Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place 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 Saturday, July 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 15.4 |
| 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.1 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 13.4 |
| 5 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 6 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 12.7 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 |
| 8 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 10.4 |
| 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 |
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Meanwhile, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Saturday’s National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Player of the Day—Cole pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out 12 and allowing two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Astros.
Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.4 for the season, rising from third to second in season player rankings, trailing only Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (16.7). Cole extends his lead among American League pitchers, ahead of Tyler Glasnow of the Rays (12.7).
Cole also now has 115.9 career Box-Toppers points, 52nd among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Saturday, he passes four players on the “all-time” list—Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber (114.1), Josh Beckett (114.9), Tim Lincecum (115.0) and Torii Hunter (115.9). Cole now trails 51st-ranked player Todd Helton (116.4). Passing teammate Kluber, Cole now ranks 14th among active players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers, 99.9 points behind Zack Greinke of the Astros, who leads active AL pitchers in career points (215.8) and who was the losing pitcher in Saturday’s Yankees win.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher German Marquez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Padres.
Marquez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season, rising from seventh to sixth in season player rankings, fourth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Oscar Mercado of the Indians hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 14-6 win over the Royals. Mercado went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-2, seven-inning win over the Mets.
Reynolds earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, third among NL batters, behind Nick Castellanos of the Reds (8.0) and Adam Duvall of the Marlins (7.0). Reynolds ranks 34th among all players.
Notable—Nick Castellanos of the Reds rises to lead NL batters in 2021 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Castellanos (HR 1-3 R 3BI in the 4-3 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, passing previous NL batting leader Adam Duvall of the Marlins (7.0). Castellanos ranks 25th among all players.
Debut—Phillies pitcher Bailey Falter made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Falter (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 11-2 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut April 25 and was playing in his eighth career game.
Scoring—Cole earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Marquez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Mercado and Reynolds 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).| 7/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | NYY 1, HOU 0 | Gerrit Cole, (W 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| NL | +12.0 | COL 3, SD 0 | German Márquez, (W 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +8.0 | SEA 2, LAA 0 | Chris Flexen, (W 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | LAD 22, ARI 1 | Walker Buehler, (W 9‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +8.0 | SF 10, WSH 4 | Anthony DeSclafani, (W 10‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | STL 6, CHC 0 | Kwang Hyun Kim, (W 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CLE 14, KC 6 | Oscar Mercado, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PHI 11, BOS 2 | Bailey Falter, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | CHW 8, BAL 3 | Liam Hendriks, (S 23) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 5, TOR 2 | Brandon Lowe, RF‑LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 4, PIT 2 (F/7) | Edwin Díaz, (S 19) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | PIT 6, NYM 2 (F/7) | Bryan Reynolds, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | MIN 9, DET 4 | Luis Arraez, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 8, TEX 4 (F/11) | Jed Lowrie, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 5, MIA 4 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 4, MIL 3 | Nick Castellanos, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | 15.4 | 22.8 | 86.5 | 115.9 | +8.0 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 12.7 | 15.7 | 42.8 | 42.8 | +9.7 |
| DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.0 | 11.7 | 26.7 | 34.4 | +6.3 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 | 13.7 | 45.2 | 45.2 | +2.3 |
| Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 8.0 | 9.0 | 30.5 | 38.7 | +7.0 |
| Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf | pit nl | 7.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +4.0 |
| Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b | tb al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +4.0 |
| Lowrie, Jed 2437 | 2b | oak al | 4.5 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 41.2 | +4.5 |
| Arraez, Luis 4219 | 2b lf 3b | min al | 4.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +2.7 |
| Kim, Kwang Hyun 4305 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 3.5 | 7.0 | 35.2 | 66.4 | +0.0 |
| Hendriks, Liam 3339 | pi cp | chi al | 3.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Mercado, Oscar 4188 | lf | cle al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.5 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Falter, Bailey 4473 | pi mr | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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