Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
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, June 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 |
| 6 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 |
| 7 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.7 |
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Also Tuesday, Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Glasnow struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, six hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Nationals.
Glasnow earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season, extending his lead both overall and among American League pitchers. He ranks ahead of Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole (10.7) in both categories.
Glasnow has led player rankings since June 26. He previously led player rankings from April 12 until May 12.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez struck out eight over eight innings, allowing two runs, five hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies.
Lopez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season, 20th among all players and 11th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Crawford of the Giants hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 9-4 win over the Rangers. Crawford went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in four runs.
Crawford earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, rising to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Jesse Winker of the Reds (5.0). Crawford ranks 32nd among all players.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Ramirez of the Indians hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 10-1 win over the Cardinals. Ramirez went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Debut—White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Crochet (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 6-1 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut Sept. 18, 2020, and was playing in his 22nd career game.
Scoring—Glasnow earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lopez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Crawford and Ramirez 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).| 6/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | TB 3, WSH 1 | Tyler Glasnow, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| +8.1 | HOU 7, BOS 1 | Framber Valdez, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | MIA 6, COL 2 | Pablo López, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | CHC 7, SD 1 | Zach Davies, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | SF 9, TEX 4 | Brandon Crawford, SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | LAD 5, PIT 3 | Walker Buehler, (W 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | CLE 10, STL 1 | Jose Ramírez, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ATL 9, PHI 5 | Ronald Acuña Jr., RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | OAK 5, ARI 2 | Chris Bassitt, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | BAL 10, NYM 3 | Bruce Zimmermann, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +3.2 | LAA 8, KC 1 | Andrew Heaney, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 6, TOR 1 | Garrett Crochet, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 8, MIN 4 | Miguel Andújar, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 5, SEA 3 | Jose Cisnero, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | MIL 5, CIN 1 | Avisail García, RF | 4 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 | 20.7 | 36.4 | 36.4 | +4.7 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 7.0 | 13.4 | 22.1 | 26.1 | +0.6 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.4 | 12.4 | 20.1 | 20.1 | +0.4 |
| Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 5.5 | 5.5 | 20.7 | 35.2 | +5.5 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.0 | 10.7 | 42.2 | 42.2 | ‑0.7 |
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.5 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | +0.0 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 6.4 | 22.1 | 26.1 | ‑0.4 |
| Davies, Zach 3581 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 25.7 | +1.0 |
| Cisnero, Jose 3172 | pi mr cp | det al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf | mil nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 17.2 | 25.7 | +1.5 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | ‑2.7 |
| Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | pi mr sp | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | rf | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | ‑0.5 |
| Andujar, Miguel 3839 | lf dh 3b pr | nyy al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +0.0 |
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi mr | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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