Pirates' Francisco Liriano tops players for Thursday, July 21; Red Sox' Wright tops AL players

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and becomes the 73rd player since 1995 with 100 or more Box-Toppers points.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 21:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	16.4
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	13.4
5	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	12.5
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	12.1
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	11.4
8	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.0
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	11.0
10	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	10.7

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Liriano struck out 13 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 5-3 win over the Brewers.

Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 101.2 for his career, rising to 69th place among all players since 1995, passing four players on the “all-time” list—Larry Walker (100.1), Jeff Bagwell (100.4), Paul Konerko (100.7) and Jason Schmidt (101.2). Liriano now trails 68th-ranked player Tim Wakefield (101.4). Liriano has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 25th among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright struck out nine over eight innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and one walk, in the 13-2 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Justin Turner of the Dodgers hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in five runs, in the 6-3 win over the Nationals.

American League Batter of the Day—Corey Dickerson of the Rays homered and went 2-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Athletics.

Notable—Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman had the most season Box-Toppers points among the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Tillman (7IP 4H R 2BB 7K W in the 401 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, 45th among all players and 16th among AL pitchers.

Scoring—Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wright earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Turner and Dickerson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

7/21	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	10.2	PIT 5, MIL 3	Francisco Liriano (W,6-9)	-	-	-	-		6.2	4	3	2	0	13
AL	9.0	BOS 13, MIN 2	Steven Wright (W,12-5)	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	2	1	1	9
BAT	6.0	LAD 6, WSH 3	Justin Turner, 3B	3	2	2	5		-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.0	MIA 9, PHI 3	Tom Koehler (W,7-8)	-	-	-	-		8.0	2	3	1	1	5
	6.0	BAL 4, NYY 1	Chris Tillman (W,14-2)	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	1	1	2	7
BAT	3.0	TB 7, OAK 3	Corey Dickerson, DH	3	1	2	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	STL 6, SD 5	Stephen Piscotty, PH-1B-RF	2	1	1	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	COL 7, ATL 3	Carlos Gonzalez, RF	3	1	1	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.2	DET 2, CHW 1 (7)	Shane Greene (S,2)	-	-	-	-		0.2	0	0	0	0	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 (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).  

Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Tillman, Chris 2754	pi sp	bal al	7.0	11.7	40.8	42.8	2.3
Wright, Steven 3224	pi sp	bos al	6.7	10.4	11.4	11.4	3.0
Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	6.0	20.9	61.4	101.2	-8.9
Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	rf	col nl	4.5	16.0	44.7	57.7	-7.0
Piscotty, Stephen 3570	rf	stl nl	4.0	8.2	8.2	8.2	-0.2
Dickerson, Corey 3222	lf dh	tb al	3.5	6.5	15.5	15.5	0.5
Koehler, Tom 3159	pi sp	fla nl	3.0	7.0	15.0	15.0	-1.0
Turner, Justin 2865	3b 2b	lad nl	2.5	6.5	12.0	12.0	-1.5
Greene, Shane 3381	pi sp	det al	2.0	5.0	12.0	12.0	-1.0

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Blue Jays' Hutchison, Marlins' Phelps top players for Thursday, April 23

Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Thursday’s Player of the Day.

Hutchison struck out seven over eight innings and allowed two runs in the 7-6 win over the Orioles.

National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher David Phelps pitched seven shutout innings and struck out five in the 9-1 win over the Phillies. Phelps tied Hutchison for the day’s top Box-Toppers game score of +7, but Hutchison won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker—he had more innings pitched than Phelps (eight vs. seven).

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of April 23.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	4.0
2	Kazmir, Scott 1947	pi sp	oak al	3.7
3	DeSclafani, Anthony 3441	pi sp	cin nl	3.7
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	cin nl	3.4
5	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	3.0
6	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	3.0
7	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	3.0
8	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	3.0
9	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	3.0
10	Bauer, Trevor 3065	pi sp	cle al	3.0

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National League Batter of the Day—Daniel Murphy of the Mets drove in four runs and went 2-for-3 with a double, in the 6-3 win over the Braves.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no AL Batter of the Day Thursday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Streak—Brewers pitcher Kyle Lohse has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 15 straight seasons. Lohse was Player of the Game in Thursday’s 4-2 win over the Reds (7IP 3H 2R 4K W) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season. Lohse earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2001 with the Twins. His best season was 2011 with the Cardinals when he had 12.0 Box-Toppers points. In 2014, his second-best season, he had 11.1 points with the Brewers, ranking 17th among NL pitchers. He has 86.0 career Box-Toppers points, ranking him 17th among active pitchers currently in the NL.

