Rays pitcher Chris Archer is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Archer struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 10-1 win over the Rangers.
Cardinals pitcher Justin Masterson is National League Player of the Day. Masterson pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 5-2 win over the Marlins.
Victor Martinez of the Tigers is American League Batter of the Day. Martinez went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-4 win over the Pirates.
Jedd Gyorko of the Padres is NL Batter of the Day. Gyorko doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring a run, in the 5-3 win over the Rockies.
Notables: Braves pitcher Ervin Santana rose to 21st place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Santana (6IP 9K W in the 3-2 win over the Dodgers) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season. He ranks eighth among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann became the 28th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Zimmermann (6.1IP R W in the 3-2 win over the Mets) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He is in 27th place in Box-Toppers player rankings and ranks 12th among NL pitchers.
Archer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Masterson receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Martinez and Gyorko each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Wednesday, click here.
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
| 813 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 11.0 | Rays | Chris Archer (W, 8-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 10.0 | Royals | Jason Vargas (W, 9-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NL | 7.0 | Cardinals | Justin Masterson (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7.0 | `Indians | Trevor Bauer | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5.2 | Mariners | Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 11-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4.1 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 8-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Tigers | Victor Martinez DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | `Dbacks | Andrew Chafin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Twins | Glen Perkins (S, 30) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.2 | Cubs | Tsuyoshi Wada (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 1.0 | Padres | Jedd Gyorko 2B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Red Sox | Mike Napoli 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Giants | Joaquin Arias PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Braves | Ervin Santana (W, 12-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1.0 | Angels | Huston Street (S, 7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 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.