Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wainwright struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and three walks, in the 9-1, seven-inning win over the Braves.
Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 53rd among all players and 29th among National League pitchers.
Wainwright also now has 135.3 career Box-Toppers points, 32nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 2.0 points Sunday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Jason Giambi (133.4) and Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (133.8). He now trails 31st-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5). Passing Strasburg, Wainwright now ranks ninth among active players in career points, fourth among active NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Sam Hentges struck out four over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Pirates. Hentges did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Pirates tied the game after he exited.
National League Batter of the Day—Wilmer Flores of the Giants hit two home runs and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 11-2 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Shed Long Jr. Of the Mariners hit a walk-off grand slam and went 1-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 6-2, 10-inning win over the Rays.
Notable—Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery has the most 2021 Box-Toppers points among the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Montgomery (5.1IP 3H R 2BB 6K ND in the 2-1 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, 40th among all players and 12th among AL pitchers.
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 Sunday, June 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 12.7 |
| 3 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 8 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
| 9 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.7 |
| 10 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 8.7 |
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Scoring—Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hentges earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Flores and Long each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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).| 6/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | STL 9, ATL 1 (F/7) | Adam Wainwright, (W 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| +7.0 | SD 3, CIN 2 | Dinelson Lamet, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.2 | ATL 1, STL 0 (F/7) | Drew Smyly, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | `CLE 2, PIT 1 | Sam Hentges | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | SF 11, PHI 2 | Wilmer Flores, 3B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | TOR 7, BAL 4 | Hyun Jin Ryu, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | DET 5, LAA 3 (F/10) | Jose Cisnero, (W 1‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | `NYY 2, OAK 1 | Jordan Montgomery | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 5, NYM 2 | Patrick Corbin, (W 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | `CHC 2, MIA 0 | Ryan Tepera, (Hld 14) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 7, COL 6 | Devin Williams, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 9, ARI 8 | AJ Pollock, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | SEA 6, TB 2 (F/10) | Shed Long Jr., LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | HOU 8, CHW 2 | Carlos Correa, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 4, TEX 2 | Hansel Robles, (S 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | KC 7, BOS 3 | Whit Merrifield, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +5.0 |
| Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 | pi sp | tor al | 5.0 | 11.0 | 43.5 | 64.6 | ‑1.0 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.0 | 8.7 | 33.5 | 135.3 | +1.3 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.7 | 4.7 | 50.5 | 79.3 | +4.7 |
| Cisnero, Jose 3172 | pi mr | det al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | +4.0 |
| Merrifield, Whit 3855 | 2b rf | kc al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | +3.5 |
| Smyly, Drew 3009 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.4 | 42.5 | +3.0 |
| Hentges, Sam 4406 | pi sp | cle al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 11.0 | 21.4 | 21.4 | ‑7.0 |
| Pollock, AJ 3142 | lf dh | lad nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 27.2 | ‑1.0 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 2.0 | 3.5 | 22.7 | 29.9 | +0.5 |
| Williams, Devin 4319 | pi mr | mil nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Robles, Hansel 3580 | pi mr cp | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.7 | +2.0 |
| Tepera, Ryan 3774 | pi cp mr | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +2.0 |
| Flores, Wilmer 3345 | 3b 2b | sf nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 13.5 | 18.5 | +0.0 |
| Long, Shed 4264 | lf | sea al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
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