Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Stroman struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Reds.
Stroman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, 23rd among all players and 18th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Jorge Polanco of the Twins hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-2 win over the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Pavin Smith of the Diamondbacks homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 6-4 win over the Pirates.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Jorge Polanco.
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright now has 137.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Wainwright (7IP 6H R 0BB 5K ND in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Cubs) ranks 32nd among all players in career points since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 31st-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5). Wainwright ranks ninth among active players in career points, fourth among active NL pitchers.
Wainwright has 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 37th among all players and 23rd 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 Wednesday, July 21.| 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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Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Ernie Clement of the Indians (2B 2-3 0R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Astros) made his Major League debut June 13 and was playing in his 18th career game.
Yankees pitcher Brooks Kriske (1IP 0H 0R 0BB R W in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut July 29, 2020, and was playing in his 10th career game.
Scoring—Stroman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Polanco earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Smith earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Player of the Game winners (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).| 7/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | NYM 7, CIN 0 | Marcus Stroman, (W 7‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| AL | +5.0 | MIN 7, CHW 2 | Jorge Polanco, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `STL 3, CHC 2 (F/10) | Adam Wainwright | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | SD 3, ATL 2 (F/7) | Chris Paddack, (W 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 5, BAL 4 | Collin McHugh, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 3, WSH 1 (F/10) | Dylan Floro, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | `BOS 7, TOR 4 | Garrett Whitlock, (Hld 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 5, HOU 4 | Ernie Clement, 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | ARI 6, PIT 4 | Pavin Smith, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | COL 6, SEA 3 | Dom Nuñez, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 6, MIL 3 | Scott Barlow, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 6, PHI 5 (F/10) | Brooks Kriske, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | DET 4, TEX 2 | Zack Short, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SF 4, LAD 2 | Steven Duggar, PR‑CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.0 | 9.0 | 31.4 | 47.8 | +9.0 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.0 | 10.7 | 35.5 | 137.3 | +3.3 |
| Barlow, Scott 3981 | pi mr cp | kc al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +4.0 |
| Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 22.8 | 22.8 | +1.0 |
| Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | pi mr cp | bos al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Polanco, Jorge 3739 | 2b ss | min al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +2.7 |
| Smith, Pavin 4427 | 1b lf | ari nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| McHugh, Collin 3316 | pi mr cp sp | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 45.9 | +2.0 |
| Nunez, Dom 4472 | ca | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Short, Zack 4453 | ss | det al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Duggar, Steven 4020 | cf pr | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Floro, Dylan 3970 | pi mr cp | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Clement, Ernie 4482 | 3b | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Kriske, Brooks 4483 | pi cp | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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