Mariners pitcher James Paxton is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2018 season through the games of May 19:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.4 |
| 2 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 10.1 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 5 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 7.7 |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 7.0 |
| 7 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 |
| 8 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.7 |
| 9 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 6.7 |
| 10 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 |
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Paxton pitched a complete game, striking out eight and allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 7-2 win over the Tigers.
Paxton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, rising to sixth place among players this season, fifth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Jose Quintana struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and four walks, in the 10-0 win over the Reds.
Quintana had a Box-Toppers game score of +9.0, which was the same as three other Player of the Game winners Saturday—Mariners pitcher Paxton and Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling. Paxton finished first among the three, earning overall Player of the Day honors because he had the most innings pitched (nine). Quintana ranked ahead of Stripling to earn NL Player of the Day honors because he had more innings pitched (seven vs. six). Stripling (6IP 4H R 0BB 9K W in the 4-1 win over the Nationals) earns just 1.0 Box-Toppers point while Quintana earns 1.7 and Paxton earns 2.0, though they all had the same Box-Toppers game score.
American League Batter of the Day—Gary Sanchez of the Yankees hit two home runs and doubled, going 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Royals.
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Crawford of the Giants homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-4 win over the Rockies.
Debut—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday earning their first career Player of the Game honor:
Phillies pitcher Seranthony Dominguez (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 7-6 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut May 7 and was playing in his sixth career game. He is the 3,968th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Max Muncy of the Dodgers (HR 2-3 R 2BI in the 5-4 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut April 25, 2015, and was playing in his 122nd career game. He is the 3,969th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Reds pitcher Dylan Floro (2IP H 0R BB 2K W in the 5-4, 11-inning win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut July 7, 2016, and was playing in his 27th career game. He is the 3,970th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Paxton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Quintana earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Sanchez and Crawford 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.
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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 5/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 9.0 | SEA 7, DET 2 | James Paxton (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | 9.0 | CHC 10, CIN 0 | Jose Quintana (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 9.0 | LAD 4, WSH 1 | Ross Stripling (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 7.1 | MIL 5, MIN 4 | Josh Hader (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7.0 | CLE 5, HOU 4 | Corey Kluber (W, 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | NYY 8, KC 3 | Gary Sanchez C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 4.0 | CHW 5, TEX 3 | Jose Abreu 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 4.0 | PHI 7, STL 6 | Seranthony Dominguez (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.1 | TB 5, LAA 3 | Ryan Yarbrough (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | SF 9, COL 4 | Brandon Crawford SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 3.0 | OAK 5, TOR 4 | Chad Pinder 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | BOS 6, BAL 3 | Andrew Benintendi LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | ATL 8, MIA 1 | Johan Camargo 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 5, WSH 4 | Max Muncy 3B‑LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | NYM 5, ARI 4 | Devin Mesoraco C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | SD 6, PIT 2 | Cory Spangenberg PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | CIN 5, CHC 4 (F/11) | Dylan Floro (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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.
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 (’18). also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’17-18), the period 2013-2018 (’13-18) and each players’ career point total. also shown is how their 2018 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2017 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | ’18 | ’17‑18 | ’13‑18 | Career | +/‑ |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 7.0 | 20.7 | 31.8 | 31.8 | -6.7 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 2.7 |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 5.0 | 27.0 | 92.4 | 92.4 | -17.0 |
| Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 5.0 | 6.7 | 18.2 | 23.2 | 3.3 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.4 | 19.4 | 49.2 | 54.6 | -10.6 |
| Sanchez, Gary 3701 | ca dh | nyy al | 3.0 | 6.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -0.5 |
| Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.0 |
| Mesoraco, Devin 3037 | ca | nym nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 1.5 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp mr | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Benintendi, Andrew 3815 | lf | bos al | 1.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | -6.2 |
| Pinder, Chad 3871 | 2b rf | oak al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| Spangenberg, Cory 3487 | 2b 3b ph | sd nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Camargo, Johan 3829 | 3b | atl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Stripling, Ross 3629 | pi sp mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Dominguez, Seranthony 3968 | pi cp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Floro, Dylan 3970 | pi cp | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b lf | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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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.