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Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 8:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 7 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
| 10 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Ross struck out 12 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Orioles.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Struck out eight over seven innings, allowing two hits, one run and two walks, in the 6-1 win over the Royals. McCullers took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited with the score tied, 1-1.
McCullers earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to seventh place in season player rankings. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Chris Iannetta of the Diamondbacks homered, doubled twice and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in seven runs, in the 15-3 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day—Derek Norris of the Rays hit two homers and went 2-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the White Sox.
Debut—Austin Slater of the Giants made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Slater (HR 1-2 2R BI in the 9-5, 10-inning win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 2 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,818th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Ross earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McCullers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Iannetta and Norris 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/8 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.1 | WSH 6, BAL 1 | Joe Ross (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| 10.0 | MIA 7, PIT 1 | Edinson Volquez (W,3-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 10.0 | ATL 3, PHI 1 | R.A. Dickey (W,4-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| AL | 9.0 | `HOU 6, KC 1 | Lance McCullers Jr. | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| BAT | 8.0 | ARI 15, SD 3 | Chris Iannetta, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8.0 | NYY 9, BOS 1 | Michael Pineda (W,7-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7.0 | CIN 5, STL 2 | Scott Feldman (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | TB 7, CHW 5 | Derek Norris, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | LAA 11, DET 4 | Danny Espinosa, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIN 2, SEA 1 | Brandon Kintzler (S,16) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | SF 9, MIL 5 (F/10) | Austin Slater, LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | COL 4, CHC 1 | Tyler Chatwood (W,6-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 | 13.8 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 1.6 |
| Chatwood, Tyler 2856 | pi sp | col nl | 6.4 | 13.4 | 20.1 | 23.1 | -0.6 |
| Feldman, Scott 2632 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 21.7 | 29.7 | 5.0 |
| Volquez, Edinson 2220 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 | 10.4 | 40.1 | 68.2 | -2.4 |
| Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.0 | 10.0 | 26.4 | 38.1 | -2.0 |
| Kintzler, Brandon 3150 | pi cp | min al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Ross, Joe 3499 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -3.7 |
| Espinosa, Danny 2804 | 2b | ana al | 2.0 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 18.9 | -1.2 |
| Norris, Derek 3198 | ca | tb al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.5 |
| Iannetta, Chris 2239 | ca | ari nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 20.0 | 0.5 |
| Dickey, R.A. 1734 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 48.2 | 78.9 | -6.0 |
| Slater, Austin 3818 | lf | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
White Sox' Sale tops players for Friday, April 15; Dbacks' Greinke rises to 20th on 'all-time' list
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 15:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 |
| 2 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 3.4 |
| 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 |
| 4 | Volquez, Edinson 2220 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 |
| 5 | Bettis, Chad 3481 | pi sp | col nl | 2.7 |
| 6 | Ross, Joe 3499 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.7 |
| 7 | Latos, Mat 2644 | pi sp | chi al | 2.7 |
| 8 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 2.5 |
| 9 | Brown, Trevor 3610 | ca | sf nl | 2.5 |
| 10 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 |
Sale pitched a two-hit shutout, allowing no walks and striking out nine, in the 1-0 win over the Rays. Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first of the season, and now ranks 10th in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
National League Player of the Day—Nationals pitcher Joe Ross pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out five, in the 9-1 win over the Phillies. Ross earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season and rises to sixth in season player rankings.
National League Batter of the Day—Matt Holliday of the Cardinals hit two home runs, going 2-for-2 and driving in four runs, in the 4-3 win over the Reds.
Holliday has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2004 with the Rockies and has 93.3 career points, ranked 88th among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) and second among active NL batters (behind Ryan Howard of the Phillies who has 96.7). Holliday’s best season was 2007 with the Rockies when he had 16.2 Box-Toppers points to lead NL batters. In 2015, he had 1.5 points with the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Mark Trumbo of the Orioles hit two seventh-inning home runs, going 2-for-4 and driving in five runs, in the 11-5 win over the Rangers.
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| 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 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | nyy al | 187.0 |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 179.0 |
| 6 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 174.3 |
| 7 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 8 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 9 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 10 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 11 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 162.7 |
| 12 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 162.3 |
| 13 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 14 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 15 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 16 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 17 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 18 | Chipper Jones | 3b | retired | 149.0 |
| 19 | Javier Vazquez | pi sp | retired | 148.3 |
| 20 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 147.4 |
Notable—Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to 20th place on Box-Toppers “all-time” player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. He also extended his streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points to 10.
Greinke (7.1IP 6H 2R 5K ND in the 3-2 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 147.4 for his career, rising to 20th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began. Greinke passes Jim Thome (146.7) and now trails 19th-place player Javier Vazquez (148.3).
Greinke has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2004 with the Royals but his current 10-year streak did not begin until 2007, when he was also with the Royals (he earned no points in 2006). His best year was 2009 with the Royals when he had 21.5 points to lead NL pitchers. In 2015, he had 20.7 points with the Dodgers, fifth among NL pitchers.
