Orioles pitcher John Means is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Means struck out six over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
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Read MoreBlue Jays' Hutchison tops players for Monday, May 25; Rangers' Fielder now leads AL batters in Box-Toppers points
Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Monday’s Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.0 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.0 |
| 4 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | lf rf | dc nl | 6.5 |
| 8 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
Also Monday, Prince Fielder of the Rangers earned Player of the Game honors for the third time in four days and takes the Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters. In addition, Nolan Arenado of the Rockies earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day and Angels pitcher Jered Weaver rose to 34th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995.
Player of the Day—Hutchison pitched a complete game shutout, striking out eight and allowing four hits, in the 6-0 win over the White Sox.
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Martinez did not earn the win, picking up a no decision. After he exited, the Diamondbacks tied the game 2-2 before the Cardinals won 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th.
American League Batter of the Day—Rangers pitcher Prince Fielder homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-8 win over the Indians. It is the third time in four days Fielder has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. He was also Player of the Game Friday, May 22 and AL Batter of the Day Saturday, May 23.
Fielder earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day Monday and has earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points over the four-day period. He has 5.5 Box-Toppers points for the season and now leads all AL batters, passing Colby Rasmus of the Astros (5.0 Box-Toppers points). He ranks 14th in Box-Toppers points among all players this season.
National League Batter of the Day—Norichika Aoki of the Giants homered and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-4 win over the Brewers.
Notable—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Monday. Arenado (HR 3-4 R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Reds) was also NL Batter of the Day Monday, May 25. Arenado now has 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, ranking sixth among NL batters.
Rankings—Angels pitcher Jered Weaver rises to 34th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. Weaver was Player of the Game in the 4-3 win over the Padres (6.2IP 6H R 7K ND) and earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 119.4 for his career. He passes Cliff Lee (119.1 Box-Toppers points) on the list of players since 1995 and now trails the 33rd-place player, Gary Sheffield (124.1). Weaver’s 119.4 career Box-Toppers points ranks fourth among active pitchers currently in the AL. Weaver has 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season and ranks 14th among AL pitchers for 2015.
Scoring—Hutchison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Martinez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Fielder and Aoki each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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
| 5/25 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Blue Jays | Drew Hutchison (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 9.0 | Athletics | Jesse Hahn (W, 2-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| NL | 8.0 | `Cardinals | Carlos Martinez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5.0 | Orioles | Brad Brach (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4.2 | `Angels | Jered Weaver | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Rangers | Prince Fielder DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Giants | Norichika Aoki LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Yankees | Brett Gardner LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Pirates | Francisco Cervelli C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Rockies | Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Dodgers | Alex Guerrero PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Mets | Jeurys Familia (S, 14) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Nationals | Tanner Roark (W, 1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1.2 | Twins | Ricky Nolasco (W, 5-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1.0 | Mariners | Roenis Elias (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
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. | ||||||||||||||||
Royals' James Shields tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 10, rises to 16th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Royals pitcher James Shields is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Shields pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight, in the 3-0 win over the Tigers.
Shields earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.7 for the season. He ranks 16th among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.
Braves pitcher Aaron Harang is National League Player of the Day. Harang struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 6-2 win over the Nationals.
Brian McCann of the Yankees is AL Batter of the Day. McCann homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Rays.
Matt Clark of the Brewers is NL Batter of the Day. Clark homered and went 1-for-2, driving in two runs, in the 4-1 win over the Marlins. This was Clark’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,411th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He made his Major League debut Sept. 2 and was playing in his sixth game.
Notable: Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison rises to 13th place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Day honors Wednesday. Hutchison (6.1IP R 10K W in the 11-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season. He ranks eighth among AL pitchers.
Shields receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Harang receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. McCann and Clark 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 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
| 910 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 12.0 | Royals | James Shields (W, 14-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 9.1 | Blue Jays | Drew Hutchison (W, 10-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| NL | 9.0 | Braves | Aaron Harang (W, 11-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7.0 | Dodgers | Dan Haren (W, 13-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | Orioles | Wei-Yin Chen (W, 15-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5.1 | Mets | Rafael Montero (W, 1-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Yankees | Brian McCann C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | `Astros | Darin Downs (H, 10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Reds | Aroldis Chapman (S, 32) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | `Giants | Ryan Vogelsong | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Brewers | Matt Clark 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Angels | Efren Navarro PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | `White Sox | Chris Bassitt | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | Pirates | Mark Melancon (S, 28) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Tigers | J.D. Martinez LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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' Hutchison tops players for Saturday, Aug. 30; White Sox' Sale rises to 8th in Box-Toppers rankings
Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Saturday’s Player of the Day, while White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Hutchison pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out nine, in the 2-0 win over the Yankees. Hutchison earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.0 for the season. He ranks 18th among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.
