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Read MoreNationals' Stephen Strasburg (8IP 0R H 14K) tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 15
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to 12th among National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
Strasburg pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out 14, in the 4-0 win over the Phillies.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Sept. 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.7 |
| 2 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 22.1 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 20.4 |
| 4 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.7 |
| 5 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 19.4 |
| 6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 19.4 |
| 7 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 19.1 |
| 8 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 17.1 |
| 9 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 17.0 |
| 10 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 17.0 |
Strasburg earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points, giving him 11.0 for the season and rises to 26th place among all players. He becomes the 37th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.
His Box-Toppers game score of 20.0 is only the sixth time a player has had a score that high this season. The highest Box-Toppers game score of the season was 25.0 by Indians pitcher Corey Kluber on May 13 (8IP H 0R 18K).
American League Player of the Day—Josh Reddick of Athletics hit a two-run homer an went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 17-6 win over the White Sox.
Reddick earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.2 for the season and rising to 10th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Dee Gordon of the Marlins hit a two-run homer and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-3 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 Josh Reddick.
Notable—Two other NL pitchers who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday achieved notable milestones:
- Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez (8IP 4H R 9K ND in the 3-1, 10-inning win over the Brewers) rose ninth place among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points. Martinez earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.7 for the season. He ranks 16th among all players.
- Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (CG 5H R 9K W in the 2-1 win over the Pirates) became the 38th player with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points this season. Lester earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He ranks 15th among NL pitchers and 33rd among all players. Lester also rises to 37th place in career Box-Toppers point among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Lester has 119.1 career points and passes Cliff Lee (119.1) on the “all-time” list (Lester beats Lee on a tiebreaker—he has more Box-Toppers points this season—10 vs. 0). Lester trails 36th-place player Cole Hamels (122.5).
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors.
- Rockies pitcher Jairo Diaz (1IP 0H 0R 2K ND in the 5-4, 16-inning win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut Sept. 8, 2014, and was playing in his 18th career game. He is the 3,592nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Ramon Cabrera of the Reds (1-1 2BI in the 9-8, 10-inning win over the Giants) made his Major League debut Sept. 5 and was playing in his sixth career game. He is the 3,593rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Strasburg earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Reddick earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gordon earns 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/15 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 20.0 | Nationals | Stephen Strasburg (W,9-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| 10.0 | Cubs | Jon Lester (W,10-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 9.0 | `Cardinals | Carlos Martinez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| AL | 5.0 | Athletics | Josh Reddick, RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | Marlins | Dee Gordon, 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Angels | Joe Smith (S,3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Pirates | Mark Melancon (S,46) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Rockies | Jairo Diaz (MR) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | Nick Franklin, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Reds | Ramon Cabrera, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | Dbacks | Brad Ziegler (S,26) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Tigers | Victor Martinez, DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Braves | Todd Cunningham, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.1 | Royals | Kris Medlen (W,4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 0.0 | Orioles | Manny Machado, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Washington Nationals top Box-Toppers' 2015 preseason team rankings
Nationals' offseason net gain in Box-Toppers points pushes them to top of preseason team rankings. Meanwhile, the Yankees and Athletics plummet in rankings and the Cubs and Red Sox make big leaps upward.
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Read MoreBox-Toppers' top player Clayton Kershaw wins NL MVP; top-ranked AL batter Jose Abreu finishes behind Mike Trout for AL MVP
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014, was voted National League Most Valuable Player Thursday.
Center fielder Mike Trout of the Angels was the unanimous choice for American League Most Valuable Player, though Trout ranked seventh among AL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014.
Read MoreTigers' Max Scherzer, top player for Thursday, Aug. 14, becomes 2nd player with 20.0 Box-Toppers points in '14
Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer, Thursday’s Player of the Day, strengthens his second-place spot in Box-Toppers player rankings and becomes the second player this season with 20.0 or more Box-Toppers points.
Scherzer pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out 14 in the 5-2 win over the Pirates. He earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 20.1 for the season, maintaining his second-place spot in Box-Toppers player rankings. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) He trails only Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22.1 Box-Toppers points).
Scherzer holds a dominant lead among all American League pitchers in Box-Toppers points—second-place Felix Hernandez of the Mariners has 15.8 Box-Toppers points.
This is Scherzer’s highest point total of any season, beating 2013, when he led all American League players with 18.1 Box-Toppers points.
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is National League Player of the Day. Strasburg struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 4-1 win over the Mets. Strasburg earns 1.7 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. He ranks 17th among all players and sixth among NL pitchers.
Dee Gordon of the Dodgers is NL Batter of the Day. Gordon went 3-for-4 and scored four runs in the 6-4 win over the Braves.
Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Pedroia doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-4 win over the Astros.
Scherzer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Strasburg receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Gordon and Pedroia each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Thursday’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 Thursday, 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
| 814 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 17.0 | Tigers | Max Scherzer (W, 14-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 16.0 | Brewers | Mike Fiers (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| NL | 9.0 | Nationals | Stephen Strasburg (W, 9-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5.0 | Rays | Jake Odorizzi (W, 9-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | Marlins | Mike Dunn (W, 10-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Dodgers | Dee Gordon 2B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Rockies | Charlie Culberson SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Red Sox | Dustin Pedroia 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Cardinals | Jon Jay PH, CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | `Royals | Wade Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Red Sox' Jon Lester (8IP 1H 0R 15K) tops players for Saturday, May 3
Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester is Saturday’s Player of the Day. Lester pitched eight scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and striking out 15 in the 6-3 win over the Athletics.
Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto is National League Player of the Day. Cueto struck out 10 over eight innings in the 6-2 win over the Brewers.
Joe Mauer of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Mauer hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, driving in four, in the 6-1 win over the Orioles.
Dee Gordon of the Dodgers is NL Batter of the Day. Gordon went 5-for-6 and drove in two runs in the 9-7, 11-inning win over the Marlins.
Lester receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Cueto receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Mauer and Gordon 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
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.