Mets’ Verlander tops players for Wednesday, July 19; Gorman extends NL batting lead

Mets pitcher Justin Verlander is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Mets pitcher Justin Verlander is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals extends his lead among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day

Verlander struck out seven over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.

Verlander earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 53rd among all players and 23rd among NL pitchers.

Verlander now has 238.6 career Box-Toppers points, fifth-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails fourth-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8) by 6.2 points. (It should be noted that Martinez’s career total is only from 1995, when tracking began. If his entire career from 1992 were tracked, Martinez is projected to have 270 points.)

Verlander ranks third among active players in career points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (269.4) and Mets pitcher Max Scherzer (246.7).

American League Player of the Day is Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda.

American League Player of the Day

Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, three hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Mariners. Maeda did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Mariners tied the game after he exited.

Maeda earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 42nd among AL pitchers.

National League Batter of the Day is Mike Tauchman of the Cubs.

National League Batter of the Day

Mike Tauchman of the Cubs homered, hit two doubles and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Nationals.

American League Batter of the Day

There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors.

Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s win over the Marlins.

Rankings

Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals extends his 2023 Box-Toppers points lead among NL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Gorman (HR 2-4 R 4BI in the 6-4 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season. He ranks ahead of second-place NL batter Christian Yelich (6.5). Gorman ranks 27th among all players and third among all batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (13.9) and Aaron Judge of the Yankees (7.5). (Though Judge and Gorman have the same Box-Toppers point total, Judge ranks higher because he has more 2022 Box-Toppers points—13.2 vs. 5.0.)

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s win over the Blue Jays.

Notable

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish now has 129.0 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.

Darvish (6IP 4H 0R 3BB 7K W in the 2-0 win over the Blue Jays) ranks 39th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Wednesday, he passes two players on Box-Toppers “all-time” points list—Vladimir Guerrero (128.3) and Trevor Hoffman (128.4). Darvish now trails 38th-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4).

Darvish ranks 12th among active players in career points, seventh among active NL pitchers. His 5.0 points in 2023 is 31st among NL pitchers.

Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s win over the Royals.

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, July 19.

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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Also notable

Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners.

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Rodriguez (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 7K W in the 3-2 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, 22nd among all players and 11th among AL pitchers.

Debut

Athletics pitcher Angel Felipe made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Felipe (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 6-5 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut July 7 and was playing in his fifth career game.

Scoring

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

  • Maeda earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.

  • Tauchman earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.

  • All of Wednesday’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).

7/19 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +9.0 NYM 5, CHW 1 Justin Verlander (W, 4‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 8.0 3 1 1 1 7
AL +8.1 `MIN 6, SEA 3 Kenta Maeda ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.1 3 2 2 0 9
+7.2 LAA 7, NYY 3 Chase Silseth (W, 2‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.2 4 1 1 2 10
+6.0 DET 3, KC 2 Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 6‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 4 2 2 0 7
+6.0 SD 2, TOR 0 Yu Darvish (W, 7‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 0 0 3 7
+5.2 HOU 4, COL 1 Brandon Bielak (W, 5‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.2 1 0 0 3 4
+4.1 BAL 8, LAD 5 Danny Coulombe (W, 3‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
BAT +4.0 CHC 8, WSH 3 Mike Tauchman CF 4 2 3 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 ARI 5, ATL 3 Ryne Nelson (W, 6‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 3 2 2 1 5
+4.0 TEX 5, TB 1 Brock Burke (W, 4‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
+3.2 OAK 6, BOS 5 Angel Felipe (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
+3.0 STL 6, MIA 4 Nolan Gorman 2B 4 1 2 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 MIL 5, PHI 3 Blake Perkins LF 3 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 CIN 3, SF 2 Alexis Díaz (S, 27) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
+2.0 PIT 7, CLE 5 David Bednar (S, 18) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 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 +/‑
Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 pi sp det al 8.0 8.0 42.8 62.2 +8.0
Gorman, Nolan 4633 2b dh stl nl 7.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 +2.5
Nelson, Ryne 4728 pi sp ari nl 6.7 8.4 8.4 8.4 +5.0
Verlander, Justin 2112 pi sp nym nl 6.0 32.0 84.6 238.6 -20.0
Darvish, Yu 3003 pi sp sd nl 5.0 21.8 60.4 129.0 -11.8
Bednar, David 4499 pi cp pit nl 5.0 11.0 13.0 13.0 -1.0
Maeda, Kenta 3609 pi sp min al 4.7 4.7 38.2 58.2 +4.7
Diaz, Alexis 4613 pi cp cin nl 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 +1.0
Bielak, Brandon 4297 pi sp hou al 4.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 +4.0
Tauchman, Mike 4212 cf chi nl 3.5 3.5 5.0 5.0 +3.5
Coulombe, Daniel 3720 pi mr bal al 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 +2.0
Perkins, Blake 4832 rf mil nl 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 +2.0
Burke, Brock 4661 pi mr tex al 1.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 -2.0
Silseth, Chase 4605 pi sp ana al 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 -1.0
Felipe, Angel 4879 pi mr oak 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.
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Game Starter ’23 ’22‑23 ’18‑23 Career
ARI Gallen, Zac 4171 10.7 29.4 45.1 45.1
ATL Strider, Spencer 4626 11.7 25.1 25.1 25.1
MIL Burnes, Corbin 4029 9.7 25.1 53.9 53.9
PHI Walker, Taijuan 3453 7.7 15.4 30.8 57.2
SF Cobb, Alex 2916 6.0 12.7 24.1 63.9
CIN Abbott, Andrew 4839 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
SD Snell, Blake 3688 6.7 19.8 72.1 81.1
TOR Bassitt, Chris 3413 11.4 22.4 51.2 55.2
CHW Kopech, Michael 4385 6.0 15.0 20.7 20.7
NYM Quintana, Jose 3040 0.0 11.4 32.9 83.1
DET Lorenzen, Michael 3479 4.7 8.7 13.2 19.2
KC Greinke, Zack 1871 1.0 5.7 47.3 223.5
MIN Lopez, Pablo 4028 8.0 18.7 41.8 41.8
SEA Kirby, George 4595 7.0 18.4 18.4 18.4
BAL Gibson, Kyle 3312 4.7 13.7 39.2 58.2
TB Glasnow, Tyler 3948 3.7 3.7 40.1 40.1
STL Matz, Steven 3516 1.0 6.4 28.8 45.4
CHC Stroman, Marcus 3327 7.7 13.4 34.4 62.2
HOU France, J.P. 4811 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
OAK Harris, Hogan 4846 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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