Braves pitcher Robbie Erlin is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2020. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Sunday, Aug. 16.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 |
| 2 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 6.0 |
| 3 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 4.7 |
| 4 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.7 |
| 5 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 |
| 6 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.7 |
| 7 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 |
| 8 | Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 |
| 9 | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.0 |
| 10 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | lf | nyy al | 4.0 |
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Erlin struck out five over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Marlins. Erlin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings needed to earn the win. Also, the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Erlin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 56th among all players, 19th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Stephen Piscotty of the Athletics hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 15-3 win over the Giants.
National League Batter of the Day—Orlando Arcia of the Brewers homered, tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 6-5 win over the Cubs.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Stephen Piscotty.
Streak—Andrew McCutchen of the Phillies has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2020 Sunday.
McCutchen (HR 1-2 R 2BI in the 6-2 win over the Mets) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2009 with the Pirates and has 70.9 career points, fifth among active NL batters. His best season was 2015 with the Pirates when he had 10.5 Box-Toppers points, third among NL batters. In 2019, he had 3.5 points with the Phillies.
Notable—Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. has the most Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
McCullers (5.2IP 3H 2R 3BB 7K ND in the 3-2 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.7 for the season, 30th among all players and 11th among AL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Yoshi Tsutsugo of the Rays (HR 2B 2-3 R 3BI in the 7-5, eight-inning win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut July 24 and was playing in his 19th career game.
Matt Beaty of the Dodgers (HR 2-3 2R BI in the 8-3 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut April 30, 2019, and was playing in his 110th career game.
Scoring—Erlin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Piscotty earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Arcia earns 1.5 points for being NL 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)| 8/16 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | `ATL 4, MIA 0 | Robbie Erlin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | MIL 6, CHC 5 | Orlando Arcia, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +4.0 | OAK 15, SF 3 | Stephen Piscotty, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIN 4, KC 2 | Sergio Romo, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `WSH 6, BAL 5 | Tanner Rainey, (Hld 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 5, SD 4 | Eduardo Escobar, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 8, DET 5 | Franmil Reyes, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TB 7, TOR 5 (F/8) | Yoshi Tsutsugo, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | COL 10, TEX 6 | Jon Gray, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +2.2 | `HOU 3, SEA 2 | Lance McCullers Jr. | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 8, LAA 3 | Matt Beaty, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 4, BOS 2 | Mike Ford, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 6, NYM 2 | Andrew McCutchen, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 3, TOR 2 | Nick Anderson, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CHW 7, STL 2 | Eloy Jiménez, LF | 4 | 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 (’20). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’19-20), the period 2015-2020 (’15-20) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2020 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2019 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’20 | ’19‑20 | ’15‑20 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 35.6 | 35.6 | +2.7 |
| Jimenez, Eloy 4107 | lf | chi al | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ‑5.0 |
| Reyes, Franmil 4036 | dh rf | cle al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | ‑3.0 |
| Erlin, Robbie 3289 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | +2.0 |
| Piscotty, Stephen 3570 | rf | oak al | 1.7 | 6.2 | 21.9 | 21.9 | ‑2.8 |
| Arcia, Orlando 3717 | ss | mil nl | 1.5 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 | ‑3.2 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 11.0 | 34.4 | 34.4 | ‑9.0 |
| Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b 2b | ari nl | 1.0 | 9.0 | 24.9 | 28.9 | ‑7.0 |
| Anderson, Nick 4145 | pi cp mr | tb al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ‑3.0 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | lf | phi nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 34.5 | 70.9 | ‑2.5 |
| Ford, Mike 4235 | 1b dh ph | nyy al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ‑2.5 |
| Rainey, Tanner 4153 | pi mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Romo, Sergio 2539 | pi cp | min al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 24.0 | +0.0 |
| Beaty, Matt 4295 | 1b | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Tsutsugo, Yoshi 4294 | lf | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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