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Read MoreAngels' Ricky Nolasco tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 31; Indians' Kluber extends Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers
Angels pitcher Ricky Nolasco is Wednesday’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 Aug. 31:| 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 | 18.2 |
| 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 |
Also Wednesday, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber extends his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Nolasco pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking none, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Matt Garza struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Rougned Odor of the Rangers hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 14-1 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day—Andrew Toles of the Dodgers hit a ninth-inning, go-ahead grand slam in the 10-8 win over the Rockies. Toles also doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in five runs.
Rankings—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Kluber (8IP 6H 3R 2BB 11K W in the 8-4 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.2 for the season, ahead of second-place AL pitcher Cole Hamels of the Rangers (16.8). Kluber maintains his rank of fourth place among all players. Kluber led AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 25.8.
Notable—Two other players with 10 or more Box-Toppers points this season also earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
- Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel (6IP 3H R 3BB 6K W in the 6-5 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. He ranks 18th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
- Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (7IP 3H 2R 0BB 9K ND in the 3-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He ranks 33rd among all players and 13th among AL pitchers. He becomes the 34th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. This is his eighth season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points, his first since 2013 (10.0). In 2014, he had 4.0 points and in 2015 he had 6.4. Verlander led AL pitchers in both 2011 (24.4) and 2012 (24.8).
Verlander now has 134.6 career Box-Toppers points, 29th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 28th-ranked player, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (136.5).
Scoring—Nolasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Garza earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Odor and Toles each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/31 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | LAA 3, CIN 0 | Ricky Nolasco (W,5-12) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9.0 | `DET 3, CHW 2 | Justin Verlander | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| NL | 8.0 | MIL 3, STL 1 | Matt Garza (W,5-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 7.0 | ATL 8, SD 1 | Matt Wisler (W,6-11) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | TEX 14, SEA 1 | Rougned Odor, 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | LAD 10, COL 8 | Andrew Toles, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | CLE 8, MIN 4 | Corey Kluber (W,15-8) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 5.0 | WSH 2, PHI 1 | Gio Gonzalez (W,10-9) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | SF 4, ARI 2 | Matt Moore (W,9-10) | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | BOS 8, TB 6 | Hanley Ramirez, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | CHC 6, PIT 5 | Jason Hammel (W,14-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | HOU 4, OAK 3 | Michael Feliz (W,8-1) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `NYY 5, KC 4 (13) | Chasen Shreve | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | COL 7, LAD 0 | Tyler Anderson (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 5, BAL 3 | Michael Saunders, LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | NYM 5, MIA 2 | Addison Reed (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 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 | +/- |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 18.2 | 31.6 | 62.4 | 62.4 | 4.8 |
| Hammel, Jason 2235 | pi sp | chi nl | 12.0 | 21.7 | 45.1 | 58.2 | 2.3 |
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 10.0 | 16.4 | 79.6 | 134.6 | 3.6 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 | 8.7 | 34.2 | 34.2 | 8.7 |
| Nolasco, Ricky 2125 | pi sp | ana al | 7.7 | 9.7 | 30.4 | 83.5 | 5.7 |
| Ramirez, Hanley 2119 | 1b | bos al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 28.7 | 56.6 | 6.0 |
| Odor, Rougned 3336 | 2b | tex al | 5.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 |
| Saunders, Michael 2768 | lf | tor al | 5.2 | 5.2 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 5.2 |
| Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.0 | 14.7 | 71.8 | 85.5 | -4.7 |
| Wisler, Matt 3522 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Toles, Andrew 3692 | rf lf cf ph | lad nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Feliz, Michael 3632 | pi cp mr | hou al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Garza, Matt 2343 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.7 | 4.4 | 34.1 | 70.8 | 1.0 |
| Reed, Addison 3023 | pi mr | nym nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Shreve, Chasen 3482 | pi mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
Cubs' Jake Arrieta tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 23, rises to 9th in Box-Toppers rankings
Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place 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. 23:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 18.7 |
| 3 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 17.2 |
| 4 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.4 |
| 5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 15.4 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 15.1 |
| 7 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 |
| 9 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 13.7 |
| 10 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.0 |
Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia earned his first Player of the Game honor since becoming the active career Box-Toppers points leader after Alex Rodriguez was released earlier this month.
Player of the Day—Arrieta pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits, three walks and striking out six, in the 5-3 win over the Padres.
Arrieta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.7 for the season. His rise to ninth place displaces Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ (12.7 points) from the top 10. Arrieta ranks seventh among NL pitchers. Arrieta led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2015 with 29.1.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 9-1 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—Andrew Toles of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-5 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—Victor Martinez of the Tigers homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 8-3 win over the Twins.
Sabathia—Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia earned his first Player of the Game honor Tuesday since becoming the active career Box-Toppers points leader on Aug. 13, when previous active leader Alex Rodriguez was released.
Sabathia (7IP 3H R B 7K W in the 5-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 183.0 for his career, ranking fifth among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began (see updated "all-time" top 20 list on the homepage). He trails fourth-place player (and previous active leader) Rodriguez (187.0). Sabathia leads second-ranked active leader Albert Pujols of the Angels (181.3) by only 1.7 points.
Sabathia had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +8.0, but Mariners pitcher Sean Manaea, who also had a game score of +8.0, won AL Player of the Day honors over Sabathia because he had more strikeouts—eight vs. seven.
Streak—Adam Jones of the Orioles has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2016 Tuesday.
