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Ryu struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics.
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Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of July 9:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.1 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 17.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 13.1 |
| 4 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 5 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 11.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 |
| 9 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 10 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 9.4 |
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his lead in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez rises to eighth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Freeland pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, three walks and striking out nine, in the 10-0 win over the White Sox. Freeland had a no-hitter intact until giving up a hit with one out in the ninth inning.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics.
Hernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 171.4 career points, rising to eighth in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Sunday, he passes Roy Halladay (170.7) on the “all-time” list and now trails seventh-ranked player Albert Pujols (184.3).
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 204.8 |
| 4 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 190.0 |
| 6 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | released | 187.0 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 184.3 |
| 8 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 171.4 |
| 9 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 10 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 167.5 |
| 11 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 12 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 13 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 14 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 15 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | min al | 151.2 |
| 20 | Jon Lester | pi sp | chi nl | 149.2 |
List of top 100 players since 1995 at the close of the 2016 season.
Hernandez has just 2.7 Box-Toppers points on the season and had just 6.0 in 2016, after seven straight seasons of 10 or more points. Hernandez earned 0.7 Box-Toppers bonus points Sunday; the last time he earned bonus points was Sept. 10, 2015, when as Player of the Day, he earned an extra 1.0 Box-Toppers bonus point.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit two homers and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 19-1 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Batter of the Day—Francisco Cervelli of the Pirates hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, driving in five runs, in the 14-3 win over the Cubs.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Kershaw (CG 6H 2R 0BB 13K W in the 5-2 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 21.1 for the season, leading second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (17.0 Box-Toppers points).
Kershaw also now has 204.8 career points, third-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw leads all active players in career points.
Scoring—Freeland earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hernandez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Correa and Cervelli each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 7/9 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.1 | COL 10, CHW 0 | Kyle Freeland (W, 9-7) | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 12.0 | LAD 5, KC 2 | Clayton Kershaw (W, 14-2) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | ||
| AL | 9.0 | SEA 4, OAK 0 | Felix Hernandez (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | HOU 19, TOR 1 | Carlos Correa (SS) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | PHI 7, SD 1 | Jerad Eickhoff (W, 1-7) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 6.0 | MIA 10, SF 8 (F/11) | Nick Wittgren (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | BAL 11, MIN 5 | Adam Jones (CF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | STL 6, NYM 0 | Lance Lynn (W, 7-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | PIT 14, CHC 3 | Francisco Cervelli (C) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | MIL 5, NYY 3 | Travis Shaw (3B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 10, ATL 5 | Anthony Rendon (3B) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 2, ARI 1 | Raisel Iglesias (S, 16) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | LAA 3, TEX 0 | Bud Norris (S, 13) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | DET 5, CLE 3 | Jose Iglesias (SS) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | TB 5, BOS 3 | Steven Souza Jr. (RF) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.1 | 45.5 | 145.2 | 204.8 | -3.3 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.7 | 5.7 | 61.6 | 61.6 | 5.7 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 5.5 | 13.2 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -2.2 |
| Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b | mil nl | 5.5 | 12.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 | -1.5 |
| Rendon, Anthony 3258 | 3b | dc nl | 5.5 | 11.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| Iglesias, Jose 3532 | ss | det al | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf | tb al | 4.0 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 15.2 | -1.7 |
| Norris, Bud 2638 | pi cp | ana al | 4.0 | 9.7 | 34.4 | 50.1 | -1.7 |
| Jones, Adam 2347 | cf | bal al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 35.5 | 53.0 | 2.5 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | cin nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Cervelli, Francisco 3387 | ca | pit nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 2.7 | 8.7 | 82.4 | 171.4 | -3.3 |
| Eickhoff, Jerad 3566 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -6.0 |
| Wittgren, Nick 3647 | pi mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Dbacks' Robbie Ray tops players for Thursday, May 25; Red Sox' Pomeranz tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of May 25:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.7 |
| 2 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 4 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 6 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 6.0 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 |
| 10 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 6.0 |
Ray struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Brewers.
Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, most of any of the 10 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday. Ray ranks 18th among players in 2017 Box-Toppers points, seventh among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Drew Pomeranz struck out 11 over six innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—Francisco Cervelli of the Pirates doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-4 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros homered and went 3-for-4, driving in two runs, in the 7-6 win over the Tigers.
Debut—Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Lamet (5IP 3H R 2BB 8K W in the 4-3 win over the Mets) was also making his Major League debut Thursday. He is the 3,808th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Pomeranz earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cervelli and Correa each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 5/25 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | ARI 4, MIL 0 | Robbie Ray (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| AL | 8.0 | BOS 6, TEX 2 | Drew Pomeranz (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 6.0 | SD 4, NYM 3 | Dinelson Lamet (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | TB 4, LAA 0 | Matt Andriese (W,5-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | PIT 9, ATL 4 | Francisco Cervelli, C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | LAD 7, STL 3 | Hyun-Jin Ryu (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | HOU 7, DET 6 | Carlos Correa, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | SEA 4, WSH 2 | Nelson Cruz, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | CHC 5, SF 1 | Mike Montgomery (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2.0 | `PHI 2, COL 1 (F/11) | Hector Neris | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -1.7 |
| Andriese, Matt 3505 | pi sp | tb al | 3.7 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 2.5 | 10.2 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -5.2 |
| Cruz, Nelson 2224 | dh rf | sea al | 2.0 | 8.5 | 29.5 | 55.7 | -4.5 |
| Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp cp | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 2.0 |
| Pomeranz, Drew 3061 | pi sp | bos al | 1.7 | 14.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 | -10.7 |
| Cervelli, Francisco 3387 | ca | pit nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| Montgomery, Mike 3513 | pi cp | chi nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -4.0 |
| Neris, Hector 3553 | pi mr | phi nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Cubs' Jon Lester (8IP R 9K) tops players for Wednesday, Sept. 30
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lester struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 10-3 win over the Reds.
Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.0 for the season. He ranks 26th among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Sept. 30.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 27.1 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 24.7 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 21.4 |
| 4 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 21.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 21.1 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.7 |
| 7 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 19.4 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 19.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 19.0 |
| 10 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 18.0 |
Lester also now has 121.1 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of 37th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 36th-ranked player Jered Weaver (123.1).
American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run and five hits, in the 8-1 win over the Blue Jays.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Ramirez of the Indians hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-2 win over the Twins.
National League Batter of the Day—Francisco Cervelli of the Pirates hit a grand slam and doubled, going 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-2 win over the Cardinals.
Rankings—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers maintained his rank of third among AL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Beltre (HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 6-2 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.5 for the season. He ranks 31st among all players and third among AL batters behind Mike Trout of the Angels (12.0) and Prince Fielder of the Rangers (11.5).
This was the second straight day Beltre earned Player of the Game honors. It was the fifth time in September Beltre earned the honor—he earned 6.0 total Box-Toppers points in September. In fact, Beltre has earned all his points since earning his first Player of the Game honor of the season on July 31. He had 4.5 Box-Toppers points in August. And despite a season when he had very similar numbers to this year, Beltre earned no Box-Toppers points in 2014—in fact this year, he has a lower batting average (.281 to .324) and lower home run totals (16 to 19) than in 2014. (One notable difference—the Rangers had 67 wins in 2014 and already have 86 in 2015, so Beltre has had more opportunity for Box-Toppers points this year, since players can only earn Player of the Game honors when their team wins.)
Beltre also Wednesday became the 68th player since 1995 to earn 100 or more career Box-Toppers points. Beltre now has 100.8 career points and rises to 65th place among all players since 1995. He passes three players on the “all-time” list—Larry Walker (100.1), Jeff Bagwell (100.4) and Paul Konerko (100.7). He trails 67th-ranked player Jason Schmidt (101.2).
