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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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▪️ Upcoming pitching matchups
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Royals pitcher Cole Ragans is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters.
Player of the Day
Ragans struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Twins.
Ragans earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, 21st among all players and 14th among AL pitchers.
Ragans becomes the 23rd player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10 or more points. His previous best season was 2023, his first season earning points, when he had 4.4 points with the Royals, 65th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Padres pitcher Martin Perez struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 8-2 win over the Pirates.
Perez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 55th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Eugenio Suarez of the Diamondbacks hit a grand slam, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 11-4 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day
Wyatt Langford of the Rangers hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 9-7, 10-inning win over the Red Sox.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Wednesday, Aug. 14:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 17.4 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 17.1 |
| 3 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 4 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 15.7 |
| 5 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 15.4 |
| 6 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 14.4 |
| 7 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 13.0 |
| 8 | Bailey Ober | pi sp | Twins | 12.4 |
| 9 | Aaron Judge | dh cf | Yankees | 12.0 |
| 10 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 11.7 |
Rankings
Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among AL batters.
Judge (HR 2B 2-4 2R 3BI in the 10-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. He extends his lead among AL batters ahead of teammate Juan Soto (9.5 points).
With this Player of the Game honor, Judge—the only batter with 10 or more Box-Toppers points in 2024—rises into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list. No player serving solely as a batter has finished the season in the overall top 10 since 2013, when Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers finished eighth with 16.9 points. (Shohei Ohtani of the Angels ranked third overall in 2023 with 19.4 points earning 9.7 points as a pitcher and 9.7 as a batter.) Between 1995 and 2009, batters routinely finished in the top 10 each season except 2005.
Wednesday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️José Berríos, Blue Jays6.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 31st among AL pitchers
▪️Tyler Anderson, Angels
8.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 25th among AL pitchers
Result—TOR 9, LAA 2
Berríos was Player of the Game (7IP 2H R BB 5K W) with +7.0 B-T game score.
Anderson had -10.8 B-T game score in loss (5.2IP 6H 7R 4BB 8K L).
Berríos earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game, giving him 7.7 in 2024, rising to 27th among AL pitchers over that span.
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—Bryan Woo, Mariners (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 6K ND)
Was not Player of the Game despite having the day’s highest game score because SEA lost to DET.
Player of the Game—Bryan Sammons, Tigers (5.2IP 2H R 2BB 4K ND) with +3.2 game score.
▪️+5.0—Josh Hader, Astros (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. TB.
Player of the Game—Teammate Ronel Blanco (6IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K ND) with +8.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays (HR 2B 3-5 3R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. LAA.
Player of the Game—Teammate José Berríos (7IP 2H R BB 5K W) with +7.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 438 total players Wednesday, 135 pitchers-19.0—Mitch Keller, Pirates (5IP 8H 8R 2BB 2K L vs. SD).
-16.0—Edward Cabrera, Marlins
-18.0—Will Klein, Athletics
-12.8—Chad Kuhl, White Sox
-11.9—Tyler Phillips, Phillies
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 303 total batters Wednesday-5.0—Bryan Reynolds, Pirates 0-5 3K
-5.0—Connor Joe, Pirates 0-5 2K
-5.0—Otto Lopez, Marlins 0-5 K
-5.0—Salvador Perez, Royals 0-5 K
-5.0—Marcus Semien, Rangers 1-6 K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Debut
Tigers pitcher Bryan Sammons made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Sammons (5.2IP 2H R 2BB 4K ND in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut July 29 and was playing in his fourth career game.
Scoring
Ragans earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Perez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Suarez and Langford each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’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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2024 Box-Toppers points—AL batters
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 15, 2024
1—Aaron Judge #Yankees 12.0*
2—Juan Soto #Yankees 9.5
3—Bobby Witt Jr. #Royals 8.9
4—Ryan Mountcastle #Orioles 8.0
5—José Ramírez #Guardians 7.4
6—Zach Neto #Angels 7.0
7—Josh Naylor #Guardians 6.5
*Earns 1.0 pt as Player of the Game Wednesday
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).| 8/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | KC 4, MIN 1 | Cole Ragans (W, 10‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| +8.0 | `HOU 2, TB 1 (F/10) | Ronel Blanco | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +7.0 | TOR 9, LAA 2 | José Berríos (W, 11‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| NL | +5.1 | SD 8, PIT 2 | Martín Pérez (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 11, COL 4 | Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CIN 9, STL 2 | Jonathan India 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TEX 9, BOS 7 (F/10) | Wyatt Langford LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | NYM 9, OAK 1 | Pete Alonso 1B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.2 | `DET 3, SEA 2 (F/10) | Bryan Sammons | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 10, CHW 2 | Aaron Judge DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 13, SF 2 | Michael Harris II CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 6, CHC 1 | Andrés Gimenez 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 9, MIA 5 | J.T. Realmuto C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 5, LAD 4 | Devin Williams (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | BAL 4, WSH 1 | Gunnar Henderson SS | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | dh cf | nyy al | 12.0 | 24.0 | 51.2 | 67.4 | 0.0 |
| Ragans, Cole 4889 | pi sp | kc al | 10.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | +5.6 |
| Blanco, Ronel 4959 | pi sp | hou al | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 7.7 | 18.1 | 50.2 | 77.0 | -2.7 |
| Henderson, Gunnar 4739 | ss | bal al | 5.0 | 12.5 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -2.5 |
| India, Jonathan 4469 | 2b | cin nl | 5.0 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | +1.0 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp mr | sd nl | 4.7 | 9.4 | 22.2 | 39.2 | 0.0 |
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 4.0 | 16.0 | 42.4 | 42.4 | -8.0 |
| Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | cle al | 4.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | ari nl | 4.0 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 48.5 | +1.5 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 4.0 | 6.5 | 29.7 | 49.7 | +1.5 |
| Langford, Wyatt 5058 | lf | tex al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Williams, Devin 4319 | pi cp | mil nl | 1.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -7.0 |
| Harris, Michael 4682 | cf | atl nl | 1.0 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -4.5 |
| Sammons, Bryan 5084 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | Spence, Mitch 4986 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 90.1 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 10.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| LAD | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 42.2 | 55.3 |
| MIL | Myers, Tobias 5026 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 61.2 | 62.2 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 48.3 | 48.3 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 6.7 | 15.7 | 31.4 | 51.1 |
| BAL | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 35.5 | 48.2 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 15.7 | 30.4 | 75.9 | 99.3 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 12.4 | 21.1 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody 4938 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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