Marlins' Andrew Cashner tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 7; Nationals' Strasburg rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite injury

Marlins pitcher Andrew Cashner is Wednesday’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 Sept. 7:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	22.7
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	18.4
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	18.2
5	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	17.1
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	16.8
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	15.1
8	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	14.0
10	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	13.7

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Also Wednesday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Cashner pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing four hits and two walks, in the 6-0 win over the Phillies.

American League Player of the Day—Adam Lind of the Mariners hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 8-3 win over the Rangers. Lind went 2-for-3, driving in five runs.

National League Batter of the Day—Jung Ho Kang of the Pirates homered and went 3-for-4, driving in two runs, in the 4-3 win over the Cardinals.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Adam Lind.

Rankings—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday, despite leaving the game early with an injury.

Strasburg (2.1IP 2H R 0BB 4K ND in the 5-4, 11-inning win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.1 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Strasburg left the game in the third inning after experiencing elbow pain. He had been on the disabled list prior to his start Wednesday. He will undergo further testing today (Thursday).

It is rare for starting pitchers to earn Player of the Game honors pitching fewer than three innings, but Wednesday’s game presented those rare circumstances, helped by the fact that the Nationals used nine pitchers and the highest Box-Toppers game score achieved by a batter was +1.0. Strasburg won Player of the Game honors because he had a higher Box-Toppers game score and more innings pitched than the pitcher who otherwise would have won. Mat Latos, who served as closer, had a Box-Toppers game score of +1.1 (0.1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W) and would have been Player of the Game, but Strasburg had a higher Box-Toppers game score (+2.1) and more innings pitched (2.1).

Notable—Red Sox pitcher David Price becomes the 35th player in 2016 with 10 or more season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Price (7IP 6H 2R 0BB 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season. He ranks 33rd among all players and 13th among AL pitchers. This is his sixth 10-point season in the past seven years.

Price now has 104.2 career Box-Toppers points, 64th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He passes Jamie Moyer (104.0) on the “all-time” list and now trails 63rd-ranked player Carlos Beltran of the Rangers (104.9).

Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:

• Athletics pitcher Jharel Cotton (6.1IP 2H R 2BB 3K W in the 4-1 win over the Angels) was making his Major League debut. He is the 3,733rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
• Cristhian Adames of the Rockies (2B 1-1 2BI in the 6-5 win over the Giants) made his Major League debut July 29, 2014, and was playing in his 136th career game. He is the 3,734th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Cashner earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lind earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Kang earns 1.5 points for being NL 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

9/7	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.1	MIA 6, PHI 0	Andrew Cashner (W,5-11)	-	-	-	-		5.1	4	0	0	2	9
AL	6.0	SEA 8, TEX 3	Adam Lind, 1B	3	2	2	5		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	BOS 7, SD 2	David Price (W,15-8)	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	2	2	0	8
	4.0	`MIL 2, CHC 1	Matt Garza	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	1	1	2	5
	4.0	`NYY 2, TOR 0	Luis Severino (H,1)	-	-	-	-		3.0	1	0	0	1	3
	3.1	OAK 4, LAA 1	Jharel Cotton (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		6.1	2	1	1	2	3
	3.0	TB 7, BAL 6	Kevin Kiermaier, CF	4	1	3	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	CLE 6, HOU 5	Cody Allen (S,25)	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	0	0	0	3
	2.1	`WSH 5, ATL 4 (11)	Stephen Strasburg	-	-	-	-		2.1	2	1	1	0	4
BAT	2.0	PIT 4, STL 3	Jung Ho Kang, 3B	4	1	3	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	MIN 6, KC 5	Robbie Grossman, LF	4	1	3	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	NYM 6, CIN 3	Wilmer Flores, PH-2B-1B	2	1	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	LAD 3, ARI 1	Yasiel Puig, RF	2	1	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	COL 6, SF 5	Cristhian Adames, PH	1	0	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.1	CHW 7, DET 4	Chris Beck (W,2-1)	-	-	-	-		1.1	1	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.

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 (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).  

Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	15.1	29.1	75.2	82.9	1.1
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	10.4	31.5	87.5	104.2	-10.7
Allen, Cody 3265	pi mr cp	cle al	6.0	10.0	15.0	15.0	2.0
Lind, Adam 2238	1b ph	sea al	5.4	11.9	31.9	59.5	-1.1
Cashner, Andrew 2807	pi sp	fla nl	4.7	7.7	27.4	30.4	1.7
Flores, Wilmer 3345	3b 1b 2b ph	nym nl	4.5	7.0	9.5	9.5	2.0
Garza, Matt 2343	pi sp	mil nl	3.7	5.4	35.1	71.8	2.0
Puig, Yasiel 3193	rf	lad nl	3.5	7.0	9.5	9.5	0.0
Kang, Jung-Ho 3464	ss 3b	pit nl	2.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	-0.5
Severino, Luis 3567	pi mr sp	nyy al	2.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	-1.0
Kiermaier, Kevin 3373	cf	tb al	2.0	3.0	5.5	5.5	1.0
Grossman, Robbie 3267	lf	min al	2.0	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.0
Beck, Chris 3708	pi mr	chi al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Adames, Cristhian 3734	ph	col nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Cotton, Jharel 3733	pi sp	oak al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Rays' Smyly tops players for Tuesday, April 19; Nationals' Strasburg tops NL players

Rays pitcher Drew Smyly is Tuesday’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 19:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	4.0
2	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7
3	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	3.4
4	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	3.0
5	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	3.0
6	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	3.0
7	Morton, Charlie 2503	pi sp	phi nl	3.0
8	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	2.7
9	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	2.7
10	Santiago, Hector 3109	pi sp	ana al	2.7

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Smyly struck out 11 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 3-0, 10-inning win over the Red Sox. Smyly did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he exited with the game tied, 0-0.

National League Player of the Day—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 7-0 win over the Marlins. Strasburg earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.

National League Batter of the Day—Tyler Flowers of the Braves went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-1 win over the Dodgers.

American League Batter of the Day—Salvador Perez of the Royals hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, driving in five runs, in the 8-6 win over the Tigers.

Rankings—Besides Strasburg, two other players rose into Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday:

• White Sox pitcher Mat Latos rose to second place (6.1IP 2H 0R 5K W in the 5-0 win over the Angels), earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season.
• Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco rose to eighth place (6.1IP 4H R 5K W in the 3-2 win over the Mariners), earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.7 for the season.

Streak—Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday. Hammel (6IP 5H R 6K W in the 2-1 win over the Brewers) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Rays and has 47.2 career points, which ranks 27th among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2014 with the Cubs and the Athletics when he had 10.4 points, 25th among AL pitchers. In 2015, he had 9.7 points with the Cubs, 22nd among NL pitchers.

Debut—Reds pitcher Robert Stephenson made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Stephenson (7IP 3H R 3K W in the 4-3 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut April 7 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,617th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Smyly earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Strasburg earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Flowers and Perez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/19	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	16.0	`Rays	Drew Smyly	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	1	0	0	2	11
NL	13.0	Nationals	Stephen Strasburg (W,3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	0	0	2	10
	7.0	Dbacks	Robbie Ray (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	0	0	2	8
	6.1	White Sox	Mat Latos (W,3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	2	0	0	3	5
	5.0	Cubs	Jason Hammel (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	1	1	0	6
BAT	4.0	Braves	Tyler Flowers, C	4	1	4	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	4.0	Royals	Salvador Perez, C	4	1	2	5	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Mets	Yoenis Cespedes, CF-LF	3	2	1	3	2	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Reds	Robert Stephenson (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	1	1	2	3
	3.0	Athletics	Fernando Rodriguez (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	1	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Indians	Carlos Carrasco (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	4	1	1	3	5
	2.1	Blue Jays	Roberto Osuna (S,5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Padres	Fernando Rodney (S,2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Rangers	Elvis Andrus, SS	3	1	2	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Brewers	Chris Carter, 1B	1	0	0	2	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Box-Toppers point totals of Players of the Games

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 (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).  

Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	3.7	7.7	44.9	63.6	-0.3
Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	2.7	20.7	36.8	36.8	-15.3
Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	2.7	16.7	62.8	70.5	-11.3
Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh	nym nl	2.0	12.9	33.9	33.9	-8.9
Smyly, Drew 3009	pi sp	tb al	2.0	8.0	30.1	30.1	-4.0
Osuna, Roberto 3512	pi cp	tor al	2.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	-2.0
Perez, Salvador 2972	ca	kc al	1.5	6.0	19.2	19.2	-3.0
Flowers, Tyler 3101	ca	atl nl	1.5	2.5	10.0	10.0	0.5
Hammel, Jason 2235	pi sp	chi nl	1.0	10.7	34.1	47.2	-8.7
Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	1.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	-3.0
Carter, Chris 2828	1b dh	mil nl	1.0	2.0	19.9	20.9	0.0
Rodney, Fernando 1803	pi cp	sd nl	1.0	2.0	19.0	31.0	0.0
Rodriguez, Fernando 3537	pi mr	oak al	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Andrus, Elvis 2582	ss	tex al	1.0	1.0	8.5	11.5	1.0
Stephenson, Robert 3617	pi sp	cin nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Phillies' Velasquez, tops players for Thursday, April 14, rises to 1st in Box-Toppers player rankings

Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 14:  

	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	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	2.7
6	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	2.5
7	Brown, Trevor 3610	ca	sf nl	2.5
8	Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	2.0
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	2.0
10	Wacha, Michael 3276	pi sp	stl nl	2.0

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Also Thursday, two players—Velasquez and Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia—had Box-Toppers game scores of +20.0 or more, a feat achieved only nine times in all of 2015. It is the first time this season players have had Box-Toppers game scores of +20.0 or more and so are the two highest game scores of the season.

Player of the Day—Velasquez struck out 16 in a complete game, 3-0 shutout against the Padres. He allowed three hits and no walks.

Velasquez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season (he was previously Player of the Day Saturday, April 9 when he made his Box-Toppers debut) and rises to first in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (3.0 Box-Toppers points).

Velasquez had a Box-Toppers game score of +22.0, the highest so far this season. It would have ranked fourth among all game scores in 2015. There were nine times in 2015 in which a player had a Box-Toppers game score of +20.0 or more. Thursday, there were two when both Velasquez and Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia did it.

Garcia (CG H 0R BB 13K W in the 7-0 win over the Brewers) had a Box-Toppers game score Thursday of +20.0. Despite the high game score, Garcia loses overall Player of the Day to fellow National League pitcher Velasquez and only earns Player of the Game honors and 1.0 Box-Toppers point. And he earns only 1.0 point despite more than doubling the Box-Toppers game score of Thursday’s next-highest player, Indians pitcher Danny Salazar (+9.0), who earns American League Player of the Day honors and 1.7 Box-Toppers points.

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Danny Salazar struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 6-0 win over the Rays. Salazar earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day and now has 3.4 points for the season, rising to second place in player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer and a two-run double, going 3-for-4, scoring twice, in the 7-4 win over the Pirates.

National League Batter of the Day—Mark Reynolds of the Rockies hit two doubles, going 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-6 win over the Giants.

Reynolds has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 consecutive seasons. He earned his first points in 2007 with the Diamondbacks and has 48.9 career points, ranking fifth among active NL first basemen. His best season was 2011 with the Orioles when he had 9.5 points, ranking fifth among AL batters. In 2015, he had 4.0 points with the Cardinals.

Notable—White Sox pitcher Mat Latos rises to fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Latos (6IP 3H R 4K W in the 3-1 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 2.7 for the season.

Scoring—Velasquez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Salazar earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Castellanos and Reynolds 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/14	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	22.0	Phillies	Vince Velasquez (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	0	0	0	16
	20.0	Cardinals	Jaime Garcia (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	1	0	0	1	13
AL	9.0	Indians	Danny Salazar (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	0	0	3	9
	8.0	Royals	Ian Kennedy (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	1	1	2	7
BAT	5.0	Tigers	Nick Castellanos, 3B	4	2	3	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.2	Nationals	Stephen Strasburg (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	4	2	2	2	7
	4.0	White Sox	Mat Latos (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	1	1	1	4
BAT	3.0	Rockies	Mark Reynolds, 1B	4	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Dodgers	J.P. Howell (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Cubs	Addison Russell, SS	4	2	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Blue Jays	Josh Donaldson, 3B	4	1	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Rangers	Rougned Odor, 2B	4	1	2	2	0	2		-	-	-	-	-	-

