Reds pitcher Luis Castillo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castillo struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreCubs’ Alec Mills tops players for Sunday, Sept. 13 with no-hitter; Rangers’ Lynn rises to 2nd in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Alec Mills is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers All-time All-Star teams, 1995-2019
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw leads the list of Box-Toppers Active Career All-Stars and is one of four active players included on Box-Toppers All-Time All-Star team.
The Box-Toppers All-Time All-Star team consists of the best players by position since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 and includes 10 players who have retired and four who are still active—Kershaw, along with Albert Pujols of the Angels, Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers and Astros pitcher Zack Greinke, who joined the All-Time All-Star team in 2019.
Read MoreBox-Toppers’ 2010s All-Decade All-Star team, plus top 100 players from 2010-2019
Clayton Kershaw and Albert Pujols lead Box-Toppers All-Decade All-Star team for the 2010s.
Kershaw earned the most Box-Toppers points of any player from 2010-2019 (210.1) and Pujols earned the most of any batter over that span (79.9), which is 25th among all players. The All-Decade All-Star team is made up of players who led their position in Box-Toppers points over the span of 2010-2019.
Read MoreYankees’ Aroldis Chapman is Box-Toppers Player of the Game as AL wins 2019 All-Star Game
Yankees closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman is Box-Toppers 2019 All-Star Game Player of the Game.
Chapman struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits, no walks and earning the save, in the American League’s 4-3 win Tuesday over the National League.
Read MoreAstros’ Brad Peacock tops players for Monday, May 20; Padres’ Paddack rises to 3rd in player rankings
Astros pitcher Brad Peacock is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game.
Also Monday, Padres pitcher Chris Paddack rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs’ Jon Lester tops players for Wednesday, May 1; Cardinals’ Ozuna rises to 4th in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreClayton Kershaw leads players in Box-Toppers points since start of 2012
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2012.
Kershaw has 147.2 Box-Toppers points over the period 2012-2017, 18.3 points ahead of second-place player in that span, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (128.9). However, Kershaw’s lead in the six-year rolling Box-Toppers point total is down from last year and is his narrowest lead since 2013.
Read MoreYankees' Masahiro Tanaka tops players for Friday, Sept. 29 with highest Box-Toppers game score of 2017
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning the highest Box-Toppers game score of the season.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRoyals' Ian Kennedy tops players for Sunday, April 16; Braves' Colon tops NL players
Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kennedy struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Angels. Kennedy picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win or save because when he exited, the game was in a scoreless tie.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of April 16:| 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 | Marte, Starling 3122 | lf cf | pit nl | 3.0 |
| 7 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 |
| 8 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 3.0 |
| 9 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 |
| 10 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 2.7 |
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon allowed one hit and one run in seven innings, striking out six, in the 9-2 win over the Padres.
Colon earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 151.2 for his career. He ranks 19th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, trailing 18th-ranked player Greg Maddux (151.7). (It should be noted that Maddux made his debut in 1986 and had seven 15-plus win seasons before Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 and so, based on very rough extrapolations, would likely have about 250 career Box-Toppers points if his entire career were tracked.)
National League Batter of the Day—Bryce Harper of the Nationals hit two home runs, including a game-winning, walk-off, three-run homer, in the 6-4 win over the Phillies. Harper also hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-5, driving in five total runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Greg Bird of the Yankees homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-3 win over the Cardinals.
