Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Urias struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Padres.
Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 17.4 for the season, rising from eighth to fifth in season player rankings, fourth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Andrew Benintendi of the Royals hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 6-4, 11-inning win over the Twins. Benintendi went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Belt of the Giants homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-1 win over the Cubs.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Andrew Benintendi.
Rankings—Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises from sixth to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Marquez (6IP 6H 0R BB 6K W in the 11-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.4 for the season, third among NL pitchers behind Max Scherzer of the Dodgers (21.1) and Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (18.1). Marquez has the same 17.4 Box-Toppers point total as overall Player of the Day Julio Urias but ranks ahead because he has more 2020 Box-Toppers points—3.0 vs. 1.0.
Notable—White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon becomes the 38th player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2021 after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Rodon (5IP 3H R 0BB 7K W in the 4-3 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 29th among all players and ninth among AL pitchers.
This is Rodon’s first season with 10 Box-Toppers points. His previous best season was 2015 with the White Sox when he had 8.1 Box-Toppers points, 27th among AL 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 Friday, Sept. 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 22.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.1 |
| 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 18.1 |
| 4 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 17.4 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 |
| 6 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.1 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 8 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 16.1 |
| 9 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 15.1 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.1 |
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Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Pirates pitcher Cody Ponce (3IP 0H 0R BB 2K ND in the 4-3 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Aug. 2, 2020, and was playing in his 15th career game.
Orioles pitcher Conner Greene (1.2IP 2H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 6-3 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut July 27 and was playing in his 13th career game.
Scoring—Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Benintendi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Belt earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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).| 9/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | LAD 3, SD 0 | Julio Urías, (W 17‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +8.0 | NYM 10, NYY 3 | Tylor Megill, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
| AL | +7.0 | KC 6, MIN 4 (F/11) | Andrew Benintendi, LF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | CHW 4, BOS 3 | Carlos Rodón, (W 12‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | HOU 10, LAA 5 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | COL 11, PHI 2 | German Márquez, (W 12‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 5, ARI 4 | Tom Murphy, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | DET 10, TB 4 | Victor Reyes, RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `PIT 4, WSH 3 | Cody Ponce | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | `CIN 4, STL 2 | Lucas Sims | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | OAK 10, TEX 5 | Deolis Guerra, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SF 6, CHC 1 | Brandon Belt, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIL 10, CLE 3 | Adrian Houser, (W 9‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 6, MIA 2 | Ian Anderson, (W 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +2.2 | BAL 6, TOR 3 | Conner Greene, (W 1‑0, BS 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 17.4 | 20.4 | 47.5 | 47.5 | +14.4 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 | 18.4 | 31.1 | 31.1 | +16.4 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 10.7 | 10.7 | 27.7 | 35.8 | +10.7 |
| Houser, Adrian 4162 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +7.0 |
| Belt, Brandon 2943 | 1b | sf nl | 6.0 | 9.7 | 27.2 | 40.7 | +2.3 |
| Anderson, Ian 4312 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +2.3 |
| Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Benintendi, Andrew 3815 | lf | kc al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 | +4.7 |
| Sims, Lucas 3892 | pi mr | cin nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +4.0 |
| Reyes, Victor 3984 | rf ph | det al | 3.5 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 25.7 | 25.7 | +2.5 |
| Murphy, Tom 4030 | ca | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +2.0 |
| Guerra, Deolis 3521 | pi mr cp | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Greene, Conner 4543 | pi mr | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Ponce, Cody 4542 | pi mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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