Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Burnes struck out 15 over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Cubs.
Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.1 for the season, 13th among all players and eighth among National League pitchers.
Burnes had a Box-Toppers game score Wednesday of +19.0, the fourth-highest by any Player of the Game winner so far in 2021. Here are the three that were higher:
+22.0 on April 23 by Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (CG 2h 0R 0BB 15K W in the 6-0 win over the Nationals).
+21.0 on May 5 by Orioles pitcher John Means (CG 0H 0R 0BB 12K W in the 6-0 win over the Mariners).
+19.0 on April 9 by Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (CG 0H 0R 0BB 10K W in the 3-0 win over the Rangers). (Musgrove’s +19.0 game score ranks higher than Barnes’s +19.0 game score on Wednesday because Musgrove had more innings pitched—nine vs. eight.)
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 20-8 win over the Rays.
Eovaldi earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 38th among all players and 12th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Ozzie Albies of the Braves hit a three-run, walk-off homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-6, 11-inning win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors. Only two batters won Player of the Game honors in Wednesday’s 15 games played—Albies and Brandon Crawford of the Giants. It is the second straight day that only two batters earned Player of the Game honors with 15 or more games completed.
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright now has 139.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Wainwright (CG 2H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 4-0 win over the Pirates) now ranks 31st among all players in career Box-Toppers points since tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Wednesday, he passes Andy Pettitte (138.5) on the “all-time” list and now trails 30th-ranked player Jake Peavy (141.8). Wainwright ranks 10th among active players in career points, fifth among active NL pitchers.
Wainwright has 9.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 28th among all players and 19th 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, Aug. 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 17.1 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 16.4 |
| 4 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 15.4 |
| 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 8 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 12.7 |
| 9 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 12.7 |
| 10 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 12.7 |
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Scoring—Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Eovaldi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Albies earn 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).| 8/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +19.0 | MIL 10, CHC 0 | Corbin Burnes, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| +14.0 | STL 4, PIT 0 | Adam Wainwright, (W 11‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| AL | +11.0 | BOS 20, TB 8 | Nathan Eovaldi, (W 10‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| +8.0 | MIA 7, SD 0 | Sandy Alcantara, (W 7‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +6.2 | TOR 10, LAA 2 | Alek Manoah, (W 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| +6.0 | DET 5, BAL 2 | Tarik Skubal, (W 8‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | `MIN 1, CHW 0 | Bailey Ober | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 5, COL 1 | Framber Valdez, (W 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 5, KC 2 | Chad Green, (W 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 8, PHI 2 | Brusdar Graterol, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | `OAK 6, CLE 3 | Frankie Montas | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | ATL 8, CIN 6 (F/11) | Ozzie Albies, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SF 7, ARI 2 | Brandon Crawford, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 8, WSH 7 | Trevor May, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.1 | `SEA 2, TEX 1 | Tyler Anderson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 12.1 | 19.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | +4.4 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.0 | 12.7 | 37.5 | 139.3 | +5.3 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 | 12.4 | 28.8 | 47.9 | +4.4 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 | 12.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 | +0.7 |
| Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 6.5 | 6.5 | 21.7 | 36.2 | +6.5 |
| Manoah, Alek 4424 | pi sp | tor al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 5.5 | 6.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +4.5 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | +2.3 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 4.0 | 8.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | ‑0.7 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 | +1.0 |
| Ober, Bailey 4441 | pi sp | min al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Green, Chad 3675 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +1.0 |
| May, Trevor 3417 | pi cp mr | nym nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | +0.0 |
| Graterol, Brusdar 4249 | pi mr | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
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