Reds' Adam Duvall tops players for Monday, Sept. 26; Angels' Weaver tops AL players

Adam Duvall of the Reds 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 Sept. 26:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	24.7
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	24.4
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	died*	22.4
4	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	22.1
5	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	21.2
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	17.8
7	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	15.7
8	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym al	15.7
9	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	15.4
10	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	15.1

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* Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident Sept. 25. His team was the Miami Marlins.

Duvall hit two homers, including a three-run shot, in the 15-2 win over the Cardinals. Duvall went 4-for-6, scoring four times and driving in five runs.

American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Jered Weaver pitched five scoreless innings, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out three, in the 2-1 win over the Athletics. Weaver did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Athletics tied the game after he exited.

Weaver earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 127.8 for his career, rising to 35th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Monday, he passes Roy Oswalt (127.2) and A.J. Burnett (127.8) on the “all-time” list and now trails 34th-ranked player Vladimir Guerrero (128.3). Weaver has 4.7 Box-Toppers points on the season, his lowest point total in his 11-year career.

American League Batter of the Day—Robinson Cano of the Mariners hit two homers and a double in the 4-3, 11-inning win over the Astros. Cano went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs.

Cano earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, the highest point total of any of the 10 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. He ranks 20th among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall Player of the Day was NL batter Adam Duvall.

Kluber—Corey Kluber, ranked fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings, started in the Indians’ win Monday but failed to earn Player of the Game honors.

Kluber (4IP 5H 2R BB 3K ND in the 7-4 win over the Tigers) had a Box-Toppers game score of −4.0. Player of the Game was middle reliever Andrew Miller (1.2IP H 0R 0BB 4K W) who had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.2.

Kluber has 21.2 Box-Toppers points on the season, fifth among all players and first among AL players.

Streak—Justin Morneau of the White Sox has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of the season Monday.

Morneau (HR 2-3 R 3BI in the 7-1 win over the Rays) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2004 with the Twins and has 74.3 career points, fourth among active AL first basemen. His best season was 2006 with the Twins, when he had 12.2 Box-Toppers points, seventh among AL batters. In 2015, he had 2.0 Box-Toppers points with the Rockies.

Scoring—Duvall earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Weaver earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cano earns 1.5 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.

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Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

9/26	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	7.0	CIN 15, STL 2	Adam Duvall, LF	6	4	4	5		-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.0	MIL 8, TEX 3	Jonathan Villar, 2B	4	2	3	5		-	-	-	-	-	-
AL	6.0	`LAA 2, OAK 1	Jered Weaver	-	-	-	-		5.0	1	0	0	1	3
	5.0	ARI 14, WSH 4	Zack Godley (W,5-4)	-	-	-	-		3.0	1	0	0	0	3
	4.2	CLE 7, DET 4	Andrew Miller (W,10-1; H,24)	-	-	-	-		1.2	1	0	0	0	4
	4.0	CHC 12, PIT 2	Javier Baez, 2B-SS	5	1	2	6		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	SEA 4, HOU 3 (11)	Robinson Cano, 2B	4	2	3	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	MIA 7, NYM 3	Justin Bour, 1B	3	2	3	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	CHW 7, TB 1	Justin Morneau, DH	3	1	2	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	NYY 7, TOR 5	Adam Warren (W,7-4)	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	0	1
		`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	+/-
Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	7.0	13.5	42.5	74.4	0.5
Miller, Andrew 2436	pi cp mr	cle al	7.0	11.0	15.0	22.0	3.0
Duvall, Adam 3573	lf	cin nl	6.5	8.0	8.0	8.0	5.0
Weaver, Jered 2178	pi sp	ana al	4.7	12.4	67.0	127.8	-3.0
Villar, Jonathan 3233	ss 2b ph	mil nl	4.0	4.0	6.0	6.0	4.0
Warren, Adam 3169	pi mr	nyy al	3.0	6.7	10.7	10.7	-0.7
Bour, Justin 3433	1b ph	fla nl	2.5	11.0	12.5	12.5	-6.0
Baez, Javier 3395	2b ss	chi nl	2.0	2.0	4.5	4.5	2.0
Godley, Zack 3538	pi mr sp	ari nl	1.0	4.7	4.7	4.7	-2.7
Morneau, Justin 1900	dh 1b	chi al	1.0	3.0	19.7	74.3	-1.0

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Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 30, extending his season Box-Toppers points lead

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and extends his lead in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Aug. 30:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	22.7
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

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Scherzer struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Phillies.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 22.7 for the season. Scherzer took the Box-Toppers points lead in his last start Aug. 25, passing previous leader Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0 Box-Toppers points).

