Rangers pitcher Mike Minor is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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Lamet struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and four walks, in the 9-4 win over the Mariners.
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Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
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Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Aug. 29:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 20.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 17.2 |
| 5 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 16.8 |
| 6 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 15.4 |
| 7 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 |
| 9 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.0 |
| 10 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 13.7 |
Martinez struck out 13 over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 6-5 win over the Brewers. Martinez did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because after he exited, the Brewers went ahead before the Cardinals came back to take the lead in the ninth inning.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Joe Musgrove pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing three hits and three walks, in the 6-0 win over the Athletics.
American League Batter of the Day—Mike Trout of the Angels homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-2 win over the Reds.
Trout earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 10.0 points for the season. He becomes the 33rd player—and fifth batter—this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks 32nd among all players and third among AL batters, behind Jose Altuve of the Astros (12.5) and Manny Machado of the Orioles (11.7). This is Trout’s second straight 10-point season, his third overall.
Trout had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +3.0 and had an identical line score (HR 2B 3-4 2R 2BI) with teammate C.J. Cron. But Trout won Player of the Game honors on a tiebreaker because he had one walk and Cron had none.
National League Batter of the Day—Jorge Soler of the Cubs homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, driving in two runs, in the 8-7, 13-inning win over the Pirates.
Notable—Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer has the most season Box-Toppers points of any of the 13 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.
Bauer (6IP 5H 0R BB 4K ND in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season. He ranks 19th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark became the 32nd player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Roark (7IP 4H 0R BB 5K W in the 4-0 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He ranks 25th among all players and 15th among NL pitchers.
Additionally notable—Carlos Beltran of the Rangers now has 103.9 career Box-Toppers points—64th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Beltran (HR 2B 3-4 2R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Mariners) passes Red Sox pitcher David Price (103.2) on the “all-time” list and now trails 63rd-ranked player Jamie Moyer (104.0). Beltran has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season. This was his first Player of the Game honor since being traded from the Yankees.
Beltran had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +3.0, tied with AL Batter of the Day Mike Trout. Both Beltran and Trout had identical line scores, but Trout won AL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker because he had fewer strikeouts than Beltran—zero vs. one.
Debut—Mets pitcher Josh Smoker made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Smoker (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Aug. 19 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,725th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Musgrove earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Trout and Soler 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/29 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | `STL 6, MIL 5 | Carlos Martinez | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 7.0 | WSH 4, PHI 0 | Tanner Roark (W,14-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7.0 | COL 8, LAD 1 | Jon Gray (W,9-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| AL | 6.1 | HOU 6, OAK 0 | Joe Musgrove (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4.0 | TOR 5, BAL 1 | Marco Estrada (W,8-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `CLE 1, MIN 0 (10) | Trevor Bauer | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | LAA 9, CIN 2 | Mike Trout, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | TEX 6, SEA 3 | Carlos Beltran, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | KC 8, NYY 5 | Dillon Gee (W,6-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | NYM 2, MIA 1 (10) | Josh Smoker (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | BOS 9, TB 4 | Travis Shaw, 3B-1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 1.0 | CHC 8, PIT 7 (13) | Jorge Soler, LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | DET 4, CHW 3 | Francisco Rodriguez (S,37) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/- |
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 | 20.8 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 2.0 |
| Roark, Tanner 3261 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.7 | 11.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 9.7 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 10.0 | 22.0 | 46.5 | 46.5 | -2.0 |
| Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 | 23.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | -4.0 |
| Estrada, Marco 2847 | pi sp | tor al | 8.0 | 16.0 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.0 |
| Shaw, Travis 3544 | 1b 3b | bos al | 5.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 1.3 |
| Beltran, Carlos 1194 | dh rf | tex al | 5.0 | 8.5 | 25.9 | 103.9 | 1.5 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Gee, Dillon 2808 | pi sp | kc al | 4.7 | 5.7 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 3.7 |
| Rodriguez, Francisco 1707 | pi cp | det al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 63.4 | 2.0 |
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Soler, Jorge 3403 | lf | chi nl | 2.5 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| Smoker, Josh 3725 | pi cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Mets' Travis d'Arnaud tops player in Monday, Oct. 12's divisional playoff games
Travis d’Arnaud of the Mets is Box-Toppers top player in Monday’s four league division series playoff games.
