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Marlins pitcher Eury Perez is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Michael Wacha rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Perez struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Mariners.
Perez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 88th among all players and 29th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios struck out five over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Orioles.
Berrios earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.4 for the season, 20th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Michael Harris II of the Braves homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 10-7 win over the Tigers.
American League Batter of the Day
Manuel Margot of the Rays hit three doubles and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 6-3 win over the Athletics.
Rankings
Padres pitcher Michael Wacha rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Wacha (6.2IP 4H 0R BB 5K W in the 5-0 win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
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Notable
Mets pitcher Justin Verlander now has 235.6 career Box-Toppers points—fifth-most since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Verlander (6IP 3H R 0BB 6K ND in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Yankees) trails fourth-ranked player, teammate Max Scherzer (242.0) on the “all-time” career points list. He ranks third among active players and among active NL pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (267.4) and Scherzer (242.0).
Verlander has 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 36th among NL pitchers.
Debut
Matt McLain of the Reds made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
McLain (HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 7-4 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut May 15 and was playing in his 28th career game.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Scoring
Perez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Berrios earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Harris and Margot 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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*Players who performed well Wednesday but were not among these B-T Player of the Game winners (thread)—https://t.co/1x6U2o1wUX
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).| 6/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | MIA 4, SEA 1 | Eury Pérez, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| AL | +8.2 | TOR 3, BAL 1 | Jose Berríos, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +8.0 | PHI 4, ARI 3 (F/10) | Ranger Suárez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +7.0 | ATL 10, DET 7 | Michael Harris II, CF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | ATL 6, DET 5 | Collin McHugh, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +7.0 | `NYM 4, NYY 3 (F/10) | Justin Verlander | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +6.2 | SD 5, CLE 0 | Michael Wacha, (W 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | `HOU 5, WSH 4 | Framber Valdez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | `SF 8, STL (F/10) | Jakob Junis | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | `CHW 8, LAD 4 | Mike Clevinger | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | TEX 6, LAA 3 | Josh Sborz, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 10, PIT 6 | Mike Tauchman, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TB 6, OAK 3 | Manuel Margot, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CIN 7, KC 4 | Matt McLain, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 6, COL 3 | Rob Refsnyder, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 4, MIL 2 | Bailey Ober, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.0 | 16.4 | 31.5 | 58.2 | -0.4 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 6.0 | 22.0 | 37.4 | 37.4 | -10 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 5.4 | 14.4 | 55.3 | 64.3 | -3.6 |
| Ober, Bailey 4441 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 | 7.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | +1.7 |
| Perez, Eury 4814 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 29.0 | 81.6 | 235.6 | -23 |
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 9.4 | 42.5 | 56.9 | -3.4 |
| Harris, Michael 4682 | cf | atl nl | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1 |
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -3 |
| Junis, Jakob (Jake) 3857 | pi mr sp | sf nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | -3 |
| McHugh, Collin 3316 | pi mr | atl nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 51.9 | 0.0 |
| Margot, Manuel 3861 | cf | tb al | 1.5 | 5.5 | 12.0 | 16.0 | -2.5 |
| Refsnyder, Rob 4422 | lf | bos al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -1 |
| Sborz, Josh 4397 | pi mr cp | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Tauchman, Mike 4212 | cf | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| McLain, Matt 4847 | 2b | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| TB | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 70.2 | 94.7 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 5.7 | 17.8 | 52.0 | 93.2 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 33.1 | 39.1 |
| ATL | Smith-Shawver AJ* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 12.9 | 37.6 | 68.2 | 68.2 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 41.5 | 67.3 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 33.4 | 61.2 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| SD | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 6.0 | 26.4 | 42.8 | 42.8 |
| LAD | Grove, Michael 4774 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Pablo 2524 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 42.2 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| OAK | Jefferies, Daulton 4571 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 23.7 | 39.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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