White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Rodon struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Astros.
Rodon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 25th among all players and seventh among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes struck out 12 over 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Reds.
Burnes earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 9.1 for the season, 20th among all players and 15th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Ty France of the Mariners hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-4 win over the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—Travis Blankenhorn of the Mets hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-6 win over the Pirates.
This was Blankenhorn’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Blankenhorn made his Major League debut Sept. 15, 2020, and was playing in his 15th career game.
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, July 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 16.4 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 |
| 4 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.1 |
| 5 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 6 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 12.7 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 |
| 8 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 10.4 |
| 9 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 9.7 |
| 10 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.7 |
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Scoring—Rodon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Burnes earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. France and Blankenhorn 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).| 7/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | CHW 4, HOU 0 | Carlos Rodón, (W 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| NL | +14.1 | MIL 8, CIN 0 | Corbin Burnes, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| +7.0 | TOR 5, TEX 0 (F/7) | Hyun Jin Ryu, (W 9‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | `PHI 4, MIA 2 (F/10) | Vince Velasquez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SEA 7, LAA 4 | Ty France, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | DET 7, MIN 0 | Jonathan Schoop, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 10, TEX 0 (F/7) | Randal Grichuk, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 9, BOS 1 | Rougned Odor, 2B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYM 7, PIT 6 | Travis Blankenhorn, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BAL 5, KC 0 | Matt Harvey, (W 4‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | `STL 2, SF 1 | Giovanny Gallegos, (Hld 15) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | SD 10, WSH 4 | Fernando Tatis Jr., SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 8, SD 7 | Juan Soto, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 6, CHC 4 | Eduardo Escobar, 3B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 7, MIA 4 | Hector Neris, (S 12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 4, OAK 2 | Bradley Zimmer, CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 7, ATL 5 | Pete Fairbanks, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | `COL 6, LAD 5 (F/10) | Jon Gray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.1 | 16.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | +1.4 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 | 8.7 | 25.7 | 33.8 | +8.7 |
| Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 6.5 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | +3.5 |
| Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 | pi sp | tor al | 6.0 | 12.0 | 44.5 | 65.6 | +0.0 |
| Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 | 6.7 | 27.1 | 27.1 | +4.7 |
| Grichuk, Randal 3474 | dh cf rf | tor al | 5.5 | 8.5 | 25.9 | 35.4 | +2.5 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | col nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 39.4 | 39.4 | +2.0 |
| Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 1b | det al | 4.0 | 5.7 | 24.7 | 29.7 | +2.3 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | rf | dc nl | 3.5 | 5.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | +1.5 |
| Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b 2b | ari nl | 3.5 | 4.5 | 20.7 | 32.4 | +2.5 |
| Gallegos, Giovanny 4104 | pi mr | stl nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| France, Ty 4243 | dh 1b | sea al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
| Neris, Hector 3553 | pi cp | phi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | +3.0 |
| Blankenhorn, Travis 4477 | ph | nym nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Odor, Rougned 3336 | 2b | nyy al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 28.2 | 32.7 | ‑1.0 |
| Fairbanks, Pete 4273 | pi cp mr sp | tb al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 46.4 | +1.0 |
| Zimmer, Bradley 3858 | cf | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.0 |
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