Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.
Woodruff struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Nationals.
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 Sunday, May 30.| 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 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad 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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Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season, rising from fourth to third place among all players, behind only Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow (10.7) and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole (10.7). Woodruff rises to first place among National League pitchers, passing previous leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (8.4).
Woodruff is the third player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points and it is his first season with 10 points. His previous high was 7.7 in 2019 with the Brewers, 40th among NL pitchers.
In the pandemic-shortened 60-game season in 2020, only two players achieved 10-point seasons—Indians pitcher Shane Bieber (11.4) and Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer (10.0). (Most teams have played about 50 games so far in 2021.) In the full 2019 season, there were 50 players with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and three walks, in the 3-1 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-2 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Amed Rosario of the Indians went 1-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-5, seven-inning win over the Blue Jays.
Notable—Astros pitcher Zack Greinke now has 213.8 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Greinke (8IP 6H R BB 4K W in the 7-4 win over the Padres) ranks fourth among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when player tracking began. He ranks second among active players in career points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (243.6).
Greinke now has 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 14th among AL pitchers.
Debut—Angels pitcher Jose Suarez made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Suarez (3IP 0H 0R BB 4K W in the 4-2 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut June 2, 2019, and was playing in his 24th career game.
Scoring—Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Giolito earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Marte and Rosario each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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).| 5/30 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | MIL 3, WSH 0 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| AL | +11.0 | CHW 3, BAL 1 | Lucas Giolito, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| +11.0 | SF 5, LAD 4 | Kevin Gausman, (W 6‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +11.0 | CIN 5, CHC 1 | Tyler Mahle, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +8.0 | DET 6, NYY 2 | Tarik Skubal, (W 2‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | LAA 4, OAK 2 | Jose Suarez, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.2 | `KC 6, MIN 3 | Scott Barlow, (Hld ) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | COL 4, PIT 3 | Daniel Bard, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | SEA 4, TEX 2 | Yusei Kikuchi, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | ARI 9, STL 2 | Ketel Marte, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | HOU 7, SD 4 | Zack Greinke, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 4, CLE 1 (F/7) | Ross Stripling, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +1.2 | TB 6, PHI 2 | Josh Fleming, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | CLE 6, TOR 5 (F/7) | Amed Rosario, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 | 17.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 | +3.4 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 34.6 | 48.0 | +4.0 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 6.7 | 67.4 | 213.8 | +2.7 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | +2.0 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 3.7 | 10.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 | ‑3.3 |
| Fleming, Josh 4316 | pi sp mr | tb al | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +1.7 |
| Barlow, Scott 3981 | pi mr | kc al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +0.3 |
| Stripling, Ross 3629 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 21.4 | 21.4 | +1.0 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Marte, Ketel 3630 | cf 2b | ari nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | ‑0.5 |
| Rosario, Amed 3879 | ss | cle al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.5 |
| Bard, Daniel 2657 | pi cp mr | col nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | ‑3.0 |
| Suarez, Jose 4425 | pi mr | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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