Reds pitcher Mat Latos is Sunday's Player of the Day. Latos struck out 13 and gave up one run over 7 2/3 innings in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs is National League Batter of the Day. Rizzo homered, drove in four runs and went 3-for-3 in the 14-6 win over the Astros.
Edwin Encarnacion of the Blue Jays is American League Player of the Day. Encarnacion homered, drove in four runs and went 3-for-5 in the 13-5 win over the Orioles.
Standings update: Mets pitcher Mat Harvey rises to third place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season (see the updated top 10 list on the home page). Harvey (6IP 0R 6K) was Player of the Game in the 8-0 win over the Phillies. Harvey earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 11.0 for the season.
Latos receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Encarnacion receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Rizzo receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:
623 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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MLB | 10.2 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mat Latos (W, 7-1) | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
9.0 | Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Matt Harvey (W, 7-1) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
BAT | 8.0 | Cubs | Anthony Rizzo 1B | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6.0 | `Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Capuano | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
AL | 4.0 | Blue Jays | Edwin Encarnacion DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4.0 | Rockies | Michael Cuddyer RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
4.0 | Braves | Brian McCann C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
4.0 | Mariners | Kendrys Morales PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
4.0 | Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fernando Rodney (S, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
3.0 | Pirates | Russell Martin PH, C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3.0 | Tigers | Austin Jackson CF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3.0 | Marlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nathan Eovaldi (W, 1-0) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||
3.0 | Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Holland (S, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
1.2 | `Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nick Tepesch | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
1.0 | Twins | Joe Mauer DH, C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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.