Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth 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 Monday, Sept. 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 9.1 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 4 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 5 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 8.0 |
| 6 | Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.0 |
| 7 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 7.4 |
| 9 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 |
| 10 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 7.0 |
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Also Monday, Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Lamet struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 7-2 win over the Dodgers.
Lamet earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, sixth among all players and fourth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Mike Minor struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 9-0, seven-inning win over the Mariners.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Iglesias of the Orioles hit a three-run homer and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 14-1 win over the Braves.
National League Batter of the Day—Mike Moustakas of the Reds hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 9-4, seven-inning win over the Pirates.
Moustakas has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2020. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2011 with the Royals and now has 37.7 career points, sixth among active NL third basemen. His best season was 2015 with the Royals when he had 7.7 Box-Toppers points, third among AL third basemen. In 2019, he had 5.5 points with the Brewers.
Rankings—Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer rises from seventh to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Bauer (6.1IP 4H R 2BB 12K ND in the 3-1, seven-inning win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Jacob deGrom of the Mets (8.7) and Yu Darvish of the Cubs (8.7).
Notable—Brewers pitcher Josh Lindblom Monday earned his first Player of the Game honor in more than eight years.
Lindblom (5IP 3H 0R 0BB 6K ND in the 2-1, eight-inning win over the Cardinals) last earned Player of the Game honors Aug. 26, 2012, when he was with the Phillies. He had 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2012 and now has 3.0 career points. He last earned Player of the Game honors in his 86th career game and was playing in his 124th career game Monday. Lindblom, 33, played briefly for several Major League teams since 2012, but also played five seasons in Korea, including in 2019 when he was Korea Baseball Organization’s Most Valuable Player.
Scoring—Lamet earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Minor earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Iglesias and Moustakas 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)| 9/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | SD 7, LAD 2 | Dinelson Lamet, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| AL | +11.0 | OAK 9, SEA 0 (F/7) | Mike Minor, (W 1‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| +10.1 | `CIN 3, PIT 1 (F/7) | Trevor Bauer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| +8.0 | MIA 6, PHI 2 | Pablo López, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | `MIL 2, STL 1 (F/8) | Josh Lindblom | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +7.0 | BAL 14, ATL 1 | Jose Iglesias, SS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | `STL 3, MIL 2 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 6, OAK 5 (F/7) | Tim Lopes, DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | CIN 9, PIT 4 (F/7) | Mike Moustakas, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | CHW 3, MIN 1 | Adam Engel, PH‑RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 8.0 | 22.1 | 66.7 | 75.4 | ‑6.1 |
| Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.0 | 11.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | +4.3 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | ‑2.0 |
| Minor, Mike 2894 | pi sp | oak al | 2.7 | 16.4 | 26.1 | 53.2 | ‑11.0 |
| Lopes, Tim 4272 | lf dh | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Moustakas, Mike 2967 | 1b 3b | cin nl | 1.5 | 7.0 | 24.2 | 37.7 | ‑4.0 |
| Iglesias, Jose 3532 | ss | bal al | 1.5 | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | ‑2.0 |
| Ponce de Leon, Daniel 4037 | pi sp mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Engel, Adam 3912 | rf ph | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Lindblom, Josh 2986 | pi mr cp | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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