Rankings—Rockies closing pitcher Greg Holland rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Holland (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 4-3 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Adam Frazier of the Pirates (3-R HR 2B 3-4 R 3BI in the 6-1 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut June 24, 2016, and was playing in his 77th career game. He is the 3,771st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Mitch Haniger of the Mariners (3-R HR 1-3 R 4BI in the 8-7 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut Aug. 16, 2016, and was playing in his 47th career game. He is the 3,772nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Kennedy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Colon earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Harper and Bird 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 4/16 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | `KC 1, LAA 0 | Ian Kennedy | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| NL | 9.0 | ATL 9, SD 2 | Bartolo Colon (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6.0 | BAL 11, TOR 4 | Dylan Bundy (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5.1 | `MIA 4, NYM 2 | Dan Straily | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | WSH 6, PHI 4 | Bryce Harper, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | ARI 3, LAD 1 | Taijuan Walker (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | NYY 9, STL 3 | Greg Bird, 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | PIT 6, CHC 1 | Adam Frazier, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SEA 8, TEX 7 | Mitch Haniger, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | DET 4, CLE 1 | Alex Avila, C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIL 4, CIN 2 | Neftali Feliz (S,4) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | BOS 7, TB 5 | Craig Kimbrel (S,5) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | CHW 3, MIN 1 (F/10) | Nate Jones (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | COL 4, SF 3 | Greg Holland (S,7) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | +/- |
| Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 3.0 |
| Colon, Bartolo | pi sp | atl nl | 2.7 | 11.1 | 52.0 | 151.2 | -5.7 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 12.0 | 43.1 | 68.5 | -8.0 |
| Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 2.0 | 10.0 | 54.7 | 60.7 | -6.0 |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -4.0 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 1.5 | 4.5 | 28.9 | 28.9 | -1.5 |
| Bird, Greg 3562 | 1b | nyy al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 8.7 | 22.4 | 22.4 | -6.7 |
| Straily, Dan 3080 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -6.0 |
| Jones, Nate 3125 | pi mr | chi al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -3.0 |
| Feliz, Neftali 2651 | pi cp mr | mil nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 0.0 |
| Avila, Alex 2642 | ca | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Frazier, Adam 3771 | lf | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Haniger, MItch 3772 | rf | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Read MoreIndians' Corey Kluber tops players for Sunday, Sept. 11, rising to 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings and extending his lead among American League pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Sept. 11:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 23.7 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 20.4 |
| 3 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 20.2 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 18.1 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 16.8 |
| 7 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.1 |
| 8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.1 |
Kluber struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Twins.
Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 20.2 for the season. He rises from fourth to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0). He extends his lead among AL pitchers, trailed by Cole Hamels of the Rangers (16.8).
Kluber becomes the fourth player this season with 20 or more Box-Toppers points. It is the second time in his career Kluber has earned 20 or more points. In 2014, he had 25.8 points to lead AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Jose Urena pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits, no walks and striking out four, in the 3-0 win over the Dodgers.
National League Batter of the Day—Addison Russell of the Cubs homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 9-5 win over the Astros.
American League Batter of the Day—Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice, in the 11-8 win over the Blue Jays.
Notable—Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy becomes the 38th player in 2016 with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Kennedy (6IP H 0R 4BB 6K W in the 2-0 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He ranks 38th among all players and 15th among AL pitchers.
It is Kennedy’s second season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. In 2011, he had 19.4 points with the Diamondbacks, fifth among NL pitchers.
Also notable—Angels pitcher Jered Weaver now has 126.1 career Box-Toppers points—37th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Weaver (6.2IP 4H 2R 2BB 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Rangers) now trails 36th-ranked player Mariano Rivera (126.4) on the “all-time" list. Weaver has 3.0 Box-Toppers points on the season.
Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Urena earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Russell and Bradley 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/11 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | CLE 7, MIN 1 | Corey Kluber (W,16-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| NL | 8.2 | MIA 3, LAD 0 | Jose Urena (W,4-6) | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7.0 | KC 2, CHW 0 | Ian Kennedy (W,11-9) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6.1 | `MIL 2, STL 1 | Zach Davies | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | SF 5, ARI 3 | Matt Moore (W,10-11) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 5.0 | WSH 3, PHI 2 | Gio Gonzalez (W,11-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | LAA 3, TEX 2 | Jered Weaver (W,11-11) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | CHC 9, HOU 5 | Addison Russell, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | CIN 8, PIT 0 | Brandon Phillips, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | BOS 11, TOR 8 | Jackie Bradley, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | NYM 10, ATL 3 | Yoenis Cespedes, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `COL 3, SD 2 (10) | Chad Bettis | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 3, DET 1 | Chris Tillman (W,16-5) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | TB 4, NYY 2 | Alex Colome (S,32) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | SEA 3, OAK 2 | Edwin Diaz (S,15) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| `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 | +/- |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 20.2 | 33.6 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 6.8 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 10.0 | 16.7 | 60.5 | 66.5 | 3.3 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.7 | 9.7 | 35.2 | 35.2 | 9.7 |
| Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | cf lf | nym nl | 8.0 | 18.9 | 39.9 | 39.9 | -2.9 |
| Colome, Alex 3189 | pi cp | tb al | 8.0 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 3.0 |
| Tillman, Chris 2754 | pi sp | bal al | 8.0 | 12.7 | 41.8 | 43.8 | 3.3 |
| Bettis, Chad 3481 | pi sp | col nl | 6.7 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 1.3 |
| Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 | 15.7 | 72.8 | 86.5 | -3.7 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | sea al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293 | cf | bos al | 5.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -4.0 |
| Russell, Addison 3559 | ss | chi nl | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Weaver, Jered 2178 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 10.7 | 65.3 | 126.1 | -4.7 |
| Urena, Jose 3492 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| Phillips, Brandon 1691 | 2b | cin nl | 2.0 | 4.7 | 30.2 | 64.1 | -0.7 |
Twins' Duffey tops players for Sunday, June 26; Marlins' Fernandez rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers rankings
Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players who earned Player of the Game honors rise in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings:
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 26:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 13.4 |
| 3 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.7 |
| 4 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.7 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.7 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 7 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 |
| 8 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 9.8 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 9.4 |
- Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez rises to second place.
