Orioles’ Bradish tops players for Sunday, Aug. 20; Nationals’ Williams tops NL players

Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Bradish struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 12-1 win over the Athletics.

Bradish earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, 13th among all players and seventh among American League pitchers.

Bradish becomes the 22nd player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season earning 10 or more points in his second season. He had 6.0 points in 2022 with the Orioles, 50th among AL pitchers.

National League Player of the Day

Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams struck out four over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-3 win over the Phillies.

Williams earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 39th among NL pitchers.

National League Player of the Day is Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams.

National League Batter of the Day

Tyrone Taylor of the Brewers tripled, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Rangers.

National League Batter of the Day is Tyrone Taylor of the Brewers.

American League Batter of the Day

Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 10-5 win over the Rockies.

This was Sosa’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Sosa made his Major League debut June 23, 2022, and was playing in his 36th career game.

American League Batter of the Day is Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox.

Streak

Twins pitcher Dallas Keuchel has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2023 Sunday.

Keuchel (6.1IP H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 2-0 win over the Pirates) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2012 with the Astros but earned no points in 2013, so the 10-season streak began in 2014 with the Astros. He has 68.6 career Box-Toppers points, 16th among active AL pitchers. His best season was 2015 with the Astros when he had 21.4 Box-Toppers points, fourth overall and first among AL pitchers. Keuchel has extended his streak twice with 1.0 point in a season twice—2020 and 2022. He earned 1.0 point in 2022 with the White Sox.

Twins pitcher Dallas Keuchel is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over the Pirates.

Notable

Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez becomes the 23rd player in 2023 with 10 or more Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Rodriguez (6.2IP 4H R BB 6K W in the 4-1 win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, 22nd among all players and 11th among AL pitchers. This is Rodriguez’s fourth season with 10 or more points. He did it three times with the Red Sox—in 2018 (13.4, 16th among AL pitchers), 2019 (11.4, 14th among AL pitchers) and 2021 (10.0, 17th among AL pitchers). Rodriguez earned no points in both 2020 and 2022.

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

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 Sunday, Aug. 20.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 pi sp dh ana al 18.4
2 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 17.4
3 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 14.7
4 Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 13.7
5 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 13.4
6 Lopez, Pablo 4028 pi sp min al 13.4
7 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp tex al 13.4
8 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 13.1
9 Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 13.1
10 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 12.7
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Scoring

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

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

  • Taylor and Sosa earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.

  • All of Sunday’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).

8/20 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +11.0 BAL 12, OAK 1 Kyle Bradish (W, 8‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 2 0 0 1 8
+8.1 MIN 2, PIT 0 Dallas Keuchel (W, 1‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.1 1 0 0 0 3
+5.2 DET 4, CLE 1 Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 9‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.2 4 1 1 1 6
NL +5.0 WSH 4, PHI 3 Trevor Williams (W, 6‑7) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 2 0 0 3 4
+5.0 `BOS 6, NYY 5 Nick Pivetta ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 3 2 2 1 8
+5.0 TOR 10, CIN 3 Hyun Jin Ryu (W, 2‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 4 2 0 1 7
BAT +4.0 MIL 6, TEX 2 Tyrone Taylor CF‑RF 3 3 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 `SF 4, ATL 3 Tristan Beck (H, 3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
+3.0 STL 7, NYM 3 Paul Goldschmidt 1B 5 2 3 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +3.0 CHW 10, COL 5 Lenyn Sosa 2B 2 1 1 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.1 SEA 7, HOU 6 Matt Brash (W, 9‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
+1.1 CHC 4, KC 3 Kyle Hendricks (W, 5‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.1 5 1 1 1 3
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 +/‑
Bradish, Kyle 4597 pi sp bal al 11.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 +5.0
Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 pi sp det al 10.0 10.0 44.8 64.2 +10.0
Pivetta, Nick 3825 pi mr bos al 6.0 13.7 33.4 41.4 -1.7
Beck, Tristan 4823 pi mr cp sf nl 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 +6.0
Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 1b stl nl 5.7 13.2 37.2 84.5 -1.8
Williams, Trevor 3792 pi sp dc nl 5.7 8.7 24.4 29.4 +2.7
Hendricks, Kyle 3386 pi sp chi nl 4.0 8.7 40.8 72.6 -0.7
Brash, Matt 4786 pi mr sea al 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 +3.0
Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 pi sp tor al 2.0 3.0 45.5 71.6 +1.0
Taylor, Tyrone 4393 cf rf mil nl 1.5 3.0 4.5 4.5 0.0
Sosa, Lenyn 4907 2b chi al 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 +1.5
Keuchel, Dallas 3050 pi sp min al 1.0 2.0 16.4 68.6 0.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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
CHC Assad, Javier 4899 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
DET Faedo, Alex 4612 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
SF Alexander, Scott* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PHI Nola, Aaron 3569 8.0 24.0 73.2 97.7
STL Rom, Drew* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PIT Falter, Bailey 4473 1.0 5.0 6.0 6.0
NYM Peterson, David 4347 0.0 5.0 10.0 10.0
ATL Winans, Allan 4900 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
BOS Paxton, James 3280 5.0 5.0 36.1 60.9
HOU Javier, Cristian 4290 5.0 20.7 28.7 28.7
SEA Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 9.4 19.4 55.8 64.2
CHW Toussaint, Touki 4110 1.0 3.0 7.7 7.7
CIN Ashcraft, Graham 4645 3.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
LAA Giolito, Lucas 3900 3.0 7.0 43.1 46.1
KC Davidson, Tucker 4429 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
OAK Blackburn, Paul 3869 4.7 8.7 10.7 11.7
TEX Montgomery, Jordan 3814 8.4 17.8 28.5 34.5
ARI Cecconi, Slade* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MIA Cueto, Johnny 2400 0.0 6.4 16.4 118.2
SD Snell, Blake 3688 7.7 20.8 73.1 82.1
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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