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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters, becoming the first batter in 2018 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreRays pitcher Jake Odorizzi is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and is one of three players Saturday to reach 10 Box-Toppers points for the season.
Odorizzi struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), three hits and two walks, in the 9-6 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreMariners pitcher James Paxton is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player ranking after earning Player of the Game honors—Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rises to sixth and Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to 10th.
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Orioles pitcher Bud Norris is Friday’s Player of the Day, while Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner rises to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Norris pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 10 in the 5-0 win over the Yankees.
Bumgarner rose from third to second place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors Friday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Bumgarner pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 9-0 win over the Dodgers. Bumgarner earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 22.6 for the season. He is also second place among NL pitchers, trailing overall Box-Toppers points leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (28.8 Box-Toppers points). Bumgarner passes American League leader Max Scherzer of the Tigers (21.1 Box-Toppers points) on the player rankings list.
Kole Calhoun of the Angels is AL Batter of the Day. Calhoun went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 11-3 win over the Astros.
Jordy Mercer of the Pirates is NL Batter of the Day. Mercer went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs in the 7-3 win over the Cubs.
Notables: Tigers pitcher David Price maintained his eighth-place spot in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Price (7.2IP R 7K W in the 7-2 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.1 for the season. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright rose to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Wainwright (8IP R 8K W in the 5-1 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
Wainwright had led all players in Box-Toppers points several times this season, as late as June 28. However, he only scored 2.0 Box-Toppers points in July and none in August and on Aug. 30, fell out of Box-Toppers top 10 list. With this Player of the Game honor Friday, he rejoins the top 10 list, pushing out Jose Abreu of the White Sox (15.5 Box-Toppers points), who had been the only batter on the list.
Norris receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Bumgarner receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Calhoun and Mercer each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, click here.
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 912 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 12.0 | Orioles | Bud Norris (W, 13-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| NL | 11.0 | Giants | Madison Bumgarner (W, 18-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 11.0 | Rays | Nate Karns (W, 1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8.0 | Cardinals | Adam Wainwright (W, 18-9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5.0 | `Orioles | Kevin Gausman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4.2 | Tigers | David Price (W, 14-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Angels | Kole Calhoun RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Mariners | James Paxton (W, 6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3.0 | `Rangers | Derek Holland | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | `Phillies | Ken Giles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.2 | `Brewers | Kyle Lohse | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | 1.0 | Pirates | Jordy Mercer SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1.0 | Mets | Juan Lagares CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Red Sox | Jemile Weeks 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 0.0 | Padres | Yasmani Grandal 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Indians pitcher Justin Masterson is Monday’s Player of the Day. Masterson pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out 10 in the 3-2 win over the Red Sox.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is National League Player of the Day. Kershaw struck out nine over eight innings in the 5-2 win over the White Sox. Kershaw rises to 15th place in Box-Toppers player rankings—he earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks eighth among NL pitchers.
Kyle Seager of the Mariners is American League Batter of the Day. Seager hit a three-run homer, two triples and a double in the 10-2 win over the Yankees.
Jordy Mercer of the Pirates is NL Batter of the Day. Mercer homered, went 4-for-5, scored four times and drove in two runs in the 10-3 win over the Padres.
Masterson receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Kershaw receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Seager and Mercer each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.
All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 602 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 10.0 | Indians | Justin Masterson (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| NL | 9.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W, 4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9.0 | Royals | Danny Duffy (W, 3-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7.0 | Marlins | Randy Wolf (W, 1-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6.1 | Brewers | Matt Garza (W, 3-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Mariners | Kyle Seager 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 5.0 | Pirates | Jordy Mercer SS | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Mets | Wilmer Flores SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. Players earn Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.