Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 11-1 win over the Cubs.
Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 11th among all players and seventh among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Bobby Dalbec of the Red Sox homered, tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-1 win over the Royals.
National League Batter of the Day—Francisco Lindor of the Mets hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 5-1, seven-inning win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Bobby Dalbec.
Debut—Padres pitcher Nabil Crismatt made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Crismatt (3IP H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 7-5 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut Aug. 17, 2020, and was playing in his 23rd career game.
Notable—Twins pitcher Caleb Thielbar earned his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor in nearly eight years Saturday.
Thielbar (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 3-2 win over the Rangers) last earned Player of the Game honors Sept. 3, 2013, when he was also with the Twins. That was his Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. He now has 2.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Thielbar did not play in the Major Leagues from 2016 to 2019.
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, June 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 12.7 |
| 3 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 8 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
| 9 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.7 |
| 10 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 8.7 |
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Scoring—Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Dalbec earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Lindor earns 1.5 points for being NL 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).| 6/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | MIA 11, CHC 1 | Pablo López, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +10.1 | LAD 9, ARI 3 | Walker Buehler, (W 7‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | NYM 5, WSH 1 (F/7) | Francisco Lindor, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PHI 13, SF 6 | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 6, COL 5 | Willy Adames, SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| AL | +5.0 | BOS 7, KC 1 | Bobby Dalbec, 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SD 7, CIN 5 | Nabil Crismatt, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 6, NYM 2 (F/7) | Kyle Schwarber, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 10, BAL 7 | Marcus Semien, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | LAA 8, DET 3 | David Fletcher, 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 7, OAK 5 | Chad Green, (W 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 6, TB 5 (F/10) | J.P. Crawford, SS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 6, CLE 3 | Bryan Reynolds, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 3, TEX 2 | Caleb Thielbar, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | HOU 7, CHW 3 | Michael Brantley, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.4 | 14.4 | 22.1 | 22.1 | +2.4 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 | 11.7 | 43.2 | 43.2 | +0.3 |
| Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf | pit nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +1.0 |
| Dalbec, Bobby 4403 | 1b | bos al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b ss | tor al | 3.5 | 5.5 | 25.2 | 28.7 | +1.5 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | lf | dc nl | 3.0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 23.0 | +1.5 |
| Fletcher, David 4111 | 2b | ana al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +3.0 |
| Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b | phi nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +1.5 |
| Crawford, J.P. 3937 | ss | sea al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +0.0 |
| Brantley, Michael 2785 | dh lf | hou al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 26.9 | +1.0 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 22.6 | 23.6 | +1.5 |
| Green, Chad 3675 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Thielbar, Caleb 3272 | pi mr | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Crismatt, Nabil 4449 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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