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Read MoreCardinals' Lance Lynn (7IP R 3H 9K) tops players for Friday, July 17
Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson became the 14th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Player of the Day—Lynn struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run on three hits, in the 3-2 win over the Mets.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 17.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 14.4 |
| 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 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | hou al | 11.1 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.0 |
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits and striking out four, in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox.
Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 10.1 for the season. He ranks 13th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers. He is the 14th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day—Jeff Francoeur of the Phillies hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 6-3 win over the Marlins.
American League Batter of the Day—Justin Smoak of the Blue Jays hit a three-run homer, doubled and scored two runs in the 6-2 win over the Rays.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Jose Iglesias of the Tigers (HR 1-3 2R 3BI in the 7-3 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut May 8, 2011, and was playing in his 222nd career game. He is the 3,532nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Braves pitcher Arodys Vizcaino (1IP 0R 0H K W in the 4-2 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut Aug. 10, 2011, and was playing in his 27th career game. He is the 3,533rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Lynn earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Francoeur and Smoak each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 7/17 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | Cardinals | Lance Lynn (W,7-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8.0 | Brewers | Mike Fiers (W,5-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Phillies | Jeff Francoeur, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 4.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3.0 | Reds | Marlon Byrd, LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Blue Jays | Justin Smoak, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Twins | Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Tigers | Jose Iglesias, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | White Sox | David Robertson (S,20) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Padres | Joaquin Benoit (H,12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Arodys Vizcaino (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Giants | Hunter Pence, RF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Yankees | Chris Young, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S,19) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | Royals | Alex Rios, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Red Sox' Clay Buchholz (8IP R 5K) tops players for Monday, June 29
Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Buchholz pitched eight innings and allowed one run on five hits, striking out five, in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 29.| 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 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.7 |
| 8 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 9.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
Buchholz had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of 6, tied with Indians pitcher Cody Anderson who was Player of the Game in the 7-1 win over the Rays. However, Buchholz won Player of the Game on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Anderson (five vs. two).
National League Player of the Day—Jonathan Lucroy of the Brewers went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Billy Butler of the Athletics homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-1 win over the Rockies.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is a batter (Jonathan Lucroy).
Notable—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Wilson has 8.4 Box-Toppers points and ranks 13th among all players, seventh among AL pitchers. Wilson (6IP 5H R 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Yankees) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Tucker Barnhart of the Reds (2B 4-5 R 2BI in the 11-7 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut April 3, 2014, and was playing in his 45th career game. He is the 3,519th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Nick Ahmed of the Diamondbacks (HR 2-3 R 2BI in the 10-6 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut June 29, 2014, and was playing in his 94th career game. He is the 3,520th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Buchholz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lucroy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Butler earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/29 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | Red Sox | Clay Buchholz (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | Indians | Cody Anderson (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5.0 | Astros | Lance McCullers (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Athletics | Billy Butler DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 3.0 | Brewers | Jonathan Lucroy C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Reds | Tucker Barnhart C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Mitch Moreland 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Nick Ahmed SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Dodgers' Greinke tops players for Thursday, June 18, rises to 26th in Box-Toppers points among players since 1995
Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Greinke pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing four hits, in the 1-0 win over the Rangers. Greinke did not earn the win because he left with the score tied 0-0. The Dodgers won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on a walk-off balk.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 10.1 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 9.4 |
Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 132.7 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 26th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Greinke passes Jake Peavy (131.8) on the “all-time” list and now trails 25th-place player Miguel Cabrera (132.9). Greinke has 7.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, ranking 16th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, in the 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season. Wilson is the season’s highest ranked player of the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday—he ranks 15th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Domingo Santana of the Astros hit a three-run, pinch-hit home run in the 8-4 win over the Rockies. This was Santana’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut July 1, 2014, and was playing in his eighth career game. He is the 3,507th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Streak—Brian McCann of the Yankees has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. McCann was Player of the Game in Thursday’s 9-4 win over the Marlins (3-4 2R BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.
McCann earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2006 with the Braves. His best season was 2009 with the Braves when he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points, first among NL catchers. In 2014, he had 6.5 Box-Toppers points with the Yankees, first among AL catchers.
McCann has 49.7 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 22nd among active AL batters and first among active AL catchers (second place is Russell Martin of the Blue Jays—38.5 career Box-Toppers points).
