Dodgers’ Pepiot tops players for Thursday, Sept. 7; Mariners’ Castillo rises to 8th

Dodgers pitcher Ryan Pepiot is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Dodgers pitcher Ryan Pepiot is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

Player of the Day

Pepiot struck out three over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 10-0 win over the Marlins.

Pepiot took a perfect game into the seventh inning, retiring the first 20 Marlins batters before giving up his only hit to Josh Bell. He threw 84 pitches.

Pepiot earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 150th among all players and 49th among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day is Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo.

American League Player of the Day

Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and four walks, in the 1-0 win over the Rays.

Castillo earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 14.1 for the season, eighth among all players and fifth among AL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day is Matt Vierling of the Tigers.

American League Batter of the Day

Matt Vierling of the Tigers hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in two runs, in the 10-3 win over the Yankees.

Vierling earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season, 12th among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day is Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks.

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 Thursday, Sept. 7.

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 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 17.1
4 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 16.1
5 Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 15.7
6 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 14.7
7 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp tex al 14.4
8 Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 pi sp sea al 14.1
9 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 13.7
10 Wheeler, Zack 3204 pi sp phi nl 13.7
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National League Batter of the Day

Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-2 win over the Cubs.

Debut

Logan O'Hoppe of the Angels made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

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O’Hoppe scored the ninth-inning, tying run as a pinch runner (0-0 R 0BI) in the 3-2 win over the Guardians. O’Hoppe made his Major League debut Sept. 28, 2022, and was playing in his 36th career game.

Scoring

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

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

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

  • All of Thursday’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).

9/6 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +9.0 LAD 10, MIA 0 Ryan Pepiot (W, 2‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 1 0 0 0 3
AL +6.0 SEA 1, TB 0 Luis Castillo (W, 12‑7) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 0 0 4 8
BAT +5.0 DET 10, NYY 3 Matt Vierling CF‑LF 5 4 4 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +3.0 ARI 6, CHC 2 Ketel Marte 2B 4 2 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 ATL 8, STL 5 Eddie Rosario LF 4 1 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.0 LAA 3, CLE 2 Logan O’Hoppe 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 +/‑
Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 pi sp sea al 14.1 24.1 60.5 68.9 +4.1
Vierling, Matt 4652 rf cf det al 6.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 +3.5
Rosario, Eddie 3542 lf atl nl 6.2 6.2 20.2 30.9 +6.2
Pepiot, Ryan 4714 pi mr sp lad nl 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 +3.0
Marte, Ketel 3630 2b cf ari nl 2.5 4.5 19.0 20.0 +0.5
O’Hoppe, Logan 4928 pr ana al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 13.7 32.4 48.1 48.1
CHC Taillon, Jameson 3658 4.4 15.1 36.5 50.5
CHW Clevinger, Mike 3707 6.7 13.1 46.2 60.6
DET Olson, Reese 4861 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
SEA Kirby, George 4595 10.7 22.1 22.1 22.1
TB Bradley, Taj 4780 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
STL Rom, Drew* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CIN Abbott, Andrew 4839 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
LAD Sheehan, Emmet 4886 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
WSH Gore, MacKenzie 4582 7.0 11.7 11.7 11.7
MIA Perez, Eury 4814 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
PHI Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
MIL Rea, Colin 3582 4.0 4.0 4.0 7.7
NYY Severino, Luis 3567 4.7 11.4 32.1 58.2
KC Snider, Collin* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOR Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 8.0 13.7 25.4 25.4
BAL Bradish, Kyle 4597 12.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
BOS Houck, Tanner 4342 0.0 3.0 11.7 11.7
PIT Keller, Mitch 4230 11.0 13.0 18.0 18.0
ATL Elder, Bryce 4709 7.0 11.7 11.7 11.7
OAK Blackburn, Paul 3869 4.7 8.7 10.7 11.7
TEX Montgomery, Jordan 3814 8.4 17.8 28.5 34.5
NYM Senga, Kodai 4762 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7
MIN Keuchel, Dallas 3050 1.0 2.0 16.4 68.6
SD Snell, Blake 3688 10.7 23.8 76.1 85.1
HOU Brown, Hunter 4729 8.4 9.4 9.4 9.4
CLE Allen, Logan T. 4789 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
LAA Canning, Griffin 4134 6.0 6.0 17.7 17.7
COL Blach, Ty 3754 2.0 4.0 6.0 10.0
SF Harrison, Kyle 4914 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Starters subject to change.
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