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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Brenton Doyle of the Rockies earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters.
Player of the Day
Anderson struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Cubs.
Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 79th among all players and 35th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Marlins pitcher Huascar Brazoban struck out five over two scoreless innings of middle relief, allowing no hits and one walk, in the 4-3 win over the White Sox.
Brazoban earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 97th among NL pitchers, 20th among NL middle relievers.
American League Batter of the Day
Ben Rice of the Yankees hit three home runs, including a pair of three-run homers, in the 14-4 win over the Red Sox. Rice went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in seven runs.
This was Rice’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Rice made his Major League debut June 18 and was playing in his 17th career game.
National League Batter of the Day
Keibert Ruiz of the Nationals hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 14-6 win over the Cardinals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Saturday, July 6:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 13.4 |
| 2 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 12.4 |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 11.4 |
| 4 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 11.0 |
| 5 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 10.7 |
| 6 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 10.7 |
| 7 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 8 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 10.7 |
| 9 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 10.4 |
| 10 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 10.0 |
Notable
Brenton Doyle of the Rockies earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Saturday, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among NL batters.
Doyle (HR 1-2 R 2BI in the 3-1 win over the Royals) was also Player of the Game Friday in the 4-2 win over the Royals (2B 3-4 0R 2BI). He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point each of the past two days and now has 8.7 for the season, 21st among all players and extending his lead among NL batters, ahead of second-place Bryce Harper of the Phillies (6.7 points).
Doyle also now has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among all batters, ahead of AL batting leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees (8.5 points).
Saturday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Hunter Brown, Astros7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 15th among AL pitchers
▪️Joe Ryan, Twins
8.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 11th among AL pitchersbt
Result—MIN 9, HOU 3
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Brown had -15.0 B-T game score (6IP 12H 7R BB 6K L).
Ryan had +1.2 B-T game score (5.2IP 5H 3R BB 8K W).
Player of the Game—Byron Buxton, Twins (HR 2-4 2R 2BI) with +2.0 game score.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+9.0—Hunter Greene, Reds (7IP 3H 0R 2BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. DET.
Player of the Game—Shelby Miller, Tigers (2IP H 0R 0BB 3K W) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Yandy Díaz, Rays (HR 2B 3-3 R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TEX.
Player of the Game—Andrew Heaney, Rangers (5.1IP 3H 0R 2BB 7K ND) with +7.1 game score.
▪️+3.2—Tim Hill, Yankees (2.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. BOS.
Player of the Game—Teammate Ben Rice (3HR 3-5 3R 7BI) with +8.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 444 total players Saturday, 123 pitchers-29.8—Lance Lynn, Cardinals (2.2IP 9H 11R 10ER 4BB 2K L vs. WSH)
-22.0—Cade Povich, Orioles
-15.0—Hunter Brown, Astros
-13.8—Jack O’Loughlin, Athletics
-12.9—MacKenzie Gore, Nationals
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 322 total batters Saturday-5.0—Jarren Duran, Red Sox 0-5 K
-5.0—Juan Soto, Yankees 0-5 K
-5.0—Danny Jansen, Blue Jays 0-5
-4.0—Cody Bellinger, Cubs 0-4 3K
-4.0—Elly De La Cruz, Reds 0-4 3K
-4.0—Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Scoring
Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Brazoban earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Rice and Ruiz each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’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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2024 Box-Toppers points—NL batters
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) July 7, 2024
1—Brenton Doyle @Rockies 8.7*
2—Bryce Harper @Phillies 6.7
3—Matt Chapman @SFGiants 6.5
4—Francisco Lindor @Mets 6.4
5—Luis Garcia Jr. @Nationals 5.2
6—Ian Happ @Cubs 5.0
7—Marcell Ozuna @Braves 4.5
*Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of Game Saturday
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).| 7/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | LAA 7, CHC 0 | Tyler Anderson (W, 8‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +9.0 | TOR 5, SEA 4 | Yariel Rodríguez (W, 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +8.0 | NYY 14, BOS 4 | Ben Rice 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.1 | `TEX 4, TB 3 | Andrew Heaney | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | OAK 19, BAL 8 | Brent Rooker DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| NL | +6.0 | MIA 4, CHW 3 | Huacscar Brazoban (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +5.2 | `ARI 7, SD 5 (F/10) | Kevin Ginkel | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | WSH 14, STL 6 | Keibert Ruiz C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | DET 5, CIN 3 | Shelby Miller (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 5, PIT 2 | Luis Torrens C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 5, PHI 1 | Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 5, MIL 3 | Shohei Ohtani DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | `CLE 5, SF 4 | Logan T. Allen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 9, HOU 3 | Byron Buxton CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 3, KC 1 | Brenton Doyle CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle, Brenton 4803 | cf | col nl | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | +4.7 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 42.4 | +3.0 |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh | lad nl | 4.0 | 23.4 | 70.7 | 78.7 | -15.4 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | tex al | 4.0 | 15.4 | 36.8 | 51.5 | -7.4 |
| Ruiz, Keibert 4616 | ca | dc nl | 4.0 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -0.7 |
| Rooker, Brent 4795 | dh | oak al | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +1.5 |
| Buxton, Byron 3604 | cf | min al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 14.0 | 25.2 | +2.5 |
| Allen, Logan T. 4789 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -4.7 |
| Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | +1.0 |
| Ginkel, Kevin 4830 | pi cp mr | ari nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -4.0 |
| Miller, Shelby 3134 | pi cp mr | det al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 41.1 | +2.0 |
| Rodriguez, Yariel 4979 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Brazoban, Huascar 4787 | pi mr | fla nl | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Rice, Ben 5055 | 1b | nyy al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Torrens, Luis 4452 | ca dh | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 33.1 | 55.9 |
| PIT | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PHI | Mercado, Michael* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 28.6 | 36.3 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 5.4 | 14.1 | 41.2 | 67.6 |
| WSH | Herz, DJ 5032 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHW | Cannon, Jonathan 5036 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 11.4 | 22.1 | 41.5 | 41.5 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| SF | Birdsong, Hayden* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 25.8 | 113.2 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 8.0 | 17.7 | 42.8 | 77.3 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| COL | Gordon, Tanner* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| OAK | Spence, Mitch 4986 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 10.4 | 20.4 | 57.2 | 57.2 |
| MIL | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 68.6 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 4.7 | 15.1 | 47.2 | 74.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 10.7 | 24.4 | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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