The New York Yankees rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings after acquiring pitcher J.A. Happ from the Blue Jays.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs rise to lead National League teams.
Read MoreOrioles' Chris Tillman tops players for Friday, April 27; Yankees' Severino rises to 1st in player rankings
Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino reclaims first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea rises to sixth place in player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreOrioles' Chris Tillman faces Blue Jays' Marcus Stroman in AL Wild Card Game
The Baltimore Orioles visit the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League one-game Wild Card playoff game Tuesday.
Starting pitchers are:
Orioles—Chris Tillman, 8.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 30th among AL pitchers, 89th overall.
Blue Jays—Marcus Stroman, 6.7 Box-Toppers points, 43rd among AL pitchers, 112th overall.
Both teams have identical 89-73 records, but the Orioles rank higher in Box-Toppers team rankings—they are seventh with 116.6 Box-Toppers points, while the Blue Jays are ninth with 114.0. The Blue Jays are the lowest-ranked AL team to make the postseason.
The Orioles finished the season as one of the hottest teams in baseball. In the final 10 days of the season, they earned 8.5 Box-Toppers points, third-most among all teams. The Blue Jays earned 6.0 points during that period.
Top-ranked player among both teams is Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ, 14.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked third among AL pitchers and 11th among all players. However, Happ started Saturday.
The Blue Jays also feature two players ranked in the top 10 list of AL batters for 2016:
- Catcher Russell Martin, 10.5 Box-Toppers points, ranks sixth among AL batters, 48th among all players.
- Third baseman Josh Donaldson, 9.7 Box-Toppers points, ranks seventh among AL batters, 57th among all players.
The Orioles top-ranked player is third baseman-shortstop Manny Machado, whose 12.7 Box-Toppers points leads all AL batters. He ranks 21st among all players.
Also in the top 10 among AL batters is Orioles catcher Matt Wieters, 11.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked fifth, 38th among all players.
The winner of the AL Wild Card game will face the Texas Rangers in the best-of-five AL Division Series beginning Thursday in Texas. The Rangers rank fifth in Box-Toppers team rankings, third among AL teams, with 122.5 Box-Toppers points.
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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Orioles vs. Blue Jays
Here are players for both teams in the AL Wild Card Game Tuesday. Players are listed for both teams ranked by Box-Toppers points earned in 2016. All players listed were on active Major or Minor League rosters at the end of the season—not necessarily all of them will be included on postseason rosters.| Baltimore Orioles | Toronto Blue Jays | |||||
| Player | Pos | BTP | Player | Pos | BTP | |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b ss | 12.7 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | 14.7 | |
| Wieters, Matt 2643 | ca | 11.0 | Estrada, Marco 2847 | pi sp | 11.0 | |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | 10.8 | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | pi sp | 10.7 | |
| Trumbo, Mark 2851 | rf | 8.2 | Martin, Russell 2202 | ca | 10.5 | |
| Tillman, Chris 2754 | pi sp | 8.0 | Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | 9.7 | |
| Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | 7.5 | Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | 8.0 | |
| Hardy, J.J. 2071 | ss | 6.2 | Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh 1b | 8.0 | |
| Miley, Wade 3006 | pi sp | 6.0 | Dickey, R.A. 1734 | pi sp | 7.0 | |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | 6.0 | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | 6.7 | |
| Britton, Zach 2835 | pi cp | 5.0 | Saunders, Michael 2768 | lf | 5.2 | |
| Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349 | pi sp | 4.7 | Smoak, Justin 2731 | 1b | 3.5 | |
| Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | 4.5 | Osuna, Roberto 3512 | pi cp | 3.0 | |
| Brach, Brad 3374 | pi mr | 3.0 | Upton, Melvin 1922 | lf cf | 2.5 | |
| O’Day, Darren 2577 | pi mr cp | 3.0 | Pillar, Kevin 3486 | cf | 2.0 | |
| Wilson, Tyler 3608 | pi mr sp | 3.0 | Biagini, Joe 3646 | pi mr | 2.0 | |
| Gallardo, Yovani 2333 | pi sp | 2.0 | Goins, Ryan 3478 | 2b | 1.5 | |
| Pearce, Steve 2371 | 1b | 2.0 | Bautista, Jose Antonio 2169 | rf | 1.0 | |
| Bourn, Michael 2505 | rf cf | 2.0 | Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 | ss | 1.0 | |
| Givens, Mychal 3599 | pi mr | 2.0 | Bolsinger, Mike 3318 | pi sp | 1.0 | |
| Lobstein, Kyle 3406 | pi sp mr | 2.0 | Grilli, Jason 2209 | pi mr cp | 1.0 | |
| Kim, Hyun Soo 3671 | lf | 2.0 | Travis, Devon 3436 | 2b | 1.0 | |
