Rangers’ Scherzer tops players for Monday, Aug. 14, rising to 4th in player rankings

Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.

Scherzer struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 12-0 win over the Angels.

Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season, rising to fourth place in season player rankings and third place among American League pitchers, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (18.4) and Kevin Gausman of the Blue Jays (14.7). (Scherzer earned 10.4 of his points with the National League New York Mets before being traded to the Rangers prior to the Aug. 1 trade deadline.)

Scherzer also now has 249.7 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, behind Randy Johnson (282.5) and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (269.4). Scherzer ranks second among active players behind Kershaw and leads active AL players, ahead of Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (238.6).

National League Player of the Day is Eddie Rosario of the Braves.

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, Aug. 14.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 pi sp dh ana al 18.4
2 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 15.4
3 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 14.7
4 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp tex al 13.4
5 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 13.1
6 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 12.4
7 Lopez, Pablo 4028 pi sp min al 12.4
8 Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 12.1
9 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 11.7
10 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 11.7
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National League Player of the Day

Eddie Rosario of the Braves homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-3 win over the Yankees.

Rosario earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 32nd among NL batters.

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AL & NL Batters of the Day

There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Eddie Rosario. There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the nine games played.

Scoring

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

  • Rosario earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.

  • All of Monday’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).

8/14 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +16.0 TEX 12, LAA 0 Max Scherzer (W, 12‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 1 0 0 1 11
+8.1 `KC 7, SEA 6 Brady Singer ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.1 2 2 2 1 8
+7.0 BAL 4, SD 1 Grayson Rodriguez (W, 3‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 3 1 1 1 6
NL +5.0 ATL 11, NYY 3 Eddie Rosario LF 5 3 3 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+5.0 TB 10, SF 2 Tyler Glasnow (W, 6‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 3 1 1 3 7
+4.0 STL 7, OAK 5 Paul Goldschmidt 1B 2 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 COL 6, ARI 4 Justin Lawrence (S, 10) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
+1.0 NYM 7, PIT 2 Francisco Lindor SS 3 2 2 0 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
0.0 MIA 5, HOU 1 Josh Bell DH 4 1 2 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
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 +/‑
Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp tex al 13.4 23.4 93.0 249.7 +3.4
Glasnow, Tyler 3948 pi sp tb al 8.4 8.4 44.8 44.8 +8.4
Singer, Brady 4337 pi sp kc al 5.0 16.7 23.7 23.7 -6.7
Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 1b stl nl 4.7 12.2 36.2 83.5 -2.8
Bell, Josh E. 3682 1b fla nl 4.5 9.0 22.2 27.7 0.0
Lindor, Francisco 3586 ss nym nl 4.0 10.7 28.3 39.8 -2.7
Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 pi sp bal al 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 +4.0
Rosario, Eddie 3542 lf atl nl 3.7 3.7 17.7 28.4 +3.7
Lawrence, Justin 4717 pi cp mr col nl 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 +1.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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
CLE Allen, Logan T. 4789 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7
CIN Ashcraft, Graham 4645 3.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
HOU Javier, Cristian 4290 5.0 20.7 28.7 28.7
MIA Cueto, Johnny 2400 0.0 6.4 16.4 118.2
BOS Pivetta, Nick 3825 5.0 12.7 32.4 40.4
WSH Gray, Josiah 4503 5.7 10.4 11.4 11.4
PHI Wheeler, Zack 3204 10.0 24.4 66.2 78.9
TOR Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 7.0 12.7 24.4 24.4
PIT Falter, Bailey 4473 0.0 4.0 5.0 5.0
NYM Peterson, David 4347 0.0 5.0 10.0 10.0
NYY Severino, Luis 3567 3.0 9.7 30.4 56.5
ATL Elder, Bryce 4709 6.0 10.7 10.7 10.7
DET Faedo, Alex 4612 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
MIN Ober, Bailey 4441 6.7 9.7 16.4 16.4
OAK Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
STL Hudson, Dakota 4035 1.0 5.0 17.4 17.4
LAA Giolito, Lucas 3900 3.0 7.0 43.1 46.1
TEX Montgomery, Jordan 3814 6.7 16.1 26.8 32.8
CHW Toussaint, Touki 4110 1.0 3.0 7.7 7.7
CHC Hendricks, Kyle 3386 3.0 7.7 39.8 71.6
SEA Hancock Emerson* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
KC Lyles, Jordan 3100 0.0 3.7 23.4 31.1
ARI Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
COL Blach, Ty 3754 1.0 3.0 5.0 9.0
BAL Flaherty, Jack 3971 4.0 5.0 45.3 45.3
SD Wacha, Michael 3276 8.0 16.4 31.5 58.2
TB Littell, Zack 4533 1.0 3.0 5.0 5.0
SF Junis, Jakob 3857 2.0 7.0 15.0 18.0
MIL Houser, Adrian 4162 1.7 3.4 14.4 14.4
LAD Miller, Bobby 4820 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Starters subject to change.
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