Giants' Jeff Samardzija tops players for Wednesday, May 3; Red Sox' Kimbrel rises to 4th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank May 4, 2017

Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of May 3:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	6.7
2	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	6.7
3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
4	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	5.0
5	Nova, Ivan 2796	pi sp	pit nl	5.0
6	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	5.0
7	Holland, Greg 2906	pi cp	col nl	5.0
8	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	5.0
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	4.4
10	Triggs, Andrew 3723	pi sp	oak al	4.4

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Player of the Day—Samardzija struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 4-3, 11-inning win over the Dodgers. Samardzija picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was tied, 1-1, when he exited.

American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Nate Karns pitched six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out seven, in the 6-1 win over the White Sox.

American League Batter of the Day—Kennys Vargas of the Twins homered and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 7-4 win over the Athletics.

National League Batter of the Day—Jose Reyes of the Mets doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 16-5 win over the Braves.

Rankings—Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Kimbrel (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv in the 4-2 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers and first among all closing pitchers.

Scoring—Samardzija earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Karns earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Vargas and Reyes each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/3
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    `SF 4, LAD 1 (F/11)
    Jeff Samardzija
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    1
    0
    0
    11
  

    AL
    11.0
    KC 6, CHW 1
    Nate Karns (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    
    6.0
    WSH 2, ARI 1
    Jacob Turner (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    4.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    5.0
    HOU 10, TEX 1
    Charlie Morton (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    4.0
    MIN 7, OAK 4
    Kennys Vargas, DH
    4
    1
    2
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    NYM 16, ATL 5
    Jose Reyes, 3B-SS
    4
    1
    2
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    BOS 4, BAL 2
    Craig Kimbrel (S,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.1
    NYY 8, TOR 6
    Dellin Betances (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    COL 11, SD 3
    Ian Desmond, 1B
    5
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 10, TB 6
    J.T. Realmuto, C
    5
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 5, PHI 4
    Willson Contreras, PH-C
    1
    1
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    SEA 8, LAA 7
    Jean Segura, SS
    5
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    CIN 7, PIT 2
    Eugenio Suarez, 3B
    3
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    CLE 3, DET 2
    Jose Ramirez, 3B
    2
    1
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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	+/-
Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	5.0	13.0	57.7	63.7	-3.0
Suarez, Eugenio 3355	3b	cin nl	2.5	11.0	16.5	16.5	-6.0
Ramirez, Jose 3436	3b	cle al	2.5	4.0	7.5	7.5	1.0
Contreras, Willson 3776	ca ph	chi nl	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Samardzija, Jeff 2495	pi sp	sf nl	2.0	12.7	48.8	51.8	-8.7
Realmuto, J.T. 3491	ca	fla nl	2.0	7.5	12.5	12.5	-3.5
Betances, Dellin 3333	pi mr	nyy al	2.0	6.0	14.7	14.7	-2.0
Morton, Charlie 2503	pi sp	hou al	2.0	5.0	18.7	29.7	-1.0
Karns, Nathan 3414	pi sp	kc al	1.7	4.7	10.7	10.7	-1.3
Vargas, Kennys 3511	dh 1b	min al	1.5	4.0	5.5	5.5	-1.0
Reyes, Jose 1759	3b ss	nym nl	1.5	3.5	12.5	31.5	-0.5
Segura, Jean 3173	ss 2b	sea al	1.0	5.5	12.0	12.0	-3.5
Desmond, Ian 2673	1b cf lf	col nl	1.0	5.0	16.7	28.2	-3.0
Turner, Jacob 3120	pi cp sp	dc nl	1.0	1.0	6.7	6.7	1.0

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Giants' Madison Bumgarner tops players for Sunday, July 10, rising to 6th in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank July 11, 2016

Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning the season’s second-highest Box-Toppers game score and rising to sixth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

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


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	14.4
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	14.0
4	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	13.4
5	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	12.5
6	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.0
7	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	10.7
8	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.7
9	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	10.5
10	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	10.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Bumgarner pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out 14 and walking one in the 4-0 win over the Diamondbacks.

Bumgarner earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, rising to sixth in player rankings and fifth among National League pitchers.

