Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Borucki is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Borucki struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Orioles.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2018 season through the games of Sept. 17:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 23.1 |
| 2 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 22.5 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 20.1 |
| 4 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 20.1 |
| 5 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 20.1 |
| 6 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 18.7 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 18.0 |
| 8 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 17.7 |
| 9 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 16.4 |
| 10 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 16.1 |
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Borucki earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 78th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks struck out eight over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
National League Batter of the Day—Michael Conforto of the Mets homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in six runs, in the 9-4 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Dan Vogelbach of the Mariners hit a pinch-hit, eighth-inning grand slam in the 4-1 win old the Astros.
This was Vogelbach’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Vogelbach made his Major League debut Sept. 12, 2016 and was playing in his 53rd career game.
Notable—Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has the most 2018 Box-Toppers points among the 12 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.
Ryu (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 8-2 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.1 for the season, 52nd among all players and 26th among NL pitchers.
Also notable—Christian Yelich of the Brewers hit for the cycle Monday and earned Player of the Game honors in the 8-0 win over the Reds.
Yelich (HR 3B 2B 4-4 R 4BI) had a Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, same as NL Batter of the Day Michael Conforto, but Conforto ranked ahead to earn the 0.5 bonus points for being NL Batter of the Day because he had more at bats—five vs. four. Yelich earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, eighth among NL batters.
Debut—In addition to Vogelbach, three other players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, each earning their first career Player of the Game honor:
Harrison Bader of the Cardinals (HR 1-1 R 3BI in the 11-6 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut July 25, 2017, and was playing in his 159th career game.
Twins pitcher Kohl Stewart (6IP 3H R 0ER 3BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Aug. 12 and was playing in his seventh career game.
Chris Shaw of the Giants (2-2B 3-3 R 0BI in the 4-2 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut Aug. 31 and was playing in his 13th career game.
Scoring—Borucki earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hendricks earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Conforto and Vogelbach each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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)| 9/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | +11.0 | TOR 5, BAL 0 | Ryan Borucki (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | +10.2 | CHC 5, ARI 1 | Kyle Hendricks (W, 12‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| +8.0 | LAD 8, COL 2 | Hyun‑Jin Ryu (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +8.0 | TB 3, TEX 0 | Tyler Glasnow (W, 2‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 9, PHI 4 | Michael Conforto LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | MIL 8, CIN 0 | Christian Yelich LF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SEA 4, HOU 1 | Daniel Vogelbach PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 11, ATL 6 | Harrison Bader CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 6, DET 1 | Kohl Stewart (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 7, KC 6 | Adam Frazier 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 8, WSH 5 | Starlin Castro 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SF 4, SD 2 | Chris Shaw LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
| Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.1 | 14.1 | 35.2 | 35.2 | +4.1 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.7 | 11.4 | 39.5 | 39.5 | +4.0 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf lf cf | mil nl | 7.5 | 12.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | +2.5 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | lf | nym nl | 6.5 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | +0.5 |
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi mr sp | tb al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Borucki, Ryan 4034 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Frazier, Adam 3771 | 2b lf cf | pit nl | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| Castro, Starlin 2767 | 2b | fla nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 20.5 | 32.5 | -3.0 |
| Vogelbach, Daniel 4070 | ph | sea al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Bader, Harrison 4071 | cf | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Shaw, Chris 4073 | lf | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Stewart, Kohl 4072 | pi mr | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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.