Sam Hilliard of the Rockies is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Hilliard hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-3 win over the Angels.
Hilliard earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 216th among all players and 35th among National League batters.
Hilliard is just the fifth batter in 2021 to earn overall Player of the Day honors. Pitchers have won overall Player of the Day honors on the other 109 days of the season so far.
Hilliard had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +5.0, the same as three other pitchers who also earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday. But in cases of game score ties, batters hold the tiebreaker and rank ahead of pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher Erasmo Ramirez struck out three over three scoreless middle relief innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-5, 11-inning win over the Twins. Ramirez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Tigers did not lead when he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Yordan Alvarez of the Astros hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-6 win over the Mariners.
Alvarez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, seventh among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Sam Hilliard.
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright has the most 2021 Box-Toppers points among the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Wainwright (7IP 4H 2R 2BB 8K W in the 4-2 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, 32nd among all players and 23rd among NL pitchers.
Wainwright also now has 138.3 career Box-Toppers points, 32nd among all players 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, fifth among active NL pitchers.
Wainwright had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +5.0, the same as overall Player of the Day winner Sam Hilliard of the Rockies. In cases of game score ties, batters rank ahead of pitchers, thus giving Hilliard overall Player of the Day honors over Wainwright.
Also notable—Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres rises to second place among NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Tatis (HR 2B 2-3 2R 2BI in the 7-4 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season, 38th among all players. Among NL batters, he trails only Nick Castellanos of the Reds (8.0).
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 Tuesday, July 27.| 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—Hilliard earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ramirez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Alvarez earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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).| 7/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | COL 12, LAA 3 | Sam Hilliard, PH‑DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | STL 4, CLE 2 | Adam Wainwright, (W 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 9, PIT 0 | Brett Anderson, (W 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | `SF 2, LAD 1 | Logan Webb | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| AL | +4.0 | `DET 6, MIN 5 (F/11) | Erasmo Ramírez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| +3.2 | WSH 6, PHI 4 | Wander Suero, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | HOU 8, SEA 6 | Yordan Alvarez, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SD 7, OAK 4 | Fernando Tatis Jr., SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 5, ARI 4 | Ian Kennedy, (S 16) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 7, BAL 3 | Sandy León, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 5, KC 3 | Eloy Jiménez, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 7, CHC 4 | Joey Votto, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 4, TB 3 | Jordan Montgomery, (W 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +1.0 | ATL 12, NYM 5 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 8.0 | 11.7 | 36.5 | 138.3 | +4.3 |
| Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 7.5 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | +4.5 |
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +6.0 |
| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh lf | hou al | 6.0 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +5.0 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +5.0 |
| Kennedy, Ian 2723 | pi cp | tex al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 84.5 | +5.0 |
| Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 4.5 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 76.2 | +4.5 |
| Hilliard, Sam 4390 | dh ph | col nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | atl nl | 2.5 | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | +0.5 |
| Anderson, Brett 2597 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 40.7 | +0.0 |
| Suero, Wander 4326 | pi mr | dc nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Ramirez, Erasmo Jose 3056 | pi mr sp | det al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 13.4 | 22.4 | +1.7 |
| Jimenez, Eloy 4107 | lf | chi al | 1.0 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | ‑4.5 |
| Leon, Sandy 3676 | ca | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +1.0 |
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