Mets pitcher Tylor Megill is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to third place and Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to eighth place.
Player of the Day—Megill struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Megill earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 210th among all players and 68th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Phillips Valdez struck out seven over three scoreless innings of middle relief, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Yankees.
Valdez came in for relief in the second inning after starter Eduardo Rodriguez exited with an injury. Valdez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Red Sox trailed when he exited.
This was Valdez’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Valdez made his Major League debut June 8, 2019, and was playing in his 56th career game.
National League Batter of the Day—Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 9-6, 10-inning win over the Dodgers.
American League Batter of the Day—Joey Wendle of the Rays hit a ninth-inning, pinch-hit, go-ahead single, going 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in one run, in the 10-5 win over the Indians.
Wheeler—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises from fourth to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Wheeler (7IP 7H R 2BB 8K W in the 5-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.1 for the season, rising to second place among NL pitchers, behind only Jacob deGrom of the Mets (16.7).
Peralta—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Peralta (4IP H 0R 2BB 5K ND in the 7-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, sixth among NL pitchers.
Peralta is the 10th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10 or more points. His best previous season was 2018 with the Brewers when he had 8.7 points, 30th 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 Friday, July 23.| 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 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 15.1 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 |
| 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 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.7 |
| 9 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 10.7 |
| 10 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 10.4 |
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Scoring—Megill earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Valdez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Blackmon and Wendle each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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).| 7/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | NYM 3, TOR 0 | Tylor Megill, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| AL | +8.0 | `BOS 6, NYY 2 | Phillips Valdéz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | `MIL 7, CHW 1 | Freddy Peralta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | COL 9, LAD 6 (F/10) | Charlie Blackmon, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `SEA 4, OAK 3 | Yusei Kikuchi | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||
| +4.1 | BAL 6, WSH 1 | Paul Fry, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 5, ATL 1 | Zack Wheeler, (W 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | CIN 6, STL 5 | Heath Hembree, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 8, ARI 3 | Robinson Chirinos, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 5, DET 3 | Greg Holland, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | HOU 7, TEX 3 | Brandon Bielak, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TB 10, CLE 5 | Joey Wendle, PH‑3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | MIN 5, LAA 4 | Taylor Rogers, (S 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | PIT 6, SF 4 | Wilmer Difo, PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SD 5, MIA 2 | Mark Melancon, (S 30) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 15.1 | 16.1 | 36.8 | 48.5 | +14.1 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.7 | 12.7 | 29.4 | 29.4 | +8.7 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +3.3 |
| Difo, Wilmer 4375 | rf ph | pit nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Wendle, Joey 3756 | 3b 2b ph | tb al | 3.2 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 | +0.2 |
| Bielak, Brandon 4297 | pi cp mr | hou al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Rogers, Taylor 3648 | pi cp | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +2.0 |
| Fry, Paul 4068 | pi mr cp | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Hembree, Heath 3620 | pi cp | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +2.0 |
| Valdez, Phillips 4485 | pi mr | bos al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | rf | col nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 20.2 | 28.2 | +0.0 |
| Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp mr | kc al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 46.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Melancon, Mark 2792 | pi cp mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 31.0 | +1.0 |
| Chirinos, Robinson 2924 | ca | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 19.0 | +1.0 |
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