Marlins pitcher Trevor Rogers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Saturday, April 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 2 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 2.7 |
| 3 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp mr | chi nl | 2.7 |
| 4 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 |
| 5 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 |
| 6 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 |
| 7 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 |
| 8 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 9 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 |
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Player of the Day—Rogers struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Mets.
Rogers earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 14th in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Aaron Civale struck out six over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 11-3 win over the Tigers.
Civale earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, rising to second in season player rankings behind Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (3.0 points). Civale ranks first among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Avisail Garcia of the Brewers homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 9-5 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Ramon Laureano of the Athletics homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-3 win over the Astros.
Active season streaks
Here are the 13 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Albert Pujols | 1b | Angels | 2001‑2020 | 202.8 |
| 18 | Miguel Cabrera | dh | Tigers | 2003‑2020 | 153.4 |
| 16 | Edwin Encarnacion | dh | Free agent | 2005‑2020 | 88.2 |
| 15 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Astros | 2007‑2021 | 210.1 |
| 15 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | Astros | 2006‑2020 | 206.6 |
| 15 | Jon Lester | pi sp | Nationals | 2006‑2020 | 176.3 |
| 15 | Nelson Cruz | dh | Twins | 2006‑2020 | 77.2 |
| 15 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 3b 1b | Diamondbacks | 2007‑2021 | 63.7 |
| 14 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 2008‑2021 | 236.9 |
| 14 | Johnny Cueto | pi sp | Giants | 2008‑2021 | 107.8 |
| 14 | Kurt Suzuki | ca | Angels | 2007‑2020 | 45.0 |
| 13 | J.A. Happ | pi sp | Twins | 2008‑2020 | 85.3 |
| 13 | Evan Longoria | 3b | Giants | 2008‑2020 | 55.0 |
Streak—Asdrubal Cabrera of the Diamondbacks has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2021 Saturday.
Cabrera (HR 1-2 2R 2BI in the 8-3 win over the Reds) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2007 with the Indians and now has 63.7 career points, fifth among active NL batters.
His best season was 2011 with the Indians, when he had 14.7 points, first among AL batters. In 2019, he had 9.0 Box-Toppers points with the Rangers and Nationals, finishing the season seventh among NL batters. In 2020, he had 4.5 Box-Toppers points with the Nationals, second among NL batters.
Cabrera’s 15-season streak is tied for the fourth-longest currently active streak (see chart Active season streaks elsewhere on this page).
Debut—Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Rays pitcher Jeffrey Springs (2IP H 0R 0BB 3K ND in the 4-0 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut July 31, 2018 and was playing in his 63rd career game.
Ha-Seong Kim of the Padres (HR 1-2 2R BI in the 7-4 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut April 1 and was playing in his eighth career game.
Taylor Trammell of the Mariners (HR 1-3 2R BI in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Twins) made his Major League debut April 1 and was playing in his seventh career game.
Scoring—Rogers earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Civale earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Garcia and Laureano 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)| 4/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | MIA 3, NYM 0 | Trevor Rogers, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| AL | +8.2 | CLE 11, DET 3 | Aaron Civale, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| +8.0 | TOR 15, LAA 1 | Tommy Milone, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | MIL 9, STL 5 | Avisail García, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | PIT 8, CHC 2 | Mitch Keller, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | `TB 4, NYY 0 | Jeffrey Springs | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | ATL 5, PHI 4 | Sean Newcomb, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | OAK 7, HOU 3 | Ramon Laureano, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ARI 8, CIN 3 | Asdrubal Cabrera, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 6, BAL 4 (F/10) | Matt Barnes, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 4, COL 3 | Brandon Crawford, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 9, WSH 5 | AJ Pollock, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SD 7, TEX 4 | Ha‑Seong Kim, SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 4, MIN 3 (F/10) | Taylor Trammell, CF | 3 | 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 (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 2.7 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +0.0 |
| Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | +1.0 |
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Laureano, Ramon 4054 | cf | oak al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | ‑0.5 |
| Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf ph | mil nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 16.2 | 24.7 | +0.5 |
| Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 1b dh 2b | ari nl | 1.0 | 5.5 | 23.0 | 63.7 | ‑3.5 |
| Pollock, AJ 3142 | lf dh cf | lad nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 11.5 | 26.2 | ‑2.0 |
| Milone, Tommy 2954 | pi cp sp mr | tor al | 1.0 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 32.5 | ‑1.7 |
| Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.2 | 30.7 | +1.0 |
| Newcomb, Sean 3831 | pi mr sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | +1.0 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| KIm, Ha‑Seong 4373 | ss | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi mr | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Trammell, Taylor 4374 | cf | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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