Cubs' Anthony Rizzo tops players for Thursday, April 7; White Sox' Latos tops AL players

Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Rizzo hit a three-run homer, tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 14-6 win over the Diamondbacks.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 7:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	2.0
2	Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	2.0
3	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	2.0
4	Rizzo, Anthony 3063	1b	chi nl	2.0
5	Nicasio, Juan 2888	pi sp	pit nl	2.0
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	1.7
7	Odorizzi, Jake 3291	pi sp	tb al	1.7
8	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	1.7
9	Souza, Steven Jr. 3461	rf	tb al	1.7
10	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	chi al	1.7

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Rizzo receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and is now in fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He had 8.5 points in 2015, ranked ninth among National League batters.

American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Mat Latos pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two, in the 6-1 win over the Athletics.

American League Batter of the Day—Mark Teixeira of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice, in the 8-5 win over the Astros.

Teixeira has now earned Box-Toppers points in 14 consecutive seasons. He earned his first points in 2003 with the Rangers and has 98.8 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks 70th among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began and 27th among all batters. He ranks seventh among active batters. Teixeira’s best season was 2009 with the Yankees when he had 11.5 points, ranked sixth among AL batters. He had 7.5 points in 2015 with the Yankees, 17th among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall Player of the Day was an NL batter, Anthony Rizzo.

Streak—Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Jimenez (7IP 8H 2R 9K W in the 4-2 win over the Twins) earned his first Box-Toppers points with the Rockies in 2007 and has 75.8 career points, ranked 10th among active AL pitchers. His best season was 2013 with the Indians when he had 14.5 Box-Toppers points, ninth among AL pitchers. He had 8.7 points in 2015 with the Orioles, ranked 25th among AL pitchers.

Scoring—Rizzo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Latos earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Teixeira earns 1.5 points for being AL 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

4/7	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	Cubs	Anthony Rizzo, 1B	4	3	3	6	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.0	Reds	Jay Bruce, RF	4	2	3	5	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
AL	6.0	White Sox	Mat Latos (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	1	0	0	1	2
	5.0	Orioles	Ubaldo Jimenez (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	8	2	1	0	9
	4.0	Giants	Joe Panik, 2B	5	3	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Yankees	Mark Teixeira, 1B	4	2	2	3	0	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Marlins	David Phelps (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		4.0	2	0	0	2	3
	2.0	`Angels	Hector Santiago	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	3	2	2	7
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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

What are those numbers after players' names?

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.

Reds' Latos tops players for Thursday, Aug. 22, Dodgers' Kershaw scores to stay atop Box-Toppers player rankings

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Thursday, Aug. 22:

Reds pitcher Mat Latos is Thursday's Player of the Day, while Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw strengthens his hold atop Box-Toppers player rankings. 

Latos gave up one run and struck out six over eight innings in the 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks.  Latos rises to 14th place in Box-Toppers players season standings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season.

Kershaw, who was top player in his game Thursday, maintains his position atop season player rankings in Box-Toppers points. Kershaw (8IP 0R 6K W in the 6-0 win vs. the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 18.7 for the season.

White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana is American League Player of the Day. Quintana struck out seven over seven innings in the 4-3, 12-inning win over the Royals.  Quintana left the game with the score tied 3-3, so was not eligible for the win.

Jose Tabata of the Pirates is National League Batter of the Day. Tabata drove in three runs and went 3-for-4 in the 10-5 win over the Giants. 

Eduardo Nunez of the Yankees is AL Batter of the Day. Nunez drove in two runs and went 1-for-2 in the 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Latos receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Quintana receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Tabata and Nunez each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Thursday'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

822	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	7.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mat Latos (W, 13-4)	8.0	5	1	1	0	6
	6.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clayton Kershaw (W, 13-7)	8.0	5	0	0	3	6
BAT	4.0	Pirates	Jose Tabata LF	4	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
AL	3.0	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Quintana	7.0	4	3	3	1	7
	3.0	`Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zach Miner	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	2.0	Yankees	Eduardo Nunez SS	2	1	1	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Stammen (W, 7-5)	2.0	0	0	0	1	1
	1.0	Twins	Chris Herrmann C	5	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Cardinals	Matt Holliday LF	3	1	2	1	1	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.

