Giants pitcher Kevin Gausman is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gausman struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies. Gausman did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies tied the game after he exited.
Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.7 for the season, 16th among all players and 10th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Shane Baz struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Marlins.
This was Baz’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Baz made his Major League debut Sept. 20 and was playing in his second career game.
National League Batter of the Day—Willy Adames of the Brewers homered and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-4 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—Andy Ibanez of the Rangers homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Orioles.
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, Sept. 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 25.1 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 22.4 |
| 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 21.1 |
| 4 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 18.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | tor al | 17.7 |
| 6 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 17.4 |
| 7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 |
| 8 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.1 |
| 9 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 10 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 16.1 |
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Notable—In addition to Gausman, two other players with more than 10 Box-Toppers points in 2021 earned Player of the Game honors Sunday:
Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle (6IP 3H R 0ER 2BB 6K W in the 9-2 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season, 28th among all players and 17th among NL pitchers.
White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito (6IP 5H 0R BB 6K W in the 5-2 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season, 31st among all players and 12th among AL pitchers.
Debut—In addition to Baz, Ke'Bryan Hayes of the Pirates made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Hayes (2B 2-2 R 2BI in the 6-0 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2020, and was playing in his 119th career game.
Scoring—Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Baz earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Adames and Ibanez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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).| 9/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | `SF 6, COL 2 | Kevin Gausman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| AL | +10.2 | TB 3, MIA 2 | Shane Baz, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +10.0 | KC 2, DET 1 | Kris Bubic, (W 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | CIN 9, WSH 2 | Tyler Mahle, (W 13‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | CHW 5, CLE 2 | Lucas Giolito, (W 11‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | TOR 5, MIN 2 | Jordan Romano, (S 21) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIL 8, NYM 4 | Willy Adames, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SEA 5, LAA 1 | Marco Gonzales, (W 10‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 6, PHI 0 | Ke’Bryan Hayes, PH‑3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TEX 7, BAL 4 | Andy Ibáñez, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | LAD 3, ARI 0 | Corey Seager, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 4, SD 3 | Joc Pederson, CF‑RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | NYY 6, BOS 3 | Chad Green, (W 10‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | OAK 4, HOU 3 | Tony Kemp, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | STL 4, CHC 2 | Lars Nootbaar, RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.7 | 14.7 | 43.3 | 56.7 | +12.7 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | cin nl | 11.7 | 13.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | +9.7 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 11.4 | 18.4 | 39.1 | 39.1 | +4.4 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | lf rf | atl nl | 6.0 | 7.7 | 23.2 | 23.2 | +4.3 |
| Green, Chad 3675 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +3.0 |
| Gonzales, Marco 3408 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 9.7 | 30.5 | 33.5 | ‑1.7 |
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +3.5 |
| Nootbaar, Lars 4507 | rf ph | stl nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Ibanez, Andy 4496 | 2b 1b | tex al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Romano, Jordan 4299 | pi cp | tor al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Kemp, Tony 3973 | lf 2b ph | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +2.0 |
| Baz, Shane 4560 | pi sp | tb al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | lad nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | ‑2.5 |
| Hayes, Ke’Bryan 4561 | 3b ph | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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