| Jones, Adam 2347 | cf | 1.0 | Benoit, Joaquin 1663 | pi mr | 1.0 | |
| Alvarez, Pedro 2817 | dh 1b | 1.0 | Cecil, Brett 2566 | pi mr | 1.0 | |
| Wright, Mike 3471 | pi sp | 1.0 | Navarro, Dioner 2087 | dh ca | 1.0 | |
| Hunter, Tommy 2623 | pi cp | 1.0 | ||||
| Reimold, Nolan 2607 | lf | 1.0 | ||||
| Totals | 116.6 | Totals | 114.0 | |||
Pirates' Francisco Liriano tops players for Thursday, July 21; Red Sox' Wright tops AL players
Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and becomes the 73rd player since 1995 with 100 or more Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 21:| 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 | 14.0 |
| 4 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.4 |
| 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 |
Liriano struck out 13 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 5-3 win over the Brewers.
Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 101.2 for his career, rising to 69th place among all players since 1995, passing four players on the “all-time” list—Larry Walker (100.1), Jeff Bagwell (100.4), Paul Konerko (100.7) and Jason Schmidt (101.2). Liriano now trails 68th-ranked player Tim Wakefield (101.4). Liriano has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 25th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright struck out nine over eight innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and one walk, in the 13-2 win over the Twins.
National League Batter of the Day—Justin Turner of the Dodgers hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in five runs, in the 6-3 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—Corey Dickerson of the Rays homered and went 2-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Athletics.
Notable—Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman had the most season Box-Toppers points among the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Tillman (7IP 4H R 2BB 7K W in the 401 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, 45th among all players and 16th among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wright earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Turner and Dickerson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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
| 7/21 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.2 | PIT 5, MIL 3 | Francisco Liriano (W,6-9) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| AL | 9.0 | BOS 13, MIN 2 | Steven Wright (W,12-5) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | LAD 6, WSH 3 | Justin Turner, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | MIA 9, PHI 3 | Tom Koehler (W,7-8) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | BAL 4, NYY 1 | Chris Tillman (W,14-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | TB 7, OAK 3 | Corey Dickerson, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | STL 6, SD 5 | Stephen Piscotty, PH-1B-RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | COL 7, ATL 3 | Carlos Gonzalez, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | DET 2, CHW 1 (7) | Shane Greene (S,2) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/- |
| Tillman, Chris 2754 | pi sp | bal al | 7.0 | 11.7 | 40.8 | 42.8 | 2.3 |
| Wright, Steven 3224 | pi sp | bos al | 6.7 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 3.0 |
| Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 | 20.9 | 61.4 | 101.2 | -8.9 |
| Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | rf | col nl | 4.5 | 16.0 | 44.7 | 57.7 | -7.0 |
| Piscotty, Stephen 3570 | rf | stl nl | 4.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| Dickerson, Corey 3222 | lf dh | tb al | 3.5 | 6.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.5 |
| Koehler, Tom 3159 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -1.0 |
| Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b 2b | lad nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -1.5 |
| Greene, Shane 3381 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -1.0 |
Orioles' Tillman tops players for Wednesday, April 27; Phillies' Hellickson tops NL players
Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Tillman struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 3-1 win over the Rays.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 27:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.0 |
| 2 | Volquez, Edinson 2220 | pi sp | kc al | 4.4 |
| 3 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 4.4 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 |
| 6 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 |
| 7 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 |
| 8 | Santiago, Hector 3109 | pi sp | ana al | 3.7 |
| 9 | Latos, Mat 2644 | pi sp | chi al | 3.7 |
| 10 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 3.5 |
National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 3-0 win over the Nationals.
