Brewers' Peralta tops players for Saturday, Sept. 27; Nationals' Strasburg rises to 10th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta is Saturday’s Player of the Day, while Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers player rankings.

Also Saturday, Justin Upton of the Braves rose to second place among National League batters in Box-Toppers points.

Peralta struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Cubs.

Strasburg rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Strasburg (6IP 0R 7K in the 5-1 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Upton rose to second place among NL batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. Upton (HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 4-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.2 for the season. He trails overall NL batting leader Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies (11.6 Box-Toppers points). Upton ranks 77th among all players.

Rays pitcher Alex Colome is American League Player of the Day. Colome pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out six in the 2-0 win over the Indians.

Eduardo Escobar of the Twins is AL Batter of the Day. Escobar homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 12-3 win over the Tigers.

Todd Frazier of the Reds is NL Batter of the Day. Frazier homered and went 1-for-2, scoring four times and driving in two runs, in the 10-6, 10-inning win over the Pirates.

Peralta receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Colome receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Escobar and Frazier each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed, click here.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

927	Score	Team	Player of the Game	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	12.0	Brewers	Wily Peralta (W, 17-11)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	1	1	1	13
	10.0	Nationals	Stephen Strasburg (W, 14-11)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.0	2	0	0	1	7
AL	7.1	Rays	Alex Colome (W, 2-0)	-	-	-	-	-	-		6.1	4	0	0	1	6
BAT	7.0	Twins	Eduardo Escobar 3B	5	2	4	6	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	7.0	Dodgers	Carlos Frias (W, 1-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	0	0	0	1	5
	6.0	Diamondbacks	Randall Delgado (W, 4-4)	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	1	0	0	0	4
BAT	5.0	Reds	Todd Frazier 1B	2	4	1	2	3	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	4.0	`Giants	Jeremy Affeldt	-	-	-	-	-	-		2.0	1	0	0	0	3
	3.0	Red Sox	Daniel Nava RF	4	1	3	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	White Sox	Josh Phegley C	3	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	`Mariners	Fernando Rodney	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	1	0	0	0	3
	2.0	Braves	Justin Upton LF	4	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Blue Jays	Jose Reyes SS	3	1	2	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Rangers	Jake Smolinski RF	3	2	2	1	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Mets	Jenrry Mejia (W, 6-6)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	1

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Brewers' Wily Peralta, Rangers' Adrian Beltre top players for Tuesday, July 9

Brewers pitcher Wily Peralta is Tuesday's Player of the Day. Peralta pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout in the 2-0 win over the Reds.

Adrian Beltre of the Rangers is American League Player of the Day. Beltre hit two home runs, drove in five runs and went 4-for-4 in the 8-4 win over the Orioles. 

Justin Upton of the Braves is National League Batter of the Day. Upton homered and went 3-for-5 in the 6-4 win over the Marlins. 

Standings update: Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright rises to sixth place among players in Box-Toppers points for the season (see the updated Top 10 list on the home page).  Wainwright (7IP 1R 9K) was Player of the Game in the 9-5 win over the Astros, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. Wainwright and Peralta had identical 8.0 Box-Toppers game scores, but Peralta broke the tie and earned Player of the Day honors (and an extra Box-Toppers point) because he had more innings pitched.

Peralta receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Beltre receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Upton receives 1.5 for being NL Batter of the Day.

All of Tuesday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:

709	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	8.0	Brewers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Wily Peralta (W, 6-9)	9.0	3	0	0	4	6
	8.0	Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Adam Wainwright (W, 12-5)	7.0	5	1	1	1	9
AL	7.0	Rangers	Adrian Beltre 3B	4	2	4	5	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.1	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Dan Straily (W, 6-2)	6.1	2	1	1	3	7
	6.0	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ricky Nolasco (W, 6-8)	7.0	4	1	1	0	5
	5.0	White Sox	Dayan Viciedo LF	4	2	3	4	0	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	5.0	Padres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Eric Stults (W, 7-7)	9.0	4	1	1	3	5
	4.0	Mets	Marlon Byrd RF	4	2	2	4	1	1			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Archer (W, 3-3)	6.0	3	1	0	0	2
	3.0	Red Sox	David Ortiz DH	5	3	4	1	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	3.0	Braves	Justin Upton LF	5	3	3	2	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Cubs	Alfonso Soriano LF	3	2	2	2	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Cole Hamels (W, 4-11)	8.0	6	1	1	1	4
	3.0	Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			James Shields (W, 4-6)	7.0	5	1	1	2	5
	3.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 7-4)	6.0	5	0	0	2	4