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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gausman struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 8-2 win over the Angels.
Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, 47th among all players and 24th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Nationals pitcher DJ Herz struck out eight over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 5-1 win over the Braves. Herz did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Braves tied the game after he exited.
Herz earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 63rd among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Eugenio Suarez of the Diamondbacks hit a three-run homer and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Red Sox.
Suarez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, seventh among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Gleyber Torres of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-3 win over the Rockies.
Notable
Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Sunday’s 15 Player of the Game winners.
Woo (7IP 4H 2R ER 0BB 7K W in the 4-3 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season, 37th among all players and 22nd among AL pitchers.
Debut
Garrett Stubbs of the Phillies made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Stubbs (3B 2B 4-4 3R BI in the 11-3 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut May 28, 2019, and was playing in his 184th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Sunday, Aug. 25:| 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 | 16.7 |
| 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 | Seth Lugo | pi sp | Royals | 12.1 |
| 10 | Aaron Judge | dh cf | Yankees | 12.0 |
Scoring
Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Herz earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Suarez and Torres 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.
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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Sunday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Yusei Kikuchi, Astros7.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 30th among AL pitchers
▪️Dean Kremer, Orioles
7.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 31st among AL pitchers
Result—HOU 6, BAL 3
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Kikuchi had -1.8 B-T game score (5.2IP 2H 3R 3BB 4K ND).
Kremer had -4.0 B-T game score in loss (6IP 7H 3R 2BB 5K ND).
Player of the Game—Héctor Neris, Astros (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W) with +2.1 B-T 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:▪️+6.0—Zebby Matthews, Twins (5IP 4H R 0BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. STL.
Player of the Game—Erick Fedde, Cardinals (6IP 2H R 3BB 7K ND) with +6.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Reynaldo López, Braves (6IP 3H R 3BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. WSH.
Player of the Game—DJ Herz, Nationals (5IP H 0R 3BB 8K ND) with +9.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Jacob Lopez, Rays (5IP 2H R 2BB 6K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. LAD.
Player of the Game—Gavin Stone, Dodgers (7IP 3H R 2BB 7K ND) with +7.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 432 total players Sunday, 121 pitchers-15.0—Tanner Houck, Red Sox (6IP 7H 6R 4BB 2K L vs. ARI)
-14.9—Seth Lugo, Royals
-14.0—Jonathan Cannon, White Sox
-13.0—Julian Merryweather, Cubs
-12.0—Will Smith, Royals
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 311 total batters Sunday-5.0—Dillon Dingler, Tigers 0-5 4K
-5.0—Jose Altuve, Astros 0-5 3K
-4.0—Chas McCormick, Astros 0-4 3K
-4.0—Kevin Pillar, Angels 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
2024 Box-Toppers points—NL batters
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 26, 2024
1—Brenton Doyle #Rockies 9.7
2—Francisco Lindor #Mets 9.4
3—Bryce Harper #Phillies 7.7
4—Ian Happ #Cubs 7.5
5—Alec Burleson #STLCards 7.5
6—Ketel Marte #Dbacks 7.0
7—Eugenio Suárez #Dbacks 7.0*
*Earns 1.5 B-T pts as Sunday’s NL Batter of the Day
Seth Lugo #Royals, 9th overall in 2024 Box-Toppers points (12.1), started Sunday but did not win Player of the Game honors in loss vs. PHI.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 26, 2024
In fact, he had 2nd-lowest B-T game score (-14.9) among Sunday’s 432 players (5.1IP 11H 6R 5ER BB 3K L).
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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).| 8/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | TOR 8, LAA 2 | Kevin Gausman (W, 12‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| NL | +9.0 | `WSH 5, ATL 1 | DJ Herz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | SEA 4, SF 3 | Bryan Woo (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | `LAD 3, TB 1 | Gavin Stone | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | `STL 3, MIN 2 | Erick Fedde | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | `PIT 4, CIN 3 | Luis L. Ortiz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 7, BOS 5 | Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | PHI 11, KC 3 | Garrett Stubbs C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 10, COL 3 | Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CLE 4, TEX 2 | Matthew Boyd (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.2 | MIA 7, CHC 2 | Adam Oller (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.2 | OAK 4, MIL 3 | Joey Estes (W, 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | `SD 3, NYM 2 | Bryan Hoeing | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | DET 9, CHW 4 | Colt Keith 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | HOU 6, BAL 3 | Héctor Neris (W, 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 9.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | +1.0 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 9.0 | 27.7 | 58.1 | 97.1 | -9.7 |
| Stone, Gavin 4942 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +8.0 |
| Fedde, Erick 4065 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 | 7.7 | 24.5 | 26.2 | +7.7 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | ari nl | 7.0 | 9.5 | 26.5 | 51.5 | +4.5 |
| Ortiz, Luis 4738 | pi sp mr | pit nl | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +6.0 |
| Estes, Joey 5000 | pi sp | oak al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Keith, Colt 5015 | 2b | det al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Herz, DJ 5032 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Hoeing, Bryan 4856 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 30.8 | +2.0 |
| Torres, Gleyber 3972 | 2b | nyy al | 1.5 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | -2.0 |
| Neris, Hector 3553 | pi mr | hou al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 26.0 | -1.0 |
| Oller, Adam 4719 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Stubbs, Garrett 5091 | ca | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Rodriguez, Yariel 4979 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 10.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| CLE | Sandlin, Nick 4440 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 30.1 | 56.5 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 11.7 | 24.7 | 31.7 | 31.7 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 16.7 | 31.4 | 76.9 | 100.3 |
| KC | Marsh, Alec 4961 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 35.1 | 35.1 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 7.7 | 18.1 | 50.2 | 77.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 6.7 | 15.7 | 31.4 | 51.1 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 61.2 | 62.2 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 12.4 | 21.1 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 5.4 | 14.1 | 41.2 | 67.6 |
| DET | Madden, Ty* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| COL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 10.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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