He had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +21.0, the second-highest of the season, behind only the +22.0 score earned April 14 by Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez. (See chart below for the 12 highest Box-Toppers game score earned by Players of the Games in 2016.)

Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda had the 11th-highest Box-Toppers game score of the season, +16.0, but since he was beaten out by NL pitcher Bumgarner for Player of the Day, he only earns Player of the Game honors and 1.0 Box-Toppers point. Maeda was Player of the Game in the 3-1 win over the Padres (7IP 2H R 0BB 13K W).

Bumgarner also now has 103.7 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 62nd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Sunday, he passes four players on the “all-time” list—Carlos Beltran (101.9), Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2), Miguel Tejada (102.3) and Dodgers pitcher Scott Kazmir (103.4). He now trails 61st-ranked player Jamie Moyer (104.0).

American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher David Price pitched eight scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing four hits and two walks, in the 4-0 win over the Rays.

Price earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and now has 102.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 65th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes five players on the “all-time” list—Paul Konerko (100.7), Jason Schmidt (101.2), Tim Wakefield (101.4), Carlos Beltran of the Yankees (101.9) and Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2). Price trails 64th-ranked player Miguel Tejada (102.3).

American League Batter of the Day—Kennys Vargas of the Twins homered and went 1-for-2, scoring three times, in the 15-5 win over the Rangers.

National League Batter of the Day—Cameron Rupp of the Phillies homered and went 4-for-5, driving in four runs, in the 10-3 win over the Rockies.

Scoring—Bumgarner earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Price earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Vargas and Rupp 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    7/10
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    21.0
    SF 4/ARI 0
    Madison Bumgarner (W,10-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    14
  

    
    16.0
    LAD 3/SD 1
    Kenta Maeda (W,8-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    13
  

    AL
    13.0
    BOS 4/TB 0
    David Price (W,9-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    10
  

    
    12.0
    ATL 2/CHW 0
    Mike Foltynewicz (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    0
    0
    0
    10
  

    
    9.0
    STL 5/MIL 1
    Mike Leake (W,6-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    10
  

    
    4.1
    `DC 3/NYM 2
    Tanner Roark
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    4.0
    PHI 10/COL 3
    Cameron Rupp, C
    5
    1
    4
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    `HOU 2/OAK 1
    Dallas Keuchel
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    3.1
    NYY 11/CLE 7
    Nathan Eovaldi (W,7-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    4.1
    1
    0
    0
    3
    3
  

    BAT
    3.0
    MIN 15/TEX 5
    Kennys Vargas, 1B
    2
    3
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    TOR 6/DET 1
    R.A. Dickey (W,7-9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    2.1
    SEA 8/KC 5
    Mike Montgomery (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    1
    1
    0
    3
  

    
    2.0
    BAL 4/LAA 2
    J.J. Hardy, SS
    3
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    MIA 7/CIN 3
    Mike Dunn (W,1-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    CHC 6/PIT 5
    Hector Rondon (S,14)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    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.
  

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

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


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.0	28.0	98.0	103.7	-6.0
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	8.4	29.5	85.5	102.2	-12.7
Roark, Tanner 3261	pi sp	dc nl	7.7	8.7	23.7	23.7	6.7
Eovaldi, Nathan 2928	pi sp	nyy al	6.7	8.7	25.8	25.8	4.7
Maeda, Kenta 3609	pi sp	lad nl	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	5.0	26.4	40.8	40.8	-16.4
Dickey, R.A. 1734	pi sp	tor al	5.0	10.0	54.2	75.9	0.0
Rondon, Hector 3201	pi cp	chi nl	4.0	6.0	9.0	9.0	2.0
Rupp, Cameron 3556	ca	phi nl	3.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	2.5
Leake, Mike 2709	pi sp	stl nl	3.0	13.0	38.1	42.6	-7.0
Montgomery, Mike 3513	pi cp mr sp	sea al	3.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	-1.0
Foltynewicz, Mike 3455	pi sp	atl nl	3.0	5.7	5.7	5.7	0.3
Hardy, J.J. 2071	ss	bal al	2.7	2.7	24.1	51.3	2.7
Vargas, Kennys 3511	1b	min al	2.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	1.0
Dunn, Michael 2867	pi mr cp	fla nl	1.0	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.0

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Highest Box-Toppers game scores of 2016
Here are the highest Box-Toppers game scores earned by Players of the Games in 2016. Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez had the highest score of +22.0 on April 14 when he was Player of the Day (earning 2.0 Box-Toppers points). All but two players among the top 12 here earned Player of the Day honors. Cardinals pitcher Jamie Garcia and Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda earned Player of the Game honors (worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point) because they finished behind that day’s overall top player—Garcia finished behind Velasquez on April 14 and Garcia finished behind Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner on July 10.
 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    

    Date
    Bonus
    Score
    Team
    Players
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    1
    4/14
    MLB
    22.0
    Phillies
    Vince Velasquez (W,2-0)
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    16
  

    2
    7/10
    MLB
    21.0
    Giants
    Madison Bumgarner (W,10-4)
    9.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    14
  

    3
    5/1
    MLB
    20.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W,3-1)
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    14
  

    4
    4/14
    
    20.0
    Cardinals
    Jaime Garcia (W,1-0)
    9.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    13
  

    5
    5/11
    MLB
    19.0
    Nationals
    Max Scherzer (W,4-2)
    9.0
    6
    2
    2
    0
    20
  

    6
    5/12
    MLB
    18.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W,5-1)
    9.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    13
  

    7
    4/23
    MLB
    17.0
    Nationals
    Tanner Roark (W,2-2)
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    15
  

    8
    6/5
    MLB
    17.0
    Marlins
    Jose Fernandez (W,9-2)
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    14
  

    9
    4/15
    MLB
    16.0
    White Sox
    Chris Sale (W,3-0)
    9.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    9
  

    10
    6/8
    MLB
    16.0
    Mariners
    Taijuan Walker (W,3-6)
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    11
  

    11
    7/10
    
    16.0
    Dodgers
    Kenta Maeda (W,8-6)
    7.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    13
  

    12
    4/19
    MLB
    16.0
    `Rays
    Drew Smyly
    8.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    11
  

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

Royals' Joe Blanton (6IP R 7K) top players for Monday, June 22

Shawn Plank June 23, 2015

Royals pitcher Joe Blanton is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Blanton struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run and two hits, in the 4-1 win over the Mariners.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 22.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	13.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	13.0
3	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	12.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	11.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	10.4
6	Price, David 2593	pi sp	det al	10.1
7	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
9	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.7
10	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	9.4

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Box-Toppers points leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners was the losing pitcher in the game. Hernandez (6.2IP 9H 4R 5K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of −6.8. (Blanton had a Box-Toppers game score of 9.) Hernandez has 13.4 Box-Toppers points on the season and has led player rankings all but six days this season, however his lead is narrowing.

National League Player of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies homered twice and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 11-8 win over the Yankees. This was Franco’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut Sept. 2, 2014, and was playing in his 52nd career game. He is the 3,510th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—Kennys Vargas of the Twins homered and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 13-2 win over the White Sox. This was Vargas’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut Aug. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 94th career game. He is the 3,511th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

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 was a batter (Maikel Franco of the Phillies). In fact, no NL pitcher earned Player of the Game honors in the seven games played Monday.

Notable—Yoenis Cespedes of the Tigers has the highest Box-Toppers player ranking of any of the seven who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.

Cespedes has 5.7 Box-Toppers points and ranks 40th among all players, fourth among AL batters. Cespedes (HR 2B 3-3 2R 3BI in the 8-5 win over the Indians) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game.

Debut—In addition to Franco and Vargas, a third player also made his Box-Toppers debut Monday, earning his first career Player of the Game honor—Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna. Osuna (2IP 0H 0R 5K Sv in the 8-5 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut April 8 and was playing in his 31st career game. He is the 3,512th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Blanton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Franco earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Vargas 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/22
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    Royals
    Joe Blanton (W, 2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    0
    7
  

    NL
    7.0
    Phillies
    Maikel Franco   3B
    5
    3
    4
    5
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Twins
    Kennys Vargas   DH
    4
    2
    4
    4
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Blue Jays
    Roberto Osuna (S, 1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Tigers
    Yoenis Cespedes   LF
    3
    2
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    `Angels
    Hector Santiago
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    4.0
    Cubs
    Kris Bryant   3B
    3
    2
    2
    3
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

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