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Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of third place on the “all-time” career points list.
Scherzer struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the Astros.
Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 11th among all players and sixth among National League pitchers.
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 10 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 282.5 |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 267.4 |
| 3 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 4 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | nym nl | 244.0 |
| 5 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | nym nl | 234.6 |
| 6 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | kc al | 223.5 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | retired | 207.8 |
| 8 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | retired | 203.4 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | retired | 187.0 |
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He also now has 244.0 career Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players since tracking began in 1995. He is now just 0.8 points behind Pedro Martinez (244.8), who is the third-place player on the “all-time” career points list. (It should be noted that Martinez’s career total is only from 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. If his entire career from 1992 were tracked, Martinez is projected to have 270 points.)
Scherzer ranks second among active players (and among active NL pitchers) in career points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (267.4).
American League Player of the Day
Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander struck out four over two scoreless middle relief innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-4 win over the Royals.
Alexander 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, 12th among AL middle relievers.
National League Batter of the Day
Mike Yastrzemski of the Giants hit two home runs including a game-winning, 10th-inning three-run shot, in the 7-4, 10-inning win over the Padres. Yastrzemski went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 10 games played.
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 Monday, June 19.| 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 | 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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Debut
Marlins pitcher Bryan Hoeing made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Hoeing (4IP 3H 0R 0BB 5K ND in the 11-0 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut Aug. 20, 2022, and was playing in his 25th career game.
Scoring
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Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Alexander earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Yastrzemski earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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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Good game, no Box-Toppers points*
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Francisco Lindor @Mets HR 2B 2-5 2R 5BI
Luis Arraez @Marlins 5-5 R 2BI
Jake Rogers @Tigers 2-3 2R 2BI
*Players who performed well Monday but were not among these B-T Player of the Game winners (thread)—https://t.co/qTGudsKucA
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).| 6/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | NYM 11, HOU 1 | Max Scherzer, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| +8.0 | ARI 9, MIL 1 | Merrill Kelly, (W 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | `MIA 11, TOR 0 | Bryan Hoeing | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SF 7, SD 4 (F/10) | Mike Yastrzemski, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 8, WSH 6 | Tommy Edman, CF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| AL | +4.0 | DET 6, KC 4 | Tyler Alexander, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| +3.1 | BOS 9, MIN 3 | James Paxton, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 8, PIT 0 | Mike Tauchman, CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 5, COL 4 | Joey Votto, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | TEX 5, CHW 2 | Andrew Heaney, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.7 | 17.7 | 87.3 | 244.0 | -2.3 |
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 | 18.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | -4.0 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | tex al | 5.7 | 13.7 | 36.8 | 41.8 | -2.3 |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | ss rf 2b cf | stl nl | 3.5 | 6.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +0.5 |
| Yastrzemski, Mike 4203 | cf rf | sf nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -1.5 |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 33.1 | 57.9 | +2.0 |
| Tauchman, Mike 4212 | cf | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +2.0 |
| Alexander, Tyler 4196 | pi mr sp | det al | 1.7 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -0.3 |
| Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b dh | cin nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 16.2 | 84.4 | -1.0 |
| Hoeing, Bryan 4856 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| TB | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 37.4 | 37.4 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| DET | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 16.5 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 6.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 6.0 | 21.4 | 101.4 | 144.3 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 23.1 | 29.1 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 33.4 | 61.2 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| COL | Davis, Noah* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Lively, Ben 3903 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| OAK | Medina, Luis* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| NYM | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 81.6 | 235.6 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 37.4 | 37.4 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 41.5 | 67.3 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 6.0 | 26.4 | 42.8 | 42.8 |
| SD | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 19.7 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 41.8 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 8.1 | 18.8 | 60.6 | 267.4 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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Box-Toppers
Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.