Reds' Johnny Cueto (CG 0R 3H 12K) tops players for Wednesday, April 16

Reds pitchers Johnny Cueto is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Cueto pitched a complete-game shutout, struck out 12 and gave up just three hits in the 4-0 win over the Pirates.

Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is American League Player of the Day. Tanaka pitched eight shutout innings, struck out 10 and gave up just two hits in the 3-0 win over the Cubs.

Zach Walters of the Nationals is National League Batter of the Day. Walters hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead home run in the 6-3 win over the Marlins. This was Walter's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,311th player to debut since Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995.

There is no AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Notable: Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Darvish (7IP 8K ND in 3-2 win vs. Mariners) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 3.7 for the season. (See updated Box-Toppers Player Rankings for the season.)

Cueto receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Tanaka receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Walters receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

All of Wednesday’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

416	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	18.0	Reds	Johnny Cueto (W, 1-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	0	0	0	12
AL	15.0	Yankees	Masahiro Tanaka (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	2	0	0	1	10
	10.0	Braves	Julio Teheran (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	0	0	0	4
	7.0	Mets	Dillon Gee (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	0	3
	5.0	Orioles	Miguel Gonzalez (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	3	0	0	3	6
	4.2	Red Sox	Chris Capuano (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.2	1	0	0	0	3
	4.0	Yankees	Michael Pineda (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	0	0	1	3
	4.0	`Angels	Fernando Salas	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Giants	Sergio Romo (S, 4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	2.0	Nationals	Zach Walters PH	1	1	1	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	`Rangers	Yu Darvish	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	7	2	2	2	8
	2.0	Indians	Zach McAllister (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	1	2	4
	2.0	Royals	Danny Duffy (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	3	0	0	1	4
	2.0	Padres	Huston Street (S, 5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Brewers	Aramis Ramirez 3B	4	1	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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