Scherzer’s 22.7 points is now his single-season career high, passing his 2014 point total of 22.1 he earned with the Tigers.

Scherzer also now has 128.7 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 32nd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Roy Oswalt (127.2), A.J. Burnett (127.8) and Vladimir Guerrero (128.3). Scherzer now trails 31st-ranked player Trevor Hoffman (129.4).

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Collin McHugh pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits, one walk and striking out five, in the 3-1 win over the Athletics.

National League Batter of the Day—Curtis Granderson of the Mets hit two homers and went 2-for-2, driving in three runs, in the 7-4 win over the Marlins.

American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-7 win over the Mariners.

Beltre earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 111.3 career points, rising to 52nd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes Tom Glavine (110.6) on the “all-time” list and now trails 51st-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8).

Beltre has 9.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, fifth among AL batters.

Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright now has 110.0 career Box-Toppers points—54th-most among players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Wainwright (7IP 3H R 0BB 7K ND in the 3-1, 10-inning win over the Brewers) passes Jeff Kent (109.7) on the “all-time” list and now trails 53rd-ranked player Tom Glavine (110.6).

Wainwright has 8.2 Box-Toppers points on the season, 21st among NL pitchers.

Also notable—Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks has 11.7 Box-Toppers points on the season after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Hendricks (7IP 3H 0R BB 4K W in the 3-0 win over the Pirates) ranks 18th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.

Debut—Rays pitcher Enny Romero made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Romero (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Sept. 22, 2013, and was playing in his 68th career game. He is the 3,726th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McHugh earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Granderson and Beltre each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

8/30	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	11.0	WSH 3, PHI 2	Max Scherzer (W,15-7)	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	2	2	1	11
	9.0	`STL 2, MIL 1 (10)	Adam Wainwright	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	1	1	0	7
	7.0	CHC 3, PIT 0	Kyle Hendricks (W,13-7)	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	1	4
AL	6.0	HOU 3, OAK 1	Collin McHugh (W,9-10)	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	0	0	1	5
	5.2	CLE 5, MIN 4	Dan Otero (W,4-1)	-	-	-	-		2.2	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	5.0	NYM 7, MIA 4	Curtis Granderson, PH-RF	2	2	2	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	ATL 7, SD 3	Julio Teheran (W,4-9)	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	2	2	0	8
BAT	4.0	TEX 8, SEA 7	Adrian Beltre, 3B	5	3	3	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	NYY 5, KC 4 (10)	Dellin Betances (W,3-4; BS,4)	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	LAA 4, CIN 2	C.J. Cron, 1B	4	2	2	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	DET 8, CHW 4	J.D. Martinez, RF	3	2	3	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	TB 4, BOS 3	Enny Romero (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	BAL 5, TOR 3	Brad Brach (W,8-2)	-	-	-	-		1.1	1	0	0	0	2
	0.0	ARI 4, SF 3	Welington Castillo, C	4	0	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	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	22.7	43.7	108.3	128.7	1.7
Hendricks, Kyle 3386	pi sp	chi nl	11.7	21.4	26.4	26.4	2.0
Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	9.5	22.0	47.9	111.3	-3.0
Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	8.2	11.2	59.3	110.0	5.2
Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	7.0	14.7	42.8	42.8	-0.7
McHugh, Collin 3316	pi sp	hou al	6.7	16.4	28.2	28.2	-3.0
Castillo, Wellington 3251	ca	ari nl	5.0	8.5	11.5	11.5	1.5
Martinez, J.D. 2922	rf	det al	4.5	6.2	16.2	16.2	2.8
Cron, C.J. 3338	1b dh	ana al	3.7	9.7	10.7	10.7	-2.3
Betances, Dellin 3333	pi mr cp	nyy al	3.0	7.0	11.7	11.7	-1.0
Granderson, Curtis 2051	rf ph	nym nl	3.0	7.0	31.9	64.3	-1.0
Brach, Brad 3374	pi mr	bal al	3.0	6.0	7.0	7.0	0.0
Otero, Dan 3365	pi mr	cle al	3.0	4.7	5.7	5.7	1.3
Romero, Enny 3726	pi mr	tb al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Kazmir tops players for Saturday, July 2; Angels' Cron tops AL players

Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir is Saturday’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 July 2:  

	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	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	11.7
5	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	10.8
6	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	10.7
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
8	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	10.5
9	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	10.4
10	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	10.0

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Kazmir pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing three hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Rockies.

