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The Houston Astros rocketed to a huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, mainly due to acquiring Zack Greinke and other players at the July 31 trade deadline.
The Astros lead for the second week, but last week’s narrow lead has exploded to an enormous lead this week, as they gained the most Box-Toppers points of any team in the past week.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers rise past the Houston Astros to take the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week.
The Astros remain the top American League team and the New York Yankees are the week’s hottest team.
Read MoreThree of the four players who won Cy Young or Most Valuable Player awards in 2017 also led their teams in Box-Toppers points for the season.
The only exception: American League Most Valuable Player Jose Altuve did not lead Astros batters in Box-Toppers points. In fact, with only 2.5 Box-Toppers points, he finished 11th among Astros batters and 21st among all Astros players.
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Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 10.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.0 |
| 8 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
Also Friday, Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Tanaka struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Rangers. Tanaka did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. pitched six scoreless innings, striking out five and allowing three hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
This was Leiter’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Leiter made his Major League debut April 28 and was playing in his 13th career game. He is the 3,834th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Leiter is the son of pitcher Mark Leiter Sr. who had 23.4 career Box-Toppers points from 1995 to 1998. Leiter would likely have more Box-Toppers point if his entire career beginning in 1990 were tracked (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995).
American League Batter of the Day—Derek Norris of the Rays homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 15-5 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-4 win over the Giants.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rises from eighth to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Wood (6IP 3H R 2BB 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
With Wood earning a point Friday, it marks the first time this season that all of the Box-Toppers top 10 point leaders have different Box-Toppers point totals—there are for the first time in 2017 no ties among the top 10 players. However, 10th-ranked player, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke, has 7.7 Box-Toppers points and beats out three other players with the same Box-Toppers point total on tiebreakers—Red Sox pitcher Craig Kimbrel, Marlins pitcher Dan Straily and Astros pitcher Lance McCullers.
Debut—Brian Goodwin of the Nationals made his Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Goodwin (2HR 3-4 2R 2BI in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Reds) made his Major League debut Aug. 6, 2016, and was playing in his 54th career game. He is the 3,835th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Tanaka earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Leiter earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Norris and Cespedes each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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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| 6/23 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | `NYY 2, TEX 1 (F/10) | Masahiro Tanaka | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| NL | 7.0 | PHI 6, ARI 1 | Mark Leiter Jr. (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | LAD 6, COL 1 | Alex Wood (W,8-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | TB 15, BAL 5 | Derek Norris, C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | SD 1, DET 0 | Luis Perdomo (W,2-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5.0 | ATL 5, MIL 4 | Mike Foltynewicz (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4.0 | BOS 9, LAA 4 | Sandy Leon, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | OAK 3, CHW 0 | Jharel Cotton (W,5-7) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | SEA 13, HOU 3 | Danny Valencia, 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | NYM 11, SF 4 | Yoenis Cespedes, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | WSH 6, CIN 5 (F/10) | Brian Goodwin, LF-CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `PIT 4, STL 3 | Jameson Taillon | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 5, CLE 0 | Adalberto Mejia (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1.0 | MIA 2, CHC 0 | Giancarlo Stanton, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | KC 5, TOR 4 | Salvador Perez, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.0 | 10.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 8.0 |
| Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.7 | 18.8 | 39.5 | 39.5 | -9.4 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca | kc al | 4.5 | 8.5 | 23.7 | 26.2 | 0.5 |
| Cotton, Jharel 3733 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Norris, Derek 3198 | ca | tb al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 |
| Valencia, Danny 2772 | 1b 3b | sea al | 2.7 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 15.7 | -1.8 |
| Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 | lf | nym nl | 2.5 | 10.5 | 42.4 | 42.4 | -5.5 |
| Leon, Sandy 3676 | ca | bos al | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 2.0 | 8.5 | 32.7 | 41.2 | -4.5 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Perdomo, Luis D. 3715 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Mejia, Adalberto 3812 | pi sp | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Leiter, Mark Jr. 3834 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Foltynewicz, Mike 3455 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -3.0 |
| Goodwin, Brian 3835 | lf cf | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 10.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
| 7 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
Carrasco struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing seven hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Orioles.
Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, rising to sixth place among all players and third among American League pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (11.4) and Chris Sale of the Red Sox (10.1).
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Dan Straily struck out six over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals. Straily picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the Marlins trailed, 1-0, when he exited.
Straily earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to sixth place among NL pitchers, 12th overall.
Opposing pitcher Max Scherzer of the Nationals had a no-hitter going into the eighth inning, but gave up two hits and two unearned runs that inning, picking up the loss. Had the Nationals won, Scherzer (8IP 2H 2R 0ER BB 11K L) would have been overall Player of the Day with a Box-Toppers game score of +14.0, beating out Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco’s Box-Toppers game score of +9.0. But Scherzer picks up no Box-Toppers points in the loss.
Scherzer ranks second in Box-Toppers points on the season with 13.0, behind overall leader Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (14.4).
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Drury of the Diamondbacks doubled and went 4-for-6, scoring once and driving in six runs, in the 16-5 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—Salvador Perez of the Royals hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning grand slam in the 6-4 win over the Red Sox. Perez also went 3-for-3.
Notable—Craig Stammen of the Padres (2B 1-1 R in the 3-2 win over the Cubs) became the fourth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting.
Debuts—Four players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with their first career Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Straily earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Drury and Perez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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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| 6/21 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | CLE 5, BAL 1 | Carlos Carrasco (W,8-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7.0 | MIN 4, CHW 2 | Jose Berrios (W,7-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| NL | 6.0 | `MIA 2, WSH 1 | Dan Straily | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | 5.0 | ARI 16, COL 5 | Brandon Drury, 2B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | KC 6, BOS 4 | Salvador Perez, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | LAD 8, NYM 2 | Rich Hill (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3.0 | STL 7, PHI 6 (F/10) | Jose Martinez, PH-RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | HOU 5, OAK 1 | Mike Fiers (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | `ATL 5, SF 3 (F/11) | Sean Newcomb | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.2 | TB 8, CIN 3 | Chase Whitley (S,2) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | NYY 8, LAA 4 | Austin Romine, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIL 4, PIT 3 | Domingo Santana, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 7, TEX 5 | Steve Pearce, LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | SEA 7, DET 5 | Tony Zych (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | SD 3, CHC 2 | Craig Stammen, P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 | 21.8 | 50.5 | 55.9 | -3.0 |
| Straily, Dan 3080 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.7 | 14.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 0.7 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca | kc al | 3.5 | 7.5 | 22.7 | 25.2 | -0.5 |
| Drury, Brandon 3744 | 2b | ari nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 17.4 | 21.4 | 41.1 | -11.4 |
| Whitley, Chase 3352 | pi cp mr | tb al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 3.0 |
| Fiers, Michael 3029 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 7.7 | 28.8 | 28.8 | -2.3 |
| Pearce, Steve 2371 | lf | tor al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Santana, Domingo 3507 | rf | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Stammen, Craig 2506 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
| Martinez, Jose 3830 | rf ph | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Newcomb, Sean 3831 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Romine, Austin 3832 | ca | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Zych, Tony 3833 | pi mr | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Marlins pitcher Dan Straily is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 |
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earned Player of the Game honors. Plus, two other players rose into Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season—Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood rose to seventh and Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel rose to 10th.
Player of the Day—Straily struck out eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Braves.
American League Player of the Day—Melky Cabrera of the White Sox homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Batter of the Day—Paul DeJong of the Cardinals homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-2 win over the Orioles.
This was DeJong’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. DeJong made his Major League debut May 28 and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,827th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Melky Cabrera.
Scherzer—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (8IP 4H R 2BB 10K W in the 7-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season. He trails overall leader and NL pitching leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (14.4 Box-Toppers points).
Scherzer also rises to 26th place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Friday he has 144.7 career points, passing Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0) on the “all-time” list. He now trails 25th-ranked player David Ortiz (145.9).
Passing Hamels, Scherzer now ranks ninth among active players in career Box-Toppers points, seventh among active pitchers. He trails the eighth-ranked active player Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9) and the sixth-ranked active pitcher Jon Lester of the Cubs (147.2).
