Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Bauer struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Marlins.
Bauer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 10th-most among all players and sixth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Mike Minor struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Eduardo Escobar of the Diamondbacks hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 11-4 win over the Nationals. Escobar went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in seven runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-0 win over the Angels.
Bogaerts earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, rising to second place among AL batters, behind teammate J.D. Martinez (6.2).
Notable—Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Castellanos (HR 2B 3-5 2R 3BI in the 6-5, 12-inning win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season. He passes previous NL batting leader Trevor Story of the Rockies (3.2).
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, May 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.0 |
| 2 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 8.7 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.4 |
| 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.4 |
| 6 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 6.2 |
| 7 | Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 |
| 8 | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.0 |
| 10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.7 |
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Scoring—Bauer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Minor earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Escobar and Bogaerts 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).| 5/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | LAD 7, MIA 0 | Trevor Bauer, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| BAT | +8.0 | ARI 11, WSH 4 | Eduardo Escobar, 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +8.0 | KC 5, CHW 1 | Mike Minor, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | `TOR 4, PHI 0 | Anthony Kay | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | SD 13, STL 3 | Austin Nola, 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | BOS 9, LAA 0 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | TB 12, NYM 5 | Yandy Díaz, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 8, BAL 2 | Domingo Germán, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 8, SF 6 | Jacob Stallings, C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 6, COL 5 (F/12) | Nick Castellanos, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 6, TEX 5 | Carlos Correa, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 5, MIL 1 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 5, OAK 4 | Alex Colomé, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 7, CLE 3 | Mitch Haniger, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +0.0 | DET 9, CHC 8 (F/10) | Jonathan Schoop, DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.7 | 15.7 | 65.0 | 83.1 | ‑4.3 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss dh | bos al | 4.5 | 5.5 | 25.7 | 31.2 | +3.5 |
| Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 26.5 | 34.7 | +3.0 |
| German, Domingo 3957 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 | +3.0 |
| Minor, Mike 2894 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 | 5.4 | 28.8 | 55.9 | +0.0 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b ph | atl nl | 2.5 | 6.0 | 34.2 | 65.4 | ‑1.0 |
| Haniger, Mitch 3772 | rf | sea al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | +2.5 |
| Colome, Alex 3189 | pi cp mr | min al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 33.7 | +1.0 |
| Stallings, Jacob 4176 | ca | pit nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b 2b | ari nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 18.7 | 30.4 | +0.5 |
| Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | dh 2b | det al | 1.0 | 2.7 | 21.7 | 26.7 | ‑0.7 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 21.7 | 28.9 | ‑0.5 |
| Kay, Anthony 4285 | pi sp mr | tor al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Diaz, Yandy 3896 | 1b 3b dh | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +1.0 |
| Nola, Austin 4197 | 1b | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
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