Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Pivetta struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics.
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 108th among all players, 41st among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Manny Machado of the Padres hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 11-1 win over the Phillies. Machado went 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
Machado earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 5.9 for the season, 54th among all players and third among NL batters, behind Adam Duvall of the Marlins (7.0) and Nick Castellanos of the Reds (7.0).
American League Batter of the Day—Anthony Rendon of the Angels homered and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in one run, in the 6-5 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Manny Machado.
Rankings—Rockies pitcher German Marquez rises from eighth to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Marquez (6IP 5H 2R BB 11K ND in the 3-2 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season, fifth among NL pitchers.
Notable—Astros pitcher Zack Greinke now has 215.8 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Greinke (7.2IP 5H 3R BB 8K ND in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Indians) ranks fourth among all players in career points since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails third-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8). He ranks second among active players in career points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (246.6).
Greinke has 6.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 13th 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, July 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.7 |
| 2 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.1 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 13.4 |
| 5 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 |
| 7 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 11.0 |
| 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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Also notable—Dodgers pitcher David Price now has 133.0 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Price (2IP 2H 0R BB 3K W in the 5-1 win over the Nationals) ranks 35th among all players in career points since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 34th-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4). Price ranks 11th among active players in career points, sixth among active NL pitchers.
Price has 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 77th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Mike Freeman of the Reds made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Freeman (scored a pinch run, 0-0 R 0BI in the 3-2 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut July 17, 2016, and was playing in his 175th career game.
Scoring—Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Machado earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Rendon earns 1.5 points for being AL 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).| 7/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | BOS 1, OAK 0 | Nick Pivetta, (W 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| +13.0 | MIN 6, KC 2 | Kenta Maeda, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +9.0 | NYY 4, NYM 2 (F/7) | Chad Green, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | SD 11, PHI 1 | Manny Machado, 3B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +8.0 | PIT 2, MIL 0 | Tyler Anderson, (W 4‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | `COL 3, STL 2 | German Márquez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| +5.0 | SEA 4, TEX 1 | Chris Flexen, (W 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 5, TOR 1 | Ryan Yarbrough, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.2 | SF 5, ARI 2 | Anthony DeSclafani, (W 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +3.2 | `HOU 4, CLE 3 (F/10) | Zack Greinke | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.1 | DET 6, CHW 5 | Tyler Alexander, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 10, NYY 5 (F/7) | Jose Peraza, PH‑3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 8, MIA 7 (F/10) | Abraham Almonte, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 5, WSH 1 | David Price, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | LAA 6, BAL 5 | Anthony Rendon, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | CIN 3, CHC 2 | Mike Freeman, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 11.0 | 14.0 | 41.1 | 41.1 | +8.0 |
| DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.0 | 10.7 | 25.7 | 33.4 | +5.3 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 | 10.7 | 30.1 | 30.1 | +4.7 |
| Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 6.7 | 8.7 | 69.4 | 215.8 | +4.7 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 5.9 | 8.9 | 34.3 | 45.3 | +2.9 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.0 | 6.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | +1.3 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | bos al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 | +3.0 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 11.4 | 50.8 | 50.8 | ‑5.4 |
| Rendon, Anthony 3258 | 3b | ana al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 27.5 | 34.0 | +2.5 |
| Green, Chad 3675 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +0.0 |
| Price, David 2593 | pi cp mr sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 39.2 | 133.0 | +2.0 |
| Alexander, Tyler 4196 | pi mr sp | det al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Peraza, Jose 3691 | 3b ss ph | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | +1.0 |
| Almonte, Abraham 3554 | cf ph | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | +1.0 |
| Freeman, Mike 4463 | pr | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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