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Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over the past two seasons while Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer ranks first in points over the past six seasons.
Cole earned 29.8 Box-Toppers points combined in 2020 and 2021 to lead all players in that span, while Scherzer earned 120.3 from 2016-2021, most in that span.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers rise to a commanding lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report on the strength of the players they acquired prior to Friday’s trade deadline.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox fall from first to second in team rankings but maintain their lead among American League teams.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Griffin Canning is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Trevor Story of the Rockies rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Steven Matz is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Matz struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Shane Bieber is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Danny Duffy is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Duffy struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 2-0 win over the Athletics.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises in three significant Box-Toppers player rankings:
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 |
| 2 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 3.4 |
| 3 | Morrison, Logan 2794 | 1b | tb al | 3.2 |
| 4 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 |
| 5 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 |
| 6 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 |
| 7 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 |
| 8 | Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf | chi al | 2.5 |
| 9 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 |
| 10 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 |
Kershaw struck out eight over 8 1/3 innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
It is the second time this season Kershaw has led players in season Box-Toppers points, also leading from April 3 to 8. It is also the second time this season Kershaw has led active players in career Box-Toppers points. He briefly passed Sabathia for the lead on April 3 before Sabathia regained the lead the next day.
Kershaw now trails the third-place player on the “all-time” Box-Toppers points list, Curt Schilling (194.1). With his 2.0 points Friday, he actually moved up two spots on the "all-time" list, passing both Sabathia and Rodriguez.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 7-2 win over the Athletics.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 4 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 187.7 |
| 5 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | released | 187.0 |
| 6 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 186.0 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 182.3 |
| 8 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 9 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 169.7 |
| 10 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 11 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 12 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 13 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 14 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 157.1 |
| 15 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | atl nl | 149.5 |
| 20 | Chipper Jones | 3b | retired | 149.0 |
Keuchel earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season and rising to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among AL players.
Keuchel had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0, tied with Royals pitcher Danny Duffy, who was Player of the Game in the 7-1 win over the Angels (7IP 3H R 2BB 6K W). But Keuchel won the tiebreaker to earn AL Player of the Day honors because he had more strikeouts—seven vs. six.
National League Batter of the Day—Manny Pina of the Brewers hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 10-4 win over the Reds.
This was Pina’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Pina made his Major League debut Aug. 3, 2011, and was playing in his 45th career game. He is the 3,679th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—Logan Morrison of the Rays hit a grand slam and doubled, going 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-5 win over the Red Sox.
Morrison earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, rising to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among AL batters.
Streak—Two players extended their streaks of 10 or more consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after both earned Player of the Game honors Friday:
Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Keuchel earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Pina and Morrison each earn 1.5 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.
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| 4/14 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.1 | LAD 7, ARI 1 | Clayton Kershaw (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | 6.0 | HOU 7, OAK 2 | Dallas Keuchel (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6.0 | KC 7, LAA 1 | Danny Duffy (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | DET 7, CLE 6 | Daniel Norris (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | `WSH 3, PHI 2 (F/10) | Stephen Strasburg | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | MIL 10, CIN 4 | Manny Pina, C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | TB 10, BOS 5 | Logan Morrison, 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | BAL 6, TOR 4 | Wade Miley (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 3.0 | CHW 2, MIN 1 | David Robertson (S,2) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | SEA 2, TEX 1 | Felix Hernandez (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | PIT 4, CHC 2 | David Freese, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SF 8, COL 2 | Hunter Pence, RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 5, SD 2 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIA 3, NYM 2 | Miguel Rojas, SS-3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | NYY 4, STL 3 | Starlin Castro, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 | 28.4 | 128.1 | 187.7 | -20.4 |
| Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 3.4 | 10.4 | 46.2 | 46.2 | -3.6 |
| Morrison, Logan 2794 | 1b | tb al | 3.2 | 5.2 | 15.2 | 20.7 | 1.2 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Pina, Manny 3769 | ca | mil nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 16.1 | 75.2 | 83.9 | -14.1 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 11.7 | 29.7 | 30.7 | -9.7 |
| Castro, Starlin 2767 | 2b | nyy al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 16.5 | 26.5 | -6.0 |
| Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 80.7 | 169.7 | -5.0 |
| Miley, Wade 3006 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 37.4 | 37.4 | -5.0 |
| Robertson, David 2774 | pi cp | chi al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 27.0 | -4.0 |
| Pence, Hunter 2287 | rf | sf nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 53.2 | -2.5 |
| Norris, Daniel 3548 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Freese, David 2710 | 3b | pit nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 19.2 | 25.2 | -1.0 |
| Rojas, Miguel 3642 | ss 3b | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez has best single-game Box-Toppers game score in 2016. Clayton Kershaw, Jose Fernandez each had two of the 12 best game scores of the year.
