Padres' Chacin tops players for Saturday, April 8; Greinke rises to 14th in Box-Toppers ‘all-time' rankings

Padres pitcher Jhoulys Chacin is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	released	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	186.0
6	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	185.7
7	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	182.3
8	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
9	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	168.7
10	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
11	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
12	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	157.1
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	atl nl	149.5
20	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points
List of top 100 players since 1995 at the close of the 2016 season.

Also Saturday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rose to 14th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Chacin pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out five, in the 2-1 win over the Giants.

American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Kendall Graveman allowed one run and two hits over seven innings, striking out five, in the 6-1 win over the Rangers.

National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Phillies tripled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 17-3 win over the Nationals.

Kendrick has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Angels and has 35.5 career points, fifth among active AL second basemen. His best season was 2009 with the Angels when he had 5.5 Box-Toppers points, eighth among AL second basemen.

American League Batter of the Day—Avisail Garcia of the White Sox homered, tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-2 win over the Twins.

Greinke—Zack Greinke rose to 14th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday (6.2IP 5H R 0BB 6K W in the 11-2 win over the Indians).

Greinke earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season, and now has 157.1 career points, passing Tim Hudson (157.0) on the “all-time” list. Greinke now trails 13th-ranked player John Smoltz (160.9).

Greinke also has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2004 with the Royals, but earned none in 2006, so his 11-season streak begins in 2007 with the Royals. His best season was 2009 with the Royals when he had 21.5 Box-Toppers points to lead all players.

Notable—Three players Saturday became the first to earn Player of the Game honors twice in the 2017 season, which began last week:

• Angels pitcher Cam Bedrosian (1.2IP H 0R 0BB 4K Sv in the 5-4 win over the Mariners). He was also Player of the Game Tuesday.
• Orioles pitcher Mychal Givens (1.0IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 5-4 win over the Yankees). He was also Player of the Game Monday.
• Rockies pitcher Greg Holland (1.0IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 4-2 win over the Dodgers). He was also Player of the Game Tuesday.

All three players now have 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season. Based on tiebreakers, Bedrosian ranks seventh among all players for the season, Givens ranks ninth and Holland ranks 10th.

Debut—Albert Almora Jr. of the Cubs made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Almora (3-4 R 2BI in the 11-6 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 7, 2016, and was playing in his 49th career game. He is the 3,764th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Chacin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Graveman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Kendrick and Garcia 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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Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 

4/8	Score	Game	Player	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	7.2	SD 2, SF 1	Jhoulys Chacin (W,1-1)	-	-	-	-		6.2	3	0	0	1	5
AL	7.0	OAK 6, TEX 1	Kendall Graveman (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	1	1	1	5
	6.0	STL 10, CIN 4	Michael Wacha (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	1	1	1	6
	5.2	ARI 11, CLE 2	Zack Greinke (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		6.2	5	1	1	0	6
	5.0	MIA 8, NYM 1	Adam Conley (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		5.0	1	1	1	3	6
	4.2	LAA 5, SEA 4	Cam Bedrosian (S,2)	-	-	-	-		1.2	1	0	0	0	4
BAT	4.0	PHI 17, WSH 3	Howie Kendrick, LF	5	2	3	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	4.0	CHW 6, MIN 2	Avisail Garcia, RF	4	2	3	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.2	TB 3, TOR 2 (F/11)	Erasmo Ramirez (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		1.2	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	PIT 6, ATL 4	Gregory Polanco, LF	4	2	4	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	DET 4, BOS 1	Jose Iglesias, SS	3	2	2	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	BAL 5, NYY 4	Mychal Givens (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	COL 4, LAD 2	Greg Holland (S,4)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	CHC 11, MIL 6	Albert Almora Jr., CF	4	1	3	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	0.0	KC 7, HOU 3	Cheslor Cuthbert, 3B	4	1	2	1		-	-	-	-	-	-

