Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
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 Saturday, April 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 |
| 3 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 |
| 4 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 4.7 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 |
| 7 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 |
| 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 |
| 9 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.7 |
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Player of the Day—Cole struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Indians.
Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Game, giving him 5.0 for the season. While he has the same 5.0 Box-Toppers point total as overall leader, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow, he ranks second because Glasnow has more 2020 Box-Toppers points—8.0 vs. 7.4. Cole also ranks second among American League pitchers behind Glasnow.
Cole now has 105.5 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 73rd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 2.0 points Saturday, Cole passes Giants pitcher Scott Kazmir (105.1) on the “all-time” list and now trails 72nd-ranked player Aramis Ramirez (105.8). Cole ranks 17th among active, signed players in career points and sixth among active AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Giants. Lopez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Marlins did not have the lead when he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Alex Bregman of the Astros hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 16-2 win over the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—Rhys Hoskins of the Phillies hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 7-5 win over the Rockies. Hoskins went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Bauer (6IP 5H 3R 2ER 0BB 9K W in the 5-4 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Jacob deGrom of the Mets (4.0) and Trevor Rogers of the Marlins (4.0).
Debut—Michael Perez of the Pirates made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Perez (HR 2B 3-3 R 3BI in the 6-2 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut July 26, 2018, and was playing in his 92nd career game.
Scoring—Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lopez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bregman and Hoskins each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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).| 4/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | NYY 2, CLE 1 | Gerrit Cole, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| +10.0 | KC 2, DET 1 | Brady Singer, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | `MIA 5, SF 2 | Pablo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| +7.2 | `TB 5, TOR 3 | Ryan Yarbrough | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | SEA 8, BOS 2 | Chris Flexen, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | HOU 16, LAA 2 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | STL 2, CIN 0 | John Gant, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | PHI 7, COL 5 | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 5, SD 4 | Trevor Bauer, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +4.0 | PIT 6, MIN 2 | Michael Perez, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 7, BAL 2 | Mark Canha, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 4, CHC 3 | Manny Piña, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 7, NYM 1 | Joe Ross, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +1.0 | `CHW 2, TEX 1 | Dallas Keuchel | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 | 12.4 | 76.1 | 105.5 | ‑2.4 |
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | 13.7 | 63.0 | 81.1 | ‑6.3 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi mr sp | tb al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 | +0.0 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Ross, Joe 3499 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 19.7 | +2.0 |
| Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.7 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 | ‑4.3 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 23.7 | 23.7 | +0.5 |
| Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b | phi nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +0.5 |
| Gant, John 3660 | pi sp mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | +0.0 |
| Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 28.8 | 64.6 | +0.0 |
| Canha, Mark 3454 | lf 1b | oak al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.5 | +0.0 |
| Pina, Manny 3769 | ca ph | mil nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +0.0 |
| Perez, Michael 4391 | ca | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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