Royals pitcher Scott Barlow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2018 season through the games of May 29:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.4 |
| 2 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 10.1 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 5 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 9.0 |
| 7 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 7.7 |
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Barlow struck out five over four scoreless extra innings, as he closed the game, allowing no hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 14-inning win over the Twins.
This was Barlow’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Barlow made his Major League debut April 30 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,981st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Jake Arrieta struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and two walks, in the 6-1 win over the Dodgers.
Arrieta had the seventh-best Box-Toppers game score (+4.0) among Tuesday’s 15 Player of the Game winners, but still earned NL Player of the Day honors because the six players with better game scores were all from the American League.
American League Batter of the Day—Ian Kinsler of the Angels hit a three-run homer and doubled, going 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 9-2 win over the Tigers.
Kinsler had a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0, which was higher than the game score of Jake Arrieta (+4.0), who is Tuesday’s NL Player of the Day. Despite Kinsler’s higher Box-Toppers game score, he earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day while Arrieta earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
National League Batter of the Day—David Dahl of the Rockies hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the 11-4 win over the Giants.
Notable—Rays pitcher Blake Snell has the most 2018 Box-Toppers points of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Snell (5.2IP 2H R 0ER 2BB 7K W in the 4-3 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks 11th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, eighth among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Charlie Culberson of the Braves earned Player of the Game honors for the second day in a row Tuesday.
Culberson (2-3 2R BI in the 7-6 win over the Mets) was also Player of the Game Monday in the 4-3 win over the Mets. He has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, both earned in the past two days.
Debut—Francisco Pena of the Cardinals made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Pena (HR 3-4 2R BI in the 6-1 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut May 20, 2014, and was playing in his 50th career game. He is the 3,982nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Barlow earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Arrieta earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Kinsler and Dahl each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 5/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | KC 2, MIN 1 (F/14) | Scott Barlow (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7.2 | TB 4, OAK 3 | Blake Snell (W, 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | LAA 9, DET 2 | Ian Kinsler 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 5.2 | CLE 7, CHW 3 | Mike Clevinger (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | NYY 6, HOU 5 (F/10) | Brett Gardner LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 4.0 | BOS 8, TOR 3 | Sandy Leon C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| NL | 4.0 | PHI 6, LAD 1 | Jake Arrieta (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3.0 | TEX 9, SEA 5 | Ronald Guzman 1B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | COL 11, SF 4 | David Dahl PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 3.0 | `WSH 3, BAL 2 | Justin Miller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | STL 6, MIL 1 | Francisco Pena C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | SD 9, MIA 5 | Eric Hosmer 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 7, NYM 6 | Charlie Culberson LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | ARI 5, CIN 2 | Brad Boxberger (S, 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | CHC 8, PIT 6 | Ben Zobrist 2B‑LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’18). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’17-18), the period 2013-2018 (’13-18) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2018 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2017 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’18 | ’17‑18 | ’13‑18 | Career | +/‑ |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 |
| Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.7 | 11.4 | 75.9 | 86.9 | -2.0 |
| Kinsler, Ian 2144 | 2b | ana al | 3.5 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 67.1 | 2.0 |
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 14.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -8.4 |
| Guzman, Ronald 3978 | 1b | tex al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Gardner, Brett 2486 | cf lf | nyy al | 2.0 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 22.2 | 0.3 |
| Zobrist, Ben 2216 | lf 1b rf 2b | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 34.0 | 2.0 |
| Culberson, Charlie 3324 | lf ph | atl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Barlow, Scott 3981 | pi cp | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dahl, David 3714 | cf ph | col nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | sd nl | 1.0 | 10.5 | 37.0 | 41.5 | -8.5 |
| Leon, Sandy 3676 | ca | bos al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| Boxberger, Brad 3111 | pi cp mr | ari nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Miller, Justin 1604 | pi mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Pena, Francisco 3982 | ca | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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.