Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
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 Friday, June 4.| 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 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 |
| 7 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.7 |
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Also Friday, two players rise into Box-Toppers’ season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to ninth place and Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place.
Player of the Day—Snell struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Mets.
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 23rd among all players and 13th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 over six innings, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Mariners.
Ohtani earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.4 for the season, 23rd among AL pitchers.
This is Ohtani’s third Player of the Game honor this season and all three have come with him serving as a starting pitcher (April 20, April 26 and Friday). Ohtani has played in 52 of the Angels’ 57 games so far this season—five of them as a starting pitcher and the rest as either a designated hitter or pinch hitter. While Ohtani more frequently serves as the team’s designated hitter, Box-Toppers is now classifying him as only a starting pitcher because all of his Player of the Game honors this season have come as a pitcher (although his April 26 honor was earned for his batting achievements on the day he pitched).
American League Batter of the Day—Yasmani Grandal of the White Sox hit two home runs and went 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 9-8 win over the Tigers.
Grandal has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2021. He earned his first points in 2012 with the Padres and now has 27.7 career points, fourth among active AL catchers. His best season was 2016 with the Dodgers when he had 7.2 points, first among NL catchers.
In 2019, he had 2.0 points with the Brewers and in 2020, he had 1.0 point with the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Alex Dickerson of the Giants hit a three-run homer, going 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Cubs.
Scherzer—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (7.2IP 5H R BB 9K W in the 2-1 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.
Scherzer also now has 208.9 career Box-Toppers points, fifth-most since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails fourth-ranked player, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke (213.8). Scherzer ranks third among active players in career points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (243.6) and Greinke (213.8).
Peralta—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Peralta (7.1IP H R 3BB 9K W in the 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks seventh among NL pitchers. (Though he and Scherzer both have 7.7 points for the season, Scherzer ranks ahead because he has more 2020 Box-Toppers points—4.0 vs. 2.0.)
Scoring—Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ohtani earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Grandal and Dickerson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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).| 6/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | SD 2, NYM 0 | Blake Snell, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +10.1 | MIL 5, ARI 1 | Freddy Peralta, (W 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +8.2 | WSH 2, PHI 1 | Max Scherzer, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | LAA 3, SEA 2 | Shohei Ohtani, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| +5.2 | PIT 9, MIA 2 | Chris Stratton, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +5.1 | TEX 5, TB 4 | Kyle Gibson, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CHW 9, DET 8 | Yasmani Grandal, C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CIN 6, STL 4 | Luis Castillo, (W 2‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | `BAL 3, CLE 1 | Keegan Akin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 13, TOR 1 | Martin Maldonado, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SF 8, CHC 5 | Alex Dickerson, LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BOS 5, NYY 2 | Matt Barnes, (S 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 14, MIN 5 | Whit Merrifield, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 9, COL 5 | Mark Canha, CF‑LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 9, ATL 5 | Chris Taylor, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.7 | 11.7 | 102.9 | 208.9 | +3.7 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.7 | 9.7 | 26.4 | 26.4 | +5.7 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.7 | 9.4 | 55.6 | 55.6 | +2.0 |
| Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi cp mr | bos al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | +4.0 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | tex al | 4.7 | 7.4 | 27.5 | 41.5 | +2.0 |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 4.4 | 4.4 | 18.9 | 18.9 | +4.4 |
| Maldonado, Martin 3082 | ca | hou al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 18.0 | +3.0 |
| Merrifield, Whit 3855 | 2b rf 1b | kc al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | +2.5 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 37.8 | 37.8 | ‑3.0 |
| Taylor, Chris 3684 | lf 2b ss | lad nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | ‑1.0 |
| Canha, Mark 3454 | lf cf 1b | oak al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 10.5 | +1.0 |
| Dickerson, Alex 4172 | lf | sf nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | +0.0 |
| Grandal, Yasmani 3058 | ca 1b | chi al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 17.7 | 27.7 | +0.5 |
| Akin, Keegan 4320 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ‑2.7 |
| Stratton, Chris 3883 | pi cp sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | +1.0 |
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