Sale rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Sale (7IP 13K W in the 6-3 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
Giants pitcher Jake Peavy is National League Player of the Day. Peavy took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before giving up a one-out single. He pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just the one hit and striking out eight, in the 3-1 win over the Brewers.
Matt Holliday of the Cardinals is NL Batter of the Day. Holliday hit two home runs and drove in five runs in the 13-2 win over the Cubs.
Ian Kinsler of the Tigers is AL Batter of the Day. Kinsler went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-4 win over the White Sox.
Notable: Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rose to 15th place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Strasburg (7.2IP R 8K W in the 3-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.7 for the season. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.
Hutchison receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Peavy receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Holliday and Kinsler 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 watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, 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
| 830 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 13.0 | Blue Jays | Drew Hutchison (W, 9-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| NL | 11.2 | Giants | Jake Peavy (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 10.0 | Astros | Scott Feldman (W, 8-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10.0 | Rays | Jake Odorizzi (W, 10-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8.0 | `Angels | Cory Rasmus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7.2 | Nationals | Stephen Strasburg (W, 11-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Cardinals | Matt Holliday LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | White Sox | Chris Sale (W, 11-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 6.0 | `Padres | Ian Kennedy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | Rockies | Tyler Matzek (W, 4-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | Marlins | Jarred Cosart (W, 3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | Orioles | Zach Britton (S, 30) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | `Indians | Trevor Bauer | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | `Pirates | Vance Worley (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Tigers | Ian Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Cubs | Logan Watkins RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Phillies | Ryan Howard 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 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.
Blue Jays' Hutchison, Giants' Lincecum top players for Tuesday, July 1
Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Tuesday’s Player of the Day. Hutchison struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing only one run and three hits, in the 4-1 win over the Brewers.
Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is National League Player of the Day. Lincecum pitched eight shutout innings and struck out six in the 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
Eduardo Nunez of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Nunez homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs in the 10-2 win over the Royals.
Seth Smith of the Padres is NL Batter of the Day. Smith homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three runs, in the 8-2 win over the Reds.
Hutchison receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lincecum receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Nunez and Smith each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Tuesday’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 Tuesday, 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
| 701 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Blue Jays | Drew Hutchison (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| NL | 8.0 | Giants | Tim Lincecum (W, 7-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7.2 | Nationals | Stephen Strasburg (W, 7-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7.0 | Angels | Garrett Richards (W, 9-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7.0 | Rays | David Price (W, 7-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 5.0 | Tigers | Rick Porcello (W, 11-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Mariners | Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 6-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | Braves | Craig Kimbrel (S, 26) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Twins | Eduardo Nunez SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 3.0 | Padres | Seth Smith RF, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Angels | Howie Kendrick 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Orioles | Caleb Joseph C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Marlins | Bryan Morris (W, 6-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Indians | Yan Gomes C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Pirates | Ike Davis PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Cubs | Pedro Strop (W, 1-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco Giants retake top spot in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings
The San Francisco Giants have retaken the top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings this week.
Top 10 teams
Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 26. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.626 |
Teams |
BTP |
BTP /wk |
Last wk rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants | 56.9 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2 | Blue Jays | 56.3 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 3 | Dodgers | 56.2 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 4 | Athletics | 55.9 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 5 | Brewers | 55.6 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 6 | Angels | 54.5 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 7 | Cardinals | 51.5 | 5.0 | 7 |
| 8 | Mariners | 51.0 | 6.0 | 9 |
| 9 | Nationals | 48.2 | 4.0 | 11 |
| 10 | Reds | 48.1 | 6.5 | 19 |
Giants players have accumulated 56.9 Box-Toppers points. They pass last week’s top team, the Oakland Athletics, now in fourth place in team rankings with 55.9 Box-Toppers points. The Giants have been the top team in Box-Toppers rankings five of the past seven weeks and have been the top National League team for five straight weeks.
