Brewers’ Burnes tops players for Friday, July 14, rising to 9th in player rankings

Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.

Burnes struck out 13 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Reds.

Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, ninth among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day

Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 5-2 win over the Marlins.

Kremer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 27th among AL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day is Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer.

American League Batter of the Day

Nathaniel Lowe of the Rangers homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring four times and driving in one run, in the 12-4 win over the Guardians.

American League Batter of the Day is Nathaniel Lowe of the Rangers.

National League Batter of the Day

Randal Grichuk of the Rockies homered and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 7-2 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day is Randal Grichuk of the Rockies.

Notable

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish now has 128.0 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Darvish (6IP 5H R 2BB 9K W in the 8-3 win over the Phillies) now ranks 41st among all players in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Friday, he passes four players on the “all-time” list—Roy Oswalt (127.2), John Lackey (127.2), Jered Weaver (127.8) and A.J. Burnett (127.8). He now trails 40th-ranked player Vladimir Guerrero (128.3). Darvish ranks 12th among active, signed players in career points, seventh among active NL pitchers.

Darvish now has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 38th among NL pitchers.

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s win over the Phillies.

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 Friday, July 14.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 dh pi sp ana al 13.9
2 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 12.0
3 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 11.7
4 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 11.4
5 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 11.1
6 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 10.7
7 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 10.1
8 McClanahan, Shane 4399 pi sp tb al 9.7
9 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 9.7
10 Garrett, Braxton 4341 pi sp fla nl 9.7
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Scoring

  • Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.

  • Kremer earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.

  • Lowe and Grichuk each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.

  • All of Friday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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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).

7/14 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +15.0 MIL 1, CIN 0 Corbin Burnes (W, 8‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 2 0 0 2 13
+11.0 LAD 6, NYM 0 Julio Urías (W, 7‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 1 0 0 1 7
AL +8.0 BAL 5, MIA 2 Dean Kremer (W, 10‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 2 1 1 2 8
+7.0 ATL 9, CHW 0 Charlie Morton (W, 10‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 3 0 0 1 4
+6.0 SD 8, PHI 3 Yu Darvish (W, 6‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 5 1 1 2 9
BAT +5.0 TEX 12, CLE 4 Nathaniel Lowe 1B 4 4 4 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 HOU 7, LAA 5 Ryan Pressly (S, 21) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
BAT +3.0 COL 7, NYY 2 Randal Grichuk LF 2 2 2 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 DET 5, SEA 4 Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 5‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 3 2 2 2 7
+2.0 BOS 8, CHC 3 Rafael Devers 3B 5 2 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 TOR 7, ARI 2 Matt Chapman 3B 4 2 3 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
2.0 MIN 5, OAK 4 Joey Gallo PH‑LF 2 1 1 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
1.2 `SF 6, PIT 4 Ross Stripling ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 4.2 5 2 2 0 6
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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 (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’23 ’22‑23 ’18‑23 Career +/‑
Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 9.7 25.1 53.9 53.9 -5.7
Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 pi sp det al 7.0 7.0 41.8 61.2 +7.0
Devers, Rafael 4038 3b bos al 6.5 10.5 32.5 32.5 +2.5
Urias, Julio 3652 pi sp lad nl 6.0 25.4 51.5 58.2 -13.4
Kremer, Dean 4330 pi sp bal al 5.7 13.4 17.1 17.1 -2.0
Morton, Charlie 2503 pi sp atl nl 5.0 15.4 63.7 99.1 -5.4
Darvish, Yu 3003 pi sp sd nl 4.0 20.8 59.4 128.0 -12.8
Lowe, Nathaniel 4340 1b tex al 4.0 6.0 12.0 12.0 +2.0
Grichuk, Randal 3474 lf rf col nl 3.5 8.5 25.4 43.9 -1.5
Chapman, Matt 3849 3b tor al 3.5 7.0 26.0 28.5 0.0
Gallo, Joey 3485 1b lf ph min al 2.5 4.5 21.0 29.0 +0.5
Pressly, Ryan 3186 pi cp hou al 2.0 8.0 15.0 21.0 -4.0
Stripling, Ross 3629 pi sp sf nl 1.0 13.0 33.4 39.1 -11.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’s pitching matchups

A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.
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Game Starter ’23 ’22‑23 ’18‑23 Career
SD Snell, Blake 3688 6.7 19.8 72.1 81.1
PHI Walker, Taijuan 3453 7.7 15.4 30.8 57.2
TB Glasnow, Tyler 3948 2.7 2.7 39.1 39.1
KC Marsh, Alec* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
BOS Paxton, James 3280 4.0 4.0 35.1 59.9
CHC Stroman, Marcus 3327 7.7 13.4 34.4 62.2
ARI Gallen, Zac 4171 10.7 29.4 45.1 45.1
TOR Gausman, Kevin 3191 12.0 24.7 46.1 81.4
CLE Williams, Gavin 4865 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
TEX Heaney, Andrew 3515 5.7 13.7 36.8 41.8
MIA Garrett, Braxton 4341 9.7 15.4 17.4 17.4
BAL Gibson, Kyle 3312 4.7 13.7 39.2 58.2
SD Weathers, Ryan 4388 0.0 0.0 2.7 2.7
PHI Suarez, Ranger 4228 3.7 8.7 18.7 18.7
SF Cobb, Alex 2916 5.0 11.7 23.1 62.9
PIT Oviedo, Johan 4442 3.7 6.7 7.7 7.7
MIN Lopez, Pablo 4028 8.0 18.7 41.8 41.8
OAK Harris, Hogan 4846 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
MIL Peralta, Freddy 3965 4.7 12.1 43.5 43.5
CIN Abbott, Andrew 4839 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
TB Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
KC Singer, Brady 4337 2.0 13.7 20.7 20.7
CHW Lynn, Lance 2992 1.0 10.7 50.2 114.8
ATL Strider, Spencer 4626 11.7 25.1 25.1 25.1
LAD Gonsolin, Tony 4211 3.7 15.1 27.5 27.5
NYM Senga, Kodai 4762 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7
WSH Irvin, Jake 4805 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
STL Matz, Steven 3516 1.0 6.4 28.8 45.4
NYY Schmidt, Clarke 4581 0.0 4.4 4.4 4.4
COL Seabold, Connor 4845 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
HOU Valdez, Framber 4048 7.0 23.0 38.4 38.4
LAA Detmers, Reid 4513 5.7 12.7 13.7 13.7
DET Lorenzen, Michael 3479 3.0 7.0 11.5 17.5
SEA Kirby, George 4595 7.0 18.4 18.4 18.4
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