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Read MoreBrewers' Kyle Lohse (8IP 0R 8K) tops players for Friday, May 15
Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is Friday’s Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors, including last year’s Box-Toppers points leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 8.7 |
| 2 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 |
| 4 | Harang, Aaron 1599 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.1 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 6 | Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 5.0 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 5.0 |
| 8 | Heston, Chris 3437 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 |
| 9 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 4.7 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 |
Player of the Day—Lohse pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight, in the 7-0 win over the Mets.
American League Player of the Day—Lorenzo Cain of the Royals drove in five runs, while going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs, in the 12-1 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Belt of the Giants hit a three-run home run and a double, going 3-for-5 with three runs and four RBIs, in the 10-2 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday since a batter (Lorenzo Cain of the Royals) was the overall AL Player of the Day.
Notable—Two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Friday;
- Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has 135.6 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 22nd among all players since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995.
Kershaw (6.2IP 3R 10K W in the 6-4 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.0 for the season. Last year, Kershaw led all players with 31.5 Box-Toppers points, the fourth-highest single-season total since 1995. Still, Kershaw is not far off his 2014 pace—at this time last year, Kershaw had only 3.0 Box-Toppers points, only 1.0 more than he has this season.
Kershaw trails Bartolo Colon (136.4) for 21st place among all players since 1995. His career 135.6 Box-Toppers points puts him at 16th among all pitchers since 1995 and third among all active pitchers currently in the NL (behind Colon and Giants pitcher Tim Hudson—153.0).
- Angels pitcher Jered Weaver now has 118.4 career Box-Toppers points and moves up to 36th place among all players since 1995, passing Justin Verlander (118.2) and Carlos Delgado (117.7) on that list.
Weaver (7.1IP 3H R W in the 3-1 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season.
Weaver’s 118.4 career Box-Toppers points puts him at 24th place among all pitchers since 1995 and fourth among active pitchers currently in the AL—behind CC Sabathia (173.3), Johan Santana (166.6) and Felix Hernandez (152.0).
Debut—Todd Cunningham of the Braves made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Cunningham (2B 3-4 2R BI in the 5-2 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut July 30, 2013, and was playing in his ninth career game. He is the 3,468th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Lohse earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cain earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Belt earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL 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
| 5/15 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Brewers | Kyle Lohse (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | 6.0 | Royals | Lorenzo Cain CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Giants | Brandon Belt 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.1 | Angels | Jered Weaver (W, 2-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | Indians | Michael Brantley CF, LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.2 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 3.0 | Tigers | Yoenis Cespedes LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Cubs | Kris Bryant 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Freddy Galvis SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Todd Cunningham LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Astros | Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | Adam LaRoche DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | `Mariners | J.A. Happ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1.0 | Twins | Brian Dozier 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Blue Jays' Hutchison, Marlins' Phelps top players for Thursday, April 23
Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Thursday’s Player of the Day.
Hutchison struck out seven over eight innings and allowed two runs in the 7-6 win over the Orioles.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher David Phelps pitched seven shutout innings and struck out five in the 9-1 win over the Phillies. Phelps tied Hutchison for the day’s top Box-Toppers game score of +7, but Hutchison won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he had more innings pitched than Phelps (eight vs. seven).
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 23.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 |
| 2 | Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | oak al | 3.7 |
| 3 | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.7 |
| 4 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.4 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 |
| 8 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 |
| 10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 |
National League Batter of the Day—Daniel Murphy of the Mets drove in four runs and went 2-for-3 with a double, in the 6-3 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no AL Batter of the Day Thursday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Streak—Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 15 straight seasons. Lohse was Player of the Game in Thursday’s 4-2 win over the Reds (7IP 3H 2R 4K W) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season. Lohse earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2001 with the Twins. His best season was 2011 with the Cardinals when he had 12.0 Box-Toppers points. In 2014, his second-best season, he had 11.1 points with the Brewers, ranking 17th among NL pitchers. He has 86.0 career Box-Toppers points, ranking him 17th among active pitchers currently in the NL.
The record for most consecutive seasons with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point is 19, held by Jason Giambi (1995-2013). (Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995.) Three active players had Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons as of 2014, the longest current streaks—Tim Hudson of the Giants, Carlos Beltran of the Yankees and Torii Hunter of the Tigers. None of them has yet earned Box-Toppers points in 2015.
Debut—Angels pitcher Nick Tropeano made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Tropeano (6IP 5H 0R 5K W in the 2-0 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Sept. 10, 2014, and was playing in his fifth career game. He is the 3,451st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Notables—Three other notable facts from Thursday:
- Corey Dickerson of the Rockies earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Thursday (HR 2-3 in the 2-1 win over the Padres).
