Angels pitcher Patrick Sandoval is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Sandoval struck out 13 over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Twins.
Sandoval took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before giving up a hit with one out.
Sandoval earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 297th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, 92nd among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin struck out seven over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Rockies.
National League Batter of the Day—Joc Pederson of the Braves hit a three-run home run and went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 15-3 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Ji-Man Choi of the Rays homered and hit two doubles, going 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-2 win over the Indians.
Notable—Mitch Haniger of the Mariners has the most 2021 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Haniger (2HR 2B 3-4 3R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.5 for the season, 74th among all players and eighth among AL batters.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Pirates pitcher Wil Crowe (5.1IP 4H 2R BB 9K W in the 10-2 win over the Giants) made his Major League debut Aug. 22, 2020, and was playing in his 18th career game.
Tyler Wade of the Yankees (pinch run, 0-0 R 0BI in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut June 27, 2017, and was playing in his 219th 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 Saturday, July 24.| 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—Sandoval earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonsolin earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Pederson and Choi each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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).| 7/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +17.2 | LAA 2, MIN 1 | Patrick Sandoval, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| +9.0 | BAL 5, WSH 3 | Matt Harvey, (W 5‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NL | +8.1 | LAD 1, COL 0 | Tony Gonsolin, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +8.0 | MIA 3, SD 2 | Braxton Garrett, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +8.0 | CIN 5, STL 3 | Luis Castillo, (W 4‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +5.1 | PIT 10, SF 2 | Wil Crowe, (W 2‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ATL 15, PHI 3 | Joc Pederson, RF | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | TB 8, CLE 2 | Ji‑Man Choi, 1B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SEA 5, OAK 4 | Mitch Haniger, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 6, CHW 1 | Rowdy Tellez, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 10, NYM 3 | Bo Bichette, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 4, TEX 1 | Framber Valdez, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 9, DET 8 | Nicky Lopez, SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 7, CHC 3 | Merrill Kelly, (W 7‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +1.0 | NYY 4, BOS 3 | Tyler Wade, PR‑DH‑3B | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haniger, Mitch 3772 | rf | sea al | 5.5 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | +5.5 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 10.0 | 40.8 | 40.8 | +0.0 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | lf | atl nl | 5.0 | 6.7 | 22.2 | 22.2 | +3.3 |
| Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +4.5 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 7.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | ‑1.7 |
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | ‑2.0 |
| Choi, Ji‑Man 3990 | 1b | tb al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +2.5 |
| Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | pi sp mr | ana al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 47.4 | +2.0 |
| Tellez, Rowdy 4078 | 1b | mil nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | ‑2.0 |
| Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Lopez, Nicky 4224 | ss 2b | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Crowe, Wil 4486 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Wade, Tyler 4487 | dh 3b pr | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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