Mariners pitcher James Paxton is the most deserving player not selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
Paxton has 14.0 Box-Toppers points in 2018, fifth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers.
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Houston Astros lead Box-Toppers team rankings for 5th straight week
The Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks regain a slim lead among National League teams and the Boston Red Sox are the hottest team since July 5.
Read MoreLindor, Baez, Contreras among players rising onto Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams as voting deadline arrives
Francisco Lindor, Javier Baez and Willson Contreras are among the players rising onto Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting coming to a close today (Thursday, July 5), here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
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Houston Astros maintain Box-Toppers team rankings lead for third straight week
The Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks are the week’s hottest team and pass the Washington Nationals as the top-ranked National League team.
Read MoreHaniger, Paxton, Nola among players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in past week
Mitch Haniger, James Paxton and Aaron Nola are among the players rising into Box-Toppers’ All-Star teams in the past week.
With Major League All-Star voting underway, here is a look at who is leading at Box-Toppers points at each position in both leagues.
Read MoreIndians’ Mike Clevinger tops players for Thursday, June 14; Braves’ Sanchez tops NL players
Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Clevinger struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs, five hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the White Sox.
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New York Yankees, week’s hottest team, rise to top Box-Toppers team rankings
The New York Yankees, the past week’s hottest team, rise to lead Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks maintain their top spot among National League teams.
Read MoreRed Sox' Chris Sale tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 20, rises to lead Box-Toppers player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings, passing Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who only took the lead Tuesday.
Sale struck out 13 over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 9-0 win over the Orioles.
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Read MoreAthletics' Sonny Gray (CG 0R 3H 9K) tops players for Tuesday, July 28, rises to 6th in player rankings
Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in player rankings.
Gray pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out nine, in the 2-0 win over the Dodgers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 28.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 13.1 |
| 6 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 13.1 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 8 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 12.7 |
Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.1 for the season, rising to sixth in player rankings. He ranks fourth among American League pitchers.
Gray had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of 14, tied with Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard, who was Player of the Game in his team’s win over the Padres. However, Gray won overall Player of the Day on a tie-breaker—he had more innings pitched than Syndergaard (nine vs. eight).
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine, in the 4-0 win over the Padres. Syndergaard had a perfect game until the seventh inning.
American League Batter of the Day—Chris Davis of the Orioles hit two homers and drove in five runs in the 7-3 win over the Braves.
National League Batter of the Day—David Peralta of the Diamondbacks doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 8-4 win over the Mariners.
Debut—Yankees pitcher Diego Moreno made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Moreno (5.1IP 0H 0R 5K W in the 21-5 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut June 22 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,540th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Notable—Eric Hosmer of the Royals earned Player of the Game honors for the second day in a row Tuesday.
Hosmer (HR 3-4 R 2BI in the 2-1 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season, rising to fourth among AL batters. Hosmer was AL Batter of the Day Monday, so has earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in the past two days.
Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Syndergaard earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Davis and Peralta each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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
| 7/28 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W,11-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | 14.0 | Mets | Noah Syndergaard (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9.1 | Yankees | Diego Moreno (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | Reds | Mike Leake (W,9-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Orioles | Chris Davis, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | White Sox | Geovany Soto, C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | Rays | Jake Odorizzi (W,6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | Astros | Jose Altuve, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Royals | Eric Hosmer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Gerardo Parra, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Martin Prado, 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Cody Asche, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Pirates | Jung Ho Kang, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marlins' Latos tops players for Saturday, June 13, Pirates' Cole rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Marlins pitcher Mat Latos is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Player of the Day—Latos struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 4-1 win over the Rockies.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 12.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 10.1 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 9 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
Latos had a Box-Toppers game score of 10, the same as Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson (Player of the Game in the 1-0 win over the Athletics), but Latos won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Wilson—11 vs. 8.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson pitched seven scoreless innings, struck out eight and allowed two hits, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics.
American League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Orioles hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-4 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—David Peralta of the Diamondbacks went 2-for-4, scoring once, driving in a run and stealing a base, in the 4-2 win over the Giants.
Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Cole (6IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 4-3 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. Cole extends his lead among NL pitchers (second place is Jacob deGrom of the Mets with 9.7 Box-Toppers points). Cole trails overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners, who has 12.4 Box-Toppers points.
