Twins pitcher Michael Pineda is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
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 Thursday, April 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 |
| 2 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 |
| 3 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 4 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 5 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 3.2 |
| 6 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 8 | Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 |
| 10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 |
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Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Pineda struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox. Pineda did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Red Sox tied the game after he exited.
Pineda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to eighth place among all players and sixth place among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Justin Turner of the Dodgers hit a three-run homer and doubled, going 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Rockies.
Turner earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 41st among all players, first among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Hanser Alberto of the Royals doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 7-5 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Justin Turner.
Rankings—Indians pitcher Aaron Civale rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Civale (6IP 5H R 2BB 4K W in the 4-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Thursday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Jake Cronenworth of the Padres (2-2B 2-2 2R 2BI in the 8-3 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut July 26, 2020, and was playing in his 68th career game. Cronenworth finished tied for second in NL Rookie of the Year voting in 2020.
Andrew Young of the Diamondbacks (GS 1-2 R 4BI in the 11-6 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Aug. 1, 2020, and was playing in his second career game.
Scoring—Pineda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Turner earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Alberto earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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)| 4/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | `MIN 4, BOS 3 | Michael Pineda | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| NL | +5.0 | LAD 7, COL 5 | Justin Turner, 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SEA 2, BAL 1 (F/7) | Justin Dunn, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | SD 8, PIT 3 | Jake Cronenworth, 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 11, WSH 6 | Andrew Young, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 7, MIA 6 | Pablo Sandoval, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | OAK 8, DET 4 | Sean Manaea, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 6, TB 4 (F/10) | Ian Kennedy, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | KC 7, TOR 5 | Hanser Alberto, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SEA 4, BAL 2 (F/7) | Kendall Graveman, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 4, CHW 2 | Aaron Civale, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +1.0 |
| Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 4.7 | 19.7 | 47.8 | +1.3 |
| Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b | lad nl | 1.7 | 2.7 | 14.2 | 23.7 | +0.7 |
| Alberto, Hanser 4240 | 3b | kc al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
| Dunn, Justin 4267 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | ‑1.0 |
| Sandoval, Pablo 2524 | dh 1b 3b ph | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 41.2 | +0.0 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi cp | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 80.5 | +1.0 |
| Graveman, Kendall 3444 | pi cp sp | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 13.4 | +1.0 |
| Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Young, Andrew 4381 | lf | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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