Marlins pitcher Sixto Sanchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
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 Tuesday, Sept. 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.7 |
| 4 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 7.4 |
| 5 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.7 |
| 8 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 6.4 |
| 9 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 6.0 |
| 10 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 |
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Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Sanchez struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Braves.
Sanchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first career Player of the Game honor. Sanchez made his Major League debut Aug. 22 and was playing in his fourth career game. With 2.0 Box-Toppers points this season, Sanchez ranks 150th among all players, 43rd among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn struck out six over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 7-1 win over the Angels.
Lynn earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season, rising to fourth place among all players and second among AL pitchers, behind overall leader Shane Bieber of the Indians (9.7 points).
National League Batter of the Day—Gavin Lux of the Dodgers hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 10-9, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Lux went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Jeimer Candelario of the Tigers homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-3 win over the Brewers.
Debut—In addition to Sanchez, Astros pitcher Brooks Raley made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor. Raley (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K ND in the 5-4, seven-inning win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Aug. 7, 2012, and was playing in his 30th career game.
Scoring—Sanchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lynn earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Lux and Candelario each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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)| 9/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | MIA 8, ATL 0 | Sixto Sánchez, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | LAD 10, ARI 9 (F/10) | Gavin Lux, 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | SD 14, COL 5 | Wil Myers, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| AL | +5.0 | TEX 7, LAA 1 | Lance Lynn, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| +5.0 | CHC 3, CIN 0 | Alec Mills, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | BAL 11, NYM 2 | John Means, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | KC 8, CLE 6 | Greg Holland, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | DET 8, MIL 3 | Jeimer Candelario, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `PIT 5, CHW 4 | Joe Musgrove | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 6, BOS 5 (F/7) | Alec Bohm, 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 5, PHI 2 (F/7) | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 7, STL 3 (F/7) | Josh Donaldson, 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 2, NYY 1 | Rafael Dolis, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | `HOU 5, OAK 4 (F/7) | Brooks Raley | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 4, HOU 2 (F/7) | Khris Davis, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 6, MIN 4 (F/7) | Matt Carpenter, 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 6, SEA 5 | Darin Ruf, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | WSH 5, TB 3 | Juan Soto, DH | 2 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 7.4 | 22.4 | 45.5 | 90.0 | ‑7.6 |
| Ruf, Darin 3575 | dh lf ph | sf nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +3.0 |
| Dolis, Rafael 3015 | pi cp | tor al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | min al | 2.5 | 10.0 | 37.6 | 57.6 | ‑5.0 |
| Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293 | cf | bos al | 2.5 | 6.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | ‑1.5 |
| Myers, Wil 3228 | rf 1b | sd nl | 2.5 | 4.0 | 20.2 | 25.7 | +1.0 |
| Davis, Khris 3242 | dh | oak al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 23.2 | 29.2 | +1.5 |
| Candelario, Jeimer 4025 | 1b 3b | det al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +2.5 |
| Mills, Alec 4052 | pi sp mr | chi nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +0.0 |
| Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp mr | kc al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 44.0 | +1.0 |
| Bohm, Alec 4309 | 3b | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Sanchez, Sixto 4335 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Lux, Gavin 4247 | 2b 3b | lad nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 9.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | ‑7.0 |
| Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ‑6.0 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | dh lf | dc nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | ‑5.0 |
| Carpenter, Matt 2987 | 3b 1b | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 24.5 | 39.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Raley, Brooks 4336 | pi mr | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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