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Belt of the Giants tripled, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-9 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day—J.D. Martinez of the Tigers hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-4 win over the Athletics.
Notable—Jose Altuve of the Astros has the highest season Box-Toppers point total of any of Wednesday’s 14 Players of the Game. Altuve (HR 2-2B 3-5 3R 2BI in the 7-4 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.5 for the season. He rises to 11th among all players in season player rankings and second among AL batters.
Scoring—Tillman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hellickson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Belt and Martinez 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
| 4/27 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.2 | Orioles | Chris Tillman (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| NL | 10.0 | Phillies | Jeremy Hellickson (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9.0 | White Sox | Jose Quintana (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Giants | Brandon Belt, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Red Sox | Steven Wright (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5.1 | Marlins | Justin Nicolino (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Tigers | J.D. Martinez, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Astros | Jose Altuve, 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Aledmys Diaz, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `Indians | Bryan Shaw (H,4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Mets | Neil Walker, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Pirates | Kyle Lobstein (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0.0 | Angels | Mike Trout, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Rangers | Rougned Odor, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).| Player | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 3.5 | 10.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | -3.5 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 9.0 | 27.8 | 27.8 | -3.0 |
| Belt, Brandon 2943 | 1b | sf nl | 3.0 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.5 |
| Diaz, Aledmys 3612 | ss | stl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.7 | 7.7 | 31.4 | 34.4 | -2.3 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 2.0 | 14.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | -10.0 |
| Tillman, Chris 2754 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 6.7 | 35.8 | 37.8 | -2.7 |
| Odor, Rougned 3336 | 2b | tex al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| Lobstein, Kyle 3406 | pi sp mr | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Martinez, J.D. 2922 | rf | det al | 1.5 | 3.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | -0.2 |
| Walker, Neil 2756 | 2b | nym nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 28.0 | -3.0 |
| Wright, Steven 3224 | pi sp | bos al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| Shaw, Bryan 2995 | pi mr | cle al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Nicolino, Justin 3576 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops players for Saturday, July 18, rises to 10th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 10th in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Robinson Cano of the Mariners earned a Box-Toppers point in his 11th straight season and three players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points—Kershaw, Aramis Ramirez and Jon Lester—earned Player of the Game honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 18.| 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 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.0 |
Player of the Day—Kershaw pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out 14 and allowing three hits, in the 4-2 win over the Nationals.
Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season and rises to 10th place in season Box-Toppers player rankings. Kershaw led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 31.5. He also led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2011 and 2013.
Kershaw is the 15th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. It is the seventh straight season Kershaw has had 10.0 or more points.
Kershaw has 144.6 career Box-Toppers points, ranked 20th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 19th-place player Jim Thome (146.7).
American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing one hit, in the 3-0 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals hit two home runs, going 3-for-3 and driving in six runs, in the 12-2 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—Robinson Cano of the Mariners hit a pair of two-run homers and went 3-for-4 in the 4-3 win over the Yankees.
Cano has now earned Box-Toppers points for 11 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor for 2015. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2005 with the Yankees. His best season was 2013 with the Yankees, when he had 12.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked fourth among AL batters. In 2014, he had 6.5 Box-Toppers points with the Mariners.
