Reds pitcher Mike Leake is Saturday’s Player of the Day. Leake pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, in the 1-0 win over the Braves.
Athletics pitcher Jon Lester is American League Player of the Day and rises to 14th place in Box-Toppers player rankings. Lester struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Angels. Lester left the mound with the game tied, 1-1, so did not pick up the win, but earned a no-decision. Lester earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 13.7 for the season. He ranks eighth among AL pitchers.
Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers is National League Batter of the Day. Gonzalez homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 7-4 win over the Mets.
Joe Mauer of the Twins is AL Batter of the Day. Mauer doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-4 win over the Tigers.
Notable: Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann rose to 25th place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Zimmermann (8IP 8K W in the 6-2 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season. He ranks 10th among NL pitchers.
Leake receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lester receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Gonzalez and Mauer each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Saturday’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, 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
| 823 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 7.2 | Reds | Mike Leake (W, 10-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Dodgers | Adrian Gonzalez 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 6.0 | `Athletics | Jon Lester | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 6.0 | `Mariners | Yoervis Medina | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5.1 | Cubs | Justin Grimm (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5.0 | Pirates | Pedro Alvarez 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 9-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | `Indians | Danny Salazar | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Twins | Joe Mauer DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.1 | `Dbacks | Vidal Nuno | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | `Rockies | Nick Masset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Yankees | Martin Prado 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Jeremy Guthrie (W, 10-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Cardinals | Seth Maness (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Tigers | Eugenio Suarez SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Blue Jays | Jose Reyes SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.