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Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and first among National League pitchers.
Also Saturday, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil regains the overall lead in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Cease struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 4-0 win over the Braves.
Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season, rising from 10th to third place in season player rankings, behind Yankees pitcher Luis Gil (14.4) and Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (13.4).
Cease rises to first place among NL pitchers, passing previous leader Chris Sale of the Braves. Though Cease and Sale both have 12.4 points for the season, Cease ranks higher because he has more 2023 points—10.0 vs. 8.7.
American League Player of the Day
Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford struck out four over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Royals.
Crawford earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 31st among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, and hit a sacrifice fly, in the 12-1 win over the Blue Jays. Carroll went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs.
American League Batter of the Day
Colt Keith of the Tigers homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 11-9, 10-inning win over the Dodgers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Saturday, July 13:| 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 |
2024 lead changes
Here are the season’s lead changes among players in Box-Toppers points. Chart shows the date and the player’s Box-Toppers point (BTP) total when they took the lead.| Date | Leader | Team | BTP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/20 | Evan Phillips | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 3/21 | Jake Cronenworth | sd nl | 2.0 |
| 3/28 | Corbin Burnes | bal al | 2.0 |
| 4/3 | Evan Phillips | lad nl | 3.0 |
| 4/5 | Brady Singer | kc al | 3.0 |
| 4/9 | Corbin Burnes | bal al | 3.7 |
| 4/12 | Freddy Peralta | mil nl | 4.0 |
| 4/27 | Ranger Suarez | phi nl | 6.7 |
| 5/6 | Zack Wheeler | phi nl | 6.7 |
| 5/7 | Shota Imanaga | chi nl | 7.7 |
| 5/8 | Dylan Cease | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 5/17 | Zack Wheeler | phi nl | 7.7 |
| 5/18 | Shota Imanaga | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 5/20 | Chris Sale | atl nl | 8.7 |
| 5/21 | Ranger Suarez | phi nl | 9.4 |
| 5/23 | Luis Gil | nyy al | 9.7 |
| 5/26 | Chris Sale | atl nl | 9.7 |
| 5/29 | Luis Gil | nyy al | 11.7 |
| 7/7 | Tarik Skubal | det al | 13.4 |
| 7/13 | Luis Gil | nyy al | 14.4 |
Rankings
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil regains the overall lead in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Gil (6IP 5H R BB 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season, rising from second to first place overall, passing previous leader, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (13.4), who falls to second place. Gil also passes Skubal for the lead among AL pitchers.
This is the third time this season Gil has led season player rankings. He led from May 23 until he was passed May 26 by Chris Sale. He retook the lead May 29 and held it until he was passed July 7 by Skubal.
This is Gil’s first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor in more than a month. He last earned Player of the Game honors June 4, when he was AL Player of the Day.
Notable
Rece Hinds of the Reds earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Saturday.
Hinds (2HR 2-3 3R 3BI in the 10-6 win over the Marlins) was also NL Player of the Day Friday (GS 1-3 2R 4BI in the 7-4 win over the Marlins). That was his Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor in his fifth big league game.
Hinds now has 2.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 45th among NL batters.
Debut
Jhonkensy Noel of the Guardians made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Noel (HR 1-1 R 2BI in the 4-2 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut June 26 and was playing in his 14th career game.
Scoring
Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Crawford earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Carroll and Keith each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers
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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Saturday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Reynaldo Lopez, Braves8.8 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 8th among NL pitchers
▪️Dylan Cease, Padres
10.4 Box-Toppers points over 2024, 5th among NL pithcers
Result—SD 4, ATL 0
Cease was Player of the Game (6IP H 0R 3BB 11K W) with +13.0 B-T game score, also winning overall Player of the Day honors.
Lopez had -9.0 B-T game score in loss (6IP 11H 3R 0BB 2K L).
Cease earns 2.0 B-T points, giving him 12.4 for 2024, rising to 1st among NL pitchers.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+6.0—Spencer Arrighetti, Astros (6IP 2H R 3BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TEX.
Player of the Game—David Robertson, Rangers (2IP H 0R 0BB 3K W) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Jake Burger, Marlins (HR 4-5 2R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CIN.
