Dodgers’ May tops players for Saturday, Aug. 20; Padres’ Musgrove rises to 6th

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’ Walker Buehler tops players for Friday, Aug. 21; Tigers’ Schoop tops AL players

Dodgers 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.

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Box-Toppers top second basemen by time frame (after 2019 season)

Jeff 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).

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Diamondbacks’ Zack Greinke tops players for Friday, July 5, rises to 4th in player rankings

Diamondbacks 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.

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Marlins’ Pablo Lopez tops players for Saturday, May 18; Rays’ Snell rises to 6th in player rankings

Marlins 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.

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NLCS preview: Surging Brewers hold key Box-Toppers advantages over Dodgers

The surging Milwaukee Brewers hold several key advantages over the Los Angeles Dodgers as they enter the National League Championship Series.

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Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka tops players for Tuesday, July 24; Berrios, Cole rise in top 10 rankings

Yankees 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.

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Mets' Jacob deGrom tops players for Friday, Aug. 25, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers rankings

Mets 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.

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Mariners' Robinson Cano is Box-Toppers Player of the Game as AL wins 2017 All-Star Game

Robinson 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.

Box-Toppers game scores of AL All-Star players

Here are all the players who played for the the winning American League team in Tuesday's All-Star Game, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Robinson Cano is Box-Toppers Player of the Game (POG) with a game score of +1.0. Astros pitcher Chris Devenski had a higher Box-Toppers game score (+2.0) but did not qualify to earn Player of the Game 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 of +1.0, but Cano beat them on tiebreakers.  

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 - - - - - -
POG—2017 All-Star Game Player of the Game.
No Box-Toppers points are awarded for the All-Star Game.

Angels' Alex Meyer tops players for Saturday, June 17; Braves' Adams rises to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers points

Angels pitcher Alex Meyer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 17:  


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
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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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Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 

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 - - - - - -
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 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
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Rays' Andriese tops players for Saturday, May 14; Cubs' Arrieta rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers rankings

Rays pitcher Matt Andriese is Saturday’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 14:  


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
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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.

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
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
BTP: Box-Toppers points
* Active streak

Streak—Two players extended notable streaks of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday:

  • David Ortiz of the Red Sox (HR 3B 2B 3-5 R 3BI in the 6-5 win over the Astros) has now earned Box-Toppers points in 17 straight seasons—only six players in Box-Toppers tracking history (going back to 1995) have longer streaks.

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.

  • Giants pitcher Jake Peavy (6IP 3H R 5K ND in the 8-7 win over the Brewers) has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2002 with the Padres and has 137.8 career points, 25th among all players since 1995. He trails 24th-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5). Peavy’s best season was 2007 with the Padres when he had 23.4 Box-Toppers points, first among NL pitchers. He had 5.0 points in 2015 with the Giants.

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.

Top player from each game

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.

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 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
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Astros' Dallas Keuchel tops players for Sunday, July 19, rises to 6th in player rankings; Greinke rises to 7th

Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 19.  


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
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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.

Top player from each game

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' Ervin Santana (8IP 0R) is top player for Wednesday, April 9

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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

409ScoreTeamPLAYERABRHBIBBKIPHRERBBK
MLB11.0BravesErvin Santana (W, 1-0)------8.030006
AL9.2IndiansZach McAllister (W, 1-0)------7.250007
9.0AngelsGarrett Richards (W, 2-0)------7.010036
8.0`AthleticsJesse Chavez------7.061109
6.0RedsMike Leake (W, 1-1)------8.040013
6.0PadresRobbie Erlin (W, 1-0)------6.041106
5.2`Red SoxJake Peavy------6.231148
5.0`TigersDrew Smyly (H, 1)------3.010003
4.1`NationalsCraig Stammen------3.120014
BAT4.0RockiesDJ LeMahieu 2B423300------
4.0RoyalsJeremy Guthrie (W, 2-0)------7.041114
4.0DBacksJosh Collmenter (S, 1)------4.030014
4.0BrewersTyler Thornburg (W, 2-0)------2.000002
BAT3.0OriolesJonathan Schoop 3B422301------
3.0CubsJason Hammel (W, 2-0)------7.033316
3.0Blue JaysBrandon Morrow (W, 1-1)------6.053319

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