Scherzer narrowly missed out on earning overall Player of the Day honors Friday. His Box-Toppers game score of 10.0 was topped by Straily’s game score of 10.1.
Rankings—Two players rose into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Friday:
Notable—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers now has 112.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Beltre (1-2 2R 2BI in the 10-4 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season, and ranks 53rd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 52nd-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8). Beltre ranks 16th among all batters since 1995 and third among all active batters in career points, behind Albert Pujols of the Angels (184.3) and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9).
Also notable—DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Friday.
LeMahieu (2B 4-4 2R 2BI in the 10-8 win over the Giants) was also Box-Toppers NL Batter of the Day Thursday in the 10-9 win over the Giants. LeMahieu has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, all earned in the past two days.
Scoring—Straily earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cabrera earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. DeJong earns 1.5 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.
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| 6/16 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.1 | MIA 5, ATL 0 | Dan Straily (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10.0 | WSH 7, NYM 2 | Max Scherzer (W,8-4) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 7.0 | LAD 3, CIN 1 | Alex Wood (W,7-0) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | CHW 11, TOR 4 | Melky Cabrera, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | STL 11, BAL 2 | Paul DeJong, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | KC 3, LAA 1 | Ian Kennedy (W,1-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | CLE 8, MIN 1 | Carlos Carrasco (W,7-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | COL 10, SF 8 | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | DET 13, TB 4 | Justin Upton, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.1 | `ARI 5, PHI 4 | Archie Bradley (H,11) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | CHC 9, PIT 5 | Willson Contreras, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 10, SEA 4 | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | OAK 7, NYY 6 | Santiago Casilla (S,11) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | BOS 2, HOU 1 | Craig Kimbrel (S,19) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | MIL 6, SD 5 (F/10) | Manny Pina, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 | 38.7 | 116.9 | 144.7 | -12.7 |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 | 9.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 7.0 |
| Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 | 15.7 | 60.4 | 66.4 | -0.3 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 7.4 | 19.8 | 48.5 | 53.9 | -5.0 |
| Straily, Dan 3080 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.0 | 13.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 | -1.0 |
| Cabrera, Melky 2143 | lf | chi al | 4.7 | 8.7 | 18.7 | 35.2 | 0.7 |
| Upton, Justin 2411 | lf | det al | 4.0 | 10.7 | 36.9 | 55.1 | -2.7 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | ca ph | chi nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Pina, Manny 3769 | ca | mil nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 | 13.0 | 44.1 | 69.5 | -7.0 |
| LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | col nl | 2.5 | 10.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | -5.5 |
| Dejong, Paul 3827 | 2b | stl nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Beltre, Adrian 1141 | 3b | tex al | 1.0 | 10.5 | 44.4 | 112.3 | -8.5 |
| Casilla, Santiago 2301 | pi cp | oak al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.7 | 24.7 | -2.0 |
| Bradley, Archie 3438 | pi mr sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
Marlins pitcher Dan Straily is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.0 |
| 2 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 4.7 |
| 4 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 5 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 4.0 |
| 7 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 8 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 3.7 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 3.4 |
| 10 | Morrison, Logan 2794 | 1b | tb al | 3.2 |
Straily struck out 14 over seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits, in the 6-3, 11-inning win over the Padres. Straily picked up a no decision and did not earn the win because the game was tied when he exited.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 7-0 win over the White Sox.
Carrasco earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season and rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
National League Batter of the Day—Willson Contreras of the Cubs hit a grand slam, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 12-8 win over the Reds.
This was Contreras’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Contreras made his Major League debut June 17, 2016, and was playing in his 91st career game. He is the 3,776th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—Chris Carter of the Yankees hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 11-5 win over the Pirates.