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.
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 Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Chacin, Jhoulys 2711	pi mr sp	sd nl	2.0	7.7	14.4	29.8	-3.7
Bedrosian, Cam 3694	pi cp	ana al	2.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	-1.0
Givens, Mychal 3599	pi mr	bal al	2.0	4.0	5.0	5.0	0.0
Holland, Greg 2906	pi cp	col nl	2.0	2.0	32.0	35.0	2.0
Graveman, Kendall 3444	pi sp	oak al	1.7	7.7	12.4	12.4	-4.3
Kendrick, Howie 2191	2b lf 1b	phi nl	1.5	5.5	19.5	35.5	-2.5
Garcia, Avisail 3256	rf	chi al	1.5	4.0	12.5	12.5	-1.0
Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	1.0	10.7	80.0	157.1	-8.7
Conley, Adam 3594	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	7.7	10.7	10.7	-5.7
Polanco, Gregory 3361	lf	pit nl	1.0	6.5	13.5	13.5	-4.5
Ramirez, Erasmo 1786	pi cp	tb al	1.0	4.7	13.7	15.7	-2.7
Wacha, Michael 3276	pi sp	stl nl	1.0	3.0	20.7	20.7	-1.0
Cuthbert, Cheslor 3683	3b	kc al	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Iglesias, Jose 3532	ss	det al	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.0
Almora, Albert Jr. 3764	cf	chi nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Cubs' John Lackey rises to 9th in player rankings Tuesday; Astros' Altuve retakes Box-Toppers points lead among AL batters

Cubs pitcher John Lackey is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Aug. 9:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	18.7
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	16.4
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	16.2
5	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	14.1
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	14.1
8	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	13.4
9	Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	12.4
10	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	11.7

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Also Tuesday, Jose Altuve of the Astros retakes the Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

Player of the Day—Lackey allowed one run over eight innings, giving up three hits and one walk, striking out six, in the 5-1 win over the Angels.

Lackey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season. Cubs pitchers now occupy the eighth, ninth and 10th place spots in Box-Toppers season player rankings:

• 8. Jon Lester, 13.4 Box-Toppers points
• 9. Lackey, 12.4
• 10. Jake Arrieta, 11.7

Lackey rises to seventh place among National League pitchers in Box-Toppers points.

Lackey also rises to 40th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, Lackey now has 120.2 Box-Toppers points, passing Cliff Lee (119.1) on the “all-time” list and now trails 39th-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1).

Lackey had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +8.0, the same as Marlins pitcher Tom Koehler, Player of the Game in the 2-0 win over the Giants (7IP 2H 0R 3BB 6K W). But Lackey held the tiebreaker, winning overall Player of the Day, because he pitched more innings—eight vs. seven.

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits, walking two and striking out four, in the 3-1 win over the Nationals.

Nationals’ starting pitcher in the game, Max Scherzer (18.7 Box-Toppers points), had a chance to pass season player rankings leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (20.0). While Scherzer’s Box-Toppers game score of +10 (7IP 3H 2R ER BB 10K) was high enough to earn him Player of the Day honors Tuesday, he did not earn Player of the Game honors because the Nationals did not win and Scherzer himself picked up the loss, his seventh of the season (12-7).

American League Batter of the Day—Jose Altuve of the Astros went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 7-5 win over the Twins.

Altuve earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 11.5 for the season, rising to 11th place in season player rankings and first among AL batters, passing previous leader Manny Machado of the Orioles (10.2). Machado had just retaken the AL batting lead from Altuve on Sunday.

National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Phillies.

Notable—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers rises to 56th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Beltre (2B 2-4 R 2BI in the 7-5 win over the Rockies) now has 108.3 career Box-Toppers points and passes two players on the “all-time” list—Lance Berkman (108.1) and Kevin Millwood (108.3). He trails 55th-ranked player Billy Wagner (108.7).

Beltre has 6.5 Box-Toppers points for the season, 14th among AL batters.

Debut—Athletics pitcher Zach Neal made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Neal (5.1IP 2H R 0BB K W in the 2-1 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut May 11 and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,700th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Lackey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bauer earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Altuve and Kendrick each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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

8/9	Score	Game	Player of Game	AB	R	H	BI		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	8.0	CHC 5, LAA 1	John Lackey (W, 9-7)	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	1	1	1	6
	8.0	MIA 2, SF 0	Tom Koehler (W, 9-8)	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	0	0	3	6
AL	4.1	CLE 3, WSH 1	Trevor Bauer (W, 8-5)	-	-	-	-		6.1	4	0	0	2	4
	4.0	TB 9, TOR 2	Erasmo Ramirez (S, 1)	-	-	-	-		3.0	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	3.0	HOU 7, MIN 5	Jose Altuve (2B)	4	2	4	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.1	OAK 2, BAL 1	Zach Neal (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-		5.1	2	1	1	0	1
	2.0	BOS 5, NYY 3	Dustin Pedroia (2B)	4	1	2	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	2.0	LAD 9, PHI 3	Howie Kendrick (LF)	4	1	2	3		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	CIN 7, STL 4	Billy Hamilton (CF)	3	3	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	ATL 2, MIL 1	Mauricio Cabrera (S, 3)	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.1	CHW 7, KC 5 (10)	Dan Jennings (S, 1)	-	-	-	-		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	SEA 6, DET 5 (15)	Kyle Seager (3B)	7	1	3	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	PIT 6, SD 4	David Freese (3B)	5	3	3	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	TEX 7, COL 5	Adrian Beltre (3B)	4	1	2	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	ARI 5, NYM 3	Paul Goldschmidt (1B)	4	1	2	2		-	-	-	-	-	-

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).  

Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	12.4	22.1	41.8	120.2	2.7
Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	11.5	18.5	28.0	28.0	4.5
Bauer, Trevor 3065	pi sp	cle al	9.4	18.8	27.5	27.5	0.0
Beltre, Adrian 1141	3b	tex al	6.5	19.0	44.9	108.3	-6.0
Seager, Kyle 3031	3b	sea al	6.0	11.0	25.0	25.0	1.0
Koehler, Tom 3159	pi sp	fla nl	5.0	9.0	17.0	17.0	1.0
Ramirez, Erasmo 1786	pi sp mr cp	tb al	3.7	10.7	12.7	14.7	-3.3
Kendrick, Howie 2191	2b lf	lad nl	3.0	7.0	19.0	33.0	-1.0
Cabrera, Mauricio 3689	pi cp mr	atl nl	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	2.5	12.7	37.9	37.9	-7.7
Hamilton, Billy 3287	cf	cin nl	2.0	4.0	8.5	8.5	0.0
Pedroia, Dustin 2320	2b	bos al	2.0	2.0	22.4	34.5	2.0
Freese, David 2710	1b 3b	pit nl	2.0	2.0	22.2	24.2	2.0
Jennings, Dan 3591	pi cp	chi al	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Neal, Zach 3700	pi sp	oak al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Phillies' Nola tops players for Tuesday, May 3; Cubs' Arrieta regains Box-Toppers points lead

Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 3:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
3	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
4	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7
5	Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	4.7
6	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
7	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	4.4
8	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	4.4
9	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	4.2
10	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	4.0

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Also Tuesday, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta regained his top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Aaron Nola struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits, in the 1-0 win over the Cardinals. Nola earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising to fifth in season player rankings.

American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana allowed one run over eight innings, striking out five and allowing four hits, in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox. Quintana earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising to fourth in season player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—Francisco Lindor of the Indians hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Tigers.

National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Dodgers went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 10-5 win over the Rays.

Box-Toppers season streaks

Here are the players who have earned Box-Toppers points in the most consecutive seasons. Jason Giambi earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 19 straight seasons from 1995 to 2013, more than any other player. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.) Players are listed by duration of their streak. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.

	Streak	Player	Pos	Duration	Career BTP
1	19	Jason Giambi	1b	1995-2013	133.4
2	18	Jim Thome	1b dh	1995-2012	146.7
2	18	Chipper Jones	3b	1995-2012	149.0
2	18	Johnny Damon	lf	1995-2012	63.0
2	18	Alex Rodriguez	dh	1996-2013	187.0
2	18	Carlos Beltran*	rf	1999-2016	99.9
7	17	Mariano Rivera	pi cp	1995-2011	126.4
7	17	Derek Jeter	ss	1996-2012	76.4
7	17	Paul Konerko	1b	1998-2014	100.7
7	17	Tim Hudson	pi sp	1999-2015	157.0
7	17	Torii Hunter	cf	1999-2015	115.9
12	16	Manny Ramirez	lf	1995-2010	167.2
12	16	Andy Pettitte	pi sp	1995-2010	138.5
12	16	Jamie Moyer	pi sp	1995-2010	104.0
12	16	Scott Rolen	3b	1996-2011	97.6
12	16	Kevin Millwood	pi sp	1997-2012	108.3
12	16	Derek Lowe	pi sp	1998-2013	91.5
12	16	David Ortiz*	dh	2000-2015	137.9
12	16	Aramis Ramirez	3b	2000-2015	105.8
12	16	Mark Buehrle*	pi sp	2000-2015	116.7
12	16	Albert Pujols*	dh 1b	2001-2016	175.3
12	16	Ichiro Suzuki*	rf	2001-2016	52.7

BTP: Box-Toppers points
* Active player

Kendrick has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Angels and has 31.5 career points, sixth among active NL second basemen. His best season was 2009 with the Angels when he had 5.5 points. He had 4.0 points in 2015 with the Dodgers.

Rankings—Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta regained the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Arrieta (7IP 3H R 5K W in the 7-1 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. While he has the same number of Box-Toppers points as Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Arrieta wins the tiebreaker because he had more Box-Toppers points in 2015—29.1 vs. 25.7.

Streak—Ichiro Suzuki of the Marlins has now earned Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons, tied for the 12th-longest streak since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. 

Suzuki (1-1 2BI in the 8-2 win over the Athletics) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2001 with the Mariners and has 52.7 career points, sixth among active NL outfielders. His best season was 2007 with the Mariners when he had 8.0 Box-Toppers points, ninth among AL outfielders. He had 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2015 with the Marlins.

Scoring—Nola earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Quintana earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Lindor and Kendrick each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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

5/3	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	11.0	Phillies	Aaron Nola (W,2-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	0	0	1	7
	10.0	Giants	Jeff Samardzija (W,4-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	1	1	2	9
	9.0	Braves	Matt Wisler (W,1-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	1	0	0	2	4
	8.0	Cubs	Jake Arrieta (W,6-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	0	0	2	5
AL	7.0	White Sox	Jose Quintana (W,4-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	1	1	0	5
BAT	5.0	Indians	Francisco Lindor, SS	4	3	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	Orioles	Chris Tillman (W,3-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	4	9
BAT	3.0	Dodgers	Howie Kendrick, 2B	5	2	4	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Blue Jays	Justin Smoak, 1B	5	2	3	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Brewers	Chris Carter, 1B	4	2	2	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Astros	George Springer, RF	2	2	1	2	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Royals	Mike Moustakas, PH	1	1	1	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Padres	Fernando Rodney (S,6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Mariners	Kyle Seager, 3B	4	1	2	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Marlins	Ichiro Suzuki, PH	1	0	1	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).  

Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0	35.1	62.8	65.8	-23.1
Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7	10.7	29.5	29.5	-1.3
Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	4.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	2.7
Carter, Chris 2828	1b	mil nl	3.5	4.5	22.4	23.4	2.5
Tillman, Chris 2754	pi sp	bal al	3.0	7.7	36.8	38.8	-1.7
Samardzija, Jeff 2495	pi sp	sf nl	2.0	11.4	40.1	41.1	-7.4
Rodney, Fernando 1803	pi cp	sd nl	2.0	3.0	20.0	32.0	1.0
Kendrick, Howie 2191	2b	lad nl	1.5	5.5	17.5	31.5	-2.5
Lindor, Francisco 3586	ss	cle al	1.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.5
Moustakas, Mike 2967	3b ph	kc al	1.0	8.7	22.2	22.2	-6.7
Seager, Kyle 3031	3b	sea al	1.0	6.0	20.0	20.0	-4.0
Smoak, Justin 2731	1b	tor al	1.0	6.0	15.9	20.4	-4.0
Wisler, Matt 3522	pi sp	atl nl	1.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	-2.0
Springer, George 3337	rf	hou al	1.0	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.0
Suzuki, Ichiro 1467	rf ph	fla nl	1.0	2.0	9.5	52.7	0.0

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Mets' Niese tops players for Monday, July 6; White Sox' Sale rises to 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Mets pitcher Jonathon Niese is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game Monday—Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett and Cardinals pitcher John Lackey.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 6.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
2	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	12.4
4	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	12.1
5	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	12.0
6	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	10.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

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Player of the Day—Niese pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out four, in the 3-0 win over the Giants.

American League Player of the Day—Nick Castellanos of the Tigers homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-5 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Dodgers tripled, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 10-7 win over the Phillies.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day Monday since the overall AL Player of the Day was a batter (Nick Castellanos).

Rankings—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to third place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday. Sale (CG 6H 2R 6K W in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (13.4).

Notable—Two pitchers with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Monday:

• A.J. Burnett of the Pirates rose to 31st place among players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. Burnett (7.2IP 5H R 4K ND in the 2-1 win over the Padres) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 126.8 for his career. With his point, he passes Mariano Rivera (126.4) on the “all-time” list and now trails 30th-place player Roy Oswalt (127.2). Burnett has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 27th among NL pitchers.
• John Lackey of the Cardinals (7IP 6H 0R 4K in the 6-0 win over the Cubs) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 103.8 for his career. He maintains his spot in 57th place among players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when record keeping began. He trails 56th-place player Jamie Moyer (104.0). Lackey has 5.7 Box-Toppers points on the season, ranking 21st among NL pitchers.

Debut—Preston Tucker of the Astros made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Tucker (HR 2B 4-5 2R 2BI in the 9-4 win over the Indians) made his Major League debut May 7 and was playing in his 48th career game. He is the 3,525th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Niese earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Castellanos earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Kendrick earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL 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

7/6	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	7.0	Mets	Jonathon Niese (W, 4-8)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	3	0	0	2	4
AL	5.0	Tigers	Nick Castellanos 3B	5	2	4	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	5.0	White Sox	Chris Sale (W, 7-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	6	2	2	0	6
	4.0	Cardinals	John Lackey (W, 7-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	0	0	1	4
	3.0	Astros	Preston Tucker RF	5	2	4	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	`Twins	Glen Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	2.0	Dodgers	Howie Kendrick 2B	5	2	4	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Reds	Eugenio Suarez SS	4	1	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Braves	Kelly Johnson 1B	4	1	2	3	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.2	`Pirates	A.J. Burnett	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	5	1	1	3	4
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Mariners' Montgomery tops players for Tuesday, June 30; Sale, Keuchel rise in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings

Mariners pitcher Mike Montgomery is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 30.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
2	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	12.0
4	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	11.4
6	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	11.4
7	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	11.1
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	10.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	10.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7

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Also Tuesday, two players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to fifth place and Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel rose to eighth place. Plus, Brewers closing pitcher Francisco Rodriguez has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 13 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Player of the Day—Montgomery pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout, striking out seven, in the 5-0 win over the Padres.

Montgomery had a Box-Toppers game score of 11, tied with White Sox pitcher Chris Sale, who was Player of the Game in the 2-1 win over the Cardinals. But Montgomery won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker because he earned the win in his game, while Sale picked up a no decision in his.

National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks  pitched six scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing three hits, in the 1-0 win over the Mets.

American League Batter of the Day—Mitch Moreland of the Rangers hit two home runs and drove in four runs in the 8-6 win over the Orioles.

National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Rankings—Two pitchers in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings who started Tuesday earned Player of the Game honors. But another top 10 pitcher who started Tuesday did not:

• White Sox pitcher Chris Sale rose to fifth in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors in the 2-1, 11-inning win over the Cardinals (8IP 6H R 12K ND). Sale earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
• Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel rose to eighth in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors in the 4-0 win over the Royals (8IP 7H 0R 7K W). Keuchel earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season. He is the ninth player with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points this season. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
• Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole, ranked fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings, did not earn Player of the Game honors in his start Tuesday. Cole (6.2IP 9H 2R 6K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of −0.8 in the 5-4, 14-inning win over the Tigers. Player of the Game was closing pitcher Deolis Guerra (3IP 3H 0R 3K W), who had a Box-Toppers game score of 3. Cole has 12.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked second among NL pitchers.

Streak—Brewers closing pitcher Francsico Rodriguez has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 13 straight seasons.

Rodriguez was Player of the Game in Tuesday’s 4-3 win over the Phillies (1IP 0H 0R 2K Sv) and earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.

Rodriguez earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2003 with the Angels. The most Box-Toppers points he had in a single season was 10.0, in both 2005 and 2008 with the Angels. In 2014, he had 4.0 Box-Toppers points with the Brewers.

Rodriguez has 60.4 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 12th among all closing pitchers since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He has more career Box-Toppers points than all active closing pitchers—second place is Joe Nathan of the Tigers (52.0).

Debut—Pirates pitcher Deolis Guerra made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Guerra (3IP 3H 0R 3K W in the 5-4, 14-inning win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut June 27 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,521st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Montgomery earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hendricks earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Moreland and Kendrick each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s 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

6/30	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	11.0	Mariners	Mike Montgomery (W, 3-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	1	0	0	4	7
	11.0	`White Sox	Chris Sale	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	6	1	1	1	12
	8.0	Astros	Dallas Keuchel (W, 10-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	7	0	0	0	7
	8.0	Angels	Andrew Heaney (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	1	1	2	7
NL	8.0	Cubs	Kyle Hendricks (W, 3-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	0	0	1	6
	7.2	Nationals	Jordan Zimmermann (W, 6-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	6	0	0	0	6
BAT	5.0	Rangers	Mitch Moreland 1B	3	2	2	4	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	`Marlins	Carter Capps (H, 5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Rockies	Jorge De La Rosa (W, 5-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	0	0	4	4
	3.0	Pirates	Deolis Guerra (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	3	0	0	0	3
	2.2	Indians	Danny Salazar (W, 7-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	2	2	1	2	2
BAT	2.0	Dodgers	Howie Kendrick 2B	5	1	4	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Twins	Eduardo Nunez SS	4	2	3	1	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Red Sox	Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 4-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	1	2	4
	2.0	Brewers	Francisco Rodriguez (S, 17)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	1	2
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Astros' Dallas Keuchel (CG 0R 11K) tops players for Saturday, May 30, rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is Saturday’s Player of the Day and rises to fourth in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 30.  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	9.0
4	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
5	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	7.0
6	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	6.7
8	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	6.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	6.7
10	Heston, Chris 3437	pi sp	sf nl	6.7

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Keuchel pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 11 and allowing four hits, in the 3-0 win over the White Sox. Keuchel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to fourth in season player rankings. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (11.4 Box-Toppers points).

National League Player of the Day—Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 7-3 win over the Brewers. Goldschmidt also went 3-for-5.

American League Batter of the Day—Jerry Sands of the Indians hit a two-run homer in the 4-3 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall NL Player of the Day was a batter (Paul Goldschmidt).

Streak—Howie Kendrick of the Dodgers has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. Kendrick was Player of the Game in Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Cardinals (2-3 2R BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.

Kendrick earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2006 with the Angels. His best year was 2009 with the Angels, when he had 5.5 Box-Toppers points. In 2014, he had 4.5 points with the Angels. Kendrick has 27.0 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks him fifth among active second basemen currently in the NL.

Debuts—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

• Yankees pitcher Chasen Shreve (1.1IP 0R 4K W in the 5-3 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut July 19, 2014, and was playing in his 32nd career game. He is the 3,482nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
• Rockies pitcher Eddie Butler (6IP R 3K W in the 5-2 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut June 6, 2014, and was playing in his 13th career game. He is the 3,483rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
• Carlos Perez of the Angels (HR 2B 2-4 R 2BI in the 8-6 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut May 5 and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,484th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Keuchel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Goldschmidt earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Sands earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

5/30	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	16.0	Astros	Dallas Keuchel (W, 7-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	4	0	0	0	11
	10.0	Rays	Erasmo Ramirez (W, 3-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	0	0	1	7
	5.1	Yankees	Chasen Shreve (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	0	0	0	0	4
NL	4.0	Dbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	5	2	3	4	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Braves	Juan Uribe 3B	4	3	3	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Reds	Joey Votto 1B	3	2	2	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	3.0	Indians	Jerry Sands RF	1	1	1	2	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.1	Marlins	A.J. Ramos (S, 4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.1	1	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Rangers	Adam Rosales 1B	4	2	4	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Dodgers	Howie Kendrick 2B	3	2	2	1	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	`Pirates	Charlie Morton (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	3	2	1	1	2
	2.0	Rockies	Eddie Butler (W, 3-5)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	1	1	3
	2.0	Twins	Ryan Pressly (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Angels	Carlos Perez C	4	1	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Rangers' Martin Perez (CG 0R 8K) tops players for Friday, April 18

Rangers pitcher Martin Perez is Friday’s Player of the Day. Perez pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out eight, in the 12-0 win over the White Sox.

Perez rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season. (See updated Top 10 Box-Toppers player rankings for 2014 on the home page.)

Padres pitcher Tyler Ross is National League Player of the Day. Ross pitched eight shutout innings, striking out nine, in the 2-1 win over the Giants.

Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Stanton hit a walk-off grand slam home run and went 3-for-3 and drove in five in the 8-4 win over the Mariners. Stanton rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season. He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season. (See updated Top 10 Box-Toppers player rankings for 2014 on the home page.)

Howie Kendrick of the Angels is American League Batter of the Day. Kendrick hit a pair of two-run homers and went 3-for-5 in the 11-6 win over the Tigers.

Perez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Ross receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Stanton and Kendrick each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

418	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	13.0	Rangers	Martin Perez (W, 3-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		9.0	3	0	0	1	8
NL	12.0	Padres	Tyson Ross (W, 2-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		8.0	4	0	0	1	9
	9.0	Rockies	Tyler Chatwood (W, 1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	1	0	1	6
BAT	7.0	Marlins	Giancarlo Stanton RF	3	2	3	5	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	7.0	Nationals	Gio Gonzalez (W, 3-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	4	1	1	1	7
	6.0	Braves	Aaron Harang (W, 3-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	0	0	0	6	5
	5.0	`DBacks	Wade Miley	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	2	1	1	5	8
BAT	4.0	Angels	Howie Kendrick DH	5	2	3	4	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	Athletics	Yoenis Cespedes LF	4	2	3	3	1	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Rays	Sean Rodriguez PH, LF	2	2	1	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Royals	Jason Vargas (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	7	0	0	1	4
	2.1	`Blue Jays	Drew Hutchison	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.1	8	2	2	0	9
	2.0	Orioles	Jonathan Schoop 3B	5	1	4	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Reds	Alfredo Simon (W, 2-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	4	1	0	2	3
	1.0	Brewers	Martin Maldonado C	3	0	3	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

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