Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to fifth place and Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler rises to ninth place.
Player of the Day—Ray struck out 14 over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the White Sox. Ray did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied, 1-1, when he exited.
Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, 19th among all players and sixth among American League pitchers.
Ray becomes the 29th player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points this season. It is his second season with 10 or more points. In 2017 he had 16.0 points with the Diamondbacks, 10th among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Reds.
Woodruff earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.1 for the season, rising from seventh to fifth in season player rankings, fourth among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Connor Joe of the Rockies hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 13-10, 10-inning win over the Cubs.
American League Batter of the Day—Anthony Santander of the Orioles homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 10-6 win over the Angels.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Buehler (6.2IP 3H R 0ER BB 8K ND in the 5-3, 16-inning win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.7 for the season. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.
Debut—Yu Chang of the Indians made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Chang (HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 7-2 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut June 28, 2019, and was playing in his 101st 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 Wednesday, Aug. 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 19.4 |
| 2 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 17.1 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 4 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 16.4 |
| 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 16.1 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 7 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 15.1 |
| 8 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 13.7 |
| 9 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.7 |
| 10 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.4 |
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Scoring—Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Woodruff earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Joe and Santander each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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).| 8/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | `TOR 3, CHW 1 | Robbie Ray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| NL | +12.0 | MIL 4, CIN 1 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 8‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +9.2 | `LAD 5, SD 3 (F/16) | Walker Buehler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | `MIN 9, BOS 6 (F/10) | Bailey Ober | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | COL 13, CHC 10 (F/10) | Connor Joe, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | BAL 10, LAA 6 | Anthony Santander, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | STL 3, DET 2 (F/10) | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | `CHC 5, COL 2 (F/7) | Zach Davies | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 7, PHI 4 | Francisco Mejía, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 7, TEX 2 | Yu Chang, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 4, WSH 3 (F/10) | Brian Anderson, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 5, PIT 2 | Carson Kelly, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 6, KC 5 (F/10) | Kendall Graveman, (W 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +0.0 | SF 3, NYM 2 | Kris Bryant, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 16.1 | 23.1 | 32.8 | 32.8 | +9.1 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.7 | 19.4 | 50.9 | 50.9 | +8.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | tor al | 11.0 | 12.0 | 51.1 | 55.1 | +10.0 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.0 | 8.0 | 25.7 | 28.7 | +4.0 |
| Ober, Bailey 4441 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 4.5 | 4.5 | 31.4 | 66.8 | +4.5 |
| Bryant, Kris 3465 | 3b 1b rf lf | sf nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 36.5 | +3.0 |
| Santander, Anthony 3935 | rf dh ph | bal al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +2.5 |
| Mejia, Francisco 4069 | ca | tb al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Joe, Connor 4516 | lf | col nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Kelly, Carson 4098 | ca ph | ari nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Graveman, Kendall 3444 | pi cp sp | hou al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 14.4 | +2.0 |
| Anderson, Brian W. 3954 | 3b rf | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ‑0.5 |
| Chang, Yu 4528 | 1b | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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