Cano has 62.4 career Box-Toppers points and ranks sixth among all second baseman since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995. He ranks second in career points among active second basemen, behind Chase Utley of the Phillies (72.1).
Notables—In addition to Kershaw, two other players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Saturday:
- Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (7.1IP 2H 0R 7K W in the 4-0 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 115.1 career Box-Toppers points. He rises to 42nd place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point Saturday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Torii Hunter (114.4), Josh Beckett (114.9) and Tim Lincecum (115.0). He trails 41st-place player Todd Helton (116.4).
- Aramis Ramirez of the Brewers (HR 3-3 2R 2BI in the 8-5 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 103.3 career Box-Toppers points. He ranks 58th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 57th-place player John Lackey (103.8).
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Matt den Dekker of the Nationals (2-R HR in the 5-3 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut Aug. 29, 2013, and was playing in his 98th career game. He is the 3,534th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Royals pitcher Brandon Finnegan (2IP H 0R 2K W in the 7-6, 13-inning win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut Sept. 6, 2014, and was playing in his 21st career game. He is the 3,535th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Tillman earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Grichuk and Cano 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
| 7/18 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 19.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W,7-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| AL | 14.0 | Orioles | Chris Tillman (W,7-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 12.0 | Angels | Garrett Richards (W,10-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 11.1 | Cubs | Jon Lester (W,5-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 8.0 | Cardinals | Randal Grichuk, CF-LF-RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.1 | Rangers | Colby Lewis (W,9-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5.1 | `Athletics | Scott Kazmir | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Mariners | Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Giants | Buster Posey, 1B-C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Brewers | Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Padres | Craig Kimbrel (S,25) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Nationals | Matt den Dekker PH LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Brandon Finnegan (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | `Rays | Erasmo Ramirez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Indians | Carlos Santana, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Chad Billingsley (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Giants' Madison Bumgarner shuts out Pirates in NL Wild Card Game, tops players for Wednesday, Oct. 1
Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, who pitched a complete game shutout in the National League Wild Card Game win over the Pirates, is Wednesday’s Player of the Day.
Bumgarner allowed four hits and one walk and struck out 10 in the 8-0 win. He had the Giants’ high Box-Toppers game score of +14. Brandon Belt, who went 2-for-3 with a run and three RBIs, had the second-highest Box-Toppers game score among Giants players of +3.
During the regular season, Bumgarner earned 22.6 Box-Toppers points, ranking third among all players and second among NL pitchers.
The Giants now advance to face the Nationals in the best-of-five NL Division Series beginning Friday in Washington.
The Giants are ranked eighth in regular season Box-Toppers team rankings with 110.8 Box-Toppers points. They eliminate the Pirates, the 11th-ranked team with 99.9 Box-Toppers points. The team the Giants will face, the Nationals, rank fourth in Box-Toppers team rankings with 115.5 Box-Toppers points.
Coming Thursday:
American League Division Series Game 1, Tigers at Orioles
The Orioles have a slight edge in Box-Toppers team rankings. They have 113.4 Box-Toppers points, ranking sixth among all teams. The Tigers have 112.9 points, ranking seventh. During the final 10 days of the regular season, Orioles players earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points and Tigers players earned 6.0.
The pitching matchup Thursday:
Tigers: Max Scherzer, 22.1 Box-Toppers points, ranked fifth among all players, second among AL pitchers.
Orioles: Chris Tillman, 6.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 152nd among all players, 53rd among AL pitchers.
American League Division Series Game 1, Royals at Angels
The Angels are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team with 124.2 Box-Toppers points. The Royals rank 10th with 101.1 points. However, in the final 10 days of the regular season, the Angels had the fewest Box-Toppers points of any AL team (3.0), while the Royals had 6.5.
The pitching matchup Thursday:
Royals: Jason Vargas, 7.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 107th among all players, 38th among AL pitchers.
