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Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Snell struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Twins.
Snell retired the first 18 Twins batters he faced, giving up his only hit, a single to Manuel Margot, who was the first batter he faced in the seventh inning.
Snell did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Twins tied the game after he exited.
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 176th among all players and 61st among National League pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Sunday, July 14:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 14.4 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 13.4 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 12.4 |
| 4 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 12.4 |
| 5 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.7 |
| 6 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 11.7 |
| 7 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.4 |
| 8 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 11.0 |
| 9 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 10.7 |
| 10 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 10.7 |
American League Player of the Day
Angels pitcher Carson Fulmer struck out seven over 4 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Mariners.
Fulmer did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings to earn the win. He threw 77 pitches.
Fulmer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 108th among AL pitchers.
This is Fulmer’s first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor in more than six years. His last and only previous Player of the Game honor was Sept. 10, 2017, when he was with the White Sox. That was his 12th career game. Sunday was his 102nd career game.
Fulmer has played for several teams since he last won Player of the Game honors. He was with the White Sox through 2019, was with the Tigers and Orioles in 2020, the Reds in 2021 and has been with the Angels since 2023.
Fulmer now has 2.7 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day
Brent Rooker of the Athletics hit two home runs, a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 18-3 win over the Phillies.
Rooker earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, sixth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Willy Adames of the Brewers homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Nationals.
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Top pitching matchup
▪️Yusei Kikuchi, Blue Jays13.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 57th
▪️Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks
21.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 16th
Result—TOR 8, ARI 7
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Kikuchi had -12.8 B-T game score (4.2IP 6H 7R 3BB 6K ND).
Gallen had -18.8 B-T game score (3.2IP 9H 7R 6ER BB K ND), the lowest game score among all players Sunday.
Player of the Game—Kevin Kiermaier, Blue Jays (GS 1-4 R 4BI) with +2.0 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:▪️+14.0—Logan Gilbert, Mariners (7IP 2H 0R 0BB 9K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. LAA.
Player of the Game—Carson Fulmer, Angels (4.2IP 0H 0R BB 7K ND) with +10.2 game score.
▪️+6.0—Lawrence Butler, Athletics (3HR 3-6 3R 6BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. PHI.
Player of the Game—Teammate Brent Rooker (2HR SF 2-2 2R 5BI) with +7.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Michael Toglia, Rockies (3HR 3-4 3R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. NYM.
Player of the Game—Teammate Ezequiel Tovar (2HR 2B 3-4 2R 4BI) with +5.0 game score. (Though both Tovar and Toglia had +5.0 game scores, Tovar ranked higher because he had more RBIs—4 vs. 3.)
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 462 total players Sunday, 150 pitchers-18.8—Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks 3.2IP 9H 7R 6ER BBK ND)
-18.0—Jake Irvin, Nationals
-14.0—Garrett Stubbs, Phillies
-14.0—Michael Mercado, Phillies
-12.9—Miles Mikolas, Cardinals
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 312 total batters Sunday-5.0—Juan Soto, Yankees 0-5 3K
-5.0—Michael Busch, Cubs 0-5 2K
-5.0—Jarred Kelenic, Braves 0-5 2K
-5.0—Bryan De La Cruz, Marlins 0-5 2K
-5.0—Wenceel Pérez, Tigers 0-5 K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Notable
Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Sunday’s 15 Player of the Game winners.
Pepiot (6IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 2-0 win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, 36th among all players and 17th among AL pitchers.
Scoring
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Fulmer earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Rooker and Adames 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.
Note
No games are scheduled Monday as teams go into the All-Star break. Regular season games resume Friday.
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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).| 7/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | `SF 3, MIN 2 | Blake Snell | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| AL | +10.2 | `LAA 3, SEA 2 | Carson Fulmer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +8.0 | TB 2, CLE 0 | Ryan Pepiot (W, 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +7.2 | `DET 4, LAD 3 | Kenta Maeda | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +7.0 | OAK 18, PHI 3 | Brent Rooker DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +6.0 | MIL 9, WSH 3 | Willy Adames SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | ATL 6, SD 3 | Travis d’Arnaud C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | COL 8, NYM 5 | Ezequiel Tovar SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TEX 4, HOU 2 | Josh Smith 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 8, STL 3 | Christopher Morel DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 5, KC 4 | Dominic Smith 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 9, CHW 4 | Bryan Reynolds LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 8, ARI 7 | Kevin Kiermaier CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 6, NYY 5 | Cedric Mullins PR‑CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.1 | MIA 3, CIN 2 | Tanner Scott (S, 14) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | +2.7 |
| Rooker, Brent 4795 | dh | oak al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | lf | pit nl | 4.5 | 12.2 | 30.2 | 30.2 | -3.2 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 4.0 | 10.7 | 22.1 | 23.1 | -2.7 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp mr | det al | 3.7 | 14.8 | 37.6 | 68.3 | -7.4 |
| Tovar, Ezequiel 4801 | ss | col nl | 3.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | -2.8 |
| d’Arnaud, Travis 3384 | ca | atl nl | 3.5 | 7.0 | 19.2 | 30.4 | 0.0 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 17.7 | 55.9 | 92.1 | -11.7 |
| Scott, Tanner 4292 | pi cp | fla nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| Smith, Dominic 3890 | 1b | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | +2.0 |
| Smith, Josh 4708 | 3b lf | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Fulmer, Carson 3910 | pi sp | ana al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | +1.7 |
| Morel, Christopher 4704 | dh | chi nl | 1.0 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | -3.7 |
| Mullins, Cedric 4100 | cf pr | bal al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -2.5 |
| Kiermaier, Kevin 3373 | cf | tor al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 16.5 | +1.0 |
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