Rangers' Darvish tops players for Monday, Aug. 12, moves into 5th in Box-Toppers player standings

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:

• Sale (CG 2R 6K W in 6-2 win vs. Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season, in 14th place.
• Kuroda (8IP 0R 7K W in 2-1 win vs. Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season, in 26th place. 

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.

Top player from each game

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.

Reds' Mat Latos, Cubs' Anthony Rizzo top players for Sunday, June 23

Reds pitcher Mat Latos is Sunday's Player of the Day. Latos struck out 13 and gave up one run over 7 2/3 innings in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs is National League Batter of the Day. Rizzo homered, drove in four runs and went 3-for-3 in the 14-6 win over the Astros. 

Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays is American League Player of the Day. Encarnacion homered, drove in four runs and went 3-for-5 in the 13-5 win over the Orioles. 

Standings update: Mets pitcher Mat Harvey rises to third place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season (see the updated top 10 list on the home page). Harvey (6IP 0R 6K) was Player of the Game in the 8-0 win over the Phillies. Harvey earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 11.0 for the season.

Latos receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Encarnacion receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Rizzo receives 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:

623	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.2	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mat Latos (W, 7-1)	7.2	6	1	1	2	13
	9.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey (W, 7-1)	6.0	2	0	0	1	6
BAT	8.0	Cubs	Anthony Rizzo 1B	3	4	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	`Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Capuano	5.0	4	0	0	0	5
AL	4.0	Blue Jays	Edwin Encarnacion DH	5	2	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rockies	Michael Cuddyer RF	4	1	3	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Braves	Brian McCann C	4	1	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Mariners	Kendrys Morales PH	1	1	1	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Fernando Rodney (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Pirates	Russell Martin PH, C	2	1	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Tigers	Austin Jackson CF	2	3	2	0	3	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Nathan Eovaldi (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	2	2	2	7
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Greg Holland (S, 16)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	1.2	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Nick Tepesch	5	4	1	1	2	4
	1.0	Twins	Joe Mauer DH, C	4	3	2	0	1	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.

Mat Latos, Hector Noesi top players for Thursday, May 16

Reds pitcher Mat Latos is Thursday's Player of the Day. Latos gave up two runs over 8 1/3 innings in the 5-3, 10-inning win over the Marlins. ​Latos did not earn the win in the game.

Mariners pitcher Hector Noesi is American League Player of the Day. Noesi struck out four over 4 1/3 innings in the 3-2 win over the Yankees. Though Noesi left the game with the Mariners leading, he did not pitch the minimum five innings to earn the win.

Travis Snider of the Pirates is National League Batter of the Day. Snider homered and went 3-for-5 in the 7-1 win over the Brewers.​

Mitch Moreland of the Rangers is AL Batter of the Day. Moreland went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs in the 10-4 win over the Tigers.​

Thursday was kind of a lackluster day for Box-Toppers game scores. The top game scores of the day (3.1) were the lowest ​top game scores of the season. Most times, game scores in that range wouldn't win Player of the Day honors. But Thursday, two pitchers who didn't pick up wins in their games, were atop Box-Toppers standings.

Latos receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Noesi receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Snider and Moreland receive 1.5 each for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Thursday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:

516	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	3.1	`Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mat Latos	8.1	4	2	2	1	4
AL	3.1	`Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Hector Noesi	4.1	3	1	0	1	4
BAT	3.0	Pirates	Travis Snider RF	5	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Mets	Daniel Murphy 2B	4	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Giants	Brandon Crawford SS	4	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Stephen Strasburg (W, 2-5)	8.0	3	2	1	3	4
BAT	2.0	Rangers	Mitch Moreland 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Junichi Tazawa (W, 3-2)	2.0	2	0	0	0	2
	1.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Addison Reed (S, 13)	1.0	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.

