Blue Jays pitcher Ross Stripling is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Stripling struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Indians.
Stripling earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 61st among all players and 24th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Jay Jackson struck out three over one inning of scoreless middle relief, allowing no hits and no walks, in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Jackson did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Giants trailed when he exited.
This was Jackson’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Jackson made his Major League debut Sept. 14, 2015, and was playing in his 45th career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Joey Gallo of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and two doubles in the 5-3 win over the Mariners. Gallo went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs.
This is the first time Gallo has won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors since being traded last week from the Rangers to the Yankees. He has 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 28th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Trevor Story of the Rockies hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Cubs.
Notable—Joey Votto of the Reds has the most 2021 Box-Toppers points among Thursday’s 12 Player of the Game winners.
Votto (HR 1-4 R 3BI in the 7-4 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, 40th among all players and second among NL batters, behind teammate Nick Castellanos (8.0). Though both Votto and Castellanos have 8.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, Castellanos ranks higher because he has more 2020 Box-Toppers points—1.0 vs. 0.0.
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 Thursday, Aug. 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 16.4 |
| 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 15.1 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 |
| 5 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 13.7 |
| 6 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 7 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 12.7 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.4 |
| 9 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 12.4 |
| 10 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 11.7 |
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Scoring—Stripling earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Jackson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Gallo and Story each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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).| 8/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | TOR 3, CLE 0 | Ross Stripling, (W 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +7.1 | LAA 5, TEX 0 | Dylan Bundy, (W 2‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 5, SEA 3 | Joey Gallo, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | KC 3, CHW 2 | Daniel Lynch, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | `SF 5, ARI 4 (F/10) | Jay Jackson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | COL 6, CHC 5 | Trevor Story, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | DET 8, BOS 1 | Tarik Skubal, (W 7‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.2 | MIA 4, NYM 2 | Ross Detwiler, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 8, STL 4 | Ehire Adrianza, PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PHI 7, WSH 6 | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CIN 7, PIT 4 | Joey Votto, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | MIN 5, HOU 3 | Rob Refsnyder, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 8.0 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 79.7 | +8.0 |
| Stripling, Ross 3629 | pi sp | tor al | 6.7 | 7.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 | +5.7 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 5.7 | 6.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | +4.7 |
| Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b | phi nl | 4.5 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | +3.5 |
| Gallo, Joey 3485 | rf lf | nyy al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | +4.0 |
| Lynch, Daniel 4488 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Refsnyder, Rob 4422 | cf | min al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 | 9.0 | 36.8 | 36.8 | ‑5.0 |
| Jackson, Jay 4501 | pi mr | sf nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Adrianza, Ehire 3902 | ss 3b ph | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | +1.0 |
| Detwiler, Ross 2971 | pi mr sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | +1.0 |
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