White Sox' Erik Johnson (6.2IP 9K ND) tops players for Tuesday, April 15

White Sox pitcher Erik Johnson is Tuesday’s Player of the Day. Johnson struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings in the 2-1 win over the Red Sox.

Johnson picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because he left the mound with the game tied 1-1.

Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins is National League Player of the Day. Stanton hit a three-run homer, drove in five runs, scored three times and went 2-for-4 in the 11-2 win over the Nationals.

Brett Lawrie of the Blue Jays is American League Batter of the Day. Lawrie hit a grand slam and drove in five runs in the 9-3 win over the Twins.

Notable: Reds pitcher Mike Leake was Player of the Game for batting in the 7-5 win over the Pirates. Leake hit a two-run homer and doubled, scored two runs and went 2-for-3 at the plate, giving him a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0. He narrowly beat out Mike Leake (himself) the pitcher for top player in the game. Leake struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings and had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.2 as a pitcher. Leake is the second pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors as a batter (Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner did it on April 11.) In 2013, six pitchers won Player of the Game honors for batting.

Johnson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Stanton receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Lawrie 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.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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

415	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.2	`White Sox	Erik Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	3	1	1	2	9
NL	6.0	Marlins	Giancarlo Stanton RF	4	3	2	5	1	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	Cardinals	Shelby Miller (W, 1-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	1	1	3	7
	4.2	Rangers	Robbie Ross Jr. (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	0	0	0	2
	4.0	Royals	Yordano Ventura (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	2	1	3	7
	4.0	Mets	Jenrry Mejia (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	2	0	0	2	3
BAT	3.0	Blue Jays	Brett Lawrie 3B	4	1	1	5	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Reds	Mike Leake P	3	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	`Giants	Tim Lincecum	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	5	1	1	0	5
	3.0	Pirates	Jason Grilli (S, 4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Athletics	Jed Lowrie SS	5	2	3	1	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Rockies	Troy Tulowitzki SS	3	2	2	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.