It should be noted that Walker and Bagwell both started their careers before the advent of Box-Toppers in 1995 and that if their entire career were tracked they would likely have more points. Walker’s first year was 1989 and rough estimates would put his Box-Toppers career point total at 135. Bagwell began in 1991 and his estimated career total would be 125. Konerko began in 1997, so his entire career was tracked by Box-Toppers.
Notable—Giants pitcher Mike Leake became the 44th player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Leake (CG 2H 0R K W in the 5-0 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He ranks 41st among all players and 17th among NL pitchers.
Top 10—Two pitchers in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings started Wednesday, but did not earn Player of the Game honors:
- Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole (7IP 7H 2R 2K W in the 8-2 win over the Cardinals) had a Box-Toppers game score of -2. Player of the Game was Francisco Cervelli (GS 2B 2-4 2R 4BI), with a Box-Toppers game score of +4. Cole ranks ninth in Box-Toppers points with 19.0.
- Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco (3IP 5H 5R 5K L in the 7-1 loss to the Twins) had a Box-Toppers game score of -9. Player of the Game was Twins pitcher Kyle Gibson (6IP 4H 0R 9K W), with a Box-Toppers game score of +9. Carrasco ranks 10th in Box-Toppers points with 18.0.
Scoring—Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gausman earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Ramirez and Cervelli each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/30 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | Cubs | Jon Lester (W,11-12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| AL | 11.0 | Orioles | Kevin Gausman (W,4-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 9.0 | Twins | Kyle Gibson (W,11-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 8.0 | Cardinals | Tyler Lyons (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 7.0 | Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman (W,4-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6.0 | Brewers | Zach Davies (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | Rays | Drew Smyly (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | Giants | Mike Leake (W,11-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Indians | Jose Ramirez, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Pirates | Francisco Cervelli, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Phillies | Freddy Galvis, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Red Sox | Travis Shaw, 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Astros | Luis Valbuena, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Wade Davis (S,15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Arodys Vizcaino (S,9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | Athletics | Eric Sogard, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta, LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Indians' Kluber tops players for Sunday, Aug. 9; Cubs' Arrieta rises to 8th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Plus, Angels pitcher Jered Weaver earned Player of the Game honors, giving him 120.4 career Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 17.4 |
| 2 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 16.1 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 4 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
| 5 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 8 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.0 |
Player of the Day—Kluber pitched a three-hit complete game, allowing one run and striking out 10, in the 8-1 win over the Twins. Kluber had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning.
Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season and ranks 12th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out six, in the 2-0 win over the Giants.
Arrieta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, rising to eighth place among players this season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox homered, tripled and drove in five runs in the 7-2 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Francisco Cervelli of the Pirates homered, tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 13-6 win over the Dodgers.
Notable—Angels pitcher Jered Weaver rose to 36th place among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Weaver (5IP 4H 2R 7K ND in the 5-4 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 120.4 for his career. With his point Sunday, Weaver passes Justin Verlander (119.9) on the “all-time” list (Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995). Weaver trails 35th-ranked player Cole Hamels (120.8). Weaver’s 120.4 career Box-Toppers points ranks fourth among active AL pitchers. He has 5.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
Debut—Richie Shaffer of the Rays made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Shaffer (HR 3-3 3R BI in the 4-3 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut Aug. 3 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,555th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Arrieta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Bradley and Cervelli each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/9 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | Indians | Corey Kluber (W,7-12) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 9.2 | `Athletics | Chris Bassitt | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| NL | 7.2 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W,13-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6.1 | Blue Jays | Marco Estrada (W,10-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Red Sox | Jackie Bradley, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.2 | `Royals | Kris Medlen | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Pirates | Francisco Cervelli, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Brewers | Khris Davis, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Rays | Richie Shaffer, DH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Marlins | Brad Hand (W,2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | `Angels | Jered Weaver | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Jerome Williams (W,4-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta, LF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Mariners | Jesus Montero, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||