Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Snell struck out 10 over seven scoreless and hitless innings, allowing two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Snell was pulled after 107 pitches despite having a no-hitter through seven innings. Padres relievers gave up three hits in the eighth and ninth innings, losing the combined no-hitter.
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, 19th among all players and 13th among National League pitchers.
Snell becomes the 33rd player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his third season with 10 or more points. In 2018, he had 27.2 Box-Toppers points with the Rays, leading all players. In 2019, he had 10.0 points with the Rays, 19th among American League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Zach Plesac struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Royals.
National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Phillies homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-6 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—Matt Chapman of the Athletics hit two home runs and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Tigers.
Rankings—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises from sixth to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Woodruff (6IP 5H R 3BB 8K W in the 6-2 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.1 for the season, second among NL pitchers, behind Max Scherzer of the Dodgers (17.4). While Woodruff has the same Box-Toppers point total as third-place NL pitcher Zack Wheeler (17.1), he ranks ahead because he has more 2020 Box-Toppers points (7.0 vs. 1.0).
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 Tuesday, Aug. 31.| 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 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.1 |
| 4 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 17.1 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 6 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 16.4 |
| 7 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 15.1 |
| 8 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.1 |
| 9 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 15.1 |
| 10 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
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Scoring—Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Plesac earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. McCutchen and Chapman each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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).| 8/31 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | SD 3, ARI 0 | Blake Snell, (W 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| AL | +12.0 | CLE 7, KC 2 | Zach Plesac, (W 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +5.0 | `SEA 4, HOU 0 | Yusei Kikuchi | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 6, SF 2 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 9‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 3, ATL 2 | Blake Treinen, (W 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | `NYM 3, MIA 1 (F/7) | Trevor Williams | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | PHI 12, WSH 6 | Andrew McCutchen, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BAL 4, TOR 2 | Keegan Akin, (W 2‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 6, MIA 5 | Jeurys Familia, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 3, MIN 1 | Rowan Wick, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 4, PIT 2 | Michael Kopech, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 6, NYY 4 | Raisel Iglesias, (S 29) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | TB 8, BOS 5 | Andrew Kittredge, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | OAK 9, DET 3 | Matt Chapman, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TEX 4, COL 3 | Nathaniel Lowe, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | 17.1 | 24.1 | 33.8 | 33.8 | +10.1 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 11.4 | 15.1 | 61.3 | 61.3 | +7.7 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +4.3 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | ana al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 27.7 | +6.0 |
| Kittredge, Andrew 4417 | pi mr cp | tb al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Kopech, Michael 4385 | pi sp mr | chi al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Plesac, Zach 4168 | pi sp | cle al | 5.4 | 9.8 | 15.5 | 15.5 | +1.0 |
| Lowe, Nathaniel 4340 | 1b | tex al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +4.0 |
| Williams, Trevor 3792 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 | 4.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | +4.7 |
| Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | oak al | 4.5 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | +3.5 |
| Akin, Keegan 4320 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | ‑0.7 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | lf | phi nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 74.9 | +1.0 |
| Treinen, Blake 3495 | pi mr cp | lad nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | +3.0 |
| Wick Rowan 4217 | pi cp mr | chi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +0.0 |
| Familia, Jeurys 3446 | pi cp mr | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 22.0 | +1.0 |
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