Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Morton struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Mets.
Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, 15th among all players and 11th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Ross Stripling struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Marlins. Stripling did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
National League Batter of the Day—Tyler Naquin of the Reds hit a three-run home run and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-7 win over the Twins.
American League Batter of the Day—Ramon Laureano of the Athletics homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 13-6 win over the Rangers.
Rankings—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises from 10th to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Peralta (6IP H 0R 4BB 10K W in the 5-0 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
Notable—Two of the three active players with the most career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday—Astros pitcher Zack Greinke and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer:
Greinke (7.1IP 5H R BB 4K W in the 3-1 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 214.8 for his career, fourth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He ranks second among active players behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (244.6) and first among active AL players. Greinke has 5.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 45th overall and 15th among AL pitchers.
Scherzer (5IP 2H R 3BB 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 209.8 for his career, fifth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He ranks third among active players behind Kershaw (244.6) and Greinke (214.8). Scherzer has 8.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 11th overall and eighth 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 Tuesday, June 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 |
| 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 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 |
| 7 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 9 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.4 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
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Also notable—The top-ranked active player in career Box-Toppers points, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (244.6), also started Tuesday, but did not earn Player of the Game honors because his team lost.
Kershaw (6IP 4H 3R 2BB 7K L in the 3-2 loss to the Rays, giving him a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0) ranks third in career points among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, just 0.2 points behind second-place Pedro Martinez (244.6). Kershaw would pass Martinez with just one more Player of the Game honor. Martinez began his career before Box-Toppers tracking began and would likely have an estimated 270 career points if his entire career from 1992 were tracked. Martinez has continuously held the overall second-place spot in “all-time” career points since 1999.
Player of the Game in the Padres’ 3-2 win over the Dodgers Tuesday is Padres pitcher Blake Snell (5IP 4H 0R 3BB 5K W, with a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0).
Scoring—Morton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Stripling earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Naquin and Laureano each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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).| 6/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | ATL 3, NYM 0 | Charlie Morton, (W 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| +11.0 | SF 5, LAA 0 | Anthony DeSclafani, (W 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +11.0 | MIL 5, ARI 0 | Freddy Peralta, (W 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | `TOR 2, MIA 1 | Ross Stripling | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | CHC 7, CLE 1 | Kyle Hendricks, (W 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | WSH 3, PHI 2 | Max Scherzer, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CIN 10, MIN 7 | Tyler Naquin, LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.2 | `SEA 2, COL 1 | Chris Flexen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | HOU 3, BAL 1 | Zack Greinke, (W 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | OAK 13, TEX 6 | Ramon Laureano, DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | PIT 6, CHW 3 | Erik González, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SD 3, LAD 2 | Blake Snell, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 9, TB 5 (F/11) | Hunter Renfroe, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 8, STL 2 | Jake Rogers, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 6, NYY 5 | Ryan O'Hearn, DH | 4 | 2 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.7 | 11.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 | +7.7 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 8.7 | 12.7 | 103.9 | 209.9 | +4.7 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.0 | 10.0 | 54.3 | 79.0 | +6.0 |
| DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | sf nl | 7.0 | 9.7 | 24.7 | 32.4 | +4.3 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.7 | 10.4 | 56.6 | 56.6 | +3.0 |
| Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 5.7 | 7.7 | 68.4 | 214.8 | +3.7 |
| Laureano, Ramon 4054 | cf dh | oak al | 4.0 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +2.0 |
| Naquin, Tyler 3662 | cf rf lf | cin nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +4.0 |
| Stripling, Ross 3629 | pi sp | tor al | 3.7 | 4.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | +2.7 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 48.2 | 62.9 | ‑3.0 |
| Renfroe, Hunter 3749 | rf | bos al | 2.0 | 3.7 | 18.9 | 18.9 | +0.3 |
| Rogers, Jake 4435 | ca | det al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| O’Hearn, Ryan 4043 | dh 1b | kc al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ‑0.5 |
| Gonzalez, Erik 3960 | lf 3b ph | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
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