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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and rising to sixth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the fourth straight week.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander continues to lead American League pitchers, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader continues to lead National League pitchers, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers continues to lead NL batters and Joey Gallo of the Rangers continues to lead AL batters.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers and Joey Gallo of the Rangers.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—and rises two spots to 13th place on the “all-time” career points list—after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMariners pitcher James Paxton is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Paxton struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Astros.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Pivetta struck out 13 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Cardinals. Pivetta picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because although he left with the Phillies leading, 4-2, the Cardinals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Astros pitcher Charlie Morton rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to third place in season player rankings.
Corbin pitched a one-hit, complete-game shutout, striking out eight and allowing one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Giants.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Dylan Bundy is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale maintained his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Sale also bolstered his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.
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Mariners pitcher James Paxton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 2 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
| 3 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 4.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 4.0 |
| 8 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 4.0 |
| 9 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 10 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 3.7 |
Paxton struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Tigers.
Paxton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to sixth in season player rankings, fourth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4, in the 7-4 win over the Marlins.
American League Batter of the Day—Shin-Soo Choo of the Rangers hit a three-run homer and tripled, going 3-for-5, scoring three times, in the 14-3 win over the Twins.
Choo has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons. He earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2007 with the Indians and has 49.2 career points, sixth among active AL outfielders. His best season was 2010 with the Indians, when he had 9.0 points, seventh among AL batters. He had 1.0 point in 2016 with the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Maikel Franco.
Streaks—Two players have now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons after both earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
Scoring—Paxton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Franco earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Choo earns 1.5 points for being AL 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.
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| 4/26 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | SEA 8, DET 0 | James Paxton (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8.0 | NYY 3, BOS 1 | Luis Severino (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | CHW 5, KC 2 | Jose Quintana (W,1-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | TEX 14, MIN 3 | Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 4.0 | PHI 7, MIA 4 | Maikel Franco, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.1 | CLE 7, HOU 6 | Cody Allen (S,4) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 11, COL 4 | Ryan Zimmerman, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 8, OAK 5 | Cameron Maybin, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIL 9, CIN 4 | Jett Bandy, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SD 8, ARI 5 | Ryan Schimpf, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 8, NYM 2 | Nick Markakis, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | PIT 6, CHC 5 | Josh Harrison, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SF 4, LAD 3 (F/10) | Michael Morse, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | BAL 5, TB 4 (F/11) | Craig Gentry, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 8.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 | -0.4 |
| Schimpf, Ryan 3686 | 3b 2b | sd nl | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | -3.2 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp mr | nyy al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Franco, Maikel 3510 | 3b | phi nl | 1.7 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -2.8 |
| Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf | tex al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 22.5 | 49.2 | 0.5 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 11.4 | 36.2 | 36.2 | -9.4 |
| Allen, Cody 3265 | pi cp mr | cle al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -6.0 |
| Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 48.1 | -4.0 |
| Maybin, Cameron 2672 | lf | ana al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 16.5 | -2.0 |
| Harrison, Josh 2947 | 3b 2b | pit nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | 1b | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 22.2 | 57.3 | -0.5 |
| Bandy, Jett 3711 | ca | mil nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Morse, Michael 2020 | lf 1b ph | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 24.0 | 1.0 |
| Gentry, Craig 2977 | lf cf pr | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players who earned Player of the Game honors rise in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings:
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 13.4 |
| 3 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.7 |
| 4 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.7 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.7 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 7 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 |
| 8 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 9.8 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 9.4 |
Player of the Day—Duffey struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 7-1 win over the Yankees.
Duffey had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +12, tied with Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy, Player of the Game in the 6-1 win over the Astros (7IP 3H R BB 11K W), but Duffey wins Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker because he had more innings pitched.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks, in the 6-1 win over the Cubs.
Fernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season, rising to second place in season player rankings. He trails overall leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0 Box-Toppers points).
Fernandez had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +11, tied with Braves pitcher Bud Norris, Player of the Game in the 5-2 win over the Mets (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 8K W), but Fernandez wins NL Player of the Day over Norris on a tiebreaker because he had more strikeouts.
American League Batter of the Day—Lonnie Chisenhall of the Indians homered, tripled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Trevor Story of the Rockies homered and went 2-for-2, scoring four runs, in the 9-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to fifth place among all players—and first among AL pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Sale (8IP 5H 2R 2BB 7K W in the 5-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He becomes the seventh player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He also takes the Box-Toppers points lead for the season among AL pitchers, passing Corey Kluber of the Indians (9.8).
Streak—Shin-Soo Choo of the Rangers has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of the season Sunday.
Choo (2B 3-4 2R in the 6-2 win over the Red Sox) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2007 with the Indians and has 47.7 for his career, sixth among active AL outfielders. His best season was 2010 with the Indians, when he had 9.0 Box-Toppers points, seventh among AL batters. In 2015, he had 4.5 Box-Toppers points with the Rangers, 13th among AL outfielders.
Debut—Pirates pitcher A.J. Schugel made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Schugel (2IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND in the 4-3 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut April 12, 2015, and was playing in his 27th career game. He is the 3,669th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Duffey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fernandez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Chisenhall and Story each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/26 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | MIN 7/NYY 1 | Tyler Duffey (W,3-6) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 12.0 | KC 6/HOU 1 | Ian Kennedy (W,6-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| NL | 11.0 | MIA 6/CHC 1 | Jose Fernandez (W,10-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 11.0 | ATL 5/NYM 2 | Bud Norris (W,3-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 8.0 | CIN 3/SD 0 | Anthony DeSclafani (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | DC 3/MIL 2 | Tanner Roark (W,7-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | CLE 9/DET 3 | Lonnie Chisenhall, RF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | COL 9/ARI 7 | Trevor Story, SS | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | SF 8/PHI 7 | Angel Pagan, LF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | BAL 12/TB 5 | Chris Davis, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | CHW 5/TOR 2 | Chris Sale (W,13-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 7/OAK 6 | Mike Trout, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `PIT 4/LAD 3 | A.J. Schugel (H,1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | STL 11/SEA 6 | Matt Carpenter, 2B | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | TEX 6/BOS 2 | Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 13.4 | 18.1 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 8.7 |
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.7 | 29.5 | 81.7 | 83.7 | -8.1 |
| Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 7.5 | 18.5 | 49.4 | 57.9 | -3.5 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 | 13.7 | 57.5 | 63.5 | 0.3 |
| Roark, Tanner 3261 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 5.7 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 6.5 | 18.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | -5.5 |
| Carpenter, Matt 2987 | 3b | stl nl | 6.5 | 12.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 1.0 |
| Duffey, Tyler 3558 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Norris, Bud 2638 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 34.4 | 43.4 | 2.0 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959 | rf 3b | cle al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 |
| DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -6.7 |
| Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf | tex al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 47.7 | -3.5 |
| Pagan, Angel 2184 | lf | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 14.5 | 25.5 | -1.0 |
| Schugel, A.J. 3669 | pi mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, Giants pitcher Chris Heston became the 16th player this season with 10 Box-Toppers points and Matt Holliday of the Cardinals earned Box-Toppers points for the 12th straight season.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 14.4 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 13.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 13.1 |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 12.7 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 8 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 10 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 11.7 |
Player of the Day—Shoemaker pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing two hits, in the 7-0 win over the Twins.
National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Chris Heston pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out six, in the 9-3 win over the Padres.
Heston earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season, rising to 15th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, ninth among NL pitchers. He is the 16th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day—Shin-Soo Choo of the Rangers hit for the cycle and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three, in the 9-0 win over the Rockies.
National League Batter of the Day—Matt Holliday of the Cardinals hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring two runs, in the 8-5 win over the White Sox.
Holliday earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, his first points of the season, and has now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2004 with the Rockies. His best season was 2007 with the Rockies when he had 16.2 points, first among NL batters and seventh among all players. In 2014, he had 7.5 points with the Cardinals, eighth among NL batters.
Holliday has 91.8 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 88th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Holliday ranks first among active NL outfielders in career Box-Toppers points and third among active NL batters, behind Aramis Ramirez of the Brewers (103.3) and Ryan Howard of the Phillies (93.2).
Rankings—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
deGrom (6IP 3H 2R 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers behind overall leader Max Scherzer of the Nationals (15.0).
Debut—Kyle Schwarber of the Cubs made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Schwarber hit two home runs—a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth and a go-ahead homer in the 13th—in the 5-4 win over the Reds. Schwarber (4-7 2R 4BI) made his Major League debut June 16 and was playing in his 11th career game. He is the 3,536th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Shoemaker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Heston earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Choo and Holliday 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/21 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | Angels | Matt Shoemaker (W,5-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| NL | 10.1 | Giants | Chris Heston (W,10-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9.0 | Marlins | Mat Latos (W,4-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | Mets | Jacob deGrom (W,10-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 6.2 | `Royals | Joe Blanton | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Rangers | Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Mariners | Franklin Gutierrez, PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Cardinals | Matt Holliday, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Rays | Nathan Karns (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Cubs | Kyle Schwarber, C | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Brewers | Jean Segura, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Astros | Chris Carter, DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.1 | `Yankees | Dellin Betances (H,15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Blue Jays | Russell Martin, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Braves | Chris Johnson, 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Wednesday, Aug. 21:
Padres pitcher Ian Kennedy is Wednesday's Player of the Day, while Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers points among players this season.
Kennedy pitched seven shutout innings, striking out eight, in the 2-1 win over the Pirates.
Greinke rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers player standings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Greinke (8IP 1R 7K W in the 4-1 win vs. the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.7 for the season.
Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez is American League Player of the Day. Sanchez struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings in the 7-1 win over the Twins. Sanchez left the game with the Tigers trailing 1-0, so was not eligible for the win. Sanchez rises to 11th place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season.
Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Choo homered, drove in three runs and went 4-for-5 in the 10-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
Dayan Viciedo of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Viciedo hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4 in the 5-2 win over the Royals.
Kennedy receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Sanchez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Choo and Viciedo 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 821 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 8.0 | Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ian Kennedy (W, 5-9) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7.0 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zack Greinke (W, 12-3) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 6.0 | `Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jordan Walden | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| BAT | 5.0 | Reds | Shin-Soo Choo CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AL | 4.2 | `Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anibal Sanchez | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | White Sox | Dayan Viciedo LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Nationals | Scott Hairston PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Danny Farquhar (S, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Felix Doubront (W, 9-6) | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | `Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cody Allen (H, 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 3.0 | Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jake Diekman (W, 1-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Craig Gentry LF | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Huff (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Carlos Beltran RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 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.
Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Miller gave up no runs over 5 2/3 innings and struck out six in the 4-2 win over the Mets.
Though Miller left the game with the Cards leading, the Mets later tied the game in the seventh, meaning Miller was not eligible for the win.
Miller moves up to third place in season Box-Toppers player rankings. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and now has 7.7 points, behind season leader Yu Darvish (8.0).
Adam Dunn of the White Sox is American League Player of the Day. Dunn homered twice, went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs in the 9-4 win over the Twins.
Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Choo homered twice and went 4-for-5 in the 4-0 win over the Marlins.
Miller receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Dunn receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Choo 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:
| 515 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 6.2 | `Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shelby Miller | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | White Sox | Adam Dunn 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.0 | Mariners | Raul Ibanez LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5.0 | Indians | Jason Kipnis 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5.0 | Red Sox | Stephen Drew SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| BAT | 4.0 | Reds | Shin-Soo Choo CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Samardzija (W, 2-5) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 3.0 | Padres | Alexi Amarista CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Diamondbacks | Eric Chavez 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wandy Rodriguez (W, 4-2) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2.1 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zack Greinke (W, 2-0) | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2.0 | Royals | Lorenzo Cain RF, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Astros | Carlos Corporan C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Rangers | Lance Berkman DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 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.
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.