Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Urias struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Mariners.
Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to 12th in season player rankings, fifth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo struck out six over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 1-0, seven-inning win over the Twins.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Abreu of the White Sox hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—Buster Posey of the Giants hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 10-7 win over the Phillies.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Tuesday, April 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 |
| 3 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 4.7 |
| 4 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 |
| 6 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.7 |
| 7 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 8 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
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Notable—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels earned his first Player of the Game honor as a pitcher in nearly three years Tuesday.
Ohtani (4IP H 0R 6BB 7K ND vs. TEX) last earned Player of the Game honors as a pitcher May 20, 2018. Ohtani has now earned 5.0 of his 15.5 career Box-Toppers points as a pitcher and the other 10.5 as a designated hitter.
In 2018, Ohtani earned 8.0 total Box-Toppers points, 4.0 as a pitcher and 4.0 as a designated hitter. Ohtani underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2018 and while he didn’t pitch in 2019, he earned 6.5 Box-Toppers points as a designated hitter, fifth among AL designated hitters.
In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Ohtani batted in 44 of the 60 games and pitched in two, but did not earn Player of the Game honors and so had 0.0 Box-Toppers points. Ohtani’s pitching in 2020 was limited by a right elbow flexor strain.
Tuesday was the first time Ohtani earned Box-Toppers points in 2021.
Scoring—Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Luzardo earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Abreu and Posey 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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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).| 4/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | LAD 1, SEA 0 | Julio Urías, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| +12.0 | MIL 6, SD 0 | Corbin Burnes, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| AL | +8.1 | OAK 1, MIN 0 (F/7) | Jesus Luzardo, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +7.0 | OAK 7, MIN 0 (F/7) | Sean Manaea, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | `WSH 3, STL 2 | Patrick Corbin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CHW 8, CLE 5 | Jose Abreu, DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.1 | BAL 7, MIA 5 | Cesar Valdez, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SF 10, PHI 7 | Buster Posey, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | COL 6, HOU 2 | C.J. Cron, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 4, TOR 2 | Eduardo Rodriguez, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | `LAA 6, TEX 2 | Shohei Ohtani | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | `TB 14, KC 7 | Trevor Richards | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | `NYY 3, ATL 1 | Jameson Taillon | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 3, NYM 1 | Eric Sogard, 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 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.
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 for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp mr cp | lad nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +2.0 |
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.7 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | ‑5.0 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | +0.0 |
| Valdez, Cesar 3860 | pi mr cp sp | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | oak al | 1.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | ‑3.0 |
| Abreu, Jose 3308 | dh 1b | chi al | 1.5 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 39.5 | ‑3.0 |
| Posey, Buster 2745 | ca | sf nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 21.0 | 50.5 | +1.5 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 46.8 | 75.6 | +1.0 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 39.2 | 45.2 | +1.0 |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | +1.0 |
| Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 19.7 | +1.0 |
| Richards, Trevor 3945 | pi cp sp | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +1.0 |
| Sogard, Eric 3174 | 2b dh ph | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 | +1.0 |
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