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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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▪️ Upcoming pitching matchups
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Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gilbert struck out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 6-4 win over the Athletics.
Gilbert was pitching a perfect game until giving up a hit with two outs in the sixth inning, at which point, he was replaced after 76 pitches.
Gilbert earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.0 for the season, 20th among all players and 11th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Mets pitcher David Peterson struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 5-0 win over the Brewers.
Peterson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 75th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 9-5 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies went 1-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Nationals.
Schwarber earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.5 for the season, seventh among NL batters.
Notable
In addition to Gilbert, two other players with 10 Box-Toppers points in 2024 also earned Player of the Game honors Sunday:
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (7IP 4H 0R BB 5K W in the 8-0 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season, 22nd among all players and 12th among AL pitchers.
Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt (5.1IP 3H 2R ER BB 9K W in the 11-2 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season, 29th among all players and 15th among NL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Sunday, Sept. 29:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 21.4 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 21.1 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 21.1 |
| 4 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 20.7 |
| 5 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 19.1 |
| 6 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 17.4 |
| 7 | Blake Snell | pi sp | Giants | 15.7 |
| 8 | Bryce Miller | pi sp | Mariners | 15.7 |
| 9 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 15.4 |
| 10 | Framber Valdez | pi sp | Astros | 15.4 |
Final full day with one day to go
Sunday was the final day of the regular season with a full slate of games. However, the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets will make up two rained-out games in a doubleheader Monday with playoff implications for both teams and for the Arizona Diamondbacks. (See pitching matchups for both games here.)
One game Sunday was rained out and canceled—Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians—meaning both of those teams have 161 games this season (rather than the full 162) and that the season will finish with 2,429 total games, one short of the scheduled 2,430.
Scoring
Sunday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Aaron Nola, Phillies13.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 8th among NL pitchers
▪️Jake Irvin, Nationals
10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 24th among NL pitchers
Result—PHI 6, WSH 3
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Nola had -3.0 B-T game score (5IP 9H 3R 0BB 7K W).
Irvin had -12.9 B-T game score in loss (4.1IP 5H 6R 3BB 3K L).
Player of the Game—Kyle Schwarber, Phillies (1-4 2R 2BI) with +1.0 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:▪️+5.0—Ryan Feltner, Rockies (6IP 2H 0R 2BB 3K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. LAD.
Player of the Game—Evan Phillips, Dodgers (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Caleb Kilian, Cubs (5IP 3H 0R 2BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CIN.
Player of the Game—Hunter Greene, Reds (4IP H 0R 3BB 3K ND) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+3.0—Ryne Nelson, Diamondbacks (3IP H 0R 0BB K Sv)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. SD.
Player of the Game—Teammate Brandon Pfaadt (5.1IP 3H 2R ER BB 9K W) with +7.1 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 415 total players Sunday, 120 pitchers-15.8—Martín Pérez, Padres (3.2IP 8H 6R 2BB 3K L vs. ARI)
-12.9—Jake Irvin, Nationals
-12.8—Colin Rea, Brewers
-12.0—Bailey Falter, Pirates
-10.0—Matt Waldron, Padres
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 295 total batters Sunday-5.0—James Wood, Nationals 0-5 4K
-5.0—Spencer Steer, reds 0-5 3K
-5.0—Ozzie Albies, Braves 0-5
-4.0—Isaac Collins, Brewers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Yuli Gurriel, Royals 0-4 3K
-4.0—David Peralta, Padres 0-4 3K
-4.0—Jesús Sánchez, Marlins 0-4 3K
-4.0—José Tena, Nationals 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Gilbert earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Peterson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Sosa and Schwarber 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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2024 Box-Toppers points—NL batters
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) September 30, 2024
1—Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers 11.0
2—Willy Adames #Brewers 10.5
3—Matt Chapman #SFGiants 10.2
4—Brenton Doyle #Rockies 9.7
5—Francisco Lindor #Mets 9.4
6—Bryce Harper #Phillies 8.7
7—Kyle Schwarber #Phillies 8.5*
*Earns 1.5 pts, SU’s NL Batter of 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).| 9/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.2 | SEA 6, OAK 4 | Logan Gilbert (W, 9‑12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| NL | +11.0 | NYM 5, MIL 0 | David Peterson (W, 10‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| +7.1 | ARI 11, SD 2 | Brandon Pfaadt (W, 11‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | STL 6, SF 1 | Michael McGreevy (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | TEX 8, LAA 0 | Nathan Eovaldi (W, 12‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +5.1 | MIA 3, TOR 1 | Ryan Weathers (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CHW 9, DET 5 | Lenyn Sosa 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAD 2, COL 1 | Evan Phillips (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `CIN 3, CHC 0 | Hunter Greene | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 6, PIT 4 | Trent Grisham CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 6, MIN 2 | Ryan O’Hearn RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | KC 4, ATL 2 | Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | PHI 6, WSH 3 | Kyle Schwarber DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | BOS 3, TB 1 | Vaughn Grissom 2B | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 13.0 | 26.4 | 47.5 | 47.5 | -0.4 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 13.0 | 22.7 | 47.8 | 82.3 | +3.3 |
| Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | pi sp | ari nl | 12.4 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | +8.7 |
| Greene, Hunter 4651 | pi sp | cin nl | 9.7 | 15.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | +4.0 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 8.5 | 14.0 | 27.0 | 40.5 | +3.0 |
| Phillips, Evan 4930 | pi cp | lad nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +4.0 |
| Weathers, Ryan 4388 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +5.0 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | +1.7 |
| Sosa, Lenyn 4907 | 3b 2b | chi al | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
| Grisham, Trent 4246 | cf | nyy al | 2.5 | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Grissom, Vaughn 5118 | 2b | bos al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| O’Hearn, Ryan 4043 | dh rf 1b | bal al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | -1.0 |
| Massey, Michael 4749 | 2b | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| McGreevy, Michael 5113 | pi cp sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| NYM | Severino, Luis 3567 | 6.7 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 64.9 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 19.1 | 27.8 | 40.8 | 172.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
What are those numbers after players' names?
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