- White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to fifth place among all players and first place among AL pitchers.
Player of the Day—Duffey struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 7-1 win over the Yankees.
Duffey had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +12, tied with Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy, Player of the Game in the 6-1 win over the Astros (7IP 3H R BB 11K W), but Duffey wins Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker because he had more innings pitched.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks, in the 6-1 win over the Cubs.
Fernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season, rising to second place in season player rankings. He trails overall leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0 Box-Toppers points).
Fernandez had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +11, tied with Braves pitcher Bud Norris, Player of the Game in the 5-2 win over the Mets (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 8K W), but Fernandez wins NL Player of the Day over Norris on a tiebreaker because he had more strikeouts.
American League Batter of the Day—Lonnie Chisenhall of the Indians homered, tripled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Trevor Story of the Rockies homered and went 2-for-2, scoring four runs, in the 9-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to fifth place among all players—and first among AL pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Sale (8IP 5H 2R 2BB 7K W in the 5-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He becomes the seventh player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He also takes the Box-Toppers points lead for the season among AL pitchers, passing Corey Kluber of the Indians (9.8).
Streak—Shin-Soo Choo of the Rangers has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of the season Sunday.
Choo (2B 3-4 2R in the 6-2 win over the Red Sox) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2007 with the Indians and has 47.7 for his career, sixth among active AL outfielders. His best season was 2010 with the Indians, when he had 9.0 Box-Toppers points, seventh among AL batters. In 2015, he had 4.5 Box-Toppers points with the Rangers, 13th among AL outfielders.
Debut—Pirates pitcher A.J. Schugel made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Schugel (2IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND in the 4-3 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut April 12, 2015, and was playing in his 27th career game. He is the 3,669th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Duffey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fernandez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Chisenhall and Story 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
| 6/26 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | MIN 7/NYY 1 | Tyler Duffey (W,3-6) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 12.0 | KC 6/HOU 1 | Ian Kennedy (W,6-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| NL | 11.0 | MIA 6/CHC 1 | Jose Fernandez (W,10-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 11.0 | ATL 5/NYM 2 | Bud Norris (W,3-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 8.0 | CIN 3/SD 0 | Anthony DeSclafani (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | DC 3/MIL 2 | Tanner Roark (W,7-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | CLE 9/DET 3 | Lonnie Chisenhall, RF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | COL 9/ARI 7 | Trevor Story, SS | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | SF 8/PHI 7 | Angel Pagan, LF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | BAL 12/TB 5 | Chris Davis, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | CHW 5/TOR 2 | Chris Sale (W,13-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 7/OAK 6 | Mike Trout, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `PIT 4/LAD 3 | A.J. Schugel (H,1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | STL 11/SEA 6 | Matt Carpenter, 2B | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | TEX 6/BOS 2 | Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 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 | +/- |
| Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 13.4 | 18.1 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 8.7 |
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.7 | 29.5 | 81.7 | 83.7 | -8.1 |
| Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 7.5 | 18.5 | 49.4 | 57.9 | -3.5 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 | 13.7 | 57.5 | 63.5 | 0.3 |
| Roark, Tanner 3261 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 5.7 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 6.5 | 18.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | -5.5 |
| Carpenter, Matt 2987 | 3b | stl nl | 6.5 | 12.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 1.0 |
| Duffey, Tyler 3558 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Norris, Bud 2638 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 34.4 | 43.4 | 2.0 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959 | rf 3b | cle al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 |
| DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -6.7 |
| Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf | tex al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 47.7 | -3.5 |
| Pagan, Angel 2184 | lf | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 14.5 | 25.5 | -1.0 |
| Schugel, A.J. 3669 | pi mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Angels' Chacin tops players for Monday, May 30; Cardinals' Martinez tops NL players
Angels pitcher Jhoulys Chacin 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 2016 season as of May 30:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.0 |
| 2 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 |
| 3 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 |
| 5 | Machado, Manny 3087 | ss 3b | bal al | 8.7 |
| 6 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 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 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 6.4 |
Chacin pitched a complete game, allowing one run, four hits and striking out 10, in the 5-1 win over the Twins.