Streak—Ryan Braun of the Brewers has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Braun (2HR 3-5 2R 4BI in the 8-4 win over the Pirates) earned his first points in 2007 with the Brewers and has 78.7 career points, third among active NL batters. His best year was 2012 with the Brewers when he had 12.5 Box-Toppers points to lead NL batters. He had 5.0 points in 2015.
Debut—Adonis Garcia of the Braves made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Garcia (2B 2-4 3BI in the 6-3 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut May 19, 2015, and was playing in his 68th career game. He is the 3,613th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Rankings—Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Bettis (6IP 3H 0R 4 W in the 6-1 win over the Cubs) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.7 for the season.
Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ross earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Holliday and Trumbo 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 4/15 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 16.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | 7.2 | Nationals | Joe Ross (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Cardinals | Matt Holliday, 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Astros | Dallas Keuchel (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5.1 | Red Sox | Rick Porcello (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Orioles | Mark Trumbo, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Brewers | Ryan Braun, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Dodgers | Enrique Hernandez, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Mariners | Chris Iannetta, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Rockies | Chad Bettis (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Twins | Eduardo Nunez, 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Wade Davis (S,5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.1 | `Dbacks | Zack Greinke | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1.0 | Mets | Yoenis Cespedes, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Braves | Adonis Garcia, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Nationals' Ross tops players for Friday, June 19; Angels' Pujols rises to 6th in 'all-time' Box-Toppers rankings
Nationals pitcher Joe Ross is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Albert Pujols rose to sixth place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Ross struck out 11 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 4-1 win over the Pirates.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 10.1 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 9.4 |
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Roenis Elias struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Astros.
American League Batter of the Day—Albert Pujols of the Angels hit a grand slam and doubled, going 2-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 12-7 win over the Athletics.
Pujols earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 171.3 career points. Pujols rises to sixth place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began, passing Roy Halladay (170.7). Pujols trails fifth-place player CC Sabathia (175.3). Pujols is the second-ranked batter on Box-Toppers “all-time” list, trailing Alex Rodriguez (183.8 Box-Toppers points).
Pujols has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, ranked 13th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Buster Posey of the Giants his a grand slam and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-5 win over the Dodgers.
Notable—Tyler Lyons of the Cardinals became the third pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting (2-2 3R BI in the 12-4 win over the Phillies).
Debut—Shane Peterson of the Brewers made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Peterson (3-4 2R 2BI in the 9-5 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut April 16, 2013, and was playing in his 17th career game. He is the 3,508th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Ross earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Elias earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Pujols and Posey each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/19 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.1 | Nationals | Joe Ross (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| AL | 9.0 | Mariners | Roenis Elias (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 9.0 | Reds | Mike Leake (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8.0 | Twins | Phil Hughes (W, 5-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6.0 | Blue Jays | Marco Estrada (W, 5-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Angels | Albert Pujols 1B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Giants | Buster Posey C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Yankees | Brett Gardner LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Cardinals | Tyler Lyons P | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Rangers | Colby Lewis (W, 7-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Brewers | Shane Peterson LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Braves | Jason Grilli (S, 19) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Rubby De La Rosa (W, 6-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1.0 | Rays | Steven Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marlins' Latos tops players for Saturday, June 13, Pirates' Cole rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Marlins pitcher Mat Latos is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Player of the Day—Latos struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run and four hits, in the 4-1 win over the Rockies.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 12.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 10.1 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 9 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
Latos had a Box-Toppers game score of 10, the same as Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson (Player of the Game in the 1-0 win over the Athletics), but Latos won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Wilson—11 vs. 8.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson pitched seven scoreless innings, struck out eight and allowed two hits, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics.
American League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Orioles hit a two-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-4 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—David Peralta of the Diamondbacks went 2-for-4, scoring once, driving in a run and stealing a base, in the 4-2 win over the Giants.
Rankings—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Cole (6IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 4-3 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. Cole extends his lead among NL pitchers (second place is Jacob deGrom of the Mets with 9.7 Box-Toppers points). Cole trails overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners, who has 12.4 Box-Toppers points.
Notable—Rays pitcher Chris Archer fell from second to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Though he pitched in his team’s 5-4 win Saturday over the White Sox, he did not earn Player of the Game honors—that honor went to Kevin Kiermaier (3B 2-3 2R), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 1. Archer (7IP 5H 3R 5K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of 0. Archer has 11.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
Debut—Nationals pitcher Joe Ross made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Ross (8IP 7H 2R 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 6 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,499th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Latos earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Machado and Peralta each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/13 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | Marlins | Mat Latos (W, 2-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| AL | 10.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 4-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6.0 | `Cubs | Kyle Hendricks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 10-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Orioles | Manny Machado 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Mariners | Logan Morrison 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Nationals | Joe Ross (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | `Padres | Ian Kennedy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Shin-Soo Choo RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | Tyler Lyons (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | `Blue Jays | Steve Delabar | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Indians | David Murphy DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Jason Grilli (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Rays | Kevin Kiermaier CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 0.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||