Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday's Player of the Day. Kershaw struck out 12 over eight shutout innings in the 2-0 win over the Brewers.
Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is American League Player of the Day. Iwakuma struck out eight over six innings in the 2-1 win over the Angels. Though Iwakuma was Player of the Game, he left the game with the Mariners trailing 1-0 and was not eligible for the win.
Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins is National League Batter of the Day. Stanton hit two homers and went 3-for-3 in the 6-4 win over the Cubs.
Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers is American League Batter of the Day. Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in the 8-3 win over the Braves.
Kershaw receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Iwakuma receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Stanton and Cabrera receive 1.5 each 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:
| 428 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 16.0 | Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clayton Kershaw (W, 3-2) | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 14.0 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Cingrani (W, 2-0) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |||
| AL | 10.0 | `Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hisashi Iwakuma | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | Marlins | Giancarlo Stanton RF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.0 | Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Locke (W, 3-1) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 4.0 | Padres | Alexi Amarista CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cole Hamels (W, 1-3) | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||
| BAT | 3.0 | Tigers | Miguel Cabrera 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.0 | Rays | Matt Joyce RF | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Royals | Mike Moustakas 3B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kevin Correia (W, 3-1) | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3.0 | `Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Phil Hughes | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 2.0 | `Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bruce Chen | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2.0 | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Blevins (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1.0 | Red Sox | Daniel Nava RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 0.0 | Diamondbacks | Gerardo Parra CF, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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.