Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urias struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 13-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, 11th among all players and seventh among National League pitchers.
Urias becomes the 14th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10 or more points. His previous best season was 2019 with the Dodgers when he had 6.0 points, 54th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Royals.
Berrios earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 72nd among all players and 29th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—J.T. Realmuto of the Phillies hit two doubles and went 5-for-6, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 15-4 win over the Pirates.
American League Batter of the Day—Andy Ibanez of the Rangers homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 4-3 win over the Mariners.
This was Ibanez’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Ibanez made his Major League debut May 4 and was playing in his 38th 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 Sunday, Aug. 1.| 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 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 13.7 |
| 6 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 7 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 12.7 |
| 8 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 11.7 |
| 9 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.7 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 |
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Debut—In addition to Ibanez, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Max Schrock of the Reds (HR 5-5 3R 2BI in the 7-1 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut Aug. 15, 2020, and was playing in his 31st career game.
Edmundo Sosa of the Cardinals (HR 3-3 2R 2BI in the 7-3 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut Sept. 23, 2018, and was playing in his 81st career game.
Scoring—Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Berrios earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Realmuto and Ibanez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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).| 8/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | LAD 13, ARI 0 | Julio Urías, (W 13‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | +7.0 | TOR 5, KC 1 | Jose Berríos, (W 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | PHI 15, PIT 4 | J.T. Realmuto, C | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | `CHW 2, CLE 1 | Reynaldo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | CIN 7, NYM 1 | Max Schrock, 1B | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | TB 3, BOS 2 | Shane McClanahan, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 6, CHC 5 | Yadiel Hernandez, LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | STL 7, MIN 3 | Edmundo Sosa, SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `NYY 3, MIA 1 | Jordan Montgomery | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | SF 5, HOU 3 | Darin Ruf, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SD 8, COL 1 | Jake Cronenworth, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 6, BAL 2 | Erasmo Ramírez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 2, ATL 1 | Josh Hader, (S 22) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TEX 4, SEA 3 | Andy Ibáñez, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | OAK 8, LAA 3 | Matt Olson, 1B | 3 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 | 12.4 | 25.1 | 25.1 | +10.4 |
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +7.0 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 5.7 | 8.7 | 46.2 | 46.2 | +2.7 |
| Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | oak al | 5.5 | 6.5 | 17.2 | 17.2 | +4.5 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 4.0 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 34.5 | +0.5 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 36.4 | 36.4 | +4.0 |
| Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b 1b ph | sd nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Ramirez, Erasmo Jose 3056 | pi mr sp | det al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 14.4 | 23.4 | +2.7 |
| Ruf, Darin 3575 | lf 1b dh | sf nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | ‑1.5 |
| Ibanez, Andy 4496 | 2b | tex al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Hernandez, Yadiel 4356 | lf dh | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi mr sp | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 21.8 | +1.0 |
| Schrock, Max 4494 | 1b | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Sosa, Edmundo 4495 | ss | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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