Tigers pitcher Wily Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Peralta struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 7-3 win over the Rangers.
Peralta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 173rd among all players and 61st among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Ben Gamel of the Pirates hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, and doubled in the 11-1 win over the Braves. Gamel went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in six runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Brandon Lowe of the Rays hit a grand slam and went 1-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-8 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Ben Gamel.
Notable—Marlins pitcher Trevor Rogers has the most 2021 Box-Toppers points among the 11 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.
Rogers (5IP 6H 2R 0BB 8K ND in the 5-4 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season, 14th among all players and 11th among NL pitchers.
Also notable—Rafael Devers of the Red Sox rises to third place among AL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Devers (HR 3-5 R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.5 for the season, 47th among all players and third among AL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.4) and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox (8.2).
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 Monday, July 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.7 |
| 2 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.1 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 13.4 |
| 5 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 |
| 7 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 11.0 |
| 8 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 10.4 |
| 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 |
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Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Mets pitcher Tylor Megill (5IP 2H R 2BB 7K ND in the 4-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 23 and was playing in his third career game.
Phillies pitcher Connor Brogdon (2IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 13-3 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut Aug. 13, 2020, and was playing in his 43rd career game.
Scoring—Peralta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gamel earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Lowe earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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).| 7/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | DET 7, TEX 3 | Wily Peralta, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NL | +7.0 | PIT 11, ATL 1 | Ben Gamel, LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | MIN 8, CHW 5 | Bailey Ober, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | NYM 4, MIL 2 | Tylor Megill | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TB 9, CLE 8 | Brandon Lowe, 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 5, SF 3 | Kwang Hyun Kim, (W 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 13, CHC 3 | Connor Brogdon, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 7, SD 5 | Wander Suero, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `MIA 5, LAD 4 | Trevor Rogers | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 5, LAA 4 | Rafael Devers, 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CIN 6, KC 2 | Eugenio Suárez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +8.0 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 6.5 | 9.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | +4.0 |
| Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b | tb al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Kim, Kwang Hyun 4305 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Peralta, Wily 3123 | pi sp cp | det al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 26.0 | +3.0 |
| Ober, Bailey 4441 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Gamel, Ben 3784 | lf | pit nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | +1.7 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 28.5 | 34.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Suero, Wander 4326 | pi mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Brogdon, Connor 4465 | pi mr | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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