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Rockies pitcher Jon Gray is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day with the third-highest Box-Toppers game score of the season.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 23.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.0 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 20.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 20.2 |
| 5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 20.1 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 16.8 |
| 7 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym al | 15.7 |
| 8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 |
| 9 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.1 |
| 10 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
Gray pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, walking none and striking out 16, in the 8-0 win over the Padres.
Gray had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of +21.0, the third-highest of the season and only the sixth time this season a player has had a game score of +20 or more. Two pitchers had scores of +22.0 this season—Vince Velasquez of the Phillies did it April 14 and Danny Duffy of the Royals did it Aug. 1. (See the chart at the bottom of the page for the top 11 Box-Toppers game scores earned in 2016.)
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Ricky Nolasco pitched six scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing five hits and two walks, in the 6-1 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Batter of the Day—Ryan Braun of the Brewers hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 11-3 win over the Cubs.
Braun earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 10.5 for the season. He rises to second place among NL batters, behind Kris Bryant of the Cubs (10.5 Box-Toppers points). Though Bryant and Braun both have 10.5 points, Bryant ranks ahead because he had more points in 2015—8.5 vs. 5.0.
Bryant is the 42nd player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. This is Braun’s sixth season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points, his first since 2012 when he had 12.5, prior to his 2013 suspension under baseball’s performance enhancing drug policy. Braun now ranks 35th among all players in Box-Toppers points in 2016.
American League Batter of the Day—Marcus Semien of the Athletics hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-2 win over the Rangers.
Notable—Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson has the most 2016 Box-Toppers points of any of the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Hellickson (CG 3H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 8-0 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.1 for the season. He ranks 17th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nolasco earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Braun and Semien 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.
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Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/17 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 21.0 | COL 8, SD 0 | Jon Gray (W,10-8) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 11.0 | PHI 8, MIA 0 | Jeremy Hellickson (W,12-9) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | LAA 6, TOR 1 | Ricky Nolasco (W,6-14) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6.0 | HOU 2, SEA 1 | Mike Fiers (W,11-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5.1 | BOS 6, NYY 5 | Craig Kimbrel (S,27) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | MIL 11, CHC 3 | Ryan Braun, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4.0 | CLE 1, DET 0 (10) | Andrew Miller (W,8-1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | PIT 7, CIN 3 | Juan Nicasio (W,10-6) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4.0 | PIT 10, CIN 4 | Wade LeBlanc (S,2) | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4.0 | KC 3, CHW 2 | Wade Davis (S,25) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | OAK 11, TEX 2 | Marcus Semien, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | `NYM 3, MIN 2 (12) | Josh Smoker | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 7, WSH 3 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TB 5, BAL 2 | Evan Longoria, 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | LAD 6, ARI 2 | Joc Pederson, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | STL 3, SF 2 | Kolten Wong, 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 | pi sp | phi nl | 13.1 | 18.1 | 41.8 | 44.8 | 8.1 |
| Braun, Ryan J. 2300 | lf | mil nl | 10.5 | 15.5 | 46.5 | 88.2 | 5.5 |
| Nolasco, Ricky 2125 | pi sp | ana al | 9.4 | 11.4 | 32.1 | 85.2 | 7.4 |
| Nicasio, Juan 2888 | pi mr sp | pit nl | 9.0 | 10.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 8.0 |
| Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.0 | 13.0 | 56.7 | 57.7 | 1.0 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Longoria, Evan 2423 | 3b | tb al | 6.5 | 9.5 | 26.0 | 47.0 | 3.5 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.0 |
| Fiers, Michael 3029 | pi sp | hou al | 5.0 | 12.0 | 26.1 | 26.1 | -2.0 |
| Miller, Andrew 2436 | pi cp | cle al | 5.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 1.0 |
| Davis, Wade 2681 | pi cp | kc al | 4.0 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | cf | lad nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| LeBlanc, Wade 2669 | pi sp cp | pit nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Smoker, Josh 3725 | pi cp mr | nym nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Wong, Kolten 3377 | 2b | stl nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -3.0 |
| Date | Bonus | BTG | Team | Players | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 1 | 4/14 | MLB | 22.0 | PHI 3, SD 0 | Vince Velasquez (W,2-0) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 8/1 | MLB | 22.0 | KC 3, TB 0 | Danny Duffy (W,7-1) | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | 9/17 | MLB | 21.0 | COL 8, SD 0 | Jon Gray (W,10-8) | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | 7/10 | MLB | 21.0 | SF 4, ARI 0 | Madison Bumgarner (W,10-4) | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | 5/1 | MLB | 20.0 | LAD 1, SD 0 | Clayton Kershaw (W,3-1) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | 4/14 | 20.0 | STL 7, MIL 0 | Jaime Garcia (W,1-0) | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | 5/11 | MLB | 19.0 | WSH 3, DET 2 | Max Scherzer (W,4-2) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | 5/12 | MLB | 18.0 | LAD 5, NYM 0 | Clayton Kershaw (W,5-1) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | 9/13 | MLB | 17.0 | SEA 8, LAA 0 | Taijuan Walker (W,6-10) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | 4/23 | MLB | 17.0 | WSH 2, MIN 0 | Tanner Roark (W,2-2) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | 6/5 | MLB | 17.0 | MIA 1, NYM 0 | Jose Fernandez (W,9-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| 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 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 14.1 |
| 7 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 |
| 8 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 13.4 |
| 9 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 12.7 |
| 10 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 12.5 |
Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Hammel pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Brewers.
Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, becoming the 23rd player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. Hammel ranks 17th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez pitched four scoreless innings, allowing no hits, walking two and striking out seven, in the 5-3 win over the Orioles. Rodriguez did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he did not pitch the requisite five innings to earn the win, exiting the game with an injury.
National League Batter of the Day—DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies homered, tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—Luke Maile of the Rays doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 15-1 win over the Padres.
This was Maile’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Maile made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2015, and was playing in his 35th career game. He is the 3,709th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Rankings—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Kluber (6IP 7H R 2BB 7K W in the 3-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.2 for the season. He extends his lead among AL pitchers ahead of second-place Cole Hamels of the Rangers (14.1).
Notable—Royals pitcher Danny Duffy becomes the 24th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Duffy (7.2IP 3H R 2BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. Duffy ranks 19th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
Streak—Troy Tulowitzki of the Blue Jays has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2016 on Tuesday.
Tulowitzki (HR 4-5 2R 2BI in the 12-6 win over the Yankees) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2007 with the Rockies and has 59.8 career points, 15th among active AL batters and first among active AL shortstops. His best year was 2014 with the Rockies, when he had 11.6 Box-Toppers points, the season leader among NL batters. In 2015, he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points with the Rockies and the Blue Jays.