Notable—Two pitchers with more than 10.0 Box-Toppers points this season started games on Thursday, but did not earn Player of the Game honors:
- Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole, second place in overall Box-Toppers player rankings with 12.0 points, did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s 3-2 win over the White Sox. Cole (7IP 3H 2R 4K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of 1. Player of the Game was closer Mark Melancon (1IP 0H 0R 2K Sv), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 3.
- Rays pitcher Chris Archer, fourth place in overall Box-Toppers player rankings with 11.0 points, did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s 5-3 win over the Nationals. Archer (5IP 8H 3R 3K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of −8. Player of the Game was closer Brad Boxgerger (1IP H 0R 2K Sv), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 2.
Scoring—Greinke earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Santana earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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
| 6/18 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | `Dodgers | Zack Greinke | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7.2 | Giants | Ryan Vogelsong (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4.1 | Blue Jays | R.A. Dickey (W, 3-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 4.1 | Indians | Zach McAllister (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Astros | Domingo Santana PH, RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | `Twins | Mike Pelfrey | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `Phillies | Sean O’Sullivan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Padres | Ian Kennedy (W, 4-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Greg Holland (S, 12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Red Sox | Koji Uehara (S, 14) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Mark Melancon (S, 23) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Yankees | Brian McCann C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | Brad Boxberger (S, 16) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
Marlins' Latos tops players for Saturday, June 13, Pirates' Cole rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Marlins pitcher Mat Latos is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Player of the Day—Latos struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 4-1 win over the Rockies.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 12.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 10.1 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 9 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
Latos had a Box-Toppers game score of 10, the same as Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson (Player of the Game in the 1-0 win over the Athletics), but Latos won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Wilson—11 vs. 8.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson pitched seven scoreless innings, struck out eight and allowed two hits, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics.
American League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Orioles hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-4 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—David Peralta of the Diamondbacks went 2-for-4, scoring once, driving in a run and stealing a base, in the 4-2 win over the Giants.
Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Cole (6IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 4-3 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. Cole extends his lead among NL pitchers (second place is Jacob deGrom of the Mets with 9.7 Box-Toppers points). Cole trails overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners, who has 12.4 Box-Toppers points.
Notable—Rays pitcher Chris Archer fell from second to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Though he pitched in his team’s 5-4 win Saturday over the White Sox, he did not earn Player of the Game honors—that honor went to Kevin Kiermaier (3B 2-3 2R), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 1. Archer (7IP 5H 3R 5K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of 0. Archer has 11.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
Debut—Nationals pitcher Joe Ross made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Ross (8IP 7H 2R 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 6 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,499th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Latos earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Machado and Peralta 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
| 6/13 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | Marlins | Mat Latos (W, 2-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| AL | 10.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 4-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6.0 | `Cubs | Kyle Hendricks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 10-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Orioles | Manny Machado 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Mariners | Logan Morrison 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Nationals | Joe Ross (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | `Padres | Ian Kennedy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Shin-Soo Choo RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Tyler Lyons (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | `Blue Jays | Steve Delabar | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Indians | David Murphy DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Jason Grilli (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Rays | Kevin Kiermaier CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 0.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Angels' C.J. Wilson (8IP 0R) tops players for Tuesday, April 7
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is Tuesday’s Player of the Day.
Wilson pitched eight shutout innings and allowed two hits in the 2-0 win over the Mariners.
David Peralta of the Diamondbacks is NL Player of the Day. Peralta hit a three-run homer in the 7-6 win over the Giants.
There was no AL Batter of the Day Tuesday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Wilson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Peralta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 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. 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
| 407 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| NL | 4.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Orioles | Zach Britton (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Colby Lewis (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Freddie Freeman 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Neftali Feliz (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Padres | Derek Norris C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Rockies | Nick Hundley C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dodgers' Greinke, Giants' Petit top players in tight NLDS games Saturday, Oct. 4
Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke, who pitched seven scoreless innings in the National League Division Series Game 2 win over the Cardinals, is Saturday’s Player of the Day.
Greinke also allowed only two hits and two walks and struck out seven in the 3-2 win. He did not earn a win in the game—though he exited the mound with a 2-0 lead, the Cardinals tied the game in the eighth before the Dodgers went ahead in the bottom of the ninth.
Greinke had the highest Box-Toppers game score of any Dodgers player of +10.
During the regular season, Greinke had 16.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked 11th among all players, sixth among NL pitchers.