Other Players of the Game Monday:
- Jorge Soler of the Cubs
- Royals closing pitcher Wade Davis
- Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays
National League Division Series Game 3: Mets 13, Dodgers 7
Travis d’Arnaud of the Mets homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs to earn overall Player of the Day honors Monday.
During the regular season, d’Arnaud had 2.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked 381st among all players, 189th among NL batters and ninth among NL catchers.
d’Arnaud had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0, the same as teammate Yoenis Cespedes, who had a similar batting line (HR 3-5 3R 3BI), but d’Arnaud won Player of the Game honors on a low-level tie-breaker—he left fewer runners on base than Cespedes—zero vs. one.
D’Arnaud’s Box-Toppers game score of +4.0 is also tied with Players of the Game in two other games—Jorge Soler of the Cubs and Royals pitcher Wade Davis. But d’Arnaud beat Soler because he had more at bats (five vs. two) and he beat Davis because in cases of Box-Toppers game score ties, batters beat pitchers.
The Mets now lead the best-of-five game series, 2-1, which resumes Tuesday in New York.
National League Division Series Game 3: Cubs 8, Cardinals 6
Jorge Soler of the Cubs hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-2, to earn Player of the Game honors.
During the regular season, Soler had 3.2 Box-Toppers points, ranked 306th among all players, 70th among NL batters and 33rd among NL outfielders.
Box-Toppers points leader Jake Arrieta (29.1) started the game for the Cubs. Arrieta (5.2IP 5H 4R 9K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of −0.8. It is the first time since Aug. 15 that Arrieta did not earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a start. He had 10 straight starts in which he earned Player of the Game honors, including in the postseason on Oct. 7, when he was Player of the Game in the NL Wild Card Game. In his final nine starts of the regular season, Arrieta earned 14.7 Box-Toppers points.
The Cubs now lead the best-of-five game series, 2-1, which resumes Tuesday in Chicago.
American League Division Series Game 4: Royals 9, Astros 6
Royals closing pitcher Wade Davis struck out three over two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and picking up the save, to earn Player of the Game honors.
During the regular season, Davis had 4.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 235th among all players, 74th among AL pitchers and ninth among AL closing pitchers.
The best-of-five game series is now tied 2-2 and concludes Wednesday in Kansas City.
American League Division Series Game 4: Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4
Kevin Pillar homered and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs to earn Player of the Game honors.
During the regular season, Pillar had 3.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked 300th among all players, 68th among AL batters and 22nd among AL outfielders.
Blue Jays pitcher David Price, ranked second among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points (21.1) pitched three innings of middle relief. Price (3IP 6H 3R 2K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of −7.0.
The best-of-five game series is now tied 2-2 and concludes Wednesday in Toronto.
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
| 10/12 | Score | Team | Players | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| POG | 4.0 | Mets | Travis d'Arnaud, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| POG | 4.0 | Cubs | Jorge Soler, RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| POG | 4.0 | Royals | Wade Davis (S,2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| POG | 3.0 | Blue Jays | Kevin Pillar, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coming Tuesday, the NL Division Series playoff games resume:
NL Division Series Game 4, Cubs lead Cardinals, 2-1
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Cardinals—John Lackey, 9.7 Box-Toppers points, 51st among all players, 21st among NL pitchers.
Cubs—Jason Hammel, 9.7 Box-Toppers points, 52nd among all players, 22nd among NL pitchers. (Though Lackey and Hammel have the same Box-Toppers point totals for 2015, Lackey places higher because he holds the tiebreaker—he had more Box-Toppers points in 2014, 10.7 vs. 10.4.)
NL Division Series Game 4, Mets lead Dodgers, 2-1
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Dodgers—Clayton Kershaw, 25.7 Box-Toppers points, second among all players, second among NL pitchers.
Mets—Steven Matz, 3.5 Box-Toppers points, 298th among all players, 76th among NL pitchers.
