Guardians’ Allen tops players for Tuesday, July 18; Giants’ Flores tops NL players

Guardians pitcher Logan Allen is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Guardians pitcher Logan Allen is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Allen struck out eight over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 10-1 win over the Pirates.

Allen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 73rd among all players and 32nd among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day

Wilmer Flores of the Giants hit two homers, including a three-run shot, and a sacrifice fly, in the 11-10 win over the Reds. Flores went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs.

Flores earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 4.2 for the season, 18th among NL batters.

National League Player of the Day is Wilmer Flores of the Giants.

American League Batter of the Day

Dairon Blanco of the Royals tripled, hit two doubles and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-10 win over the Tigers.

This was Blanco’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Blanco made his Major League debut May 20, 2022, and was playing in his 27th career game.

American League Batter of the Day is Dairon Blanco of the Royals.

National League Batter of the Day

There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Wilmer Flores.

Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s win over the Rays.

Notable

Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s Player of the Game winners.

Eovaldi (6IP 2H 0R 3BB 2K W in the 5-3 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season, 11th among all players and fifth among AL pitchers.

Debut

Athletics pitcher Luis Medina is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s win over the Red Sox.

In addition to Blanco, two other players also made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:

  • Athletics pitcher Luis Medina (5.2IP 3H 0R BB 6K W in the 3-0 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut April 26 and was playing in his 13th career game.

  • Cardinals pitcher JoJo Romero (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Aug. 21, 2020, and was playing in his 52nd career game.

Cardinals pitcher JoJo Romero is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s win over the Marlins.

Also notable

Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game in his team’s win over the Reds, even though he pitched Monday.

Webb (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 7K ND in the 4-2, 10-inning win over the Reds) started the game Monday, but it was suspended by rain and completed Tuesday. He did not return to the game when it resumed.

Webb had a +6.0 Box-Toppers game score. If the game had completed Monday, that would have been high enough for him to earn NL Player of the Day honors and earn 1.7 Box-Toppers points. But since the game completed Tuesday and is included in that day’s results, Webb’s +6.0 game score is behind the +7.0 game score by teammate Wilmer Flores, who earned NL Player of the Day in the other game played by the Giants Tuesday. So instead, Webb earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, 16th among NL pitchers.

Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s win over the Reds. Even though he pitched Monday, the game concluded Tuesday and is included in that day’s Box-Toppers results.

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 Tuesday, July 18.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 dh pi sp ana al 13.9
2 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 12.0
3 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 11.7
4 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 11.4
5 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 11.1
6 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 10.7
7 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp nym nl 10.4
8 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 10.1
9 McClanahan, Shane 4399 pi sp tb al 9.7
10 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 9.7
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One more notable thing

Of the 16 games completed Tuesday, there were eight games in which at least one team scored 10 runs or more.

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In six of those eight games, batters won Player of the Game honors, the only six games in which batters won Player of the Game honors Tuesday. In two of those games, pitchers still won Player of the Game honors despite batters’ prodigious outputs, mainly by keeping opponents from scoring. In the 10-1 win over the Pirates, Guardians pitcher Logan Allen held Pittsburgh scoreless for five innings. And in the 17-3 win over the Nationals, Cubs reliever Michael Fulmer held Washington scoreless for 1 1/3 innings in the fifth and sixth innings, when the game was still tied 1-1, before the Cubs scored 14 runs over the seventh and eighth innings.

Scoring

  • Allen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.

  • Flores earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.

  • Blanco earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.

  • All of Tuesday’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 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).

7/18 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +11.0 CLE 10, PIT 1 Logan Allen (W, 4‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 1 0 0 1 8
+7.2 OAK 3, BOS 0 Luis Medina (W, 3‑7) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.2 3 0 0 1 6
+7.1 LAA 5, NYY 1 Patrick Sandoval (W, 5‑7) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.1 2 1 1 3 7
NL +7.0 SF 11, CIN 10 Wilmer Flores DH‑1B 3 3 2 5 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+6.0 ARI 16, ATL 13 Christian Walker 1B 5 3 3 5 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +6.0 KC 11, DET 10 Dairon Blanco RF 4 3 4 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+6.0 `SF 4, CIN 2 (F/10) Logan Webb ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 4 2 2 0 7
+5.0 NYM 11, CHW 10 Francisco Alvarez C 3 2 2 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+5.0 SD 9, TOR 1 Joe Musgrove (W, 9‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 5 1 1 1 7
+4.1 PHI 4, MIL 3 Aaron Nola (W, 9‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.1 4 3 2 0 6
+4.1 CHC 17, WSH 3 Michael Fulmer (W, 1‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
+4.0 MIN 10, SEA 3 Alex Kirilloff 1B 4 3 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 LAD 10, BAL 3 Jason Heyward RF 1 1 1 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 TEX 5, TB 3 Nathan Eovaldi (W, 11‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 2 0 0 3 2
+3.0 STL 5, MIA 2 (F/10) JoJo Romero (W, 2‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
+2.0 COL 4, HOU 3 Justin Lawrence (S, 6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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 (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’23 ’22‑23 ’18‑23 Career +/‑
Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 pi sp tex al 9.7 15.7 43.5 69.3 +3.7
Nola, Aaron 3569 pi sp phi nl 7.0 23.0 72.2 96.7 -9.0
Webb, Logan 4258 pi sp sf nl 7.0 16.7 34.9 34.9 -2.7
Musgrove, Joe 3705 pi sp sd nl 6.0 23.4 53.5 59.2 -11.4
Allen, Logan T. 4789 pi sp cle al 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 +5.7
Heyward, Jason 2695 rf cf lad nl 5.5 5.5 17.2 37.7 +5.5
Flores, Wilmer 3345 dh 1b ph sf nl 4.2 6.7 18.7 28.2 +1.7
Walker, Christian 3958 1b ari nl 3.0 8.5 16.0 16.0 -2.5
Alvarez, Francisco 4815 ca nym nl 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 +2.5
Sandoval, Patrick 4357 pi sp ana al 2.0 10.0 13.0 13.0 -6.0
Lawrence, Justin 4717 pi mr cp col nl 2.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0
Kirilloff, Alex 4395 1b lf min al 2.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 +0.3
Blanco, Dairon 4877 rf kc al 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 +1.5
Fulmer, Michael 3640 pi mr sp chi nl 1.0 1.0 4.0 22.4 +1.0
Medina, Luis 4876 pi sp oak al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
Romero, JoJo 4878 pi cp stl nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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.
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Game Starter ’23 ’22‑23 ’18‑23 Career
CLE Civale, Aaron 4173 3.0 8.0 25.4 25.4
PIT Hill, Rich 2215 4.0 11.7 32.4 83.2
LAD Urias, Julio 3652 6.0 25.4 51.5 58.2
BAL Kremer, Dean 4330 5.7 13.4 17.1 17.1
TB Littell, Zack 4533 0.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
TEX Gray, Jon 3634 4.7 10.7 38.4 50.1
MIA Alcantara, Sandy 4061 4.0 25.1 44.2 44.2
STL Hudson, Dakota 4035 0.0 4.0 16.4 16.4
HOU Bielak, Brandon 4297 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0
COL Gomber, Austin 3985 1.0 4.0 18.7 18.7
BOS Bello, Brayan 4727 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
OAK Waldichuk, Ken 4757 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
MIL Rea, Colin 3582 3.0 3.0 3.0 6.7
PHI Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
NYY Rodon, Carlos 3494 0.0 19.8 37.5 56.6
LAA Silseth, Chase 4605 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
SD Darvish, Yu 3003 4.0 20.8 59.4 128.0
TOR Berrios, Jose 3791 7.4 16.4 57.3 66.3
CHW Toussaint, Touki 4110 0.0 2.0 6.7 6.7
NYM Verlander, Justin 2112 4.0 30.0 82.6 236.6
SF Stripling, Ross 3629 1.0 13.0 33.4 39.1
CIN Ashcraft, Graham 4645 2.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
ARI Nelson, Ryne 4728 5.7 7.4 7.4 7.4
ATL Morton, Charlie 2503 5.0 15.4 63.7 99.1
WSH Williams, Trevor 3792 4.0 7.0 22.7 27.7
CHC Hendricks, Kyle 3386 3.0 7.7 39.8 71.6
DET Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 7.0 7.0 41.8 61.2
KC Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 1.0 3.0 35.1 35.1
MIN Maeda, Kenta 3609 3.0 3.0 36.5 56.5
SEA Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 6.4 16.4 52.8 61.2
Starters subject to change.
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