Rockies pitcher German Marquez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff maintains his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Marquez struck out seven over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Mariners.
Marquez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, 16th among all players and 11th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 13-0 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—Starlin Castro of the Nationals doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 13-12 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Brandon Lowe of the Rays hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-2 win over the Red Sox.
Rankings—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff maintains his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Woodruff (7IP 3H R 2BB 9K W in the 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers behind Jacob deGrom of the Mets (13.7).
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 Wednesday, June 23.| 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 | 12.4 |
| 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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Scoring—Marquez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Urquidy earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Castro and Lowe each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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).| 6/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | COL 5, SEA 2 | German Márquez, (W 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| +9.0 | MIL 3, ARI 2 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +9.0 | `SF 9, LAA 3 (F/13) | Kevin Gausman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| AL | +9.0 | HOU 13, BAL 0 | Jose Urquidy, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +5.0 | TOR 3, MIA 1 | Robbie Ray, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | WSH 13, PHI 12 | Starlin Castro, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `SD 5, LAD 3 | Joe Musgrove | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.2 | `CHW 4, PIT 3 | Aaron Bummer, (Hld 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 7, ATL 3 | Francisco Lindor, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TB 8, BOS 2 | Brandon Lowe, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | DET 6, STL 2 | Jonathan Schoop, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 5, OAK 3 | Adolis García, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 6, KC 5 | Clint Frazier, RF‑LF | 2 | 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 | 12.4 | 19.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 | +5.4 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 8.0 | 11.0 | 38.1 | 38.1 | +5.0 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.0 | 9.0 | 37.6 | 51.0 | +7.0 |
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 | 9.7 | 27.4 | 27.4 | +5.7 |
| Urquidy, Jose 4194 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | +4.4 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | tor al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 44.1 | 48.1 | +3.0 |
| Garcia, Adolis 4387 | cf | tex al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 1b dh | det al | 3.0 | 4.7 | 23.7 | 28.7 | +1.3 |
| Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b rf | tb al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +1.5 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 23.6 | 24.6 | +2.5 |
| Castro, Starlin 2767 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 17.5 | 36.0 | +1.5 |
| Frazier, Clint 3847 | rf lf | nyy al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ‑0.5 |
| Bummer, Aaron 3880 | pi mr | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
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