- Pirates pitcher Radhames Liz earned his first Box-Toppers point in more than five years. Liz (2IP H 0R 2K W in the 5-4 win over the Cubs) last earned Player of the Game honors Sept. 14, 2008 as a starting pitcher with the Orioles. It is the only other time he has earned Player of the Game honors.
- Thursday marks the first day of the season there are no changes in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings list. Hutchison is the highest-ranked player from Thursday’s list of Players of the Games. He has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, ranked 23rd among all players.
Scoring—Hutchison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Phelps earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Murphy earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 4/23 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | Blue Jays | Drew Hutchison (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| NL | 7.0 | Marlins | David Phelps (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5.1 | `Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | `Royals | Yordano Ventura | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | Angels | Nick Tropeano (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | Cardinals | Michael Wacha (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Mets | Daniel Murphy 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Brewers | Kyle Lohse (W, 1-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | `Giants | Ryan Vogelsong | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Radhames Liz (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Corey Dickerson LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | Brad Boxberger (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Blue Jays' Buehrle tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 24; Kershaw has 4th-most single-season Box-Toppers points in past 20 years
Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle is Wednesday’s Player of the Day, while Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has the fourth-highest single-season Box-Toppers point total in the past 20 seasons.
Buehrle pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out 10 in the 1-0 win over the Mariners.
Most BTP single season
Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers now is tied for the fourth-best single season in Box-Toppers history (dating back to 1995). He has 31.5 Box-Toppers points in 2014 and likely finishes the season 2.2 points behind the single-season record of 33.7 set twice by Randy Johnson of the Diamondbacks in 2000 and 2002.| Rank | Player | Team | Pos | Year | BTP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | Dbacks | pi sp | 2000 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | Dbacks | pi sp | 2002 | 33.7 |
| 3 | Pedro Martinez | Red Sox | pi sp | 2000 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Randy Johnson | Dbacks | pi sp | 1999 | 31.5 |
| 4 | *Clayton Kershaw | Dodgers | pi sp | 2014 | 31.5 |
| 6 | Pedro Martinez | Red Sox | pi sp | 1999 | 31.4 |
| 7 | Randy Johnson | Dbacks | pi sp | 2001 | 29.4 |
| 8 | Pedro Martinez | Red Sox | pi sp | 2002 | 28.8 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | Dbacks | pi sp | 2002 | 28.4 |
| 10 | Roger Clemens | Blue Jays | pi sp | 1997 | 27.4 |
* Current season
BTP: Box-Toppers points
Kershaw extended his overall Box-Toppers points lead after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Kershaw (8IP R 11K W in the 9-1 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 31.5 for the season.
Kershaw’s 31.5 points for the season is tied for the fourth most earned in a single season since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995. In 1999, Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson also had 31.5 Box-Toppers points.
Kershaw, in what was likely his final regular season appearance, finishes 2.2 Box-Toppers points behind the “all-time” single-season record of 33.7, set by Johnson in both 2000 and 2002. So even if Kershaw were to make one more appearance and even if he were to earn Player of the Day in that appearance, the most he could earn is 2.0 more Box-Toppers points, meaning he would still fall short of Johnson’s record.
Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is National League Player of the Day. Lohse pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out six and walking none, in the 5-0 win over the Reds. Lohse earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.1 for the season. He is the 55th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks 17th among NL pitchers and 42nd among all players.
Tommy Medica of the Padres is NL Batter of the Day. Medica hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 4-3 win over the Rockies.
Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Bogaerts went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 11-3 win over the Rays.
Notables: Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta ranks 15th in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Arrieta (7IP R 10K W in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.7 for the season. He ranks seventh among NL pitchers.
Braves pitcher Julio Teheran ranks 16th in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Teheran earned Player of the Game honors for batting, one of eight times this season—it occurred twice on Wednesday—that a pitcher has earned Player of the Game honors for batting. Teheran (2-2 2BI in the 6-2 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. He ranks eighth among NL pitchers.
Twins pitcher Phil Hughes ranks 18th in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Hughes (8IP R 5K W in the 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.1 for the season. He ranks ninth among AL pitchers.
Orioles pitcher Bud Norris becomes the 56th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Norris (6IP 9K W in the 9-5 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He ranks 49th among all players and 23rd among AL pitchers.
Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday for batting—one of eight times this season a pitcher has been Player of the Game for batting and one of two times it happened Wednesday. Kendrick doubled and went 3-for-3, driving in a run, in the 2-1 win over the Marlins.
Buehrle receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lohse receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Medica and Bogaerts each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Wednesday’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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 924 | Score | Team | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 14.0 | Blue Jays | Mark Buehrle (W, 13-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| NL | 13.0 | Brewers | Kyle Lohse (W, 13-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13.0 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W, 10-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 9.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W, 21-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 7.0 | Rangers | Lisalverto Bonilla (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | Twins | Phil Hughes (W, 16-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | Tigers | Justin Verlander (W, 15-12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3.1 | Angels | Hector Santiago (W, 6-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Padres | Tommy Medica LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Orioles | Bud Norris (W, 15-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2.1 | Indians | Zach McAllister (W, 4-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Red Sox | Xander Bogaerts SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Braves | Julio Teheran P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Phillies | Kyle Kendrick P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
White Sox' Sale, Brewers' Lohse top players for Sunday, June 1
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Player of the Day. Sale pitched a complete-game two-hitter, allowing just one run and striking out nine in the 4-1 win over the Padres.
Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season. He rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page) and is in second place among American League pitchers, behind Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees (9.7 Box-Toppers points).
Kyle Lohse of the Brewers is National League Player of the Day. Lohse pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing only three hits and striking out six, in the 9-0 win over the Cubs.
Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates is NL Batter of the Day. McCutchen hit a homer and two doubles in the 5-3 win over the Dodgers. This was the first time this season McCutchen has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. McCutchen had 6.0 Box-Toppers points in 2013, his NL Most Valuable Player season—he ranked 22nd among NL batters in Box-Toppers player rankings. With 1.5 Box-Toppers points this season, he currently ranks 41st among NL batters.
There was no AL Batter of the Day Sunday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors. In fact, only one batter—McCutchen—earned Player of the Game honors; the top player in the 14 other games played were pitchers.
Sale receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lohse receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. McCutchen earns 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 601 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 14.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W, 5-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 14.0 | Red Sox | Jon Lester (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 13.0 | Mariners | Roenis Elias (W, 4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 13.0 | Rangers | Yu Darvish (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| NL | 12.0 | Brewers | Kyle Lohse (W, 7-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8.0 | Giants | Tim Hudson (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | Twins | Phil Hughes (W, 6-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4.1 | Orioles | Wei-Yin Chen (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | Blue Jays | Mark Buehrle (W, 10-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | Athletics | Sean Doolittle (S, 5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | Mets | Josh Edgin (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.2 | `Indians | Josh Tomlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Reds | Aroldis Chapman (S, 7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | Braves | Alex Wood (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Brewers' Kyle Lohse (8IP 8K) tops players for Wednesday, May 21
Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Lohse struck out eight over eight innings, allowing just one run, in the 6-1 win over the Braves.
Lohse earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season. He rises to 25th place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season and ranks 10th among National League pitchers.
Angels pitcher Jered Weaver is American League Player of the Day. Weaver pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout in the 2-1 win over the Astros.
Marcell Ozuna of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Ozuna hit a grand slam, went 2-for-4 and drove in five runs in the 14-5 win over the Phillies.
Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays is AL Batter of the Day. Encarnacion hit two home runs and drove in three in the 6-4 win over the Red Sox.
Lohse receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Weaver receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Ozuna and Encarnacion each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Athletics' Scott Kazmir (6IP 0R 9K) tops players for Sunday, April 13
Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir is Sunday’s Player of the Day. Kazmir pitched six scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 3-0 win over the Mariners.
Kazmir earned a no decision Sunday and did not pick up the win because he left the mound with the game tied 0-0. Kazmir rises to seventh place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season. He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season.
Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is National League Player of the Day. Lohse struck out nine and gave up one run over 8 2/3 innings in the 4-1 win over the Pirates.
Freddie Freeman of the Braves is NL Batter of the Day. Freeman hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-3 and drove in four runs in the 10-2 win over the Nationals. Freeman, who earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, rises to fourth place among all players for the season, with 3.2 Box-Toppers points.
Colby Rasmus of the Blue Jays is American League Batter of the Day. Rasmus homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in three runs in the 11-3 win over the Orioles.
Kazmir receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lohse receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Freeman and Rasmus each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Brewers' Lohse, Mariners' Iwakuma top players for Wednesday, Sept. 25, Tigers' Scherzer rises to 5th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is Wednesday's Player of the Day, while Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Lohse pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout in the 4-0 win over the Braves.
Scherzer rises from sixth to fifth in overall Box-Toppers player rankings for the season (see the updated top 10 list on the home page) after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Scherzer (7IP 2H 0R 10K W in 1-0 win vs. Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.1 for the season. He maintains his lead among American League players in Box-Toppers points. And the Tigers win clinched the AL Central title.
Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is AL Player of the Day. Iwakuma pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 6-0 win over the Royals. Iwakuma earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 16.1 for the season, putting him in 13th place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Ryan Flaherty of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Flaherty homered twice and drove in four runs in the 9-5 win over the Blue Jays.
Chris Robinson of the Padres is National League Batter of the Day. Robinson hit a pinch-hit three-run home run, his first Major League hit, in the 12-2 win over the Diamondbacks. This is Robinson's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,297th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Lohse receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Iwakuma receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Flaherty and Robinson each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Wednesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 925 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 12.0 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kyle Lohse (W, 11-10) | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| AL | 12.0 | Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 14-6) | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 9.0 | Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Max Scherzer (W, 21-3) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 7.2 | Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Daisuke Matsuzaka (W, 3-3) | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| BAT | 7.0 | Orioles | Ryan Flaherty 3B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.0 | Red Sox | Will Middlebrooks 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5.0 | Rays | Evan Longoria 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BAT | 4.0 | Padres | Chris Robinson PH, C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | Cubs | Darnell McDonald RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Giants | Pablo Sandoval 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trevor Rosenthal (S, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.1 | Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Danny Salazar (W, 2-3) | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Ian Kinsler 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Marlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Cishek (S, 33) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ernesto Frieri (S, 37) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rays' Archer tops players for Friday, Sept. 13, Cards' Wainwright rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Friday's Player of the Day, while Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Archer pitched six shutout innings and struck out seven in the 3-0 win over the Twins. Archer rises to 41st in Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season.
Wainwright rises from sixth to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Friday (see the updated top 10 list on the home page). Wainwright (8IP 1R 6K ND in 2-1, 10-inning win vs. Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.7 for the season.
Wainwright is among five National League pitchers holding down the top five overall spots in Box-Toppers player rankings, all of whom are only 1.6 points apart. With only two weeks left in the season, that makes the race for top NL pitcher—and top overall Box-Toppers points leader—a virtual toss-up. The current overall leader is Marlins rookie pitcher Jose Fernandez with 19.0 Box-Toppers points. (Fernandez is not scheduled pitch again this season.) Any one of the four pitchers trailing Fernandez could claim the top overall spot after their next start.
Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is American League Player of the Day. Lohse pitched a complete game, giving up only one run, in the 5-1 win over the Reds.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia of the Red Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Saltalamacchia hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3 in the 8-4 win over the Yankees.
Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals is NL Batter of the Day. Zimmerman homered and went 3-for-5 in the 6-1 win over the Phillies.
Archer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lohse receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Saltalamacchia and Zimmerman each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Friday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 913 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Archer (W, 9-7) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NL | 7.0 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kyle Lohse (W, 10-9) | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.2 | `Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Danny Salazar | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |||
| BAT | 5.0 | Red Sox | Jarrod Saltalamacchia C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Athletics | Josh Donaldson 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Astros | Matt Dominguez 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | `Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Adam Wainwright | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 4.0 | Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nick Vincent (W, 5-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3.2 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tommy Hunter (W, 5-4) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| BAT | 2.0 | Nationals | Ryan Zimmerman 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | Wilin Rosario C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Cubs | Brian Bogusevic LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Tigers | Prince Fielder 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Mets | Andrew Brown RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Giants | Hunter Pence RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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.
Brewers' Kyle Lohse, Astros' Chris Carter top players for Wednesday, July 3
Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Lohse struck out seven over eight innings in the 4-1 win over the Nationals.
Chris Carter of the Astros is American League Player of the Day. Carter homered twice and drove in all four runs in the 4-1 win over the Rays.
Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals is National League Batter of the Day. Carpenter homered, drove in three runs and went 3-for-6 in the 12-2 win over the Angels.
Lohse receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Carter receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Carpenter receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
| 703 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 8.0 | Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kyle Lohse (W, 4-6) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| AL | 5.0 | Astros | Chris Carter LF, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.0 | Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randall Delgado (W, 1-2) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 4.0 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Garza (W, 4-1) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 4.0 | Marlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ricky Nolasco (W, 5-8) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 4.0 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | J.J. Hoover (W, 2-5) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| BAT | 3.0 | Cardinals | Matt Carpenter 2B | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Hanley Ramirez SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | `Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jon Lester | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 3.0 | Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Holland (S, 18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.1 | Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Max Scherzer (W, 13-0) | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Chris Davis 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Pirates | Pedro Alvarez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Yankees | Robinson Cano 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.2 | Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Furbush (W, 2-4) | 1.2 | 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.