The Dodgers have tied the best-of-five game series with the Cardinals, 1-1. Game 3 is Monday in St. Louis.
NLDS Game 2: Giants 2, Nationals 1
Giants pitcher Yusmeiro Petit, pitching six innings of extra-inning relief is Player of the Game in a marathon 18-inning National League Division Series Game 2.
Petit, who took the ball in the bottom of the 12th inning, allowed no runs, one hit, three walks, struck out seven and earned the win in the 2-1 win that was finally decided on Brandon Belt’s home run in the top of the 18th.
Petit had the highest Box-Toppers game score of any Giants player of +9.
During the regular season, Petit, normally a starting pitcher, had 4.0 Box-Toppers points, ranking 247th among all players, 78th among NL pitchers.
The Giants now lead the best-of-five game series with the Nationals, 2-0. Game 3 is Monday in San Francisco.
Coming Sunday:
ALDS Game 3, Orioles lead Tigers, 2-0
The pitching matchup Sunday:
Orioles: Bud Norris, 10.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 51st among all players, 23rd among AL pitchers.
Tigers: David Price, 19.1 Box-Toppers points, ranked seventh among all players, fourth among AL pitchers.
ALDS Game 3, Royals lead Angels, 2-0
The pitching matchup Sunday:
Angels: C.J. Wilson, 6.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 127th among all players, 48th among AL pitchers.
Royals: James Shields, 13.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 22nd among all players, 11th among AL pitchers.
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
Players of the Game (POG) listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 1004 | Score | Team | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POG | 10.0 | `Dodgers | Zack Greinke | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| POG | 9.0 | Giants | Yusmeiro Petit (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Mike Trout is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in 2014 All-Star Game
Mike Trout of the Angels is Box-Toppers’ All-Star Player of the Game.
Trout, who also won the All-Star MVP Award Tuesday, tripled and went 2-for-3, scoring a run and drove in two more, as the American League defeated the National League 5-3 in the annual All-Star Game.
Trout had a Box-Toppers game score of 2.0, tied for the highest with five other pitchers from the winning AL team, but Trout won Player of the Game on a tie-breaker—in cases of Box-Toppers game score ties, batters beat pitchers.
Trout has earned 4.5 Box-Toppers points this season—including earning Player of the Game honors in his most recent game Sunday. He ranks 16th among AL batters in Box-Toppers points, seventh among AL outfielders.
Trout’s 4.5 Box-Toppers points this season is already better than the 3.5 he earned in 2013. His best season was 2012, when he had 11.0 Box-Toppers points, ranking fifth among AL batters. In his four seasons, he has 20.5 Box-Toppers points.
Trout currently ranks third among all players in Wins Above Replacement, according to Baseball-Reference.com. While he ranks higher than any Angels player in the WAR stat, in Box-Toppers, he ranks fourth among Angels players, behind these players:
• Pitcher Garrett Richards, 12.7
• Shortstop Erick Aybar, 6.0
• Pitcher C.J. Wilson, 5.7
• Designated hitter/first baseman Albert Pujols, 4.5
Just as All-Star Game statistics don’t count in a player’s regular season statistics, no Box-Toppers points are awarded for the All-Star Game.
Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer, who pitched one inning in the fifth, was the second-ranked AL player, also with a Box-Toppers game score of 2.0. He finished ahead of other pitchers tied with 2.0 on a tiebreaker because he picked up the win. Scherzer currently leads AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points with 16.1. He ranks second among all players.
Craig Kimbrel of the Braves, usually a closing pitcher, had the highest Box-Toppers game score on the losing NL team of 4.0. Kimbrel pitched the seventh inning, allowed no hits or runs and struck out three. So though he had the highest Box-Toppers game score of any player Tuesday, he did not qualify as Player of the Game because he was on the losing side.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Tuesday, 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.
