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Read MoreRed Sox' Mookie Betts tops players for Wednesday, June 14; Mets' Blevins tops NL players
Mookie Betts of the Red Sox is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Betts homered twice and doubled in the 7-3 win over the Phillies. Betts also went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in three runs.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 14:| 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 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Jerry Blevins pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless middle relief, striking out three, allowing no hits and no walks and earning the win in the 9-4 win over the Cubs.
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Phillips of the Braves hit two doubles and went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 13-2 win over the Nationals.
Phillips has now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor for 2017. He earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2002 with the Indians, but began his current 12-season streak in 2006 with the Reds. He has 65.6 career Box-Toppers points, fifth among all second basemen since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He ranks third in career points among active second basemen, behind Robinson Cano of the Mariners (78.4) and Chase Utley of the Dodgers (75.1).
Phillips’ best season was 2012 with the Reds when he had 9.5 Box-Toppers points, seventh among NL batters. He had 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2016 with the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall Player of the Day is AL batter Mookie Betts.
Notable—Trey Mancini of the Orioles has the most 2017 Box-Toppers points of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Mancini (2B 3-4 3R BI in the 10-6 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.2 for the season and ranks 30th among all players in 2017 season player rankings, fifth among AL batters.
Also notable—Blue Jays pitcher Francisco Liriano now has 105.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Liriano (7IP 5H 3R 2ER 2BB 9K ND in the 7-6 win over the Rays) rises to 65th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when tracking began. He passes Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir (105.1) on the “all-time” list and now trails 64th-ranked player Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (105.7).
Debut—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Astros pitcher Francis Martes (5IP 3H R 2B 7K W in the 13-2 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut June 9 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,822nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Angels pitcher Blake Parker (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 7-5 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut May 17, 2012, and was playing in his 124th career game. He is the 3,823rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Raimel Tapia of the Rockies (2B 4-4 3R 0BI in the 5-1 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut Sept. 2, 2016, and was playing in his 36th career game. He is the 3,824th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Betts earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Blevins earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Phillips 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/14 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | BOS 7, PHI 3 | Mookie Betts, RF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | HOU 13, TEX 2 | Francis Martes (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | 4.1 | NYM 9, CHC 4 | Jerry Blevins (W,4-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | ATL 13, WSH 2 | Brandon Phillips, 2B | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | ARI 2, DET 1 | Fernando Rodney (S,18) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `TOR 7, TB 6 | Francisco Liriano | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 3.1 | LAA 7, NYY 5 | Blake Parker (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | COL 5, PIT 1 | Raimel Tapia, RF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | KC 7, SF 2 | Lorenzo Cain, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 10, CHW 6 | Trey Mancini, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIL 7, STL 6 | Eric Thames, 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIA 11, OAK 6 | Dee Gordon, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 6, CLE 4 | Enrique Hernandez, PH-2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SD 4, CIN 2 | Brandon Maurer (S,12) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.2 | `SEA 6, MIN 4 | James Pazos (H,5) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’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 | +/- |
| Mancini, Trey 3766 | lf 1b ph | bal al | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Thames, Eric 2909 | 1b lf | mil nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| Cain, Lorenzo 3171 | cf | kc al | 3.5 | 10.0 | 24.2 | 24.2 | -3.0 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 3.5 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -2.7 |
| Rodney, Fernando 1803 | pi cp | ari nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 38.0 | -2.0 |
| Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 10.0 | 59.7 | 105.2 | -6.0 |
| Pazos, James 3786 | pi mr | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Blevins, Jerry 2788 | pi mr | nym nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Phillips, Brandon 1691 | 2b | atl nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 25.2 | 65.6 | -0.5 |
| Maurer, Brandon 3157 | pi cp | sd nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Hernandez, Enrique 3541 | 2b ph | lad nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Gordon, Dee 2990 | 2b | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| Martes, Francis 3822 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Parker, Blake 3823 | pi mr | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Tapia, Raimel 3824 | rf | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Yankees' CC Sabathia tops players for Wednesday, June 7; Kershaw tops NL players, extends Box-Toppers points lead
The top two active career leaders in Box-Toppers points were Wednesday’s Box-Toppers top two players.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 7:| 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 | 9.4 |
| 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 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 8 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
| 9 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 10 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 |
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia—second in active career points—is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day. And Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw—first in active career points—is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers National League Player of the Day. Kershaw also extends his lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings.
Player of the Day—Sabathia pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits, no walks and striking out five, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.
Sabathia earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points, giving him 190.0 career points, fifth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails fourth-ranked player Curt Schilling (194.1). Sabathia ranks second among active players in career points, trailing Kershaw (198.1). Sabathia has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 13th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Kershaw struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and three walks, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals.
Kershaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, extending his lead in season player rankings ahead of second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (12.0).
Kershaw also now has 198.1 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw ranks first among active players in career points.
Kershaw had a Box-Toppers game score Wednesday of +8.0, same as Sabathia. But Sabathia beat Kershaw to earn Player of the Game honors because he had more innings pitched (8.0 vs. 7.0).
American League Batter of the Day—Trey Mancini of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 2-for-2, driving in five runs, in the 9-6, 11-inning win over the Pirates.