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out eight, in the 6-0 win over the Brewers.
National League Batter of the Day—Daniel Murphy of the Nationals homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 4-3 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Seager of the Mariners homered and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-3 win over the Padres.
Notable—Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy holds the highest spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings among Monday’s Players of the Games.
Kennedy (6IP 3H R 6K ND in the 6-2 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, ranking 16th among all players in 2016, fifth among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Chacin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Martinez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Murphy and Seager 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
| 5/29 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | LAA 5/DET 1 | Jhoulys Chacin (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| NL | 10.0 | STL 6/MIL 0 | Carlos Martinez (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 10.0 | NYM 1/CHW 0 | Matt Harvey (W,4-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 8.0 | TOR 4/NYY 2 | Marco Estrada (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8.0 | CHC 2/LAD 0 | Travis Wood (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7.0 | PIT 10/MIA 0 | Jeff Locke (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5.0 | HOU 8/ARI 3 | Collin McHugh (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | DC 4/PHI 3 | Daniel Murphy, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | SEA 9/SD 3 | Kyle Seager, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | BOS 7/BAL 2 | Steven Wright (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | `KC 6/TB 2 | Ian Kennedy | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 5/SF 3 | Mike Foltynewicz (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | OAK 3/MIN 2 | Ryan Madson (S,12) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | CIN 11/COL 8 | Adam Duvall, LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | TEX 9/CLE 2 | Ian Desmond, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `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 | +/- |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 | 12.7 | 56.5 | 62.5 | -0.7 |
| Estrada, Marco 2847 | pi sp | tor al | 4.0 | 12.0 | 36.1 | 36.1 | -4.0 |
| Wright, Steven 3224 | pi sp | bos al | 4.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| Murphy, Daniel 2589 | 2b | dc nl | 4.0 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 2.5 |
| Desmond, Ian 2673 | cf lf | tex al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 27.2 | 3.0 |
| Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.7 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | -10.0 |
| Locke, Jeff 3133 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.7 | 8.7 | 20.1 | 20.1 | -3.3 |
| Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b | sea al | 2.5 | 7.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | -2.5 |
| Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 17.4 | 35.4 | 35.4 | -13.4 |
| McHugh, Collin 3316 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 11.7 | 23.5 | 23.5 | -7.7 |
| Foltynewicz, Mike 3455 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf | cin nl | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 24.1 | 2.0 |
| Madson, Ryan 1841 | pi cp | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 2.0 |
| Wood, Travis 2777 | pi mr sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 28.7 | 31.7 | -2.0 |
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Read MoreBlue Jays' Josh Donaldson (HR 2B 4-5 3R 6BI) tops players for Saturday, Aug. 22
(Other duties have put us behind updating Box-Toppers. Playing catch up …)
Josh Donaldson of the Blue Jays is Box-Toppers Player of the Day for Saturday, Aug. 22.
Donaldson homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 15-3 win over the Angels.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.4 |
| 2 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 17.1 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 17.1 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.0 |
| 7 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
| 8 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 9 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 15.4 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 15.4 |
Donaldson earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.9 for the season and rises to second among American League batters, behind Mike Trout of the Angels (10.0 Box-Toppers points). Donaldson ranks 28th among all players.
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Ian Kennedy pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing seven hits, in the 8-0 win over the Cardinals.
National League Batter of the Day—Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks hit two home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-7 win over the Reds.
Goldschmidt earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season and rises to sixth place among NL batters. He ranks 55th among all players.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day was batter Josh Donaldson.
