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Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Friday’s Player of the Day, while Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer takes the Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.
Hutchison pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out six, in the 2-0 win over the Rangers.
Scherzer took the Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers and also rose to second place overall after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (6IP 0R 7K W in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 7.7 for the season. He passes previous AL pitching leader, Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees (7.7). He trails only Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies (9.1 Box-Toppers points). While Scherzer and Tanaka both have 7.7 Box-Toppers points, Scherzer wins the tie-breaker because he has more points over 2013-14—25.8 vs. 7.7. (See the updated top 10 player rankings on the home page.)
Rockies pitcher Jorge De La Rosa is National League Player of the Day. De La Rosa pitched seven scoreless innings—and had a no-hitter through six innings before giving up a hit in the seventh—in the 3-1 win over the Padres.
Christian Yelich of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Yelich homered, went 2-for-4 and scored four runs in the 7-5 win over the Giants. This was Yelich’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,334th player to debut on Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He made his Major League debut on July 23, 2013 and was playing in his 102nd game.
Adam Dunn of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Dunn hit a three-run home run and went 2-for-4 in the 7-2 win over the Astros.
Notable: Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rises to seventh in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Greinke (8IP 0R 6K W in 7-0 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 6.4 for the season. (See the updated top 10 player rankings on the home page.)
Hutchison receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. De La Rosa receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Yelich and Dunn each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Friday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
Mariners' Iwakuma, Brewers' Gallardo, White Sox' Dunn among top players for Monday, June 10
Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is Monday's Player of the Day. Iwakuma struck out eight over seven innings in the 3-2 win over the Astros.
Iwakuma rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the 2013 season (updated list of top 10 players on the home page). Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season.
Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo is National League Player of the Day. Gallardo threw eight scoreless innings in the 6-1 win over the Marlins.
Adam Dunn of the White Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Dunn hit two homers, drove in five runs and went 4-for-4 in the 10-6 win over the Blue Jays.
Brandon Phillips of the Reds is NL Batter of the Day. Phillips hit a grand slam and drove in all of his team's six runs in the 6-2 win over the Cubs.
Iwakuma receives 2.0 Box-Toppers
points for being Player of the Day. Gallardo receives 1.7 for AL Player of
the Day. Dunn and Phillips 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:
| 610 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 9.0 | Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 7-1) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 8.0 | White Sox | Adam Dunn DH | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NL | 7.0 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yovani Gallardo (W, 5-6) | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Reds | Brandon Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Padres | Will Venable RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | `Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Koji Uehara | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 3.0 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robbie Ross (W, 3-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Holland (S, 13) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Diamondbacks | Jason Kubel PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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.
Shelby Miller, Adam Dunn top players for Wednesday, May 15
Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Miller gave up no runs over 5 2/3 innings and struck out six in the 4-2 win over the Mets.
Though Miller left the game with the Cards leading, the Mets later tied the game in the seventh, meaning Miller was not eligible for the win.
Miller moves up to third place in season Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and now has 7.7 points, behind season leader Yu Darvish (8.0).
Adam Dunn of the White Sox is American League Player of the Day. Dunn homered twice, went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs in the 9-4 win over the Twins.
Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Choo homered twice and went 4-for-5 in the 4-0 win over the Marlins.
Miller receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Dunn receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Choo receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 515 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 6.2 | `Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shelby Miller | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | White Sox | Adam Dunn 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.0 | Mariners | Raul Ibanez LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5.0 | Indians | Jason Kipnis 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5.0 | Red Sox | Stephen Drew SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BAT | 4.0 | Reds | Shin-Soo Choo CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Samardzija (W, 2-5) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 3.0 | Padres | Alexi Amarista CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Diamondbacks | Eric Chavez 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wandy Rodriguez (W, 4-2) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2.1 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zack Greinke (W, 2-0) | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2.0 | Royals | Lorenzo Cain RF, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Astros | Carlos Corporan C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Rangers | Lance Berkman DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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.