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Rays pitcher Taj Bradley is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bradley struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Orioles.
Bradley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 95th among all players and 36th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Diamondbacks closing pitcher Scott McGough struck out four over two scoreless, hitless innings, walking none and earning the save, in the 5-1 win over the Brewers.
This was McGough’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. McGough made his Major League debut Aug. 20, 2015, and was playing in his 40th career game.
McGough earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, 91st among NL pitchers and 21st among NL closing pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Josh Naylor of the Guardians homered and went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7-6 win over the Athletics.
Naylor earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 85th among all players and 17th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Nico Hoerner of the Cubs homered, tripled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Pirates.
Debut
In addition to McGough, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Giants pitcher Sean Hjelle (4IP 3H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 4-2 win over the Padres) made his Major League debut May 6, 2022, and was playing in his 19th career game.
Twins pitcher Jovani Moran (1IP 0H 0R BB 2K W in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Sept. 12, 2021 and was playing in his 65th 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 Wednesday, June 21.| 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 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.1 |
| 8 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 |
| 10 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.0 |
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Scoring
Bradley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
McGough earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Naylor and Hoerner 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) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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’ top 3 ranked pitchers started Wednesday, but none earned Player of the Game honors:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) June 22, 2023
• Shohei Ohtani @Angels lost to LAD
• @BlueJays won, but Kevin Gausman was not Player of the Game.
• @Dbacks won, but Zac Gallen was not Player of the Game.https://t.co/WcalVDzRKU
Good game, no Box-Toppers points*
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) June 22, 2023
Shohei Ohtani @Angels 7IP 5H R 2BB 12K L
Touki Toussaint @WhiteSox 4IP 0H 0R 2BB 4K ND
Zac Gallen @Dbacks 7IP 3H R BB 4K W
*Players who performed well Wednesday but were not among these Player of the Game winners—https://t.co/icxPDnbxx9
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).| 6/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | TB 7, BAL 2 | Taj Bradley, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| NL | +6.0 | ARI 5, MIL 1 | Scott McGough, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | `CIN 5, COL 3 | Andrew Abbott | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| +5.2 | NYY 4, SEA 2 | Jhony Brito, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | WSH 3, STL 0 | Trevor Williams, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 4, SD 2 | Sean Hjelle, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | `LAD 2, LAA 0 | Brusdar Graterol | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | HOU 10, NYM 8 | Phil Maton, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CLE 7, OAK 6 | Josh Naylor, 1B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | DET 9, KC 4 | Zack Short, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 6, CHW 3 | Jonah Heim, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | CHC 8, PIT 3 | Nico Hoerner, SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TOR 6, MIA 3 | Matt Chapman, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 5, BOS 4 (F/10) | Jovani Moran, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | 1b | cle al | 4.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +0.5 |
| Abbott, Andrew 4839 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Heim, Jonah 4492 | ca | tex al | 3.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | -0.7 |
| Williams, Trevor 3792 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 21.7 | 26.7 | 0.0 |
| Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | tor al | 2.5 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | -1.0 |
| Short, Zack 4453 | 3b 2b ss ph | det al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Brito, Jhony 4761 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| McGough, Scott 4857 | pi cp | ari nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Hoerner, Nico 4245 | ss | chi nl | 1.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
| Graterol, Brusdar 4249 | pi sp mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Maton, Phil 4287 | pi mr | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Hjelle, Sean 4858 | pi mr | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Moran, Jovani 4859 | pi cp | min al | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 70.2 | 94.7 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy 4829 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BOS | Garza, Justin* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 3.0 | 16.1 | 68.4 | 77.4 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 61.1 |
| KC | Cuas, Jose 4825 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 9.7 | 26.1 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 8.7 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYY | German, Domingo 3957 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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