Brewers’ Peralta tops players for Monday, Aug. 7; Mets’ Alonso rises to lead NL batters

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to lead National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

Player of the Day

Peralta struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 12-1 win over the Reds.

Peralta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, 12th among all players and fifth among NL pitchers.

Peralta becomes the 15th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his second season with 10 or more points. In 2021, he had 12.7 points with the Brewers, 17th among NL pitchers. In 2022, he had 7.4 points, 38th among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day is Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez.

American League Player of the Day

Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 9-3 win over the Tigers.

Lopez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, 11th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.

Lopez becomes the 16th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his second straight season with 10 or more points. In 2022, he earned 10.7 points with the Marlins, 22nd among NL pitchers.

Though Lopez and overall Player of the Day Peralta both have 10.7 Box-Toppers points on the season, Lopez ranks higher in 11th place overall because he has more 2022 points—10.7 vs. 7.4.

National League Batter of the Day is Pete Alonso of the Mets.

National League Batter of the Day

Pete Alonso of the Mets hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 11-2 win over the Cubs. Alonso went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six runs.

Alonso earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, 22nd overall and rising to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals (9.0). Though Alonso and Gorman both have 9.0 points on the season, Alonso ranks higher because he has more 2022 points—14.9 vs. 5.0.

Alonso led all NL batters in 2022 with 14.9 Box-Toppers points.

American League Batter of the Day is Pablo Reyes of the Red Sox.

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. 7.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 dh pi sp ana al 17.4
2 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 14.4
3 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 13.1
4 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 13.0
5 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 12.4
6 Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 12.1
7 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 11.7
8 Bautista, Felix 4668 pi cp bal al 11.0
9 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 10.7
10 Kirby, George 4595 pi sp sea al 10.7
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American League Batter of the Day

Pablo Reyes of the Red Sox hit a walk-off grand slam, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Royals.

This was Reyes’ Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Reyes made his Major League debut Sept. 2, 2018, and was playing in his 180th career game.

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Debut

Also making his Box-Toppers debut Monday: Pirates pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K W in the 7-6 win over the Braves) who made his Major League debut June 16 and was playing in his 20th career game.

Scoring

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

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

  • Alonso and Reyes each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter 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).

8/7 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +17.0 MIL 12, COL 1 Freddy Peralta (W, 8‑8) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 1 1 1 0 13
+10.2 CIN 5, MIA 2 Brandon Williamson (W, 4‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.2 3 1 1 0 9
AL +10.0 MIN 9, DET 3 Pablo López (W, 7‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 5 0 0 0 8
BAT +7.0 NYM 11, CHC 2 Pete Alonso 1B 4 2 3 6 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +6.0 BOS 6, KC 2 Pablo Reyes SS 4 3 3 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+5.0 CHW 5, NYY 1 Bryan Shaw (S, 1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
+5.0 `TOR 3, CLE 1 Hyun Jin Ryu ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 4.0 0 0 0 1 2
+3.0 SF 8, LAA 3 Patrick Bailey C 3 1 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 LAD 13, SD 7 James Outman CF 4 2 4 0 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.1 PIT 7, ATL 6 Carmen Mlodzinski (W, 2‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
+1.0 TEX 5, OAK 3 Mitch Garver C 4 0 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
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 +/‑
Lopez, Pablo 4028 pi sp min al 10.7 21.4 44.5 44.5 0.0
Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 10.7 18.1 49.5 49.5 +3.3
Alonso, Pete 4118 1b nym nl 9.0 23.9 35.4 35.4 -5.9
Outman, James 4699 cf lad nl 7.7 9.2 9.2 9.2 +6.2
Williamson, Brandon 4813 pi sp cin nl 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 +4.7
Garver, Mitch 3950 ca tex al 3.5 4.5 21.0 21.0 +2.5
Bailey, Patrick 4827 ca sf nl 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 +3.5
Reyes, Pablo 4893 ss bos al 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 +1.5
Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 pi sp tor al 1.0 2.0 44.5 70.6 0.0
Shaw, Bryan 2995 pi cp mr chi al 1.0 2.0 5.0 14.0 0.0
Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 pi mr pit nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +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
WSH Williams, Trevor 3792 4.0 7.0 22.7 27.7
PHI Wheeler, Zack 3204 10.0 24.4 66.2 78.9
MIA Garrett, Braxton 4341 10.7 16.4 18.4 18.4
CIN Weaver, Luke 3719 0.0 0.0 16.0 25.7
MIN Gray, Sonny 3259 6.7 18.8 53.0 94.2
DET Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 8.0 8.0 42.8 62.2
STL Mikolas, Miles 3034 5.7 17.8 32.5 35.2
TB Eflin, Zach 3679 8.0 11.7 34.5 39.5
HOU Valdez, Framber 4048 9.0 25.0 40.4 40.4
BAL Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
ATL Chirinos, Yonny 4039 1.0 1.0 10.0 10.0
PIT Keller, Mitch 4230 8.0 10.0 15.0 15.0
WSH Gray, Josiah 4503 5.7 10.4 11.4 11.4
PHI Suarez, Ranger 4228 3.7 8.7 18.7 18.7
CHC Taillon, Jameson 3658 2.7 13.4 34.8 48.8
NYM Carrasco, Carlos 2885 1.7 11.4 43.2 111.5
KC Singer, Brady 4337 4.0 15.7 22.7 22.7
BOS Crawford, Kutter 4660 3.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
TOR Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 7.0 12.7 24.4 24.4
CLE Bibee, Tanner 4792 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
COL Freeland, Kyle 3763 5.7 11.7 33.1 39.1
MIL Miley, Wade 3006 3.0 4.0 26.4 66.5
NYY Schmidt, Clarke 4581 1.0 5.4 5.4 5.4
CHW Toussaint, Touki 4110 1.0 3.0 7.7 7.7
SF Alexander, Scott* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LAA Giolito, Lucas 3900 3.0 7.0 43.1 46.1
LAD Urias, Julio 3652 7.0 26.4 52.5 59.2
ARI Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
SD Martinez, Nick 3430 4.7 9.7 9.7 16.4
SEA Gilbert, Logan 4439 8.7 22.8 29.8 29.8
TEX Scherzer, Max 2588 10.4 20.4 90.0 246.7
OAK Sears, JP 4627 3.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
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