Marlins pitcher Jordan Yamamoto 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 2019 season through the games of June 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 13.8 |
| 2 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 12.0 |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 11.8 |
| 4 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.7 |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.4 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.2 |
| 7 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | sp pi | chi al | 9.7 |
| 8 | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 9 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
| 10 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 9.2 |
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Also Tuesday, Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox rises to lead American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Yamamoto struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 6-0 win over the Cardinals.
Yamamoto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season. He ranks 170th among all players and 55th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs struck out six over 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.
American League Batter of the Day—Whit Merrifield of the Royals hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 9-0 win over the Mariners. Merrifield went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Rockies homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Arenado earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season. He ranks 27th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, highest among the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday. He ranks fourth among NL batters.
Rankings—Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox rises to lead AL batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Jimenez (HR 2-3 R 2BI in the 3-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.5 for the season, passing previous AL batting leader Brett Gardner of the Yankees (6.0), who only took the lead Sunday. Jimenez ranks 28th among all players.
Notable—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has 220.5 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Kershaw (7IP 3H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 9-0 win over the Giants) ranks third among all players in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw leads active players in career points, ahead of Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (201.4).
Kershaw now has 5.7 Box-Toppers points for the season, 19th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Padres pitcher Logan Allen (7IP 3H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Brewers) was also making his Major League debut.
Indians pitcher Zach Plesac (7IP 2H R 5BB 6K W in the 10-3 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut May 28 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Scoring—Yamamoto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Skaggs earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Merrifield and Arenado each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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)| 6/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | MIA 6, STL 0 | Jordan Yamamoto (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +9.1 | NYM 10, ATL 2 | Jacob deGrom (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| AL | +8.1 | LAA 3, TOR 1 | Tyler Skaggs (W, 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| BAT | +8.0 | KC 9, SEA 0 | Whit Merrifield 1B‑2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +8.0 | LAD 9, SF 0 | Clayton Kershaw (W, 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | SD 4, MIL 1 | Logan Allen (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | OAK 16, BAL 2 | Ramon Laureano CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | COL 8, ARI 1 | Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CLE 10, TEX 3 | Zach Plesac (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 6, TB 3 | Aroldis Chapman (S, 19) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | `MIN 4, BOS 3 (F/17) | Michael Pineda | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 3, CHC 1 | Eloy Jimenez LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 4, HOU 3 | Derek Dietrich 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 5, PIT 4 | Nicholas Castellanos RF | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 6.5 | 11.5 | 41.4 | 41.4 | +1.5 |
| Jimenez, Eloy 4107 | lf | chi al | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 | 22.5 | 83.3 | 83.3 | -11.1 |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.7 | 13.7 | 118.4 | 220.5 | -2.3 |
| Merrifield, Whit 3855 | 2b rf 1b | kc al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +3.0 |
| Skaggs, Tyler 3183 | pi sp | ana al | 3.7 | 11.4 | 24.1 | 26.8 | -4.0 |
| Dietrich, Derek 3199 | 2b 1b lf | cin nl | 3.7 | 7.2 | 15.7 | 17.7 | +0.2 |
| Laureano, Ramon 4054 | cf | oak al | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +2.7 |
| Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf dh | det al | 3.0 | 9.5 | 27.7 | 27.7 | -3.5 |
| Yamamoto, Jordan 4161 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Chapman, Aroldis 2826 | pi cp | nyy al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 30.1 | 54.1 | -2.0 |
| Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 28.4 | 40.1 | +2.0 |
| Allen, Logan 4167 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Plesac, Zach 4168 | pi sp | cle 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.