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Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals is Box-Toppers Player of the Day for games played Friday, July 20.
Carpenter hit three homers, two doubles and went 5-for-5, scoring four time and driving in seven runs, in the 18-5 win over the Cubs. Carpenter’s Box-Toppers of +11.0 Friday is the second highest of the season, behind only the +13.0 game score recorded July 7 by Mark Reynolds of the Nationals.
Read MoreVictor Caratini of the Cubs is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in the day’s only scheduled game.
Caratini went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 9-6 win over the Cardinals.
Read MoreThe 2018 All-Star Game is an almost perfect example of why Box-Toppers is an antidote to shortsighted baseball thinking.
Two players were honored in the game—one who earned the game’s Most Valuable Player award and the other who earned the win. But Box-Toppers metrics say neither of those players really deserve the honors.
Read MoreJean Segura of the Mariners is Box-Toppers 2018 All-Star Player of the Game.
Segura hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning, three-run, pinch-hit homer, in the American League’s 8-6, 10-inning win over the National League. Segura went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
Read MoreMariners pitcher James Paxton is the most deserving player not selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
Paxton has 14.0 Box-Toppers points in 2018, fifth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers.
Read MoreFreddie Freeman of the Braves may be seeded seventh among the eight players in Monday’s Home Run Derby, but he has the most 2018 Box-Toppers points in the group.
Freeman has 6.5 Box-Toppers points this season and ranks third among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings. However, his 16 home runs this season is seventh-most among the eight derby participants and has him seeded seventh in the tournament-style derby.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Luis Severino maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Severino has 16.7 Box-Toppers points at the All-Star break through the game of July 15. He picked up no points since the last player rankings report July 5 and continues his lead over second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (16.4 points).
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The Houston Astros maintain top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks regain a slim lead among National League teams and the Boston Red Sox are the hottest team since July 5.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day as teams now take an All-Star break from the regular season before returning Friday.
Giolito struck out six over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 10-1 win over the Royals.
Read MoreDiamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreKevin Pillar of the Blue Jays is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pillar hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 13-7 win over the Red Sox.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Kyle Gibson is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Albert Pujols of the Angels has now earned Box-Toppers points in 18 consecutive seasons, tied with Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia for the longest active season streak; it is tied for the third-longest streak since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began.
In addition Thursday, Box-Toppers’ two top-ranked players for 2018 started Thursday but neither earned Player of the Game honors in their teams’ wins. Neither top-ranked Luis Severino of the Yankees nor second-ranked Max Scherzer of the Nationals were top players in their games.
Read MoreRed Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.
Sale struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Rangers.
Read MoreEddie Rosario of the Twins has the most 2018 Box-Toppers points among the 10 players on the All-Star Game Final Vote ballot.
Rosario has 6.5 Box-Toppers points this season, which ranks fifth among American League batters.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Verlander struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 6-5, 11-inning win over the Athletics. Verlander did not earn the win or save, picking up a no-decision, because the Athletics tied the game after he exited.
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Clayton Kershaw is having a career-low season in Box-Toppers points and his record streak of seven straight seasons with 20.0 or more Box-Toppers points could come to an end.
Through the games of July 9, Dodgers pitcher Kershaw has just 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2018, the fewest he’s had at this point in any full season he’s played. (His first full season was 2009).
Read MorePhillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Twins pitcher Jose Berrios rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Eovaldi struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 9-0 win over the Mets.
Read MoreMark Reynolds of the Nationals is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, recording the highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter this season.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBox-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.