White Sox' Samardzija tops players for Monday, Sept. 21; Price, Keuchel both rise in Box-Toppers top 10 rankings
White Sox pitcher Jeff Samardzija, pitching a one-hitter, is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Sept. 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 23.1 |
| 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 |
Also Monday, Blue Jays pitcher David Price rose to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings, maintaining his lead among American League pitchers in Box-Toppers points. Plus, Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel rises to second among AL pitchers, fifth overall and becomes the fifth player this season with 20.0 or more Box-Toppers points.
Player of the Day—Samardzija pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out six, in the 2-0 win over the Tigers. Samardjiza allowed only one baserunner when he allowed a single in the fifth inning.
National League Player of the Day—Jorge Soler of the Cubs hit a three-run, pinch-hit home run in the 9-5 win over the Brewers.
American League Batter of the Day—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 8-7 win over the Rays.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day was batter Jorge Soler.
Rankings—Two players rose in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
- Blue Jays pitcher David Price rose to third place and maintained his lead among AL pitchers. Price (7IP 2H 0R 7K W in the 4-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 21.1 for the season. Price now trails two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings—Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta (23.1) and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22.7).
- Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel rose to fifth place and second place among AL pitchers, behind Price. Keuchel (7.2IP 6H R 6K W in the 6-3 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 20.4 for the season. Keuchel becomes the fifth player this season with 20.0 or more Box-Toppers points. With his point Monday, Keuchel passes Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke (19.7) and Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (19.4) in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Scoring—Samardjiza earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Soler earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Bogaerts earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/21 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | White Sox | Jeff Samardzija (W,10-13) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 11.0 | Blue Jays | David Price (W,17-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4.2 | Astros | Dallas Keuchel (W,18-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Red Sox | Xander Bogaerts, SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 4.0 | Cubs | Jorge Soler, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | White Sox | Erik Johnson (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Starling Marte, LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mets | Jonathon Niese (W,9-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Cardinals | Jaime Garcia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1.0 | Dbacks | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Pirates' Cole tops players for Monday, April 13; Athletics' Kazmir takes Box-Toppers points lead
Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Player of the Day, while Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir took the season lead in Box-Toppers points.
Cole struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 5-4 win over the Tigers to earn Player of the Day honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 |
| 3 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 4 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 5 | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 |
| 6 | Wilson, C.J. 2074 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 |
| 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 |
| 9 | Street, Huston 1979 | pi cp | ana al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Pomeranz, Drew 3061 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 |
American League Player of the Day—Kazmir earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points as AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, the most of any player this season. Kazmir struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 8-1 win over the Astros. Kazmir was one of three players Monday who were the first this season to earn Player of the Game honors for the second time. The others were Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi (8IP R 3K W in the 2-1 win over the Blue Jays) and Huston Street (1IP 0R 2K Sv in the 6-3 win over the Rangers). Both Odorizzi and Street have 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.
National League Batter of the Day—Jorge Soler of the Cubs hit two two-run homers and went 3-for-5 with three runs in the 7-6 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—Stephen Drew of the Yankees hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead grand slam in the 6-5 win over the Orioles.
Streak—Nick Markakis of the Braves has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. Markakis (1-2 BI) was Player of the Game in the 3-2 win over the Marlins to earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point. He began his 10-season streak in 2006, when he earned his first Box-Toppers point with the Orioles. His best year was 2009 with the Orioles when he earned 7.7 Box-Toppers points, ranking fifth among AL outfielders. In 2014, he had 3.0 points with the Orioles. Markakis has 38.6 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks him 14th among active outfielders currently in the NL.
Debut—Dodgers pitcher Yimi Garcia made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Garcia (1IP 0R 2K W in the 6-5 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,440th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He is the only player in the Box-Toppers database named "Yimi."
Scoring—Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kazmir earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Soler and Drew each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 4/13 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| AL | 6.0 | Athletics | Scott Kazmir (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Cubs | Jorge Soler RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Yankees | Stephen Drew PH, 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Dbacks | Ender Inciarte CF, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Red Sox | Mookie Betts CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Rays | Jake Odorizzi (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Angels | Huston Street (S, 3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Rockies | Rafael Betancourt (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Yimi Garcia (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Eric Hosmer 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | Mets | Jacob deGrom (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1.0 | Brewers | Carlos Gomez CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Braves | Nick Markakis RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |