Yankees pitcher Jameson Taillon is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Taillon struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 12-1 win over the Mariners.
Taillon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 77th among all players and 29th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Braves. Kuhl did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Yordan Alvarez of the Astros hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 9-6 win over the Athletics. Alvarez went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Bryce Harper of the Phillies hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 5-for-6, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 15-10 win over the Cubs.
Notable—Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez has the most 2021 Box-Toppers points among the 13 who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Lopez (4IP 4H R BB 8K ND in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.4 for the season, 13th among all players and 10th among NL 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 Tuesday, July 6.| 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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Debut—Royals pitcher Carlos Hernandez made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Hernandez (3.2IP 3H R 0BB 6K ND in the 7-6 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2020, and was playing in his 17th career game.
Scoring—Taillon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kuhl earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Alvarez and Harper 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).| 7/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | NYY 12, SEA 1 | Jameson Taillon, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| BAT | +8.0 | HOU 9, OAK 6 | Yordan Alvarez, LF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +7.0 | `PIT 2, ATL 1 | Chad Kuhl | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | `TEX 10, DET 5 | Dane Dunning | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | CHW 4, MIN 1 | Liam Hendriks, (S 22) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | PHI 15, CHC 10 | Bryce Harper, RF | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SD 7, WSH 4 | Wil Myers, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | `MIA 2, LAD 1 (F/10) | Pablo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +4.2 | `KC 7, CIN 6 | Carlos Hernández | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 5, BOS 3 | Max Stassi, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 6, SF 5 | Nolan Arenado, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 4, COL 3 | David Peralta, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | BAL 7, TOR 5 | Pedro Severino, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.4 | 15.4 | 23.1 | 23.1 | +3.4 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 39.9 | 49.9 | +4.0 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 | +5.0 |
| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh lf | hou al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +2.5 |
| Stassi, Max 4038 | ca | ana al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
| Kuhl, Chad 3687 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.7 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +1.7 |
| Myers, Wil 3228 | rf | sd nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 28.2 | +0.0 |
| Peralta, David 3370 | lf | ari nl | 2.5 | 4.5 | 18.0 | 29.9 | +0.5 |
| Hendriks, Liam 3339 | pi cp | chi al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Dunning, Dane 4317 | pi sp | tex al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf dh | phi nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 28.5 | 52.9 | +0.0 |
| Severino, Pedro 4201 | ca | bal al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +0.0 |
| Hernandez, Carlos 4466 | pi mr | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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