The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (12.5 Box-Toppers points, fourth place among all players, third among NL pitchers), Tim Hudson (6.7 Box-Toppers points, 15th among NL pitchers) and Tim Lincecum (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 20th among NL pitchers). Lincecum pitched a no-hitter this week. Nineteen different Giants players have earned Player of the Game honors and picked up at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season.
The Giants have the third-best winning percentage in baseball (.582), behind the Athletics (.615—55.9 Box-Toppers points, fourth place overall) and the Milwaukee Brewers (.605—55.6 Box-Toppers points, fifth place overall).
The Toronto Blue Jays, the hottest team of the week, are the top American League team in Box-Toppers rankings. The Blue Jays moved from fifth place to second among all teams and passed last week’s AL and overall leader, the Athletics. They regain their spot atop the AL after losing it last week to the Athletics—previously, they were top AL team for three straight weeks.
Blue Jays players have accumulated 56.3 Box-Toppers points, including 6.9 during the past week—more than any other team.
The Blue Jays are led by first baseman Edwin Encarnacion (7.0 Box-Toppers points, third place among AL batters) and pitcher Drew Hutchison (7.0 Box-Toppers points, 12th place among AL pitchers). Twenty-one different Blue Jays players have earned Player of the Game honors and picked up at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season.
The Blue Jays have the fourth-best winning percentage in the AL (.556), behind the Athletics, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels.
Two teams rose into the top 10 this week: The Washington Nationals rose from 11th to ninth place and the Cincinnati Reds rose from 19th to 10th place. Two teams fell out of the top 10: The Miami Marlins fell from eighth to 11th place and the Kansas City Royals fell from 10th to 14th place.
The Arizona Diamondbacks remain the lowest-rated team with 34.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up only 1.0 point during the past week.
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.
San Francisco Giants top Box-Toppers team rankings for third straight week
The San Francisco Giants top Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.
Giants players have accumulated 51.9 Box-Toppers points through Thursday, June 12.
Top 10 teams
Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 12. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.612 |
Teams |
BTP |
BTP /wk |
Last wk rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants | 51.9 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Blue Jays | 47.4 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Athletics | 46.9 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Angels | 45.0 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 5 | Brewers | 44.4 | 4.0 | 5 |
| 6 | Marlins | 44.1 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Dodgers | 42.8 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 8 | Nationals | 42.2 | 7.5 | 17 |
| 9 | White Sox | 41.5 | 2.5 | 7 |
| 10 | Mariners | 41.0 | 3.7 | 8 |
The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (10.5 Box-Toppers points, fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings, third place among National League pitchers) and Tim Hudson (6.7 points, 11th place among NL pitchers).
The Giants also have baseball’s best winning percentage (.642).
The Toronto Blue Jays remain the top American League team in Box-Toppers points and remain in second place among all teams. Blue Jays players have 47.4 Box-Toppers points.
The Blue Jays are led by pitchers Drew Hutchison (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 14th place among AL pitchers) and Mark Buehrle (5.7 points, 15th among AL pitchers).
The Blue Jays have the second-best winning percentage in the AL (.574), behind the Oakland Athletics (.606). The Athletics have 46.9 Box-Toppers points, third place among all teams and second place among AL teams.
The Washington Nationals were the hottest team of the week, picking up 7.5 Box-Toppers points. They rose from 17th to eighth place in Box-Toppers team rankings with 42.2 Box-Toppers points.
The Nationals rose into the top 10 this week and the St. Louis Cardinals, with 40.5 Box-Toppers points, fell out of the top 10, falling from 10th to 11th place. The Cardinals picked up 4.0 Box-Toppers points over the past week.
The lowest-ranked team is the Tampa Bay Rays with 30.4 Box-Toppers points. Last week’s lowest-ranked team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, picked up 4.5 Box-Toppers points, giving them 31.9 points, and rising to 27th place from 30th.
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.
San Francisco Giants stay atop Box-Toppers team rankings, Blue Jays remain top AL team
The San Francisco Giants are on top of Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.
Giants players had accumulated 47.9 Box-Toppers points through Thursday, June 5.
The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (10.5 Box-Toppers points, third place in Box-Toppers player rankings, second place among National League pitchers), Tim Hudson (5.7 points, 14th place among NL pitchers) and Ryan Vogelsong (5.7 points, 15th place among NL pitchers).
