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Twins pitcher Jose Berrios is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Berrios struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Berrios earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing previous leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (3.7 points).
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Berrios pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out six and allowing one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Orioles.
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Also Wednesday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Edwin Encarnacion of the Indians extends his 2017 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Jose Berrios is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale had the chance to rise to the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead in his start, but did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s loss. He remains in third place.
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Twins pitcher Jose Berrios is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| 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 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 |
| 7 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.4 |
| 10 | Triggs, Andrew 3723 | pi sp | oak al | 5.4 |
Also Thursday, Rockies closing pitcher Greg Holland rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Berrios struck out 11 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Rockies.
National League Player of the Day—Javier Baez of the Cubs hit a grand slam and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 9-5 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—Darrell Ceciliani of the Blue Jays hit a homer and doubled, going 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-0 win over the Braves.
This was Ceciliani’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Ceciliani made his Major League debut May 19, 2015, and was playing in his 55th career game. He is the 3,801st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Javier Baez.
Rankings—Rockies closing pitcher Greg Holland rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Holland (0.1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 5-1 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, third among NL pitchers and most among all relief pitchers.
Debut—Mariners pitcher Sam Gaviglio made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Gaviglio (5IP 3H 0R BB 2K ND in the 5-4 win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut May 11 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,802nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Berrios earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Baez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Ceciliani earns 1.5 points for being AL 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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| 5/18 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.2 | MIN 2, COL 0 | Jose Berrios (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 12.0 | KC 5, NYY 1 | Danny Duffy (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| NL | 7.0 | CHC 9, CIN 5 | Javier Baez, 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | TEX 8, PHI 4 | Martin Perez (W,2-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5.1 | LAD 7, MIA 2 | Kenley Jansen (S,8) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | TOR 9, ATL 0 | Darrell Ceciliani, CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | DET 6, BAL 5 | J.D. Martinez, RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | PIT 10, WSH 4 | Adam Frazier, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIL 4, SD 2 | Eric Sogard, 2B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `SEA 5, CHW 4 | Sam Gaviglio | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | OAK 8, BOS 3 | Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | COL 5, MIN 1 | Greg Holland (S,18) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 6.0 | 6.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 6.0 |
| Baez, Javier 3395 | 2b 3b | chi nl | 3.2 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1.2 |
| Sogard, Eric 3174 | ss 3b 2b | mil nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Martinez, J.D. 2922 | rf | det al | 2.5 | 8.0 | 17.7 | 19.7 | -3.0 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 12.7 | 30.7 | 31.7 | -8.7 |
| Jansen, Kenley 2871 | pi cp mr | lad nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 33.7 | 38.4 | -4.0 |
| Frazier, Adam 3771 | lf | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Ceciliani, Darrell 3801 | cf | tor al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Plouffe, Trevor 2869 | 3b | oak al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | -3.5 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -1.0 |
| Gaviglio, Sam 3802 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to retake the lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 2 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 7.7 |
| 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 5 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.4 |
| 8 | Triggs, Andrew 3723 | pi sp | oak al | 5.4 |
| 9 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 5.0 |
| 10 | Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 5.0 |
Player of the Day—Wood struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Rockies.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing three runs on two hits, in the 6-3 win over the Rays.
Sale earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, rising from third to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He passes previous leader Twins pitcher Ervin Santana (7.7 Box-Toppers points), who only took the lead after Friday’s games. It is the second time this season Sale has led player rankings—he also led from May 2 to 5.
National League Batter of the Day—Travis Shaw of the Brewers homered and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-4 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—J.D. Martinez of the Tigers hit two homers and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 4-3 win over the Angels.
| Date | Player | Team | BTP |
| 4/2 | Carlos Martinez | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 4/3 | Clayton Kershaw | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 4/9 | Noah Syndergaard | nym nl | 3.0 |
| 4/14 | Clayton Kershaw | lad nl | 4.0 |
| 4/15 | Ervin Santana | min al | 4.7 |
| 4/19 | Clayton Kershaw | lad nl | 5.0 |
| 5/2 | Chris Sale | bos al | 6.7 |
| 5/6 | Clayton Kershaw | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 5/12 | Ervin Santana | min al | 7.7 |
| 5/13 | Chris Sale | bos al | 8.4 |
Notable—Bryce Harper of the Nationals leads batters in season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Harper (HR 1-4 2R 2BI in the 6-4 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, rising to 11th place among all players. He passes previous batting leader, Aaron Judge of the Yankees (5.0 Box-Toppers points). Though both Harper and Judge have 5.0 Box-Toppers points, Harper ranks higher because he had more 2016 Box-Toppers points (3.0 vs. 0.0).
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Wood 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. Shaw and Martinez 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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| 5/13 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | LAD 4, COL 0 | Alex Wood (W,4-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | 9.0 | BOS 6, TB 3 | Chris Sale (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7.0 | `KC 4, BAL 3 | Nate Karns | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 6.2 | MIN 4, CLE 1 | Jose Berrios (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | ATL 3, MIA 1 | Julio Teheran (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.2 | `CHW 5, SD 4 | Anthony Swarzak | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | MIL 11, NYM 4 | Travis Shaw, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | DET 4, LAA 3 | J.D. Martinez, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | STL 5, CHC 3 | Tommy Pham, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 6, OAK 5 | Matt Bush (S,3) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 7, SEA 2 | Kevin Pillar, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | PIT 4, ARI 3 | Trevor Williams (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1.1 | SF 3, CIN 1 | Matt Moore (W,2-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1.0 | WSH 6, PHI 4 | Bryce Harper, RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 | 21.8 | 89.8 | 94.8 | -5.0 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 5.0 | 8.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 2.0 |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp mr | lad nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 4.0 |
| Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b | mil nl | 4.5 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -2.5 |
| Karns, Nathan 3414 | pi sp | kc al | 3.7 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 0.7 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi sp | sf nl | 2.7 | 15.1 | 38.6 | 40.6 | -9.7 |
| Pham, Thomas 3596 | lf | stl nl | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Swarzak, Anthony 2603 | pi mr | chi al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 2.0 |
| Martinez, J.D. 2922 | rf | det al | 1.5 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 18.7 | -4.0 |
| Teheran, Julio 3176 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 11.7 | 47.5 | 47.5 | -9.7 |
| Pillar, Kevin 3486 | cf | tor al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| Bush, Matt 3673 | pi cp | tex al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Williams, Trevor 3792 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.