Astros' Jordan Lyles (7IP 10K) is top player for Wednesday, June 12

Astros pitcher Jordan Lyles is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Lyles struck out 10 and allowed no runs over seven innings in the 6-1 win over the Mariners. Lyles left with the game tied 0-0 so was not eligible for the win.

Reds pitcher Mike Leake is National League Player of the Day. Leake allowed only one run over eight innings in the 2-1 win over the Cubs. 

Sterling Marte of the Pirates is NL Batter of the Day. Marte was 4-for-5 with four runs in the 12-8 win over the Giants. 

Clete Thomas of the Twins is American League Batter of the Day. Thomas was 4-for-4 and drove in two runs in the 4-3 win over the Phillies. 

Lyles receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Leake receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Marte and Thomas 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:

612	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	`Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jordan Lyles	7.0	3	0	0	2	10
NL	8.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Leake (W, 6-3)	8.0	3	1	1	1	6
	8.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alfredo Figaro (W, 1-0)	7.0	3	0	0	0	4
	5.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Edinson Volquez (W, 5-5)	7.0	6	1	1	3	9
	3.2	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dillon Gee (W, 5-6)	6.2	6	1	1	2	7
	3.2	`Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Luke Hochevar	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	3.0	Pirates	Starling Marte LF	5	4	4	0	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Twins	Clete Thomas CF	4	1	4	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Athletics	Brandon Moss 1B	4	2	2	3	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Collmenter (W, 3-0)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Junichi Tazawa (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Angels	Erick Aybar SS	4	1	2	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Nationals	Ian Desmond SS	3	0	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0	Indians	Jason Kipnis 2B	5	1	3	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.

Mariners' Aaron Harang pitches 2-hit shutout, is top player for Tuesday, June 11

Mariners pitcher Aaron Harang is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Harang threw a two-hit shutout, striking out 10, in the 4-0 win over the Astros.

Pedro Alvarez of the Pirates is National League Player of the Day. Alvarez homered and went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs in the 8-2 win over the Giants. 

Derek Norris of the Athletics is American League Batter of the Day. Norris homered, doubled and drove in four runs in the 6-4 win over the Yankees. 

Standings update: Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the 2013 season (see the updated list of top 10 players on the home page). Scherzer (7IP 3H 6K) was Player of the Game in the 3-2 win over the Royals. Scherzer earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 8.7 for the season. 

Harang receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Alvarez receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Norris receives 1.5 for AL  Batter of the Day.

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

611	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	17.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aaron Harang (W, 3-6)	9.0	2	0	0	0	10
	6.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Miguel Gonzalez (W, 4-2)	8.0	4	1	1	1	5
NL	5.0	Pirates	Pedro Alvarez 3B	3	2	3	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rockies	Tyler Colvin RF	4	2	2	4	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Athletics	Derek Norris C	3	1	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer (W, 9-0)	7.0	3	2	2	2	6
	4.0	`Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Greinke	7.0	2	2	2	2	5
	3.2	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brett Cecil (W, 2-0)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	Rays	Desmond Jennings CF	5	3	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tony Cingrani (W, 3-0)	7.0	4	2	2	1	5
	2.1	`Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			P.J. Walters	7.1	6	2	1	1	5
	2.0	Cardinals	Matt Holliday LF	5	3	3	1	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Marlins	Derek Dietrich 2B	2	1	1	2	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andrew Cashner (W, 5-3)	8.0	6	2	2	1	5
	0.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Corey Kluber (W, 4-4)	8.0	6	1	1	3	3

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

Mariners' Iwakuma, Brewers' Gallardo, White Sox' Dunn among top players for Monday, June 10

Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is Monday's Player of the Day. Iwakuma struck out eight over seven innings in the 3-2 win over the Astros.

Iwakuma rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings for the 2013 season (updated list of top 10 players on the home page). Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season. 

Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo is National League Player of the Day. Gallardo threw eight scoreless innings in the 6-1 win over the Marlins. 

Adam Dunn of the White Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Dunn hit two homers, drove in five runs and went 4-for-4 in the 10-6 win over the Blue Jays. 

Brandon Phillips of the Reds is NL Batter of the Day. Phillips hit a grand slam and drove in all of his team's six runs in the 6-2 win over the Cubs. 

Iwakuma receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Gallardo receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Dunn and Phillips each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

610	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 7-1)	7.0	4	1	0	1	8
BAT	8.0	White Sox	Adam Dunn DH	4	3	4	5	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
NL	7.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yovani Gallardo (W, 5-6)	8.0	4	0	0	1	4
BAT	5.0	Reds	Brandon Phillips 2B	4	1	2	6	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Padres	Will Venable RF	3	2	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	`Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Koji Uehara	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
	3.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Robbie Ross (W, 3-1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	3
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Greg Holland (S, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Orioles	Adam Jones CF	3	1	1	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Diamondbacks	Jason Kubel PH	1	0	1	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.

Nats' Jordan Zimmermann (7IP 0R 8K) is top player for Sunday, June 9

Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is Sunday's Player of the Day. Zimmermann struck out eight and gave up no runs over seven innings in the 7-0 win over the Twins. 

Tigers pitcher Jose Alvarez is American League Player of the Day. In his Major League debut, Alvarez took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and gave up just one run and struck out seven over six innings in the 4-1 win over the Indians. Alvarez also makes his Box-Toppers debut as he is named Player of the Game for the first time. He is the 3,197th player to debut since 1995, when Box-Toppers stats began.

Dan Uggla of the Braves is National League Batter of the Day. Uggla hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 8-1 win over the Dodgers.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia of the Red Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Saltalamacchia hit two home runs and drove in four runs in the 10-5 win over the Angels. 

Zimmermann receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Alvarez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Uggla and Saltalamacchia each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

609	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	11.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jordan Zimmermann (W, 9-3)	7.0	2	0	0	2	8
	8.0	Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Edwin Jackson (W, 2-8)	7.0	4	1	1	1	8
	7.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kyle Lohse (W, 2-6)	8.0	4	1	1	1	6
AL	7.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Alvarez (W, 1-0)	6.0	3	1	1	1	7
BAT	6.0	Braves	Dan Uggla 2B	2	2	2	4	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Trevor Rosenthal (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	4
	5.0	`Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Luis Mendoza	7.0	4	0	0	1	3
BAT	4.0	Red Sox	Jarrod Saltalamacchia C	4	2	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Juan Nicasio	6.0	4	2	2	1	7
	4.0	`Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Phelps	6.0	3	1	1	3	6
	3.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chad Gaudin (W, 2-1)	6.0	5	2	2	1	7
	3.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Addison Reed (S, 19)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.0	`Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Steve Cishek	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Orioles	Alexi Casilla 2B	3	1	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Neal Cotts (W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Nationals	Roger Bernadina LF	3	2	2	0	2	1			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.

Yankees' Andy Pettitte, Marlins' Kevin Slowey top players for Saturday, June 8

Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is Saturday's Player of the Day. Pettitte struck out six and gave up just three hits and one run over 7 1/3 innings in the 3-1 win over the Mariners, his 250th career win.

Marlins pitcher Kevin Slowey is National League Player of the Day. Slowey, usually a starting pitcher, pitched seven innings of "middle relief" from the 13th to 19th innings in the 20-inning, 2-1 win over the Mets. Slowey struck out eight over seven innings and allowed no runs. 

Buster Posey of the Giants is NL Batter of the Day. Posey hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-4 in the 10-5 win over the Diamondbacks. 

David Ortiz of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Ortiz homered and went 2-for-5 in the 7-2 win over the Angels. 

Pettitte receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Slowey receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Posey and Ortiz each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

608	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.1	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Andy Pettitte (W, 5-3)	7.1	3	1	1	0	6
	8.0	White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			John Danks (W, 1-2)	8.0	3	1	1	1	6
NL	7.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Slowey (W, 2-5)	7.0	8	0	0	0	8
	7.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Hellickson (W, 4-2)	6.0	4	0	0	0	5
	6.2	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kris Medlen (W, 3-6)	6.2	5	0	0	1	6
	5.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Rick Porcello (W, 3-3)	6.0	3	2	1	2	7
	5.0	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brad Lincoln	4.0	1	0	0	1	3
	4.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ervin Santana (W, 4-5)	7.0	5	2	2	0	6
	2.1	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			A.J. Burnett (W, 4-6)	8.1	4	2	2	3	5
BAT	2.0	Giants	Buster Posey C	4	1	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tyler Thornburg (W, 1-0)	2.0	2	0	0	0	2
	1.1	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ernesto Frieri (S, 14)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
BAT	1.0	Red Sox	David Ortiz DH	5	1	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Padres	Everth Cabrera SS	4	1	3	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Reds	Devin Mesoraco C	4	1	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Twins	Chris Herrmann PH, LF	0	1	0	0	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.

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera leads in Box-Toppers points; Indians' Masterson, Cards' Miller, D-Backs' Goldschmidt among leaders

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers leads all players in Box-Toppers points so far in the 2013 season.

The Detroit third baseman has 10.7 points. 

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson also has 10.7 points, but Cabrera beats him in a tie-breaker because he has more points in the 2012 and 2013 seasons combined. Masterson ranks second among all players and first among American League pitchers.

Pitcher Shelby Miller of the Cardinals leads among all National League players with 9.7 points. He is ranked fourth among all players.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks leads among NL batters with 8.7 points. He ranked eighth among all players at the end of Thursday, June 6's games (when the standings were tabulated), but was passed Friday by a teammate, pitcher Patrick Corbin (who moved from 10th to fifth place). Goldschmidt now ranks ninth overall (see updated standings on the home page).

Individual player standings for the 2013 season were last posted on Box-Toppers two weeks ago. Cabrera also led all players then, but lost the lead to Masterson on May 29, before regaining the lead on June 1.

Previous leader among NL batters, Bryce Harper of the Nationals, has fallen to third place among NL batters. He has 5.9 Box-Toppers points. Goldschmidt and Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies (6.5 Box-Toppers points) have both passed him over the previous two weeks.

What are those numbers after players' names?

	2013 LEADERS
	OVERALL LEADERS	POS	TEAM	BTP
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	10.7
2	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	10.7
3	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
4	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
5	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	9.0
6	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.0
7	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
8	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	8.7
9	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	8.4
10	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	8.4
	AL PITCHERS
1	Masterson, Justin 2462	pi sp	cle al	10.7
2	Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp	bos al	10.1
3	Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	9.0
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
5	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	det al	7.7
6	Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	tb al	7.7
7	Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048	pi sp	sea al	7.7
8	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	pi sp	det al	7.0
9	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	6.7
10	Cobb, Alex 2916	pi sp	tb al	6.7
	AL BATTERS
1	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	3b	det al	10.7
2	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	ca	tor al	5.5
3	Davis, Chris 2478	1b	bal al	4.5
4	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	nyy al	4.5
5	Johnson, Kelly 2018	lf	tb al	4.5
6	Nava, Daniel 2740	rf lf dh	bos al	4.5
7	Drew, Stephen 2210	ss	bos al	4.5
8	Raburn, Ryan 2340	rf	cle al	4.5
9	Butler, Billy 2330	dh 1b	kc al	4.0
10	Mauer, Joe 1869	ca	min al	4.0
	NL PITCHERS
1	Miller, Shelby 3134	pi sp	stl nl	9.7
2	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	9.0
3	Lynn, Lance 2992	pi sp	stl nl	8.4
4	Corbin, Patrick 3027	pi sp	ari nl	8.4
5	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	8.0
6	Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	7.0
7	Minor, Mike 2894	pi sp	atl nl	7.0
8	Latos, Mat 2644	pi sp	cin nl	6.7
9	Lee, Cliff 1798	pi sp	phi nl	6.7
10	Zimmermann, Jordan 2612	pi sp	dc nl	5.7
	NL BATTERS
1	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	1b	ari nl	8.7
2	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	lf	col nl	6.5
3	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf	dc nl	5.9
4	McCann, Brian 2179	ca	atl nl	5.0
5	Pollock, A.J. 3142	cf	ari nl	4.7
6	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	3b	dc nl	3.7
7	Braun, Ryan J. 2300	lf	mil nl	3.5
8	Phillips, Brandon 1691	2b	cin nl	3.5
9	Carpenter, Matt 2987	2b 3b	stl nl	3.5
10	Mayberry, John 2910	rf cf ph	phi nl	3.5

BTP: Box-Toppers points

St. Louis Cardinals still atop Box-Toppers team rankings, Oakland A's make big jump to 6th

The St. Louis Cardinals are still atop Box-Toppers team power rankings for the fifth straight week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (52.3) through games of Thursday, June 6.

The Boston Red Sox remain in second place with 45.0 points.

The Oakland Athletics picked up the most points in the past week (7.5), moving up to sixth place on the list. The Athletics have 42.2 for the season.

606	Top 10 Teams	BTP	BTP/wk	Last week rank
1	Cardinals	52.3	4.0	1
2	Red Sox	45.0	4.5	2
3	Reds	43.7	5.0	4
4	Tigers	43.6	5.0	5
5	Rangers	43.6	3.5	3
6	Athletics	42.2	7.5	Not ranked
7	Braves	41.4	6.0	10
8	Diamondbacks	40.8	4.5	8
9	Indians	39.8	1.7	6
10	Pirates	39.6	2.0	7

BTP: Box-Toppers points total. Accumulated points of all players on team in 2013 season.

BTP/wk: Box-Toppers points for the team for the past week, through games on Thursday.

Pirates' Francisco Liriano (7IP 2H 0R 8K) is top player for Friday, June 7

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Friday's Player of the Day. Liriano struck out eight and allowed no runs and only two hits over seven innings in the 2-0 win over the Cubs. 

Blue Jays pitcher Esmil Rogers is American League Player of the Day. Rogers struck out six over four innings in the 6-1 win over the Rangers. 

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the 10-9 win over the Padres. It is the second time in three days that Gonzalez has been Box-Toppers' National League Batter of the Day. 

Victor Martinez of the Tigers is AL Batter of the Day. Martinez homered and went 3-for-4 in the 7-5 win over the Indians. 

Standings update: Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Corbin (7.1IP 1R ND) was Player of the Game in the 3-1 win over the Giants. Corbin earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game and now has 9.4 points for the season.

Liriano receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Rogers receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Gonzalez and Martinez each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

607	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Francisco Liriano (W, 4-2)	7.0	2	0	0	5	8
	4.2	`Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hyun-Jin Ryu	7.2	6	1	1	1	6
BAT	4.0	Rockies	Carlos Gonzalez LF	3	2	2	3	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
AL	4.0	`Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Esmil Rogers	4.0	3	1	1	1	6
BAT	3.0	Tigers	Victor Martinez DH	4	3	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cardinals	David Freese 3B	3	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Archer (W, 1-1)	7.0	2	1	1	2	2
	2.1	`Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Patrick Corbin	7.1	7	1	1	0	4
	2.0	Athletics	Josh Donaldson 3B	4	1	1	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeremy Bonderman (W, 1-1)	6.0	3	1	1	1	2
	2.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kelvin Herrera (W, 3-4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Francisco Rodriguez (W, 1-0)	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.

Tigers' Max Scherzer, Dodgers' Zack Greinke top players for Thursday, June 6

Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer is Thursday's Player of the Day. Scherzer struck out nine and gave up only one run over seven innings in the 5-2 win over the Rays. 

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke is National League Player of the Day. Greinke struck out seven and gave up no runs over seven innings in the 5-0 win over the Braves. 

Yoenis Cespedes of the Athletics is American League Batter of the Day. Cespedes homered twice, going 2-for-4 in the 5-4 win over the White Sox. 

John Mayberry of the Phillies is NL Batter of the Day. Mayberry went 3-for-5 in the 5-1 win over the Brewers. 

Standings update: Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller rises to fourth place in Box-Topper player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Miller (6IP 9K) was Player of the Game in the 12-8 win over the Diamondbacks. Miller earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game and now has 9.7 points for the season. Miller is now points leader among NL pitchers.

Scherzer receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Greinke receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Cespedes and Mayberry 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:

606	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Max Scherzer (W, 8-0)	7.0	4	1	1	2	9
	8.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Phil Hughes (W, 3-4)	7.0	3	1	0	2	7
NL	7.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Zack Greinke (W, 3-1)	7.0	4	0	0	3	7
	5.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Shelby Miller (W, 7-3)	6.0	6	2	2	0	9
	5.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Miguel Gonzalez (W, 3-2)	6.0	5	1	1	1	7
	4.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Luke Gregerson (W, 4-2)	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
BAT	2.0	Athletics	Yoenis Cespedes LF	4	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Royals	Lorenzo Cain CF	4	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Red Sox	Jacoby Ellsbury CF	5	2	4	0	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	0.0	Phillies	John Mayberry CF, RF	5	1	3	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Braves' Teheran (near no-hitter), Blue Jays' Dickey (8.1 IP 2H), Rockies' Gonzalez (3HR) top players for Wednesday, June 5

Braves pitcher Julio Teheran is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Teheran was four outs away from a no-hitter when he gave up his first and only hit in the 5-0 win over the Braves. Teheran struck out 11 over eight innings and gave up only two walks. 

Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey is American League Player of the Day. Dickey gave up no runs and only two hits over 8 1/3 innings in the 4-0 win over the Giants. 

Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies is National League Batter of the Day. Gonzalez homered three times and drove in six runs in the 12-4 win over the Reds. 

Brett Gardner of the Yankees is AL Batter of the Day. Gardner hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3 in the 6-4 win over the Indians. 

Standings update: Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt rises to seventh place in Box-Topper player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Goldschmidt (grand slam, 2-for-5, 4 RBI) was Player of the Game in the 10-3 win over the Cardinals. Goldschmidt earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game and now has 8.7 points for the season. Goldschmidt has scored 3.5 Box-Toppers points in the past week: He also earned 1.5 points on June 1 for being NL Batter of the Day and earned 1.0 point on June 2 for being Player of the Game. Goldschmidt is the current leader in Box-Toppers points among NL batters.

Teheran receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Dickey receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Gonzalez and Gardner 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:

605	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	16.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Julio Teheran (W, 4-2)	8.0	1	0	0	2	11
	11.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cole Hamels (W, 2-9)	7.0	4	1	1	1	11
AL	9.1	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			R.A. Dickey (W, 5-7)	8.1	2	0	0	2	5
BAT	7.0	Rockies	Carlos Gonzalez LF	5	3	3	6	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.2	`Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alex Cobb	7.2	5	0	0	3	7
	5.0	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Nate Jones	2.0	0	0	0	0	3
	4.0	Mets	Marlon Byrd RF	4	3	2	3	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.2	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alexi Ogando	5.2	3	1	1	3	6
	3.1	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Marquis (W, 7-2)	6.1	3	2	2	2	6
BAT	3.0	Yankees	Brett Gardner CF	3	1	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	5	1	2	4	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Athletics	Josh Donaldson 3B	4	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Astros	Matt Dominguez 3B	4	1	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Cubs	Cody Ransom 3B	4	1	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Royals	Billy Butler DH	3	1	3	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.

Tigers' Anibal Sanchez, Giants' Tim Lincecum top players for Tuesday, June 4

Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Sanchez struck out nine and allowed only one run over seven innings in the 10-1 win over the Tigers.

Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is National League Player of the Day. Lincecum gave up just one run over seven innings in the 2-1 win over the Blue Jays. 

Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers is NL Batter of the Day. In his second Major League game, Puig homered twice, drove in five runs and went 3-for-4 in the 9-7 win over the Padres. This was Puig's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has been Player of the Game, and he is the 3,193rd player to debut since 1995, when Box-Toppers record-keeping began.

Mike Carp of the Red Sox is American League Batter of the Day. Carp homered and went 3-for-4 in the 17-5 win over the Rangers. 

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

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

604	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.0	Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Anibal Sanchez (W, 6-5)	7.0	4	1	1	1	9
	8.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			David Phelps (W, 4-3)	6.0	1	0	0	4	7
	7.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Tillman (W, 5-2)	7.0	4	1	1	2	8
NL	7.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Lincecum (W, 4-5)	7.0	3	1	1	1	6
BAT	6.0	Dodgers	Yasiel Puig RF	4	2	3	5	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Phillies	John Mayberry PH, RF	3	2	2	5	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	5.0	Red Sox	Mike Carp LF	4	3	3	3	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	`Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jordan Zimmermann	8.0	4	2	0	1	4
	5.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Samuel Deduno (W, 2-1)	6.0	4	0	0	2	5
	4.0	Mariners	Raul Ibanez DH	4	2	2	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Collmenter (W, 2-0)	4.0	4	0	0	1	5
	2.2	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Josh Outman (W, 2-0)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Angels	Albert Pujols 1B	3	1	1	3	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	`Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Minor	6.0	4	4	2	0	6
	1.0	Brewers	Yuniesky Betancourt PH, 1B	1	0	1	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.

Reds' Bronson Arroyo (8IP 0R) is top player for Monday, June 3

Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo is Monday's Player of the Day. Arroyo allowed no runs over eight innings in the 3-0 win over the Rockies.

Mariners pitcher Joe Saunders is American League Player of the Day. Saunders allowed only one run over 6 1/3 innings in the 4-2 win over the White Sox. 

Mark Teixeira of the Yankees is AL Batter of the Day. Teixeira hit a grand slam in the 7-4 win over the Indians. 

Standings update: Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn rises to eighth place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Lynn (7IP 1R) was Player of the Game in the 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Lynn earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Monday, giving him 8.4 for the season. 

Arroyo receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Saunders receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Teixeira receives 1.5 for being AL  Batter of the Day. No National League batter was Player of the Game Monday, so no NL batters earn bonus points for NL Batter of the Day.

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

603	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	7.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bronson Arroyo (W, 6-5)	8.0	4	0	0	0	3
	5.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kris Medlen (W, 2-6)	7.0	7	1	0	0	6
	5.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Lance Lynn (W, 8-1)	7.0	5	1	1	1	6
AL	3.1	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Joe Saunders (W, 4-5)	6.1	5	1	1	1	5
BAT	3.0	Yankees	Mark Teixeira 1B	3	1	1	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kyle Kendrick (W, 6-3)	9.0	6	2	2	1	5
	2.0	Athletics	Coco Crisp CF	5	2	4	1	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Stephen Fife (W, 1-0)	5.1	5	1	1	2	5
	1.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Erik Bedard (W, 1-2)	7.0	5	1	1	1	2

Athletics' Jarrod Parker, Phillies' Cliff Lee top players for Sunday, June 2

Athletics pitcher Jarrod Parker is Sunday's Player of the Day. Parker struck out seven over 6 1/3 innings in the 2-0 win over the White Sox.​

Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee is National League Player of the Day. Lee struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings in the 7-5 win over the Brewers.​

Marcell Ozuna of the Marlins is NL Batter of the Day. Ozuna went 3-for-5 and was a homer short of the cycle in the 11-6 win over the Mets.​

Yunel Escobar of the Rays is American League Batter of the Day. Escobar hit a two-run homer and ​went 3-for-5 in the 11-3 win over the Indians.

Standings update: Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz scored 1.0 Box-Toppers point Sunday to maintain third place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Also, Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish rose to fourth place on the list. Buchholz (5IP 4K) was Player of the Game in the rain-shortened, six-inning 3-0 win over the Yankees. Darvish (7IP 0R 6K ND) was Player of the Game in the 3-1 win over the Royals. Both Buchholz and Darvish earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. Buchholz now has 10.1 Box-Toppers points, Darvish has 9.0. Box-Toppers leader Miguel Cabrera has 10.7.

Parker receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Lee receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Ozuna and Escobar each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

602	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	9.1	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jarrod Parker (W, 4-6)	6.1	2	0	0	2	7
	8.0	`Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Yu Darvish	7.0	3	0	0	2	6
	6.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Clay Buchholz (W, 8-0)	5.0	2	0	0	1	4
NL	5.2	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cliff Lee (W, 7-2)	7.2	7	3	3	0	11
BAT	4.0	Marlins	Marcell Ozuna RF	5	2	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rockies	Dexter Fowler CF	3	2	2	3	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Scott Diamond (W, 4-4)	6.0	4	0	0	1	3
	4.0	Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Wilson (W, 5-0)	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	3	3	2	1	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chad Gaudin (W, 1-1)	6.0	4	2	2	0	5
	3.0	`Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Kevin Gausman	6.0	5	1	1	0	4
BAT	2.0	Rays	Yunel Escobar SS	5	2	3	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Blue Jays	Mark DeRosa PH, 4,5	2	1	2	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Astros	Carlos Pena DH	4	2	2	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Kimbrel (S, 17)	1.0	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.

Miguel Cabrera retakes Box-Toppers points lead; Marlins' Jose Fernandez is top player for Saturday, June 1

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers retakes the Box-Toppers points lead, while Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez is Saturday's Player of the Day.

Cabrera (grand slam) was Player of the Game ​in the 10-3 win over the Orioles. Cabrera earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 10.7 for the season, putting him back atop the standings (see updated standings on the home page). While Indians pitcher Justin Masterson also has 10.7 points, Cabrera beats him a in tie-breaker because he has more combined points over the 2012-13 seasons.

Player of the Day Fernandez ​struck out eight over seven innings and gave up no runs in the 8-1 win over the Mets.

Indians pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is American League Player of the Day. ​Jimenez gave up no runs and struck out seven over eight innings in the 5-0 win over the Rays.

Daniel Nava of the Red Sox is AL Batter of the Day. Nava homered and went 4-for-6 in the 11-1 win over the Yankees.​

Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks is NL Batter of the Day. Goldschmidt hit a grand slam and went 2-for-5 in the 12-4 win over the Cubs.​

Standings update: Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller rises to sixth place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Miller (7IP 0R 7K) was Player of the Game in the 8-0 win over the Giants. Miller earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Saturday, giving him 8.7 for the season.​

Fernandez receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Jimenez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Nava and Goldschmidt each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

601	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	11.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Fernandez (W, 3-3)	7.0	3	0	0	1	8
AL	10.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 4-3)	8.0	4	0	0	1	7
	9.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Wainwright (W, 8-3)	9.0	8	1	1	0	10
	7.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Shelby Miller (W, 6-3)	7.0	6	0	0	1	7
	6.1	`Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Hudson	7.1	3	1	0	1	4
	6.0	`Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Straily	6.0	6	1	1	0	8
	5.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bud Norris (W, 5-4)	6.0	4	0	0	3	6
BAT	4.0	Red Sox	Daniel Nava LF	6	2	4	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt 1B	5	3	2	4	1	3			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	`Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			James Shields	7.0	5	1	1	1	5
	3.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mike Leake (W, 5-2)	6.0	7	0	0	1	5
	2.0	Rockies	Michael Cuddyer RF	4	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 3B	4	1	1	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Twins	Ryan Doumit C	5	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Padres	Everth Cabrera SS	4	0	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Brewers	Jonathan Lucroy C	4	2	2	1	0	1			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.

Reds' Johnny Cueto, Yankees' CC Sabathia top players for Friday, May 31

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto is Friday's Player of the Day. Cueto allowed only one hit over eight innings in the 6-0 win over the Pirates.

Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is American League Player of the Day. Sabathia struck out 10 and gave up only one run over 7 1/3 innings in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox.​

Jonathan Lucroy of the Brewers is National League Batter of the Day. Lucroy homered twice and went 5-for-5 in the 8-5 win over the Phillies.​

Adrian Beltre of the Rangers is AL Batter of the Day. Beltre homered and went 4-for-4 in the 7-2 win over the Royals.​

Standings update: Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma rises to 10th place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Iwakuma (7.2IP 0R) was Player of the Game in the 3-0 win over the Twins. Iwakuma earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Friday, giving him 7.7 for the season.

Cueto receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Sabathia receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Lucroy and Beltre each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

531	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	12.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Johnny Cueto (W, 3-0)	8.0	1	0	0	1	6
AL	9.1	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			CC Sabathia (W, 5-4)	7.1	6	1	1	0	10
BAT	7.0	Brewers	Jonathan Lucroy C	5	3	5	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	7.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Bartolo Colon (W, 6-2)	9.0	5	0	0	0	3
	7.0	Nationals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Craig Stammen (W, 3-1)	4.0	0	0	0	0	3
BAT	4.0	Rangers	Adrian Beltre 3B	4	2	4	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Orioles	Adam Jones CF	4	3	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Marlins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jacob Turner (W, 1-0)	7.0	5	0	0	1	3
	4.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jamey Wright (W, 1-1)	3.0	0	2	0	1	4
	4.0	`Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Luke Gregerson	2.0	0	0	0	0	2
	3.2	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hisashi Iwakuma (W, 6-1)	7.2	7	0	0	2	5
	3.0	Cubs	Scott Hairston RF	3	1	1	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jose Veras (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Dodgers	Juan Uribe 3B	4	2	2	2	1	1			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.

Miguel Cabrera, Carlos Gonzalez among best in Box-Toppers All-Star teams

Still struggling with your All-Star vote?

Are you someone who truly wants to field a great team—voting for the best players—and not someone who is just willing to vote that .125 hitter in simply because he is on your favorite team?

Well, even if you aren't, Box-Toppers is going to take a look at the top players by position in each league. And as in past all-star updates, we'll look at the all-star teams in a couple of different ways: We'll look at who is leading in Box-Toppers points by position so far through the 2013 season. And we'll also look at players over the longer run, seeing who is leading in Box-Toppers points for the combined 2012 and 2013 seasons.

So, for example, Stephen Drew of the Red Sox is leading among American League shortstops so far in 2013 with 4.5 Box-Toppers points. But J.J. Hardy of the Orioles is leading among AL shortstops if you combine his 2012 and 2013 Box-Toppers points. Hardy has 9.2 (7.2 in 2012 and 2.0 in 2013).

Box-Toppers also includes starting, middle relief and closing pitchers in its all-star line-ups, even though fans don't get to vote for them.

Several players appear on both the 2013 and the combined 2012-13 list, indicating they may be especially worthy of your attention as you fill out your ballot. They include:

• AL 1B: Chris Davis of the Orioles.​
• AL 2B: Robinson Cano of the Yankees.​
• AL 3B: Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who also leads all AL batters in Box-Toppers for 2013 (9.7) and combined 2012-13 seasons (21.4).
• AL pitchers: Yu Darvish of the Rangers and Chris Sale of the White Sox (but, again, fans don't vote on pitchers). 
• NL 2B: Brandon Phillips of the Reds.​
• NL CA: Brian McCann of the Braves.
• NL OF: Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies.
• NL pitcher: Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers.
• NL middle reliever: Santiago Casilla of the Giants.

Voting for the All-Star game is open until July 4.

Here is how the Box-Toppers All-Star teams stand as of today:

	2013 SEASON				2012-13 SEASONS
AL	PLAYER	TEAM	BTP		PLAYER	TEAM	BTP
First base	Davis, Chris 2478	bal al	4.5		Davis, Chris 2478	bal al	16.5
Second base	Cano, Robinson 2092	nyy al	4.5		Cano, Robinson 2092	nyy al	8.5
Shortstop	Drew, Stephen 2210	bos al	4.5		Hardy, J.J. 2071	bal al	9.2
Third base	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	9.7		Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	21.4
Catcher	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	tor al	5.5		Mauer, Joe 1869	min al	13
Outfield 1	Johnson, Kelly 2018	tb al	4.5		Trout, Mike 2949	ana al	13.5
Outfield 2	Raburn, Ryan 2340	cle al	4.5		Hamilton, Josh 2332	ana al	11.5
Outfield 3	Joyce, Matt 2480	tb al	3		Rios, Alex 1989	chi al	9.9
Designated hitter	Ortiz, David	bos al	3.7		Butler, Billy 2330	kc al	12.7
Starting pitcher 1	Masterson, Justin 2462	cle al	10.7		Verlander, Justin 2112	det al	30.8
Starting pitcher 2	Buchholz, Clay 2363	bos al	9.1		Hernandez, Felix 2064	sea al	25.4
Starting pitcher 3	Sale, Chris 2806	chi al	8.7		Darvish, Yu 3003	tex al	24.8
Starting pitcher 4	Darvish, Yu 3003	tex al	8		Sale, Chris 2806	chi al	24.4
Middle reliever	Scheppers, Tanner 3136	tex al	3		Chen, Bruce 1170	kc al	8
Closing pitcher	Perkins, Glen 2506	min al	5		Rodney, Fernando 1803	tb al	10
NL
First base	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	ari nl	5.2		LaRoche, Adam 1910	dc nl	11.5
Second base	Phillips, Brandon 1691	cin nl	3.5		Phillips, Brandon 1691	cin nl	13
Shortstop	Crawford, Brandon 2878	sf nl	3		Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	col nl	7
Third base	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	dc nl	3.7		Freese, David 2710	stl nl	11.7
Catcher	McCann, Brian 2179	atl nl	5		McCann, Brian 2179	atl nl	11
Outfield 1	Harper, Bryce 3011	dc nl	5.9		Braun, Ryan J. 2300	mil nl	16
Outfield 2	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	col nl	5		Holliday, Matt 1836	stl nl	14.7
Outfield 3	Pollock, A.J. 3142	ari nl	4.7		Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	col nl	14.2
Starting pitcher 1	Harvey, Matt 3075	nym nl	9		Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	28.8
Starting pitcher 2	Corbin, Patrick 3027	ari nl	8.4		Lynn, Lance 2992	stl nl	25.1
Starting pitcher 3	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	8		Strasburg, Stephen 2736	dc nl	23.4
Starting pitcher 4	Miller, Shelby 3134	stl nl	7.7		Gonzalez, Gio 2626	dc nl	22.7
Middle reliever	Casilla, Santiago 2301	sf nl	2		Casilla, Santiago 2301	sf nl	6
Closing pitcher	Grilli, Jason 2209	pit nl	4.7		Chapman, Aroldis 2826	cin nl	18
AL top player	Masterson, Justin 2462	cle al	10.7		Verlander, Justin 2112	det al	30.8
AL top batter	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	9.7		Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	21.4
NL top player	Harvey, Matt 3075	nym nl	9		Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	28.8
NL top batter	Harper, Bryce 3011	dc nl	5.9		Braun, Ryan J. 2300	mil nl	16

BTP: Box-Toppers points

What are those numbers after players' names?

St. Louis Cardinals continue to dominate Box-Toppers team rankings

The St. Louis Cardinals are still atop Box-Toppers team power rankings for the fourth straight week.

Cardinals players have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points for the season (48.3). The Cardinals also have the best win-loss record in baseball at 35-18.

The Boston Red Sox have moved up to second place from sixth place last week, with 40.5 points.

Last week's number-two team, the Texas Rangers, have slid to third with 40.1 points. The Rangers, however, still have the best win-loss record in the American League at 33-20.

The Tampa Bay Rays picked up the most points in the past week (7.4), moving up to ninth place on the list. The Rays have 35.6 for the season.

530	Top 10 Teams	Pts	Last week rank
1	Cardinals	48.3	1
2	Red Sox	40.5	6
3	Rangers	40.1	2
4	Reds	38.7	4
5	Tigers	38.6	5
6	Indians	38.1	3
7	Pirates	37.6	7
8	Diamondbacks	36.3	9
9	Rays	35.6	Not ranked
10	Braves	35.4	8

Mets' Dillon Gee, Orioles' Freddy Garcia top players for Thursday, May 30

Mets pitcher Dillon Gee is Thursday's Player of the Day. Gee struck out 12 over 7 1/3 innings in the 3-1 win over the Yankees.

Orioles pitcher Freddy Garcia is American League Player of the Day. Garcia gave up no runs over eight innings and struck out six in the 2-0 win over the Nationals.​

Ramiro Pena of the Braves is National League Batter of the Day. Pena went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the 11-3 win over the Blue Jays.​

Chris Carter of the Astros is AL Batter of the Day. Carter homered and drove in three runs in the 7-5 win over the Rockies.​

Note: Cubs pitcher Travis Wood is Player of the Game in the team's 8-3 win over the White Sox. However, Wood was given the honor for his batting performance. He went 2-for-4 and hit a grand slam. (He also pitched six innings, struck out six and gave up only two runs.)

Gee receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Garcia receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Pena and Carter 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:​

530	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	13.1	Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dillon Gee (W, 3-6)	7.1	4	1	1	0	12
AL	11.0	Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Freddy Garcia (W, 2-2)	8.0	3	0	0	0	6
	6.0	Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Felix Hernandez (W, 6-4)	8.0	3	1	1	3	6
	4.2	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Alex Colome (W, 1-0)	5.2	5	1	0	2	7
BAT	4.0	Braves	Ramiro Pena 2B	4	1	3	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Cubs	Travis Wood P	3	1	2	4	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	2.0	Astros	Chris Carter LF	3	1	1	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Red Sox	David Ortiz 1B	2	2	1	1	2	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Indians	Ryan Raburn RF	1	1	1	1	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Royals	Jeff Francoeur RF	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jason Vargas (W, 5-3)	7.0	5	2	2	2	6
	2.0	`Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mark Melancon	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jared Burton (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	Giants	Pablo Sandoval 3B	4	1	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Rangers	Nelson Cruz RF	4	2	2	1	1	1			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.

Masterson retakes Box-Toppers points lead; Stults (12K), Navarro (3HR) top players for Wednesday, May 29

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson retakes the Box-Toppers season points lead on the day a Padres pitcher struck out 12 and a Cubs catcher hit three homers to top all players for Wednesday.

Masterson rises to the top in Box-Toppers for 2013 with 10.7, moving him ahead of previous leader Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who has 9.7 points. (See current standings update on the home page.) Masterson (6IP 7K) was Player of the Game in the 5-2 win over the Reds, earning 1.0 ​Box-Toppers point Wednesday.

Eric Stults of the Padres is Wednesday's Player of the Day. Stults struck out 12 over eight innings in the 3-2 win over the Mariners. Stults left the game with the score tied 1-1 and so was not eligible for the win.​

Rays pitcher Roberto Hernandez is American League Player of the Day. Hernandez pitched 8 2/3 innings and gave up only one run (no earned runs) in the 3-1 win over the Marlins.​

Dioner Navarro of the Cubs is National League Batter of the Day. Navarro homered three times, drove in six runs and went 3-for-3 in the 9-3 win over the White Sox.

​Chris Davis of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Davis homered twice and went 4-for-4 in the 9-6 win over the Nationals.

Stults receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Hernandez receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Navarro and Davis 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:​

529	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	15.0	`Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Eric Stults	8.0	3	1	1	0	12
BAT	10.0	Cubs	Dioner Navarro C	3	4	3	6	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
AL	9.2	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Roberto Hernandez (W, 3-5)	8.2	3	1	0	0	5
	6.2	Blue Jays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Juan Perez (W, 1-0)	2.2	0	0	0	0	4
BAT	6.0	Orioles	Chris Davis 1B	4	3	4	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jered Weaver (W, 1-1)	6.0	5	1	1	0	7
	3.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 8-3)	6.0	4	1	1	4	7
	2.0	Phillies	Domonic Brown LF	4	2	2	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Athletics	Nate Freiman PH, 1B	3	0	2	3	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Cardinals	Daniel Descalso PH, 2B	1	0	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Astros	Marwin Gonzalez SS	1	1	1	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Glen Perkins (S, 11)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Pirates	Pedro Alvarez 3B	3	1	1	2	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0	Mets	Marlon Byrd RF	5	1	2	2	0	1			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.

Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu pitches shutout, tops players for Tuesday, May 28

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Ryu pitched a two-hit, complete game shutout in the 3-0 win over the Angels.

Twins pitcher Ryan Pressly is American League Player of the Day. Pressly pitched two innings of middle relief in the 12th and 13th innings, striking out three and picking up the win in the 14-inning, 6-5 win over the Brewers. This was Pressly's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he has been Player of the Game. Pressly is the 3,186th player to debut since Box-Toppers' inception in 1995.​

Adam LaRoche of the Nationals is National League Batter of the Day. LaRoche homered twice and went 2-for-3 in the 9-3 win over the Orioles.​

Yunel Escobar of the Rays is AL Batter of the Day. Escobar went 3-for-4 in the 7-6 win over the Marlins.​

Standings update: Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rises to fourth place in player standings (see updated standings on the home page) for the 2013 season. Harvey (8IP 10K ND) was Player of the Game in the 2-1 win over the Yankees. Harvey earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Tuesday, giving him 9.0 for the season, trailing season leader Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (9.7).​

Ryu receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Pressly receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. LaRoche and Escobar each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

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

528	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	14.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hyun-Jin Ryu (W, 6-2)	9.0	2	0	0	0	7
	10.0	`Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Matt Harvey	8.0	6	1	1	0	10
	10.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cliff Lee (W, 6-2)	8.0	4	1	1	0	8
	7.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tyler Lyons (W, 2-0)	7.0	2	1	1	1	5
BAT	6.0	Nationals	Adam LaRoche 1B	3	3	2	4	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	`Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jeanmar Gomez	7.0	3	0	0	1	2
AL	5.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ryan Pressly (W, 2-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	3
	3.2	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Edinson Volquez (W, 4-5)	7.2	4	1	1	3	5
	3.0	Rockies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Rafael Betancourt (S, 11)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.1	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Mat Latos (W, 5-0)	6.1	5	1	1	4	7
BAT	2.0	Rays	Yunel Escobar SS	4	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Braves	Brian McCann DH	5	2	2	2	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	Athletics	Jed Lowrie 2B	3	1	2	1	1	1			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.