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▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
▪️ Top 10 players in 2023 Box-Toppers points.
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Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings, winning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day, both times for batting. Plus, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Player of the Day
Kirby struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), three hits and no walks, in the 9-3 win over the Marlins.
Kirby earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 26th among all players and 13th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Gonsolin earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 29th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Ian Happ of the Cubs hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-2, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-3 win over the Pirates.
American League Batter of the Day
Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 11-6 win over the Blue Jays.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Tuesday, June 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 12.9 |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 12.0 |
| 3 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 9.4 |
| 4 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.7 |
| 5 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 8.7 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.1 |
| 7 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.7 |
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Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises from second to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Tuesday, both times as a batter.
Ohtani (2B 2-2 2R 0BI in the 7-3 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.9 for the season, passing previous leader, Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman (12.0). Ohtani also passes Gausman to lead AL pitchers and extends his lead among AL batters over second-place Aaron Judge of the Yankees (7.5).
This is Ohtani’s 11th Player of the Game honor of 2023 and his sixth as designated hitter—the other five have come as a starting pitcher. Ohtani has now earned 7.2 of his Box-Toppers points as a batter and 5.7 as a starting pitcher. This is now the most points Ohtani has earned as a batter in a single season, passing the 6.5 points he earned in 2019 when he played only as a designated hitter and did not pitch because he was recovering from Tommy John surgery.
It also flips Ohtani’s status in Box-Toppers rankings to being primarily a batter, with most of his Player of the Game honors coming as a designated hitter rather than a starting pitcher. In both 2021 and 2022, Ohtani spent periods of both seasons ranked among batters but finished both years ranked only as a starting pitcher because he earned such an overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher.
To rank in a certain category, a player must have more than 25 percent of their Player of the Game honors in that category. Ohtani qualifies to rank among both batters and pitchers since he has 54.5 percent of his Player of the Game honors as a batter and 45.5 percent as a pitcher.
This is Ohtani’s third stint atop Box-Toppers season player rankings in 2023. He also led from May 21 until losing the lead May 24 and on May 31 before being passed by Gausman on June 1.
It is the second straight day Ohtani has earned Player of the Game honors. He was Monday’s AL Batter of the Day (2HR SF 3-4 2R 4BI in the 9-6, 12-inning win over the Rangers). He’s earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in the past two days and 3.5 in the last five days (he was also Player of the Game Friday, June 9, also as a batter).
Wheeler
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Wheeler (6IP 4H R BB 7K W in the 15-3 win over the Diamondbacks) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks (8.7) and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (8.1).
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Debut
Athletics pitcher Hogan Harris made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Harris (7IP 4H R 0BB 2K W in the 2-1 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut April 14 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Scoring
Kirby earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonsolin earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Happ and Henderson 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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*Players who performed well Tuesday but were not among these B-T Player of the Game winners (thread)—https://t.co/3orfFh1G9Q
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).| 6/13 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | SEA 9, MIA 3 | George Kirby, (W 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| NL | +8.0 | LAD 5, CHW 1 | Tony Gonsolin, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | CHC 11, PIT 3 | Ian Happ, LF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | PHI 15, ARI 3 | Zack Wheeler, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 6, WSH 1 | Hunter Brown, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | `MIN 7, MIL 5 | Pablo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +3.2 | `CIN 5, KC 4 | Lucas Sims, (Hld 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | BAL 11, TOR 6 | Gunnar Henderson, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | OAK 2, TB 1 | Hogan Harris, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | SF 11, STL 3 | Luke Jackson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | SD 6, CLE 3 | Josh Hader, (S 16) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 7, BOS 6 (F/10) | Randal Grichuk, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 7, TEX 3 | Shohei Ohtani, DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 7, NYM 6 | Michael King, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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 would 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.
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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 in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 12.9 | 37.6 | 68.2 | 68.2 | -11.8 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 | 22.4 | 64.2 | 76.9 | -6.4 |
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +6.4 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -5.4 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 5.0 | 15.7 | 38.8 | 38.8 | -5.7 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi cp | nyy al | 4.0 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -0.7 |
| Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | 15.1 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -7.7 |
| Henderson, Gunnar 4739 | 3b dh ph | bal al | 2.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | lf | chi nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | sd nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 41.4 | 44.4 | -4.0 |
| Grichuk, Randal 3474 | rf lf | col nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 23.9 | 42.4 | -3.0 |
| Sims, Lucas 3892 | pi mr | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Jackson, Luke 4139 | pi mr | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +1.0 |
| Harris, Hogan 4846 | pi mr | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 7.0 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| DET | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 16.5 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 41.8 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 23.1 | 29.1 |
| ATL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 6.0 | 21.4 | 101.4 | 144.3 |
| NYM | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 80.6 | 234.6 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 53.6 | 62.6 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 4.7 | 12.7 | 35.8 | 40.8 |
| PIT | Bido, Osvaldo* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 24.7 | 60.2 |
| CIN | Lively, Ben 3903 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 36.4 | 36.4 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 6.4 | 16.4 | 52.8 | 61.2 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 |
| TB | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 37.4 | 37.4 |
| OAK | Medina, Luis* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| SD | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 7.0 | 15.4 | 30.5 | 57.2 |
| CHW | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 41.5 | 55.9 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 8.1 | 18.8 | 60.6 | 267.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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