Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Morton struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 2-1 win over the Phillies.
Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season, 21st among all players and 14th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Reynaldo Lopez struck out four over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 7-1 win over the Reds.
National League Batter of the Day—Colin Moran of the Pirates hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-6 win over the Cubs.
American League Batter of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees homered and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Judge earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, sixth among AL batters.
Notable—In addition to Morton, two other Player of the Game winners from Tuesday also have more than 10 Box-Toppers points this season:
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (7IP 3H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 2-1 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.7 for the season, 13th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.
Giants pitcher Logan Webb (5IP 4H R 0ER 2BB 6K ND in the 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season, 15th among all players and 10th among NL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Tuesday, Sept. 28.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 25.1 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 22.4 |
| 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 21.1 |
| 4 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 18.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | tor al | 17.7 |
| 6 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 17.4 |
| 7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 |
| 8 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.1 |
| 9 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 10 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 16.1 |
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Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Orioles pitcher Joey Krehbiel (2IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND in the 4-2 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut July 2, 2018, and was playing in his sixth career game.
Jose Rondon of the Cardinals (HR 1-1 R BI in the 6-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut July 29, 2016, and was playing in his 165th career game.
Scoring—Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lopez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Moran and Judge each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (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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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 9/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | ATL 2, PHI 1 | Charlie Morton, (W 14‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| +7.0 | LAD 2, SD 1 | Walker Buehler, (W 15‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | PIT 8, CHC 6 | Colin Moran, 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +6.0 | CHW 7, CIN 1 | Reynaldo López, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 7, TOR 2 | Aaron Judge, RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `SF 6, ARI 4 | Logan Webb | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 6, CLE 4 | Salvador Perez, C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 3, DET 2 | Caleb Thielbar, (W 7‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 5, MIA 2 (F/7) | Edwin Díaz, (S 31) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `NYM 2, MIA 1 (F/9) | Trevor Williams | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | `BAL 4, BOS 2 | Joey Krehbiel, (Hld 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.1 | `SEA 4, OAK 2 | Casey Sadler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 5, LAA 2 | Andy Ibáñez, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 6, MIL 2 | Jose Rondón, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | `HOU 4, TB 3 | Jose Urquidy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +0.0 | COL 3, WSH 1 | Trevor Story, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.7 | 20.4 | 51.9 | 51.9 | +9.0 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +13.0 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | atl nl | 12.7 | 14.7 | 59.0 | 83.7 | +10.7 |
| Urquidy, Jose 4194 | pi sp | hou al | 8.4 | 10.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 | +6.4 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.0 | 12.0 | 29.2 | 29.2 | +4.0 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 6.7 | 7.7 | 29.7 | 29.7 | +5.7 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 5.7 | 7.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | +3.7 |
| Williams, Trevor 3792 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | +5.7 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi mr sp | chi al | 5.4 | 5.4 | 26.2 | 26.2 | +5.4 |
| Thielbar, Caleb 3272 | pi mr | min al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | +4.0 |
| Ibanez, Andy 4496 | 2b 1b dh | tex al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Moran, Colin 3931 | 1b 3b | pit nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | +2.0 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca dh | kc al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 35.2 | +3.0 |
| Sadler, Casey 4205 | pi mr cp | sea al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +0.0 |
| Krehbiel, Joey 4562 | pi mr | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Rondon, Jose 4563 | ph | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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