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▪️ Top 10 players in 2023 Box-Toppers points.
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Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Liberatore struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Rays.
Liberatore earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 254th among all players and 74th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Tigers pitcher Reese Olson struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 3-0 win over the Twins.
Olson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 80th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies homered and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day
Adley Rutschman of the Orioles homered and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 5-4 win over the Astros.
Rutschman earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 110th among all players and 17th among AL pitchers. Rutschman ranks highest in 2023 Box-Toppers points among Thursday’s eight Player of the Game winners.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, Aug. 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 18.4 |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 14.7 |
| 3 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 14.4 |
| 4 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 13.1 |
| 5 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 12.4 |
| 6 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 12.1 |
| 7 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.7 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tex al | 11.4 |
| 9 | Bautista, Felix 4668 | pi cp | bal al | 11.0 |
| 10 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.7 |
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Debut
Pirates pitcher Thomas Hatch made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Hatch (4IP 2H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 7-5 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut July 26, 2020, and was playing in his 28th career game.
Scoring
Liberatore earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Olson earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Realmuto and Rutschman each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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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Thursday’s best performances by players who did not earn Box-Toppers points (thread):
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 11, 2023
Kenta Maeda @Twins 6IP 3H R BB 4K L
Clayton Kershaw @Dodgers 5IP 3H R 0BB 4K ND
Kenley Jansen @RedSox 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv
Thursday’s B-T Player of the Game winners—https://t.co/IpUhj2Ieje
Thursday’s lowest Box-Toppers game scores:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 11, 2023
-11.0—Bailey Falter @Pirates 4IP 8H 4R 2BB 3K ND vs. ATL
-8.8—Jo La Sorsa @Nationals
-8.0—Enyel De los Santos @CleGuardians
-8.0—Bryce Elder @Braves
-6.0—Dylan Floro @Twins
-6.0—Brad Hand @Braves https://t.co/IpUhj2Ieje
Thursday’s lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 11, 2023
-4.0—Ryan Jeffers @Twins 0-4 3K
-4.0—Kevin Pillar @Braves 0-4 3K
-4.0—Jake Alu @Nationals 0-4 2K
-4.0—Will Brennan @CleGuardians 0-4 2K
-4.0—Ryan McMahon @Rockies 0-4 2K
-4.0—Jeremy Peña @Astros 0-4 2Khttps://t.co/IpUhj2Ieje
Adley Rutschman @Orioles is Box-Toppers Player of Thursday’s HOU-BAL Game (HR 2-4 R 2BI) with +1.0 B-T game score.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 11, 2023
Starters:
Hunter Brown @Astros: -5.0 B-T game score (6IP 8H 5R 0BB 7K L).
BAL’s Dean Kremer: 0.0 B-T game score (7IP 6H 2R 2BB 5K W).https://t.co/IpUhj2IM8M
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).| 8/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | STL 5, TB 2 | Matthew Liberatore (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | +9.0 | DET 3, MIN 0 | Reese Olson (W, 2‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| +6.0 | LAD 2, COL 1 | Ryan Yarbrough (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.1 | BOS 2, KC 0 | James Paxton (W, 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | PIT 7, ATL 5 | Thomas Hatch (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | PHI 6, WSH 2 | J.T. Realmuto C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CLE 4, TOR 3 | Emmanuel Clase (S, 31) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | BAL 5, HOU 4 | Adley Rutschman DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
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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 in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutschman, Adley 4659 | ca | bal al | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Clase, Emmanuel 4225 | pi cp | cle al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +3.0 |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | bos al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 36.1 | 60.9 | +5.0 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp mr | lad nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 37.1 | 37.1 | +1.0 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Olson, Reese 4861 | pi sp | det al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 1.5 | 7.0 | 30.2 | 44.7 | -4.0 |
| Hatch, Thomas 4898 | pi mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Curry, Xzavion 4875 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| NYY | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 13.1 | 17.1 | 29.2 | 29.2 |
| MIN | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 15.4 | 67.6 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| WSH | Adon, Joan 4580 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 7.4 | 16.4 | 57.3 | 66.3 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 5.0 | 15.4 | 63.7 | 99.1 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| BOS | Sale, Chris 2806 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 38.8 | 150.3 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 5.7 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 6.0 | 32.0 | 84.6 | 238.6 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 11.7 | 27.1 | 55.9 | 55.9 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 34.8 | 152.3 |
| KC | Coleman, Dylan 4714 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 7.7 | 20.8 | 73.1 | 82.1 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| BAL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 6.7 | 15.7 | 41.2 | 60.2 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 8.4 | 18.4 | 54.8 | 63.2 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| LAD | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 51.2 | 115.8 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 38.4 | 50.1 |
| SF | Alexander, Scott* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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