Scoring—Straily earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Carrasco earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Contreras and Carter 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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| 4/22 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | `MIA 6, SD 3 (F/11) | Dan Straily | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| AL | 12.0 | CLE 7, CHW 0 | Carlos Carrasco (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | CHC 12, CIN 8 | Willson Contreras, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | STL 4, MIL 1 | Lance Lynn (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | `PHI 4, ATL 3 (F/10) | Jerad Eickhoff | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5.1 | WSH 3, NYM 1 | Gio Gonzalez (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4.1 | TB 6, HOU 3 | Austin Pruitt (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4.0 | COL 12, SF 3 | Mark Reynolds, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | ARI 11, LAD 5 | Yasmany Tomas, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | NYY 11, PIT 5 | Chris Carter, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.1 | OAK 4, SEA 3 | Ryan Madson (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 5, TOR 4 | Andrelton Simmons, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `TEX 2, KC 1 | Nick Martinez | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1.0 | DET 5, MIN 4 | Nicholas Castellanos, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | BAL 4, BOS 2 | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 16.1 | 44.8 | 50.2 | -8.7 |
| Straily, Dan 3080 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 10.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | -4.0 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 2.7 |
| Reynolds, Mark 2297 | 1b | col nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 21.2 | 53.9 | -1.5 |
| Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | bal al | 2.0 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -2.5 |
| Pruitt, Austin 3773 | pi cp mr | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Carter, Chris 2828 | 1b ph | nyy al | 1.5 | 11.0 | 29.9 | 30.9 | -8.0 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | ca | chi nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Eickhoff, Jerad 3566 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -7.0 |
| Tomas, Yasmany 3489 | lf | ari nl | 1.0 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | -6.7 |
| Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 58.1 | 87.5 | -5.0 |
| Castellanos, Nick 3349 | 3b | det al | 1.0 | 6.5 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -4.5 |
| Madson, Ryan 1841 | pi cp | oak al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 24.7 | -2.0 |
| Simmons, Andrelton 3165 | ss | ana al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -0.5 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
Los Angeles Dodgers edge out Washington Nationals as Box-Toppers' top preseason team. Champion Cubs slip to 5th after key player losses. Indians rank 1st among AL teams.
Read MoreThe trade Friday sending Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija from the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland Athletics sends the Athletics to the top of Box-Toppers team rankings and the Cubs to the bottom.
These players were traded from the Cubs to the Athletics:
• Pitcher Jason Hammel, 8.7 Box-Toppers points, previously ranked ninth among National League pitchers, now ranked 10th among American League pitchers. (Hammel had been the Cubs leader in Box-Toppers points.)
• Pitcher Jeff Samardzija, 3.0 Box-Toppers points.
These players were reported to have been traded from the Athletics to the Cubs:
• Shortstop prospect Addison Russell, who has yet to make his Major League debut.
• Outfield prospect Billy McKinney, who has yet to make his Major League debut.
• Pitcher Dan Straily, who has 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season.
In the short term, the Athletics have a net gain of 10.7 Box-Toppers points—picking up the 11.7 points from the Cubs and losing Straily’s 1.0 point.
For Box-Toppers rankings, each team inherits the total points of players acquired and loses the points of players traded away. This provides the Athletics a huge boost. At the July 3 team rankings report, the Athletics were the second-ranked team with 59.9 Box-Toppers points, just behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (61.6). The trade would boost that total to 70.6, giving them a 9.0-point lead over the Dodgers.
Conversely, the trade puts the Cubs at the bottom of Box-Toppers rankings. As of July 3, the Cubs rank 20th among all teams with 45.9 Box-Toppers points. Their net loss of 10.7 points (nearly a quarter of their season total) gives them 35.2 for the season, below the current lowest-ranked team, the Arizona Diamondbacks (41.1 Box-Toppers points).
But of course, the Cubs are playing for the long term, hoping the prospects pan out to be stars, racking up huge Box-Toppers points in the coming seasons.
Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez led the way in voting and in Box-Toppers points on the way to earning National League Rookie of the Year Monday.
But the player voted American League Rookie of the Year ranked fourth among AL rookies in Box-Toppers points, behind a teammate. Wil Myers of the Rays, who served as designated hitter and right fielder, was voted top AL rookie, though his teammate, pitcher Chris Archer, had the most Box-Toppers points among AL rookie vote-getters.
Fernandez, who ranked fourth among all players, briefly led in Box-Toppers overall player rankings in September. He finished with 19.0 Box-Toppers points, in fourth place among all NL players and more than any other AL player.
Dodgers rightfielder Yasiel Puig finished second in voting, though he only earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points during the season.
The National League featured strong rookie pitchers among the top vote-getters. Shelby Miller of the Cardinals (third in voting) had the second-most Box-Toppers points among rookies with 15.4. Julio Teheran of the Braves (fifth in voting) had the third-most Box-Toppers points among rookies with 13.7. Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers (fourth in voting) had 9.7 Box-Toppers points.
Archer far outdistanced all other AL rookies in Box-Toppers points, though he was only voted in third place. Archer had 11.7 Box-Toppers points. Myers, who finished first, had 3.5 Box-Toppers points, tied for the most among AL batters in rookie voting.
Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias (who earlier in the season played for the Red Sox) finished in second in voting, though he earned no Box-Toppers points. In fact, two rookie vote-getters, Iglesias and Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, have yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors and so neither have any Box-Toppers points.
One other notable rookie, Athletics pitcher Dan Straily finished fourth in AL rookie voting. He had 7.7 Box-Toppers points, the second-most among AL rookie vote-getters.
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Top players from the winning team of each game are determined by a formula using standard box score statistics. The player on the winning team with the highest Box-Toppers game score is Player of the Game and receives 1.0 Box-Toppers point. The Player of the Game with the highest overall Box-Toppers game score for all the games played that day is Player of the Day and earns a total of 2.0 Box-Toppers points. The top player in the opposite league receives a total of 1.7 Box-Toppers points. If both the day’s top overall player and top player in the opposite league are pitchers, then the top American League and top National League batter of the day receive a total of 1.5 Box-Toppers points each.
Here is how Fernandez scored his 19.0 Box-Toppers points this season:
April 13: Player of the Game, 1.0 Box-Toppers point
May 4: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
June 1: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
June 14: Player of the Game, 1.0 BTP.
July 1: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
July 23: Player of the Game, 1.0 BTP.
July 28: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
Aug. 2: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
Aug. 13: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
Aug. 19: Player of the Game, 1.0 BTP.
Aug. 24: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
Sept. 6: Player of the Game, 1.0 BTP.
Here is how Archer scored his 11.7 Box-Toppers points:
June 7: Player of the Game, 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
July 9: Player of the Game, 1.0 BTP.
July 14: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
July 27: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
Aug. 18: American League Player of the Day, 1.7 BTP.
Aug. 28: Player of the Day, 1.0 BTP.
Sept. 13: Player of the Day, 2.0 BTP.
Sept. 18: Player of the Game, 1.0 BTP
Here is how Myers scored his 3.5 Box-Toppers points:
July 19: Player of the Game, 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Aug. 15: American League Batter of the Day, 1.5 BTP.
Sept. 4: Player of the Game, 1.0 BTP
Here are the results of Rookie of the Year voting in both leagues. Players are listed in order of their vote total. The far right column shows how many Box-Toppers points (BTP) they earned during the 2013 season. For more: MLB.com’s coverage of the vote.
| Top rookies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | |||||||
| Player | Pos | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points | BTP |
| Wil Myers | dh rf | Rays | 23 | 5 | 1 | 131 | 3.5 |
| Jose Iglesias | ss | Tigers* | 5 | 17 | 4 | 80 | 0 |
| Chris Archer | pi sp | Rays | 1 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 11.7 |
| Dan Straily | pi sp | Athletics | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 7.7 |
| J.B. Shuck | lf | Angels | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.0 | |
| Cody Allen | pi mr | Indians | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||
| Martin Perez | pi sp | Rangers | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | ||
| David Lough | rf | Royals | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | ||
| NL | |||||||
| Player | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points | BTP | |
| Jose Fernandez | pi sp | Marlins | 26 | 4 | 142 | 19.0 | |
| Yasiel Puig | rf | Dodgers | 4 | 25 | 95 | 1.5 | |
| Shelby Miller | pi sp | Cardinals | 1 | 9 | 12 | 15.4 | |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu | pi sp | Dodgers | 10 | 10 | 9.7 | ||
| Julio Teheran | pi sp | Braves | 7 | 7 | 13.7 | ||
| Jedd Gyorko | 2b | Padres | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | ||
| Nolan Arenado | 3b | Rockies | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Evan Gattis | ca | Braves | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
* Jose Iglesias began the season playing for the Red Sox.
Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha is Monday's Player of the Day among the four League Division Series playoff games.
Wacha gave up only one hit—a solo home run—over 7 1/3 innings and struck out nine in the 2-1 win over the Pirates to tie the National League Division series 2-2. Wacha had a no-hitter going into the eighth inning when he gave up the home run to Pedro Alvarez.
Wacha had 3.0 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, ranking 361st overall. However, he didn't make his Box-Toppers debut until Sept. 8 (the first time he earned Player of the Game honors) and on Sept. 24, he was Box-Toppers Player of the Day, when he was one out away from a no-hitter against the Nationals.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw earned Player of the Game honors in the other NLDS game. Kershaw, Box-Toppers 2013 Player of the Season, had not been scheduled to start Monday but opted to make his first career start on short rest (he last started Thursday, Oct. 3). He pitched six innings and struck out six in the 4-3 win to eliminate the Braves in the NLDS series 3-1. Kershaw earned a no-decision because he left with the game tied 2-2.
Kershaw had 21.7 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, the most of any player. The Dodgers advance to the best-of-seven NL Championship Series against either the Pirates or the Cardinals beginning Friday.
Jose Lobaton of the Rays is American League Player of the Day. Lobaton hit a walk-off homer in the 5-4 win over the Red Sox. The Rays trail the series 2-1 but force a Game Four. Lobaton had 3.5 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, ranking 299th overall.
Coco Crisp of the Athletics is Player of the Game in the other ALDS game. Crisp was 3-for-4 in the 6-3 win over the Tigers. The Athletics lead the series 2-1. Crisp had 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, ranking 255th overall.
Coming Tuesday: Both American League Division Series continue Tuesday. Here are the pitching match-ups:
Athletics: Dan Straily, 7.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 96th overall
Tigers: Doug Fister, 6.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked 113th overall
Red Sox: Jake Peavy, 8.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 84th overall
Rays: Jeremy Hellickson, 6.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 136th overall
In regular season games, 2.0 Box-Toppers points are awarded for Player of the Day, 1.7 for top player in the opposite league, 1.5 for top batter in each league and 1.0 for the top player in each of the other games. However, no Box-Toppers points are awarded during the postseason.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 1007 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 11.1 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michael Wacha (W, 1-0) | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 6.0 | `Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clayton Kershaw | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
| AL | 2.0 | Rays | Jose Lobaton C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Athletics | Coco Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 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.
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Saturday's Player of the Day and rises to sixth place on Box-Toppers player standings for the season.
Wainwright pitched seven shutout innings, giving up only two hits and striking out eight, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.7 for the season, rising to sixth in Box-Toppers player rankings (see the updated top 10 list on the home page).
Athletics pitcher Dan Straily is American League Player of the Day. Straily pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out seven, in the 2-1 win over the Astros.
Wainwright and Straily had identical 11.0 Box-Toppers game scores, but Wainwright earned overall Player of the Day honors because he had one more strikeout than Straily (eight vs. seven).
Adam Lind of the Blue Jays is AL Batter of the Day. Lind hit two three-run homers in the 11-2 win over the Twins.
Freddy Galvis of the Phillies is National League Batter of the Day. Galvis hit a walk-off homer and went 4-for-5 in the 6-5 win over the Braves.
Notable: Royals closing pitcher Greg Holland rises to 31st place on Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Holland (1IP 0H 0R 2K Sv in 4-3 win vs. Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season.
Wainwright receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Straily receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Lind and Galvis 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 907 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 11.0 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Adam Wainwright (W, 16-9) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| AL | 11.0 | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Straily (W, 9-7) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 7.0 | `Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tyson Ross | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 6.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tanner Roark (W, 5-0) | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| BAT | 5.0 | Blue Jays | Adam Lind 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.0 | Red Sox | Jonny Gomes LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5.0 | Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brandon McCarthy (W, 4-9) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 4.0 | `Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wei-Yin Chen | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 3.0 | Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Greg Holland (S, 39) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| BAT | 2.0 | Phillies | Freddy Galvis SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | Mariners | Kendrys Morales DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Indians | Nick Swisher 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Angels | Grant Green 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Logan Schafer CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1.0 | Reds | Joey Votto 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 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.
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.