Phillies’ Sanchez tops players for Sunday, Sept. 24, Diamondbacks’ Gallen rises to 7th

Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day

Sanchez struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Mets.

Sanchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 257th among all players and 76th among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day

Ryan Jeffers of the Twins homered, tripled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Angels.

Jeffers earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 78th among AL batters.

American League Player of the Day is Ryan Jeffers of the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day

Juan Soto of the Padres hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-2 win over the Cardinals.

Soto earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, fifth among NL batters.

National League Batter of the Day is Juan Soto of the Padres.

American League Batter of the Day

There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Ryan Jeffers.

Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over the Yankees.

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 Sunday, Sept. 24.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 21.1
2 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 pi sp dh ana al 19.4
3 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 18.7
4 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 18.1
5 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 17.8
6 Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 17.7
7 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 16.7
8 Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 pi sp sea al 16.1
9 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp tex al 15.4
10 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp nyy al 15.0
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Rankings

Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises from eighth to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Gallen (6IP 3H 0R 2BB 8K W in the 7-1 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.

Gallen just missed earning overall Player of the Day honors, which would have given him 2.0 Box-Toppers points for the day rather than 1.0. He had a +9.0 Box-Toppers game score, same as overall Player of the Day, Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez. But Sanchez beat him on a tiebreaker because he had more innings pitched Sunday—seven vs. six.

Notable

Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez now has 12.0 Box-Toppers points—24th among all players and 12th among AL pitchers—after earning 1.0 point as Player of the Game Sunday (7IP 5H 0R 4BB 5K W in the 2-0 win over the Athletics).

Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over the Athletics.

Debut

Jacob Young of the Nationals made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Young (2B 2-2 0R 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut Aug. 26 and was playing in his 27th career game.

Jacob Young of the Nationals is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over the Braves.

Scoring

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

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

  • Soto earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.

  • All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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).

9/24 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +9.0 PHI 5, NYM 2 Cristopher Sánchez (W, 3‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 3 2 2 1 10
+9.0 ARI 7, NYY 1 Zac Gallen (W, 17‑8) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 3 0 0 2 8
BAT +4.0 SD 12, STL 2 Juan Soto LF 5 2 3 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 CIN 4, PIT 2 TJ Friedl CF 2 1 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 MIA 6, MIL 1 Jon Berti SS‑3B 4 2 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
AL +3.0 MIN 9, LAA 3 Ryan Jeffers C 4 2 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 ATL 8, WSH 5 Orlando Arcia SS 4 2 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 KC 6, HOU 5 Nelson Velázquez RF 3 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 TEX 9, SEA 8 Leody Taveras CF 3 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 DET 2, OAK 0 Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 12‑9) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 5 0 0 4 5
+3.0 BAL 5, CLE 1 Kyle Gibson (W, 15‑9) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 5 1 1 1 4
+2.0 WSH 3, ATL 2 Jacob Young CF 2 0 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 CHC 4, COL 3 Patrick Wisdom 3B 2 1 1 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 LAD 3, SF 2 (F/10) James Outman CF 2 1 1 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 TOR 9, TB 5 Trevor Richards (W, 2‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
+1.0 CHW 3, BOS 2 (F/6) Gavin Sheets RF 1 1 0 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 +/‑
Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 16.7 35.4 51.1 51.1 -2.0
Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 pi sp det al 12.0 12.0 46.8 66.2 +12.0
Soto, Juan 3994 lf sd nl 9.0 11.5 33.0 33.0 +6.5
Gibson, Kyle 3312 pi sp bal al 8.7 17.7 43.2 62.2 -0.3
Outman, James 4699 cf lad nl 8.7 10.2 10.2 10.2 +7.2
Friedl, TJ 4720 cf cin nl 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 +4.0
Arcia, Orlando 3717 ss atl nl 4.0 5.0 13.2 15.7 +3.0
Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 pi sp phi nl 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 +4.0
Wisdom, Patrick 4042 3b rf chi nl 3.0 6.0 10.0 10.0 0.0
Richards, Trevor 3945 pi mr sp cp tor al 3.0 4.0 17.7 17.7 +2.0
Jeffers, Ryan 4432 ca min al 2.7 3.7 6.2 6.2 +1.7
Velazquez, Nelson 4694 rf kc al 2.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 +1.0
Berti, Jon 4132 3b ss 2b ph fla nl 2.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 0.0
Sheets, Gavin 4457 rf chi al 1.0 4.0 8.5 8.5 -2.0
Taveras, Leody 4705 cf tex al 1.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 -0.5
Young, Jacob 4950 cf dc nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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
ARI Kelly, Merrill 4143 13.0 24.0 39.0 39.0
NYY Schmidt, Clarke 4581 2.0 6.4 6.4 6.4
TEX Gray, Jon 3634 6.7 12.7 40.4 52.1
LAA Sandoval, Patrick 4357 3.0 11.0 14.0 14.0
HOU Verlander, Justin 2112 8.7 34.7 87.3 241.3
SEA Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 16.1 26.1 62.5 70.9
SD Snell, Blake 3688 14.7 27.8 80.1 89.1
SF Webb, Logan 4258 10.7 20.4 38.6 38.6
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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