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Eddie Rosario of the Braves is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day
Rosario hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 14-6 win over the Rockies. Rosario went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs.
Rosario earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 250th among all players and 58th among National League batters.
This is the seventh time this season a batter has won overall Player of the Day honors. On the other 74 days of the season so far, pitchers have won Player of the Day honors.
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 Sunday, June 18.| 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 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 |
| 4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 9.7 |
| 5 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 9.4 |
| 6 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 9.4 |
| 7 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 8 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.1 |
| 9 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 |
| 10 | Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.0 |
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American League Player of the Day
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller struck out six over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Miller earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, sixth among all players and fifth among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Corey Seager of the Rangers hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 11-7 win over the Blue Jays.
Seager earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.2 for the season, fifth among AL batters.
Seager had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0, same as another AL batter who won Player of the Game honors Sunday who also had a similar line score, Josh Naylor of the Guardians (2B 4-5 R 3BI in the 12-3 win over the Diamondbacks). Seager beat Naylor for AL Batter of the Day because he had two doubles while Naylor had one.
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National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Eddie Rosario.
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Debut
Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
White Sox pitcher Brendan White (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 6-4 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut June 14 and was playing in his third career game.
Phillies pitcher Yunior Marte (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv in the 3-2 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut April 12, 2022, and was playing in his 56th career game.
Marlins pitcher Andrew Nardi (1IP H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 4-2 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Aug. 16, 2022, and was playing in his 47th career game.
Scoring
Rosario earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Miller earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Seager earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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).| 6/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | ATL 14, COL 6 | Eddie Rosario, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +7.0 | SEA 5, CHW 1 | Bryce Miller, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| +7.0 | BOS 6, NYY 2 | Nick Pivetta, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | BOS 4, NYY 1 | Brayan Bello, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | `MIL 5, PIT 2 | Freddy Peralta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +5.0 | DET 6, MIN 4 | Brendan White, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 3, OAK 2 | Yunior Marte, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TEX 11, TOR 7 | Corey Seager, SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CLE 12, ARI 3 | Josh Naylor, 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 6, CHC 3 | Dean Kremer, (W 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | SD 5, TB 4 | Josh Hader, (S 18) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `SF 7, LAD 3 | Luke Jackson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | STL 8, NYM 7 | Drew VerHagen, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 9, HOU 7 (F/10) | Jake Fraley, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 5, KC 2 | Mike Trout, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 4, WSH 2 | Andrew Nardi, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Fraley, Jake 4430 | lf ph | cin nl | 5.5 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | +2.3 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | tex al | 5.2 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 27.7 | +2.7 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 | 12.1 | 43.5 | 43.5 | -2.7 |
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | -4.7 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | sd nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 42.4 | 45.4 | -3.0 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 3.0 | 8.0 | 30.2 | 84.2 | -2.0 |
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | 1b | cle al | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -1.0 |
| Rosario, Eddie 3542 | lf dh | atl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 26.7 | +2.0 |
| Jackson, Luke 4139 | pi mr | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi mr sp | bos al | 1.0 | 8.7 | 28.4 | 36.4 | -6.7 |
| VerHagen, Drew 3584 | pi mr sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp | bos al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Marte, Yunior 4854 | pi cp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Nardi, Andrew 4855 | pi cp | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| White, Brendan 4853 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 44.3 | 44.3 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| KC | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 31.1 |
| DET | Olson, Reese* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 5.4 | 14.4 | 55.3 | 64.3 |
| MIA | Hoeing, Bryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 24.7 | 60.2 |
| PIT | Bido, Osvaldo* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| CIN | Williamson, Brandon 4813 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| BOS | Paxton, James 3280 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 32.1 | 56.9 |
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 38.8 | 38.8 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 6.7 | 22.1 | 50.9 | 50.9 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 85.3 | 242.0 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 4.7 | 12.7 | 35.8 | 40.8 |
| CHW | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 8.0 | 16.4 | 31.5 | 58.2 |
| SF | Walker, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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