Top players for Monday, April 8

Braves pitcher Paul Maholm is Monday's Player of the Day. Maholm pitched seven innings, striking out seven and allowing one hit, no runs and three walks in the 2-0 win over the Marlins.

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is American League Player of the Day. Buchholz threw seven shutout innings and struck out eight in the 3-1 win over the Orioles.​

Travis Hafner of the Yankees is American League Batter of the Day. Hafner hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 11-6 win over the Indians.​

Jay Bruce of the Reds is National League Batter of the Day. Bruce went 4-for-5 in the 13-4 win over the Cardinals.​

Maholm receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Buchholz receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Hafner receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. Bruce receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.

All of Monday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

408	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Paul Maholm (W, 2-0)	7.0	1	0	0	3	7
	9.0	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey (W, 2-0)	7.0	3	1	1	2	9
AL	8.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clay Buchholz (W, 2-0)	7.0	3	0	0	4	8
BAT	6.0	Yankees	Travis Hafner DH	3	3	2	4	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	`Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Wilson	3.0	0	0	0	0	2
	4.1	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 1-1)	6.1	6	0	0	1	5
	4.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ervin Santana (W, 1-1)	8.0	8	1	1	1	7
	3.1	`Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Santiago Casilla (H, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Marco Estrada (W, 1-0)	7.0	5	2	2	1	6
BAT	2.0	Reds	Jay Bruce RF	5	2	4	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	Mitch Moreland 1B	3	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0