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Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of April 26:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 2 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
| 3 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 4.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 4.0 |
| 8 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 4.0 |
| 9 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 10 | Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 3.7 |
Paxton struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Tigers.
Paxton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to sixth in season player rankings, fourth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4, in the 7-4 win over the Marlins.
American League Batter of the Day—Shin-Soo Choo of the Rangers hit a three-run homer and tripled, going 3-for-5, scoring three times, in the 14-3 win over the Twins.
Choo has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons. He earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2007 with the Indians and has 49.2 career points, sixth among active AL outfielders. His best season was 2010 with the Indians, when he had 9.0 points, seventh among AL batters. He had 1.0 point in 2016 with the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Maikel Franco.
Streaks—Two players have now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons after both earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
- Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals (HR 3-5 2R 3BI in the 11-4 win over the Rockies) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Nationals and has 57.3 career points, sixth among NL first basemen. His best season was 2013 with the Nationals, when he had 9.2 points, sixth among NL batters. He had 1.5 points in 2016 with the Nationals.
- Nick Markakis of the Braves (3-4 2R BI in the 8-2 win over the Mets) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Orioles and now has 48.1 career points, 11th among NL outfielders. His best season was 2009 with the Orioles, when he had 7.7 points, sixth among AL outfielders. In 2016, he had 5.0 points.
Scoring—Paxton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Franco earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Choo earns 1.5 points for being AL 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| 4/26 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | SEA 8, DET 0 | James Paxton (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 8.0 | NYY 3, BOS 1 | Luis Severino (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | CHW 5, KC 2 | Jose Quintana (W,1-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | TEX 14, MIN 3 | Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 4.0 | PHI 7, MIA 4 | Maikel Franco, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.1 | CLE 7, HOU 6 | Cody Allen (S,4) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 11, COL 4 | Ryan Zimmerman, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 8, OAK 5 | Cameron Maybin, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | MIL 9, CIN 4 | Jett Bandy, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SD 8, ARI 5 | Ryan Schimpf, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 8, NYM 2 | Nick Markakis, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | PIT 6, CHC 5 | Josh Harrison, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SF 4, LAD 3 (F/10) | Michael Morse, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | BAL 5, TB 4 (F/11) | Craig Gentry, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | +/- |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 8.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 | -0.4 |
| Schimpf, Ryan 3686 | 3b 2b | sd nl | 2.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | -3.2 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp mr | nyy al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Franco, Maikel 3510 | 3b | phi nl | 1.7 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -2.8 |
| Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf | tex al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 22.5 | 49.2 | 0.5 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 11.4 | 36.2 | 36.2 | -9.4 |
| Allen, Cody 3265 | pi cp mr | cle al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -6.0 |
| Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 48.1 | -4.0 |
| Maybin, Cameron 2672 | lf | ana al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 16.5 | -2.0 |
| Harrison, Josh 2947 | 3b 2b | pit nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | 1b | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 22.2 | 57.3 | -0.5 |
| Bandy, Jett 3711 | ca | mil nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Morse, Michael 2020 | lf 1b ph | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 24.0 | 1.0 |
| Gentry, Craig 2977 | lf cf pr | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
Orioles' Dylan Bundy tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 2; Mets' deGrom tops NL players
Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy is Tuesday’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 Aug. 2:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 17.0 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 14.5 |
| 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 | 12.4 |
| 9 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.0 |
| 10 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.0 |
Bundy pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out seven, in the 5-1 win over the Rangers.
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing four hits and one walk, in the 7-1 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies hit a three-run homer and doubled, going 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 13-8 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—Max Kepler of the Twins homered and went 1-for-2, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 10-6 win over the Indians.
Tuesday was the second straight day Kepler earned AL Batter of the Day honors and the third time he’s done it in less than a week. In other words, he’s earned 4.5 Box-Toppers points in that span (1.5 points for each AL Batter of the Day honor) on July 28, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2. Kepler has 6.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, 14th among AL batters.
