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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Abbott struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 6-0 win over the Rockies.
Abbott earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 71st among all players and 31st among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Tigers pitcher Keider Montero struck out four over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Guardians. Montero did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Montero earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 104th among AL pitchers.
This was also Montero’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Montero made his Major League debut May 29 and was playing in his fourth career game.
National League Batter of the Day
Oneil Cruz of the Pirates homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-2 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day
Byron Buxton of the Twins hit two doubles and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 8-6, 11-inning win over the White Sox.
Buxton earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, sixth among AL batters.
Debut
Wyatt Langford of the Rangers also made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Langford (HR 2B 2-5 2R 2BI in the 9-4 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut March 28 and was playing in his 67th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Monday, July 8:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 13.4 |
| 2 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 13.4 |
| 3 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 12.4 |
| 4 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 11.0 |
| 5 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 10.7 |
| 6 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 10.7 |
| 7 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 8 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 10.7 |
| 9 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 10.4 |
| 10 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 10.0 |
Scoring
Abbott earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Montero earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Cruz and Buxton each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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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Top Monday pitchers
How the three pitchers with the most 2023-24 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s starters fared in Player of the Game honors:▪️Mitch Keller, Pirates
20.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 8th among NL pitchers
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. NYM
(8IP 7H 2R 0BB 6K W), +3.0 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Teammate Oneil Cruz (HR 2-3 2R 2BI), +3.0 game score (In cases of game score ties, batters beat pitchers, so Cruz’s +3.0 score beat Keller’s +3.0 score.)
▪️Andrew Abbott, Reds
14.0 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 20th among NL pitchers
Won Player of the Game in win vs. COL
(7P 3H 0R 2BB 8K W), +10.0 B-T game score
He earns 2.0 B-T points as Player of the Day, giving him 16.0 over 2023-24, rising to 15th among NL pitchers
▪️Chris Sale, Braves
21.1 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 6th among NL pitchers
Scheduled start Monday delayed until Tuesday.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+5.1—Gavin Williams, Guardians (5.1IP 4H 0R BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. DET.
Player of the Game—Keider Montero, Tigers (6.1IP 3H 0R BB 4K ND) with +6.1 game score.
▪️+4.0—Yilber Diaz, Diamondbacks (6IP 4H R BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. ATL.
Player of the Game—Sean Murphy, Braves (HR 2-4 R 2BI) with +1.0 game score.
▪️+3.0—Ryan Feltner, Rockies (7IP 4H 2R ER 3BB 6K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CIN.
Player of the Game—Andrew Abbott, Reds (7P 3H 0R 2BB 8K W) with +10.0 B-T game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 199 total players Monday, 57 pitchers-15.8—Davis Daniel, Angels (3.2IP 8H 7R 0BB 3K L vs. TEX)
-11.8—Jordan Leasure, White Sox
-9.8—Tyler Kinley, Rockies
-9.0—Eric Orze, Mets
-6.9—Adrian Houser, Mets
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 142 total batters Monday-5.0—Paul DeJong, White Sox 0-5 3K
-5.0—Masyn Winn, Cardinals 0-5 2K
-5.0—Lenyn Sosa, White Sox 0-5 K
-4.0—Jonathan India, Reds 0-4 2K
-4.0—Noelvi Marte, Reds 0-4 2K
-4.0—James Wood, Nationals 0-4 2K
-4.0—Elias Díaz, Rockies 0-4 2K
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).| 7/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | CIN 6, COL 0 | Andrew Abbott (W, 9‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| AL | +6.1 | `DET 1, CLE 0 | Keider Montero | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| +3.1 | STL 6, WSH 0 | Miles Mikolas (W, 7‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | PIT 8, NYM 2 | Oneil Cruz SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +1.0 | MIN 8, CHW 6 (F/11) | Byron Buxton CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | TEX 9, LAA 4 | Wyatt Langford LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ATL 5, ARI 4 (F/11) | Sean Murphy C | 4 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Andrew 4839 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -6.0 |
| Buxton, Byron 3604 | cf | min al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 26.7 | +4.0 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 9.7 | 24.8 | 39.2 | -3.7 |
| Murphy, Sean 4246 | ca | atl nl | 2.5 | 6.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | -1.5 |
| Cruz, Oneil 4665 | ss | pit nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.5 |
| Montero, Keider 5057 | pi sp | det al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Langford, Wyatt 5058 | lf | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 29.1 | 55.5 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 6.0 | 15.7 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| CLE | Lively, Ben 3903 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| DET | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 2.7 | 13.8 | 36.6 | 67.3 |
| LAD | Miller, Bobby 4820 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 10.7 | 25.4 | 70.9 | 94.3 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 40.5 | 63.6 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| COL | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| OAK | Estes, Joey 5000 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 27.8 | 88.1 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 34.5 | 65.2 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 6.7 | 15.4 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 21.5 | 23.2 |
| PIT | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 15.4 |
| TEX | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 70.9 | 252.7 |
| LAA | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 12.4 | 21.1 | 34.1 | 165.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 5.0 | 21.7 | 56.1 | 56.1 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 10.0 | 23.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| SD | Mazur, Adam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 3.7 | 13.7 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
| SF | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 52.9 | 89.1 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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