Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Sunday’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 26.| 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 | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | min al | 7.4 |
| 8 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.2 |
| 9 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 7.1 |
| 10 | Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
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Also Sunday, Twins pitcher Jake Odorizzi rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Woodruff struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 9-1 win over the Phillies.
Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season. He ranks 53rd among all players and 20th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Jake Odorizzi struck out nine over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the White Sox.
Odorizzi earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season, rising to seventh 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).
American League Batter of the Day—Austin Meadows of the Rays homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-3 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—Howie Kendrick of the Nationals homered and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-6 win over the Marlins.
Notable—Two pitchers earned Player of the Game honors for batting Sunday:
Rockies pitcher German Marquez (3B 1-1 0R 3BI in the 8-7 win over the Orioles) had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 for batting and a -5.9 score for pitching (6.1IP 7H 4R BB 4K ND). Marquez earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 6.7 for the season, 13th among all players and fifth among NL pitchers.
Diamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver (1-2 R BI in the 6-2 win over the Giants) had a Box-Toppers game score of +1.0 for batting and also separately had a game score of +1.0 for pitching (5IP 6H R 2BB 6K W). However, in cases of game score ties, batters beat pitchers, so in this case Sunday, Weaver the batter beat Weaver the pitcher on a tiebreaker. Weaver earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 6.0 for the season, 20th among all players and 10th among NL pitchers.
This is the second and third time this season that a pitcher has earned Player of the Game honors for batting. Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke did it April 2. In 2018, pitchers earned Player of the Game honors for batting three times.
Debut—Lourdes Gurriel Jr. of the Blue Jays made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Gurriel (HR 2B 4-4 2R 2BI in the 10-1 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut April 20, 2018, and was playing in his 81st career game.
Scoring—Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Odorizzi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Meadows and Kendrick each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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)| 5/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | MIL 9, PHI 1 | Brandon Woodruff (W, 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| AL | +12.1 | MIN 7, CHW 0 | Jake Odorizzi (W, 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +7.0 | CIN 10, CHC 2 | Tanner Roark (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +6.0 | `LAA 7, TEX 6 | Andrew Heaney | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | TB 6, CLE 3 | Austin Meadows DH | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | TOR 10, SD 1 | Lourdes Gurriel LF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 4, HOU 1 | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | NYM 4, DET 3 | Zack Wheeler (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 11, PIT 7 | Justin Turner 3B | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 8, NYY 7 (F/10) | Hunter Dozier 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | WSH 9, MIA 6 | Howie Kendrick 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | OAK 7, SEA 1 | Josh Phegley C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | COL 8, BAL 7 | German Marquez P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 4, STL 3 (F/10) | Luke Jackson (S, 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | ARI 6, SF 2 | Luke Weaver P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 (’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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | min al | 7.4 | 14.4 | 49.6 | 51.6 | +0.4 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 6.7 | 21.4 | 26.1 | 26.1 | -8.0 |
| Weaver, Luke 3719 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.0 | 10.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 | +2.0 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 4.7 | 18.1 | 37.5 | 37.5 | -8.7 |
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Jackson, Luke 4139 | pi cp | atl nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Dozier, Hunter 4114 | 3b dh | kc al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 13.7 | 22.4 | 26.4 | -7.7 |
| Roark, Tanner 3261 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.0 | 7.0 | 37.7 | 42.7 | -1.0 |
| Kendrick, Howie 2191 | 2b 1b lf | dc nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 38.5 | +3.0 |
| Meadows, Austin 4079 | lf dh | tb al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Phegley, Josh 3269 | ca | oak al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | +2.5 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -8.7 |
| Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b | lad nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 17.5 | -1.0 |
| Gurriel, Lourdes Jr. 4148 | lf | tor 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.