Brewers’ Peralta tops players for Wednesday, July 26; Gorman extends NL batters’ lead

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Plus, Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals extends his lead among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors Wednesday.

Player of the Day

Peralta struck out 13 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Reds. Peralta did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

Peralta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 19th among all players and ninth among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day is Dylan Moore of the Mariners.

American League Player of the Day

Dylan Moore of the Mariners hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 8-7 win over the Twins. Moore went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.

Moore earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 74th among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day is Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals.

National League Batter of the Day

Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

Gorman earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, 15th among all players and extending his lead among NL batters, ahead of second-place James Outman of the Dodgers (6.7).

Gorman now has the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among all players who are exclusively batters, passing Aaron Judge of the Yankees (7.5). He trails Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (13.9), who ranks first among AL batters, but who has earned 6.7 of his points as a pitcher and 7.2 as a batter.

American League Batter of the Day

There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Dylan Moore.

Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s win over the Rays.

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 26.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 dh pi sp ana al 13.9
2 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 13.1
3 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 12.7
4 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 12.4
5 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 12.0
6 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 11.7
7 Bautista, Felix 4668 pi cp bal al 11.0
8 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 10.7
9 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp nym nl 10.4
10 Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 10.4
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Notable

Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s 7-1 win over the Rays.

Alcantara pitched a complete game, allowing one run, five hits, one walk and striking out seven.

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Despite pitching a complete game, Alcantara fell short of earning overall Player of the Day honors. He had a +8.0 Box-Toppers game score, compared to the +15.0 game score by Player of the Day Peralta. Still Alcantara, who led NL pitchers in 2022 with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, earns 1.0 point, giving him 5.0 for the season, 32nd among NL pitchers in 2023.

Scoring

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

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

  • Gorman 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.

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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).

7/26 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +15.0 `MIL 3, CIN 0 Freddy Peralta ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 0 0 0 13
+8.0 MIA 7, TB 1 Sandy Alcantara (W, 4‑9) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 9.0 5 1 1 1 7
AL +5.0 SEA 8, MIN 7 Dylan Moore SS 4 2 3 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+5.0 CLE 8, KC 3 Jose Ramírez DH 4 3 3 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+5.0 TEX 13, HOU 5 Marcus Semien 2B 3 3 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 TOR 8, LAD 1 Whit Merrifield LF 4 2 2 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +3.0 STL 11, ARI 7 Nolan Gorman 2B 5 2 3 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 PIT 3, SD 2 Johan Oviedo (W, 4‑11) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 3 1 1 3 5
+3.0 WSH 5, COL 4 Andres Machado (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
+3.0 `CHC 10, CHW 7 Julian Merryweather (H, 8) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
+3.0 `PHI 6, BAL 4 Craig Kimbrel (H, 4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
+3.0 `NYY 3, NYM 1 Wandy Peralta (H, 14) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
+2.0 BOS 5, ATL 3 Triston Casas 1B 2 1 2 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 SF 8, OAK 3 Austin Slater PH‑LF 2 1 1 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
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 +/‑
Gorman, Nolan 4633 2b dh stl nl 9.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 +4.0
Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 8.7 16.1 47.5 47.5 +1.3
Semien, Marcus 3302 2b tex al 6.7 13.7 33.1 45.1 -0.3
Ramirez, Jose 3436 3b cle al 6.2 17.9 41.9 56.9 -5.5
Alcantara, Sandy 4061 pi sp fla nl 5.0 26.1 45.2 45.2 -16.1
Oviedo, Johan 4442 pi sp pit nl 4.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 +1.7
Merrifield, Whit 3855 lf tor al 4.5 7.5 18.5 22.5 +1.5
Kimbrel, Craig 2825 pi cp phi nl 4.0 5.0 20.7 88.1 +3.0
Casas, Triston 4752 1b bos al 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 +2.5
Slater, Austin 3818 lf cf ph sf nl 3.0 5.5 12.5 14.5 +0.5
Machado, Andres 4695 pi mr dc nl 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 +1.0
Moore, Dylan 4289 ss sea al 1.7 3.2 7.7 7.7 +0.2
Peralta, Wandy 3782 pi mr cp nyy al 1.0 1.0 5.0 7.0 +1.0
Merryweather, Julian 4366 pi mr cp chi nl 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 +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
LAA Ohtani, Shohei 3933 13.9 38.6 69.2 69.2
DET Lorenzen, Michael 3479 5.7 9.7 14.2 20.2
LAA Sandoval, Patrick 4357 2.0 10.0 13.0 13.0
DET Manning, Matt 4550 1.7 4.7 5.7 5.7
WSH Gray, Josiah 4503 5.7 10.4 11.4 11.4
NYM Senga, Kodai 4762 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7
CHC Steele, Justin 4415 8.1 13.1 16.1 16.1
STL Mikolas, Miles 3034 5.7 17.8 32.5 35.2
CLE Bibee, Tanner 4792 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
CHW Cease, Dylan 4231 7.0 27.4 43.8 43.8
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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