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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the 11th straight week.
Meanwhile, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers regains the lead among National League batters and Alex Bregman of the Astros regains the lead among American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week.
Read MoreMookie Betts of the Red Sox is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Betts hit three home runs and doubled in the 10-5 win over the Yankees. Betts went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in five runs.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the ninth straight week.
Meanwhile, Alex Bregman of the Astros rises to lead American League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week, passing Brett Gardner of the Yankees, who led at the last player rankings report on July 7.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Lance Lynn is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in the day’s only game as baseball returns from the All-Star break.
Lynn struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Astros.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Lance Lynn is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lynn struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Rays.
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The New York Yankees are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2019 preseason rankings, rising from second place at the end of the 2018 season.
The 2018 World Series-champion Boston Red Sox fall from first at the end of last season to second place in the 2019 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Reds made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Arizona Diamondbacks had the biggest decline.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Lance Lynn is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Charlie Morton rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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The Boston Red Sox rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings after acquiring Ian Kinsler from the Angels and winning five of six games they played this week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams after acquiring second baseman Brian Dozier from the Twins and pitcher John Axford from the Blue Jays.
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The Cleveland Indians are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2018 preseason rankings, the same position where they finished the 2017 season.
The Nationals top NL teams and the World Series-champion Astros fall to 8th.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals had the biggest declines.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Severino had the biggest improvement in Box-Toppers point totals from 2016 to 2017, and is this season’s Box-Toppers’ Most Improved Player.
Severino had 19.1 more Box-Toppers points in 2017 than he did in 2016. In 2016, he had 2.0 Box-Toppers points and in 2017, he had 21.1 points, seventh among all players, fourth among American League pitchers.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels became the 22nd player since 1995 to reach 150 career Box-Toppers points after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Phillies.
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Rangers pitcher A.J. Griffin is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Griffin struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Athletics.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 |
| 3 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 3.4 |
| 4 | Morrison, Logan 2794 | 1b | tb al | 3.2 |
| 5 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Devenski, Chris 3702 | pi mr cp | hou al | 3.0 |
| 8 | Marte, Starling 3122 | lf cf | pit nl | 3.0 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 |
| 10 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 3.0 |
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out five, in the 2-1 win over the Pirates.
National League Batter of the Day—Freddie Freeman of the Braves hit two home runs and two doubles in the 5-4 win over the Padres. Freeman went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-4, driving in three total runs, in the 7-4 win over the White Sox.
Streak—Ryan Braun of the Brewers has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Braun (HR 2B 3-4 2R 3BI in the 6-3 win over the Cubs) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2007 with the Brewers and has 89.2 career points, second among active NL batters (trailing Ryan Howard of the Braves with 98.7). Braun’s best season was 2012 with the Brewers when he had 12.5 Box-Toppers points, first among NL batters.
Rankings—Two players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday:
Scoring—Griffin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lynn earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Freeman and Judge each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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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| 4/17 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | TEX 7, OAK 0 | A.J. Griffin (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | 8.0 | STL 2, PIT 1 | Lance Lynn (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8.0 | SEA 6, MIA 1 | Ariel Miranda (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | `ARI 4, LAD 2 | Robbie Ray | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6.0 | `HOU 3, LAA 0 | Chris Devenski | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | ATL 5, SD 4 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | MIL 6, CHC 3 | Ryan Braun, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | BOS 4, TB 3 | Craig Kimbrel (S,6) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | NYY 7, CHW 4 | Aaron Judge, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | CLE 3, MIN 1 | Danny Salazar (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 3.0 | 11.0 | 55.7 | 61.7 | -5.0 |
| Devenski, Chris 3702 | pi mr cp | hou al | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -4.7 |
| Griffin, A.J. 3074 | pi sp | tex al | 2.0 | 7.7 | 22.4 | 22.4 | -3.7 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 1.7 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 1.5 | 9.0 | 34.7 | 40.2 | -6.0 |
| Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 13.5 | 36.3 | 36.3 | -11.5 |
| Braun, Ryan J. 2300 | lf | mil nl | 1.0 | 11.5 | 37.0 | 89.2 | -9.5 |
| Miranda, Ariel 3738 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
Mike Piazza leads catchers in career Box-Toppers points. Brian McCann leads active catchers in career points.
Read MoreAthletics pitcher Sonny Gray had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers point total from 2015 to 2016—16.8. Both 2015 Cy Young Award winners, Dallas Keuchel and Jake Arrieta, are among the top four "big dippers" in points from 2015 to 2016.
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Marlins pitcher Adam Conley is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Conley struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 4-3, 11-inning win over the Marlins. Conley did not pick up the win, earning a no-decision, because after he exited, the Phillies tied the game 2-2 in the eighth inning.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 25.1 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.7 |
| 3 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 21.1 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 20.4 |
| 5 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 20.4 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.7 |
| 7 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 19.4 |
| 8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 18.0 |
| 9 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 17.1 |
| 10 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 17.0 |
American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out five and allowing five hits, in the 4-0 win over the Yankees. This was Stroman’s first Player of the Game honor this season. He was out much of the season after an ACL injury in spring training. In 2014, he had 13.7 Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day—Neil Walker of the Pirates homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 13-7 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-3 win over the Athletics.