Top 10 teams
Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 5. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.| 605 | Teams |
BTP |
BTP /wk |
Last wk rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants | 47.9 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Blue Jays | 45.4 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Athletics | 43.9 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 4 | Marlins | 42.1 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 5 | Brewers | 40.4 | 4.7 | 7 |
| 6 | Angels | 39.3 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 7 | White Sox | 39.0 | 4.0 | 8 |
| 8 | Mariners | 37.3 | 5.5 | 14 |
| 9 | Dodgers | 37.1 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 10 | Cardinals | 36.5 | 2.0 | 9 |
The Toronto Blue Jays remain the top American League team in Box-Toppers points and remain in second place among all teams. Blue Jays players have 45.4 Box-Toppers points.
The Blue Jays are led by pitchers Drew Hutchison (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 11th place among AL pitchers) and Mark Buehrle (5.7 points, 12th among AL pitchers).
The Cleveland Indians were the hottest team of the week with 7.7 Box-Toppers points. They rose from 22nd to 13th place in Box-Toppers team rankings with 35.6 Box-Toppers points.
The Seattle Mariners rose into the top 10 this week, picking up 5.5 Box-Toppers points over the past week, giving them 37.3 for the season, in eighth place overall. The Colorado Rockies fell out of the top 10, earning no Box-Toppers points over the week ending Thursday, June 6—with 36.5 points, they fell from sixth to 11th place.
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.
Blue Jays' Hutchison, Marlins' Alvarez top players for Tuesday, June 3
Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Tuesday’s Player of the Day. Hutchison pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven in the 5-3 win over the Tigers. Hutchison did not pick up the win because he left the game with the score tied 0-0.
Marlins pitcher Henderson Alvarez is National League Player of the Day. Alvarez pitched a complete game shutout in the 1-0 win over the Rays.
Brian Dozier of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Dozier homered, went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 6-4 win over the Brewers.
Chris Owings of the Diamondbacks is NL Batter of the Day. Owings homered, tripled and doubled, driving in two runs, in the 4-2 win over the Rockies. This was Owings’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,347th player to debut on Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He made his Major League debut Sept. 3, 2013 and was playing in his 72nd game.
Notable: Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday (see the updated top 10 player list on the home page). Kazmir (6.1IP 10K ND in the 5-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
Hutchison receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Alvarez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Dozier and Owings each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Tuesday’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
| 603 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 11.0 | `Blue Jays | Drew Hutchison | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| NL | 6.0 | Marlins | Henderson Alvarez (W, 3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | Nationals | Jordan Zimmermann (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6.0 | Mariners | Dominic Leone (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | Astros | Collin McHugh (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.1 | `Athletics | Scott Kazmir | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Twins | Brian Dozier 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.2 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W, 6-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3.1 | Indians | Nick Hagadone (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Royals | Greg Holland (S, 16) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Dbacks | Chris Owings SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | White Sox | Jose Abreu 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Reds | Jay Bruce RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Cubs | Nate Schierholtz RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 tops players for Friday, May 16; Tigers' Scherzer rises to lead AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points
Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison is Friday’s Player of the Day, while Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer takes the Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.
Hutchison pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out six, in the 2-0 win over the Rangers.
Scherzer took the Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers and also rose to second place overall after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (6IP 0R 7K W in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 7.7 for the season. He passes previous AL pitching leader, Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees (7.7). He trails only Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies (9.1 Box-Toppers points). While Scherzer and Tanaka both have 7.7 Box-Toppers points, Scherzer wins the tie-breaker because he has more points over 2013-14—25.8 vs. 7.7. (See the updated top 10 player rankings on the home page.)
Rockies pitcher Jorge De La Rosa is National League Player of the Day. De La Rosa pitched seven scoreless innings—and had a no-hitter through six innings before giving up a hit in the seventh—in the 3-1 win over the Padres.
Christian Yelich of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Yelich homered, went 2-for-4 and scored four runs in the 7-5 win over the Giants. This was Yelich’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,334th player to debut on Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995. He made his Major League debut on July 23, 2013 and was playing in his 102nd game.
Adam Dunn of the White Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Dunn hit a three-run home run and went 2-for-4 in the 7-2 win over the Astros.
Notable: Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rises to seventh in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. Greinke (8IP 0R 6K W in 7-0 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 6.4 for the season. (See the updated top 10 player rankings on the home page.)
Hutchison receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. De La Rosa receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Yelich and Dunn each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Friday'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