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Cardinals pitcher Andre Pallante is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to second place and Mets pitcher Sean Manaea rises to eighth place.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Joey Cantillo is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a perfect game into the seventh inning and winning his first career Player of the Game honor.
Cantillo struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 5-3 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Imanaga struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, two hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Twins.
Read MoreFive of the top 11 runs batted in leaders were among the top 100 players in Box-Toppers points in 2021. All five were also among their league’s top 10 batters in Box-Toppers rankings.
However, Salvador Perez of the Royals, who led all players with 121 RBIs, had just 4.5 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 222nd among all players and 44th among American League batters.
Read MoreWhile six of the top 12 home run hitters in 2021 ranked among their league’s top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points for the season, the two top home run hitters ranked low.
Salvador Perez of the Royals and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays led all players with 48 home runs each in 2021, but both were the lowest ranked among the 12 top home run hitters in Box-Toppers points, both ranking outside the overall top 200 players.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the third straight week and for the seventh time in the past nine weeks.
Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers continues to lead National League pitchers and both leagues have new Box-Toppers points leaders among batters—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox rises to lead American League batters and Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to lead NL batters.
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week and for the sixth time in the past eight weeks.
Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers rises to lead National League pitchers, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among NL batters.
Read MoreRockies pitcher German Marquez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole extends his lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors, becoming the first player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2021.
Read MoreEduardo Nunez of the Red Sox is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 1.
The Boston Red Sox win 8-4 to take a 1-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven game series.
Nunez hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the seventh inning, extending the Red Sox lead to 8-4.
Read MoreMark Reynolds of the Nationals is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter this season.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAnthony Rendon of the Nationals had the best single-game performance by a batter in the 2017 season as measured by Box-Toppers game score.
It also appears to be the highest game score for a batter in Box-Toppers’ 23 seasons of record keeping.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top-ranked rookies, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers, were unanimously named 2017 Rookies of the Year Monday.
Read MoreBox-Toppers pitching leaders and top rookies are among the finalists for the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year honors. But Box-Toppers batting leaders are excluded from the list of finalists for Most Valuable Player Awards.
Read MoreJake Lamb of the Diamondbacks is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s National League Wild Card game.
Lamb went 4-for-5, scoring three times, in the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-8 win over the Colorado Rockies.
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Angels pitcher Alex Meyer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meyer pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out seven, in the 7-0 win over the Nationals.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.1 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 19.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 13.1 |
| 4 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 5 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.4 |
| 6 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 |
| 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 11.4 |
| 9 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.0 |
| 10 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
National League Player of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies hit three home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 18-4 win over the Padres. Arenado went 5-for-6, scoring four times and driving in seven runs.
Arenado had a Box-Toppers game score of +10.0, the third-highest game score for a batter in 2017 and only the fourth that was +10.0 or greater. The others:
American League Batter of the Day—Brandon Moss of the Royals homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 4-3 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Nolan Arenado.
