Indians pitcher Eli Morgan is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rockies pitcher German Marquez maintains fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to ninth in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Morgan struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Twins.
Morgan earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 193rd among all players and 62nd among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Huascar Ynoa struck out four over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Marlins. Ynoa did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
National League Batter of the Day—Riley Adams of the Nationals homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 12-6 win over the Blue Jays.
This was Adams’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Adams made his Major League debut June 8 and was playing in his 23rd career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Luke Voit of the Yankees went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 5-3, seven-inning win over the Red Sox.
Voit led AL batters in Box-Toppers points in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with 6.0. This was his first Player of the Game honor of 2021. Voit was the only AL batter to earn Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Notable—Rockies pitcher German Marquez maintains his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Marquez earned Player of the Game as a batter (2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 7-3 win over the Padres), the second time this season he has earned Player of the Game as a batter (he also did it July 31). It was just the fourth time this season a pitcher has won Player of the Game honors for batting. It was also done by Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani on April 26 and by Padres pitcher Daniel Camarena on July 8.
This is the third time in his career Marquez has won Player of the Game honors for batting. He also did it May 26, 2019.
Marquez had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +2.0 for batting and -1.9 for pitching (6.1IP 5H 3R BB 4K W).
Marquez earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 16.4 for the season, fourth among all players and third among NL pitchers, behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (17.1) and Jacob deGrom of the Mets (16.7).
Also notable—Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Burnes (6IP 2H 0R 2BB 3K W in the 2-0 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.1 for the season. He ranks sixth 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, Aug. 17.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 18.4 |
| 2 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 17.1 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 4 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 16.4 |
| 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 |
| 6 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 13.7 |
| 8 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 13.4 |
| 9 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 13.1 |
| 10 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
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Debut—In addition to Adams, Rays pitcher Chris Ellis also made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Ellis (4IP 3H 0R BB 7K W in the 10-0 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut March 31, 2019, and was playing in his second career game.
Scoring—Morgan earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ynoa earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Adams and Voit each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (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).| 8/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | CLE 3, MIN 1 | Eli Morgan, (W 2‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | TB 10, BAL 0 | Chris Ellis, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | CHW 9, OAK 0 | Reynaldo López, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| NL | +5.1 | `ATL 2, MIA 0 | Huascar Ynoa | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | WSH 12, TOR 6 | Riley Adams, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SEA 3, TEX 1 | Tyler Anderson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 2, STL 0 | Corbin Burnes, (W 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | LAA 8, DET 2 | Mike Mayers, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | CHC 2, CIN 1 | Codi Heuer, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | SF 3, NYM 2 | Logan Webb, (W 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 3, HOU 1 | Daniel Lynch, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | `ARI 3, PHI 2 | Taylor Widener | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 7, SD 3 | German Márquez, P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 4, PIT 3 | AJ Pollock, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | NYY 5, BOS 3 (F/7) | Luke Voit, 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | NYY 2, BOS 0 (F/7) | Chad Green, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 16.4 | 19.4 | 46.5 | 46.5 | +13.4 |
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 13.1 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | +5.4 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +7.0 |
| Ynoa, Huascar 4343 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +5.0 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | +3.3 |
| Green, Chad 3675 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 4.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +2.0 |
| Lynch, Daniel 4488 | pi sp | kc al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Morgan, Eli 4497 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Pollock, AJ 3142 | lf | lad nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 28.2 | +0.0 |
| Heuer, Codi 4327 | pi cp mr | chi nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Widener, Taylor 4369 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi mr sp | chi al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 22.8 | 22.8 | +2.0 |
| Voit, Luke 4053 | 1b | nyy al | 1.5 | 7.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | ‑4.5 |
| Adams, Riley 4518 | ca | dc nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Mayers, Mike 3983 | pi cp mr | ana al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Ellis, Chris 4517 | pi cp | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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