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Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Royals. Lopez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
Read MorePadres pitcher Blake Snell is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise into Box-Toppers’ season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to ninth place and Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s National League Wild Card Game.
Strasburg pitched three innings of scoreless middle relief, striking out four, allowing two hits and no walks and picking up the win, in the 4-3 win over the Brewers. The Nationals advance to the NL Divisional Series Thursday against the Dodgers.
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Box-Toppers picks the New York Yankees to beat the Chicago Cubs in the 2019 World Series.
In addition, Box-Toppers projects the Yankees will win 111 games in 2019, one of four teams projected to win 100 or more games this season. All 2018 American League playoff teams are projected to return to the postseason, while three different teams are forecast for the National League postseason—the Nationals, Phillies and Mets.
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The New York Yankees are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2019 preseason rankings, rising from second place at the end of the 2018 season.
The 2018 World Series-champion Boston Red Sox fall from first at the end of last season to second place in the 2019 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Reds made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Arizona Diamondbacks had the biggest decline.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Carrasco struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Twins.
Read MoreRockies pitcher Tyler Anderson is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day on the final day of spring training.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of the 2018 spring training season to demonstrate the Box-Toppers player tracking metric and to prepare for the upcoming 2,430-game season. The regular season begins Thursday.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Jose Quintana is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw both had the chance to take the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings in their starts Sunday—but neither did. Scherzer moved closer to leader Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale, earning Player of the Game honors and Kershaw earned the win in his start, but did not earn Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBox-Toppers projects Nationals to edge Dodgers in NL, Red Sox to beat Indians in the AL. World champion Cubs remain strong but return trip to World Series is not projected.
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Los Angeles Dodgers edge out Washington Nationals as Box-Toppers' top preseason team. Champion Cubs slip to 5th after key player losses. Indians rank 1st among AL teams.
Read MoreC.J. Cron of the Angels had highest Box-Toppers game score among batters in 2016, which is only 149th-best game score among 2,428 games played.
Read MoreMike Piazza leads catchers in career Box-Toppers points. Brian McCann leads active catchers in career points.
Read MoreTigers' Michael Fulmer wins AL Rookie of the Year and is Box-Toppers' top-ranked rookie. Corey Seager of the Dodgers is unanimous NL Rookie of the Year, but isn't among Box-Toppers' top five NL rookies.
Read MoreOnly 6 of 17 Silver Slugger Award winners also led their position in Box-Toppers points in 2016.
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Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill and Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez are top players in Tuesday’s two League Championship Series games.
In both LCS games Tuesday, the top 10 pitcher was outdueled by a lesser-ranked starter:
Hill pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits, two walks and striking out six to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. The Dodgers take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven game series.
Hill had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +8.0, most among Dodgers players. Top Dodgers batter was catcher Yasmani Grandal, who had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 (HR 1-3 R 3BI).
Opposing starting pitcher Jake Arrieta of the Cubs had a Box-Toppers game score of −4.0 (5IP 6H 4R 0BB 5K L).
The series resumes Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Sanchez allowed one run over six innings, giving up two hits, two walks and striking out five to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. The Blue Jays stave off elimination and now trail the Indians 3-1 in the best-of-seven game series.
Sanchez had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +5.0, most among Blue Jays players. Top Blue Jays batter was first baseman Edwin Encarnacion who had a Box-Toppers game score of 0.0 (2-4 0R 2BI).
Opposing starting pitcher Corey Kluber of the Indians had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 (5IP 4H 2R 2BB 7K L).
The series resumes Wednesday in Toronto.
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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Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| BTG | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 8.0 | LAD 6, CHC 0 | Rich Hill (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5.0 | TOR 5, CLE 1 | Aaron Sanchez (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| BTG: Box-Toppers game score | |||||||||||||
Coming Wednesday\
Though the Blue Jays are on the brink of elimination, they hold the distinct advantage in pitching.
The Indians staff depleted by injury, throw a rookie on the mound to start Game 5 who has never earned a Box-Toppers point. Meanwhile, the Indians have already used their one healthy ace Corey Kluber, who leads AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points, twice during this series already. The Blue Jays counter with starter Marco Estrada, who ranks among the top 15 AL pitchers. And with Kluber unavailable for at least a couple of games, the Blue Jays may be able to stave off elimination and possibly make the series competitive.
The pitching matchup Wednesday:
Indians—Ryan Merritt, 0.0 Box-Toppers points, unranked. Merritt made his Major League debut May 30 and has played in four games but has yet to make his Box-Toppers debut—he has never earned Player of the Game honors.
Blue Jays—Marco Estrada, 11.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 37th among all players, 15th among AL pitchers.
See Box-Toppers ALCS series preview with player-by-player matchups.
The Cubs lost Game 3 though they had a slight pitching advantage with Arrieta (15.7 Box-Toppers points) over Hill (14.4). They hold a more distinct advantage Wednesday when the higher-ranked and veteran pitcher John Lackey with 24 games of postseason experience takes on the rookie Julio Urias with two innings of postseason experience.
The pitching matchup Wednesday:
Cubs—John Lackey, 13.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 16th, ninth among NL pitchers.
Dodgers—Julio Urias, 5.7 Box-Toppers points, 179th among all players, 51st among NL pitchers.
See Box-Toppers NLCS series preview with player-by-player matchups.
Cubs rank higher in Box-Toppers team rankings, its four starters rank among the top 10 NL pitchers, they have Kris Bryant. Dodgers have Kershaw who they needed for each NLDS win.
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Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 24.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.7 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 22.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 21.2 |
| 5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 21.1 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 16.8 |
| 7 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym al | 15.7 |
| 8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 |
| 9 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.1 |
| 10 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 14.7 |
Samardzija pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out nine and allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Padres.
Samardzija earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season. He becomes the 47th player this season with 10 Box-Toppers points and ranks 35th among all players, 18th among National League pitchers. This is the second season Samardzija has reached 10 Box-Toppers points. In 2012, he had 12.7 points with the Cubs.
American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander struck out 11 over six innings, allowing two runs, four hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Twins.
Verlander earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season, most among the 11 who earned Player of the Game honors Thursday. He ranks 21st among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
Verlander also now has 137.3 career Box-Toppers points, 29th-most among players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 28th-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5) on the “all-time” list.
National League Batter of the Day—Yasmani Grandal of the Dodgers hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 7-4 win over the Rockies. Grandal also doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Santana of the Indians hit a three-run homer and doubled, going 2-for-3 and driving in four runs, in the 5-2 win over the Royals.
Notable—Angels pitcher Ricky Nolasco became the 48th player with 10 Box-Toppers points this season after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Nolasco (7IP 5H 0R BB 5K W in the 2-0 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season. He ranks 44th among all players and 17th among AL pitchers.
This is Nolasco’s fourth season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and his first since 2010. In both 2008 and 2009, he had 16.7 points each season with the Marlins. In 2010, he had 11.7 points, also with the Marlins.
Scoring—Samardzija earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Verlander earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Grandal and Santana each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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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Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/22 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | SF 2, SD 1 | Jeff Samardzija (W,12-10) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | LAD 7, COL 4 | Yasmani Grandal, C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 7.0 | DET 4, MIN 2 | Justin Verlander (W,15-8) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6.0 | LAA 2, HOU 0 | Ricky Nolasco (W,7-14) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | MIL 3, PIT 1 | Chase Anderson (W,9-11) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | CLE 5, KC 2 | Carlos Santana, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | DET 9, MIN 2 | Victor Martinez, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 6, MIA 3 | Matt Kemp, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | TB 2, NYY 0 | Blake Snell (W,6-8) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | BOS 5, BAL 3 | Craig Kimbrel (S,29) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | NYM 9, PHI 8 (11) | Jose Reyes, 3B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | det al | 12.7 | 19.1 | 82.3 | 137.3 | 6.3 |
| Samardzija, Jeff 2495 | pi sp | sf nl | 10.7 | 20.1 | 48.8 | 49.8 | 1.3 |
| Nolasco, Ricky 2125 | pi sp | ana al | 10.4 | 12.4 | 33.1 | 86.2 | 8.4 |
| Martinez, Victor 1695 | dh | det al | 8.5 | 12.0 | 31.9 | 72.1 | 5.0 |
| Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | bos al | 8.0 | 14.0 | 57.7 | 58.7 | 2.0 |
| Kemp, Matt 2151 | rf lf | atl nl | 7.5 | 13.0 | 37.5 | 59.1 | 2.0 |
| Grandal, Yasmani 3058 | ca | lad nl | 7.2 | 9.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 5.2 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.0 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Santana, Carlos 2757 | dh 1b | cle al | 2.5 | 7.0 | 21.7 | 22.7 | -2.0 |
| Reyes, Jose 1759 | 3b ss | nym nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 30.0 | 2.0 |
Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.0 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 18.7 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 16.2 |
| 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 | 13.4 |
| 9 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 11.7 |
| 10 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 11.0 |
Iwakuma pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing five hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Tigers.
Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, most of any of the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Iwakuma ranks 85th among all players, 29th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Yasmani Grandal of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 9-4 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Stephen Vogt of the Athletics homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 3-2 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the NL Player of the Day was batter Yasmani Grandal.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
Scoring—Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Grandal earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Vogt earns 1.5 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/8 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | SEA 3, DET 0 | Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 13-7) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7.0 | MIN 3, HOU 1 | Tyler Duffey (W, 7-8) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | OAK 3, BAL 2 | Stephen Vogt (C) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 3.0 | LAD 9, PHI 4 | Yasmani Grandal (C) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | SF 8, MIA 7 (14) | George Kontos (W, 3-2) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 4, MIL 3 (12) | Brandon Cunniff (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 7, TB 5 | Devon Travis (2B) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | `STL 5, CIN 4 | Matt Bowman | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | TEX 4, COL 3 | Elvis Andrus (SS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 19.1 | 54.2 | 54.2 | -7.1 |
| Grandal, Yasmani 3058 | ca | lad nl | 5.7 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 3.7 |
| Andrus, Elvis 2582 | ss | tex al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 5.7 |
| Duffey, Tyler 3558 | pi sp | min al | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| Vogt, Stephen 3503 | ca 1b | oak al | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| Kontos, George 3106 | pi cp mr | sf nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
| Travis, Devon 3436 | 2b | tor al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Bowman, Matt 3699 | pi mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Cunniff, Brandon 3698 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Yasmani Grandal of the Dodgers is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| 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 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 12.5 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.0 |
| 6 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.7 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 10.7 |
| 8 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 10.5 |
| 9 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 10.4 |
| 10 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 |
Also Friday, three players rise in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors—Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez rises to second, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber rises to fourth and Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to 10th.
Player of the Day—Grandal hit three homers and went 5-for-5, driving in six runs, in the 10-6 win over the Padres.
Grandal had a Box-Toppers game score of +9.0, tied with two other of Friday’s Players of the Games. Grandal won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker. The other two players were pitchers—Kluber and Strasburg—and in case of game score ties, batters own the tiebreaker over pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 10-2 win over the Yankees.
Kluber earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 12.5 for the season, rising to fourth in player rankings and extending his lead among AL pitchers (second place AL pitcher Chris Sale of the White Sox has 10.7 points).
American League Batter of the Day—Luis Valbuena of the Astros hit a three-run walk-off home run in the 10-9 win over the Athletics. Valbuena went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Yasmani Grandal.
Rankings—In addition to Kluber, two other players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday:
Debut—Tommy Joseph of the Phillies made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, earning his first career Player of the Game honor.
Joseph (PH 3-R HR in the 5-3 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut May 13 and was playing in his 44th career game. He is the 3,681st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Grandal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kluber earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Valbuena earns 1.5 points for being AL 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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 7/8 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | LAD 10/SD 6 | Yasmani Grandal, C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| AL | 9.0 | CLE 10/NYY 2 | Corey Kluber (W,9-8) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 9.0 | DC 3/NYM 1 | Stephen Strasburg (W,12-0) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8.0 | MIA 3/CIN 1 | Jose Fernandez (W,11-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 7.2 | TOR 6/DET 0 | J.A. Happ (W,12-3) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | HOU 10/OAK 9 | Luis Valbuena, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | SF 6/ARI 2 | Brandon Crawford, SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | PHI 5/COL 3 | Tommy Joseph, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.2 | TEX 6/MIN 5 | Tony Barnette (W,6-3) | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 11/CHW 8 | Adonis Garcia, 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | LAA 9/BAL 5 | Mike Trout, CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.2 | SEA 3/KC 2 | Hisashi Iwakuma (W,9-6) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | BOS 6/TB 5 | Robbie Ross Jr. (W,1-1) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | MIL 4/STL 3 | Chris Carter, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | PIT 8/CHC 4 | Mark Melancon (S,27) | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 14.4 | 19.1 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 9.7 |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 12.5 | 25.9 | 56.7 | 56.7 | -0.9 |
| Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 | 24.4 | 70.5 | 78.2 | -3.6 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 7.5 | 19.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | -4.5 |
| Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 | 20.1 | 35.5 | 43.5 | -6.1 |
| Carter, Chris 2828 | 1b | mil nl | 7.0 | 8.0 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 6.0 |
| Grandal, Yasmani 3058 | ca | lad nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
| Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | -1.5 |
| Ross, Robbie Jr. 2999 | pi cp mr | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 2.0 |
| Barnette, Tony 3670 | pi mr | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Garcia, Adonis 3613 | 3b | atl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Valbuena, Luis 2600 | 3b | hou al | 1.5 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 13.5 | -3.0 |
| Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 14.1 | 49.2 | 49.2 | -12.1 |
| Melancon, Mark 2792 | pi cp | pit nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | -6.0 |
| Joseph, Tommy 3681 | ph | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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.