Mariners’ Gilbert tops players for Sunday, June 16, rising to 10th in player rankings

Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th in season player rankings.

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Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th in season player rankings.

Gilbert struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Rangers.

Gilbert earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, rising to 10th place overall and sixth among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day

Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Royals.

Glasnow earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 12th among all players and fifth among NL pitchers.

National League Player of the Day is Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow.

National League Batter of the Day

Jorge Soler of the Giants hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 13-6 win over the Angels.

National League Batter of the Day is Jorge Soler of the Giants.

American League Batter of the Day

Jordan Westburg of the Orioles hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Phillies.

Westburg earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, fifth among AL batters.

American League Batter of the Day is Jordan Westburg of the Orioles.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Sunday, June 16:
Player Pos Team BTP
1 Luis Gil pi sp Yankees 13.4
2 Shota Imanaga pi sp Cubs 10.7
3 Zack Wheeler pi sp Phillies 9.7
4 George Kirby pi sp Mariners 9.7
5 Chris Sale pi sp Braves 9.7
6 Tanner Houck pi sp Red Sox 9.7
7 Garrett Crochet pi sp White Sox 9.7
8 Tarik Skubal pi sp Tigers 9.4
9 Ranger Suárez pi sp Phillies 9.4
10 Logan Gilbert pi sp Mariners 9.0
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Scoring

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

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

  • Soler and Westburg each 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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Top pitching matchup

▪️Zack Wheeler, Phillies
9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 3rd
▪️Corbin Burnes, Orioles
7.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 16th
Result—BAL 8, PHI 3
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Wheeler had -18.9 B-T game score (4.1IP 9H 8R 2BB 4K L).
Burnes had 0.0 B-T game score (6IP 7H 2R 2BB 7K W).
Player of the Game—Jordan Westburg, Orioles (HR 2-4 2R 3BI) 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:
▪️+4.0—Daniel Schneemann, Guardians (HR 3-4 3R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TOR.
Player of the Game—Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays (HR 2-5 R 4BI) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Jose Altuve, Astros (HR 2-3 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. DET
Player of the Game—Teammate Ronel Blanco (7IP 0H 0R 3BB 8K W) with +12.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Austin Slater, Giants (HR 2-3 2R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. LAA.
Player of the Game—Teammate Jorge Soler (HR 2B 2-4 3R 4BI) with +5.0 game score.

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores

Out of 457 total players Sunday, 142 pitchers
-22.9—Drew Thorpe, White Sox (3.1IP 6H 8R 7ER 5BB 0K L vs. ARI)
-18.9—Zack Wheeler, Phillies
-16.8—Joey Estes, Athletics
-15.9—Hurston Waldrep, Braves
-15.9—JP Sears, Athletics

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters

Out of 315 total batters Sunday
-5.0—Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres 0-5 4K
-5.0—Ozzie Albies, Braves 0-5 3K
-5.0—Masyn Winn, Cardinals 0-5 2K
-5.0—Bryson Stott, Phillies 0-5 K
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).
6/16 BTG Game Player AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
MLB +15.0 SEA 5, TEX 0 Logan Gilbert (W, 4‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   8.0 2 0 0 0 9
NL +12.0 LAD 3, KC 0 Tyler Glasnow (W, 7‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   7.0 3 0 0 1 9
  +12.0 HOU 4, DET 1 Ronel Blanco (W, 7‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   7.0 0 0 0 3 8
  +5.1 STL 2, CHC 1 Miles Mikolas (W, 5‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.1 4 1 1 0 5
BAT +5.0 SF 13, LAA 6 Jorge Soler DH 4 3 2 4   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +5.0 BOS 9, NYY 3 Kutter Crawford (W, 3‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.0 3 3 3 1 9
  +5.0 ARI 12, CHW 5 Jordan Montgomery (W, 5‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   5.0 4 1 0 2 7
  +4.1 MIN 6, OAK 2 Bailey Ober (W, 6‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.1 6 1 1 2 8
  +4.1 MIN 8, OAK 7 Josh Staumont (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  +3.0 NYM 11, SD 6 Pete Alonso 1B 5 1 2 5   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +3.0 BAL 8, PHI 3 Jordan Westburg 2B 4 2 2 3   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 TOR 7, CLE 6 Daulton Varsho CF‑LF 5 1 2 4   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 TB 8, ATL 6 Ben Rortvedt C 4 1 1 4   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 MIL 5, CIN 4 Colin Rea (W, 6‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.0 4 3 2 1 6
  +2.0 WSH 3, MIA 1 Mitchell Parker (W, 5‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.0 6 1 1 0 4
  +2.0 PIT 8, COL 2 Carmen Mlodzinski (W, 1‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   2.0 0 0 0 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 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 (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’24 ’23‑24 ’19‑24 Career +/‑
Gilbert, Logan 4439 pi sp sea al 9.0 22.4 43.5 43.5 -4.4
Glasnow, Tyler 3948 pi sp lad nl 8.7 21.1 51.5 57.5 -3.7
Blanco, Ronel 4959 pi sp hou al 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 +6.7
Ober, Bailey 4441 pi sp min al 5.0 13.7 23.4 23.4 -3.7
Rea, Colin 3582 pi sp mil nl 4.7 9.7 9.7 13.4 -0.3
Westburg, Jordan 4969 3b 2b bal al 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 +4.5
Parker, Mitchell 4982 pi sp dc nl 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 +4.0
Varsho, Daulton 4398 cf lf tor al 3.5 5.0 14.0 14.0 +2.0
Alonso, Pete 4118 1b nym nl 2.0 14.0 40.4 40.4 -10.0
Mikolas, Miles 3034 pi sp stl nl 2.0 8.7 23.8 38.2 -4.7
Crawford, Kutter 4660 pi sp bos al 2.0 7.7 11.7 11.7 -3.7
Rortvedt, Ben 4984 ca tb al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 +2.0
Soler, Jorge 3403 dh rf sf nl 1.5 7.2 23.4 31.6 -4.2
Montgomery, Jordan 3814 pi sp ari nl 1.0 11.4 31.5 37.5 -9.4
Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 pi mr pit nl 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Staumont, Josh 4354 pi mr cp min al 1.0 1.0 6.7 6.7 +1.0
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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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.
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Game Starter ’24 ’23-24 ’19‑24 Career
CIN Spiers, Carson* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PIT Skenes, Paul 5005 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
SD Vasquez, Randy 4841 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
PHI Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 4.4 8.4 8.4 8.4
STL Gray, Sonny 3259 7.4 17.8 55.4 105.3
MIA Garrett, Braxton 4341 2.0 14.7 22.4 22.4
BOS Pivetta, Nick 3825 5.0 14.0 29.7 49.4
TOR Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 3.7 13.7 31.1 31.1
DET Olson, Reese 4861 2.0 9.4 9.4 9.4
ATL Fried, Max 4011 7.7 16.7 60.2 61.2
NYM Peterson, David 4347 0.0 3.0 13.0 13.0
TEX Gray, Jon 3634 4.0 11.7 33.7 57.1
SF Hicks, Jordan 3991 4.4 7.4 11.4 13.4
CHC Assad, Javier 4899 5.0 9.7 9.7 9.7
LAD Paxton, James 3280 3.0 8.0 22.1 63.9
COL Quantrill, Cal 4195 5.0 7.0 22.7 22.7
MIL Rodriguez, Carlos F.* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LAA Soriano, Jose 4884 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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