Phillies' Morton tops players for Tuesday, April 12; Giants' Trevor Brown rises to 4th in player rankings

Phillies pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Morton struck out seven over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 3-0 win over the Padres. Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and ranks 10th in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 12:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	3.0
2	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	2.7
3	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	2.5
4	Brown, Trevor 3610	ca	sf nl	2.5
5	Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	2.0
6	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	2.0
7	Wacha, Michael 3276	pi sp	stl nl	2.0
8	Rizzo, Anthony 3063	1b	chi nl	2.0
9	Estrada, Marco 2847	pi sp	tor al	2.0
10	Morton, Charlie 2503	pi sp	phi nl	2.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—J.J. Hardy of the Orioles hit a pair of two-run homers and went 2-for-4, driving in five runs, in the 9-5 win over the Red Sox.

National League Batter of the Day—Trevor Brown of the Giants hit a pair of two-run homers and went 2-for-4, in the 7-2 win over the Rockies. Brown earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season and rising to fourth in player rankings.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the AL Player of the Day was batter J.J. Hardy.

Scoring—Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Hardy earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Brown earns 1.5 points for being NL 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

4/12	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	6.2	Phillies	Charlie Morton (W,1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	3	0	0	4	7
	6.0	`Nationals	Gio Gonzalez	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	3	0	0	1	4
AL	5.0	Orioles	J.J. Hardy, SS	4	2	2	5	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.2	Rangers	Derek Holland (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.2	4	0	0	2	4
	4.0	Tigers	Justin Upton, LF	5	3	4	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	4.0	Giants	Trevor Brown, C	4	2	2	4	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	`Rays	Matt Moore	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	1	5
	4.0	Marlins	David Phelps (W,2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	0	0	0	1	3
	3.0	Yankees	Andrew Miller (S,2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	1.1	Angels	Mike Morin (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Royals	Lorenzo Cain, CF	4	1	1	3	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Dbacks	Nick Ahmed, SS	3	2	1	1	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
		`Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Brewers' Chase Anderson top players for Friday, April 8; Indians' Salazar tops AL players

Brewers pitcher Chase Anderson is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Anderson pitched five scoreless innings, striking out five, in the 6-4 win over the Astros. Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and is in fifth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the season.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of April 8:  

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	2.0
2	Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	2.0
3	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	2.0
4	Rizzo, Anthony 3063	1b	chi nl	2.0
5	Anderson, Chase 3328	pi sp	mil nl	2.0
6	Nicasio, Juan 2888	pi sp	pit nl	2.0
7	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	1.7
8	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	1.7
9	Odorizzi, Jake 3291	pi sp	tb al	1.7
10	Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	kc al	1.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Danny Salazar struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run on two hits, in the 7-1 win over the White Sox.

National League Batter of the Day—Starling Marte of the Pirates hit an eighth-inning, go-ahead grand slam in the 6-5 win over the Reds. Marte also went 3-for-4.

American League Batter of the Day—Brock Holt of the Red Sox hit a grand slam and doubled, going 2-for-4, driving in five total runs, in the 8-7 win over the Blue Jays.

Notable—Athletics closing pitcher Ryan Madson earned his first Player of the Game honors in nearly five years. Madson (1IP 0H 0R 2K Sv in the 3-2 win over the Mariners) last earned a Box-Toppers point when he earned Player of the Game honors on May 30, 2011, with the Phillies. Madson now has 21.7 career Box-Toppers points.

Debut—Trevor Brown of the Giants made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Brown (HR 1-3 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut Sept. 19, 2015, and was playing in his 15th career game. He is the 3,610th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Salazar earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Marte and Holt each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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

4/8	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	6.0	Brewers	Chase Anderson (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.0	4	0	0	0	5
AL	5.1	Indians	Danny Salazar (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		5.1	2	1	1	3	7
	5.0	Tigers	Jordan Zimmermann (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	2	0	0	3	3
	5.0	Mets	Jacob deGrom (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	5	1	1	0	6
	4.2	Padres	Robbie Erlin (W,1-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.2	1	0	0	0	2
BAT	4.0	Pirates	Starling Marte, LF	4	1	3	4	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
BAT	4.0	Red Sox	Brock Holt, 3B	4	1	2	5	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Orioles	Chris Davis, 1B	2	3	1	1	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Cardinals	Trevor Rosenthal (S,1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Athletics	Ryan Madson (S,2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Royals	Wade Davis (S,2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	1	2
	1.0	Dbacks	Jean Segura, 2B	4	2	3	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Giants	Trevor Brown, C	3	1	1	2	0	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	0.0	Rangers	Delino DeShields, CF	4	2	2	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-