Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Alcantara struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, six hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Reds.
Alcantara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 91st among all players and 38th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Yankees.
Montas earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 51st among all players and 17th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Edmundo Sosa of the Cardinals hit two triples and went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 13-0 win over the Pirates.
American League Batter of the Day—Jared Walsh of the Angels homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-2 win over the Padres.
Notable—Two players reached 10 Box-Toppers points for the season after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday:
Giants pitcher Logan Webb (7IP 5H 0R BB 6K W in the 5-0 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, 27th among all players and 17th among NL pitchers. He becomes the 30th player this season with 10 points and it is his first season with 10 points. His previous best was 2019 with the Giants when he had 1.7 points.
J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox (HR 3-5 2R 3BI in the 5-3, 10-inning win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 23rd among all players and second among AL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (15.1). He becomes the 31st player this season with 10 points. It is his second season with 10 or more points—in 2018, he had 12.5 points with the Red Sox, first among AL batters.
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 Saturday, Aug. 28.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 20.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 |
| 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 17.1 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 5 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 16.4 |
| 6 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 16.1 |
| 7 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.1 |
| 8 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 15.1 |
| 9 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 13.7 |
| 10 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.7 |
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Debut—Royals pitcher Joel Payamps made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Payamps (2.2IP H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-2 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Aug. 21, 2019, and was playing in his 31st career game.
Scoring—Alcantara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Montas earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Sosa and Walsh each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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).| 8/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | MIA 6, CIN 1 | Sandy Alcantara, (W 8‑12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| AL | +10.0 | OAK 3, NYY 2 | Frankie Montas, (W 10‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +7.0 | SF 5, ATL 0 | Logan Webb, (W 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.1 | `TOR 3, DET 2 (F/10) | Alek Manoah | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | STL 13, PIT 0 | Edmundo Sosa, SS | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | HOU 5, TEX 2 | Framber Valdez, (W 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | PHI 7, ARI 0 | Kyle Gibson, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.1 | CHC 7, CHW 0 | Alec Mills, (W 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | LAA 10, SD 2 | Jared Walsh, 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | NYM 5, WSH 3 | Kevin Pillar, RF‑LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 6, MIL 4 | Caleb Thielbar, (W 6‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 4, BAL 3 | Andrew Kittredge, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.2 | KC 4, SEA 2 | Joel Payamps, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 5, CLE 3 (F/10) | J.D. Martinez, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 5, COL 2 | Kenley Jansen, (S 29) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 10.7 | 10.7 | 42.7 | 54.4 | +10.7 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | +9.0 |
| Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 8.4 | 14.4 | 26.8 | 26.8 | +2.4 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 | 10.4 | 30.5 | 44.5 | +5.0 |
| Manoah, Alek 4424 | pi sp | tor al | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Walsh, Jared 4332 | 1b | ana al | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | +5.5 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.0 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | +3.0 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 5.0 | 9.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 | +0.3 |
| Kittredge, Andrew 4417 | pi mr cp | tb al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Jansen, Kenley 2871 | pi cp | lad nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 55.4 | +3.0 |
| Pillar, Kevin 3486 | lf rf ph | nym nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 17.5 | +3.5 |
| Thielbar, Caleb 3272 | pi mr cp | min al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Sosa, Edmundo 4495 | ss | stl nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Mills, Alec 4052 | pi sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ‑3.0 |
| Payamps, Joel 4527 | pi mr | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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