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Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Snell struck out 12 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 2-0 win over the Rays.
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 112th among all players and 38th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
White Sox pitcher Aaron Bummer struck out three over 1 1/3 scoreless middle relief innings, allowing no hits and one walk, in the 4-3, 11-inning win over the Mariners.
Bummer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 76th among AL pitchers, 13th among AL middle relievers.
National League Batter of the Day
LaMonte Wade Jr. of the Giants hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 15-0 win over the Dodgers.
Wade earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 11th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals doubled and went 2-for-5, driving in four runs, in the 10-9 win over the Angels.
Rankings
Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Garrett (6IP 4H R BB 8K W in the 5-2 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks (9.7).
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 Saturday, June 17.| 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 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.1 |
| 8 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 |
| 9 | Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.0 |
| 10 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
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Debut
Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
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Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez (4IP H 0R BB 5K ND in the 3-2, 12-inning win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut June 6, 2021, and was playing in his 24th career game.
Will Benson of the Reds (3B 3-3 R 2BI in the 10-3 win over the Astros) made his Major League debut Aug. 1, 2022, and was playing in his 55th career game.
Twins pitcher Brent Headrick (2.1IP H 0R BB 2K W in the 2-0 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut April 19 and was playing in his fourth career game.
Scoring
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Bummer earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Wade and Witt each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’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).| 6/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | SD 2, TB 0 | Blake Snell, (W 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| +7.0 | MIA 5, WSH 2 | Braxton Garrett, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | `PHI 3, OAK 2 (F/12) | Cristopher Sánchez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | SF 15, LAD 0 | LaMonte Wade Jr., 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | MIL 5, PIT 0 | Wade Miley, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 10, COL 2 | Bryce Elder, (W 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | STL 5, NYM 3 | Jordan Hicks, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AL | +3.1 | CHW 4, SEA 3 (F/11) | Aaron Bummer, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| +3.0 | CIN 10, HOU 3 | Will Benson, RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | MIN 2, DET 0 | Brent Headrick, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 3, BAL 2 | Adbert Alzolay, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | KC 10, LAA 9 | Bobby Witt Jr., SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | ARI 6, CLE 3 | Christian Walker, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | TEX 4, TOR 2 | Josh Jung, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | +3.0 |
| Elder, Bryce 4709 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | +0.3 |
| Wade, LaMonte Jr. 4523 | 1b rf | sf nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | 16.1 | 68.4 | 77.4 | -10.1 |
| Alzolay, Adbert 4170 | pi cp | chi nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | +1.0 |
| Jung, Josh 4751 | 3b | tex al | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | ari nl | 2.0 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -3.5 |
| Miley, Wade 3006 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 25.4 | 65.5 | +1.0 |
| Bummer, Aaron 3880 | pi mr | chi al | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | +0.7 |
| Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 | ss 3b | kc al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Hicks, Jordan 3991 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Benson, Will 4851 | rf | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Headrick, Brent 4852 | pi mr | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 32.1 | 46.1 |
| COL | Anderson, Chase 3328 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 42.8 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 60.7 | 96.1 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 23.5 | 23.5 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 44.8 | 87.0 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| BOS | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 109.8 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 36.4 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 47.3 | 223.5 |
| CIN | Weaver, Luke 3719 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 25.7 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Varland, Louie 4758 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PIT | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 42.5 | 42.5 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 9.4 | 20.4 | 49.2 | 53.2 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 38.4 | 50.1 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 8.0 | 22.4 | 64.2 | 76.9 |
| OAK | Harris, Hogan 4846 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 50.2 | 114.8 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 30.7 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 4.0 | 13.7 | 31.9 | 31.9 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 3.7 | 15.1 | 27.5 | 27.5 |
| TB | Chirinos, Yonny 4039 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 54.2 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 29.4 | 55.5 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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