White Sox pitcher Reynaldo Lopez 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 Aug. 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 20.8 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 20.8 |
| 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.7 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 16.1 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 15.8 |
| 6 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 15.7 |
| 7 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | sp pi | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 14.4 |
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Also Sunday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg becomes the first new leader in Box-Toppers points among National League pitchers in more than three months after earning Player of the Game honors. Strasburg also rises to third place in overall Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Player of the Day—Lopez pitched five hitless and scoreless innings, striking out six and walking two, in the 2-0 win over the Rangers.
Lopez exited with dehydration and flu-like symptoms and five White Sox pitchers combined on a one-hitter, with the single hit happening in the sixth inning.
Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, 37th among all players and 14th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Dallas Keuchel struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and three walks, in the 2-1 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—Anthony Santander of the Orioles homered and went 5-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-3 win over the Rays.
National League Batter of the Day—Kevin Newman of the Pirates doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 9-8 win over the Reds.
This was Newman’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Newman made his Major League debut Aug. 16, 2018, and was playing in his 132nd career game.
Rankings—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to lead NL pitchers in 2019 Box-Toppers points and also rises to third place overall after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Strasburg (6IP 5H 2R BB 10K ND in the 7-5, 11-inning win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.7 for the season, rising from sixth to third place in season player rankings, trailing only Astros pitchers Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole (both with 20.8 points).
Strasburg rises past Josh Hader of the Brewers (15.7 points) to lead NL pitchers in player rankings. Hader has led NL pitchers in 2019 points for more than three months, taking the lead May 5, when he took the lead among all players with 7.0 points. However, Hader has earned no points since July 24.
Strasburg’s movement from sixth to third place in overall standings is the first change in top 10 player rankings since Aug. 11, when Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rose from eighth to seventh place with 15.4 points. Few top 10 players have earned Box-Toppers points in the past two weeks and when they have, it didn’t change their ranking position.
Strasburg also now has 128.8 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 35th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes Vladimir Guerrero (128.3) on the “all-time” list and now trails 34th-ranked player Trevor Hoffman (129.4). Strasburg ranks 13th among active players in career points.
Debut—Mike Ford of the Yankees made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Ford (HR 2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 5-1 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut April 18 and was playing in his 31st career game.
Scoring—Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Keuchel earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Santander and Newman 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)| 8/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | CHW 2, TEX 0 | Reynaldo Lopez (W, 8‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| NL | +7.0 | ATL 2, NYM 1 | Dallas Keuchel (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | `WSH 7, CHC 5 (F/11) | Stephen Strasburg | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +5.0 | SEA 3, TOR 1 | Marco Gonzales (W, 14‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | HOU 11, LAA 2 | Framber Valdez (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | BAL 8, TB 3 | Anthony Santander LF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | PIT 9, CIN 8 | Kevin Newman SS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 11, COL 4 | Matt Carpenter 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | KC 9, CLE 8 (F/10) | Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 7, DET 4 | C.J. Cron 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIA 3, PHI 2 | Elieser Hernandez (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 5, MIL 2 | Robbie Ray (W, 11‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | SD 3, BOS 1 | Kirby Yates (S, 37) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 5, OAK 4 | Donovan Solano 2B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 5, LAD 1 | Mike Ford PH‑1B | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.7 | 23.4 | 91.7 | 128.8 | +10.0 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi sp | chi al | 9.7 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | +4.0 |
| Gonzales, Marco 3408 | pi sp | sea al | 7.4 | 17.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | -3.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 | 14.4 | 41.1 | 41.1 | -1.0 |
| Yates, Kirby 3628 | pi cp | sd nl | 5.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Solano, Donovan 3096 | 2b | sf nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | +4.0 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp mr | hou al | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +1.7 |
| Hernandez, Elieser 4181 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b dh | min al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +1.0 |
| Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.7 | 9.4 | 59.6 | 61.6 | -4.0 |
| Santander, Anthony 3935 | rf lf | bal al | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Carpenter, Matt 2987 | 3b 1b ph | stl nl | 2.0 | 8.5 | 25.5 | 38.0 | -4.5 |
| Newman, Kevin 4234 | ss | pit nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| O’Hearn, Ryan 4043 | 1b | kc al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Ford, Mike 4235 | 1b ph | nyy 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.