Blue Jays' Mark Buehrle (8.2IP 0R 11K) tops players for Wednesday, April 2

Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle is Wednesday’s Player of the Day. Buehrle pitched 8 2/3 shutout innings and struck out 11 in the 3-0 win over the Rays.

Reds pitcher Tony Cingrani is National League Player of the Day. Cingrani pitched seven shutout innings, struck out nine and allowed only two hits in the 1-0 win over the Cardinals.

Alexei Ramirez of the White Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Ramirez went 2-3, doubled and drove in two runs in the 7-6, 11-inning win over the Twins.

Jordan Pacheco of the Rockies is NL Batter of the Day. Pacheco went 3-4 in the 6-5 win over the Marlins.

Buehrle receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Cingrani receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Ramirez and Pacheco 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

402	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.2	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Mark Buehrle (W, 1-0)	8.2	4	0	0	1	11
	12.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	James Paxton (W, 1-0)	7.0	2	0	0	2	9
NL	12.0	`Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Tony Cingrani	7.0	2	0	0	2	9
	11.2	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Tim Hudson (W, 1-0)	7.2	3	0	0	0	7
	10.0	`Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Max Scherzer	8.0	4	0	0	1	7
	9.1	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Scott Kazmir (W, 1-0)	7.1	3	0	0	0	5
	7.0	`Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Charlie Morton	6.0	4	0	0	1	6
	7.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Dan Haren (W, 1-0)	6.0	4	1	0	0	6
	6.2	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Aaron Harang (W, 1-0)	6.2	2	0	0	1	3
	6.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Gio Gonzalez (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	1	1	1	6
	4.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	John Lackey (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	2	2	1	6
	4.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Jarred Cosart (W, 1-0)	5.0	4	0	0	0	3
	3.1	`Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Marc Rzepczynski	2.1	0	0	0	1	2
BAT	2.0	White Sox	Alexei Ramirez SS	3	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	Jim Adduci PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	1.0	Rockies	Jordan Pacheco C	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	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.

Athletics' Sonny Gray (8IP 0R 9K) tops players for Thursday, Aug. 15

Note: Box-Toppers is playing catch-up after time away. These are Box-Toppers results for Thursday, Aug. 15:

Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray is Thursday's Player of the Day. Gray pitched eight scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 5-0 win over the Astros. 

It is Gray's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has earned Player of the Game honors. He is the 3,259th player to debut on Box-Toppers since record-keeping began in 1995. 

Reds pitcher Tony Cingrani is National League Player of the Day. Cingrani struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings in the 2-1 win over the Brewers. 

Wil Myers of the Rays is American League Batter of the Day. He went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in the 7-1 win over the Mariners. 

Hector Sanchez of the Giants is NL Batter of the Day. He hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Nationals, 4-3.

Notable: Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez rose to 18th place in Box-Toppers player season standings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Sanchez (7.1IP 1R 5K W in the 4-1 win vs. the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season. 

Gray receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Cingrani receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Myers and Sanchez each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Thursday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

815	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Sonny Gray (W, 1-1)	8.0	4	0	0	1	9
NL	8.1	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tony Cingrani (W, 6-2)	6.1	4	1	1	1	9
	8.0	`Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Wheeler	6.0	7	1	1	1	12
BAT	5.0	Rays	Wil Myers DH	4	2	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Angels	Chris Nelson 3B	4	2	2	5	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Giants	Hector Sanchez PH	1	1	1	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Siegrist (W, 1-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Anibal Sanchez (W, 11-7)	7.1	7	1	1	1	5
	1.0	Twins	Chris Herrmann PH	1	0	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Blue Jays	Mark DeRosa PH, 1B	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0.0	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.