Angels pitcher Alex Cobb is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Cobb struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics.
Cobb earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 81st among all players and 29th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker struck out eight over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 13-2 win over the Braves.
National League Batter of the Day—Wil Myers of the Padres hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 11-8, 12-inning win over the Astros.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Abreu of the White Sox doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-4, seven-inning win over the Orioles.
Abreu earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, rising to second place among AL batters, behind J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox (6.2).
Rankings—White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Lynn (5IP 3H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 11-6 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season, third among AL pitchers, behind Tyler Glasnow of the Rays (10.7) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (10.7).
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta also has 6.7 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday (7IP 4H R BB 7K W in the 4-1, seven-inning win over the Nationals) but because he has fewer 2020 Box-Toppers points than Lynn (2.0 vs. 9.1), ranks 12th in season player rankings. Peralta ranks ninth among NL pitchers.
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, May 29.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 |
| 6 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 7 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.4 |
| 8 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.0 |
| 9 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 6.7 |
| 10 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 |
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Scoring—Cobb earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Walker earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Myers and Abreu 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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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 5/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | LAA 4, OAK 0 | Alex Cobb, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| NL | +10.0 | NYM 13, ATL 2 | Taijuan Walker, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +9.0 | CHW 3, BAL 1 (F/7) | Lance Lynn, (W 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +8.0 | SF 11, LAD 6 | Logan Webb, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +7.2 | `SEA 3, TEX 2 | Justin Dunn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +7.1 | BOS 3, MIA 1 | Nathan Eovaldi, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | MIL 4, WSH 1 (F/7) | Freddy Peralta, (W 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | PIT 4, COL 0 (F/7) | Mitch Keller, (W 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | PIT 7, COL 0 (F/7) | JT Brubaker, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.2 | DET 6, NYY 1 | Spencer Turnbull, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | `TB 5, PHI 3 | Ryan Yarbrough | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SD 11, HOU 8 (F/12) | Wil Myers, RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | STL 7, ARI 4 | Tyler O'Neill, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CHW 7, BAL 4 (F/7) | Jose Abreu, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIL 6, WSH 2 (F/7) | Luis Urías, 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | `CHC 10, CIN 2 | Zach Davies | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | MIN 6, KC 5 | Trevor Larnach, LF | 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 Player of the Game winners
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 6.7 | 15.8 | 42.5 | 98.4 | ‑2.4 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 | 8.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 | +4.7 |
| Turnbull, Spencer 4086 | pi sp | det al | 5.7 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | +1.7 |
| Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 5.5 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 43.5 | +1.0 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 | 10.7 | 23.4 | 37.1 | ‑1.3 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi mr sp | tb al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 26.4 | 26.4 | +1.0 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +3.0 |
| Dunn, Justin 4267 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.0 |
| Cobb, Alex 2916 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 46.8 | +2.0 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | bos al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 22.4 | 41.5 | ‑2.0 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 21.7 | 24.7 | +0.0 |
| Urias, Luis 4218 | ss 3b 2b | mil nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +1.0 |
| Brubaker, JT 4382 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Larnach, Trevor 4421 | lf | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Myers, Wil 3228 | rf | sd nl | 1.5 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 27.2 | ‑1.0 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | lf | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ‑1.5 |
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