Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in 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 Sept. 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 29.2 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 26.5 |
| 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 18.7 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 17.8 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 17.4 |
| 7 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 16.7 |
| 8 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 9 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 16.4 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 15.9 |
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Also Friday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors—Indians pitcher Shane Bieber (ranked fourth) and Rays pitcher Charlie Morton (ranked fifth).
Player of the Day—deGrom struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Reds.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 17.4 for the season, sixth among all players and second among National League pitchers, behind Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals (18.7).
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers struck out five over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Rangers.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-4 win over the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—Asdrubal Cabrera of the Nationals hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 6-4 win over the Marlins.
Rankings—Two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earned Player of the Game honors Friday:
Indians pitcher Shane Bieber (7.1IP 7H 2R 0BB 7K W in the 5-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.1 for the season, maintaining his fourth-place ranking among all players and third-place spot among AL pitchers, behind Gerrit Cole (29.2) and Justin Verlander (26.5), both of the Astros.
Rays pitcher Charlie Morton (6.1IP 5H 2R BB 8K ND in the 5-4, 11-inning win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.8 for the season, maintaining his fifth-place ranking among all players and fourth-place spot among AL pitchers.
Debut—Blue Jays pitcher Jason Adam made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Adam (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-3 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut May 5, 2018, and was playing in his 18th career game.
Scoring—deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fiers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Correa and Cabrera each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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)| 9/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | NYM 8, CIN 1 | Jacob deGrom (W, 10‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| +11.0 | ATL 6, SF 0 | Mike Foltynewicz (W, 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| AL | +11.0 | OAK 8, TEX 0 | Mike Fiers (W, 15‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +11.0 | ARI 9, SD 0 | Merrill Kelly (W, 12‑14) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | BAL 5, SEA 3 | Aaron Brooks (W, 6‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | MIL 10, PIT 1 | Chase Anderson (W, 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | CHW 10, DET 1 | Dylan Cease (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +4.1 | `TB 5, BOS 4 (F/11) | Charlie Morton | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 4, KC 3 | Trevor May (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | CLE 5, PHI 2 | Shane Bieber (W, 15‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | HOU 6, LAA 4 | Carlos Correa SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | WSH 6, MIA 4 | Asdrubal Cabrera 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAD 12, COL 5 | Enrique Hernandez PH‑RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 4, NYY 3 | Jason Adam (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | STL 2, CHC 1 | Yadier Molina C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | +11.7 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 17.8 | 32.6 | 54.0 | 68.0 | +3.0 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 17.4 | 34.2 | 95.0 | 95.0 | +0.6 |
| Fiers, Mike 3029 | pi sp | oak al | 9.7 | 20.4 | 45.2 | 52.9 | -1.0 |
| Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 9.0 | 12.5 | 23.0 | 58.2 | +5.5 |
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.0 | 12.4 | 38.8 | 38.8 | -0.4 |
| Foltynewicz, Mike 3455 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 | 18.7 | 29.4 | 29.4 | -8.7 |
| Brooks, Aaron 3545 | pi sp cp | bal al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +4.0 |
| Hernandez, Enrique 3541 | 2b rf | lad nl | 3.5 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +0.5 |
| Molina, Yadier 1967 | ca | stl nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 16.0 | 45.7 | -1.5 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 1.5 | 4.5 | 26.4 | 26.4 | -1.5 |
| May, Trevor 3417 | pi cp mr | min al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Adam, Jason 4256 | pi mr | 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.