
Zimmermann receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Smyly receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Alvarez and Longoria each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Thursday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 620 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 9.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 10-3) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Pirates | Pedro Alvarez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.0 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lance Lynn (W, 10-1) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| AL | 5.0 | Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew Smyly (W, 3-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Rays | Evan Longoria 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | Mets | David Wright 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Angels | Peter Bourjos CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Padres | Pedro Ciriaco SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Twins | Oswaldo Arcia RF, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Marcell Ozuna PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Astros | Matt Dominguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Rangers | Ian Kinsler DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |