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The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2021 preseason rankings. They also ended 2020 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team and World Series champions.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Chicago Cubs saw the biggest decline.
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 Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Brett Gardner of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Mike Trout of the Angels.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the fourth straight week.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander continues to lead American League pitchers, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader continues to lead National League pitchers, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers continues to lead NL batters and Joey Gallo of the Rangers continues to lead AL batters.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first place among National League players—after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDexter Fowler of the Cardinals is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Fowler homered and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 13-5 win over the Brewers.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Cole Hamels is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 18th place among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Hamels struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Chase Anderson is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day
Also Tuesday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer retakes the Box-Toppers season player rankings lead, passing previous leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out nine over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Phillies.
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Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 2 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 6.7 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 6.7 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 5 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 |
| 6 | Triggs, Andrew 3723 | pi sp | oak al | 5.4 |
| 7 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 5.0 |
| 8 | Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 5.0 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 |
| 10 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 5.0 |
Also Wednesday, Athletics pitcher Andrew Triggs rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Archer struck out 11 over eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 12-1 win over the Royals.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher German Marquez struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk-in the 3-0 win over the Cubs.
This was Marquez’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Marquez made his Major League debut Sept. 8, 2016, and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,788th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—Robinson Cano of the Mariners homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-6 win over the Phillies.
Cano has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 consecutive seasons. He earned his first points in 2005 with the Yankees and has 76.9 career points, sixth among active AL batters. His best season was 2013 with the Yankees, when he had 12.5 points, fourth among AL batters. In 2016, Cano had 8.0 points with the Mariners, second among AL second basemen.
National League Batter of the Day—Dexter Fowler of the Cardinals hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead triple in the 7-5 win over the Marlins. Fowler went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in two runs.
Rankings—Athletics pitcher Andrew Triggs rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Triggs (6IP 3H R 3BB 4K W in the 3-1 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.4 for the season. Triggs ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Marquez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Cano and Fowler 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.
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| 5/10 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | TB 12, KC 1 | Chris Archer (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| NL | 12.0 | COL 3, CHC 0 | German Marquez (W,1-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 6.0 | ARI 7, DET 1 | Zack Godley (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.1 | LAD 5, PIT 2 | Kenta Maeda (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | SEA 11, PHI 6 | Robinson Cano, 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | WSH 7, BAL 6 | Matt Albers (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | TOR 8, CLE 7 | Ezequiel Carrera, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | STL 7, MIA 5 | Dexter Fowler, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | SF 6, NYM 5 | Buster Posey, 1B-C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TEX 4, SD 3 | Shin-Soo Choo, DH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | HOU 4, ATL 2 | Carlos Correa, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | OAK 3, LAA 1 | Andrew Triggs (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1.0 | MIL 7, BOS 4 | Travis Shaw, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Triggs, Andrew 3723 | pi sp | oak al | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b 1b | mil nl | 2.5 | 9.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 | -4.5 |
| Fowler, Dexter 2698 | cf ph | stl nl | 2.5 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 1.0 |
| Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf dh | tex al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 50.2 | 1.5 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -8.0 |
| Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 11.0 | 51.1 | 51.1 | -7.0 |
| Posey, Buster 2745 | ca 1b | sf nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 30.5 | 35.0 | -1.5 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Cano, Robinson 2092 | 2b | sea al | 1.5 | 9.5 | 39.0 | 76.9 | -6.5 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 1.0 | 8.7 | 15.9 | 15.9 | -6.7 |
| Godley, Zack 3538 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Albers, Matt 2274 | pi cp | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Carrera, Ezequiel 2873 | rf | tor al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
David Ross is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 7 as the Chicago Cubs win their first championship in 108 years.
The Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Wednesday in 10 innings, winning the best-of-seven-game series, 4-3.
Ross hit a sixth-inning solo home run, going 1-for-1 with a walk, and earning a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0, the highest among all Cubs players Wednesday.
During the regular season, Ross had 2.5 Box-Toppers points, 91st among National League batters and ninth among NL catchers. Ross has said he will retire after the 2016 season.
It is the first time this World Series and only the fifth time in 35 postseason games this year that a batter has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.
Mike Montgomery, who earned the save, had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+0.1) among Cubs pitchers (0.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K), getting the game’s final out with two pitches in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks had a Box-Toppers game score of −1.8 (4.2IP 4H 2R BB 2K ND). Hendricks had 13.4 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, ranked 17th among all players, 10th among NL pitchers.
