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White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Crochet struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Mariners. Crochet did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Mariners tied the game after he exited.
Crochet earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, fifth among all players and third among American League pitchers, behind Luis Gil of the Yankees (13.4) and Tanner Houck of the Red Sox (9.7). While Houck and Crochet both have 9.7 points for the season, Houck ranks ahead because he has more 2023 points—2.0 vs. 0.0.
National League Player of the Day
Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-3 win over the Orioles.
Lopez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.1 for the season, 21st among all players and 10th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Joc Pederson of the Diamondbacks hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 11-1 win over the Angels.
Pederson earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season, ninth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Carlos Correa of the Twins homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-2 win over the Athletics.
Debut
Justyn-Henry Malloy of the Tigers made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Malloy (HR 2B 2-3 R 3BI in the 7-2 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut June 3 and was playing in his ninth career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Thursday, June 13:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 13.4 |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 9.7 |
| 3 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 9.7 |
| 4 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 9.7 |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | White Sox | 9.7 |
| 6 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 9.7 |
| 7 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 9.4 |
| 8 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 9.4 |
| 9 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 8.7 |
| 10 | Bryce Miller | pi sp | Mariners | 8.7 |
Scoring
Crochet earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Lopez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Pederson and Correa 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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Thursday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Aaron Nola, Phillies8.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 10th
▪️Tanner Houck, Red Sox
9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 4th
Result—BOS 9, PHI 3
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Nola had -23.8 B-T game score (3.2IP 11H 8R 2BB 2K L), the day’s lowest game score.
Houck had -3.0 B-T game score (6IP 8H 3R 0BB 5K W).
Player of the Game—Brad Keller, Red Sox (3IP 2H 0R BB 3K Sv) with +3.0 game score.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+9.0—Roddery Muñoz, Marlins (6IP H 0R BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. NYM.
Player of the Game—Edwin Díaz, Mets (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+7.0—Justin Steele, Cubs (6IP 3H 0R BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TB.
Player of the Game—Taj Bradley, Rays (7IP 3H 2R 0ER 2BB 11K W) with +11.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Joe Ryan, Twins (7IP 3H 2R BB 5K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. OAK
Player of the Game—Teammate Carlos Correa (HR 3-4 2R 3BI) with +4.0 game score. (In cases of game score ties between pitchers and batters, batters hold tiebreaking edge.)
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 311 total players Thursday, 87 pitchers-23.8—Aaron Nola, Phillies (3.2IP 11H 8R 2BB 2K L vs. BOS).
-9.0—Derek Law, Nationals
-9.0—Hunter Strickland, Dodgers
-9.0—Luis Medina, Athletics
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 224 total batters Thursday-5.0—Willi Castro, Twins 0-5 2K
-5.0—Austin Riley, Braves 0-5 K
-4.0—Aaron Judge, Yankees 0-4 4K
-4.0—Dylan Moore, Mariners 0-4 4K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
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).| 6/13 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | `CHW 3, SEA 2 (F/10) | Garrett Crochet | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| +11.0 | TB 3, CHC 2 | Taj Bradley (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | ||
| NL | +11.0 | ATL 6, BAL 3 | Reynaldo López (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +11.0 | `KC 4, NYY 3 | Alec Marsh | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 11, LAA 1 | Joc Pederson DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | MIN 6, OAK 2 | Carlos Correa SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | DET 7, WSH 2 | Justyn‑Henry Malloy DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 9, PHI 3 | Brad Keller (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 3, LAD 1 | Kirby Yates (S, 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 3, MIA 2 | Edwin Díaz (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | STL 4, PIT 3 | Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | chi al | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +9.7 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.1 | 8.1 | 28.6 | 36.3 | +6.1 |
| Yates, Kirby 3628 | pi cp | tex al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 22.0 | +4.0 |
| Marsh, Alec 4961 | pi sp | kc al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | dh | ari nl | 3.5 | 6.5 | 24.9 | 34.9 | +0.5 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | min al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 40.4 | +1.5 |
| Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 18.7 | 43.7 | +2.0 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 1.0 | 9.2 | 33.2 | 88.0 | -7.2 |
| Keller, Brad 4008 | pi cp sp | bos al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 22.4 | 26.4 | 0.0 |
| Malloy, Justyn-Henry 5031 | dh | det 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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 39.5 | 65.9 |
| CHC | Wicks, Jordan 4912 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| MIA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 5.0 | 23.7 | 54.1 | 93.1 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 32.1 | 54.9 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 9.7 | 18.4 | 31.4 | 163.0 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 6.0 | 23.7 | 53.8 | 62.5 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| OAK | Spence, Mitch 4986 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| PIT | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHW | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| LAD | Stone, Gavin 4942 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 34.8 | 49.5 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 6.0 | 22.1 | 60.5 | 76.9 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 27.4 | 40.4 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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