Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Monday’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 Monday, Aug. 17.| 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 | Voit, Luke 4053 | 1b | nyy al | 4.5 |
| 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 |
| 9 | Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 |
| 10 | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.0 |
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Also Monday, Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first among American League batters, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Gallen struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 4-3 win over the Athletics. Gallen did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Athletics tied the game after he exited before the Diamondbacks took the lead in the bottom of the ninth.
Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 24th among all players and ninth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Devin Smeltzer struck out three over 2 2/3 innings of scoreless middle relief, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Royals.
National League Batter of the Day—Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres hit two home runs—a grand slam and a three-run shot—in the 14-4 win over the Rangers. Tatis went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in seven runs.
Tatis earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to fourth place among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Cavan Biggio of the Blue Jays homered and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-2 win over the Orioles.
Biggio earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, rising to sixth place among AL batters.
Rankings—Luke Voit of the Yankees rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Voit (2HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 6-3 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.5 for the season. He is the only batter currently among the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings, displacing teammate Aaron Judge (4.0), who falls to 11th place. Voit also passes Judge to take the Box-Toppers points lead among AL batters.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Luis Robert of the White Sox (2HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 7-2 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut July 24 and was playing in his 23rd career game.
Astros pitcher Brandon Bielak (6IP H R 4BB 4K W in the 2-1 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut July 27 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Scoring—Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Smeltzer earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Tatis and Biggio 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)| 8/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | `ARI 4, OAK 3 | Zac Gallen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| +7.1 | NYM 11, MIA 4 | Chasen Shreve, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | SD 14, TEX 4 | Fernando Tatis Jr., SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.1 | `STL 3, CHC 1 (F/7) | John Gant | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | CHC 5, STL 4 (F/7) | David Bote, PH‑2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| AL | +3.2 | MIN 4, KC 1 | Devin Smeltzer, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | TOR 7, BAL 2 | Cavan Biggio, 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | NYY 6, BOS 3 | Luke Voit, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 7, DET 2 | Luis Robert, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 7, SF 6 | Tommy La Stella, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 11, SEA 9 | Corey Seager, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 2, COL 1 | Brandon Bielak, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 7, WSH 6 | Nick Markakis, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 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 (’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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voit, Luke 4053 | 1b | nyy al | 4.5 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | ‑2.7 |
| Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +0.0 |
| Biggio, Cavan 4183 | 2b | tor al | 2.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | ‑3.7 |
| Smeltzer, Devin 4149 | pi mr sp | min al | 1.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ‑1.3 |
| Gant, John 3660 | pi mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | ‑3.7 |
| La Stella, Tommy 3367 | 2b dh | ana al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Bote, David 4032 | 2b ph | chi nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | ‑0.5 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | lad nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | +0.0 |
| Markakis, Nick 2116 | rf | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 51.6 | +1.0 |
| Shreve, Chasen 3482 | pi mr | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Bielak, Brandon 4297 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Robert, Luis 4296 | cf | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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