Angels: Jered Weaver, 6.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 126th among all players, 47th 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 in NL Wild Card Game
Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner was Player of the Game (POG) in the 8-0 win over the Pirates
| 1001 | Score | Team | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POG | 14.0 | Giants | Madison Bumgarner (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Nats' Gonzalez tops players for Monday, Sept. 9, White Sox' Sale rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is Monday's Player of the Day, while White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Gonzalez pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout, striking out nine, in the 9-0 win over the Mets. He did not give up the hit until the seventh inning. Gonzalez rises to 21st place among players in Box-Toppers points. He receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season.
Sale, who rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season (see the updated top 10 list on the home page), is American League Player of the Day. Sale gave up one run and struck out eight over eight innings in the 5-1 win over the Tigers. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 16.1 for the season.
Jimmy Paredes of the Astros is AL Batter of the Day. Paredes went 1-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 6-4 win over the Mariners. This was Paredes' Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,278th player to debut on Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Angel Pagan of the Giants is National League Batter of the Day. Pagan went 3-for-5 in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Rockies.
Notables: Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman rises to 24th place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season and Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez rises to 34th after both earned Player of the Game honors Monday:
- Tillman (7IP 9K W in 4-2 win vs. Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season.
- Jimenez (7IP 0ER 10K W in 4-3 win vs. Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.8 for the season.
Gonzalez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Sale receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Paredes and Pagan 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 909 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 14.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 10-6) | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 11.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gerrit Cole (W, 7-7) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |||
| AL | 9.0 | White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Sale (W, 11-12) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 9.0 | Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 11-9) | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 8.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Tillman (W, 16-5) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 8.0 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Travis Wood (W, 9-11) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 7.2 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Nolasco (W, 13-9) | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 3.0 | Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Casey Fien (W, 4-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Craig Kimbrel (S, 45) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| BAT | 1.0 | Astros | Jimmy Paredes RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BAT | 0.0 | Giants | Angel Pagan CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nats' Gonzalez, Angels' Vargas top players for Thursday, Aug. 29
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez is Thursday's Player of the Day. Gonzalez pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight in the 9-0 win over the Marlins.
Gonzalez rises to 26th in Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season.
Angels pitcher Jason Vargas is American League Player of the Day. Vargas pitched seven shutout innings, giving up only two hits and striking out seven in the 2-0 win over the Rays.
Gonzalez and Vargas had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 9.0, but Gonzalez earned overall Player of the Day honors because he had one more strikeout than Vargas (eight vs. seven).
Prince Fielder is AL Batter of the Day. Fielder homered, scored three runs and went 3-for-4 in the 7-6 win over the Athletics.
There is no National League Batter of the Day Thursday because no NL batters earned Player of the Game honors.
Notable: Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman rises to 24th in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Tillman (7IP 8K W in 3-2 win vs. Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season.
Gonzalez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Vargas receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Fielder receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday'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
| 829 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 9.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 8-6) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| AL | 9.0 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jason Vargas (W, 8-5) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kris Medlen (W, 11-12) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 6.2 | Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carlos Torres (W, 3-2) | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 5.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Tillman (W, 15-4) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 5.0 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yovani Gallardo (W, 10-9) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| BAT | 3.0 | Tigers | Prince Fielder 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | `Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Will Smith (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Mariners | Franklin Gutierrez RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Braves' Beachy, Orioles' Tillman top players for Friday, Aug. 9
Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Friday, Aug. 9:
Braves pitcher Brandon Beachy is Friday's Player of the Day. Beachy pitched eight scoreless innings in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.
Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman is American League Player of the Day. Tillman gave up only one run over eight innings and struck out nine, but left with no decision, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Giants.
Tillman became the 27th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. Tillman earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, putting him in 21st place among all players.
Beachy and Tillman both had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 10.0, but Beachy earned overall Player of the Day because he earned the win in his game and Tillman had a no-decision.