Beltre earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.5 for the season, rising to sixth place among AL batters.
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn has the highest Box-Toppers point total of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Lynn (6IP 3H 0R 4K W in the 10-2 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season. He rises to 29th place among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Orioles pitcher Mychal Givens made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Givens (2IP 0H 0R 2K ND in the 4-3 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut June 24 and was playing in his 19th career game. He is the 3,599th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Conley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Stroman earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Walker and Beltre each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/23 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | `Marlins | Adam Conley | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | Pirates | Neil Walker, 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | Cardinals | Lance Lynn (W,12-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7.0 | Brewers | Zach Davies (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6.0 | Braves | Freddie Freeman, PH-1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| AL | 6.0 | Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5.1 | Rays | Drew Smyly (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | Twins | Phil Hughes (W,11-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `Orioles | Mychal Givens (MR) (H,4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Dodgers | Carlos Frias | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Jedd Gyorko, SS-2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Tigers | Rajai Davis, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | `Angels | Nick Tropeano | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1.0 | Royals | Jarrod Dyson, PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
All 4 category leaders remain unchanged: NL pitcher—Scherzer, AL pitcher—Hernandez, AL batter—Trout, NL batter—Frazier.
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Reds pitcher Mike Leake is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Leake allowed one run over eight innings, striking out six and allowing four hits, in the 9-1 win over the Cubs.
American League Player of the Day—Michael Brantley of the Indians homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-5 win over the Brewers.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 14.4 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 13.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 13.1 |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 12.7 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 8 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 10 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 11.7 |
National League Batter of the Day—Odubel Herrera of the Phillies hit a walk-off, pinch-hit, 10th-inning single in the 5-4 win over the Rays.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall AL Player of the Day was a batter (Michael Brantley).
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn became the 17th player with 10 or more Box-Toppers points this season after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Lynn (6IP 5H 2R 8K ND in the 3-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season. He ranks 15th among all players this season and ninth among NL pitchers.
Debut—Athletics pitcher Fernando Rodriguez made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Rodriguez (1IP 0H 0R K W in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut May 2, 2009, and was playing in his 154th career game. He is the 3,537th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Leake earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Brantley earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Herrera earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/22 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | Reds | Mike Leake (W,8-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6.0 | Dodgers | Mike Bolsinger (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AL | 5.0 | Indians | Michael Brantley, CF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Rangers | Rougned Odor, 2B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | Marlins | Jose Fernandez (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 4.2 | Royals | Edinson Volquez (W,9-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | Tigers | Nick Castellanos, 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | `Cardinals | Lance Lynn | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | Giants | Matt Cain (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | Nationals | Drew Storen (S,29) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.2 | `Cubs | Pedro Strop | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Preston Tucker, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Angels | Johnny Giavotella, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Athletics | Fernando Rodriguez (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Yankees | Mark Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 1.0 | Phillies | Odubel Herrera, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson became the 14th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Player of the Day—Lynn struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run on three hits, in the 3-2 win over the Mets.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 14.4 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 13.4 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 13.1 |
| 6 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 11.7 |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | hou al | 11.1 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.0 |
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out four, in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox.
Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 10.1 for the season. He ranks 13th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers. He is the 14th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day—Jeff Francoeur of the Phillies hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 6-3 win over the Marlins.
American League Batter of the Day—Justin Smoak of the Blue Jays hit a three-run homer, doubled and scored two runs in the 6-2 win over the Rays.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Lynn 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. Francoeur and Smoak each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/17 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | Cardinals | Lance Lynn (W,7-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8.0 | Brewers | Mike Fiers (W,5-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Phillies | Jeff Francoeur, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 4.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3.0 | Reds | Marlon Byrd, LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Blue Jays | Justin Smoak, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Twins | Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Tigers | Jose Iglesias, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | White Sox | David Robertson (S,20) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Padres | Joaquin Benoit (H,12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Arodys Vizcaino (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Giants | Hunter Pence, RF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Yankees | Chris Young, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S,19) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Royals | Alex Rios, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Tuesday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
Archer struck out 15 over eight innings, allowing one run on six hits, in the 6-1 win over the Angels. Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, moving up to fourth among all players this season and second among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (11.4 Box-Toppers points).
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five in the 1-0 win over the Brewers.
American League Batter of the Day—Joey Gallo of the Rangers homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBIs in the 15-2 win over the White Sox. This was Gallo’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut. He is the 3,485th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Alex Guerrero of the Dodgers hit a ninth-inning, go-ahead grand slam in the 9-8 win over the Dodgers.
Debuts—In addition to Gallo, two other players also made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lynn earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Gallo and Guerrero 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/2 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | Rays | Chris Archer (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| 11.0 | Red Sox | Clay Buchholz (W, 3-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| NL | 6.2 | Cardinals | Lance Lynn (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Rangers | Joey Gallo 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Indians | Carlos Carrasco (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | Blue Jays | Kevin Pillar CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Dodgers | Alex Guerrero LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `Athletics | Evan Scribner (H, 6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen CF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Yankees | Garrett Jones PH, LF, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Jonathan Papelbon (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S, 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Michael McKenry C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Marcell Ozuna CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Cory Spangenberg 2B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Ender Inciarte LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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 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.