Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of Sept. 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 29.2 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 26.5 |
| 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 18.7 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 17.1 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 16.8 |
| 6 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 16.7 |
| 7 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 8 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 16.4 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 15.9 |
| 10 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.8 |
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Also Thursday, Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Nelson Cruz of the Twins regains the Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Rodriguez struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 5-4 win over the Giants.
Rodriguez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, 30th among all players and 12th among AL pitchers.
Rodriguez becomes the 48th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his second straight season with 10 points. In 2018, he had 13.4 points with the Red Sox, 16th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Cubs. Flaherty did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Cubs tied the game after he exited.
Flaherty earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.8 for the season, 15th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Nelson Cruz of the Twins hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, going 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 8-5 win over the Royals.
Cruz earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 12.5 for the season, 22nd among all players and rising to first among AL batters, passing previous leader Gleyber Torres of the Yankees (12.0).
Rising to 12.5 points Thursday, Cruz now ensures that the 2019 AL batting leader will not have the lowest Box-Toppers point total to lead the category. Since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, the lowest Box-Toppers point total to lead AL batters in a season is 12.1 by Edwin Encarnacion of the Indians in 2017.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Rankings—Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Clevinger (6IP 7H 0R BB 6K W in the 7-0 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.4 for the season. He ranks fifth among AL batters.
Scoring—Rodriguez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Flaherty earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Cruz earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) 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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 9/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | BOS 5, SF 4 | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 18‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| NL | +10.0 | `STL 5, CHC 4 (F/10) | Jack Flaherty | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | NYY 9, LAA 1 | Masahiro Tanaka (W, 11‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.2 | `MIL 5, SD 1 | Jordan Lyles | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | MIN 8, KC 5 | Nelson Cruz DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CLE 7, DET 0 | Mike Clevinger (W, 12‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 6, PIT 5 (F/11) | Erik Swanson (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 5, PHI 4 | Mark Melancon (S, 12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 8, BAL 4 | Cavan Biggio 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’19). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’18-19), the period 2014-2019 (’14-19) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2019 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2018 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’19 | ’18‑19 | ’14‑19 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 16.4 | 30.1 | 44.5 | 44.5 | +2.7 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 14.8 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.9 | +1.7 |
| Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 | dh | min al | 12.5 | 15.0 | 37.5 | 74.2 | +10.0 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 11.4 | 24.8 | 44.2 | 44.2 | -2.0 |
| Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.7 | 23.1 | 69.3 | 69.3 | -3.7 |
| Lyles, Jordan 3100 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.7 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 20.4 | +4.7 |
| Biggio, Cavan 4183 | 2b | tor al | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Melancon, Mark 2792 | pi cp mr | atl nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 30.0 | +5.0 |
| Swanson, Erik 4131 | pi sp cp | sea al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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.