Notable—Rays pitcher Chris Archer fell from second to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Though he pitched in his team’s 5-4 win Saturday over the White Sox, he did not earn Player of the Game honors—that honor went to Kevin Kiermaier (3B 2-3 2R), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 1. Archer (7IP 5H 3R 5K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of 0. Archer has 11.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
Debut—Nationals pitcher Joe Ross made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Ross (8IP 7H 2R 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 6 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,499th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Latos earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Machado and Peralta each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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
| 6/13 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | Marlins | Mat Latos (W, 2-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| AL | 10.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 4-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6.0 | `Cubs | Kyle Hendricks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 10-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Orioles | Manny Machado 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Mariners | Logan Morrison 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Nationals | Joe Ross (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | `Padres | Ian Kennedy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Shin-Soo Choo RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Tyler Lyons (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | `Blue Jays | Steve Delabar | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Indians | David Murphy DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Jason Grilli (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Rays | Kevin Kiermaier CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 0.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Angels' C.J. Wilson (8IP 0R) tops players for Tuesday, April 7
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is Tuesday’s Player of the Day.
Wilson pitched eight shutout innings and allowed two hits in the 2-0 win over the Mariners.
David Peralta of the Diamondbacks is NL Player of the Day. Peralta hit a three-run homer in the 7-6 win over the Giants.
There was no AL Batter of the Day Tuesday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Wilson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Peralta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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
| 407 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| NL | 4.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Orioles | Zach Britton (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Colby Lewis (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Freddie Freeman 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Neftali Feliz (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Padres | Derek Norris C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Rockies | Nick Hundley C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rays' Odorizzi tops players for Saturday, Aug. 9; Indians' Kluber rises to 5th in Box-Toppers rankings
Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi is Saturday’s Player of the Day, while Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Odorizzi pitched six scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 4-0 win over the Cubs.
Kluber rose from ninth to fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Kluber (6IP 0R 10K W in the 3-0 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.4 for the season. He ranks second among American League pitchers, behind Max Scherzer of the Tigers (18.1 Box-Toppers points).
Brewers pitcher Mike Fiers is National League Player of the Day. Fiers allowed one run over eight innings and struck out five in the 4-1 win over the Dodgers.
David Peralta of the Diamondbacks is NL Batter of the Day. Peralta hit a grand slam and doubled, going 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 14-4 win over the Rockies.
Derek Norris of the Athletics is AL Batter of the Day. Norris hit a three-run homer and drove in five total runs in the 9-4 win over the Twins.
Odorizzi receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Fiers receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Peralta and Norris each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 809 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 12.0 | Rays | Jake Odorizzi (W, 8-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 11.0 | Indians | Corey Kluber (W, 13-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 9.0 | Royals | James Shields (W, 11-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| NL | 7.0 | Brewers | Mike Fiers (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7.0 | Angels | Matt Shoemaker (W, 10-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.1 | `White Sox | Hector Noesi | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Athletics | Derek Norris C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.1 | Padres | Eric Stults (W, 5-13) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | Orioles | Delmon Young LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Jonathan Singleton 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `Mets | Dillon Gee | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | `Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Nationals | Rafael Soriano (S, 26) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Marlins | Christian Yelich LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Tigers' Scherzer tops players for Thursday, July 3, moves to 2nd in Box-Toppers rankings, 1st among AL pitchers
Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer, Thursday’s Player of the Day, rises to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings and takes the lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
Scherzer struck out seven over eight innings, allowing two hits and one run, in the 8-1 win over the Rays. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, moving from sixth to second in season player rankings (see the updated top 10 player list on the home page).
Scherzer passes Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees (12.7 points) to take the Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers. He trails only Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (14.4) in the rankings. (Scherzer and Kershaw both have 14.4 Box-Toppers points, but Kershaw ranks ahead because he has more points since the start of 2013—36.1 vs. 32.5.) In 2013, both Kershaw and Scherzer led their leagues in the final Box-Toppers points standings—Kershaw had 21.7, Scherzer had 18.1.
David Peralta of the Diamondbacks is National League Player of the Day. Peralta homered, went 3-for-5, scored twice and drove in four runs in the 10-2 win over the Pirates. This was Peralta’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,370th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He made his Major League debut June 1 and was playing in his 27th game.
Steve Pearce of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Pearce went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs in the 5-2 win over the Rangers.
Notable: Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Greinke (8IP 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.1 for the season.
Scherzer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Peralta receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Pearce receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Thursday, click here.
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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 703 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Tigers | Max Scherzer (W, 10-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | 4.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W, 8-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Carlos Martinez (W, 2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | Yankees | David Robertson (S, 19) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Orioles | Steve Pearce LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Angels | David Freese 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Zack Greinke (W, 11-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Jonathan Papelbon (S, 19) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |