Cardinals' Carlos Martinez tops players for Saturday, June 10, rises to 8th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 10:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 14.4
2 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 12.0
3 Santana, Ervin 2005 pi sp min al 11.4
4 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp bos al 8.4
5 Ray, Robbie 3502 pi sp ari nl 8.0
6 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp ari nl 7.7
7 McCullers, Lance 3488 pi sp hou al 7.7
8 Martinez, Carlos 3371 pi sp stl nl 7.5
9 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 7.4
10 Keuchel, Dallas 3050 pi sp hou al 7.4
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Martinez pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 7-0 win over the Phillies.

Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.5 for the season, rising to eighth place in season player rankings, fifth among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Mike Fiers struck out eight over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Angels.

American League Batter of the Day—Lorenzo Cain of the Royals hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 12-6 win over the Padres. Cain went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.

National League Batter of the Day—T.J. Rivera of the Mets hit a two-run, eighth-inning, pinch-hit home run, in the 8-1 win over the Braves.

Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fiers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cain and Rivera each earn 1.5 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.

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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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).  

6/10 Score Game Player of the Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 15.0 STL 7, PHI 0 Carlos Martinez (W,5-5) - - - - 9.0 4 0 0 1 11
AL 10.1 HOU 3, LAA 1 Mike Fiers (W,4-2) - - - - 7.1 2 1 0 2 8
9.0 NYY 16, BAL 3 Luis Severino (W,5-2) - - - - 7.0 2 1 1 2 8
7.1 COL 9, CHC 1 Jeff Hoffman (W,4-0) - - - - 6.1 4 1 1 1 8
BAT 6.0 KC 12, SD 6 Lorenzo Cain, CF 5 3 3 5 - - - - - -
6.0 TEX 6, WSH 3 (F/11) Keone Kela (W,3-1) - - - - 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
5.2 NYM 6, ATL 1 Robert Gsellman (W,5-3) - - - - 6.2 3 0 0 2 4
5.0 CHW 5, CLE 3 David Robertson (S,10) - - - - 2.0 0 0 0 1 4
4.1 PIT 7, MIA 6 Felipe Rivero (S,1) - - - - 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
4.0 BOS 11, DET 3 Mitch Moreland, 1B 3 2 2 3 - - - - - -
4.0 TOR 4, SEA 2 Marcus Stroman (W,7-2) - - - - 7.0 6 2 1 0 6
3.2 ARI 3, MIL 2 Zack Godley (W,2-1) - - - - 6.2 2 2 2 1 4
BAT 3.0 NYM 8, ATL 1 T.J. Rivera, PH 1 1 1 2 - - - - - -
2.0 TB 6, OAK 5 (F/10) Steven Souza Jr., DH 2 1 1 2 - - - - - -
2.0 MIN 3, SF 2 Brandon Kintzler (S,17) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
2.0 LAD 5, CIN 4 Kenley Jansen (W,4-0) - - - - 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 OAK 7, TB 2 Yonder Alonso, 1B 5 1 4 1 - - - - - -
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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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).  

Player of the Game Pos Team ’17 ’16-17 ’12-17 Career +/-
Martinez, Carlos 3371 pi sp stl nl 7.5 19.9 34.6 34.6 -4.9
Severino, Luis 3567 pi sp nyy al 6.7 8.7 11.7 11.7 4.7
Godley, Zack 3538 pi sp ari nl 5.0 6.0 9.7 9.7 4.0
Kintzler, Brandon 3150 pi cp min al 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0
Hoffman, Jeff 3806 pi sp col nl 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
Jansen, Kenley 2871 pi cp mr lad nl 3.0 9.0 34.7 39.4 -3.0
Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 rf dh tb al 3.0 8.7 14.2 14.2 -2.7
Robertson, David 2774 pi cp chi al 3.0 8.0 25.0 29.0 -2.0
Moreland, Mitch 2799 1b ph bos al 3.0 6.5 19.7 21.7 -0.5
Cain, Lorenzo 3171 cf kc al 2.5 9.0 23.2 23.2 -4.0
Rivera, T.J. 3710 1b ph nym nl 2.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 1.5
Stroman, Marcus 3327 pi sp tor al 2.0 8.7 25.1 25.1 -4.7
Alonso, Yonder 2945 1b oak al 2.0 4.0 13.5 15.0 0.0
Gsellman, Robert 3748 pi sp nym nl 2.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.3
Kela, Keone 3789 pi cp tex al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Fiers, Michael 3029 pi sp hou al 1.7 6.7 27.8 27.8 -3.3
Rivero, Felipe 3579 pi cp pit nl 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0
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Cubs' Jason Hammel tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 16; Indians' Kluber rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers points

Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel 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 Aug. 16:  


 Player Pos Team BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 20.0
2 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp dc nl 18.7
3 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 17.2
4 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp fla nl 16.4
5 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp sf nl 14.4
6 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp tex al 14.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp dc nl 14.1
8 Lester, Jon 2173 pi sp chi nl 13.4
9 Happ, J.A. 2536 pi sp tor al 12.7
10 Altuve, Jose 3007 2b hou al 12.5
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Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Hammel pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Brewers.

Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, becoming the 23rd player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. Hammel ranks 17th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez pitched four scoreless innings, allowing no hits, walking two and striking out seven, in the 5-3 win over the Orioles. Rodriguez did not earn the win, picking up a no decision, because he did not pitch the requisite five innings to earn the win, exiting the game with an injury.

National League Batter of the Day—DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies homered, tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Nationals.

American League Batter of the Day—Luke Maile of the Rays doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 15-1 win over the Padres.

This was Maile’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Maile made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2015, and was playing in his 35th career game. He is the 3,709th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Rankings—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Kluber (6IP 7H R 2BB 7K W in the 3-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.2 for the season. He extends his lead among AL pitchers ahead of second-place Cole Hamels of the Rangers (14.1).

Notable—Royals pitcher Danny Duffy becomes the 24th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Duffy (7.2IP 3H R 2BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. Duffy ranks 19th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.

Streak—Troy Tulowitzki of the Blue Jays has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2016 on Tuesday.

Tulowitzki (HR 4-5 2R 2BI in the 12-6 win over the Yankees) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2007 with the Rockies and has 59.8 career points, 15th among active AL batters and first among active AL shortstops. His best year was 2014 with the Rockies, when he had 11.6 Box-Toppers points, the season leader among NL batters. In 2015, he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points with the Rockies and the Blue Jays.

Debut—In addition to Maile, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, with their first career Player of the Game honors:

  • T.J. Rivera of the Mets (4-4 2R in the 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks) made his Major League debut Aug. 10 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,710th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
  • Jett Bandy of the Angels (HR 2-4 2R BI in the 7-6 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Sept. 14, 2015, and was playing in his 45th career game. He is the 3,711th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rodriguez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. LeMahieu and Maile 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

8/16 Score Game Player of Game AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB 9.0 CHC 4, MIL 1 Jason Hammel (W,13-5) - - - - 7.0 2 0 0 3 7
AL 9.0 `BOS 5, BAL 3 Eduardo Rodriguez - - - - 4.0 0 0 0 2 7
7.0 MIN 4, ATL 2 Ervin Santana (W,6-9) - - - - 7.0 4 0 0 2 6
7.0 LAD 15, PHI 5 Kenta Maeda (W,12-7) - - - - 6.0 3 2 2 1 9
5.2 KC 6, DET 1 Danny Duffy (W,10-1) - - - - 7.2 3 1 1 2 5
BAT 5.0 COL 6, WSH 2 DJ LeMahieu, 2B 3 3 3 2 - - - - - -
BAT 4.0 TB 15, SD 1 Luke Maile, C 4 1 3 4 - - - - - -
4.0 CHC 4, MIL 0 Trevor Cahill (W,2-3) - - - - 5.0 2 0 0 2 3
4.0 `TEX 5, OAK 4 (10) Alex Claudio - - - - 4.0 2 0 0 1 3
3.0 TOR 12, NYY 6 Troy Tulowitzki, SS 5 2 4 2 - - - - - -
3.0 CIN 6, MIA 3 Tucker Barnhart, C 3 1 1 4 - - - - - -
3.0 STL 8, HOU 5 Seung Hwan Oh (S,12) - - - - 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
2.0 NYM 7, ARI 5 T.J. Rivera, 3B-2B 4 2 4 0 - - - - - -
2.0 CLE 3, CHW 1 Corey Kluber (W,13-8) - - - - 6.0 7 1 1 2 7
1.0 LAA 7, SEA 6 Jett Bandy, C 4 2 2 1 - - - - - -
0.0 PIT 4, SF 3 Andrew McCutchen, CF 3 1 2 0 - - - - - -
`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 +/-
Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp cle al 17.2 30.6 61.4 61.4 3.8
Hammel, Jason 2235 pi sp chi nl 11.0 20.7 44.1 57.2 1.3
Duffy, Danny 2915 pi sp kc al 10.7 14.7 29.7 29.7 6.7
LeMahieu, DJ 3091 2b col nl 7.0 14.0 20.0 20.0 0.0
Maeda, Kenta 3609 pi sp lad nl 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
McCutchen, Andrew 2637 cf pit nl 4.5 15.0 45.7 51.4 -6.0
Santana, Ervin 2005 pi sp min al 4.0 9.4 47.8 97.3 -1.4
Oh, Seung Hwan 3693 pi cp stl nl 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 pi sp bos al 2.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 -3.3
Cahill, Trevor 2658 pi mr sp chi nl 2.0 3.0 26.1 39.2 1.0
Maile, Luke 3709 ca tb al 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 ss tor al 1.0 7.0 39.1 59.8 -5.0
Barnhart, Tucker 3519 ca cin nl 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Claudio, Alex 3459 pi mr tex al 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Bandy, Jett 3711 ca ana al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Rivera, T.J. 3710 3b 2b nym nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
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