Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day on the final day of the regular season.
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, Sept. 27. FINAL STANDINGS.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 9.7 |
| 4 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 9.1 |
| 5 | Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.0 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 8.4 |
| 8 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
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Montas struck out 13 over six innings, allowing two runs (none earned), four hits and two walks, in the 6-2 win over the Mariners. Montas did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied, 2-2, when he exited.
Montas earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 19th among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Adbert Alzolay struck out eight over five innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 10-8 win over the White Sox.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Santana of the Indians homered and hit two doubles, going 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 8-6 win over the Pirates.
National League Batter of the Day—Trea Turner of the Nationals hit a grand slam and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in seven runs, in the 15-5 win over the Mets.
Streak—Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2020 Sunday.
Bumgarner (5IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 5-2 win over the Rockies) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2010 with the Giants and now has 125.4 career points, ranked 43rd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 42nd-ranked player Mariano Rivera (126.4). Bumgarner ranks 14th in career points among active players.
Bumgarner’s best season was 2014 with the Giants when he had 22.6 Box-Toppers points, third among all players. He had six straight years with 10 or more points (2011-2016) and four straight years with 15 or more points (2012-2015). This season, 2020, will be Bumgarner’s lowest single-season total with the 1.0 point he earned Sunday. Bumgarner had 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2019 with the Giants, 20th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Reds pitcher Tejay Antone (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K ND in the 5-3, 10-inning win over the Twins) made his Major League debut July 27 and was playing in his 13th career game.
Jonathan Arauz of the Red Sox (HR 3-4 R 3BI in the 9-1 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut July 24 and was playing in his 25th career game.
Jazz Chisholm of the Marlins (HR 2B 2-4 2R 3BI in the 5-0 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut Sept. 1 and was playing in his 21st career game.
Scoring—Montas earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Alzolay earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Santana and Turner each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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)| 9/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | `OAK 6, SEA 2 | Frankie Montas | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | CLE 8, PIT 6 | Carlos Santana, 1B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | KC 3, DET 1 | Brady Singer, (W 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | CHC 10, CHW 8 | Adbert Alzolay, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | ARI 11, COL 3 | Madison Bumgarner, (W 1‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | WSH 15, NYM 5 | Trea Turner, SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | TB 5, PHI 0 | Josh Fleming, (W 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | LAD 5, LAA 0 | AJ Pollock, CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | TEX 8, HOU 4 | Rougned Odor, 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.2 | `CIN 5, MIN 3 (F/10) | Tejay Antone | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | STL 5, MIL 2 | Giovanny Gallegos, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | SD 5, SF 4 | Trevor Rosenthal, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 9, ATL 1 | Jonathan Araúz, 2B‑SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 5, NYY 0 | Jazz Chisholm, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 7, TOR 5 | Travis Lakins, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 6.0 | 15.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | ‑3.4 |
| Rosenthal, Trevor 3124 | pi cp | sd nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 28.0 | +4.0 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Turner, Trea 3730 | ss | dc nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | +0.0 |
| Pollock, A.J. 3142 | lf dh cf | lad nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 25.2 | +2.0 |
| Lakins, Travis 4280 | pi mr cp | bal al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Alzolay, Adbert 4170 | pi sp mr | chi nl | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +1.7 |
| Santana, Carlos 2757 | 1b | cle al | 2.5 | 7.0 | 18.5 | 34.2 | ‑2.0 |
| Gallegos, Giovanny 4104 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Odor, Rougned 3336 | 2b | tex al | 2.0 | 4.5 | 30.2 | 31.7 | ‑0.5 |
| Fleming, Josh 4316 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 11.0 | 49.7 | 125.4 | ‑9.0 |
| Antone, Tejay 4362 | pi mr | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Arauz, Jonathan 4363 | 2b ss | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Chisholm, Jazz 4364 | ss | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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