Indians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
McKenzie struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Royals.
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 Wednesday, Sept. 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
| 2 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.7 |
| 3 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.7 |
| 4 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 6.0 |
| 5 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 |
| 6 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 |
| 7 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 6.0 |
| 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 9 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 5.7 |
| 10 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.7 |
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McKenzie earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season and ranks 25th in season player rankings, 11th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler struck out six over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Buehler did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Diamondbacks tied the game after he exited.
National League Batter of the Day—Adam Duvall of the Braves hit three home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 7-5 win over the Red Sox.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Notable—Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu is the highest-ranked player in Box-Toppers season player rankings among the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Ryu (6IP 5H R 2BB 8K W in the 2-1 win over the Marlins) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season, 17th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
Debut—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Brewers pitcher Eric Yardley (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 8-5 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Aug. 21, 2019, and was playing in his 25th career game.
Rays pitcher John Curtiss (2.1IP 2H 0R BB 3K W in the 5-2 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut Aug. 25, 2017, and was playing in his 26th career game.
Shogo Akiyama of the Reds (1-2 2R BI in the 4-3 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut July 24 and was playing in his 33rd career game.
Scoring—McKenzie earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Buehler earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Duvall earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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)| 9/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | CLE 5, KC 0 | Triston McKenzie, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NL | +8.0 | `LAD 3, ARI 2 (F/10) | Walker Buehler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +7.2 | PHI 3, WSH 0 | Zack Wheeler, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +7.0 | ATL 7, BOS 5 | Adam Duvall, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | MIN 8, CHW 1 | Jose Berríos, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | NYM 9, BAL 4 | Michael Conforto, RF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | SD 11, LAA 4 | Eric Hosmer, 1B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | TOR 2, MIA 1 | Hyun Jin Ryu, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 8, DET 5 | Eric Yardley, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | HOU 2, TEX 1 | Cristian Javier, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 9, SF 6 | Daniel Bard, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | TB 5, NYY 2 | John Curtiss, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 8, PIT 2 | Willson Contreras, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 4, STL 3 | Shogo Akiyama, LF | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 | pi sp | tor al | 4.0 | 21.4 | 36.5 | 57.6 | ‑13.4 |
| McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | 20.1 | 35.2 | 35.2 | ‑12.7 |
| Bard, Daniel 2657 | pi cp mr | col nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.7 | +3.0 |
| Hosmer, Eric 2886 | 1b | sd nl | 2.5 | 4.0 | 33.5 | 47.0 | +1.0 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | dh lf rf ph | atl nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | +1.5 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 2.0 | 12.7 | 39.5 | 39.5 | ‑8.7 |
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 10.0 | 21.7 | 33.4 | ‑8.0 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | rf | nym nl | 1.0 | 9.7 | 27.2 | 27.2 | ‑7.7 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | ca | chi nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | ‑1.0 |
| Akiyama, Shogo 4324 | lf | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Curtiss, John 4323 | pi mr | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Yardley, Eric 4322 | pi mr | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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