Notable—Two players with more than 10.0 Box-Toppers points on the season earned Player of the Game honors Saturday:
- Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to 14th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings with 14.0 Box-Toppers points. Cole (7IP 3H R 8K ND in the 3-2 win over the Giants) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point Saturday and ranks seventh among NL pitchers.
- Astros pitcher Scott Kazmir rose to 17th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings with 12.7 Box-Toppers points. Kazmir (6IP 6H R 8K W in the 3-1 win over the Dodgers) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point Saturday and ranks ninth among AL pitchers.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Yankees pitcher Luis Severino (6IP 3H R 6K W in the 6-2 win over the Indians) made his Major League debut Aug. 5 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,567th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Darnell Sweeney of the Phillies (HR 1-1 R BI in the 4-2 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Aug. 20 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,568th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Donaldson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kennedy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Goldschmidt earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL 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
| 8/22 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | Blue Jays | Josh Donaldson, 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 8.0 | Padres | Ian Kennedy (W,8-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 8.0 | `Pirates | Gerrit Cole | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Dbacks | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Astros | Scott Kazmir (W,7-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | Rays | Alex Colome (W,6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Nationals | Michael Taylor, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Yankees | Luis Severino (W,1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Yordano Ventura (W,8-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | Twins | Casey Fien (MR) (W,4-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Mets | Curtis Granderson, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Darnell Sweeney, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | Nate Jones (MR) (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Cubs | Hector Rondon (S,23) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Royals' James Shields (7IP 0R 10K) tops players for Monday, July 7
Royals pitcher James Shields is Monday’s Player of the Day. Shields pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 10 in the 6-0 win over the Rays.
Shields had a Box-Toppers game score of 13.0, the same as Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma (Player of the Game in the 2-0 win over the Twins), but Shields won overall Player of the Day on a tie-breaker—Shields allowed fewer hits than Iwakuma, three vs. four.
Padres pitcher Ian Kennedy is National League Player of the Day. Kennedy struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 6-1 win over the Rockies.
Jonathan Singleton of the Astros is American League Batter of the Day. Singleton homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs in the 12-7 win over the Rangers. This was Singleton’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,376th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He made his Major League debut June 3 and was playing in his 32nd game.
Billy Hamilton of the Reds is NL Batter of the Day. Hamilton tripled and went 2-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Cubs.
Shields receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Kennedy receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Singleton and Hamiton each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Monday’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 Monday, 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
| 707 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 13.0 | Royals | James Shields (W, 9-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 13.0 | Mariners | Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 9.0 | Athletics | Jesse Chavez (W, 7-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 8.2 | White Sox | Scott Carroll (W, 3-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| NL | 8.0 | Padres | Ian Kennedy (W, 7-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Astros | Jonathan Singleton 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Orioles | Manny Machado 3B | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Reds | Billy Hamilton CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Chase Utley 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mets | Carlos Torres (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Yankees | Dellin Betances (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Cardinals | Pat Neshek (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Angels | Chris Iannetta C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Padres' Kennedy tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 21, Dodgers' Greinke rises to 8th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Wednesday, Aug. 21:
Padres pitcher Ian Kennedy is Wednesday's Player of the Day, while Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers points among players this season.
Kennedy pitched seven shutout innings, striking out eight, in the 2-1 win over the Pirates.
Greinke rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers player standings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Greinke (8IP 1R 7K W in the 4-1 win vs. the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.7 for the season.
Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez is American League Player of the Day. Sanchez struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings in the 7-1 win over the Twins. Sanchez left the game with the Tigers trailing 1-0, so was not eligible for the win. Sanchez rises to 11th place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season.
Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Choo homered, drove in three runs and went 4-for-5 in the 10-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
Dayan Viciedo of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Viciedo hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4 in the 5-2 win over the Royals.
Kennedy receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Sanchez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Choo and Viciedo each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Wednesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 821 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 8.0 | Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ian Kennedy (W, 5-9) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7.0 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zack Greinke (W, 12-3) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 6.0 | `Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jordan Walden | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| BAT | 5.0 | Reds | Shin-Soo Choo CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AL | 4.2 | `Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anibal Sanchez | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | White Sox | Dayan Viciedo LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Nationals | Scott Hairston PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Danny Farquhar (S, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Felix Doubront (W, 9-6) | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | `Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cody Allen (H, 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jake Diekman (W, 1-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Craig Gentry LF | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Huff (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Carlos Beltran RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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.