Wainwright tops players for Saturday, May 11; Darvish takes season lead in Box-Toppers points

On Saturday, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright was Player of the Day and Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish took the season lead in Box-Toppers points.

Wainwright threw a two-hit shutout in the 3-0 win over the Rockies, giving up his first hit in the eighth inning.​ Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers for being Player of the Day and now has 6.0 for the season, moving him up to sixth place.

Ubaldo Jimenez of the Indians is American League Player of the Day. Jimenez struck out eight over six innings in the 7-6 win over Detroit.​

Jose Tabata of the Pirates is National League Batter of the Day. Tabata went 4-for-5 and was a triple short of the cycle in the 11-2 win over the Mets.​

Joe Mauer of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Mauer went 3-for-4 in the 8-5 win over the Orioles.​

Darvish was Player of the Game in the Rangers' 8-7 win over the Astros. Darvish gave up three hits and struck out eight over seven innings. He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being top player in the game, giving him 8.0 points for the season, taking the lead from Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who has 7.2 points.​

Also Saturday, two pitchers were named Players of the Game for batting. Mat Latos of the Reds went 2-for-3 in the 13-7 win over the Brewers. And Edwin Jackson of the Cubs with 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs in the 8-2 win over the Nationals.​

Wainwright receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Jimenez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Tabata and Mauer receive 1.5 each 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:

511	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	13.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Wainwright (W, 5-2)	9.0	2	0	0	1	7
	10.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Madison Bumgarner (W, 4-1)	7.0	4	1	1	2	11
AL	8.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 3-2)	6.0	3	1	1	1	8
	5.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cesar Ramos (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	5.0	Pirates	Jose Tabata RF, LF	5	3	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andy Pettitte (W, 4-2)	7.0	5	2	2	1	7
	3.0	Dodgers	Andre Ethier RF	4	3	4	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Twins	Joe Mauer C	4	3	3	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Reds	Mat Latos P	3	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 6-1)	7.0	3	3	3	3	8
	3.0	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mark Buehrle	7.0	5	1	1	2	5
	2.2	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jonathan Papelbon (S, 6)	1.0	2	0	0	0	3
	2.0	Cubs	Edwin Jackson P	2	1	1	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Angels	Mike Trout CF	4	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Grant Balfour (S, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	1	2

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

New Box-Toppers leader Darvish tops players for Wednesday, April 24

Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is Wednesday's Player of the Day and takes over the season lead among players in Box-Toppers points.

Darvish struck out 11 over six innings in the 11-3 win over the Angels. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and now has 6.0 points for the season, passing previous leader Matt Harvey of the Mets with 5.0 points. This is the third time Darvish has been named Player of the Day this season.

Mat Latos of the Reds is National League Player of the Day. Latos pitched seven shutout innings in the 1-0 win over the Cubs.​

Brandon Laird of the Astros is American League Batter of the Day. Laird homered and doubled twice and went 3-for-4 in the 10-3 win over the Mariners.​

Jordany Valdespin of the Mets is National League Batter of the Day. Valdespin hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to beat the Dodgers 7-3. Harvey, who had been leading in Box-Toppers points until Wednesday, started the game for the Mets and struck out seven over six innings. ​

Latos receives 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being named NL Player of the Day. Laird receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. Valdepsin receives 1.5 points for 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:

424	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish (W, 4-1)	6.0	3	0	0	2	11
	11.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alex Cobb (W, 3-1)	8.1	3	0	0	1	7
NL	6.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mat Latos (W, 1-0)	7.0	4	0	0	1	4
	5.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Edinson Volquez (W, 1-3)	7.0	5	0	0	0	3
BAT	4.0	Astros	Brandon Laird 1B	4	1	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Mets	Jordany Valdespin PH, CF	2	1	1	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Belisle (W, 1-1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2
	4.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andrew Bailey (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Casey Janssen (S, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Tigers	Jhonny Peralta SS	3	1	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Diamondbacks	Gerardo Parra PR, LF	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Nate Jones (H, 2)	2.0	0	0	0	1	1
	2.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Grilli (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.2	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jaime Garcia (W, 2-1)	5.2	4	1	1	1	3

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.