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A belated note: Mets pitcher David Peterson was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the uncompleted, rain-suspended Sept. 28 game between the Marlins and Mets.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Monday, Oct. 2.FINAL STANDINGS
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 21.1 |
| 2 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 20.1 |
| 3 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 19.4 |
| 4 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 18.7 |
| 5 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 17.8 |
| 6 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.7 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 17.0 |
| 8 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 16.7 |
| 9 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 16.1 |
| 10 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tex al | 15.4 |
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Major League Baseball ruled in early October that the Mets were winners in the game, even though the Marlins led 2-1 when it was suspended in the top of the ninth inning. But the Mets were declared winners since they led at the end of the final complete inning—New York led 1-0 after eight innings.
The Marlins took the lead in the top of the ninth when the game was suspended. Had the game figured into postseason qualifying, the game was scheduled to be resumed the Monday following the end of the regular season, Oct. 2. Since the game no longer had postseason implications, it was not completed.
But with baseball’s ruling that the Mets were 1-0, eight-inning winners, the game was not included among games finished on Thursday, Sept. 28, but rather on Monday, Oct. 2, when it would have been concluded, making it that day’s only game—even though no part of it was played on that day.
So that makes Peterson not only Player of the Game in this win over the Marlins, it makes him overall Player of the Day for Monday, Oct. 2.
Peterson struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and four walks. He did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Peterson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 318th among all players and 90th among National League pitchers.
Had this game been completed on its scheduled date, Thursday, Sept. 28, with the same 1-0, eight-inning Mets win over the Marlins, Peterson would only have earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game and would not have earned any bonus Box-Toppers points. While he had a +7.0 Box-Toppers game score, the same as the day’s NL Player of the Day, Brewers pitcher Julio Teheran, Peterson would have ranked behind him, since Peterson did not pick up a decision while Teheran earned the win in his game. (Click here to see Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners for Thursday, Sept. 28.)
Interestingly, Marlins starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo had a game-best +10.1 Box-Toppers game score (7.1IP 4H R BB 10K L) and picked up the loss. In reality, it was a game the Marlins were leading in the ninth inning, even though on paper and by rule, the Marlins lost. Luzardo ended up finishing fifth overall in 2023 Box-Toppers points with 17.8, second among NL pitchers. Had Luzardo earned NL Player of the Day or overall Player of the Day for his performance—which were highly probable given the Marlins’ lead—he could have had as many as 19.8 Box-Toppers points on the season, boosting him as high as third overall, behind Braves pitcher Spencer Strider (21.1) and Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt (20.1), still second among NL pitchers.
Major League Baseball declared this an official game after eight innings. That means that any statistics recorded in the top of the ninth inning are wiped from the record books. That run Bryan De La Cruz scored to tie the game, which would have been his 61st for the season and 116th for his career? Didn’t happen. He has 60 for 2023 and 115 for his career.
Here is a description of what happened in that now phantom top of the ninth inning, from Christina De Nicola, who covers the Marlins for MLB.com:
“Trailing 1-0 in the ninth, Bryan De La Cruz led off with a single before Garrett Hampson struck out against righty Grant Hartwig. Southpaw Anthony Kay entered to face left-handed-hitting Jazz Chisholm Jr. and threw a wild pitch that advanced De La Cruz to second. As rain fell harder, Chisholm lined a game-tying RBI double off the left-field wall and pinch-hitter Yuli Gurriel followed with the go-ahead RBI single to left. Xavier Edwards flied out and Jon Berti singled against Reed Garrett before the umpiring crew called for the tarp.”
The completion of this, the 2,430th and final game of the season, will insubstantially alter the final Box-Toppers season player rankings and have a small effect on the Mets final standings in Box-Toppers team rankings, moving them up from 26th to 25th place overall.
Scoring
Peterson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Peterson is the day’s only Player of the Game winner (listed in the chart).
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).| 10/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | `NYM 1, MIA 0 | David Peterson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
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.
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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 in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -2.0 |
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