Nationals pitcher Jon Lester is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lester struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 18-1 win over the Marlins.
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Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second place in player rankings and Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler maintained his fifth-place spot in rankings after both earned Player of the Game honors.
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Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pillar hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 13-7 win over the Red Sox.
Read MoreMets' Travis d'Arnaud tops player in Monday, Oct. 12's divisional playoff games
Travis d’Arnaud of the Mets is Box-Toppers top player in Monday’s four league division series playoff games.
Other Players of the Game Monday:
- Jorge Soler of the Cubs
- Royals closing pitcher Wade Davis
- Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays
National League Division Series Game 3: Mets 13, Dodgers 7
Travis d’Arnaud of the Mets homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs to earn overall Player of the Day honors Monday.
During the regular season, d’Arnaud had 2.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked 381st among all players, 189th among NL batters and ninth among NL catchers.
d’Arnaud had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0, the same as teammate Yoenis Cespedes, who had a similar batting line (HR 3-5 3R 3BI), but d’Arnaud won Player of the Game honors on a low-level tie-breaker—he left fewer runners on base than Cespedes—zero vs. one.
D’Arnaud’s Box-Toppers game score of +4.0 is also tied with Players of the Game in two other games—Jorge Soler of the Cubs and Royals pitcher Wade Davis. But d’Arnaud beat Soler because he had more at bats (five vs. two) and he beat Davis because in cases of Box-Toppers game score ties, batters beat pitchers.
The Mets now lead the best-of-five game series, 2-1, which resumes Tuesday in New York.
National League Division Series Game 3: Cubs 8, Cardinals 6
Jorge Soler of the Cubs hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-2, to earn Player of the Game honors.
During the regular season, Soler had 3.2 Box-Toppers points, ranked 306th among all players, 70th among NL batters and 33rd among NL outfielders.
Box-Toppers points leader Jake Arrieta (29.1) started the game for the Cubs. Arrieta (5.2IP 5H 4R 9K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of −0.8. It is the first time since Aug. 15 that Arrieta did not earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a start. He had 10 straight starts in which he earned Player of the Game honors, including in the postseason on Oct. 7, when he was Player of the Game in the NL Wild Card Game. In his final nine starts of the regular season, Arrieta earned 14.7 Box-Toppers points.
The Cubs now lead the best-of-five game series, 2-1, which resumes Tuesday in Chicago.
American League Division Series Game 4: Royals 9, Astros 6
Royals closing pitcher Wade Davis struck out three over two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and picking up the save, to earn Player of the Game honors.
During the regular season, Davis had 4.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 235th among all players, 74th among AL pitchers and ninth among AL closing pitchers.
The best-of-five game series is now tied 2-2 and concludes Wednesday in Kansas City.
American League Division Series Game 4: Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4
Kevin Pillar homered and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs to earn Player of the Game honors.
During the regular season, Pillar had 3.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked 300th among all players, 68th among AL batters and 22nd among AL outfielders.
Blue Jays pitcher David Price, ranked second among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points (21.1) pitched three innings of middle relief. Price (3IP 6H 3R 2K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of −7.0.
The best-of-five game series is now tied 2-2 and concludes Wednesday in Toronto.
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
| 10/12 | Score | Team | Players | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| POG | 4.0 | Mets | Travis d'Arnaud, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| POG | 4.0 | Cubs | Jorge Soler, RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| POG | 4.0 | Royals | Wade Davis (S,2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| POG | 3.0 | Blue Jays | Kevin Pillar, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coming Tuesday, the NL Division Series playoff games resume:
NL Division Series Game 4, Cubs lead Cardinals, 2-1
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Cardinals—John Lackey, 9.7 Box-Toppers points, 51st among all players, 21st among NL pitchers.
Cubs—Jason Hammel, 9.7 Box-Toppers points, 52nd among all players, 22nd among NL pitchers. (Though Lackey and Hammel have the same Box-Toppers point totals for 2015, Lackey places higher because he holds the tiebreaker—he had more Box-Toppers points in 2014, 10.7 vs. 10.4.)
NL Division Series Game 4, Mets lead Dodgers, 2-1
The pitching matchup Tuesday:
Dodgers—Clayton Kershaw, 25.7 Box-Toppers points, second among all players, second among NL pitchers.
Mets—Steven Matz, 3.5 Box-Toppers points, 298th among all players, 76th among NL pitchers.
White Sox' Chris Sale tops players for Monday, June 8, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth in player rankings.
Sale struck out 14 over eight innings, allowing one run and five hits, in the 3-1 win over the Astros. Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season, rising from seventh to fourth among players this season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 12.4 |
| 2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 11.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 6 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 8 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 8.1 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 |
Sale is the fourth player with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points this season and has now earned 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points for four straight seasons.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Mike Bolsinger struck out eight over seven innings, allowing two runs and three hits, in the 9-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
National League Batter of the Day—Zack Cozart of the Reds homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 11-3 win over the Marlins.
Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bolsinger earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Cozart and Pillar each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/8 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| NL | 6.0 | Dodgers | Mike Bolsinger (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 6.0 | Brewers | Jimmy Nelson (W, 3-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Reds | Zack Cozart SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Rockies | Troy Tulowitzki SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Jason Vargas (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Blue Jays | Kevin Pillar CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Padres | Brandon Maurer (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rays' Archer tops players for Tuesday, June 2, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Tuesday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 9.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
Archer struck out 15 over eight innings, allowing one run on six hits, in the 6-1 win over the Angels. Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, moving up to fourth among all players this season and second among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (11.4 Box-Toppers points).
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five in the 1-0 win over the Brewers.
American League Batter of the Day—Joey Gallo of the Rangers homered, doubled and went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBIs in the 15-2 win over the White Sox. This was Gallo’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut. He is the 3,485th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Alex Guerrero of the Dodgers hit a ninth-inning, go-ahead grand slam in the 9-8 win over the Dodgers.
Debuts—In addition to Gallo, two other players also made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Kevin Pillar of the Blue Jays (2HR 3-4 2R 4BI in the 7-3 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Aug. 14, 2013, and was playing in his 142nd career game. He is the 3,486th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Cory Spangenberg of the Padres (3B 3-3 R BI in the 7-2 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 66th career game. He is the 3,487th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Archer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lynn earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Gallo and Guerrero each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/2 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | Rays | Chris Archer (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| 11.0 | Red Sox | Clay Buchholz (W, 3-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| NL | 6.2 | Cardinals | Lance Lynn (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Rangers | Joey Gallo 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Indians | Carlos Carrasco (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | Blue Jays | Kevin Pillar CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Dodgers | Alex Guerrero LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `Athletics | Evan Scribner (H, 6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen CF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Yankees | Garrett Jones PH, LF, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Jonathan Papelbon (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Luke Gregerson (S, 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Michael McKenry C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Marcell Ozuna CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Padres | Cory Spangenberg 2B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Ender Inciarte LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||