Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of May 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 12.1 |
| 2 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf 1b | lad nl | 8.2 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 7.7 |
| 5 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 6 | Castillo, Luis 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.4 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.2 |
| 8 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 7.1 |
| 9 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 10 | Peacock, Brad 2968 | pi sp | hou al | 7.0 |
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Also Saturday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Rays pitcher Charlie Morton and Astros pitcher Brad Peacock rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Corbin pitched a complete-game, four-hit, shutout, striking out five and walking one, in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.
Corbin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season. He ranks 20th among all players and ninth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Charlie Morton struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 6-2 win over the Indians.
Morton earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.1 for the season, rising to eighth place in season player rankings, third among AL pitchers, behind Justin Verlander of the Astros (12.1) and Shane Bieber of the Indians (7.7).
Morton had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of +9.0, the same as two other Player of the Game winners. However, Corbin beat Morton out for overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker because he had more innings pitched (nine vs. six). Astros pitcher Brad Peacock, Player of the Game in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox, also had a Box-Toppers game score of +9.0 (6IP 4H 0R BB 8K ND), but Morton beat him on a tiebreaker because he had more strikeouts (10 vs. eight).
So, though all three had the same Box-Toppers game score of +9.0, they all received different Box-Toppers points: Corbin received 2.0 as Player of the Day, Morton received 1.7 as AL Player of the Day and Peacock received 1.0 as Player of the Game.
National League Batter of the Day—Wil Myers of the Padres hit two home runs and went 2-for-2, scoring four times and driving in four runs, in the 19-4 win over the Blue Jays.
American League Batter of the Day—Jonathan Villar of the Orioles hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 9-6 win over the Rockies. Villar went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
Rankings—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises from seventh to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Bellinger (2B 2-4 R 2BI in the 7-2 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.2 for the season. Bellinger ranks second among NL players, behind Brewers closing pitcher Josh Hader (10.0 points, ranked second overall). He extends his lead among NL batters, ahead of second-place Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals (7.0 points).
Notable—Astros pitcher Brad Peacock rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Peacock (6IP 4H 0R BB 8K ND in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Adam Jones of the Diamondbacks earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Saturday.
Jones (2B 2-2 R BI in the 10-4 win over the Giants) was also NL Batter of the Day Friday in the 18-2 win over the Giants (HR 4-5 3R 3BI). Jones has 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2019, all earned in the past two days.
Scoring—Corbin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Morton earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Myers and Villar 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)| 5/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | WSH 5, MIA 0 | Patrick Corbin (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| AL | +9.0 | TB 6, CLE 2 | Charlie Morton (W, 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| +9.0 | `HOU 4, BOS 3 | Brad Peacock | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +8.0 | SD 19, TOR 4 | Wil Myers CF | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +8.0 | MIN 8, CHW 1 | Kyle Gibson (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +7.2 | `LAA 3, TEX 2 | Tyler Skaggs | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | PHI 7, MIL 2 | Jake Arrieta (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | NYY 7, KC 3 | J.A. Happ (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| +5.0 | NYM 5, DET 4 (F/13) | Wilson Ramos C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | STL 6, ATL 3 | Jedd Gyorko PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | BAL 9, COL 6 | Jonathan Villar 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CHC 8, CIN 6 | Addison Russell 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 6, KC 5 | Cameron Maybin LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 10, SF 4 | Adam Jones RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | OAK 6, SEA 5 | Chad Pinder RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 7, PIT 2 | Cody Bellinger RF | 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.
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 (’19). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’18-19), the period 2014-2019 (’14-19) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2019 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2018 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’19 | ’18‑19 | ’14‑19 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf 1b | lad nl | 8.2 | 8.2 | 16.9 | 16.9 | +8.2 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 7.1 | 21.9 | 43.3 | 57.3 | -7.7 |
| Peacock, Brad 2968 | pi sp | hou al | 7.0 | 11.0 | 22.1 | 27.8 | +3.0 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.7 | 21.7 | 40.5 | 63.9 | -10.3 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 11.4 | 30.4 | 30.4 | -3.4 |
| Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 | 18.7 | 56.9 | 75.6 | -12.7 |
| Jones, Adam 2347 | rf | ari nl | 2.5 | 7.5 | 31.5 | 63.0 | -2.5 |
| Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 9.7 | 75.9 | 91.9 | -5.7 |
| Skaggs, Tyler 3183 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 | 9.7 | 22.4 | 25.1 | -5.7 |
| Villar, Jonathan 3233 | 2b | bal al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | -0.5 |
| Myers, Wil 3228 | cf 1b | sd nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 19.7 | 23.2 | +1.5 |
| Ramos, Wilson 2904 | ca | nym nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 26.5 | -5.0 |
| Pinder, Chad 3871 | rf 2b | oak al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | -3.0 |
| Gyorko, Jedd 3164 | 3b ph | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 18.9 | 20.9 | -1.0 |
| Russell, Addison 3559 | 2b ss | chi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| Maybin, Cameron 2672 | lf | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 21.5 | +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.