Box-Toppers game scores of AL All-Star players
Here are all the players who played for the winning American League team in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Mike Trout had the highest game score and is Box-Toppers All-Star Player of the Game (POG)
| 715 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POG | 2.0 | AL | Mike Trout LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | AL | Max Scherzer (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | AL | Glen Perkins (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | AL | Felix Hernandez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | AL | Yu Darvish (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | AL | Greg Holland (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.2 | AL | Sean Doolittle (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.1 | AL | Koji Uehara (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | AL | Miguel Cabrera 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | AL | Derek Jeter SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | AL | Jose Altuve 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.2 | AL | Scott Kazmir (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.1 | AL | Fernando Rodney (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | AL | Alexei Ramirez SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | AL | Derek Norris C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | AL | Erick Aybar SS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | AL | Adrian Beltre 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | AL | Kurt Suzuki C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -1.0 | AL | Brandon Moss RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -1.0 | AL | Ian Kinsler PH, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -1.0 | AL | Jose Abreu 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -1.0 | AL | Michael Brantley CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -1.0 | AL | Salvador Perez C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -1.0 | AL | Chris Sale (BS, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| -2.0 | AL | Robinson Cano 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | AL | Jose Bautista RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | AL | Yoenis Cespedes LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | AL | Nelson Cruz DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | AL | Kyle Seager PH, DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | AL | Adam Jones CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -2.0 | AL | Josh Donaldson 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| -6.0 | AL | Jon Lester (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Last year's All-Star Game: White Sox' Chris Sale is 2013 All-Star Game top player in AL win
Cubs' Edwin Jackson tops players for Saturday, May 17; Dbacks' Goldschmidt tops NL batters
Cubs pitcher Edwin Jackson is Saturday’s Player of the Day. Jackson pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 11, in the 3-0 win over the Brewers.
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is American League Player of the Day. Wilson pitched a complete game shutout, striking out seven, in the 6-0 win over the Rays.
Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks is National League Batter of the Day. Goldschmidt homered twice, doubled twice, went 4-for-5, scored five times and drove in six runs in the 18-7 win over the Dodgers. This is the first time this season Goldschmidt has earned Player of the Game honors and he now has 1.5 Box-Toppers points. In 2013, he led NL batters in Box-Toppers points with 13.7.
Josh Donaldson of the Athletics is AL Batter of the Day. Donaldson tripled, went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs in the 6-2 win over the Indians. Donaldson earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 5.0 for the season, moving him into 15th place among all players and second among AL batters, trailing Chris Colabello of the Twins (5.2).
Jackson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Wilson receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Goldschmidt and Donaldson each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Saturday’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
Angels' C.J. Wilson (8IP 1R 7K) tops players for Monday, April 7
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is Thursday’s Player of the Day. Wilson struck out seven over eight innings, allowing just one run, in the 9-1 win over the Astros.
Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies is National League Player of the Day. Tulowitzki went 3-3 with a homer and a double in the 8-1 win over the White Sox.
Brandon Moss of the Athletics is American League Batter of the Day. Moss drove in two runs, scored twice and went 1-4 in the 8-3 win over the Twins.
Wilson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Tulowitzki receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Moss receives 1.5 for AL Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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
| 407 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 8.0 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C.J. Wilson (W, 1-1) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Lackey (W, 2-0) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| NL | 3.0 | Rockies | Troy Tulowitzki SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jason Vargas (W, 1-0) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | `Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Adam Warren (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| BAT | 1.0 | Athletics | Brandon Moss 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Matt Holliday LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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.
Angels' C.J. Wilson (8.1 IP 0R 8K) tops players for Saturday, July 20
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is Saturday's Player of the Day. Wilson pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and striking out eight in the 2-0 win over the Athletics.
Wilson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.1 for the season, moving him up to 26th place among players for 2013. (Here is the season top 100 list at the All-Star break.)
Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo is National League Player of the Day. Gallardo pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in the 6-0 win over the Marlins.
Alex Rios of the White Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Rios hit a grand slam, drove in five runs and went 3-for-5 in the 10-6 win over the Braves.
Dexter Fowler of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Fowler went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the 9-3 win over the Cubs.
Wilson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Gallardo receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Rios and Fowler each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Saturday'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
| 720 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 11.1 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C.J. Wilson (W, 10-6) | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | White Sox | Alex Rios RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NL | 4.1 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yovani Gallardo (W, 8-8) | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3.2 | Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gonzalez Germen (W, 1-1) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| BAT | 3.0 | Rockies | Dexter Fowler CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | `Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | J.J. Hoover (H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kenley Jansen (S, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Royals | Mike Moustakas 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Giants | Buster Posey 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Yankees | Luis Cruz 3B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Mariners | Michael Saunders CF, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Huston Street (S, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1.0 | Rays | Desmond Jennings CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kevin Correia (W, 7-6) | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 0.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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.
Pirates' Francisco Liriano, Angels' C.J. Wilson top players for Wednesday, July 10
Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Liriano pitched seven shutout innings, striking out six, in the 5-0 win over the Athletics.
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is American League Player of the Day. Wilson struck out six over seven innings in the 13-2 win over the Cubs.
Prince Fielder of the Tigers is AL Batter of the Day. Fielder homered, drove in three runs and went 3-for-4 in the 8-5 win over the White Sox.
Placido Polanco of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Polanco went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs in the 6-2 win over the Braves.
Liriano receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Wilson receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Fielder and Polanco 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:
| 710 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 8.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Francisco Liriano (W, 9-3) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C.J. Wilson (W, 9-6) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ivan Nova (W, 4-2) | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| BAT | 4.0 | Tigers | Prince Fielder 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Red Sox | David Ortiz DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zack Wheeler (W, 3-1) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 4.0 | `Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Esmil Rogers | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 3.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wei-Yin Chen (W, 4-3) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kenley Jansen (W, 3-3) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| BAT | 2.0 | Marlins | Placido Polanco 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 7-3) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 2.0 | `Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeremy Hellickson | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1.0 | Reds | Shin-Soo Choo CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Matt Carpenter 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Rockies | Corey Dickerson PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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.
D-backs' Josh Collmenter tops players for Wednesday, June 19
Diamondbacks pitcher Josh Collmenter is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Collmenter struck out seven over six scoreless innings of relief in the 3-1 win over the Marlins. Collmenter left with the game tied and so was not eligible for the win.
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is American League Player of the Day. Wilson pitched seven shutout innings, giving up only two hits, in the 1-0 win over the Mariners.
Chris Davis of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Davis hit two home runs, drove in five and went 3-for-5 in the 13-3 win over the Tigers.
Collmenter receives 2.0 Box-Toppers
points for being Player of the Day. Wilson receives 1.7 for AL
Player of
the Day. Davis receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day. No
NL batter was Player of the Game Wednesday, so no NL batter
receives bonus points.
All of Wednesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 619 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 11.0 | `Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Josh Collmenter | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 10.0 | `Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 7.0 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Capuano (W, 2-4) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| AL | 6.0 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C.J. Wilson (W, 6-5) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Orioles | Chris Davis DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Yankees | Ichiro Suzuki RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Indians | Michael Brantley LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Madison Bumgarner (W, 7-4) | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 4.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kris Medlen (W, 4-7) | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 4.0 | `Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Cingrani | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3.2 | Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kevin Correia (W, 6-4) | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jake Westbrook (W, 3-2) | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Leonys Martin CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Axford (W, 3-3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1.0 | Rays | Desmond Jennings CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Blue Jays | Adam Lind 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 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.
Pirates' Francisco Liriano (7IP 2R 9K) tops players for Wednesday, May 22
Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Liriano threw seven scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and striking out nine in the 1-0 win over the Cubs.
Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is American League Player of the Day. Wilson allowed only one run and struck out 10 over eight innings in the 7-1 win over the Mariners.
Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays is American League Batter of the Day. Bautista homered twice, hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning, drove in all of Toronto's four runs and went 4-for-4 in the 4-3 win over the Rays.
Joey Votto of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Votto homered and went 2-for-3 in the 7-4 win over the Mets.
Standings update: Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz rises to second place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers rises to fifth. Buchholz (7IP 1R) was Player of the Game in the 6-2 win over the White Sox. Cabrera (HR 2-for-4) was Player of the Game in the 11-7 win over the Indians. Both players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point Wednesday. Buchholz now has 9.1 and Cabrera has 8.2, trailing season leader Justin Masterson of the Indians (9.7).
Liriano receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Wilson receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Bautista and Votto receive 1.5 each 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:
| 522 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 13.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Francisco Liriano (W, 3-0) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 9.0 | Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cliff Lee (W, 5-2) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| AL | 8.0 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C.J. Wilson (W, 4-3) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Blue Jays | Jose Bautista RF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.1 | `Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 4.0 | Orioles | Chris Davis 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BAT | 4.0 | Reds | Joey Votto 1B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tyler Lyons (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4.0 | `Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neal Cotts (H, 1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | Tigers | Miguel Cabrera 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Braves | Evan Gattis C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Carl Crawford LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Carlos Gonzalez LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Astros | Jason Castro C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clay Buchholz (W, 7-0) | 7.0 | 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.