Kazmir earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 103.4 for his career, rising to 62nd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Saturday, he passes four players on the “all-time” list—Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (101.7), Carlos Beltran of the Yankees (101.9), Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2) and Miguel Tejada (102.3). Kazmir trails 61st-ranked player Jamie Moyer (104.0).

Kazmir has 7.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 14th among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—C.J. Cron of the Angels hit two homers and doubled, going 6-for-6, scoring five times and driving in five runs, in the 21-2 win over the Red Sox.

Cron had a Box-Toppers game score of +10 Saturday, the highest score for any batter earning Player of the Game honors this season. June 27’s Player of the Day Kris Bryant of the Cubs also had a Box-Toppers game score of +10, but Cron’s score ranks higher than Bryant’s because Cron had more at bats—6 vs. 5.

National League Batter of the Day—Wellington Castillo of the Diamondbacks hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning, three-run homer in the 6-5 win over the Giants. Castillo also doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.

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 C.J. Cron.

100 career points—In addition to Kazmir, two other players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Saturday:

• Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (7IP 4H 2R BB 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 128.6 for his career. He rises to 31st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, passing two players on the “all-time” list—A.J. Burnett (127.8) and Vladimir Guerrero (128.3). Verlander now trails 30th-ranked player Trevor Hoffman (129.4). Verlander has 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 30th among AL pitchers.
• Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (7IP 7H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 3-0 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 106.3 for his career. He rises to 57th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, passing three players on the “all-time” list—Aramis Ramirez (105.8), Adrian Beltre of the Rangers (105.8) and Frank Thomas (106.2). Wainwright now trails 56th-ranked player Lance Berkman (108.1). Wainwright has 4.5 Box-Toppers points for the season, 35th among NL pitchers.

Notable—Padres pitcher Drew Pomeranz has the most 2016 Box-Toppers points of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Pomeranz (7IP 5H R 0BB 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season, 17th among all players, 12th among NL pitchers.

Debut—Reds pitcher Josh Smith made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Smith (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 9-4 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut June 23, 2015, and was playing in his 22nd career game. He is the 3,674th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Kazmir earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cron earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Castillo earns 1.5 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

7/2	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	13.0	LAD 6/COL 1	Scott Kazmir (W,7-3)	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	0	0	0	10
AL	10.0	LAA 21/BOS 2	C.J. Cron, 1B	6	5	6	5		-	-	-	-	-	-
	7.0	DET 3/TB 2	Justin Verlander (W,8-6)	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	2	1	1	8
	7.0	`SD 2/NYY 1	Drew Pomeranz	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	0	7
	6.0	MIN 17/TEX 5	Max Kepler, RF	5	2	2	7		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.2	KC 6/PHI 2	Danny Duffy (W,4-1)	-	-	-	-		8.2	7	2	2	0	8
	5.0	ATL 9/MIA 1	Lucas Harrell (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	1	1	1	5
	4.1	`NYM 4/CHC 3	Addison Reed (H,17)	-	-	-	-		1.1	1	0	0	0	4
	4.0	SEA 12/BAL 6	Seth Smith, LF	5	2	3	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	4.0	ARI 6/SF 5	Welington Castillo, C	4	2	2	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	TOR 9/CLE 6	Josh Donaldson, DH	4	3	2	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	STL 3/MIL 0	Adam Wainwright (W,7-5)	-	-	-	-		7.0	7	0	0	2	5
	2.1	CIN 9/DC 4	Josh Smith (W,1-1)	-	-	-	-		1.1	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	CHW 7/HOU 6	Dioner Navarro, DH	4	0	2	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	PIT 4/OAK 2	Juan Nicasio (W,6-6)	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	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	+/-
Pomeranz, Drew 3061	pi sp	sd nl	8.7	11.7	19.7	19.7	5.7
Donaldson, Josh 3144	3b	tor al	8.2	18.1	38.1	38.1	-1.7
Kazmir, Scott 1947	pi sp	lad nl	7.0	19.7	47.6	103.4	-5.7
Nicasio, Juan 2888	pi sp	pit nl	6.0	7.0	22.4	22.4	5.0
Duffy, Danny 2915	pi sp	kc al	5.7	9.7	24.7	24.7	1.7
Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	4.5	7.5	55.6	106.3	1.5
Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	4.0	10.4	73.6	128.6	-2.4
Cron, C.J. 3338	dh 1b	ana al	2.7	8.7	9.7	9.7	-3.3
Smith, Seth 2489	rf lf	sea al	2.0	3.0	21.0	35.2	1.0
Kepler, Max 3664	rf	min al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Castillo, Wellington 3251	ca	ari nl	1.5	5.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Navarro, Dioner 2087	dh ca	chi al	1.0	2.0	10.0	19.0	0.0
Reed, Addison 3023	pi mr	nym nl	1.0	2.0	10.0	10.0	0.0
Harrell, Lucas 2988	pi sp	atl nl	1.0	1.0	5.7	5.7	1.0
Smith, Josh 3674	pi mr	cin nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Cubs' Lester tops players for Monday, June 6; Indians' Bauer tops AL players

