Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of July 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 16.1 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 15.8 |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 14.8 |
| 4 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 14.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 13.2 |
| 7 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.7 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.7 |
| 9 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | sp pi | sd nl | 12.4 |
| 10 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 12.1 |
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Cole struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the Athletics.
Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.1 for the season, rising from fifth to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader, teammate Justin Verlander (15.8), who had led all players since May 10.
Cole also rises from third to first place among American League pitchers, passing both Verlander and Rays pitcher Charlie Morton (14.8).
Cole becomes the second player this season to reach 15 Box-Toppers points. It is the second straight season he has had 15 or more points; in 2018, he had 18.0 points with the Astros, eighth among all players.
National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Sonny Gray struck out seven over six innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 6-5 win over the Brewers. Gray did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Brewers took the lead after he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Mitch Garver of the Twins hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 8-6 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals hit a top-of-the-10th-inning grand slam in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Pirates. Goldschmidt went 1-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs.
Debut—Austin Nola of the Mariners made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Nola (HR 2-3 2R 3BI in the 7-3 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut June 16 and was playing in his 24th career game.
Scoring—Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gray earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Garver and Goldschmidt 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)| 7/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | HOU 11, OAK 1 | Gerrit Cole (W, 11‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| +8.0 | CHW 9, MIA 1 | Ivan Nova (W, 5‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +7.0 | BOS 9, TB 4 | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 12‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | `CIN 6, MIL 5 | Sonny Gray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | MIN 8, NYY 6 | Mitch Garver C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SEA 7, TEX 3 | Austin Nola 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 7, TOR 3 | Oscar Mercado CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | STL 6, PIT 5 (F/10) | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | ARI 6, BAL 3 | Greg Holland (S, 17) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | SF 5, CHC 4 | Joe Panik 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 16.1 | 34.1 | 72.3 | 77.0 | -1.9 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 6.7 | 20.1 | 39.5 | 39.5 | -6.7 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 6.7 | 15.4 | 52.6 | 56.6 | -2.0 |
| Garver, Mitch 3950 | ca | min al | 6.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -1.0 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 4.0 | 11.5 | 36.6 | 58.8 | -3.5 |
| Mercado, Oscar 4188 | cf | cle al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 | 6.7 | 22.7 | 44.8 | -2.7 |
| Panik, Joe 3401 | 2b | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | +2.0 |
| Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 42.0 | +1.0 |
| Nola, Austin 4197 | 1b | sea 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.