Astros' Scott Feldman (6.2IP 0R) tops players for Tuesday, April 1

Astros pitcher Scott Feldman is Tuesday’s Player of the Day. Feldman pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings in the 6-2 win over the Yankees.

Freddie Freeman of the Braves is National League Player of the Day. Freeman homered twice and went 3-3 in the 5-2 win over the Brewers.

No American League batter won Player of the Game honors, so there was no AL Batter of the Day Tuesday.

Feldman receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Freeman receives 1.7 for NL Player 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

401ScoreTeamBATTERSABRHRBIBBSO--PITCHERSIPHRERBBSO
MLB5.2Astros 000000000Scott Feldman (W, 1-0)6.220023
NL4.0Braves Freddie Freeman 1B3232100000.000000
 3.1Blue Jays 000000000Drew Hutchison (W, 1-0)5.130034
 3.0Mariners 000000000Erasmo Ramirez (W, 1-0)7.062206
 2.0Diamondbacks A.J. Pollock CF4231010000.000000
 2.0Dodgers 000000000Zack Greinke (W, 1-0)5.022225
 2.0Marlins 000000000Steve Cishek (S, 1)1.000001
 1.2`Rangers 000000000Martin Perez 5.272207

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