Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2020. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Tuesday, Aug. 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 |
| 2 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 6.0 |
| 3 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 4.7 |
| 4 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.7 |
| 5 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 |
| 6 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.7 |
| 7 | Voit, Luke 4053 | 1b | nyy al | 4.5 |
| 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 |
| 9 | Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 |
| 10 | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.0 |
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Maeda struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, one hit and two walks, in the 4-3, 12-inning win over the Brewers. Maeda took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before giving up a hit. He did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Brewers tied the game after he exited.
Maeda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 14th among all players and sixth among American League pitchers.
Maeda had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +15.0, the third-highest for a Player of the Game winner so far in 2020. (Indians pitcher Shane Bieber had the highest game score of +18.0 in the July 30 win over the Twins.)
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin struck out three over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Mariners. Gonsolin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Mariners tied the game after he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Tim Anderson of the White Sox homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nick Ahmed of the Diamondbacks hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 10-1 win over the Athletics. Ahmed went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs.
Streak—Carlos Santana of the Indians has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2020 Tuesday.
Santana (HR 2-5 R 5BI in the 6-3, 10-inning win over the Pirates) earned his first points in 2010 with the Indians and now has 32.7 career points, 21st among active AL batters and fifth among active AL first basemen. Santana has kept his 11-season streak barely alive in three seasons in which he earned just 1.0 Box-Toppers point (2010, 2013 and 2017). His best season was 2014 with the Indians when he had 5.7 points. In 2019, he had 4.5 points with the Indians.
Notable—Astros pitcher Zack Greinke now has 209.1 career Box-Toppers points—second-most among active players—after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Greinke (8IP 3H 0R 0BB 7K ND in the 2-1, 11-inning win over the Rockies) ranks fourth in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, trailing third-ranked player, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (229.5). Greinke trails only Kershaw among active players in career points.
Greinke now has 2.0 Box-Toppers points for 2020 after earning 1.0 point Tuesday.
Debut—Padres pitcher Adrian Morejon made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Morejon (3IP 0H 0R BB 4K ND in the 6-4 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut July 21, 2019, and was playing in his seventh career game.
Scoring—Maeda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonsolin earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Anderson and Ahmed each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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)| 8/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | `MIN 4, MIL 3 (F/12) | Kenta Maeda | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| +12.0 | `HOU 2, COL 1 (F/11) | Zack Greinke | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | `LAD 2, SEA 1 | Tony Gonsolin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| +6.0 | `SD 6, TEX 4 | Adrian Morejon | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CHW 10, DET 4 | Tim Anderson, SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 10, OAK 1 | Nick Ahmed, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | TOR 8, BAL 7 (F/10) | Anthony Bass, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | CHC 6, STL 3 | Rowan Wick, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 6, PIT 3 (F/10) | Carlos Santana, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 13, BOS 6 | Phil Gosselin, PH‑2B‑LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 8, ATL 5 | Daniel Hudson, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | NYM 8, MIA 3 | Justin Wilson, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 8, LAA 2 | Pablo Sandoval, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 6, NYY 3 | Brandon Lowe, RF‑2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 (’20). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’19-20), the period 2015-2020 (’15-20) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2020 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2019 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’20 | ’19‑20 | ’15‑20 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 3.7 | 12.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 | ‑5.0 |
| Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp mr | lad nl | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +0.7 |
| Anderson, Tim 3659 | ss | chi al | 3.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Gosselin, Philip 3398 | dh 2b lf ph | phi nl | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | +1.7 |
| Ahmed, Nick 3520 | ss | ari nl | 2.5 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | ‑3.7 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 19.9 | 83.4 | 209.1 | ‑15.9 |
| Hudson, Dan 2776 | pi cp mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 27.0 | ‑4.0 |
| Santana, Carlos 2757 | 1b | cle al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 17.0 | 32.7 | ‑3.5 |
| Sandoval, Pablo 2524 | dh 1b 3b | sf nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 40.2 | ‑2.0 |
| Bass, Anthony 2974 | pi cp mr | tor al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Wilson, Justin 3140 | pi mr cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | +0.0 |
| Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b rf | tb al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Wick Rowan 4217 | pi cp mr | chi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Morejon, Adrian 4298 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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