Debut—In addition to Maile, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, with their first career Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rodriguez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. LeMahieu and Maile 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/16 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | CHC 4, MIL 1 | Jason Hammel (W,13-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| AL | 9.0 | `BOS 5, BAL 3 | Eduardo Rodriguez | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7.0 | MIN 4, ATL 2 | Ervin Santana (W,6-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7.0 | LAD 15, PHI 5 | Kenta Maeda (W,12-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 5.2 | KC 6, DET 1 | Danny Duffy (W,10-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | COL 6, WSH 2 | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | TB 15, SD 1 | Luke Maile, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | CHC 4, MIL 0 | Trevor Cahill (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `TEX 5, OAK 4 (10) | Alex Claudio | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | TOR 12, NYY 6 | Troy Tulowitzki, SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 6, MIA 3 | Tucker Barnhart, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | STL 8, HOU 5 | Seung Hwan Oh (S,12) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | NYM 7, ARI 5 | T.J. Rivera, 3B-2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | CLE 3, CHW 1 | Corey Kluber (W,13-8) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1.0 | LAA 7, SEA 6 | Jett Bandy, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | PIT 4, SF 3 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 17.2 | 30.6 | 61.4 | 61.4 | 3.8 |
| Hammel, Jason 2235 | pi sp | chi nl | 11.0 | 20.7 | 44.1 | 57.2 | 1.3 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 10.7 | 14.7 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 6.7 |
| LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | col nl | 7.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 4.5 | 15.0 | 45.7 | 51.4 | -6.0 |
| Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 9.4 | 47.8 | 97.3 | -1.4 |
| Oh, Seung Hwan 3693 | pi cp | stl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 2.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -3.3 |
| Cahill, Trevor 2658 | pi mr sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 26.1 | 39.2 | 1.0 |
| Maile, Luke 3709 | ca | tb al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 | ss | tor al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 39.1 | 59.8 | -5.0 |
| Barnhart, Tucker 3519 | ca | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Claudio, Alex 3459 | pi mr | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Bandy, Jett 3711 | ca | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Rivera, T.J. 3710 | 3b 2b | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Royals pitcher Danny Duffy is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning the second-highest Box-Toppers game score of the season.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 17.0 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 14.5 |
| 5 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.4 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 14.1 |
| 7 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 |
| 8 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 12.4 |
| 9 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.0 |
| 10 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.0 |
Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg maintained his seventh-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Duffy pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out 16 and allowing one hit and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Rays.
Duffy had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +22.0, tied for the highest game score of the season. But Duffy ranks second on the season to Vince Velasquez of the Phillies, who on April 14, also had a Box-Toppers game score of +22.0, because Velasquez had more innings pitched—nine vs. eight. (See chart below for the top Box-Toppers game score of 2016.) Duffy’s is the fifth Box-Toppers game score this season of +20.0 or greater.
National League Player of the Day—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg struck out six over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 14-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Strasburg earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.1 for the season, maintaining his seventh-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Max Kepler of the Twins hit three two-run homers and went 4-for-6, in the 12-5 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—Travis Jankowski of the Padres went 3-for-3, scoring twice, in the 7-3 win over the Brewers.
This was Jankowski’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Jankowski made his Major League debut Aug. 21, 2015, and was playing in his 114th career game. He is the 3,696th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Duffy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Strasburg earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Kepler and Jankowski each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/1 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 22.0 | KC 3, TB 0 | Danny Duffy (W,7-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9.0 | `HOU 2, TOR 1 (14) | Doug Fister | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | MIN 12, CLE 5 | Max Kepler, RF | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.1 | `BOS 2, SEA 1 | Eduardo Rodriguez | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| NL | 5.0 | WSH 14, ARI 1 | Stephen Strasburg (W,15-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4.0 | CHC 5, MIA 0 | Kyle Hendricks (W,10-7) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | NYY 6, NYM 5 (10) | Adam Warren (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | SD 7, MIL 3 | Travis Jankowski, CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.1 | 28.1 | 74.2 | 81.9 | 0.1 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 8.7 | 12.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 4.7 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.0 | 17.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | -1.7 |
| Kepler, Max 3664 | rf | min al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Fister, Doug 2688 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 50.5 | 54.2 | 1.0 |
| Warren, Adam 3169 | pi mr sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -1.7 |
| Jankowski, Travis 3696 | cf | sd nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -5.0 |
| Date | Bonus | Score | Team | Players | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 1 | 4/14 | MLB | 22.0 | Phillies | Vince Velasquez (W,2-0) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 8/1 | MLB | 22.0 | Royals | Danny Duffy (W,7-1) | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | 7/10 | MLB | 21.0 | Giants | Madison Bumgarner (W,10-4) | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | 5/1 | MLB | 20.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W,3-1) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | 4/14 | 20.0 | Cardinals | Jaime Garcia (W,1-0) | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 6 | 5/11 | MLB | 19.0 | Nationals | Max Scherzer (W,4-2) | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | 5/12 | MLB | 18.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W,5-1) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | 4/23 | MLB | 17.0 | Nationals | Tanner Roark (W,2-2) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | 6/5 | MLB | 17.0 | Marlins | Jose Fernandez (W,9-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | 4/15 | MLB | 16.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W,3-0) | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | 6/8 | MLB | 16.0 | Mariners | Taijuan Walker (W,3-6) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | 7/10 | 16.0 | Dodgers | Kenta Maeda (W,8-6) | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| 13 | 4/19 | MLB | 16.0 | `Rays | Drew Smyly | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | |||||||||||
Kris Bryant of the Cubs is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 13.4 |
| 3 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.7 |
| 4 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.7 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.7 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 7 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 |
| 8 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 9.8 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 9.4 |
Bryant hit three homers and two doubles, going 5-for-5, scoring four times and driving in six runs, in the 11-8 win over the Reds.
