Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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Dodgers pitcher Dustin May is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Buehler struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreJeff Kent has a dominating lead in Box-Toppers points among second basemen since tracking began in 1995.
Kent, who played from 1992 to 2008 primarily for the Giants, Dodgers, Mets, Astros and Blue Jays, earned 109.7 Box-Toppers points from 1995 to the end of his career—that’s 30.3 more points than the second-place second baseman since 1995, Robinson Cano of the Mariners (79.4).
Read MoreThe New York Yankees are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2020 preseason rankings, rising from fifth place at the end of the 2019 season.
The 2019 World Series-champion Washington Nationals, ranked second at the end of 2019, maintain second place in the 2020 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Houston Astros—2019’s top-ranked team and American League champion—had the biggest decline.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Brett Gardner of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors, passing previous leader Mike Trout of the Angels.
Read MoreMarlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreThe New York Yankees are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2019 preseason rankings, rising from second place at the end of the 2018 season.
The 2018 World Series-champion Boston Red Sox fall from first at the end of last season to second place in the 2019 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Reds made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Arizona Diamondbacks had the biggest decline.
Read MoreThe surging Milwaukee Brewers hold several key advantages over the Los Angeles Dodgers as they enter the National League Championship Series.
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings after acquiring Ian Kinsler from the Angels and winning five of six games they played this week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams after acquiring second baseman Brian Dozier from the Twins and pitcher John Axford from the Blue Jays.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, two players in the top 10 of Box-Toppers season player rankings earned Player of the Game honors—Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintained his fourth-place ranking and Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rose to seventh place.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
deGrom struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Nationals.
Read MoreRobinson Cano of the Mariners is Box-Toppers 2017 All-Star Player of the Game.
Cano hit a 10th-inning, go-ahead homer in the American League’s 2-1 win over the National League. Cano went 1-for-2, striking out while entering the game in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter.
Cano was also named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
Cano had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +1.0. One other player, Astros pitcher Chris Devenski, had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND), but did not qualify to earn Player of the Game honors because he did not earn the win or save and did not pitch at least three innings.
Seven AL players had Box-Toppers game scores Tuesday of +1.0, but Cano beat them on tiebreakers. He automatically beat the four pitchers with game scores of +1.0 (Chris Sale of the Red Sox, Craig Kimbrel of the Red Sox, Andrew Miller of the Indians and Brandon Kintzler of the Twins), since batters always best pitchers in game score ties. He beat two batters with game scores of +1.0 (Miguel Sano of the Twins and Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles) because he had more at bats—Cano had two at bats, while both Sano and Schoop had one.
While Devenski had the highest Box-Toppers game score among AL pitchers, Kimbrel (1IP 0H 0R 2BB 2K W) was the highest-ranking pitcher qualified to earn Player of the Game honors because he earned the win.
Cano has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 20th among AL batters and second among AL second basemen, behind Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles (4.5). In 2016, Cano had 8.0 Box-Toppers points, second among AL batters, behind Jose Altuve of the Astros (12.5). Cano has 79.4 career Box-Toppers points, ranking sixth among active AL batters. He made his Box-Toppers debut in 2005 with the Yankees and has earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons.
Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (21.1), was selected to the NL All-Star team but did not pitch in the game since he pitched in his regular start only two days earlier.
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who started for the NL team and ranks second in overall 2017 Box-Toppers points (17.0), had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +2.0 (1IP 1H 0R 0BB 2K ND).
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale, who started for the AL team and leads AL players in 2017 Box-Toppers points (13.1), ranking third overall, had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +1.0 (2IP 3H 0R 0BB 2K ND).
Aaron Judge of the Yankees, who has the most Box-Toppers points among AL batters in the All-Star Game (8.2), went 0-for-3 in the All-Star Game and had a Box-Toppers game score of -3.0, tied for the lowest among AL players. A night earlier, Judge won the All-Star Home Run Derby.
Ryon Healy of the Athletics has the most Box-Toppers points among AL batters (8.7), but was not selected for the All-Star Game.
Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers, who leads NL batters in Box-Toppers points (7.7), went 0-for-3 in the All-Star Game and had a Box-Toppers game score of -3.0.
Top player for the NL team was Yadier Molina of the Cardinals, who hit a sixth-inning, game-tying, solo homer and had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0.
Scoring—Just as All-Star Game statistics don’t count in a player’s regular season statistics, no Box-Toppers points are awarded for the All-Star Game.
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.
