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▪️ Top 10 players in 2023 Box-Toppers points.
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(Post revised Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. to correct Player of the Game in Detroit-Texas game. Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander was Player of the Game rather than Andy Ibanez, as previously credited. Ibanez had also been credited as American League Batter of the Day, but since he did not earn Player of the Game, we also revised the post to reflect J.P. Crawford of the Mariners, Player of the Game in the Seattle-Washington game, as AL Batter of the Day.)
Angels pitcher Reid Detmers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day
Detmers struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 2-1 win over the White Sox. Detmers did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
Detmers earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 84th among all players and 31st among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Twins.
Strider earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, rising to fifth in season player rankings, second among NL pitchers, behind Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks (9.7). Though Strider has the same Box-Toppers point total as two other NL pitchers (Gallen and Braxton Garrett of the Marlins), he ranks second among them because he had the second-most 2022 Box-Toppers points—Gallen had 18.7 points in 2022, Strider had 13.4 and Garrett had 5.7.
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 Monday, June 26.| 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 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 |
| 6 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.7 |
| 7 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 9.4 |
| 8 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 9.4 |
| 9 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.1 |
| 10 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
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American League Batter of the Day
J.P. Crawford of the Mariners homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 8-4 win over the Nationals.
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Scoring
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Detmers earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Strider earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Crawford earns 1.5 points for being AL 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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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).| 6/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | `LAA 2, CHW 1 | Reid Detmers | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| NL | +10.0 | ATL 4, MIN 1 | Spencer Strider (W, 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| +4.0 | `DET 7, TEX 2 | Tyler Alexander (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.1 | MIL 2, NYM 1 | Colin Rea (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | SEA 8, WSH 4 | J.P. Crawford, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | BAL 10, CIN 3 | Austin Hays DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | -3.7 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -3.0 |
| Crawford, J.P. 3937 | ss | sea al | 3.5 | 5.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | +1.5 |
| Rea, Colin 3582 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.7 | +3.0 |
| Alexander, Tyler 4196 | pi mr sp | det al | 2.7 | 4.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | +0.7 |
| Hays, Austin 4538 | lf dh | bal al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 3.0 | 19.8 | 58.4 | 127.0 |
| PIT | Hill, Rich 2215 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 32.4 | 83.2 |
| SF | Walker, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 12.0 | 24.7 | 46.1 | 81.4 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 4.0 | 25.1 | 44.2 | 44.2 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| MIL | Teheran, Julio 3176 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21.7 | 73.2 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 6.0 | 20.7 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 38.4 | 38.4 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 24.8 | 30.8 |
| DET | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 2.7 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 32.5 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 32.1 | 46.1 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 9.1 | 19.8 | 61.6 | 268.4 |
| COL | Seabold, Connor 4845 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 12.9 | 37.6 | 68.2 | 68.2 |
| NYY | Brito, Jhony 4761 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| TB | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 9.7 | 28.4 | 44.1 | 44.1 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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