Bryant’s Box-Toppers game score Monday of +10 was the highest for a batter this season. The highest Box-Toppers game score earned by a batter in 2015 was +11.0, done by four players.
American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Danny Duffy struck out eight over eight innings, allowing two runs, six hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Nick Franklin of the Rays homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, driving in five runs, in the 13-7 win over the Red Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall Player of the Day was NL batter Kris Bryant.
Notable—Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez has the highest season Box-Toppers point total of all 11 of Monday’s Players of the Game. Velasquez (5IP 5H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks 27th among all players and 14th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Rangers pitcher Tony Barnette made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor Monday.
Barnette (1.2IP H 0R BB 3K W in the 9-6 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 5 and was playing in his 30th career game. He is the 3,670th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Bryant earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Duffy earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Franklin earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/27 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | CHC 11/CIN 8 | Kris Bryant, 3B-RF-LF | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | PHI 8/ARI 0 | Vince Velasquez (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | KC 6/STL 2 | Danny Duffy (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | TB 13/BOS 7 | Nick Franklin, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | COL 9/TOR 5 | Carlos Gonzalez, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | DC 11/NYM 4 | Ben Revere, CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | OAK 8/SF 3 | Marcus Semien, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.2 | TEX 9/NYY 6 | Tony Barnette (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.1 | LAD 5/PIT 4 | Kenley Jansen (S,22) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | CLE 8/ATL 3 | Lonnie Chisenhall, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | HOU 4/LAA 2 | Jake Marisnick, PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Bryant, Kris 3465 | lf 3b rf | chi nl | 5.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -3.0 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 4.7 | 8.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 0.7 |
| Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | rf | col nl | 3.5 | 15.0 | 43.7 | 56.7 | -8.0 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 |
| Jansen, Kenley 2871 | pi cp | lad nl | 3.0 | 7.0 | 33.4 | 33.4 | -1.0 |
| Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959 | rf 3b | cle al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.5 |
| Franklin, Nick 3238 | dh ss | tb al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Marisnick, Jake 3428 | dh cf pr | hou al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Revere, Ben 2886 | cf | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Barnette, Tony 3670 | pi mr | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Pitcher Matt Harvey struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and four hits, to lead the Mets to a National League Championship Series Game 1 win over the Cubs Saturday.
Harvey is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s two league championship series games. Royals middle reliever Danny Duffy is Player of the Game in the American League Championship Series Game 2 win over the Blue Jays.
Harvey had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.2, highest among all Mets players, as the Mets took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven game series.
Center fielder Juan Lagares had the highest Box-Toppers game score among Mets batters of +1.0 (2-3 2R).
Harvey, during the regular season had 15.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 16th among all players, eighth among NL pitchers.
The series resumes Sunday with Game 2 in New York (more details below).
Danny Duffy pitched a scoreless sixth inning, picking up the win, and earning Player of the Game.
The Royals now lead the best-of-seven game series, 2-0.
Duffy (1IP 0H 0R 1K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0, highest among all Royals players. Third baseman Mike Moustakas (2-4 R 2BI) had the highest Box-Toppers game score among Royals batters, +1.0.
Duffy, during the regular season, had 4.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 228th among all players and 72nd among AL pitchers. He earned 3.0 of his points as a starting pitcher during the season.
The series resumes Monday with Game 3 in Toronto.