Josh Reddick of the Athletics is AL Batter of the Day. Reddick hit three home runs (including a three-run shot) in the 14-6 win over the Blue Jays.
Wilin Rosario of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Rosario homered, drove in four and went 3-for-5 in the 10-1 win over the Pirates.
Beachy receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Tillman receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Reddick and Rosario 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 809 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brandon Beachy (W, 1-0) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | 10.0 | `Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Tillman | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 8.0 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bronson Arroyo (W, 10-9) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| BAT | 6.0 | Athletics | Josh Reddick RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Haren (W, 7-11) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| BAT | 4.0 | Rockies | Wilin Rosario C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Twins | Justin Morneau 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Angels | Josh Hamilton DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Holland (S, 31) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Yuniesky Betancourt 1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Mark Ellis 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre DH | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | `Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ivan Nova | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 2.0 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Rusin (W, 2-1) | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 2.0 | Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brad Ziegler (W, 5-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1.0 | Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brian Duensing (W, 6-1) | 1.0 | 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.
Orioles' Tillman, D-Backs' Delgado top players for Friday, July 26
Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Friday, July 26:
Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman is Friday's Player of the Day. Tillman pitched seven scoreless innings, gave up two hits and struck out eight in the 6-0 win over the Red Sox.
Diamondbacks pitcher Randall Delgado is National League Player of the Day. Delgado pitched a complete game shutout in the 10-0 win over the Padres.
Daniel Murphy of the Mets is NL Batter of the Day. Murphy hit two home runs, drove in five runs and went 4-for-5 in the 11-0 win over the Nationals.
Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays is American League Batter of the Day. Encarnacion hit two home runs, drove in five runs and went 3-for-4 in the 12-6 win over the Astros.
Notable: Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (8IP 1R 8K in the 2-1 win vs. the Reds) was Player of the Game and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.7 points for the season, in fourth place overall among players this season.
Tillman receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Delgado receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Murphy and Encarnacion 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 726 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Tillman (W, 13-3) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9.0 | Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doug Fister (W, 9-5) | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
| NL | 8.0 | Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randall Delgado (W, 3-3) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.0 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clayton Kershaw (W, 10-6) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 8.0 | Rockies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tyler Chatwood (W, 7-3) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 8.0 | Marlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Henderson Alvarez (W, 1-1) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| BAT | 7.0 | Mets | Daniel Murphy 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | Blue Jays | Edwin Encarnacion DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.0 | Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Minor (W, 10-5) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 5.0 | `Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ross Ohlendorf | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 3.1 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Guerrier (W, 4-4) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | Athletics | Jed Lowrie SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Rays | James Loney 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Royals | David Lough RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Indians | Ryan Raburn DH | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Twins | Chris Colabello PH, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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.
Chris Tillman, Dan Haren top players for Thursday, May 2
Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman is Thursday's Player of the Day. Tillman pitched eight scoreless innings in the 5-1 win over the Angels.
Nationals pitcher Dan Haren is National League Player of the Day. Haren allowed only one run over eight innings in the 3-1 win over the Braves.
Domonic Brown of the Phillies is National League Batter of the Day. Brown homered and went 3-for-4 in the 7-2 win over the Marlins.
Note: Padres middle relief pitcher Joe Thatcher was Player of the Game in the 4-2 win over the Cubs. It has been more than five years since Thatcher was last top player in a game. He was last named Player of the Game on September 25, 2007. Thursday was the second time in his career he was named top player in a game.
Tillman receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Haren receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Brown receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day. No American League batter was named Player of the Game, so no bonus points were given Thursday for AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 502 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 6.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Tillman (W, 2-1) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5.1 | White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hector Santiago (W, 1-1) | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 5.1 | Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Luke Putkonen (W, 1-0) | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| NL | 5.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Haren (W, 3-3) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Phillies | Domonic Brown LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Thatcher (W, 2-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | David Freese 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ryan Dempster (W, 2-2) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |