Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 10:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 7 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 |
| 9 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
Martinez pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 7-0 win over the Phillies.
Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.5 for the season, rising to eighth place in season player rankings, fifth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Mike Fiers struck out eight over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Angels.
American League Batter of the Day—Lorenzo Cain of the Royals hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 12-6 win over the Padres. Cain went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
National League Batter of the Day—T.J. Rivera of the Mets hit a two-run, eighth-inning, pinch-hit home run, in the 8-1 win over the Braves.
Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fiers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cain and Rivera each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—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.
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| 6/10 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | STL 7, PHI 0 | Carlos Martinez (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| AL | 10.1 | HOU 3, LAA 1 | Mike Fiers (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9.0 | NYY 16, BAL 3 | Luis Severino (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7.1 | COL 9, CHC 1 | Jeff Hoffman (W,4-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | KC 12, SD 6 | Lorenzo Cain, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | TEX 6, WSH 3 (F/11) | Keone Kela (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5.2 | NYM 6, ATL 1 | Robert Gsellman (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | CHW 5, CLE 3 | David Robertson (S,10) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | PIT 7, MIA 6 | Felipe Rivero (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | BOS 11, DET 3 | Mitch Moreland, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TOR 4, SEA 2 | Marcus Stroman (W,7-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3.2 | ARI 3, MIL 2 | Zack Godley (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | NYM 8, ATL 1 | T.J. Rivera, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | TB 6, OAK 5 (F/10) | Steven Souza Jr., DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 3, SF 2 | Brandon Kintzler (S,17) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 5, CIN 4 | Kenley Jansen (W,4-0) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | OAK 7, TB 2 | Yonder Alonso, 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.5 | 19.9 | 34.6 | 34.6 | -4.9 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.7 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 4.7 |
| Godley, Zack 3538 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 4.0 |
| Kintzler, Brandon 3150 | pi cp | min al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi sp | col nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Jansen, Kenley 2871 | pi cp mr | lad nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 34.7 | 39.4 | -3.0 |
| Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf dh | tb al | 3.0 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 14.2 | -2.7 |
| Robertson, David 2774 | pi cp | chi al | 3.0 | 8.0 | 25.0 | 29.0 | -2.0 |
| Moreland, Mitch 2799 | 1b ph | bos al | 3.0 | 6.5 | 19.7 | 21.7 | -0.5 |
| Cain, Lorenzo 3171 | cf | kc al | 2.5 | 9.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | -4.0 |
| Rivera, T.J. 3710 | 1b ph | nym nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 8.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 | -4.7 |
| Alonso, Yonder 2945 | 1b | oak al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| Gsellman, Robert 3748 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Kela, Keone 3789 | pi cp | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Fiers, Michael 3029 | pi sp | hou al | 1.7 | 6.7 | 27.8 | 27.8 | -3.3 |
| Rivero, Felipe 3579 | pi cp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |