Zimmermann top player, Buchholz takes Box-Toppers points lead, in games from Wednesday, May 1

Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Zimmermann threw eight shutout innings and struck out eight in the 2-0 win over the Braves.

Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz is American League Player of the Day. Buchholz pitched seven shutout innings ​and struck out eight in the 10-1 win over the Blue Jays. Buchholz earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for AL Player of the Day and takes over as 2013 season leader in Box-Toppers points with 7.1, passing Rays pitcher Matt Moore, who has 6.7.

Kendrys Morales of the Mariners is American League Batter of the Day. Morales went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs in the 8-3 win over the Orioles.​

Angel Pagan of the Giants is National League Batter of the Day. Pagan went 2-for-4 with a home run in the 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks.​

Zimmermann receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Buchholz receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Morales and Pagan receive 1.5 each 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:

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501ScoreTeamBATTERSABRHRBIBBSO--PITCHERSIPHRERBBSO
MLB14.0Nationals 0000000  Jordan Zimmermann (W, 5-1)8.020008
 13.0Cubs 0000000  Scott Feldman (W, 2-3)9.0322112
AL10.0Red Sox 0000000  Clay Buchholz (W, 6-0)7.020038
BAT3.0Mariners Kendrys Morales DH523301  00.000000
BAT3.0Giants Angel Pagan CF432212  00.000000
 3.0Mets Jordany Valdespin PH, CF211301  00.000000
 3.0Cardinals 0000000  Lance Lynn (W, 5-0)7.051125
 3.0Indians 0000000  Trevor Bauer (W, 1-1)5.010065
 2.0White Sox Alejandro De Aza LF422201  00.000000
 2.0Rockies Carlos Gonzalez LF312221  00.000000
 2.0Yankees Ben Francisco RF111110  00.000000
 2.0Royals 0000000  Bruce Chen (W, 2-0)2.020013
 1.0Angels Howie Kendrick 2B413101  00.000000
 1.0Twins Chris Parmelee RF412201  00.000000
 1.0Pirates Pedro Alvarez 3B412201  00.000000

Sanchez, Zimmermann top players for Friday, April 26

Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez, who struck out 17 Braves, is Friday's Player of the Day. Sanchez also gave up no runs, one walk and five hits in eight innings in the 10-0 win.

Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, who threw a one-hit, complete game shutout against the Reds, is National League Player of the Day. Zimmermann struck out four and gave up only one walk in the 1-0 win.​

David Ross of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Ross hit two home runs and went 4-for-4 in the 7-3 win over the Astros.​

Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs is National League Batter of the Day. Rizzo hit two home runs and went 3-for-4 and drove in all the Cubs' runs in the 4-2 win over the Marlins.​

Sanchez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Zimmermann receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Ross and Rizzo receive 1.5 each 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:

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426ScoreTeamBATTERSABRHRBIBBSO--PITCHERSIPHRERBBSO
MLB19.0Tigers 0000000  Anibal Sanchez (W, 3-1)8.0500117
NL11.0Nationals 0000000  Jordan Zimmermann (W, 4-1)9.010014
 10.0Phillies 0000000  Kyle Kendrick (W, 2-1)9.030015
 9.0Orioles 0000000  Wei-Yin Chen (W, 2-2)8.020025
 9.0Cardinals 0000000  Lance Lynn (W, 4-0)7.021139
 7.0Yankees 0000000  David Phelps (W, 1-1)4.021129
 6.0Rangers 0000000  Justin Grimm (W, 2-0)7.050004
BAT5.0Red Sox David Ross C434200  00.000000
BAT5.0Cubs Anthony Rizzo 1B423400  00.000000
 4.2Dodgers 0000000  Ronald Belisario (W, 2-2)1.200003
 3.0Padres 0000000  Andrew Cashner (W, 1-1)6.051115
 1.0Rockies Jordan Pacheco 1B423000  00.000000
 1.0White Sox Tyler Greene 2B412201  00.000000
 0.0Angels Hank Conger C411201  00.000000