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Braves pitcher Robbie Erlin is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Erlin struck out five over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Marlins. Erlin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings needed to earn the win. Also, the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
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Padres pitcher Robbie Erlin is Sunday’s Player of the Day. Erlin pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 5-4 win over the Marlins.
Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir is American League Player of the Day. Kazmir pitched seven scoreless innings in the 9-1 win over the Nationals. Kazmir rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. (See the top 10 players for the season on the home page.) He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 points for the season.
Hank Conger of the Angels is AL Batter of the Day. Conger homered, doubled and drove in five runs in the 9-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Daniel Murphy of the Mets is National League Batter of the Day. Murphy homered, double and drove in two runs in the 5-4, 11-inning win over the Phillies.
Erlin receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Kazmir receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Conger and Murphy 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 511 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 8.1 | Padres | Robbie Erlin (W, 2-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | 7.0 | Athletics | Scott Kazmir (W, 5-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6.1 | Dbacks | Chase Anderson (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5.1 | Reds | Homer Bailey (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Angels | Hank Conger C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Red Sox | John Lackey (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 4.0 | Indians | Nyjer Morgan LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Alcides Escobar SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Braves | Aaron Harang (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Mets | Daniel Murphy 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Giants | Angel Pagan CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Jonathan Lucroy PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Twins | Jared Burton (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Astros | Marc Krauss 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Peter Bourjos CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez is Thursday's Player of the Day. Gonzalez allowed only one unearned run over seven innings in the 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Padres pitcher Robbie Erlin is National League Player of the Day. Erlin struck out seven over seven innings and picked up a no-decision (he left after the seventh with the game tied) in the 3-2, 11-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
Jason Heyward of the Braves is NL Batter of the Day. Heyward homered and went 5-for-5 in the 7-1 win over the Phillies.
Yan Gomes of the Indians is American League Batter of the Day. Gomes homered and went 3-for-4 in the 6-5 win over the Indians.
Notable: Rays pitcher Alex Cobb has the most Box-Toppers points among Thursday's nine players who earned Player of the Game honors. Cobb (7IP 0R in 4-0 win vs. Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season, putting him in 54th place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Coming Friday: Two pitchers in the top 10 of Box-Toppers player rankings are scheduled to make their final regular season start Friday:
Box-Toppers Weekly Reports update: The weekly Box-Toppers Team Power Rankings and Player Rankings reports, which usually come on Friday, will come on Monday this week, after the conclusion of the season's final games Sunday.
Gonzalez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers
points for being Player of the Day. Erlin receives 1.7 for NL Player
of the Day. Heyward and Gomes 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 926 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 8.0 | Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miguel Gonzalez (W, 11-8) | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alex Cobb (W, 11-3) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| NL | 6.0 | `Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Robbie Erlin | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Braves | Jason Heyward CF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Indians | Yan Gomes C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | David Lough RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Nathan (W, 6-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | `Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brandon Kintzler (H, 25) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1.0 | Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Santiago Casilla (W, 7-2) | 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.
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.