Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is Tuesday’s Player of the Day.
Wilson pitched eight shutout innings and allowed two hits in the 2-0 win over the Mariners.
David Peralta of the Diamondbacks is NL Player of the Day. Peralta hit a three-run homer in the 7-6 win over the Giants.
There was no AL Batter of the Day Tuesday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Wilson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Peralta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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
| 407 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 7.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| NL | 4.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Orioles | Zach Britton (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Colby Lewis (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Freddie Freeman 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Neftali Feliz (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Padres | Derek Norris C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Rockies | Nick Hundley C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |