Cubs' Jon Lester tops players for Tuesday, June 13; Royals' Vargas rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 14, 2017

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester 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 2017 season as of June 13:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	8.0
8	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
9	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	7.7
10	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Tuesday, Royals pitcher Jason Vargas rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Lester struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 14-3 win over the Mets.

Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 147.2 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 22nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—David Ortiz (145.9), Jim Thome (146.7) and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9). Lester now trails 21st-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3).

Lester also rises to seventh among active players in career Box-Toppers points, passing Cabrera. He trails sixth-ranked active player Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon (151.2). Lester has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season.

American League Player of the Day—Eddie Rosario of the Twins hit three home runs and went 4-for-5, driving in five runs, in the 20-7 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 7-5 win over the Indians. Bellinger also doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in four runs.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Eddie Rosario.

Rankings—Royals pitcher Jason Vargas rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Vargas (7IP 5H R BB 6K W in the 8-1 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers, behind Ervin Santana of the Twins (11.4) and Chris Sale of the Red Sox (8.4).

Debut—Franchy Cordero of the Padres made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Cordero (2HR 3-5 3R 2BI in the 6-2 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut May 27 and was playing in his 16th career game. He is the 3,821st player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Lester earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rosario earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bellinger 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.

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    6/13
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    CHC 14, NYM 3
    Jon Lester (W,4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    10
  

    AL
    7.0
    MIN 20, SEA 7
    Eddie Rosario, LF
    5
    3
    4
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    STL 6, MIL 0
    Lance Lynn (W,5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    3
    0
    0
    4
    8
  

    
    5.1
    TB 8, TOR 1
    Jacob Faria (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    6
    1
    1
    1
    8
  

    BAT
    5.0
    LAD 7, CLE 5
    Cody Bellinger, 1B
    4
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    WSH 10, ATL 5
    Ryan Zimmerman, 1B
    4
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    KC 8, SF 1
    Jason Vargas (W,9-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    
    4.0
    TEX 4, HOU 2
    Rougned Odor, 2B
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    MIL 8, STL 5
    Keon Broxton, CF
    3
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    MIA 8, OAK 1
    Jose Urena (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    3.0
    ARI 7, DET 6
    Brandon Drury, 2B
    5
    1
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    SD 6, CIN 2
    Franchy Cordero, CF
    5
    3
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    PIT 5, COL 2
    Andrew McCutchen, CF
    4
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    CHW 6, BAL 1
    Matt Davidson, 3B
    4
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.2
    `LAA 3, NYY 2 (F/11)
    JC Ramirez
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    5
    2
    2
    3
    7
  

    
    0.0
    BOS 4, PHI 3 (F/12)
    Andrew Benintendi, LF
    5
    0
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    Player of the Game
    Pos
    Team
    ’17
    ’16-17
    ’12-17
    Career
    +/-
  

    Vargas, Jason 2055
    pi sp
    kc al
    8.0
    9.0
    34.4
    55.2
    7.0
  

    Lynn, Lance 2992
    pi sp
    stl nl
    4.7
    4.7
    60.6
    60.6
    4.7
  

    Zimmerman, Ryan 2180
    1b
    dc nl
    4.5
    6.0
    25.7
    60.8
    3.0
  

    Lester, Jon 2173
    pi sp
    chi nl
    4.0
    26.1
    71.6
    147.2
    -18.1
  

    Ramirez, JC 3778
    pi sp
    ana al
    4.0
    4.0
    4.0
    4.0
    4.0
  

    Rosario, Eddie 3542
    lf
    min al
    3.7
    6.7
    8.2
    8.2
    0.7
  

    Bellinger, Cody 3781
    1b lf
    lad nl
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
  

    Broxton, Keon 3785
    cf
    mil nl
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
  

    McCutchen, Andrew 2637
    cf
    pit nl
    3.0
    10.0
    41.5
    56.9
    -4.0
  

    Benintendi, Andrew 3815
    lf
    bos al
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
  

    Urena, Jose 3492
    pi sp
    fla nl
    2.0
    4.7
    5.7
    5.7
    -0.7
  

    Drury, Brandon 3744
    2b lf
    ari nl
    2.0
    3.5
    3.5
    3.5
    0.5
  

    Faria, Jacob 3816
    pi sp
    tb al
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
  

    Odor, Rougned 3336
    2b
    tex al
    1.0
    7.5
    12.0
    12.0
    -5.5
  

    Davidson, Matt 3292
    3b
    chi al
    1.0
    1.0
    3.0
    3.0
    1.0
  

    Cordero, Franchy 3821
    cf
    sd nl
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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.

Braves' Matt Adams tops players for Monday, June 12; White Sox' Petricka tops AL players

Shawn Plank June 13, 2017

Matt Adams of the Braves is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Adams homered twice and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-10 win over the Nationals.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 12:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
8	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	7.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.5
10	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Jake Petricka pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless middle relief, allowing one hit, no walks and striking out four, in the 10-7 win over the Orioles.

American League Batter of the Day—Nelson Cruz of the Mariners doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-3 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Matt Adams.

Notable—Rangers pitcher Yu Davish is Box-Toppers’ highest ranked player among the nine who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.

Darvish (7IP H R 3BB 4K W in the 6-1 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season and ranks 21st among all players, ninth among AL pitchers.

Also notable—Jay Bruce of the Mets rises to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers points for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Bruce (HR 2B 3-3 2R 2BI in the 6-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. He passes Bryce Harper of the Nationals for the NL batting lead in Box-Toppers points. Though both Harper and Bruce have 6.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, Bruce ranks ahead because he has more 2016 Box-Toppers points—8.5 vs. 3.0. Bruce ranks 22nd among all players in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Scoring—Adams earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Petricka earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cruz 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.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/12
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    6.0
    ATL 11, WSH 10
    Matt Adams, 1B
    4
    3
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    5.1
    CHW 10, BAL 7
    Jake Petricka (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    BAT
    5.0
    SEA 14, MIN 3
    Nelson Cruz, DH
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    TEX 6, HOU 1
    Yu Darvish (W,6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    1
    1
    3
    4
  

    
    4.2
    `NYY 5, LAA 3
    Masahiro Tanaka
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    4
    3
    1
    2
    8
  

    
    4.0
    NYM 6, CHC 1
    Jay Bruce, RF
    3
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    BOS 6, PHI 5 (F/11)
    Matt Barnes (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    5
  

    
    3.0
    SD 9, CIN 3
    Austin Hedges, C
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    PIT 7, COL 2
    Jameson Taillon (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    5
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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	+/-
Darvish, Yu 3003	pi sp	tex al	6.0	16.4	61.6	61.6	-4.4
Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	nym nl	6.0	14.5	31.7	64.8	-2.5
Adams, Matt 3220	1b	atl nl	5.0	6.0	14.5	14.5	4.0
Cruz, Nelson 2224	dh rf	sea al	3.5	10.0	31.0	57.2	-3.0
Hedges, Austin 3790	ca	sd nl	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Tanaka, Masahiro 3305	pi sp	nyy al	2.7	16.8	37.5	37.5	-11.4
Barnes, Matt 3466	pi mr cp	bos al	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	2.0
Petricka, Jake 3388	pi mr	chi al	1.7	1.7	3.7	3.7	1.7
Taillon, Jameson 3658	pi sp	pit nl	1.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	-4.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Dbacks' Robbie Ray tops players for Sunday, June 11; Yankees' Judge tops AL players, both rise in Box-Toppers' top 10 list

Shawn Plank June 12, 2017

Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and becomes the fourth player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 11:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
6	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2
7	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
8	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	7.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.5
10	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Sunday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first among all batters—after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

Player of the Day—Ray struck out 12 over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 11-1 win over the Brewers.

Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, rising from fifth to fourth place in season player rankings. He ranks third among National League pitchers, behind overall leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (14.4) and Max Scherzer of the Nationals (12.0). This is Ray’s first season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points—in 2015 he had 4.0 and in 2016 he had 6.7.

American League Player of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit two homers and doubled, going 4-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 14-3 win over the Orioles.

Judge earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.2 for the season, rising to sixth place in season player rankings, first among all batters and the only batter among the overall top 10 players. He passes previous AL batting leader Miguel Sano of the Twins (6.5).

National League Batter of the Day—Buster Posey of the Giants doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 13-8 win over the Twins.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Aaron Judge.

Streak—Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Happ (6IP 6H 0R BB 8K W in the 4-0 win over the Mariners) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2008 with the Phillies and has 52.2 career points, 26th among active AL pitchers. His best season was 2016 with the Blue Jays when he had 14.7 Box-Toppers points, third among AL pitchers.

Debut—Rangers pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Bibens-Dirkx (7IP 3H R BB 2K W in the 5-1 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut May 17 and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,820th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Judge earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Posey earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/11
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.2
    ARI 11, MIL 1
    Robbie Ray (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    0
    0
    4
    12
  

    
    9.0
    PIT 3, MIA 1
    Ivan Nova (W,6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    AL
    7.0
    NYY 14, BAL 3
    Aaron Judge, RF
    4
    4
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    7.0
    TOR 4, SEA 0
    J.A. Happ (W,1-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    0
    0
    1
    8
  

    
    4.2
    `CLE 4, CHW 2
    Andrew Miller
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    DET 8, BOS 3
    Justin Upton, LF
    5
    1
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    SF 13, MIN 8
    Buster Posey, 1B
    5
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    KC 8, SD 3
    Mike Moustakas, 3B
    4
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    LAA 12, HOU 6
    Eric Young Jr., LF
    4
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    LAD 9, CIN 7
    Corey Seager, SS
    4
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    TB 5, OAK 4
    Mallex Smith, CF
    3
    2
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    NYM 2, ATL 1
    Seth Lugo (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    2
    6
  

    
    3.0
    TEX 5, WSH 1
    Austin Bibens-Dirkx (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    2
  

    
    2.2
    CHC 7, COL 5
    Carl Edwards Jr. (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    STL 6, PHI 5
    Dexter Fowler, CF
    4
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0	16.7	20.7	20.7	3.3
Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.2
Nova, Ivan 2796	pi sp	pit nl	6.0	14.0	29.7	37.1	-2.0
Posey, Buster 2745	ca 1b	sf nl	4.5	8.0	33.0	37.5	1.0
Fowler, Dexter 2698	cf ph	stl nl	3.5	5.0	19.0	21.5	2.0
Miller, Andrew 2436	pi mr	cle al	3.0	11.0	18.0	26.0	-5.0
Upton, Justin 2411	lf	det al	3.0	9.7	35.9	54.1	-3.7
Edwards, Carl Jr. 3775	pi mr	chi nl	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Smith, Mallex 3819	cf	tb al	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Seager, Corey 3587	ss	lad nl	2.0	6.0	7.5	7.5	-2.0
Moustakas, Mike 2967	dh 3b	kc al	2.0	3.0	22.2	24.2	1.0
Happ, J.A. 2536	pi sp	tor al	1.0	15.7	41.2	52.2	-13.7
Lugo, Seth 3729	pi sp	nym nl	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Young, Eric Jr. 2941	lf	ana al	1.0	1.0	5.0	6.0	1.0
Bibens-Dirks, Austin 3820	pi sp	tex al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Cardinals' Carlos Martinez tops players for Saturday, June 10, rises to 8th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 11, 2017

Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 10:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	8.0
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
7	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	7.7
8	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.5
9	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
10	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4

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Martinez pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking one, in the 7-0 win over the Phillies.

Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.5 for the season, rising to eighth place in season player rankings, fifth among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Mike Fiers struck out eight over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Angels.

American League Batter of the Day—Lorenzo Cain of the Royals hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 12-6 win over the Padres. Cain went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.

National League Batter of the Day—T.J. Rivera of the Mets hit a two-run, eighth-inning, pinch-hit home run, in the 8-1 win over the Braves.

Scoring—Martinez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fiers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cain and Rivera each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


6/10	Score	Game	Player of the Game	AB	R	H	BI	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	15.0	STL 7, PHI 0	Carlos Martinez (W,5-5)	-	-	-	-	9.0	4	0	0	1	11
AL	10.1	HOU 3, LAA 1	Mike Fiers (W,4-2)	-	-	-	-	7.1	2	1	0	2	8
	9.0	NYY 16, BAL 3	Luis Severino (W,5-2)	-	-	-	-	7.0	2	1	1	2	8
	7.1	COL 9, CHC 1	Jeff Hoffman (W,4-0)	-	-	-	-	6.1	4	1	1	1	8
BAT	6.0	KC 12, SD 6	Lorenzo Cain, CF	5	3	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
	6.0	TEX 6, WSH 3 (F/11)	Keone Kela (W,3-1)	-	-	-	-	2.0	0	0	0	0	4
	5.2	NYM 6, ATL 1	Robert Gsellman (W,5-3)	-	-	-	-	6.2	3	0	0	2	4
	5.0	CHW 5, CLE 3	David Robertson (S,10)	-	-	-	-	2.0	0	0	0	1	4
	4.1	PIT 7, MIA 6	Felipe Rivero (S,1)	-	-	-	-	1.1	0	0	0	0	3
	4.0	BOS 11, DET 3	Mitch Moreland, 1B	3	2	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	TOR 4, SEA 2	Marcus Stroman (W,7-2)	-	-	-	-	7.0	6	2	1	0	6
	3.2	ARI 3, MIL 2	Zack Godley (W,2-1)	-	-	-	-	6.2	2	2	2	1	4
BAT	3.0	NYM 8, ATL 1	T.J. Rivera, PH	1	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	TB 6, OAK 5 (F/10)	Steven Souza Jr., DH	2	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	MIN 3, SF 2	Brandon Kintzler (S,17)	-	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	2.0	LAD 5, CIN 4	Kenley Jansen (W,4-0)	-	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
	1.0	OAK 7, TB 2	Yonder Alonso, 1B	5	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.5	19.9	34.6	34.6	-4.9
Severino, Luis 3567	pi sp	nyy al	6.7	8.7	11.7	11.7	4.7
Godley, Zack 3538	pi sp	ari nl	5.0	6.0	9.7	9.7	4.0
Kintzler, Brandon 3150	pi cp	min al	5.0	5.0	7.0	7.0	5.0
Hoffman, Jeff 3806	pi sp	col nl	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Jansen, Kenley 2871	pi cp mr	lad nl	3.0	9.0	34.7	39.4	-3.0
Souza, Steven Jr. 3461	rf dh	tb al	3.0	8.7	14.2	14.2	-2.7
Robertson, David 2774	pi cp	chi al	3.0	8.0	25.0	29.0	-2.0
Moreland, Mitch 2799	1b ph	bos al	3.0	6.5	19.7	21.7	-0.5
Cain, Lorenzo 3171	cf	kc al	2.5	9.0	23.2	23.2	-4.0
Rivera, T.J. 3710	1b ph	nym nl	2.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	1.5
Stroman, Marcus 3327	pi sp	tor al	2.0	8.7	25.1	25.1	-4.7
Alonso, Yonder 2945	1b	oak al	2.0	4.0	13.5	15.0	0.0
Gsellman, Robert 3748	pi sp	nym nl	2.0	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.3
Kela, Keone 3789	pi cp	tex al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Fiers, Michael 3029	pi sp	hou al	1.7	6.7	27.8	27.8	-3.3
Rivero, Felipe 3579	pi cp	pit nl	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.0

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Twins' Ervin Santana tops players for Friday, June 9, ranks 3rd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 10, 2017

Twins pitcher Ervin Santana is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming the third player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 9:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	8.0
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
7	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	7.7
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4
10	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0

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Santana pitched a four-hit, complete-game shutout, walking one and striking out five, in the 4-0 win over the Giants.

Santana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, maintaining his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among American League pitchers. He trails Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (14.4) and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (12.0).

This is the fifth time Santana has earned 10 or more Box-Toppers points in a season in the 13 seasons he has earned Box-Toppers points. He last did it in 2014 with the Braves, when he had 11.0 points for the season.

Santana also rises to 56th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Friday he now has 108.7 career Box-Toppers points, passing five players on the “all-time” list—Carlos Beltran of the Astros (107.6), Red Sox pitcher David Price (107.9), Lance Berkman (108.1), Kevin Millwood (108.3) and Billy Wagner (108.7). Santana now trails 55th-ranked player Jeff Kent (109.7).

National League Player of the Day—Tyler Moore of the Marlins hit two homers and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-7 win over the Pirates.

American League Batter of the Day—Mallex Smith of the Rays homered and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 13-4 win over the Athletics.

This was Smith’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Smith made his Major League debut April 11, 2016, and was playing in his 82nd career game. He is the 3,819th 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 Friday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Tyler Moore.

Scoring—Santana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Moore earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Smith 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.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/9
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    MIN 4, SF 0
    Ervin Santana (W,8-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    NL
    5.0
    MIA 12, PIT 7
    Tyler Moore, 1B-RF
    4
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    NYY 8, BAL 2
    Jordan Montgomery (W,4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    8
  

    
    5.0
    LAD 7, CIN 2
    Kenta Maeda (S,1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    4.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    6
  

    
    4.1
    MIL 8, ARI 6
    Corey Knebel (S,8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    4.0
    TB 13, OAK 4
    Mallex Smith, CF
    3
    3
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    SD 6, KC 3
    Jhoulys Chacin (W,5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    2
    2
    6
  

    
    4.0
    `STL 3, PHI 2
    Matt Bowman (H,12)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    TEX 5, WSH 2
    Jonathan Lucroy, C
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    BOS 5, DET 3
    Mitch Moreland, 1B
    4
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CLE 7, CHW 3
    Edwin Encarnacion, DH
    4
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    LAA 9, HOU 4
    Cameron Maybin, CF
    4
    4
    3
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    SEA 4, TOR 2
    Edwin Diaz (S,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    ATL 3, NYM 2
    Dansby Swanson, SS
    3
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    COL 5, CHC 3
    Ryan Hanigan, C
    4
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	11.4	15.4	48.2	108.7	7.4
Chacin, Jhoulys 2711	pi sp	sd nl	4.7	10.4	17.1	32.5	-1.0
Knebel, Corey 3757	pi cp	mil nl	4.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	3.0
Swanson, Dansby 3751	ss	atl nl	3.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	2.5
Maeda, Kenta 3609	pi sp cp	lad nl	3.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	-7.0
Encarnacion, Edwin 2098	dh 1b	cle al	3.0	11.0	46.1	70.1	-5.0
Diaz, Edwin 3690	pi cp	sea al	3.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	-4.0
Maybin, Cameron 2672	lf cf	ana al	3.0	6.0	11.5	18.5	0.0
Moore, Tyler 3045	1b rf ph	fla nl	2.7	2.7	7.2	7.2	2.7
Moreland, Mitch 2799	1b ph	bos al	2.0	5.5	18.7	20.7	-1.5
Bowman, Matt 3699	pi mr	stl nl	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	1.0
Montgomery, Jordan 3814	pi sp	nyy al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Smith, Mallex 3819	cf	tb al	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Lucroy, Jonathan 2744	ca	tex al	1.0	6.7	21.8	28.3	-4.7
Hanigan, Ryan 2708	ca	col nl	1.0	2.0	5.0	12.0	0.0

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for 5th straight week

Shawn Plank June 9, 2017

Kershaw leads Box-Toppers player rankings for fifth straight week. Miguel Sano retakes Box-Toppers points lead among AL batters. Santana leads AL pitchers, Harper leads NL batters.

Washington Nationals top Box-Toppers team rankings for 2nd straight week

Shawn Plank June 9, 2017

Nationals lead Box-Toppers rankings for 2nd straight week & 6th week of past 8. Astros lead AL teams in Box-Toppers rankings for 4th week. Mariners are hottest team of the week.

Nationals' Joe Ross tops players for Thursday, June 8; Astros' McCullers rises to 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 9, 2017

Nationals pitcher Joe Ross is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 8:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	8.0
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
7	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	7.7
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
9	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4
10	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0

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Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Ross struck out 12 over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Orioles.

American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Struck out eight over seven innings, allowing two hits, one run and two walks, in the 6-1 win over the Royals. McCullers took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, but did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited with the score tied, 1-1.

McCullers earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to seventh place in season player rankings. He ranks third among AL pitchers.

National League Batter of the Day—Chris Iannetta of the Diamondbacks homered, doubled twice and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in seven runs, in the 15-3 win over the Padres.

American League Batter of the Day—Derek Norris of the Rays hit two homers and went 2-for-3, driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the White Sox.

Debut—Austin Slater of the Giants made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Slater (HR 1-2 2R BI in the 9-5, 10-inning win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 2 and was playing in his fourth career game. He is the 3,818th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Ross earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McCullers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Iannetta and Norris 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.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/8
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.1
    WSH 6, BAL 1
    Joe Ross (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    4
    1
    1
    0
    12
  

    
    10.0
    MIA 7, PIT 1
    Edinson Volquez (W,3-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    8
  

    
    10.0
    ATL 3, PHI 1
    R.A. Dickey (W,4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    8
  

    AL
    9.0
    `HOU 6, KC 1
    Lance McCullers Jr.
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    8.0
    ARI 15, SD 3
    Chris Iannetta, C
    5
    3
    3
    7
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    8.0
    NYY 9, BOS 1
    Michael Pineda (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    0
    2
    8
  

    
    7.0
    CIN 5, STL 2
    Scott Feldman (W,5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    BAT
    4.0
    TB 7, CHW 5
    Derek Norris, C
    3
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    LAA 11, DET 4
    Danny Espinosa, 2B
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    MIN 2, SEA 1
    Brandon Kintzler (S,16)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    SF 9, MIL 5 (F/10)
    Austin Slater, LF
    2
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    COL 4, CHC 1
    Tyler Chatwood (W,6-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	7.7	13.8	20.5	20.5	1.6
Chatwood, Tyler 2856	pi sp	col nl	6.4	13.4	20.1	23.1	-0.6
Feldman, Scott 2632	pi sp	cin nl	5.0	5.0	21.7	29.7	5.0
Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	fla nl	4.0	10.4	40.1	68.2	-2.4
Pineda, Michael 2841	pi sp	nyy al	4.0	10.0	26.4	38.1	-2.0
Kintzler, Brandon 3150	pi cp	min al	4.0	4.0	6.0	6.0	4.0
Ross, Joe 3499	pi sp	dc nl	2.0	7.7	12.7	12.7	-3.7
Espinosa, Danny 2804	2b	ana al	2.0	5.2	11.7	18.9	-1.2
Norris, Derek 3198	ca	tb al	1.5	2.5	14.5	14.5	0.5
Iannetta, Chris 2239	ca	ari nl	1.5	2.5	9.5	20.0	0.5
Dickey, R.A. 1734	pi sp	atl nl	1.0	8.0	48.2	78.9	-6.0
Slater, Austin 3818	lf	sf nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Yankees' CC Sabathia tops players for Wednesday, June 7; Kershaw tops NL players, extends Box-Toppers points lead

Shawn Plank June 8, 2017

The top two active career leaders in Box-Toppers points were Wednesday’s Box-Toppers top two players.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 7:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	8.0
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4
9	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
10	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	7.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia—second in active career points—is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day. And Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw—first in active career points—is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers National League Player of the Day. Kershaw also extends his lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings.

Player of the Day—Sabathia pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits, no walks and striking out five, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.

Sabathia earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points, giving him 190.0 career points, fifth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails fourth-ranked player Curt Schilling (194.1). Sabathia ranks second among active players in career points, trailing Kershaw (198.1). Sabathia has 5.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 13th among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day—Kershaw struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and three walks, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals.

Kershaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, extending his lead in season player rankings ahead of second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (12.0).

Kershaw also now has 198.1 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw ranks first among active players in career points.

Kershaw had a Box-Toppers game score Wednesday of +8.0, same as Sabathia. But Sabathia beat Kershaw to earn Player of the Game honors because he had more innings pitched (8.0 vs. 7.0).

American League Batter of the Day—Trey Mancini of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 2-for-2, driving in five runs, in the 9-6, 11-inning win over the Pirates.

National League Batter of the Day—Dansby Swanson of the Braves hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 14-1 win over the Phillies.

Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debuts Wednesday with their first career Player of the Game honors:

Rays pitcher Jacob Faria (6.1IP 3H R 2BB 5K W in the 3-1 win over the White Sox) was also making his Major League debut Wednesday. He is the 3,816th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Patrick Kivlehan of the Reds (pinch-hit 3-R HR 1-1 R 3BI in the 6-4 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut Aug. 20, 2016, and was playing in his 49th career game. He is the 3,817th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Sabathia earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kershaw earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Mancini and Swanson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/7
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    8.0
    NYY 8, BOS 0
    CC Sabathia (W,7-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    0
    0
    0
    5
  

    NL
    8.0
    LAD 2, WSH 1
    Clayton Kershaw (W,8-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    3
    9
  

    
    7.2
    DET 4, LAA 0
    Buck Farmer (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    7.0
    BAL 9, PIT 6 (F/11)
    Trey Mancini, PH-LF
    2
    2
    2
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    ATL 14, PHI 1
    Dansby Swanson, SS
    4
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    SEA 6, MIN 5
    Mike Zunino, C
    3
    3
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.1
    TB 3, CHW 1
    Jacob Faria (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    4.0
    CIN 6, STL 4
    Patrick Kivlehan, PH
    1
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.1
    COL 8, CLE 1
    Kyle Freeland (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    6
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    3.0
    NYM 4, TEX 3
    Jay Bruce, DH
    4
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    ARI 7, SD 4
    Jake Lamb, 3B
    2
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    KC 7, HOU 5
    Kelvin Herrera (S,13)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    MIL 6, SF 3
    Corey Knebel (S,7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    TOR 7, OAK 5 (F/10)
    Justin Smoak, 1B
    5
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.1
    MIA 6, CHC 5
    AJ Ramos (S,9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.4	38.8	138.5	198.1	-10.0
Smoak, Justin 2731	1b	tor al	5.5	9.0	22.2	28.4	2.0
Bruce, Jay 2453	rf	nym nl	5.0	13.5	30.7	63.8	-3.5
Sabathia, C.C. 1492	pi sp	nyy al	5.0	11.0	37.5	190.0	-1.0
Mancini, Trey 3766	lf ph	bal al	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Freeland, Kyle 3763	pi sp	col nl	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Lamb, Jake 3517	3b	ari nl	3.5	7.5	8.5	8.5	-0.5
Ramos, A.J. 3210	pi cp	fla nl	3.0	5.0	15.0	15.0	1.0
Knebel, Corey 3757	pi cp mr	mil nl	3.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	2.0
Farmer, Buck 3809	pi sp	det al	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Swanson, Dansby 3751	ss	atl nl	2.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	1.5
Zunino, Mike 3390	ca	sea al	2.5	2.5	6.0	6.0	2.5
Herrera, Kelvin 3149	pi cp	kc al	1.0	2.0	6.0	6.0	0.0
Faria, Jacob 3816	pi sp	tb al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Kivlehan, Patrick 3817	ph	cin nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Nationals' Scherzer tops players for Tuesday, June 6; Reds' Gennett hits 4 homers

Shawn Plank June 7, 2017

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and maintains his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 6:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	8.0
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
8	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4
9	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
10	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	7.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Tuesday, Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Plus, Scooter Gennett of the Reds on Tuesday became the 17th player in Major League history to hit four home runs in a game and earned what seems to the be the second-highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter since player tracking began in 1995. However, that game score was not high enough to be the highest of Tuesday’s Players of the Game. And it also was not high enough to be the highest game score by a batter this season.

Player of the Day—Scherzer struck out 14 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.0 for the season, maintaining his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (12.7). Scherzer also ranks second among NL pitchers behind Kershaw.

Scherzer also rises to 27th place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Tuesday, he now has 143.7 career points and passes two players on the “all-time” list—Jake Peavy (141.8) and Tigers pitcher and former teammate Justin Verlander (142.0). Scherzer now trails 26th-ranked player, Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (144.0).

Scherzer rises to 10th in career points among active players, eighth among active pitchers.

It took Scherzer three fewer seasons than Verlander to rack up a comparable career Box-Toppers point total. Verlander was the 2,112nd player to debut in Box-Toppers, earning his first Player of the Game honor April 8, 2006. Scherzer was the 2,588th player to debut on May 26, 2009. Both Scherzer and Verlander have led their league’s pitchers in Box-Toppers points in past seasons. Verlander led American League pitchers in 2011 (24.4) and 2012 (24.8). Scherzer led AL pitchers in 2013 with the Tigers (18.1) and National League pitchers in 2016 (25.7).

American League Player of the Day—Red Sox closing pitcher Craig Kimbrel struck out five over 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-4 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day—Scooter Gennett of the Reds hit four home runs—only the 17th time in history that feat has been accomplished—in the 13-1 win over the Cardinals. Gennett went 5-for-5 and drove in 10 runs.

Gennett had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +14.0, which appears to be the second-highest game score for a batter in the 23 seasons of Box-Toppers record keeping. The only batter to have a higher score happened earlier this season—Anthony Rendon of the Nationals on April 30 had a Box-Toppers game score of +15.0 (3HR 2B 6-6 5R 10BI in the 23-5 win over the Mets).

While Rendon earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points on April 30 for having the highest Box-Toppers game score of the day and earning overall Player of the Day honors, Gennett only earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for his high game score on Tuesday. Gennett’s +14.0 game score was second-best of Tuesday, behind Scherzer’s +15.0. That meant Gennett could not earn overall Player of the Day nor could he earn overall NL Player of the Day (worth 1.7). Tuesday’s AL Player of the Day Craig Kimbrel of the Red Sox earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points even though his Box-Toppers game score was far lower than Gennett’s (+5.1). Gennett easily beat out the next-highest NL batter who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday, Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies, who had a game score of +6.0.

Batters have hit four home runs in a game 17 times in Major League history, including five times during the Box-Toppers era (since 1995). Gennett’s Box-Toppers game of +14.0 is the highest of all four-home-run hitters in the Box-Toppers era. The other four-home run games during the Box-Toppers era:

On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron of the Mariners (4HR 4-5 4R 4BI in the 15-4 win over the White Sox) had a Box-Toppers game score of +7.0.
On May 23, 2002, Shawn Green of the Dodgers (4HR 2B 6-6 6R 7BI in the 16-3 win over the Brewers) had a Box-Toppers game score of +13.0, apparently now the third-highest game score by a batter in the Box-Toppers era.
On Sept. 25, 2002, Carlos Delgado of the Blue Jays (4HR 4-4 4R 6BI in the 10-8 win over the Devil Rays) had a Box-Toppers game score of +10.0.
On May 8, 2012, Josh Hamilton of the Rangers (4HR 2B 5-5 4R 8BI in the 10-3 win over the Orioles) had a Box-Toppers game score of +12.0.

Gennett became the 14th player in Major League history to have a game with 10 runs batted in. That’s a club that’s even rarer than the four-home run club. During the Box-Toppers era (since 1995), there have been four other games in which a player has had 10 RBIs:

On May 10, 1999, Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox (3HR 3-4 3R 10BI in the 12-4 win over the Mariners) had a Box-Toppers game score of +12.0.
On April 26, 2005, Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees (3HR 4-5 3R 10BI in the 12-4 win over the Angels) had a Box-Toppers game score of +12.0.
On Aug. 21, 2007, Garret Anderson of the Angels (2HR 2-2B 4-6 3R 10BI in the 18-9 win over the Yankees) had a Box-Toppers game score of +11.0.
On April 30, 2017, Rendon had his 10 RBI game in which he had a +15.0 game score, apparently the highest for a batter in the Box-Toppers era.

While Gennett’s Box-Toppers game score is the second-highest for a batter this season, it is only the 14th-highest for a player this season. The highest score of +18.0 was by Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg on May 27 (7IP 3H 0R BB 15K W in the 3-0 win over the Padres). Scherzer’s +15.0 game score Tuesday is the 11th-highest of the season. Scherzer also has the 12th-highest score of the season (+14.2 on May 26).

National League Batter of the Day—Robinson Cano of the Mariners hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 12-3 win over the Twins.

Rankings—Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray rises from eighth to fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Ray (6.2IP 3H R 2BB 11K W in the 10-2 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Kershaw (12.7) and Scherzer (12.0).

Streak—Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of the season Tuesday.

Gonzalez (HR 2-2 4R 2BI in the 11-3 win over the Indians) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2008 with the Athletics and has 59.7 career points, 12th among active NL batters, fifth among active NL outfielders. He has three seasons with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. His best season was 2015 with the Rockies when he had 11.5 points, first among NL batters. In 2016, he had 5.5 points.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kimbrel earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Gennett and Cano 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.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/6
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    WSH 2, LAD 1
    Max Scherzer (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    0
    2
    14
  

    BAT
    14.0
    CIN 13, STL 1
    Scooter Gennett, LF
    5
    4
    5
    10
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    10.2
    ARI 10, SD 2
    Robbie Ray (W,6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    1
    1
    2
    11
  

    
    6.0
    COL 11, CLE 3
    Carlos Gonzalez, RF
    2
    4
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    PHI 3, ATL 1
    Aaron Nola (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    AL
    5.1
    BOS 5, NYY 4
    Craig Kimbrel (S,17)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    5.0
    SEA 12, MIN 3
    Robinson Cano, 2B
    3
    3
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.2
    MIL 5, SF 2
    Chase Anderson (W,5-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    6
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    4.0
    KC 9, HOU 7
    Mike Moustakas, DH
    5
    2
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 10, MIA 2
    Anthony Rizzo, 1B
    5
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    BAL 6, PIT 5 (F/10)
    Jonathan Schoop, 2B
    4
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    LAA 5, DET 3
    Kole Calhoun, RF
    2
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.1
    `CHW 4, TB 2
    Jose Quintana
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.1
    4
    1
    1
    4
    7
  

    
    2.1
    `OAK 4, TOR 1
    Ryan Madson (H,9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    2.0
    TEX 10, NYM 8
    Nomar Mazara, RF
    5
    1
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	12.0	37.7	115.9	143.7	-13.7
Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	8.0	14.7	18.7	18.7	1.3
Kimbrel, Craig 2825	pi cp	bos al	6.7	14.7	59.4	65.4	-1.3
Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	5.0	15.4	40.2	40.2	-5.4
Anderson, Chase 3328	pi sp	mil nl	4.7	11.7	20.7	20.7	-2.3
Rizzo, Anthony 3063	1b	chi nl	3.5	6.5	30.5	30.5	0.5
Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	3.0	11.0	40.5	78.4	-5.0
Mazara, Nomar 3614	rf	tex al	3.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	-4.0
Schoop, Jonathan 3307	2b	bal al	3.0	7.5	12.5	12.5	-1.5
Gennett, Scooter 3254	2b lf	cin nl	2.5	5.0	14.0	14.0	0.0
Madson, Ryan 1841	pi cp mr	oak al	2.0	5.0	5.0	25.7	-1.0
Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	1.0	7.7	9.7	9.7	-5.7
Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	rf	col nl	1.0	6.5	39.7	59.7	-4.5
Calhoun, Kole 3279	rf	ana al	1.0	6.0	16.7	16.7	-4.0
Moustakas, Mike 2967	dh 3b	kc al	1.0	2.0	21.2	23.2	0.0

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Giants' Jeff Samardzija tops players for Monday, June 5; Athletics' Healy tops AL players

Shawn Plank June 6, 2017

Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 5:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
6	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
7	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4
8	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	7.0
9	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
10	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	7.0

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Samardzija struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing six hits, two runs and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Brewers.

American League Player of the Day—Ryon Healy of the Athletics hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, driving in five runs, in the 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Healy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.2 for the season, most of any of the seven who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Healy ranks 14th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, third among AL batters behind Miguel Sano of the Twins (6.5) and Aaron Judge of the Yankees (6.5).

National League Batter of the Day—Aaron Altherr of the Phillies homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-4 win over the Braves.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Ryon Healy.

Scoring—Samardzija earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Healy earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Altherr earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/5
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    8.2
    SF 7, MIL 2
    Jeff Samardzija (W,2-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    6
    2
    1
    0
    10
  

    AL
    6.0
    OAK 5, TOR 3
    Ryon Healy, DH
    3
    2
    2
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    PHI 11, ATL 4
    Aaron Altherr, LF
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.2
    CHC 3, MIA 1
    Eddie Butler (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    3
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    3.0
    HOU 7, KC 3
    Brian McCann, C
    4
    3
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CIN 4, STL 2
    Raisel Iglesias (S,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    2.0
    WSH 4, LAD 2
    Anthony Rendon, 3B
    3
    2
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Healy, Ryon 3685	1b dh 3b	oak al	6.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	3.2
Samardzija, Jeff 2495	pi sp	sf nl	6.0	16.7	52.8	55.8	-4.7
Altherr, Aaron 3563	lf rf cf	phi nl	6.0	8.5	9.5	9.5	3.5
Rendon, Anthony 3258	3b	dc nl	4.5	10.0	16.5	16.5	-1.0
Butler, Eddie 3483	pi sp	chi nl	2.7	3.7	4.7	4.7	1.7
McCann, Brian 2179	ca	hou al	2.0	5.2	31.2	60.4	-1.2
Iglesias, Raisel 3467	pi cp	cin nl	1.0	4.0	6.7	6.7	-2.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Mariners' Ariel Miranda tops players for Sunday, June 4; Rockies' Hoffman tops NL players

Shawn Plank June 4, 2017

Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 4:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
6	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
7	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4
8	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	7.0
9	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
10	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	7.0

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Miranda pitched a complete-game, four-hitter in the 7-1 win over the Rays. Miranda allowed one run and one walk.

National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Jeff Hoffman struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Padres.

National League Batter of the Day—Ender Inciarte of the Braves homered and went 5-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-8 win over the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day—Andrew Benintendi of the Red Sox hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Orioles.

This was Benintendi’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Benintendi made his Major League debut Aug. 2, 2016, and was playing in his 87th career game. He is the 3,815th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Rankings—Miguel Sano of the Twins rises to lead all batters in season Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Sano (HR 2-4 R 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.5 for the season. He rises to 11th in season player rankings, first among all batters, passing previous leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees. Though Judge also has 6.5 points on the season, Sano ranks higher because he has more 2016 points—3.0 vs. 0.0.

Notable—Odubel Herrera of the Phillies has earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Sunday. Herrera (HR 2-2B 3-4 2R 3BI in the 9-7 win over the Giants) also was Player of the Game Saturday in the 5-3 win over the Giants. Herrera has 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, both earned over the weekend.

Scoring—Miranda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hoffman earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Inciarte and Benintendi each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/4
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    11.0
    SEA 7, TB 1
    Ariel Miranda (W,6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    9
  

    NL
    11.0
    COL 3, SD 1
    Jeff Hoffman (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    9
  

    
    8.0
    MIL 3, LAD 0
    Zach Davies (W,6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    BAT
    7.0
    ATL 13, CIN 8
    Ender Inciarte, CF
    5
    2
    5
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    HOU 7, TEX 2
    Brad Peacock (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    2
    2
    1
    9
  

    
    6.0
    `DET 7, CHW 4
    Warwick Saupold
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    4.0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    BAT
    5.0
    BOS 7, BAL 3
    Andrew Benintendi, LF
    4
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    PIT 11, NYM 1
    Andrew McCutchen, CF
    5
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    PHI 9, SF 7
    Odubel Herrera, CF
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    TOR 3, NYY 2
    Roberto Osuna (S,13)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    WSH 11, OAK 10
    Ryan Zimmerman, DH
    5
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 7, STL 6
    Ian Happ, CF
    5
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CLE 8, KC 0
    Jason Kipnis, 2B
    2
    2
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 6, ARI 5
    AJ Ramos (S,8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    1.0
    MIN 3, LAA 2
    Miguel Sano, 3B
    4
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Sano, Miguel 3527	3b	min al	6.5	9.5	15.5	15.5	3.5
Miranda, Ariel 3738	pi sp	sea al	5.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	3.0
Inciarte, Ender 3360	cf	atl nl	4.5	6.5	10.5	10.5	2.5
Peacock, Brad 2968	pi sp	hou al	3.7	3.7	10.4	13.1	3.7
Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	1b dh	dc nl	3.5	5.0	24.7	59.8	2.0
Hoffman, Jeff 3806	pi sp	col nl	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Kipnis, Jason 2933	2b	cle al	2.5	2.5	21.5	24.5	2.5
McCutchen, Andrew 2637	cf	pit nl	2.0	9.0	40.5	55.9	-5.0
Herrera, Odubel 3449	cf	phi nl	2.0	5.5	9.5	9.5	-1.5
Ramos, A.J. 3210	pi cp	fla nl	2.0	4.0	14.0	14.0	0.0
Happ, Ian 3798	cf lf	chi nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Benintendi, Andrew 3815	lf	bos al	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Davies, Zach 3581	pi sp	mil nl	1.0	7.0	10.0	10.0	-5.0
Osuna, Roberto 3512	pi cp	tor al	1.0	4.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Saupold, Warwick 3636	pi mr	det al	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Marlins' Edinson Volquez, pitching no-hitter, tops players for Saturday, June 3; Pujols hits 600th & earns Player of the Game

Shawn Plank June 4, 2017

Marlins pitcher Edison Volquez, pitching a no-hitter, is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 3:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
6	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
7	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4
8	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	7.0
9	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
10	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	7.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Also Saturday, Albert Pujols of the Angels hit his 600th career home run and also earned Player of the Game honors, bolstering his status as top active batter in career Box-Toppers points with 184.3.

Player of the Day—Volquez pitched a no-hitter in the 3-0 win over the Diamondbacks, allowing two walks and striking out 10.

American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher David Price struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Orioles.

Price now has 107.9 career Box-Toppers points. With his points Saturday, he rises to 59th place among all players in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes two players on the “all-time” list—Twins pitcher Ervin Santana (106.7) and Carlos Beltran of the Astros (107.6). Price now trails 58th-ranked player Lance Berkman (108.1).

American League Batter of the Day—Mike Zunino of the Mariners hit a grand slam and doubled in the 9-2 win over the Rays. Zunino went 3-for-4 and drove in seven runs.

National League Batter of the Day—Chris Taylor of the Dodgers hit a go-ahead, ninth-inning grand slam in the 10-8 win over the Brewers. Taylor also doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times.

Rankings—Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood has the most season Box-Toppers points of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.

Chatwood (8IP 4H R BB 8K W in the 10-1 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.4 for the season. He ranks 21st among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.

Notable—Albert Pujols of the Angels now has 184.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday, a game in which he hit his 600th career home run.

Pujols (GS 1-4 R 4BI in the 7-2 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.0 for the season. His 184.3 career Box-Toppers points ranks seventh among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began, trailing sixth-place player Alex Rodriguez (187.0). Pujols is second among all batters since 1995 in Box-Toppers points behind Rodriguez. He is also third among active players in career Box-Toppers points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (196.4) and Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (188.0).

Debut—Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Montgomery (6IP 3H 0R 3BB 5K W in the 7-0 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut April 12 and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,814th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Volquez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Price earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Zunino and Taylor each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/3
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    17.0
    MIA 3, ARI 0
    Edinson Volquez (W,2-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    10
  

    
    9.0
    COL 10, SD 1
    Tyler Chatwood (W,5-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    1
    8
  

    AL
    8.0
    BOS 5, BAL 2
    David Price (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    7
  

    BAT
    7.0
    SEA 9, TB 2
    Mike Zunino, C
    4
    1
    3
    7
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    6.0
    LAD 10, MIL 8
    Chris Taylor, CF
    4
    3
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    OAK 10, WSH 4
    Ryon Healy, 3B
    4
    2
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    NYY 7, TOR 0
    Jordan Montgomery (W,3-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    3
    5
  

    
    4.0
    ATL 6, CIN 5 (F/12)
    Matt Adams, 1B
    6
    2
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    KC 12, CLE 5
    Lorenzo Cain, CF
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    DET 10, CHW 1
    Jose Iglesias, SS
    4
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.2
    HOU 6, TEX 5
    Chris Devenski (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 5, STL 3
    Kyle Schwarber, LF
    3
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    LAA 7, MIN 2
    Albert Pujols, DH
    4
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    NYM 4, PIT 2
    Neil Walker, 2B
    3
    1
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    PHI 5, SF 3
    Odubel Herrera, CF
    4
    0
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Chatwood, Tyler 2856	pi sp	col nl	5.4	12.4	19.1	22.1	-1.6
Healy, Ryon 3685	1b 3b dh	oak al	4.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	1.5
Devenski, Chris 3702	pi mr	hou al	4.0	7.7	7.7	7.7	0.3
Iglesias, Jose 3532	ss	det al	3.5	3.5	4.5	4.5	3.5
Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	fla nl	3.0	9.4	39.1	67.2	-3.4
Adams, Matt 3220	1b ph	atl nl	3.0	4.0	12.5	12.5	2.0
Pujols, Albert 1438	dh 1b	ana al	2.0	10.0	34.5	184.3	-6.0
Schwarber, Kyle 3536	lf ca	chi nl	2.0	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.0
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	1.7	14.1	76.1	107.9	-10.7
Taylor, Chris 3684	cf	lad nl	1.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
Zunino, Mike 3390	ca	sea al	1.5	1.5	5.0	5.0	1.5
Cain, Lorenzo 3171	cf	kc al	1.0	7.5	21.7	21.7	-5.5
Walker, Neil 2756	2b	nym nl	1.0	4.5	23.5	31.5	-2.5
Herrera, Odubel 3449	cf	phi nl	1.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	-2.5
Montgomery, Jordan 3814	pi sp	nyy al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops players for Friday, June 2, maintaining first place in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 3, 2017

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his spot atop season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 2:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
6	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4
7	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4
8	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	7.0
9	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
10	Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	7.0

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Also Friday, three other players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel and Royals pitcher Jason Vargas.

Player of the Day—Kershaw struck out 14 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 12-inning win over the Brewers. Kershaw did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Dodgers trailed 1-0 when he exited.

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season, maintaining his first place spot in season player rankings, ahead of second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (10.0).

Kershaw also now has 196.4 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-place player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw leads all active players in career points.

American League Player of the Day—Danny Valencia of the Mariners homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 12-4 win over the Rays.

National League Batter of the Day—Elias Diaz of the Pirates hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 12-7 win over the Mets. Diaz went 2-for-5, driving in six runs.

This was Diaz’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Diaz made his Major League debut Sept. 12, 2015, and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,813rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Danny Valencia.

Rankings—Three other players who earned Player of the Game honors Friday rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings:

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (7IP 4H 2R 3BB 7K W in the 13-3 win over the Athletics) rises to sixth place (from ninth) with 7.4 season Box-Toppers points. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel (6IP 3H 0R 2BB 7K W in the 7-1 win over the Rangers) rises to seventh place with 7.4 season Box-Toppers points. He ranks third among AL pitchers.
Royals pitcher Jason Vargas (CG 7H 0R BB 3K W in the 4-0 win over the Indians) rises to 10th place with 7.0 season Box-Toppers points. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.

Notable—In addition to Kershaw, two other players with 100 or more career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Friday:

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (2-2B 3-3 R 4BI in the 15-5 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 146.9 career points. Cabrera rises to 22nd place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, passing Jim Thome (146.7) on the “all-time” list. Cabrera now trails 21st-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3). Cabrera now rises to sixth place among all batters since 1995 in career Box-Toppers points. He has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Cubs pitcher John Lackey (7IP 4H 2R 2BB 6K ND in the 3-2 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 124.2 career points, rising to 38th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Friday, he passes Gary Sheffield (124.1) on the “all-time” list and now trails 37th-ranked player Mariano Rivera (126.4). Lackey has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.

Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Valencia earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Diaz earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/2
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    16.0
    `LAD 2, MIL 1 (F/12)
    Clayton Kershaw
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    14
  

    AL
    8.0
    SEA 12, TB 4
    Danny Valencia, 1B
    3
    3
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    8.0
    HOU 7, TEX 1
    Dallas Keuchel (W,9-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    7
  

    
    6.0
    SF 10, PHI 0
    Ty Blach (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    7
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    5.0
    DET 15, CHW 5
    Miguel Cabrera, 1B
    3
    1
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.1
    BAL 3, BOS 2
    Alec Asher (W,2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    3
    2
    2
    0
    5
  

    BAT
    4.0
    PIT 12, NYM 7
    Elias Diaz, C
    5
    1
    2
    6
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    TOR 7, NYY 5
    Justin Smoak, 1B
    3
    2
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    KC 4, CLE 0
    Jason Vargas (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    7
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    3.0
    MIN 11, LAA 5
    Joe Mauer, 1B
    5
    1
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 7, ARI 5
    Giancarlo Stanton, RF
    3
    3
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    WSH 13, OAK 3
    Stephen Strasburg (W,7-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    3
    7
  

    
    3.0
    `CHC 3, STL 2
    John Lackey
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    2
    6
  

    
    2.0
    SD 8, COL 5
    Allen Cordoba, LF
    4
    1
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    CIN 3, ATL 2 (F/10)
    Devin Mesoraco, C
    1
    1
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	12.7	37.1	136.8	196.4	-11.7
Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	7.4	22.5	81.6	90.3	-7.7
Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.4	14.4	50.2	50.2	0.4
Vargas, Jason 2055	pi sp	kc al	7.0	8.0	33.4	54.2	6.0
Smoak, Justin 2731	1b	tor al	5.5	9.0	22.2	28.4	2.0
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	3.0	16.4	42.8	124.2	-10.4
Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	2.0	14.0	59.8	146.9	-10.0
Blach, Ty 3754	pi sp	sf nl	2.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Mauer, Joe 1869	1b	min al	2.0	3.5	25.0	72.6	0.5
Cordoba, Allen 3780	lf pr	sd nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Valencia, Danny 2772	1b 3b	sea al	1.7	6.2	10.7	14.7	-2.8
Diaz, Elias 3813	ca	pit nl	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	1.0	7.5	31.7	40.2	-5.5
Asher, Alec 3735	pi sp	bal al	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Mesoraco, Devin 3037	ca	cin nl	1.0	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops Box-Toppers player rankings for fourth straight week

Shawn Plank June 2, 2017

Kershaw leads players in Box-Toppers points for fourth week in a row. Aaron Judge of the Yankees regains player rankings lead among AL batters.

Washington Nationals, week's hottest team, regain top spot in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings

Shawn Plank June 2, 2017

After two-week absence, Nationals regain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings and are hottest team of the week. Astros top AL teams for third week.

Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Thursday, June 1; Dbacks' Greinke rises to 5th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 2, 2017

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 1:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7
6	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	7.0
7	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
8	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	6.5
9	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	6.4
10	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	6.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Kluber struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Athletics.

National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Chase Anderson pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Mets.

American League Batter of the Day—Aaron Hicks of the Yankees hit three doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 12-2 win over the Blue Jays.

National League Batter of the Day—Gerardo Parra of the Rockies doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in one run, in the 6-3 win over the Mariners.

Rankings—Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Greinke (7IP 4H 2R 1ER 2BB 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising from seventh to fifth place among players for 2017. He ranks third among NL pitchers.

Greinke also now has 163.8 career Box-Toppers points, 13th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. Greinke trails 12th-ranked player Roger Clemens (164.8).

Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright now has 115.5 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Wainwright (6IP 4H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 2-0 win over the Dodgers) rises to 46th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when player tracking began. With his 1.0 Box-Toppers point earned Thursday, Wainwright passes two players on the “all-time” list—Josh Beckett (114.9) and Tim Lincecum (115.0). He trails 45th-ranked player Torii Hunter (115.9).

Wainwright has 3.5 Box-Toppers points for the season.

Debut—Twins pitcher Adalberto Mejia made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Mejia (6IP 5H R 2BB 5K ND in the 4-2 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut Aug. 20, 2016, and was playing in his seventh career game. He is the 3,812th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Anderson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Hicks and Parra 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.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/1
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    CLE 8, OAK 0
    Corey Kluber (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    10
  

    NL
    10.0
    MIL 2, NYM 1
    Chase Anderson (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    BAT
    7.0
    NYY 12, TOR 2
    Aaron Hicks, CF
    5
    2
    4
    6
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    ARI 3, MIA 2
    Zack Greinke (W,7-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    1
    2
    8
  

    
    6.0
    STL 2, LAD 0
    Adam Wainwright (W,6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    2.0
    COL 6, SEA 3
    Gerardo Parra, LF
    4
    1
    4
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    BAL 7, BOS 5
    Mark Trumbo, RF
    4
    1
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    `MIN 4, LAA 2
    Adalberto Mejia
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	7.7	17.4	86.7	163.8	-2.0
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	4.0	25.2	69.4	69.4	-17.2
Parra, Gerardo 2746	rf lf	col nl	4.0	6.5	18.5	25.0	1.5
Anderson, Chase 3328	pi sp	mil nl	3.7	10.7	19.7	19.7	-3.3
Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	3.5	13.7	64.8	115.5	-6.7
Hicks, Aaron 3170	cf	nyy al	3.0	4.0	8.0	8.0	2.0
Trumbo, Mark 2851	dh rf	bal al	2.0	10.2	29.9	35.9	-6.2
Mejia, Adalberto 3812	pi sp	min al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Nationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Wednesday, May 31, rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 1, 2017

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of May 31:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0
3	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	7.0
6	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
7	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	6.7
8	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	6.5
9	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	6.4
10	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	6.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Scherzer struck out 11 in a five-hit complete game, allowing one run and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Giants.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season. He becomes the second player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points and is second overall and among National League pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (10.7).

This is the sixth straight season Scherzer has earned 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points and his seventh season overall.

Scherzer also now has 141.7 career Box-Toppers points, 29th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 28th-ranked player Jake Peavy (141.8).

American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Indians.

American League Batter of the Day—George Springer of the Astros homered twice and went 4-for-4, scoring four times and driving in two runs, in the 17-6 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Eric Thames of the Brewers homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-1 win over the Mets.

Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Manaea earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Springer and Thames each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/31
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    WSH 3, SF 1
    Max Scherzer (W,6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    5
    1
    1
    0
    11
  

    AL
    10.0
    OAK 3, CLE 1
    Sean Manaea (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    9
  

    
    8.1
    SEA 5, COL 0
    James Paxton (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.1
    3
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    
    8.0
    STL 2, LAD 1
    Carlos Martinez (W,4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    1
    1
    3
    9
  

    BAT
    6.0
    HOU 17, MIN 6
    George Springer, DH
    4
    4
    4
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    BOS 4, CHW 1
    Drew Pomeranz (W,5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    7
    1
    1
    0
    8
  

    
    5.0
    BAL 10, NYY 4
    Adam Jones, CF
    5
    2
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    TB 7, TEX 5 (F/10)
    Austin Pruitt (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    `SD 2, CHC 1
    Luis Perdomo
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    
    3.2
    MIA 10, PHI 2
    Dan Straily (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    9
    2
    1
    1
    10
  

    BAT
    3.0
    MIL 7, NYM 1
    Eric Thames, LF
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    ARI 6, PIT 5 (F/14)
    T.J. McFarland (W,3-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
  

    
    3.0
    `LAA 2, ATL 1
    Jesse Chavez
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    2.0
    DET 6, KC 5
    Justin Upton, LF
    2
    0
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    TOR 5, CIN 4
    Ryan Goins, SS
    1
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	10.0	35.7	113.9	141.7	-15.7
Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	5.5	17.9	32.6	32.6	-6.9
Paxton, James 3280	pi sp	sea al	5.0	9.4	16.1	16.1	0.6
Manaea, Sean 3637	pi sp	oak al	4.4	11.1	11.1	11.1	-2.3
Straily, Dan 3080	pi sp	fla nl	4.0	11.0	21.7	21.7	-3.0
Goins, Ryan 3478	ss	tor al	4.0	5.5	10.0	10.0	2.5
Chavez, Jesse 2780	pi sp	ana al	3.0	3.0	22.1	23.1	3.0
Thames, Eric 2909	lf 1b	mil nl	3.0	3.0	4.0	5.5	3.0
Pruitt, Austin 3773	pi mr cp	tb al	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Pomeranz, Drew 3061	pi sp	bos al	2.7	15.1	26.1	26.1	-9.7
Springer, George 3337	rf dh	hou al	2.5	9.0	13.0	13.0	-4.0
Jones, Adam 2347	cf	bal al	2.5	3.5	34.5	52.0	1.5
Upton, Justin 2411	lf	det al	2.0	8.7	34.9	53.1	-4.7
McFarland, T.J. 3585	pi mr cp	ari nl	2.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	2.0
Perdomo, Luis D. 3715	pi sp	sd nl	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	-1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Dbacks' Robbie Ray tops players for Tuesday, May 30, rises to 5th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank May 31, 2017

Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Albert Pujols of the Angels extends his streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points to 17—only six players in Box-Toppers tracking history (since 1995) have longer streaks.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of May 30:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
2	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
4	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	8.0
5	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	7.0
6	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
7	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	6.7
8	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	6.5
9	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	6.4
10	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	6.4

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Ray pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking none, in the 3-0 win over the Pirates.

Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, rising to fifth among all players and third among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, one walk and striking out five, in the 1-0 win over the Tigers.

This was Skoglund’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Skoglund was also making his Major League debut. He is the 3,811th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Box-Toppers season streaks

Here are the players who have earned Box-Toppers points in the most consecutive seasons. Carlos Beltran has tied Jason Giambi for the longest streak—19 straight seasons. Beltran has earned points each season from 1999 to 2017; Giambi earned points each season from 1995 to 2013. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.) Players are listed by length of their streak. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.


	Streak	Player	Pos	Duration	Career BTP
1	19	Jason Giambi	1b	1995-2013	133.4
1	19	Carlos Beltran*	rf	1999-2017	107.6
3	18	Jim Thome	1b dh	1995-2012	146.7
3	18	Chipper Jones	3b	1995-2012	149.0
3	18	Johnny Damon	lf	1995-2012	63.0
3	18	Alex Rodriguez	3b	1996-2013	187.0
7	17	Mariano Rivera	pi cp	1995-2011	126.4
7	17	Derek Jeter	ss	1996-2012	76.4
7	17	Paul Konerko	1b	1998-2014	100.7
7	17	Tim Hudson	pi sp	1999-2015	157.0
7	17	Torii Hunter	cf	1999-2015	115.9
7	17	David Ortiz	dh	2000-2016	145.9
7	17	CC Sabathia*	pi sp	2001-2017	188.0
7	17	Albert Pujols*	dh 1b	2001-2017	183.3
15	16	Manny Ramirez	lf	1995-2010	167.2
15	16	Andy Pettitte	pi sp	1995-2010	138.5
15	16	Jamie Moyer	pi sp	1995-2010	104.0
15	16	Scott Rolen	3b	1996-2011	97.6
15	16	Kevin Millwood	pi sp	1997-2012	108.3
15	16	Derek Lowe	pi sp	1998-2013	91.5
15	16	Aramis Ramirez	3b	2000-2015	105.8
15	16	Mark Buehrle	pi sp	2000-2015	116.7
15	16	Ichiro Suzuki*	rf	2001-2016	53.7
24	15	Randy Johnson	pi sp	1995-2009	278.8
24	15	Garret Anderson	lf	1995-2009	86.5
24	15	Ivan Rodriguez	ca	1995-2009	79.0
24	15	Tony Clark	1b	1995-2009	63.8
24	15	Gary Sheffield	lf	1995-2009	124.1
24	15	Jason Kendall	ca	1996-2010	40.9
24	15	Vladimir Guerrero	rf	1997-2011	128.3
24	15	Bobby Abreu	rf	1997-2011	95.5
24	15	Mike Cameron	cf	1997-2011	70.3
24	15	Miguel Tejada	ss	1997-2011	102.3
24	15	Jorge Posada	ca	1997-2011	79.5
24	15	Livan Hernandez	pi sp	1997-2011	76.7
24	15	Kyle Lohse	pi sp	2001-2015	89.0
24	15	Jake Peavy	pi sp	2002-2016	141.8
24	15	Miguel Cabrera*	1b	2003-2017	145.9

BTP: Box-Toppers points
* Active streak of a player active in 2017
Updated Tuesday, May 30, 2017
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American League Batter of the Day—Elvis Andrus of the Rangers hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 9-5 win over the Rays. Andrus went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five total runs.

National League Batter of the Day—Austin Hedges of the Padres homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Cubs.

Streak—Albert Pujols of the Angels has now earned Box-Toppers points for 17 straight seasons—tied for the seventh-longest streak in Box-Toppers tracking history—after earning his first Player of the Game honors of the season Tuesday. He also hit his 599th career home run.

Pujols (HR 2-4 R 3BI in the 9-3 win over the Braves) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2001 with the Cardinals and now has 183.3 career points, seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails sixth-ranked player Alex Rodriguez (187.0).

In career Box-Toppers points Pujols is second among all batters (behind Rodriguez), third among all active players (behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw’s 194.3 and Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia’s 188.0) and first among all active batters (ahead of second-place Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who has 145.9).

Pujols’ best season was 2009 with the Cardinals when he had 16.7 Box-Toppers points, leading all NL batters and ranking eighth among all players that season. Pujols has led NL batters in Box-Toppers points five times—leading the league in season Box-Toppers points more than any other batter—all with the Cardinals:

In 2003, he had 16.5 points.
In 2004—15.9.
2008—15.2.
2009—16.7.
2010—15.4.

In 2016, Pujols had 8.0 Box-Toppers points with the Angels, fourth among AL designated hitters.

Pujols’ 17 consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points is tied for the second-longest currently active streak. Only Carlos Beltran of the Astros (19 seasons) has a longer streak among active players (his streak is tied for the longest since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995). Pujols streak is tied with Sabathia’s 17-season streak.

Pujols’ 17-season streak is tied with seven other players. (See Box-Toppers season streaks chart for details.)

Scoring—Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Skoglund earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Andrus and Hedges 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.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/30
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    ARI 3, PIT 0
    Robbie Ray (W,5-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    10
  

    AL
    8.1
    KC 1, DET 0
    Eric Skoglund (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    2
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    7.0
    CLE 9, OAK 4
    Trevor Bauer (W,5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    7
    3
    3
    1
    14
  

    BAT
    5.0
    TEX 9, TB 5
    Elvis Andrus, SS
    5
    2
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    SEA 10, COL 4
    Kyle Seager, 3B
    5
    3
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    BOS 13, CHW 7
    Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
    3
    2
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.1
    NYY 8, BAL 3
    Luis Severino (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    7
    1
    1
    1
    8
  

    
    4.0
    NYM 5, MIL 4 (F/12)
    Josh Smoker (W,1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    2
    0
    0
    1
    4
  

    
    4.0
    `MIA 7, PHI 2
    Justin Nicolino
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    BAT
    3.0
    SD 6, CHC 2
    Austin Hedges, C
    4
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    HOU 7, MIN 2
    Alex Bregman, 3B
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `TOR 6, CIN 4
    Danny Barnes
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    1
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    2.0
    LAD 9, STL 4
    Chase Utley, 2B
    4
    2
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    LAA 9, ATL 3
    Albert Pujols, DH
    4
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    WSH 6, SF 3
    Michael Taylor, CF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	7.0	13.7	17.7	17.7	0.3
Severino, Luis 3567	pi sp	nyy al	5.7	7.7	10.7	10.7	3.7
Andrus, Elvis 2582	ss	tex al	3.5	12.7	17.7	23.2	-5.7
Bauer, Trevor 3065	pi sp	cle al	3.0	14.4	32.5	32.5	-8.4
Smoker, Josh 3725	pi mr cp	nym nl	2.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	0.7
Hedges, Austin 3790	ca	sd nl	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293	cf	bos al	2.0	7.5	18.0	18.0	-3.5
Utley, Chase 1861	2b 1b	lad nl	2.0	3.0	14.0	75.1	1.0
Barnes, Danny 3807	pi mr	tor al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Skoglund, Eric 3811	pi sp	kc al	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Seager, Kyle 3031	3b	sea al	1.0	10.5	29.5	29.5	-8.5
Pujols, Albert 1438	dh 1b	ana al	1.0	9.0	33.5	183.3	-7.0
Nicolino, Justin 3576	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	-1.0
Bregman, Alex 3721	3b	hou al	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	-1.0
Taylor, Michael 3447	cf	dc nl	1.0	2.0	7.5	7.5	0.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Nationals' Tanner Roark tops players for Monday, May 29; Indians' Carrasco rises to 9th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank May 30, 2017

Nationals pitcher Tanner Roark is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of May 29:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.7
2	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	9.4
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	8.4
4	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	8.0
5	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	7.0
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	6.7
7	Judge, Aaron 3767	rf	nyy al	6.5
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	6.4
9	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	6.4
10	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	6.4

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Also Monday, Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Roark pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out six and allowing six hits, in the 3-0 win over the Giants.

American League Player of the Day—Carlos Beltran of the Astros hit a three-run homer and went 4-for-5, scoring three times, in the 16-8 win over the Twins.

Beltran earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 107.6 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 59th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Monday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Frank Thomas (106.2), Red Sox pitcher David Price (106.2) and Twins pitcher Ervin Santana (106.7), who was the starting opposing pitcher in Beltran’s game Monday. Beltran ranks 19th among all batters in career points since 1995 and fourth among all active batters.

Beltran has 2.7 Box-Toppers points in 2017 and earlier this season tied the record for longest consecutive season streak earning Box-Toppers points at 19 (1999-2017).

Box-Toppers season streaks


	Streak	Player	Pos	Duration	Career BTP
1	19	Jason Giambi	1b	1995-2013	133.4
1	19	Carlos Beltran*	rf	1999-2017	107.6
3	18	Jim Thome	1b dh	1995-2012	146.7
3	18	Chipper Jones	3b	1995-2012	149.0
3	18	Johnny Damon	lf	1995-2012	63.0
3	18	Alex Rodriguez	3b	1996-2013	187.0
7	17	Mariano Rivera	pi cp	1995-2011	126.4
7	17	Derek Jeter	ss	1996-2012	76.4
7	17	Paul Konerko	1b	1998-2014	100.7
7	17	Tim Hudson	pi sp	1999-2015	157.0
7	17	Torii Hunter	cf	1999-2015	115.9
7	17	David Ortiz	dh	2000-2016	145.9
7	17	CC Sabathia*	pi sp	2001-2017	188.0
14	16	Manny Ramirez	lf	1995-2010	167.2
14	16	Andy Pettitte	pi sp	1995-2010	138.5
14	16	Jamie Moyer	pi sp	1995-2010	104.0
14	16	Scott Rolen	3b	1996-2011	97.6
14	16	Kevin Millwood	pi sp	1997-2012	108.3
14	16	Derek Lowe	pi sp	1998-2013	91.5
14	16	Aramis Ramirez	3b	2000-2015	105.8
14	16	Mark Buehrle	pi sp	2000-2015	116.7
14	16	Albert Pujols*	dh 1b	2001-2016	182.3
14	16	Ichiro Suzuki*	rf	2001-2016	53.7
24	15	Randy Johnson	pi sp	1995-2009	278.8
24	15	Garret Anderson	lf	1995-2009	86.5
24	15	Ivan Rodriguez	ca	1995-2009	79.0
24	15	Tony Clark	1b	1995-2009	63.8
24	15	Gary Sheffield	lf	1995-2009	124.1
24	15	Jason Kendall	ca	1996-2010	40.9
24	15	Vladimir Guerrero	rf	1997-2011	128.3
24	15	Bobby Abreu	rf	1997-2011	95.5
24	15	Mike Cameron	cf	1997-2011	70.3
24	15	Miguel Tejada	ss	1997-2011	102.3
24	15	Jorge Posada	ca	1997-2011	79.5
24	15	Livan Hernandez	pi sp	1997-2011	76.7
24	15	Kyle Lohse	pi sp	2001-2015	89.0
24	15	Jake Peavy	pi sp	2002-2016	141.8
24	15	Miguel Cabrera*	1b	2003-2017	145.9

BTP: Box-Toppers points
* Active streak of a player active in 2017
Updated Monday, May 29, 2017
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National League Batter of the Day—Hunter Renfroe of the Padres hit a grand slam, going 1-for-4, in the 5-2 win over the Cubs.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall AL Player of the Day was batter Carlos Beltran.

Rankings—Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.

Carrasco (7IP 4H 2R BB 7K W in the 5-3 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.4 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers.

Streaks—Two players extended streaks of 10 or more consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points after earning their first Player of the Game honors of the season Monday:

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers has now earned Box-Toppers points for 15 straight seasons.
Marlins pitcher Edinson Volquez has now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons.

Cabrera (2-3 R 3BI in the 10-7 win over the Royals) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2003 with the Marlins, making his 15-season streak tied (with 14 others) for the 24th-longest streak in Box-Toppers tracking history. It is the fifth-longest currently active streak.

Cabrera has 145.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 23rd place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Monday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (145.2) and David Ortiz (145.9). (While Cabrera and Ortiz both have the same career Box-Toppers point total, Cabrera ranks ahead because he has more 2017 points—1.0 vs. 0.0.) Cabrera now trails 22nd-ranked player Jim Thome (146.7).

Cabrera now has the seventh-most career Box-Toppers points among active players after passing Lester. And he has the seventh-most career points among all batters since 1995, passing Ortiz and trailing sixth-ranked Thome (146.7). Cabrera maintains his second-place rank in career points among active batters, trailing Albert Pujols of the Angels (182.3).

Cabrera’s best season was 2013 with the Tigers when he had 16.9 Box-Toppers points, first among AL batters and eighth among all players. Cabrera also led AL batters in 2009 with the Tigers with 16.5 points, ninth among all players that season. In 2016, Cabrera had 12.0 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL batters.

Volquez (6IP 3H R 2BB 4K W in the 4-1 win over the Phillies) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2006 with the Rangers and has 65.2 career points, 19th among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2008 with the Reds when he had 15.1 Box-Toppers points, sixth among NL pitchers. In 2016, he had 6.4 points with the Royals.

Scoring—Roark earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Beltran earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Renfroe earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    6.0
    WSH 3, SF 0
    Tanner Roark (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    0
    0
    1
    6
  

    AL
    5.0
    HOU 16, MIN 8
    Carlos Beltran, DH
    5
    3
    4
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    TOR 17, CIN 2
    Justin Smoak, 1B
    5
    3
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    CLE 5, OAK 3
    Carlos Carrasco (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    4.0
    NYM 4, MIL 2
    Robert Gsellman (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    4.0
    TB 10, TEX 8
    Alex Colome (S,14)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    CHW 5, BOS 4
    Melky Cabrera, LF
    4
    1
    2
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    DET 10, KC 7
    Miguel Cabrera, 1B
    3
    1
    2
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    SD 5, CHC 2
    Hunter Renfroe, RF
    3
    1
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    MIA 4, PHI 1
    Edinson Volquez (W,1-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    
    3.0
    `PIT 4, ARI 3
    Trevor Williams
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    LAD 5, STL 1
    Rich Hill (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    2
    1
    1
    2
    4
  

    
    3.0
    BAL 3, NYY 2
    Brad Brach (S,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    SEA 6, COL 5
    Edwin Diaz (S,9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    ATL 6, LAA 3
    Jim Johnson (S,11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  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


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	6.4	18.8	47.5	52.9	-6.0
Roark, Tanner 3261	pi sp	dc nl	4.0	16.7	32.7	32.7	-8.7
Colome, Alex 3189	pi cp	tb al	4.0	13.0	21.7	21.7	-5.0
Smoak, Justin 2731	1b	tor al	3.5	7.0	20.2	26.4	0.0
Johnson, Jim 2417	pi cp	atl nl	3.0	7.0	18.0	24.7	-1.0
Cabrera, Melky 2143	lf ph	chi al	3.0	7.0	17.0	33.5	-1.0
Renfroe, Hunter 3749	rf	sd nl	3.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	0.5
Beltran, Carlos 1194	dh rf	hou al	2.7	8.7	20.9	107.6	-3.3
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	lad nl	2.0	16.4	20.4	40.1	-12.4
Diaz, Edwin 3690	pi cp	sea al	2.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	-5.0
Williams, Trevor 3792	pi sp	pit nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	1.0	13.0	58.8	145.9	-11.0
Volquez, Edinson 2220	pi sp	fla nl	1.0	7.4	37.1	65.2	-5.4
Brach, Brad 3374	pi cp mr	bal al	1.0	4.0	8.0	8.0	-2.0
Gsellman, Robert 3748	pi sp	nym nl	1.0	2.7	2.7	2.7	-0.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Box-Toppers season streaks

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Top 10 players

Box-Toppers season streaks

Top player from each game

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Box-Toppers

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.