Notable—Mariners pitcher James Paxton has the most 2017 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Paxton (7IP 6H R BB 7K W in the 4-1 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season and ranks 13th among all players, fifth among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Meyer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Arenado earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Moss earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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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| 7/19 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | LAA 7, WSH 0 | Alex Meyer (W, 4-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | 10.0 | COL 18, SD 4 | Nolan Arenado (3B) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9.0 | `PIT 3, MIL 2 (F/10) | Gerrit Cole | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 6.0 | BAL 10, TEX 2 | Kevin Gausman (W, 6-7) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6.0 | CHC 8, ATL 2 | Mike Montgomery (W, 2-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5.0 | SEA 4, HOU 1 | James Paxton (W, 9-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | LAD 9, CHW 1 (F/8) | Corey Seager (SS) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | KC 4, DET 3 | Brandon Moss (DH) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | CIN 4, ARI 3 (F/11) | Michael Lorenzen (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | NYM 7, STL 3 | Addison Reed (S, 16) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | PHI 10, MIA 3 | Maikel Franco (3B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | BOS 5, TOR 1 | Dustin Pedroia (2B) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SF 5, CLE 4 | Buster Posey (PH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | MIN 6, NYY 1 | Jose Berrios (W, 9-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1.0 | OAK 7, TB 2 | Yonder Alonso (1B) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 9.0 | 13.4 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 4.6 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 7.2 | 17.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | -3.5 |
| Meyer, Alex 3742 | pi sp | ana al | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Posey, Buster 2745 | ca 1b | sf nl | 6.5 | 10.0 | 35.0 | 39.5 | 3.0 |
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 | 12.5 | 41.9 | 41.9 | -0.5 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | bal al | 5.4 | 16.2 | 29.6 | 29.6 | -5.4 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | lad nl | 5.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.0 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Alonso, Yonder 2945 | 1b | oak al | 4.0 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 2.0 |
| Moss, Brandon 2520 | dh | kc al | 3.5 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | -0.5 |
| Montgomery, Mike 3513 | pi sp cp | chi nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -2.0 |
| Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | pi cp | cin nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Franco, Maikel 3510 | 3b | phi nl | 2.7 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | -1.8 |
| Pedroia, Dustin 2320 | 2b | bos al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 39.5 | -3.0 |
| Reed, Addison 3023 | pi cp mr | nym nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -1.0 |
A look at the top 100 players in Box-Toppers points at the midseason break. League-leading teams—Nationals, Astros, Dodgers—have the most players on the list.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, is the first player this season with 20 or more Box-Toppers points.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.1 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 13.1 |
| 4 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 5 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 10.4 |
| 7 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.0 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 9.4 |
Kershaw struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 20.1 for the season, extending his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer ranks second with 16.0 Box-Toppers points.
This is the seventh consecutive season in which Kershaw has earned 20 or more Box-Toppers points, which is now one more than Randy Johnson, who earned 20 or more points in six straight seasons from 1997 to 2002. Johnson, the overall Box-Toppers points leader (278.8) earned 177.7 points in those six straight seasons. Kershaw has earned 170.3 in the seven straight seasons of earning 20 or more points each year (from 2011 to 2017).
Kershaw also now has 203.8 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-place player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw leads active players in career points.
American League Player of the Day—Andrew Benintendi of the Red Sox hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, driving in six total runs, in the 11-4 win over the Rangers. Benintendi also doubled, went 5-for-5 and scored four times.
Benintendi had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +10.0, the third-highest for a batter this season. The two higher Box-Toppers game scores by batters in 2017:
• +15.0—April 30 by Anthony Rendon of the Nationals (3HR 2B 6-6 5R 10BI in the 23-5 win over the Mets).
• +14.0—June 6 by Scooter Gennett of the Reds (4HR 5-5 10BI in the 13-1 win over the Cardinals).
Rendon and Gennett’s efforts seem to be the top two Box-Toppers game scores for batters since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Daniel Murphy of the Nationals doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 11-4 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Andrew Benintendi.
Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Benintendi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Murphy earns 1.5 points for being NL 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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| 7/4 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | LAD 4, ARI 3 | Clayton Kershaw (W, 13-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| AL | 10.0 | BOS 11, TEX 4 | Andrew Benintendi (LF) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8.0 | MIL 6, BAL 2 | Jimmy Nelson (W, 7-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 8.0 | PIT 3, PHI 0 | Jameson Taillon (W, 5-2) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | WSH 11, NYM 4 | Daniel Murphy (2B) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | HOU 16, ATL 4 | Josh Reddick (RF) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TOR 4, NYY 1 | J.A. Happ (W, 3-5) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | OAK 7, CHW 6 | Yonder Alonso (1B) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | DET 5, SF 3 | Justin Upton (LF) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 8, COL 1 | Scooter Gennett (PH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIA 5, STL 2 | Jose Urena (W, 7-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2.1 | `SD 1, CLE 0 | Trevor Cahill | - | - | - | - | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 5, LAA 4 | Byron Buxton (CF) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | TB 6, CHC 5 | Tim Beckham (2B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | KC 7, SEA 3 | Eric Hosmer (1B) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.1 | 44.5 | 144.2 | 203.8 | -4.3 |
| Nelson, Jimmy 3299 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.0 | 11.0 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 5.0 |
| Reddick, Josh 2936 | rf lf | hou al | 5.5 | 9.0 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 2.0 |
| Gennett, Scooter 3254 | 2b | cin nl | 5.5 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 |
| Cahill, Trevor 2658 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.4 | 8.4 | 23.1 | 45.6 | 2.4 |
| Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | det al | 5.0 | 11.7 | 37.9 | 56.1 | -1.7 |
| Murphy, Daniel 2589 | 2b | dc nl | 4.5 | 12.0 | 33.0 | 37.0 | -3.0 |
| Benintendi, Andrew 3815 | lf | bos al | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Urena, Jose 3492 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Alonso, Yonder 2945 | 1b | oak al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 1.0 |
| Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 16.7 | 42.2 | 53.2 | -12.7 |
| Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | kc al | 2.0 | 10.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | -6.5 |
| Buxton, Byron 3604 | cf | min al | 2.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -2.7 |
| Beckham, Tim 3452 | 2b | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.7 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 6 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.4 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 |
| 8 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 10 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 |
Miranda pitched a complete-game, four-hitter in the 7-1 win over the Rays. Miranda allowed one run and one walk.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Jeff Hoffman struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Padres.
National League Batter of the Day—Ender Inciarte of the Braves homered and went 5-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-8 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—Andrew Benintendi of the Red Sox hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Orioles.
This was Benintendi’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Benintendi made his Major League debut Aug. 2, 2016, and was playing in his 87th career game. He is the 3,815th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Rankings—Miguel Sano of the Twins rises to lead all batters in season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Sano (HR 2-4 R 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.5 for the season. He rises to 11th in season player rankings, first among all batters, passing previous leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees. Though Judge also has 6.5 points on the season, Sano ranks higher because he has more 2016 points—3.0 vs. 0.0.
Notable—Odubel Herrera of the Phillies has earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Sunday. Herrera (HR 2-2B 3-4 2R 3BI in the 9-7 win over the Giants) also was Player of the Game Saturday in the 5-3 win over the Giants. Herrera has 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, both earned over the weekend.
Scoring—Miranda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hoffman earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Inciarte and Benintendi each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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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| 6/4 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | SEA 7, TB 1 | Ariel Miranda (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | 11.0 | COL 3, SD 1 | Jeff Hoffman (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 8.0 | MIL 3, LAD 0 | Zach Davies (W,6-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | ATL 13, CIN 8 | Ender Inciarte, CF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | HOU 7, TEX 2 | Brad Peacock (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 6.0 | `DET 7, CHW 4 | Warwick Saupold | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | BOS 7, BAL 3 | Andrew Benintendi, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | PIT 11, NYM 1 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | PHI 9, SF 7 | Odubel Herrera, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TOR 3, NYY 2 | Roberto Osuna (S,13) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 11, OAK 10 | Ryan Zimmerman, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CHC 7, STL 6 | Ian Happ, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CLE 8, KC 0 | Jason Kipnis, 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIA 6, ARI 5 | AJ Ramos (S,8) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | MIN 3, LAA 2 | Miguel Sano, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 6.5 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.5 |
| Miranda, Ariel 3738 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| Inciarte, Ender 3360 | cf | atl nl | 4.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 |
| Peacock, Brad 2968 | pi sp | hou al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 3.7 |
| Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | 1b dh | dc nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 24.7 | 59.8 | 2.0 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi sp | col nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Kipnis, Jason 2933 | 2b | cle al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 2.5 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 40.5 | 55.9 | -5.0 |
| Herrera, Odubel 3449 | cf | phi nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -1.5 |
| Ramos, A.J. 3210 | pi cp | fla nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | cf lf | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Benintendi, Andrew 3815 | lf | bos al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -5.0 |
| Osuna, Roberto 3512 | pi cp | tor al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
| Saupold, Warwick 3636 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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.