Brewers pitcher Adrian Houser is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Houser pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the Cardinals.
Houser earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 75th among all players and 34th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Jose Suarez pitched a complete game, striking out eight and allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Rangers.
American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Seager of the Mariners hit a pair of three-run home runs and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 8-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Seager earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Francisco Lindor of the Mets homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-9 win over the Nationals.
Lindor earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, 21st among NL batters.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises from 10th to eighth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Urias (5.2IP 8H R 0BB 8K W in the 6-1 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.4 for the season. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.
Notable—Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres becomes the 36th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Tatis (HR 2-3 2R 4BI in the 10-2 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.2 for the season, 31st among all players and second among NL batters, behind Nick Castellanos of the Reds (10.5).
Tatis is currently the third batter with 10 or more Box-Toppers points, in addition to Castellanos and J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox (10.7). Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who has 16.1 Box-Toppers points, was another batter to reach 10 points, but lost his Box-Toppers classification as a batter Friday after earning an overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors this season as a pitcher.
This is the first season Tatis has earned 10 Box-Toppers points. He earned 3.0 points in each of his previous two seasons (2019 and 2020) with the Padres.
Debut—Frank Schwindel of the Cubs made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Schwindel (HR 3-5 R 2BI in the 7-6 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut March 28, 2019, and was playing in his 45th career game.
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 Saturday, Sept. 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 22.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.1 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.1 |
| 4 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 17.1 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 6 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 16.4 |
| 7 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 16.1 |
| 8 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 9 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 15.1 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.1 |
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Scoring—Houser earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Suarez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Seager and Lindor each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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).| 9/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | MIL 4, STL 0 | Adrian Houser, (W 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | +10.0 | LAA 4, TEX 1 | Jose Suarez, (W 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| +9.0 | `BOS 4, CLE 3 | Tanner Houck | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SEA 8, ARI 5 | Kyle Seager, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 11, WSH 9 | Francisco Lindor, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CHW 10, KC 7 | Yasmani Grandal, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | SD 10, HOU 2 | Fernando Tatis Jr., CF‑RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 10, OAK 8 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr., LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `BAL 4, NYY 3 | Chris Ellis | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| +3.2 | LAD 6, SF 1 | Julio Urías, (W 16‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 11, MIN 4 | Randy Arozarena, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 4, NYM 3 (F/7) | Alcides Escobar, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | COL 7, ATL 6 | Charlie Blackmon, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 7, DET 4 | Aristides Aquino, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 3, PHI 2 | Anthony Bass, (W 2‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 7, PIT 6 | Frank Schwindel, 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 | 16.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 | +14.4 |
| Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 10.2 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | +7.2 |
| Houser, Adrian 4162 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +6.0 |
| Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b | sea al | 6.0 | 8.0 | 29.7 | 48.7 | +4.0 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 5.5 | 5.5 | 26.6 | 27.6 | +5.5 |
| Suarez, Jose 4425 | pi mr | ana al | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Houck, Tanner 4342 | pi sp | bos al | 4.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +1.3 |
| Arozarena, Randy 4331 | lf dh | tb al | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +2.5 |
| Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | rf | col nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 22.2 | 30.2 | +2.0 |
| Grandal, Yasmani 3058 | ca | chi al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 19.7 | 29.7 | +2.5 |
| Gurriel, Lourdes Jr. 4148 | lf | tor al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +2.7 |
| Bass, Anthony 2974 | pi mr cp | fla nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Ellis, Chris 4517 | pi cp sp | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Aquino, Aristides 4223 | lf | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +0.0 |
| Escobar, Alcides 2663 | ss 3b | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 29.5 | +1.0 |
| Schwindel, Frank 4532 | 1b | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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