Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, pitching a no-hitter, is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in player rankings.
Also Saturday, Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees earned Player of the Game honors and now has 185.3 career Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players since 1995, first among batters since 1995 and extending his lead among active players.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 13.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 11.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 10.1 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.7 |
| 9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 9.4 |
Player of the Day—Scherzer had a perfect game through 8 2/3 innings when he hit a batter, allowing the game’s only baserunner, before retiring the final batter. Scherzer struck out 10 through nine innings, allowing no hits, runs or walks, in the 6-0 win over the Pirates.
Scherzer had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of 19, which is the fourth-highest score for a Box-Toppers Player of the Game this season. In fact, it is lower than his Box-Toppers game score of 23 he had in his last start on June 14, when he pitched a one-hitter, striking out 16, in the 4-0 win over the Brewers.
Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.0 for the season. He rises to second place among all players, trailing Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez (13.4). Scherzer passes Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole (12.0) to lead all National League players in Box-Toppers points.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker struck out 11 over 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, in the 6-3 win over the Astros.
American League Batter of the Day—Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees homered and drove in five runs, going 2-for-5 and scoring twice, in the 14-3 win over the Tigers.
Rodriguez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 185.3 for his career. He maintains his rank at fourth among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails third-place player Curt Schilling (194.1) and leads fifth-place player CC Sabathia (175.3). Rodriguez leads all batters in Box-Toppers points since 1995 and leads all active players in Box-Toppers points.
Rodriguez has 6.0 Box-Toppers points this season, the most he has had in one season since 2010 when he had 13.7. His 6.0 Box-Toppers points ranks second among AL batters this season, behind Prince Fielder of the Rangers (7.5).
National League Batter of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 10-1 win over the Phillies. Grichuk also doubled, going 3-for-5.
Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Walker earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Rodriguez and Grichuk 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
| 6/20 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 19.0 | Nationals | Max Scherzer (W, 8-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 11.0 | Padres | Tyson Ross (W, 4-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| AL | 6.1 | Mariners | Taijuan Walker (W, 5-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Yankees | Alex Rodriguez DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.1 | `Cubs | Jon Lester | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Cardinals | Randal Grichuk LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | Marlins | Derek Dietrich 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | `Rays | Erasmo Ramirez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `White Sox | Zach Putnam (H, 4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Braves | Andrelton Simmons SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.1 | Rockies | Chad Bettis (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Manny Machado 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | Athletics | Jesse Hahn (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1.0 | Royals | Mike Moustakas 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Giants | Norichika Aoki LF | 0 | 1 | 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. | ||||||||||||||||