Yankees pitcher Domingo German 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 2018 season through the games of June 19:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.4 |
| 2 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.7 |
| 3 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 4 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 11.0 |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 11.0 |
| 6 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 10.1 |
| 7 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.7 |
| 9 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.0 |
| 10 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
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Also Tuesday, Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintains his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—German struck out nine over seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned), two hits and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Mariners.
German earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks 13th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Pirates.
Peralta had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +11.0, same as overall Player of the Day Domingo German. But German held the tiebreaking advantage to earn Player of the Day because he had more innings pitched—seven vs. six.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-8 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Rankings—Twins pitcher Jose Berrios maintained his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Berrios (6.1IP 5H R 3BB 6K ND in the 6-2 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Luis Severino of the Yankees (14.7).
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 209.8 |
| 4 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 196.7 |
| 5 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 6 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 187.8 |
| 7 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | retired | 187.0 |
| 8 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 180.2 |
| 9 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 174.1 |
| 10 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | dc nl | 172.1 |
| 11 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 12 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 13 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 14 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 15 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | hou al | 162.7 |
| 16 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 17 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | tex al | 159.8 |
| 18 | Jon Lester | pi sp | chi nl | 159.6 |
| 19 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 20 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | tex al | 155.9 |
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List of top 100 players since 1995 at the end of the 2017 season.
Notable—Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels rises to 17th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Hamels (7IP 4H R 3BB 7K W in the 4-1 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 159.8 career points. He passes Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (159.6) on the “all-time” list and now trails 16th-ranked John Smoltz (160.9). (It should be noted Smoltz would have an estimated 255 career points if his entire career from 1988 were tracked.) Passing Lester, Hamels now ranks eighth among active players in career points.
Hamels has 6.4 Box-Toppers points for the season, 16th among AL pitchers.
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each earning their first career Player of the Game honor:
Angels pitcher Felix Pena (4IP 2H R 3BB 6K ND in the 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks) made his Major League debut Aug. 19, 2016, and was playing in his 39th career game. He is the 4,002nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Kyle Farmer of the Dodgers (2B 1-1 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut July 30, 2017, and was playing in his 52nd career game. He is the 4,003rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—German earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Peralta earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Arenado 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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 6/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | NYY 7, SEA 2 | Domingo German (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | 11.0 | MIL 3, PIT 2 | Freddy Peralta (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 8.2 | CLE 6, CHW 3 | Mike Clevinger (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 6.1 | ATL 11, TOR 4 | Sam Freeman (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6.0 | TEX 4, KC 1 | Cole Hamels (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5.0 | CIN 9, DET 5 | Sal Romano (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | OAK 4, SD 2 (F/10) | Lou Trivino (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | COL 10, NYM 8 | Nolan Arenado 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 3.0 | WSH 9, BAL 7 | Trea Turner SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | SF 6, MIA 3 | Gorkys Hernandez CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | `LAA 5, ARI 4 | Felix Pena | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2.1 | STL 7, PHI 6 | Jordan Hicks (W, 3‑1) (BS, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | `MIN 6, BOS 2 | Jose Berrios | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 4, CHC 3 | Kyle Farmer PH‑1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 1.0 | TB 2, HOU 1 | Blake Snell (W, 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1.0 | `CHC 2, LAD 1 (F/10) | Anthony Bass | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 top players
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 (’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 the Game | Pos | Team | ’18 | ’17‑18 | ’13‑18 | Career | +/‑ |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | +3.4 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 8.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | +3.0 |
| German, Domingo 3957 | pi mr | nyy al | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 6.4 | 15.8 | 71.8 | 159.8 | -3.0 |
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 6.0 | 17.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -5.4 |
| Trivino, Lou 3939 | pi cp mr | oak al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 2.5 | 11.7 | 32.4 | 32.4 | -6.7 |
| Romano, Sal 3854 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Hicks, Jordan 3991 | pi cp | stl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Hernandez, Goryks 3758 | cf | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Turner, Trea 3730 | ss | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Bass, Anthony 2974 | pi mr | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Freeman, Sam 3423 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Farmer, Kyle 4003 | 1b ph | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Pena, Felix 4002 | pi sp | ana al | 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.