Braves’ Fried tops players for Friday, Sept. 1; Brewers’ Peralta rises to 3rd in rankings

Braves pitcher Max Fried is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Braves pitcher Max Fried is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day

Fried struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 6-3 win over the Dodgers.

Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 73rd among all players and 28th among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day

Twins pitcher Joe Ryan struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Rangers.

Ryan earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 21st among AL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day is Twins pitcher Joe Ryan.

National League Batter of the Day

Ian Happ of the Cubs homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Reds.

National League Batter of the Day is Ian Happ of the Cubs.

American League Batter of the Day

Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays doubled and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 13-9 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day is Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays.

Rankings

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises from sixth to third in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Peralta (6IP 2H R 0BB 10K ND in the 7-5 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.7 for the season. He trails Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (19.4) and Braves pitcher Spencer Strider (19.1). Peralta now ranks second among NL pitchers behind Strider.

Peralta had a +12.0 Box-Toppers game score, same as Braves pitcher Max Fried, who won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker because he earned the win in his game, while Peralta picked up a no-decision in his game.

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s win over the Phillies.

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 Friday, Sept. 1.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 pi sp dh ana al 19.4
2 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 19.1
3 Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 15.7
4 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 15.4
5 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 15.1
6 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 14.7
7 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp tex al 14.4
8 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 13.7
9 Lopez, Pablo 4028 pi sp min al 13.4
10 Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 13.1
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Notable

In addition to Peralta, three other players with more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2023 earned Player of the Game honors Friday:

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  • Mets pitcher Kodai Senga (7IP 5H R 2BB 12K ND in the 2-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season, 16th overall and seventh among NL pitchers.

  • Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller (6IP 5H R 3BB 8K ND in the 4-2, 10-inning win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season, 21st overall and ninth among NL pitchers.

  • Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez (6.2IP 6H R 2BB 7K W in the 4-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season, 22nd overall and 12th among AL pitchers.

Debut

Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, both with their first career Player of the Game honor:

  • Gabriel Arias of the Guardians (2-3 R BI in the 3-2 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut April 20, 2022, and was playing in his 119th career game.

  • Stuart Fairchild of the Reds (pinch runner, 0-0 R 0BI in the 3-2 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut July 6, 2021, and was playing in his 143rd career game.

Scoring

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

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

  • Happ and Kirk each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.

  • All of Friday’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).

9/1 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +12.0 ATL 6, LAD 3 Max Fried (W, 6‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 3 0 0 2 10
+12.0 `MIL 7, PHI 5 Freddy Peralta ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 2 1 1 0 10
+10.0 `NYM 2, SEA 1 Kodai Senga ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 5 1 1 2 12
AL +8.0 MIN 5, TEX 1 Joe Ryan (W, 10‑8) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 3 1 1 0 7
+7.0 KC 13, BOS 2 Jordan Lyles (W, 4‑15) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 8.0 4 2 2 0 7
+5.0 ARI 4, BAL 2 Zach Davies (W, 2‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 1 1 1 6
+4.0 `PIT 4, STL 2 (F/10) Mitch Keller ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 5 1 1 3 8
+3.2 DET 4, CHW 2 Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 10‑7) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.2 6 1 1 2 7
BAT +3.0 CHC 6, CIN 2 Ian Happ LF 3 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +3.0 TOR 13, COL 9 Alejandro Kirk PH‑C 2 1 1 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 OAK 9, LAA 2 JP Sears (W, 3‑11) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 0 0 2 3
+2.0 NYY 6, HOU 2 Giancarlo Stanton DH 3 2 1 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 MIA 8, WSH 5 (F/11) Jon Berti PH‑3B 1 1 1 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.0 SD 7, SF 3 Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 5 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.0 CLE 3, TB 2 Gabriel Arias SS 3 1 2 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.0 CIN 3, CHC 2 Stuart Fairchild PR 0 1 0 0 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
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 +/‑
Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 15.7 23.1 54.5 54.5 +8.3
Senga, Kodai 4762 pi sp nym nl 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 +11.7
Keller, Mitch 4230 pi sp pit nl 11.0 13.0 18.0 18.0 +9.0
Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 pi sp det al 11.0 11.0 45.8 65.2 +11.0
Ryan, Joe 4539 pi sp min al 8.7 23.4 26.1 26.1 -6.0
Fried, Max 4011 pi sp atl nl 7.0 23.0 51.5 51.5 -9.0
Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 rf sd nl 4.5 4.5 20.7 20.7 +4.5
Sears, JP 4627 pi sp oak al 4.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 -1.0
Happ, Ian 3798 lf chi nl 4.0 6.5 10.5 13.5 +1.5
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 rf dh nyy al 2.5 8.0 22.5 75.9 -3.0
Kirk, Alejandro 4353 ca dh ph tor al 2.5 5.5 9.0 9.0 -0.5
Davies, Zach 3581 pi sp ari nl 2.0 3.0 16.0 31.7 +1.0
Lyles, Jordan 3100 pi sp kc al 1.0 4.7 24.4 32.1 -2.7
Berti, Jon 4132 3b 2b ph fla nl 1.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 -1.0
Arias, Gabriel 4920 ss cle al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
Fairchild, Stuart 4921 pr cin nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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
MIA Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
WSH Williams, Trevor 3792 5.7 8.7 24.4 29.4
LAA Canning, Griffin 4134 6.0 6.0 17.7 17.7
OAK Blackburn, Paul 3869 4.7 8.7 10.7 11.7
TB Littell, Zack 4533 1.0 3.0 5.0 5.0
CLE Allen, Logan T. 4789 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
CHC Assad, Javier 4899 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
CIN Abbott, Andrew 4839 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
BOS Houck, Tanner 4342 0.0 3.0 11.7 11.7
KC Marsh, Alec* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DET Olson, Reese 4861 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
CHW Clevinger, Mike 3707 6.7 13.1 46.2 60.6
NYY Severino, Luis 3567 4.7 11.4 32.1 58.2
HOU Brown, Hunter 4729 8.4 9.4 9.4 9.4
SEA Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 12.4 22.4 58.8 67.2
NYM Peterson, David 4347 1.0 6.0 11.0 11.0
MIN Keuchel, Dallas 3050 1.0 2.0 16.4 68.6
TEX Montgomery, Jordan 3814 8.4 17.8 28.5 34.5
PHI Nola, Aaron 3569 10.0 26.0 75.2 99.7
MIL Rea, Colin 3582 3.0 3.0 3.0 6.7
PIT Hatch, Thomas 4898 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
STL Rom, Drew* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
BAL Bradish, Kyle 4597 12.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
ARI Cecconi, Slade 4913 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
TOR Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 8.0 13.7 25.4 25.4
COL Blach, Ty 3754 2.0 4.0 6.0 10.0
SF Harrison, Kyle 4914 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
SD Snell, Blake 3688 8.7 21.8 74.1 83.1
ATL Elder, Bryce 4709 7.0 11.7 11.7 11.7
LAD Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Starters subject to change.
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