Player of the Game—Rece Hinds, Reds (2HR 2-3 3R 3BI) with +5.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Dedniel Núñez, Mets (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. COL.
Player of the Game—Teammate José Buttó (2.2IP H 0R BB 5K W) with +5.2 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 454 total players Saturday, 140 pitchers-18.0—Hayden Wesneski, Cubs (4IP 10H 11R 4RER BB 4K L)
-17.0—José Berríos, Blue Jays
-13.0—Kyle Gibson, Cardinals
-12.9—Javier Assad, Cubs
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 314 total batters Saturday-5.0—J.D. Martinez, Mets 0-5 2K
-5.0—Rowdy Tellez, Pirates 0-5 2K
-5.0—Nick Gonzales, Pirates 0-5
-4.0—Bryson Stott, Phillies 0-4 4K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
2024 Box-Toppers points—NL pitchers
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1—Dylan Cease @Padres 12.4*
2—Chris Sale @Braves 12.4
3—Zack Wheeler @Phillies 11.7
4—Shota Imanaga @Cubs 11.7
5—Tyler Glasnow @Dodgers 10.7
6—Aaron Nola @Phillies 9.7
7—Ranger Suárez @Phillies 9.4
*Earns 2.0 B-T pts as SA’s Player of the Day
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).| 7/13 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | SD 4, ATL 0 | Dylan Cease (W, 8‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| AL | +8.0 | BOS 5, KC 0 | Kutter Crawford (W, 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | ARI 12, TOR 1 | Corbin Carroll RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.2 | NYM 7, COL 3 | José Buttó (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | CIN 10, MIA 6 | Rece Hinds RF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | NYY 6, BAL 1 | Luis Gil (W, 10‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | DET 11, LAD 9 (F/10) | Colt Keith 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 11, CHC 3 | Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 11, OAK 5 | Bryce Harper 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TEX 2, HOU 1 (F/10) | David Robertson (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | `PIT 6, CHW 2 | Luis L. Ortiz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 6, MIL 5 | Luis García Jr. PH‑2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 4, TB 2 | Jhonkensy Noel PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `LAA 2, SEA 1 | Ben Joyce (H, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.2 | MIN 4, SF 2 | Cole Sands (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 5, CHC 4 | Willson Contreras C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil, Luis 4498 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | +14.4 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.4 | 22.4 | 59.2 | 59.2 | +2.4 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | 1b | phi nl | 7.7 | 10.7 | 31.7 | 73.6 | +4.7 |
| Garcia, Luis Jr. 4671 | 2b ph | dc nl | 6.2 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | +3.7 |
| Crawford, Kutter 4660 | pi sp | bos al | 5.7 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 0.0 |
| Butto, Jose 4933 | pi sp cp mr | nym nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Burleson, Alec 4874 | dh rf 1b | stl nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Ortiz, Luis 4738 | pi mr sp | pit nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +4.0 |
| Keith, Colt 5015 | 2b | det al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Hinds, Rece 5060 | rf | cin nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | ca dh | stl nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 19.5 | 30.0 | -3.0 |
| Robertson, David 2774 | pi mr cp | tex al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 43.0 | -2.0 |
| Joyce, Ben 5040 | pi mr | ana al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Sands, Cole 5017 | pi mr | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Carroll, Corbin 4818 | rf | ari nl | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| Noel, Jhonkensy 5061 | ph | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 40.5 | 63.6 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OAK | Estes, Joey 5000 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| PHI | Kerkering, Orion* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Lively, Ben 3903 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.8 | 52.2 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 90.1 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Brieske, Beau 4680 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| CHW | Shuster, Jared 4816 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| TEX | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 70.9 | 252.7 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 15.4 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 30.1 | 56.5 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 24.8 | 39.2 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 31.5 | 31.5 |
| SF | Snell, Blake 3688 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 53.9 | 90.1 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 10.0 | 23.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| LAA | Fulmer, Carson 3910 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 12.4 | 21.1 | 34.1 | 165.7 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 3.7 | 13.7 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 5.0 | 21.7 | 56.1 | 56.1 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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