See Box-Toppers ALCS series preview with player-by-player match ups.
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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 10/17 | Score | Team | Players | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| POG | 6.2 | Mets | Matt Harvey (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| POG | 2.0 | Royals | Danny Duffy (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Coming Sunday:
The pitching match-up Sunday:
Cubs—Jake Arrieta, 29.1 Box-Toppers points, first among all players, first among NL pitchers.
Mets—Noah Syndergaard, 10.4 Box-Toppers points, 41st among all players, 16th among NL pitchers.
See Box-Toppers NLCS series preview with player-by-player match ups.
Nats have four players ranked in Box-Toppers top 20 for 2014. Royals have pitching staff that nearly evenly shares the burden of winning.
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Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda is Monday’s Player of the Day, while Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Pineda pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight, in the 5-0 win over the Orioles.
Wainwright rose from ninth to seventh place in Box-Toppers player ranking after earning National League Player of the Day honors Monday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Wainwright pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight in the 8-0 win over the Cubs.
Wainwright earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 18.7 for the season. He maintains his fourth place spot among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays is American League Batter of the Day. Bautista homered and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 14-4 win over the Mariners.
There is no NL Batter of the Day for Monday because no NL batters earned Player of the Game honors.
Notables: Diamondbacks pitcher Josh Collmenter ranks 10th among NL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Collmenter (6.1IP 5K W in the 6-2 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season. He ranks 23rd among all players.
Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano ranks 15th among NL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Liriano (6IP 0R 7K W in the 1-0 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.1 for the season. He ranks 40th among all players.
Royals pitcher Danny Duffy becomes the 54th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Duffy (6IP 0R 5K W in the 2-0 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He ranks 25th among AL pitchers and 54th among all players.
Pineda receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Wainwright receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Bautista receives 1.5 for being 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 watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 922 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 13.1 | Yankees | Michael Pineda (W, 4-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | 11.0 | Cardinals | Adam Wainwright (W, 20-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 6.0 | Pirates | Francisco Liriano (W, 7-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Blue Jays | Jose Bautista RF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | `Indians | T.J. House | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | Athletics | Jeff Samardzija (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.2 | White Sox | Chris Bassitt (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | Padres | Eric Stults (W, 8-17) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Danny Duffy (W, 9-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Giants | Santiago Casilla (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.1 | Dbacks | Josh Collmenter (W, 11-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1.0 | Rangers | Guilder Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 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.
Royals pitcher Danny Duffy is Saturday’s Player of the Day. Duffy pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 9-1 win over the White Sox.
Padres pitcher Jesse Hahn is National League Player of the Day. Hahn pitched six shutout innings and struck out seven in the 5-0 win over the Mets. This was Hahn’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,354th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. Hahn made his Major League debut June 3 and was pitching in his second game.
Eugenio Suarez of the Tigers is American League Batter of the Day. Suarez doubled, tripled and homered (going 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBIs) in the 12-9 win over the Twins. This was Suarez’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,355th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. Suarez made his Major League debut June 4 and was playing in his eighth game.
Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates is NL Batter of the Day. McCutchen homered and went 2-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 8-6 win over the Marlins.
Notable: Dodgers pitcher Dan Haren earned Player of the Game honors Saturday for batting—he is the fifth pitcher this season to earn Box-Toppers points for batting. Haren drove in three runs with a double to earn Player of the Game honors and also earned the win on the mound in the 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Duffy receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Hahn receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Suarez and McCutchen 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 watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Saturday, 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 614 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Royals | Danny Duffy (W, 4-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 9.0 | `Angels | Garrett Richards | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| NL | 9.0 | Padres | Jesse Hahn (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5.0 | `Brewers | Yovani Gallardo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4.2 | Rangers | Neal Cotts (W, 2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Tigers | Eugenio Suarez SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Rockies | Rex Brothers (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.2 | `Cardinals | Shelby Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Indians | Cody Allen (S, 7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Jonathan Papelbon (S, 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Dan Haren P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | Orioles | Bud Norris (W, 6-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1.0 | Astros | Marwin Gonzalez 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Athletics | Eric Sogard 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 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.