7/11 | Score | AL All-Stars | Team | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
2.0 | Chris Devenski | Astros | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
POG | 1.0 | Robinson Cano (PH-2B) | Mariners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1.0 | Miguel Sano (3B) | Twins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1.0 | Jonathan Schoop (2B) | Orioles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1.0 | Chris Sale | Red Sox | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1.0 | Craig Kimbrel (W, 0-0) | Red Sox | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
1.0 | Andrew Miller (S, 0) | Indians | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
1.0 | Brandon Kintzler (H, 0) | Twins | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0.0 | Jose Ramirez (3B) | Indians | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
0.0 | Yonder Alonso (1B) | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
0.0 | Justin Smoak (1B) | Blue Jays | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
0.0 | Dellin Betances | Yankees | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
0.0 | Jason Vargas | Royals | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0.0 | Roberto Osuna | Blue Jays | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
-1.0 | Justin Upton (RF) | Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-1.0 | Michael Brantley (LF) | Indians | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-1.0 | Ervin Santana (B, 0) | Twins | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
-2.0 | Jose Altuve (2B) | Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Mike Moustakas (3B) | Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Carlos Correa (SS) | Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Francisco Lindor (SS) | Indians | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Corey Dickerson (DH) | Rays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Nelson Cruz (PH) | Mariners | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Salvador Perez (C) | Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Gary Sanchez (C) | Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Mookie Betts (CF) | Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-2.0 | Avisail Garcia (CF) | White Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-3.0 | Aaron Judge (RF) | Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
-3.0 | George Springer (LF) | Astros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Angels pitcher Alex Meyer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
4 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
7 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 |
8 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 7.7 |
Also Saturday, Matt Adams of the Braves rises to lead National League batters in Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Meyer struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 9-0 win over the Royals.
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet struck out 12 over six innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 7-5, 11-inning win over the Brewers. Lamet earned a no-decision and did not pick up the win because the game was tied, 3-3, when he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 15-7 win over the Cardinals.
National League Batter of the Day—Matt Adams of the Braves homered and doubled twice in the 8-7, 10-inning win over the Marlins. Adams went 3-for-4, driving in four runs.
Adams earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season. He rises to lead NL batters in season Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader Jay Bruce of the Mets (6.0). Adams ranks 19th among all players in season player rankings.
Notable—Ryon Healy of the Athletics has the most 2017 Box-Toppers points of any of the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Healy (2HR 3-4 2R 2BI in the 5-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.2 for the season. He ranks 16th among all players and second among AL batters, behind Aaron Judge of the Yankees (8.2).
Debut—Astros pitcher David Paulino made his Box-Toppers debut with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Paulino (6IP 3H R BB 4K W in the 7-1 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Sept. 8, 2016, and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,828th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Meyer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lamet earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Schoop and Adams 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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6/17 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
MLB | 12.0 | LAA 9, KC 0 | Alex Meyer (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
NL | 8.0 | `SD 7, MIL 5 (F/11) | Dinelson Lamet | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
BAT | 6.0 | BAL 15, STL 7 | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5.0 | CHW 5, TOR 2 | Mike Pelfrey (W,3-5) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
4.0 | CLE 9, MIN 3 | Jose Ramirez, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
BAT | 4.0 | ATL 8, MIA 7 (F/10) | Matt Adams, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
4.0 | TEX 10, SEA 4 | Mike Napoli, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
4.0 | CLE 6, MIN 2 | Lonnie Chisenhall, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
4.0 | HOU 7, BOS 1 | David Paulino (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
3.2 | `ARI 5, PHI 1 | Zack Godley | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
3.0 | LAD 10, CIN 2 | Cody Bellinger, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
3.0 | OAK 5, NYY 2 | Ryon Healy, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
3.0 | TB 3, DET 2 | Chris Archer (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
2.0 | PIT 4, CHC 3 | Gregory Polanco, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2.0 | WSH 7, NYM 4 | Jose Lobaton, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1.0 | COL 5, SF 1 | Carlos Gonzalez, RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
Healy, Ryon 3685 | dh 1b 3b | oak al | 7.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 4.2 |
Adams, Matt 3220 | 1b | atl nl | 6.5 | 7.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.5 |
Godley, Zack 3538 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 5.0 |
Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | bal al | 4.5 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
Bellinger, Cody 3781 | 1b | lad nl | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 13.0 | 53.1 | 53.1 | -5.0 |
Meyer, Alex 3742 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 |
Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Napoli, Mike 2161 | dh 1b | tex al | 2.0 | 8.5 | 31.7 | 59.7 | -4.5 |
Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | rf | col nl | 2.0 | 7.5 | 40.7 | 60.7 | -3.5 |
Polanco, Gregory 3361 | lf rf | pit nl | 2.0 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -3.5 |
Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959 | cf rf | cle al | 2.0 | 5.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | -1.5 |
Lobaton, Jose 3216 | ca | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Pelfrey, Mike 2364 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 31.8 | 1.0 |
Paulino, David 3828 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Rays pitcher Matt Andriese is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.0 |
2 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.7 |
3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 6.7 |
4 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b ss | bal al | 6.7 |
5 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 |
6 | Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 |
7 | De La Rosa, Rubby 3342 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.7 |
8 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 |
9 | Davis, Chris 2478 | 1b | bal al | 5.5 |
10 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | oak al | 5.4 |
Also Saturday, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta rose to second in Box-Toppers season player rankings and David Ortiz of the Red Sox extended his consecutive season streak earning Box-Toppers points to 17.
Player of the Day—Andriese pitched a complete game two-hit shutout, striking out five, in the 6-0 win over the Athletics.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing two runs and three hits, in the 8-2 win over the Pirates.
Arrieta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season and rising from fourth to second in season player rankings, trailing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (9.0).
American League Batter of the Day—Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 9-3 win over the Tigers. Schoop went 2-for-3 with five total RBIs.
National League Batter of the Day—Marcell Ozuna of the Marlins tripled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-1 win over the Nationals.
Rankings—Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rose to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Nola (7IP 5H 2R 9K W in the 4-3 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
Streak | Player | Pos | Duration | Career BTP |
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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 |
7 | 17 | David Ortiz* | dh | 2000-2016 | 138.9 |
13 | 16 | Manny Ramirez | lf | 1995-2010 | 167.2 |
13 | 16 | Andy Pettitte | pi sp | 1995-2010 | 138.5 |
13 | 16 | Jamie Moyer | pi sp | 1995-2010 | 104.0 |
13 | 16 | Scott Rolen | 3b | 1996-2011 | 97.6 |
13 | 16 | Kevin Millwood | pi sp | 1997-2012 | 108.3 |
13 | 16 | Derek Lowe | pi sp | 1998-2013 | 91.5 |
13 | 16 | Aramis Ramirez | 3b | 2000-2015 | 105.8 |
13 | 16 | Mark Buehrle* | pi sp | 2000-2015 | 116.7 |
13 | 16 | Albert Pujols* | dh 1b | 2001-2016 | 175.3 |
13 | 16 | Ichiro Suzuki* | rf | 2001-2016 | 52.7 |
13 | 16 | CC Sabathia* | pi sp | 2001-2016 | 180.0 |
Streak—Two players extended notable streaks of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday:
Ortiz had his first Box-Toppers points in 1997 with the Twins, but his current 17-season streak began in 2000 with the Twins. He has 138.9 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 23rd among all players since 1995, passing Andy Pettitte (138.5) on the “all-time” list. Ortiz now trails 22nd-ranked player Bartolo Colon of the Mets (142.1). Ortiz ranks seventh among all batters since 1995 and third among active batters.
Ortiz had his best seasons in 2005 and 2006 with the Red Sox, when he led AL batters in Box-Toppers points both seasons (14.7 in 2005 and 16.7 in 2006). He had 4.5 points in 2015 with the Red Sox.
Debut—Juan Centeno of the Twins made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Centeno (HR 2B 2-3 2R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Indians) made his Major League debut Sept. 18, 2013, and was playing in his 28th career game. He is the 3,635th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Andriese earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Arrieta earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Schoop and Ozuna 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
5/14 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
MLB | 12.0 | Rays | Matt Andriese (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
NL | 10.0 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W,7-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
7.0 | Phillies | Aaron Nola (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
BAT | 6.0 | Orioles | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5.0 | Braves | Mike Foltynewicz (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
5.0 | `Rangers | Colby Lewis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
5.0 | `Padres | Brad Hand | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
4.2 | Dodgers | Scott Kazmir (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
4.0 | Angels | Kole Calhoun, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
4.0 | `Giants | Jake Peavy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
3.0 | Twins | Juan Centeno, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
3.0 | Yankees | Aroldis Chapman (S,2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2.0 | Red Sox | David Ortiz, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
BAT | 2.0 | Marlins | Marcell Ozuna, CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2.0 | Rockies | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1.0 | Nationals | Michael Taylor, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | +/- |
Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.7 | 36.8 | 64.5 | 67.5 | -21.4 |
Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 3.7 |
Lewis, Colby 1567 | pi sp | tex al | 2.7 | 10.4 | 28.6 | 40 | -5 |
Kazmir, Scott 1947 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 14.7 | 42.6 | 98.4 | -10.7 |
LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | col nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -5.0 |
Calhoun, Kole 3279 | rf | ana al | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -1.2 |
Andriese, Matt 3505 | pi mr | tb al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | cf | fla nl | 1.5 | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -1.5 |
Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b | bal al | 1.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
Chapman, Aroldis 2826 | pi cp | nyy al | 1.0 | 9.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | -7.0 |
Taylor, Michael 3447 | cf | dc nl | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -4.5 |
Peavy, Jake 1635 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 34.1 | 137.8 | -4.0 |
Ortiz, David | dh | bos al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 36.9 | 138.9 | -3.5 |
Foltynewicz, Mike 3455 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
Hand, Brad 2907 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Centeno, Juan 3635 | ca | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.0 |
2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 14.4 |
3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 13.4 |
4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.4 |
5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 13.1 |
6 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 12.7 |
7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
8 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
10 | Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 11.7 |
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and now has 137.7 career Box-Toppers points. Plus, CC Sabathia of the Yankees, who leads active pitchers in career Box-Toppers points, earned Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Keuchel pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out 13 and allowing two hits, in the 10-0 win over the Rangers.
Keuchel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points, giving him 12.7 for the season and rises to sixth place in player rankings. He ranks fourth among American League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez pitched six scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing three hits, in the 14-1 win over the Twins.
National League Batter of the Day—Jeff Francoeur of the Phillies hit a walk-off, two-run homer in the 8-7 win over the Marlins. Francoeur went 2-for-2 and scored twice.
American League Batter of the Day—Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4 in the 9-3 win over the Tigers.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rose to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Greinke (8IP 3H 0R 11K W in the 5-0 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Max Scherzer of the Nationals (15.0) and Jacob deGrom of the Mets (13.4).
Greinke now has 137.7 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 22nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 21st-place player Andy Pettitte (138.5 Box-Toppers points). Greinke ranks fifth among active pitchers in career Box-Toppers points.
Notable—Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, the Box-Toppers career points leader among active pitchers, earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Sabathia (6IP 6H R 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 176.3 for his career. Sabathia ranks fifth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails fourth-place player Alex Rodriguez (185.3 Box-Toppers points). Sabathia has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Scoring—Keuchel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Chavez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Francoeur and Schoop 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
7/19 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
MLB | 18.0 | Astros | Dallas Keuchel (W,12-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
15.0 | Dodgers | Zack Greinke (W,9-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
11.0 | Cubs | Jake Arrieta (W,11-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
AL | 11.0 | Athletics | Jesse Chavez (W,5-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
10.0 | Blue Jays | Marco Estrada (W,7-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
5.0 | `Indians | Carlos Carrasco | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
4.2 | `Mets | Jonathon Niese | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
BAT | 4.0 | Phillies | Jeff Francoeur, LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
4.0 | `Yankees | CC Sabathia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
3.0 | Royals | Danny Duffy (W,4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
BAT | 2.0 | Orioles | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2.0 | Brewers | Taylor Jungmann (W,5-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
1.0 | Giants | Madison Bumgarner (W,10-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. |
Braves pitcher Ervin Santana is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. He pitched eight shutout innings, allowing only three hits, in the 4-3 win over the Mets.
Indians pitcher Zach McAllister is American League Player of the Day. McAllister pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings and struck out seven in the 2-0 win over the Padres.
DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. LeMahieu went 3-4 and drove in three runs in the 10-4 win over the White Sox.
Jonathan Schoop of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Schoop hit a three-run home run and went 2-4 in the 5-4 win over the Yankees. This was Schoop’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,307th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Santana receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. McAllister receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. LeMahieu and Schoop each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
409 | Score | Team | PLAYER | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MLB | 11.0 | Braves | Ervin Santana (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
AL | 9.2 | Indians | Zach McAllister (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
9.0 | Angels | Garrett Richards (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
8.0 | `Athletics | Jesse Chavez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
6.0 | Reds | Mike Leake (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
6.0 | Padres | Robbie Erlin (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
5.2 | `Red Sox | Jake Peavy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
5.0 | `Tigers | Drew Smyly (H, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
4.1 | `Nationals | Craig Stammen | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
BAT | 4.0 | Rockies | DJ LeMahieu 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
4.0 | Royals | Jeremy Guthrie (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
4.0 | DBacks | Josh Collmenter (S, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
4.0 | Brewers | Tyler Thornburg (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
BAT | 3.0 | Orioles | Jonathan Schoop 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
3.0 | Cubs | Jason Hammel (W, 2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
3.0 | Blue Jays | Brandon Morrow (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
` 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.