Notable—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers rises to 25th among all players in career Box-Toppers points (since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Cabrera (HR 2B 3-5 2R 3BI in the 11-5 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 140.9 career points, passing Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (140.3) on the “all-time” list. Cabrera now trails 24th-ranked player, Giants pitcher Jake Peavy (141.8).
Cabrera and Hamels have been passing each other in the career points list recently and with Tuesday’s honor, Cabrera again regains the 10th-place spot in career points among active players.
This was the second time in three days Cabrera has earned Player of the Game honors—he was AL Batter of the Day Sunday. Cabrera has 8.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, rising to fourth among AL batters.
Also notable—Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel is the season’s highest-ranked player among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Hammel (6IP 4H 0R 2BB 3K W in the 3-2 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks 33rd among all players and 17th among NL pitchers.
Hammel and another of Tuesday’s top players, Miguel Cabrera, both have 8.0 Box-Toppers points but Hammel ranks higher because he had more Box-Toppers points in 2015—9.7 vs. 4.7. Cabrera ranks 35th among all players.
Scoring—Bundy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and deGrom earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Franco and Kepler each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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
| 8/2 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | BAL 5, TEX 1 | Dylan Bundy (W,4-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | 10.0 | NYM 7, NYY 1 | Jacob deGrom (W,7-5) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | PHI 13, SF 8 | Maikel Franco, 3B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | COL 7, LAD 3 | Jon Gray (W,8-4) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | MIN 10, CLE 6 | Max Kepler, RF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | TOR 2, HOU 1 | R.A. Dickey (W,8-12) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | LAA 5, OAK 4 | Cam Bedrosian (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | DET 11, CHW 5 | Miguel Cabrera, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 7, STL 5 | Joey Votto, 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CHC 3, MIA 2 | Jason Hammel (W,11-5) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | SEA 5, BOS 4 | Edwin Diaz (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | MIL 3, SD 2 | Tyler Thornburg (S,3) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.1 | KC 3, TB 2 | Chris Young (W,3-8) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | WSH 10, ARI 4 | Jayson Werth, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | PIT 5, ATL 3 | Tony Watson (S,1) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | +/- |
| Hammel, Jason 2235 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.0 | 17.7 | 41.1 | 54.2 | -1.7 |
| Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b | det al | 8.0 | 12.7 | 61.3 | 140.9 | 3.3 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.7 | 30.1 | 43.1 | 43.1 | -14.7 |
| Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 6.5 | 11.5 | 28.2 | 60.2 | 1.5 |
| Kepler, Max 3664 | rf | min al | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Dickey, R.A. 1734 | pi sp | tor al | 6.0 | 11.0 | 55.2 | 76.9 | 1.0 |
| Young, Chris R. 1933 | pi sp mr | kc al | 4.7 | 12.7 | 28.8 | 78.8 | -3.3 |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp mr | bal al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Bedrosian, Cam 3694 | pi cp mr | ana al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Franco, Maikel 3510 | 3b | phi nl | 2.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Werth, Jayson 1664 | lf | dc nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 46.2 | -1.0 |
| Watson, Tony 3215 | pi mr cp | pit nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Thornburg, Tyler 3195 | pi mr cp | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi mr cp | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Astros' Wandy Rodriguez tops players in Friday, March 4's spring training games
Astros pitcher Wandy Rodriguez is Box-Toppers spring training Player of the Day for Friday.
Rodriguez started and pitched two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out four in the 6-3 win over the Cardinals. He earned the win.
Rodriguez had 6.7 Box-Toppers points in 2015 with the Rangers and Royals. His best season was 2009 with the Astros, when he had 18.7 Box-Toppers points, second among National League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, driving in four total runs, in the 12-11 win over the Braves. Franco had 3.2 Box-Toppers points in 2015.
Franco had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0, tied with Gabby Guerrero, who was Player of the Game in the Diamondbacks 6-3 win over the Athletics. Franco and Guerrero also had similar batting lines, but Franco wins NL Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker because he had fewer strikeouts than Guerrero—zero vs. one.
American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers hit a three-run homer in the 3-0 win over the Yankees.
Cabrera had 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2015, his lowest total since his rookie year of 2003 with the Marlins, when he had 3.0. Cabrera has twice led AL batters in Box-Toppers points—in 2009 with 16.5 and in 2013, his best season, with 16.9. He has 132.9 career Box-Toppers points, fourth-most among active AL batters (behind Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols and David Ortiz).
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall NL Player of the Day was a batter, Maikel Franco.
Scoring—No Box-Toppers points are awarded in spring training games, but if it were the regular season, Rodriguez would earn 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Franco would earn 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Cabrera would earn 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Note—Sixteen spring training games were scheduled for Friday—12 are listed below. Four games are not included because they ended in ties (Indians vs. White Sox, Dodgers vs. Rangers, Twins vs. Pirates and Marlins vs. Mets).
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers points are a measure of how much a player provides key contributions to his team’s wins. Specifically, 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
| 3/4 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 5.0 | Astros | Wandy Rodríguez (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| NL | 4.0 | Phillies | Maikel Franco 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Dbacks | Gabby Guerrero RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Tigers | Miguel Cabrera 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Athletics | Sean Manaea (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Marlins | Justin Maxwell PR-RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Red Sox | Sam Travis PR-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Brewers | Andy Wilkins 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Padres | Tayron Guerrero (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Cubs | Addison Russell SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Giants | Ehire Adrianza 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | Blue Jays | Chad Jenkins (SV, 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mariners' Montgomery tops players for Tuesday, June 23; Archer, Price rise in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings
Mariners pitcher Mike Montgomery is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, two pitchers in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings for the season earned Player of the Game honors—Rays pitcher Chris Archer and Tigers pitcher David Price.
Player of the Day—Montgomery pitched a complete game, four-hit shutout, striking out 10, in the 7-0 win over the Royals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 23.| 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 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 12.0 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 11.1 |
| 6 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.4 |
| 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 |
This was Montgomery’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Montgomery made his Major League debut June 2 and was playing in his fifth career game. He is the 3,513th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Dodgers. Hammel picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because he left the game with a scoreless tie. The Cubs won on a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning.
National League Batter of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies hit a three-run homer, a double and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 11-6 win over the Yankees. This was the second straight day Franco earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. He was NL Player of the Day on Monday, June 22.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-6, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 13-3 win over the Angels.
Rankings—Two pitchers rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
- Chris Archer of the Rays rose from fourth to third place. Archer (8IP 3H 2R 7K W in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind overall leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (13.4 Box-Toppers points).
- David Price of the Tigers rose from sixth to fifth place. Price (6.2IP 9H R 7K W in the 7-3 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.1 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
Debut—Xavier Scruggs of the Cardinals also made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Scruggs (2B 3-4 R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Sept. 4, 2014, and was playing in his 14th career game. He is the 3,514th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Montgomery earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hammel earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Franco and Correa each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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
| 6/23 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | Mariners | Mike Montgomery (W, 2-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| NL | 9.2 | `Cubs | Jason Hammel | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8.0 | Rays | Chris Archer (W, 9-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | Phillies | Maikel Franco 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.0 | Nationals | Stephen Strasburg (W, 4-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.1 | Brewers | Will Smith (W, 3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Astros | Carlos Correa SS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Rockies | Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | Pirates | Mark Melancon (S, 24) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Athletics | Josh Phegley C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Orioles | David Lough CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Padres | Brandon Maurer (W, 5-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | Tigers | David Price (W, 7-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2.0 | Cardinals | Xavier Scruggs 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.2 | White Sox | Jake Petricka (S, 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
Royals' Joe Blanton (6IP R 7K) top players for Monday, June 22
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 |
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.
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
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||