Tigers' Max Scherzer, Cards' Daniel Descalso top players for Tuesday, May 21

Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Scherzer gave up only two hits and one run over eight innings in the 5-1 win over the Indians.

Daniel Descalso of the Cardinals is National League Player of the Day. Descalso hit a grand slam homer and went 3-for-3 in the 10-2 win over the Padres.​

Mike Trout of the Angels is American League Batter of the Day. Trout ​hit for the cycle (single, double, triple, home run) in the 12-0 win over the Mariners.

Scherzer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Descalso receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Trout receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.

All of Tuesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:

521	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer (W, 6-0)	8.0	2	1	1	1	7
	10.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Straily (W, 2-2)	7.0	2	0	0	0	5
NL	8.0	Cardinals	Daniel Descalso 2B	3	3	3	5	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.1	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Quintana (W, 3-1)	6.1	3	0	0	2	5
BAT	6.0	Angels	Mike Trout CF	5	2	4	5	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Leake (W, 4-2)	7.0	3	0	0	2	4
	4.0	Pirates	Travis Snider PH, RF	2	1	1	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Cain	7.0	4	2	2	2	7
	3.0	Phillies	Ryan Howard 1B	5	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Orioles	Chris Dickerson CF	4	2	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Michael Gonzalez (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Braves	Brian McCann C	4	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alex Cobb (W, 5-2)	6.1	3	1	1	2	2
	1.0	Rockies	DJ LeMahieu 2B	4	0	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Royals	Alcides Escobar PH, SS	2	0	1	2	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.