National League Batter of the Day—Dansby Swanson of the Braves hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 14-1 win over the Phillies.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debuts Wednesday with their first career Player of the Game honors:
Rays pitcher Jacob Faria (6.1IP 3H R 2BB 5K W in the 3-1 win over the White Sox) was also making his Major League debut Wednesday. He is the 3,816th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Patrick Kivlehan of the Reds (pinch-hit 3-R HR 1-1 R 3BI in the 6-4 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut Aug. 20, 2016, and was playing in his 49th career game. He is the 3,817th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Sabathia earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kershaw earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Mancini and Swanson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/7 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | NYY 8, BOS 0 | CC Sabathia (W,7-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| NL | 8.0 | LAD 2, WSH 1 | Clayton Kershaw (W,8-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7.2 | DET 4, LAA 0 | Buck Farmer (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | BAL 9, PIT 6 (F/11) | Trey Mancini, PH-LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | ATL 14, PHI 1 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | SEA 6, MIN 5 | Mike Zunino, C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.1 | TB 3, CHW 1 | Jacob Faria (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | CIN 6, STL 4 | Patrick Kivlehan, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.1 | COL 8, CLE 1 | Kyle Freeland (W,7-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | NYM 4, TEX 3 | Jay Bruce, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | ARI 7, SD 4 | Jake Lamb, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | KC 7, HOU 5 | Kelvin Herrera (S,13) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | MIL 6, SF 3 | Corey Knebel (S,7) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 7, OAK 5 (F/10) | Justin Smoak, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | MIA 6, CHC 5 | AJ Ramos (S,9) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’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 | +/- |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 | 38.8 | 138.5 | 198.1 | -10.0 |
| Smoak, Justin 2731 | 1b | tor al | 5.5 | 9.0 | 22.2 | 28.4 | 2.0 |
| Bruce, Jay 2453 | rf | nym nl | 5.0 | 13.5 | 30.7 | 63.8 | -3.5 |
| Sabathia, C.C. 1492 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 | 11.0 | 37.5 | 190.0 | -1.0 |
| Mancini, Trey 3766 | lf ph | bal al | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Lamb, Jake 3517 | 3b | ari nl | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| Ramos, A.J. 3210 | pi cp | fla nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
| Knebel, Corey 3757 | pi cp mr | mil nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Farmer, Buck 3809 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | atl nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Zunino, Mike 3390 | ca | sea al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Herrera, Kelvin 3149 | pi cp | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Faria, Jacob 3816 | pi sp | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Kivlehan, Patrick 3817 | ph | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Cardinals' Mike Leake tops players for Wednesday, April 12; Orioles' Mancini tops AL players
Cardinals pitcher Mike Leake is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Leake pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven, in the 6-1 win over the Nationals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of April 12:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 5 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 8 | Finnegan, Brandon 3535 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 |
| 9 | Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 |
American League Player of the Day—Trey Mancini of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in four runs, in the 12-5 win over the Red Sox.
This was Mancini’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Mancini made his Major League debut Sept. 20, 2016, and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,766th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Eugenio Suarez of the Reds doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 9-2 win over the Pirates.
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 was batter Trey Mancini.
Debuts—In addition to Mancini, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Aaron Judge of the Yankees (HR 2-3 2R 3BI in the 8-4 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut Aug. 13, 2016, and was playing in his 35th career game. He is the 3,767th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Rangers pitcher Jose Leclerc (1.2IP H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 8-3 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut July 6, 2016, and was playing in his 16th career game. He is the 3,768th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Leake earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Mancini earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Suarez 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 4/12 | Score | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | STL 6, WSH 1 | Mike Leake (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9.0 | MIL 2, TOR 0 | Chase Anderson (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| AL | 5.0 | BAL 12, BOS 5 | Trey Mancini, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | CHW 2, CLE 1 | Derek Holland (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | DET 5, MIN 3 | Andrew Romine, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | NYY 8, TB 4 | Aaron Judge, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | HOU 10, SEA 5 | Josh Reddick, RF-LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | OAK 8, KC 3 | Andrew Triggs (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | CIN 9, PIT 2 | Eugenio Suarez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | ATL 5, MIA 4 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SD 6, COL 0 | Ryan Schimpf, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAD 2, CHC 0 | Brandon McCarthy (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2.2 | TEX 8, LAA 3 | Jose Leclerc (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | NYM 5, PHI 4 | Michael Conforto, CF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | SF 6, ARI 2 | Jarrett Parker, LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’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 Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Leake, Mike 2709 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 37.4 | 46.6 | -3.0 |
| Mancini, Trey 3766 | lf | bal al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 1.5 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | -7.0 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -6.0 |
| Schimpf, Ryan 3686 | 3b 2b | sd nl | 1.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | -4.2 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | cf | nym nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -4.0 |
| Holland, Derek 2634 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 27.1 | 46.8 | -3.0 |
| Reddick, Josh 2936 | rf lf | hou al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 24.4 | 25.4 | -2.5 |
| McCarthy, Brandon 2082 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.0 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 37.5 | -1.7 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Romine, Andrew 3666 | cf dh | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Triggs, Andrew 3723 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Parker, Jarrett 3600 | lf | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Leclerc, Jose 3768 | pi cp | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |