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Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Kluber struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
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Carrasco struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Twins.
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Reds pitcher Homer Bailey is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| 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 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 12.7 |
| 10 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 12.5 |
Bailey struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 7-4 win over the Brewers.
American League Player of the Day—Jonathan Lucroy of the Rangers hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 8-5 win over the Tigers.
Lucroy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, most among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Friday. Lucroy ranks 110th among all players, 20th among AL batters and third among AL catchers (behind Russell Martin of the Blue Jays and Matt Wieters of the Orioles, both of whom have 7.0 Box-Toppers points).
National League Batter of the Day—Matt Szczur of the Cubs hit two homers, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 13-2 win over the Cardinals.
This was Szczur’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Szczur made his Major League debut Aug. 17, 2014, and was playing in his 156th career game. He is the 3,704th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day was batter Jonathan Lucroy.
Notable—Four batters Friday had Box-Toppers game scores of +6.0—Lucroy, Szczur, Hanley Ramirez of the Red Sox and Ryan Schimpf of the Padres.
Lucroy and Szczur ranked ahead of Ramirez and Schmipf because they both had three hits, while the other two had two hits. And Lucroy ranked ahead of Szczur because he had more RBIs—five vs. three.
Debut—Astros pitcher Joe Musgrove made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Musgrove (7IP 6H 2R BB 7K W in the 5-3 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut Aug. 2 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,705th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
A-Rod—Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees played in the apparent final game of his career Friday, a 6-3 win over the Rays.
Rodriguez doubled and went 1-for-4, driving in a run, giving him a Box-Toppers game score of −2.0. Player of the Game for the Yankees was closer Delin Betances (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv).
If that truly is the end for Rodriguez, 41, he exits with 187.0 career Box-Toppers points, which as of Friday, was the highest total for any active player, the most points earned by any batter since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) and the fourth-highest total of any player since 1995.
However, Rodriguez did not earn any Box-Toppers points in 2016. He earned 7.7 points in 2015, the year after he returned from a 2014 yearlong suspension for violating baseball’s performance enhancing drug policy. More on Rodriguez’s career through a Box-Toppers perspective here.
Scoring—Bailey earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lucroy earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Szczur earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/12 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | CIN 7, MIL 4 | Homer Bailey (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| AL | 6.0 | TEX 8, DET 5 | Jonathan Lucroy, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 6.0 | CHC 13, STL 2 | Matt Szczur, CF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | BOS 9, ARI 4 | Hanley Ramirez, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 6.0 | SD 8, NYM 6 | Ryan Schimpf, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | PHI 10, COL 6 | Ryan Howard, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | CLE 13, LAA 3 | Brandon Guyer, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | ATL 8, WSH 5 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | KC 7, MIN 3 | Yordano Ventura (W,8-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 4.0 | NYY 6, TB 3 | Dellin Betances (S,4) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.1 | `CHW 4, MIA 2 | Nate Jones (H,23) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | HOU 5, TOR 3 | Joe Musgrove (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 5, SF 2 | Zach Britton (S,36) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | OAK 6, SEA 3 | Marcus Semien, SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | PIT 5, LAD 1 | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Lucroy, Jonathan 2744 | ca | tex al | 5.7 | 7.4 | 26.3 | 27.3 | 4.0 |
| Ventura, Yordano 3294 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 | 16.7 | 26.4 | 26.4 | -6.7 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 5.0 | 8.0 | 36.2 | 36.2 | 2.0 |
| Ramirez, Hanley 2119 | 1b | bos al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 27.7 | 55.6 | 5.0 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 |
| Britton, Zach 2835 | pi cp | bal al | 4.0 | 12.7 | 32.1 | 32.1 | -4.7 |
| Jones, Nate 3125 | pi mr | chi al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | cf | pit nl | 3.5 | 14.0 | 44.7 | 50.4 | -7.0 |
| Schimpf, Ryan 3686 | 3b 2b | sd nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Howard, Ryan 2040 | 1b | phi nl | 2.0 | 7.5 | 32.4 | 98.7 | -3.5 |
| Betances, Dellin 3333 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -2.0 |
| Bailey, Homer 2324 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 36.4 | 47.1 | 2.0 |
| Szczur, Matt 3704 | cf | chi nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Guyer, Brandon 3363 | lf | cle al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Red Sox Steven Wright is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 2 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 |
| 4 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b ss | bal al | 5.7 |
| 5 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 |
| 6 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 5.4 |
| 7 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 |
| 8 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 5.0 |
| 9 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 |
| 10 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.0 |
Also Sunday, Manny Machado of the Orioles earned American League Batter of the Day and rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among AL batters.
Player of the Day—Wright pitched a complete-game three-hitter, striking out seven and allowing one run, in the 5-1 win over the Yankees.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling struck out six over six innings, allowing one run and one hit, in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays. Stripling did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited the game with the Dodgers trailing 1-0.
This was Stripling’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut April 8 and was playing in his sixth career game. He is the 3,629th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
American League Batter of the Day—Machado hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 11-3 win over the Athletics. Machado also went 2-for-4 and drove in six runs.
Machado earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, rising to fourth among all players this season and first among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—John Jaso of the Pirates homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in two runs, in the 10-5 win over the Cardinals.
Jaso had a Box-Toppers game score of +2, the same as Jonathan Lucroy of the Brewers, who was Player of the Game in the 5-4 win over the Reds (HR 2B 3-4 R 2BI). Jaso and Lucroy had very similar batting lines and Jaso won NL Batter of the Day honors on a low-level tiebreaker—he left fewer runners on base—0 vs. 1.
Rankings—White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana rose to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Quintana (7IP 6H R 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind teammate Chris Sale, who has the same Box-Toppers point total (5.7) but ranks ahead of Quintana because he had more 2015 Box-Toppers points—18.8 vs. 6.0.
Scoring—Wright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Stripling earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Machado and Jaso 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 5/8 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.0 | Red Sox | Steven Wright (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | 9.0 | `Dodgers | Ross Stripling | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| BAT | 6.0 | Orioles | Manny Machado, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Mets | Matt Harvey (W,3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 6.0 | Rockies | Eddie Butler (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | `Dbacks | Patrick Corbin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | Rangers | Bobby Wilson, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Astros | Collin McHugh (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3.0 | White Sox | Jose Quintana (W,5-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2.2 | `Indians | Bryan Shaw | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Pirates | John Jaso, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Brewers | Jonathan Lucroy, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | `Cubs | Trevor Cahill | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Jeanmar Gomez (S,11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Rays | Alex Colome (S, 9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b ss | bal al | 5.7 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | -1.8 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 | 11.7 | 30.5 | 30.5 | -0.3 |
| Wright, Steven 3224 | pi sp | bos al | 3.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| Colome, Alex 3189 | pi cp | tb al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -3.0 |
| Lucroy, Jonathan 2744 | ca | mil nl | 2.0 | 3.7 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 0.3 |
| Shaw, Bryan 2995 | pi mr | cle al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Stripling, Ross 3629 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Jaso, John 2705 | 1b ca | pit nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 1.5 |
| Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 16.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | -14.4 |
| McHugh, Collin 3316 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 10.7 | 22.5 | 22.5 | -8.7 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 6.4 | 29.8 | 29.8 | -4.4 |
| Cahill, Trevor 2658 | pi mr | chi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 25.1 | 38.2 | 0.0 |
| Butler, Eddie 3483 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Gomez, Jeanmar 2759 | pi cp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Wilson, Bobby 3071 | ca | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Buchholz pitched eight innings and allowed one run on five hits, striking out five, in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.
| 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 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 7 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.7 |
| 8 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 9 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 9.7 |
| 10 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
Buchholz had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of 6, tied with Indians pitcher Cody Anderson who was Player of the Game in the 7-1 win over the Rays. However, Buchholz won Player of the Game on a tiebreaker—he had more strikeouts than Anderson (five vs. two).
National League Player of the Day—Jonathan Lucroy of the Brewers went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Billy Butler of the Athletics homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-1 win over the Rockies.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is a batter (Jonathan Lucroy).
Notable—Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Wilson has 8.4 Box-Toppers points and ranks 13th among all players, seventh among AL pitchers. Wilson (6IP 5H R 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Yankees) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Buchholz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lucroy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Butler earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/29 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | Red Sox | Clay Buchholz (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | Indians | Cody Anderson (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5.0 | Astros | Lance McCullers (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Athletics | Billy Butler DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 3.0 | Brewers | Jonathan Lucroy C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Reds | Tucker Barnhart C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rangers | Mitch Moreland 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dbacks | Nick Ahmed SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Angels | C.J. Wilson (W, 6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2014, was voted National League Most Valuable Player Thursday.
Center fielder Mike Trout of the Angels was the unanimous choice for American League Most Valuable Player, though Trout ranked seventh among AL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2014.
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Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker is Tuesday’s Player of the Day, while Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka takes the overall Box-Toppers points lead.
Shoemaker struck out 10 over eight innings in the 9-3 win over the Indians. Shoemaker and Mariners pitcher Roenis Elias, Player of the Game in his team’s win over the Padres, had identical Box-Toppers game scores of 8.0, but Shoemaker earned Player of the Day on a tie-breaker—he had more innings pitched (eight vs. seven).
Tanaka rises from second to first in Box-Toppers season player rankings for the first time after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday (see the updated top 10 player list on the home page). Tanaka struck out 10 over six innings in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season. He passes previous Box-Toppers points leader, Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals (12.0), who had held the lead since May 25. Tanaka maintains his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers.
Jonathan Lucroy of the Brewers is National League Player of the Day. Lucroy hit two homers, including a grand slam and went 3-for-5 in the 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Derek Norris of the Athletics is AL Batter of the Day. Norris homered, went 2-for-2 and drove in five runs in the 10-6 win over the Rangers.
Shoemaker receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lucroy receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Norris receives 1.5 for being AL Batter of the Day.
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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 617 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 8.0 | Angels | Matt Shoemaker (W, 4-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 8.0 | Mariners | Roenis Elias (W, 6-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7.0 | Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka (W, 11-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Athletics | Derek Norris PH, C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.1 | Red Sox | Jon Lester (W, 8-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NL | 5.0 | Brewers | Jonathan Lucroy C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Cardinals | Michael Wacha (W, 5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | Orioles | Steve Pearce DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Nationals | Anthony Rendon 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | Dayan Viciedo RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Carlos Triunfel SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Kyle Kendrick (W, 3-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1.0 | Royals | Alcides Escobar SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Reds | Billy Hamilton CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Marlins | Garrett Jones 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto is Friday's Player of the Day. Cueto allowed only one hit over eight innings in the 6-0 win over the Pirates.
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is American League Player of the Day. Sabathia struck out 10 and gave up only one run over 7 1/3 innings in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
Jonathan Lucroy of the Brewers is National League Batter of the Day. Lucroy homered twice and went 5-for-5 in the 8-5 win over the Phillies.
Adrian Beltre of the Rangers is AL Batter of the Day. Beltre homered and went 4-for-4 in the 7-2 win over the Royals.
Standings update: Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma rises to 10th place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Iwakuma (7.2IP 0R) was Player of the Game in the 3-0 win over the Twins. Iwakuma earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Friday, giving him 7.7 for the season.
Cueto receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Sabathia receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Lucroy and Beltre 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:
| 531 | Score | Team | BATTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | - | - | PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 12.0 | Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Cueto (W, 3-0) | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | 9.1 | Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CC Sabathia (W, 5-4) | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 7.0 | Brewers | Jonathan Lucroy C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.0 | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bartolo Colon (W, 6-2) | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 7.0 | Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Craig Stammen (W, 3-1) | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| BAT | 4.0 | Rangers | Adrian Beltre 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.0 | Orioles | Adam Jones CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4.0 | Marlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jacob Turner (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 4.0 | Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jamey Wright (W, 1-1) | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4.0 | `Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Luke Gregerson | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 3.2 | Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 6-1) | 7.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 3.0 | Cubs | Scott Hairston RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3.0 | Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jose Veras (S, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Juan Uribe 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.