The record for most consecutive seasons with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point is 19, held by Jason Giambi (1995-2013). (Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995.) Three active players had Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons as of 2014, the longest current streaks—Tim Hudson of the Giants, Carlos Beltran of the Yankees and Torii Hunter of the Tigers. None of them has yet earned Box-Toppers points in 2015.

Debut—Angels pitcher Nick Tropeano made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Tropeano (6IP 5H 0R 5K W in the 2-0 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Sept. 10, 2014, and was playing in his fifth career game. He is the 3,451st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Notables—Three other notable facts from Thursday:

• Corey Dickerson of the Rockies earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Thursday (HR 2-3 in the 2-1 win over the Padres).
• Pirates pitcher Radhames Liz earned his first Box-Toppers point in more than five years. Liz (2IP H 0R 2K W in the 5-4 win over the Cubs) last earned Player of the Game honors Sept. 14, 2008 as a starting pitcher with the Orioles. It is the only other time he has earned Player of the Game honors.
• Thursday marks the first day of the season there are no changes in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings list. Hutchison is the highest-ranked player from Thursday’s list of Players of the Games. He has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, ranked 23rd among all players.

Scoring—Hutchison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Phelps earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Murphy earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

4/23	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	7.0	Blue Jays	Drew Hutchison (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	2	2	0	7
NL	7.0	Marlins	David Phelps (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	2	5
	5.1	`Yankees	Masahiro Tanaka	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	3	1	1	2	6
	5.0	`Royals	Yordano Ventura	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	2	2	1	8
	5.0	Angels	Nick Tropeano (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	0	0	1	5
	4.0	Cardinals	Michael Wacha (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	2	6
BAT	3.0	Mets	Daniel Murphy 2B	3	0	2	4	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Brewers	Kyle Lohse (W, 1-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	2	2	1	4
	3.0	`Giants	Ryan Vogelsong	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	2	2	1	5
	3.0	Pirates	Radhames Liz (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	1	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Rockies	Corey Dickerson LF	3	2	2	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Rays	Brad Boxberger (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Blue Jays' Drew Hutchison (8.2IP R 8K) tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 6

Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison, Wednesday’s Player of the Day, becomes the 23rd player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

Hutchison struck out eight over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run, in the 5-1 win over the Orioles. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season. He ranks 18th among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.

Nationals pitcher Doug Fister is National League Player of the Day. Fister struck out seven over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one unearned run, in the 7-1 win over the Mets.

Corey Dickerson of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Dickerson tripled, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 13-4 win over the Cubs.

Mike Moustakas of the Royals is AL Batter of the Day. Moustakas homered, went 2-for-4 and drove in all four of his team’s runs, in the 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Hutchison receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Fister receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Dickerson and Moustakas each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Wednesday’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 Wednesday, 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

806	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	12.2	Blue Jays	Drew Hutchison (W, 8-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.2	1	1	1	1	8
	7.2	`Yankees	Chris Capuano	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	5	1	0	1	8
NL	7.1	Nationals	Doug Fister (W, 11-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.1	6	1	0	0	7
	6.1	Dodgers	Dan Haren (W, 9-9)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.1	3	1	1	0	4
BAT	6.0	Rockies	Corey Dickerson LF	4	3	4	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.0	Rays	Jeremy Hellickson (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	1	1	0	3
	5.0	Reds	Zack Cozart SS	3	2	2	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Giants	Pablo Sandoval 3B	5	2	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Royals	Mike Moustakas 3B	4	1	2	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Rangers	Adam Rosales 2B	4	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Phillies	Chase Utley 2B	4	2	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Pirates	Ike Davis 1B	2	1	1	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Red Sox	Junichi Tazawa (W, 2-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Mariners	Kyle Seager 3B	4	1	3	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Padres	Seth Smith LF	4	1	2	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Mariners' Hernandez tops players for Sunday, June 29; Dodgers' Kershaw takes overall Box-Toppers points lead

Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is Sunday’s Player of the Day, while Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw takes the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Hernandez pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing only one hit and striking out nine in the 3-0 win over the Indians. Hernandez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.8 for the season, moving up to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) He is in third place in Box-Toppers points among American League pitchers.

Kershaw rose to the top of Box-Toppers player rankings for the season after earning National League Player of the Day honors. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 13 in the 6-0 win over the Cardinals. He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season. He passes previous leader, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (13.0 Box-Toppers points), who had led since June 21.

Kershaw was last year’s overall leader with 21.7 Box-Toppers points. Hernandez and Kershaw had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 13.0 on Sunday, but Hernandez was given the edge as Player of the Day because he had more innings pitched—eight vs. seven.

Matt Joyce of the Rays is AL Batter of the Day. Joyce homered twice and went 5-for-6, driving in four runs, in the 12-7 win over the Orioles.