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, who pitched three innings of relief, had a Box-Toppers game score of 0.0 (3IP 3H 2R BB 4K ND). Lester had the highest regular season Box-Toppers point total of any player in the World Series, 22.1, ranked fourth among all players, third among NL pitchers.
Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber had a Box-Toppers game score of −10.0 (4IP 6H 4R 0BB 0K ND). Kluber had 21.2 regular season Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players, first among American League pitchers. He earned Box-ToppersPlayer of the Game honors four times during the postseason, most of any player, including twice in the World Series. Pitching on short rest for the second time in the World Series, Kluber got off to a rocky start, giving up a lead-off solo home run to Dexter Fowler.
Cubs left fielder Ben Zobrist was named World Series Most Valuable Player, though he never had a Box-Toppers game score of more than 0.0 in any of the Cubs’ four wins. Box-Toppers would have chosen pitcher Jake Arrieta as MVP; he was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the Cubs’ Game 2 and Game 6 wins.
Box-Toppers 2016 final team rankings
Box-Toppers 2016 final top 10 player rankings
Box-Toppers point totals of all Cubs players active at season’s end
Box-Toppers point totals of all Indians players active at season’s end
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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Here are the Box-Toppers game scores of all Cubs who played in World Series Game 7 listed from highest-to-lowest Box-Toppers game score.
| BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 2.0 | * David Ross, C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Miguel Montero, C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Albert Almora Jr., PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.1 | Mike Montgomery (S,1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.0 | Dexter Fowler, CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Willson Contreras, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 0.0 | Jon Lester | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0.0 | Chris Coghlan, PR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.0 | Kris Bryant, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -1.8 | Kyle Hendricks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| -2.0 | Kyle Schwarber, DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Ben Zobrist, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Javier Baez, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.0 | Addison Russell, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| -2.8 | Carl Edwards Jr. (H,4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| -3.9 | Aroldis Chapman (W,2-0; BS,3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| -5.0 | Jason Heyward, RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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Here are real-time tweets from Box-Toppers Wednesday as World Series Game 7 progressed:
#WorldSeries #Game7 starters:#Cubs Kyle Hendricks 13.4 Box-Toppers pts, rank 17th#Indians Corey Kluber 21.2, 5thhttps://t.co/wpv0yHvzib
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 2, 2016
Dexter Fowler #Cubs takes early lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game7 (HR 1-1 R BI, B-T game score +2). CHC 1, CLE 0 T1,
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Worth mentioning one more time while still relevant. #WorldSeries https://t.co/loHrpH94jr
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Also worth one more mention while still relevant tonight. #WorldSeries https://t.co/1cgvDCryRl
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
#Indians tie #Cubs in #WorldSeries #Game7 1-1, B3.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leaders:
CHC: Dexter Fowler
CLE: Coco Crisp
#Cubs take 3-1 lead over #Indians #WorldSeries #Game7 B4. Dexter Fowler leads as Box-Toppers Player of Game (HR 1-2 R BI, B-T gm score +1)
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Corey Kluber #Indians exits #WorldSeries #Game7 (4.0IP 6H 4R 0BB 0K, Box-Toppers game score -10). CHC 4, CLE 1 T5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Dexter Fowler #Cubs maintains lead as Box-Toppers Player of Game in #WorldSeries #Game7 (HR 2-3 R BI, B-T game score +1). CHC 4, CLE 1 T5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Kyle Hendricks #Cubs exits #WorldSeries #Game7 (4.2IP 4H R BB 2K, B-T game score -0.8). CHC 5, CLE 1 B5.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Jon Lester #Cubs enters #WorldSeries #Game7 in relief. 22.1 Box-Toppers points in 2016, 4th among all players. CHC 5, CLE 3 T6.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
David Ross #Cubs takes lead as Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game7. (Solo HR 1-1 R BI, B-Tgame score +2). CHC 6, CLE 3 M6.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
#Indians tie #Cubs 6-6, B8.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Box-Toppers Player of the Game leaders:
CLE: Allen +3.2 Box-Toppers game score
CHC: Ross +2.0
David Ross #Cubs resumes lead as Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game7 (HR 1-1 R BI, B-T game score +2). CHC 8, CLE 6 T10.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
108 years. Don’t count outs. #Cubs #WorldSeries
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
David Ross #Cubs (HR 1-1 R BI) is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in #WorldSeries #Game7 win, 8-7, vs. #Indians. CHC win series, 4-3 (10).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) November 3, 2016
Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Eflin pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out six and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the Pirates.
| 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 |
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher James Paxton struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Paxton had a Box-Toppers game score of +10.0, tied with Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea, who was Player of the Game in the 1-0, 13-inning win over the Blue Jays. But Paxton edged Manaea to earn AL Player of the Day because he earned the win in his game, while Manaea picked up a no decision (8IP 5H 0R 7K ND).
National League Batter of the Day—Dexter Fowler of the Cubs homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-2 win over the Brewers.
American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers hit two doubles and went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7-5 win over the White Sox.
Cabrera earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 138.4 for his career, regaining the 26th place spot among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (138.3) on the “all-time” list. Hamels had passed Cabrera on July 17 when he earned Player of the Day. Cabrera now trails 25th-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5). Cabrera again ranks 10th among active players in career Box-Toppers points.
Cabrera has 5.5 points on the season, more than the 4.7 points he earned in 2015, which was his lowest total since his 2003 rookie season. Cabrera’s 5.5 points ranks 15th among AL batters this season.
Notable—Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has the most season Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Friday.
Tanaka (6IP 4H 0R 2BB 4K ND in the 3-2 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season, 20th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Eflin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Paxton earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Fowler and Cabrera 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/22 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | PHI 4, PIT 0 | Zach Eflin (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| AL | 10.0 | SEA 2, TOR 1 | James Paxton (W,3-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 10.0 | `OAK 1, TB 0 (13) | Sean Manaea | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 9.0 | MIN 2, BOS 1 | Kyle Gibson (W,3-6) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 8.0 | HOU 2, LAA 1 | Lance McCullers (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6.0 | COL 4, ATL 3 | Jon Gray (W,6-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.2 | `STL 4, LAD 3 (16) | Tyler Lyons | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | CHC 5, MIL 2 | Dexter Fowler, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | SD 5, WSH 3 | Matt Kemp, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | `NYY 3, SF 2 | Masahiro Tanaka | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | BAL 5, CLE 1 | Dylan Bundy (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | DET 7, CHW 5 | Miguel Cabrera, 1B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | CIN 6, ARI 2 | Joey Votto, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | NYM 5, MIA 3 | James Loney, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.2 | KC 3, TEX 1 | Danny Duffy (W,6-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| `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 | +/- |
| Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.7 | 16.7 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 0.7 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 6.7 | 10.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 2.7 |
| Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 5.5 | 10.5 | 27.2 | 59.2 | 0.5 |
| Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 5.5 | 10.2 | 58.8 | 138.4 | 0.8 |
| McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 4.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | -2.3 |
| Kemp, Matt 2151 | rf | sd nl | 4.0 | 9.5 | 34.0 | 55.6 | -1.5 |
| Eflin, Zach 3679 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -5.0 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Loney, James 2206 | 1b ph | nym nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 34.4 | 2.0 |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi mr sp | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 1.7 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
| Fowler, Dexter 2698 | cf | chi nl | 1.5 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | -1.0 |
| Lyons, Tyler 3178 | pi mr sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
A look at the All-Star rosters based on Box-Toppers points. Which players were worthy but unchosen? Which players made it but probably shouldn't have?
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Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is Saturday’s Player of the Day.
Jimenez pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight, in the 7-1 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out nine, in the 6-0 win over the Pirates.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 |
| 2 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 3 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 |
| 4 | Wilson, C.J. 2074 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 |
| 5 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 |
| 6 | Pomeranz, Drew 3061 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 |
| 7 | Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 |
| 8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.7 |
| 9 | Harang, Aaron 1599 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.7 |
| 10 | Peralta, David 3370 | lf | ari nl | 1.7 |
American League Batter of the Day—Ian Kinsler of the Tigers went 4-for-5, scored three times and drove in two runs, in the 9-6 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—Dexter Fowler of the Cubs hit two triples, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-5 win over the Rockies.
Debut—Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut. Bradley (6IP H 0R 6K in the 6-0 win over the Dodgers) is the 3,438th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Kershaw—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, last year’s overall leader in Box-Toppers points with 31.5, has yet to earn his first Box-Toppers points of the season after two starts. Only once last season did Kershaw have two straight starts when he failed to win Player of the Game honors and earn Box-Toppers points (May 11 and May 17). Saturday he gave up 10 hits and six runs (five earned) over 6 1/3 innings, striking out five, and picking up the loss in the 6-0 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Scoring—Jimenez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nelson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Kinsler and Fowler 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 411 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Orioles | Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | 12.0 | Brewers | Jimmy Nelson (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 10.0 | Rays | Chris Archer (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8.0 | Padres | James Shields (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | Dbacks | Archie Bradley (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | `Phillies | Cole Hamels | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Tigers | Ian Kinsler 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | White Sox | David Robertson (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.2 | Cardinals | Trevor Rosenthal (S, 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Cubs | Dexter Fowler CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Mariners | Nelson Cruz RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Greg Holland (S, 3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Yankees | Chris Young CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Braves | Julio Teheran (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 0.0 | Rangers | Rougned Odor 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez is Wednesday’s spring training Player of the Day.
Chavez allowed one run over six innings, striking out six, in the 4-1 win over the Angels.
Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley is National League Player of the Day. Bradley pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.
Dexter Fowler of the Cubs is NL Batter of the Day. Fowler homered, tripled, went 3-for-3, scored four runs and drove in two in the 11-7 win over the Brewers.
Jeremy Farrell of the White Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Farrell homered, doubled, went 4-for-5, scored three runs and drove in two in the 12-4 win over the Mariners.
Box-Toppers points aren’t awarded for spring training games, but if this were the regular season, Chavez would earn 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bradley would earn 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Fowler and Farrell would each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Sixteen spring training games were scheduled Wednesday. Three games which ended in a tie (Red Sox-Twins, Dodgers-Royals and Pirates-Orioles) are not included in Box-Toppers results.
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
| 401 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | Athletics | Jesse Chavez (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| NL | 7.0 | Dbacks | Archie Bradley (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Cubs | Dexter Fowler CF | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | `Marlins | Jarred Cosart | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | Phillies | Chase Utley 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | White Sox | Jeremy Farrell DH | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Rockies | Troy Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Cardinals | Carlos Martinez (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Padres | Yangervis Solarte 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Pat Neshek (S,1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.1 | Blue Jays | Colt Hynes (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | James Loney 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Giants | Matt Duffy 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Monday, Aug. 12:
Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is Monday's Player of the Day and rises to fifth in season player Box-Toppers points.
Darvish took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before it was broken up by a home run in the 2-1 win over the Astros. Darvish gave up just the one hit over eight innings and struck out 15. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.0 for the season, moving him into fifth place among players.
Reds pitcher Mat Latos is National League Player of the Day. Latos pitched eight shutout innings and struck out nine in the 2-0 win over the Cubs. Latos earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, moving him to 20th place among players.
Dexter Fowler of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Fowler drove in four runs and went 3-for-4 in the 14-2 win over the Padres.
Chris Getz of the Royals is American League Batter of the Day. Getz went 3-for-4 in the 6-2 win over the Marlins.
Notables: Reds pitcher Chris Sale is in 14th place in player Box-Toppers points standings and Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is in 26th place after both earned Player of the Game honors Monday:
Darvish receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Latos receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Fowler and Getz 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 812 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 19.0 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yu Darvish (W, 12-5) | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| NL | 11.0 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mat Latos (W, 12-3) | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 11.0 | Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hiroki Kuroda (W, 11-7) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 9.0 | Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cole Hamels (W, 5-13) | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 9.0 | Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Albers (W, 2-0) | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| BAT | 5.0 | Rockies | Dexter Fowler CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.1 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kenley Jansen (S, 18) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 2.0 | White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Sale (W, 8-11) | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1.1 | `Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Straily | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 1.0 | Diamondbacks | Adam Eaton LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BAT | 1.0 | Royals | Chris Getz 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
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.
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.
Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy is Saturday's Player of the Day. McCarthy threw a complete game, three-hit shutout in the 1-0 win over the Marlins.
David Ortiz of the Red Sox is American League Player of the Day. Ortiz homered twice, drove in six runs and went 3-for-4 in the 12-5 win over the Twins.
Dexter Fowler of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Fowler went 3-for-5 in the 10-2 win over the Giants.
McCarthy receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Ortiz receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Fowler receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 518 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 9.0 | Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brandon McCarthy (W, 1-3) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| AL | 8.0 | Red Sox | David Ortiz DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.2 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bronson Arroyo (W, 4-4) | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 6.0 | Angels | Alberto Callaspo 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6.0 | `Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kris Medlen | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 5.2 | Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jose Cisnero (W, 1-0) | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 5.0 | Rangers | Elvis Andrus SS | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5.0 | Rays | Matt Joyce RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5.0 | Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eric Stults (W, 4-3) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 4.2 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scott Feldman (W, 4-3) | 6.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 4.0 | Yankees | Robinson Cano 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BAT | 3.0 | Rockies | Dexter Fowler CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Jean Segura SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Indians | Mark Reynolds 3B, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0.0 | Athletics | Eric Sogard 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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.
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.