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lester pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing four hits, in the 6-4 win over the Phillies.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 6:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	15.0
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	11.7
3	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	9.0
4	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	8.7
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
6	Machado, Manny 3087	ss 3b	bal al	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	8.0
10	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	7.8

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Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 128.1 for his career, rising to 31st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Monday, he passes four players on Box-Toppers “all-time” list—Mariano Rivera (126.4), Roy Oswalt (127.2), Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (127.6) and A.J. Burnett (127.8). Lester now trails 30th-ranked player Vladimir Guerrero (128.3).

Lester ranks 12th among all active players in career Box-Toppers points.

Lester has 7.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, ranked 14th among all players and 10th among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run and five hits, in the 3-1 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Matt Kemp of the Padres doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-2 win over the Braves.

American League Batter of the Day—Nomar Mazara of the Rangers went 4-for-4, scoring twice, in the 6-5 win over the Astros.

Scoring—Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bauer earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Kemp and Mazara 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

6/6	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	13.0	CHC 6/PHI 4	Jon Lester (W,7-3)	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	0	0	0	9
AL	9.2	CLE 3/SEA 1	Trevor Bauer (W,4-2)	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	1	1	1	10
	6.0	COL 6/LAD 1	Tyler Chatwood (W,7-4)	-	-	-	-		8.0	1	1	1	4	5
	6.0	DET 11/TOR 0	Michael Fulmer (W,6-1)	-	-	-	-		6.0	2	0	0	3	5
	4.0	TB 6/ARI 4	Chris Archer (W,4-7)	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	3	3	3	12
	4.0	NYY 5/LAA 2	Andrew Miller (W,3-0)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	3.0	SD 7/ATL 2	Matt Kemp, RF	3	2	2	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	BAL 4/KC 1	Mike Wright (W,3-3)	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	0	2	4
BAT	2.0	TEX 6/HOU 5	Nomar Mazara, RF	4	2	4	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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	+/-
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	7.0	19.0	65.2	128.1	-5.0
Fulmer, Michael 3640	pi sp	det al	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Chatwood, Tyler 2856	pi sp	col nl	5.0	5.0	14.7	14.7	5.0
Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	4.0	20.0	44.1	44.1	-12.0
Bauer, Trevor 3065	pi sp	cle al	3.7	13.1	21.8	21.8	-5.7
Kemp, Matt 2151	rf	sd nl	3.0	8.5	33.0	54.6	-2.5
Miller, Andrew 2436	pi cp mr	nyy al	3.0	7.0	11.0	18.0	-1.0
Mazara, Nomar 3614	rf	tex al	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Wright, Mike 3471	pi sp	bal al	1.0	2.7	2.7	2.7	-0.7

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Marlins' Fernandez tops players for Sunday, June 5, ranks 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his spot in second place in season player rankings.

Fernandez struck out 14 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits, in the 1-0 win over the Mets.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 5:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	15.0
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	11.7
3	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	9.0
4	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	8.7
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
6	Machado, Manny 3087	ss 3b	bal al	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	8.0
10	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	7.8

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Fernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.7 for the season. He becomes the second player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and trails only season leader Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (15.0 Box-Toppers points).

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, in the 7-0 win over the Royals.

American League Batter of the Day—Evan Longoria of the Rays hit two homers and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Corey Seager of the Dodgers hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-6 win over the Braves.

Notable—Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander rose to 32nd place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.

Verlander was Player of the Game Sunday in the 5-2 win over the White Sox (7IP 5H 2R 8K W). He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 127.6 for his career. With his point Sunday, he passes Roy Oswalt (127.2) on the “all-time” list and now trails 31st-ranked player, A.J. Burnett (127.8).

Debut—Nationals pitcher Sammy Solis made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Solis (3IP H 0R 6K W in the 10-9 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut April 30, 2015, and was playing in his 31st career game. He is the 3,651st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Fernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kluber earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Longoria and Seager 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

6/5	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	17.0	MIA 1/NYM 0	Jose Fernandez (W,9-2)	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	0	14
	9.0	COL 10/SD 3	Jon Gray (W,4-2)	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	2	2	1	12
AL	8.0	CLE 7/KC 0	Corey Kluber (W,5-6)	-	-	-	-		6.0	2	0	0	2	6
	7.0	DC 10/CIN 9	Sammy Solis (W,1-1)	-	-	-	-		3.0	1	0	0	1	6
BAT	5.0	TB 7/MIN 5	Evan Longoria, 3B	4	3	3	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	DET 5/CHW 2	Justin Verlander (W,5-5)	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	2	2	1	8
	5.0	PHI 8/MIL 1	Aaron Nola (W,5-4)	-	-	-	-		6.0	8	0	0	2	9
	4.2	LAA 5/PIT 4	Deolis Guerra (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		1.2	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	4.0	LAD 12/ATL 6	Corey Seager, SS	5	2	3	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	TOR 5/BOS 4	Marco Estrada (W,4-2)	-	-	-	-		8.0	2	2	2	3	5
	4.0	TEX 3/SEA 2	Derek Holland (W,5-4)	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	2	2	2	6
	3.0	ARI 3/CHC 2	Patrick Corbin (W,3-5)	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	2	2	0	5
	2.0	BAL 3/NYY 1	Matt Wieters, C	1	0	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	HOU 5/OAK 2	Will Harris (S, 1)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	STL 6/SF 3	Matt Carpenter, 3B	4	1	3	1		-	-	-	-	-	-

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	11.7	16.4	42.4	42.4	7.0
Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	6.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	4.7
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	6.1	19.5	50.3	50.3	-7.3
Estrada, Marco 2847	pi sp	tor al	5.0	13.0	37.1	37.1	-3.0
Carpenter, Matt 2987	3b	stl nl	4.5	10.0	24.5	24.5	-1.0
Wieters, Matt 2643	ca	bal al	4.5	5.5	23.5	29.2	3.5
Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	3.0	9.4	72.6	127.6	-3.4
Holland, Derek 2634	pi sp	tex al	3.0	5.7	37.8	44.8	0.3
Seager, Corey 3587	ss	lad nl	3.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	1.5
Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	2.0	7.4	30.8	30.8	-3.4
Gray, Jon 3634	pi sp	col nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Longoria, Evan 2423	3b	tb al	1.5	4.5	21.0	42.0	-1.5
Harris, Will 3093	pi cp mr	hou al	1.0	4.7	6.7	6.7	-2.7
Guerra, Deolis 3521	pi mr cp	ana al	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	-1.0
Solis, Sammy 3651	pi mr	dc nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Brewers' Jungmann tops players for Saturday, July 11; White Sox' Sale rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Brewers pitcher Taylor Jungmann is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, A.J. Burnett of the Pirates became the fifth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting and rose to 30th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 11.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
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	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	11.0
10	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	10.7

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Player of the Day—Jungmann pitched a complete game, allowing one run on three hits and striking out seven, in the 7-1 win over the Dodgers.

American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out six, in the 5-0 win over the Angels.

Jungmann and Iwakuma both had Box-Toppers game scores of 9.0 Saturday, but Jungmann earned overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he pitched nine innings, while Iwakuma pitched eight.

National League Batter of the Day—J.T. Realmuto of the Marlins homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-3 win over the Reds.

Realmuto had a Box-Toppers game score of 4.0, tied with Yangervis Solarte of the Padres, Player of the Game in the 6-5 win over the Rangers, but Solarte earned NL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker—he had more at bats (five vs. three).

American League Batter of the Day—Josh Reddick of the Athletics doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 5-4 win over the Indians.

Reddick had a Box-Toppers game score of 3.0, tied with Danny Valencia of the Blue Jays, who was Player of the Game in the 6-2 win over the Royals, but Reddick earned AL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker—he had more hits (two vs. one).

Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Sale (7IP 6H R 10K W in the 5-1 win over the Cubs) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.4 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (14.4 Box-Toppers points).

Notable—A.J. Burnett of the Pirates became the fifth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting. Burnett (HR 1-1 R BI in the 6-5, 14-inning win over the Cardinals) also rose to 30th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his 1.0 Box-Toppers point earned Saturday, Burnett has 127.8 career points and passes Roy Oswalt (127.2 Box-Toppers points) on the “all-time” list. He trails 29th-place player, Vladimir Guerrero (128.3). Burnett has 6.0 Box-Toppers points this season and ranks 22nd among NL pitchers.

Saturday was the first time in Burnett’s career he earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for batting. He made his Box-Toppers debut in 1999 and pitched for NL teams (where he was more likely to bat) all but six seasons.

Also notable—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey became the 11th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors. Harvey (7IP 5H 2R 9K W in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He ranks 11th among all players, sixth among NL pitchers. (Harvey also hit his first career home run in the win Saturday.)

Scoring—Jungmann earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Iwakuma earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Realmuto and Reddick each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

7/11	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	9.0	Brewers	Taylor Jungmann (W,4-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	1	1	2	7
AL	9.0	Mariners	Hisashi Iwakuma (W,1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	0	0	2	6
	8.0	White Sox	Chris Sale (W,8-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	1	1	1	10
	5.2	Rays	Jake Odorizzi (W,5-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.2	2	0	0	3	5
BAT	4.0	Marlins	J.T. Realmuto, C	5	2	3	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Padres	Yangervis Solarte, 3B	3	3	2	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Nationals	Danny Espinosa, 2B	4	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Athletics	Josh Reddick, RF	2	2	2	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Blue Jays	Danny Valencia, 3B	2	1	1	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Mets	Matt Harvey (W,8-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	2	2	4	9
	3.0	`Rockies	Jorge De La Rosa	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	2	2	2	7
	2.0	Giants	Brandon Crawford, SS	4	2	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Twins	Aaron Hicks, CF	3	1	2	2	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Pirates	A.J. Burnett, P	1	1	1	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Red Sox	Koji Uehara (S,22)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	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.

Mets' Niese tops players for Monday, July 6; White Sox' Sale rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Mets pitcher Jonathon Niese is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game Monday—Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett and Cardinals pitcher John Lackey.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 6.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
2	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	12.4
4	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	12.1
5	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	12.0
6	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	10.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

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Player of the Day—Niese pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four, in the 3-0 win over the Giants.

American League Player of the Day—Nick Castellanos of the Tigers homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-5 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Dodgers tripled, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 10-7 win over the Phillies.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day Monday since the overall AL Player of the Day was a batter (Nick Castellanos).

Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Sale (CG 6H 2R 6K W in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (13.4).

Notable—Two pitchers with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Monday:

• A.J. Burnett of the Pirates rose to 31st place among players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Burnett (7.2IP 5H R 4K ND in the 2-1 win over the Padres) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 126.8 for his career. With his point, he passes Mariano Rivera (126.4) on the “all-time” list and now trails 30th-place player Roy Oswalt (127.2). Burnett has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 27th among NL pitchers.
• John Lackey of the Cardinals (7IP 6H 0R 4K in the 6-0 win over the Cubs) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 103.8 for his career. He maintains his spot in 57th place among players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. He trails 56th-place player Jamie Moyer (104.0). Lackey has 5.7 Box-Toppers points on the season, ranking 21st among NL pitchers.

Debut—Preston Tucker of the Astros made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Tucker (HR 2B 4-5 2R 2BI in the 9-4 win over the Indians) made his Major League debut May 7 and was playing in his 48th career game. He is the 3,525th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Niese earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Castellanos earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Kendrick earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL 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

7/6	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	7.0	Mets	Jonathon Niese (W, 4-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	0	0	2	4
AL	5.0	Tigers	Nick Castellanos 3B	5	2	4	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	White Sox	Chris Sale (W, 7-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	6	2	2	0	6
	4.0	Cardinals	John Lackey (W, 7-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	0	0	1	4
	3.0	Astros	Preston Tucker RF	5	2	4	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	`Twins	Glen Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	2.0	Dodgers	Howie Kendrick 2B	5	2	4	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Reds	Eugenio Suarez SS	4	1	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Braves	Kelly Johnson 1B	4	1	2	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.2	`Pirates	A.J. Burnett	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	1	1	3	4
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.