Corey Dickerson of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Dickerson went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs in the 10-4 win over the Brewers.

Hernandez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Kershaw receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Joyce and Dickerson each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Sunday’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 Sunday, 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

629	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	13.0	Mariners	Felix Hernandez (W, 10-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	1	0	0	3	9
NL	13.0	Dodgers	Clayton Kershaw (W, 9-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	0	0	2	13
	12.0	Reds	Homer Bailey (W, 8-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	0	0	1	7
	9.0	White Sox	Jose Quintana (W, 5-7)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	2	7
BAT	6.0	Rays	Matt Joyce LF, RF	6	3	5	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Red Sox	Dustin Pedroia 2B	3	1	3	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Pirates	Edinson Volquez (W, 6-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	8	0	0	1	7
	4.0	Twins	Glen Perkins (S, 20)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.1	Astros	Tony Sipp (S, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Royals	Greg Holland (W, 1-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Athletics	Ryan Cook (S, 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	1	0	0	0	2
BAT	2.0	Rockies	Corey Dickerson LF	4	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Padres	Huston Street (S, 21)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	0.0	Braves	Tommy LaStella 2B	3	2	1	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

Braves' Ervin Santana (7IP 7K) tops players for Saturday, May 10, rises to 5th place in Box-Toppers player rankings

Braves pitcher Ervin Santana, Saturday’s Player of the Day, rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Santana pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 2-0 win over the Cubs. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, moving him up to fifth place in season rankings. (See the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points for the season on the home page.)

Mariners pitcher Chris Young is American League Player of the Day. Young gave up one run over eight innings in the 3-1 win over the Royals.

Corey Dickerson of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Dickerson homered twice, doubled twice and drove in four runs in the 11-2 win over the Reds.

Shane Victorino of the Red Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Victorino went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in the 8-3 win over the Rangers.

Santana receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Young receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Dickerson and Victorino 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 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

510	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	Braves	Ervin Santana (W, 4-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	0	0	1	7
BAT	6.0	Rockies	Corey Dickerson CF, LF	5	3	4	4	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
AL	6.0	Mariners	Chris Young (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	1	1	0	3
	6.0	Rays	Erik Bedard (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	1	0	0	3	4
	5.0	Padres	Seth Smith LF	4	2	3	4	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	Dbacks	Wade Miley (W, 3-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	2	2	0	6
	5.0	Athletics	Sean Doolittle (W, 1-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	4.0	Red Sox	Shane Victorino RF	4	1	3	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Phillies	Jimmy Rollins SS	4	4	3	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 1B	3	2	1	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Angels	Tyler Skaggs (W, 3-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	3	2	0	4
	2.0	Brewers	Jonathan Lucroy C	4	2	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Dodgers	Dee Gordon 2B	3	2	2	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Orioles	Ryan Webb (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Pirates	Mark Melancon (S, 4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	0	0	0	2

Reds' Arroyo, Yankees' Soriano top players for Wednesday, Aug. 14

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Wednesday, Aug. 14:

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Arroyo pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and striking out seven in the 5-0 win over the Cubs.

Arroyo becomes the 30th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, moving him into 26th place among players.

Alfonso Soriano of the Yankees is American League Player of the Day. Soriano homered twice, drove in seven runs and went 3-for-3 in the 11-3 win over the Angels. It is the second straight day Soriano has been AL Player of the Day. 

Corey Dickerson of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Dickerson hit two doubles and a triple, driving in two runs, in the 4-2 win over the Padres.

Notable: Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano moves into 17th place in Box-Toppers player season standings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday. Liriano (CG 1R 6K W in the 5-1 win vs. the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season.

Arroyo receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Soriano receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Dickerson receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

All of Wednesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

814	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 11-9)	7.0	2	0	0	0	7
AL	10.0	Yankees	Alfonso Soriano LF	3	3	3	7	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	8.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Francisco Liriano (W, 13-5)	9.0	4	1	1	1	6
	6.0	`Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jarred Cosart	6.0	3	0	0	1	4
	6.0	`Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Collmenter	3.0	2	0	0	0	5
	4.0	Indians	Jason Giambi DH	3	2	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Esmil Rogers	6.0	5	1	1	1	6
BAT	3.0	Rockies	Corey Dickerson LF	4	2	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Dodgers	Andre Ethier PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tanner Scheppers (H, 21)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.2	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joaquin Benoit (S, 15)	1.2	1	0	0	1	3
	2.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joel Peralta (W, 2-5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Kimbrel (S, 38)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Marlins	Justin Ruggiano RF	4	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0	Nationals	Anthony Rendon 2B	4	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.