Angels pitcher Dylan Bundy is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
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 Thursday, Aug. 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 |
| 2 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 |
| 3 | Chatwood, Tyler 2856 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 |
| 4 | Kepler, Max 3664 | rf | min al | 3.5 |
| 5 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | lf | nyy al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 |
| 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.7 |
| 9 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 2.7 |
| 10 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.7 |
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Bundy pitched a complete game, striking out 10 and allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Mariners.
Bundy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, second overall behind Indians pitcher Shane Bieber (4.7). Bundy also ranks second among American League pitchers, behind Bieber.
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Touki Toussaint struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 4-3 win over the Blue Jays. Toussaint did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Braves trailed when he exited.
National League Batter of the Day—J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-4 win over the Yankees.
This was the second straight day Realmuto earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. He was also Player of the Game Wednesday (HR 2-3 2R 2BI in the 11-7, seven-inning win over the Yankees). He earned 1.0 point for being Player of the Game Wednesday and 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day Thursday and has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, 14th among all players, first among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Khris Davis of the Athletics went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Rangers.
Streak—Daniel Murphy of the Rockies has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2020 Thursday.
Murphy (HR 1-1 R 2BI in the 6-4 win over the Giants) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2009 with the Mets, but earned no points in 2010, so his 10-year streak did not begin until 2011, when he was also with the Mets. He has 47.0 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks sixth among active NL first basemen. His best season was 2013 with the Mets when he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points, eighth among NL batters. He had 3.5 points in 2019 with the Rockies.
Scoring—Bundy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Toussaint earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Realmuto and Davis each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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)| 8/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | LAA 6, SEA 1 | Dylan Bundy, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| +9.0 | CLE 13, CIN 0 | Carlos Carrasco, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | KC 13, CHC 2 | Brad Keller, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | +5.2 | `ATL 4, TOR 3 | Touki Toussaint | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | PHI 5, NYY 4 | J.T. Realmuto, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIL 8, CHW 3 | Jedd Gyorko, 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | COL 6, SF 4 | Daniel Murphy, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 6, MIN 5 | Kevin Newman, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 8, BAL 7 | Mike Morin, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 5, HOU 4 | Junior Guerra, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | OAK 6, TEX 4 | Khris Davis, DH | 3 | 0 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 8.7 | 31.8 | 31.8 | ‑0.7 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 2.5 | 9.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | ‑4.5 |
| Toussaint, Touki 4110 | pi sp mr | atl nl | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.7 |
| Davis, Khris 3242 | dh | oak al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 22.2 | 28.2 | +0.5 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 8.7 | 80.0 | 96.1 | ‑6.7 |
| Newman, Kevin 4234 | ss | pit nl | 1.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | ‑5.2 |
| Keller, Brad 4008 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ‑4.0 |
| Murphy, Daniel 2589 | 1b ph | col nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 47.0 | ‑2.5 |
| Guerra, Junior 3633 | pi cp mr | ari nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Gyorko, Jedd 3164 | 3b | mil nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 22.9 | ‑1.0 |
| Morin, Mike 3603 | pi mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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