Jones (4-5 R BI in the 8-1 win over the Nationals) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2007 with the Mariners and has 49.5 career points, fifth among active AL outfielders. His best year was 2014 with the Orioles, when he had 11.5 points, third among AL batters. In 2015, he had 5.5 points with the Orioles.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Braves pitcher Jose Ramirez (1IP H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks) made his Major League debut June 4, 2014, and was playing in his 32nd career game. He is the 3,716th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Orlando Arcia of the Brewers (PH 2B 1-1 R in the 6-4 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut Aug. 2 and was playing in his 20th career game. He is the 3,717th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Arrieta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Manaea earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Toles and Martinez 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
| 8/23 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | CHC 5, SD 3 | Jake Arrieta (W,16-5) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| AL | 8.0 | OAK 9, CLE 1 | Sean Manaea (W,5-8) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8.0 | NYY 5, SEA 1 | CC Sabathia (W,8-10) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6.2 | CHW 9, PHI 1 | Carlos Rodon (W,4-8) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6.1 | BOS 2, TB 1 | Clay Buchholz (W,5-9) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6.0 | PIT 7, HOU 1 | Ivan Nova (W,10-6) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | CIN 3, TEX 0 | Dan Straily (W,10-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | LAD 9, SF 5 | Andrew Toles, PH-CF-LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | KC 1, MIA 0 | Yordano Ventura (W,9-9) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | DET 8, MIN 3 | Victor Martinez, DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | NYM 7, STL 4 | Jose Reyes, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TOR 7, LAA 2 | Russell Martin, DH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 7, ARI 4 | Jose Ramirez (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1.0 | BAL 8, WSH 1 | Adam Jones, CF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | MIL 6, COL 4 | Orlando Arcia, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
| Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 13.7 | 42.8 | 70.5 | 73.5 | -15.4 |
| Martin, Russell 2202 | ca | tor al | 9.5 | 14.5 | 31.0 | 52.0 | 4.5 |
| Martinez, Victor 1695 | dh | det al | 7.5 | 11.0 | 30.9 | 71.1 | 4.0 |
| Ventura, Yordano 3294 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 | 18.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 | -4.7 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Straily, Dan 3080 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 5.0 |
| Sabathia, C.C. 1492 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.0 | 9.7 | 44.5 | 183.0 | -1.7 |
| Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 26.1 | 27.1 | 3.0 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | -5.1 |
| Buchholz, Clay 2363 | pi sp mr | bos al | 3.0 | 9.0 | 37.2 | 56.9 | -3.0 |
| Toles, Andrew 3692 | rf cf lf ph | lad nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Jones, Adam 2347 | cf | bal al | 1.0 | 6.5 | 37.5 | 49.5 | -4.5 |
| Reyes, Jose 1759 | 3b ss | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 29.0 | 1.0 |
| Arcia, Orlando 3717 | ph | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Ramirez, Jose A. 3716 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Saturday, July 23, ranks 3rd in Box-Toppers points
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his third-place spot in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 23:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.4 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 4 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 5 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 12.5 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 12.1 |
| 7 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.4 |
| 8 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.0 |
| 9 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.0 |
| 10 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.7 |
Also Saturday, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto maintained his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Scherzer struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Padres. Scherzer did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he exited with the game tied.
Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.0 for the season, maintaining his spot in third place in season player rankings. He also ranks third among National League pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (20.0) and Jose Fernandez of the Marlins (16.4).
Scherzer also now has 122.0 Box-Toppers points for his career, 38th-most since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 37th-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1).
American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven, in the 5-2 win over the Indians. Gausman also allowed four hits and walked three.
National League Batter of the Day—Trevor Story of the Rockies hit two home runs and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five, in the 8-4 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—Nelson Cruz of the Mariners hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 14-5 win over the Blue Jays. Cruz went 2-for-5, driving in seven total runs.
Rankings—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto maintained his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Cueto (6IP 6H R BB 9K ND in the 2-1, 12-inning win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. Cueto also ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
Debut—Andrew Toles of the Dodgers made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Toles (2B 3-4 2R in the 7-2 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut July 8 and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,692nd 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 Gausman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Story and Cruz each earn 1.5 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
| 7/23 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | `WSH 3, SD 2 | Max Scherzer | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| BAT | 8.0 | COL 8, ATL 4 | Trevor Story, SS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 7.0 | BAL 5, CLE 2 | Kevin Gausman (W,2-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 7.0 | `SF 2, NYY 1 (12) | Johnny Cueto | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | SEA 14, TOR 5 | Nelson Cruz, DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | MIL 6, CHC 1 | Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | HOU 7, LAA 2 | Evan Gattis, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.2 | CIN 6, ARI 1 | Michael Lorenzen (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4.0 | MIN 11, BOS 9 | Eddie Rosario, LF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TEX 7, KC 4 | Nomar Mazara, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIA 7, NYM 2 | Giancarlo Stanton, RF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | PIT 7, PHI 4 | Mark Melancon (S,29) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | LAD 7, STL 2 | Andrew Toles, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | OAK 4, TB 3 | Jake Smolinski, RF | 4 | 1 | 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 | 16.0 | 37.0 | 101.6 | 122.0 | -5.0 |
| Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 | 27.2 | 78.4 | 97.8 | 1.6 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 5.5 | 11.0 | 32.7 | 38.2 | 0.0 |
| Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 | dh | sea al | 4.5 | 6.5 | 32.2 | 51.7 | 2.5 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | bal al | 4.4 | 10.1 | 17.8 | 17.8 | -1.3 |
| Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Melancon, Mark 2792 | pi cp | pit nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | -5.0 |
| Gattis, Evan 3179 | ca dh | hou al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
| Rosario, Eddie 3542 | lf | min al | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Nieuwenhuis, Kirk 3022 | cf | mil nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -3.0 |
| Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | pi mr | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Smolinski, Jake 3424 | rf | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Toles, Andrew 3692 | rf | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |