Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Gibson struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Royals.
Gibson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 33rd among all players and ninth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias struck out 12 over 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, five hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Cubs. Urias did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied, 2-2, when he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Blue Jays hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 12-4 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—Christian Yelich of the Brewers homered and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Rockies.
Rankings—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
deGrom (6IP 3H 2R BB 5K ND in the 4-3 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.7 for the season, ahead of second-place player, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole (13.4). deGrom ranks ahead of second-place NL pitcher Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers (12.4).
deGrom now has 120.1 career Box-Toppers points, 45th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, trailing 44th-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1). deGrom ranks 13th among active players in career points, eighth among active NL pitchers.
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright now has 136.3 career Box-Toppers points—32nd-most since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Wainwright (6IP 6H R BB 8K W in the 3-1 win over the Pirates) trails 31st-ranked player Andy Pettitte (138.5) on the “all-time” list. He ranks ninth among active players in career points, fourth among active NL pitchers.
Wainwright has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for 2021, 27th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Zack Short of the Tigers made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Short (HR 2B 2-2 R 2BI in the 3-1, seven-inning win over the Astros) made his Major League debut April 21 and was playing in his seventh career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Saturday, June 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 12.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 |
| 7 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 9 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.4 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
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Scoring—Gibson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Urias earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Grichuk and Yelich each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) 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).| 6/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | TEX 8, KC 0 | Kyle Gibson, (W 6‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| NL | +7.1 | `LAD 3, CHC 2 | Julio Urías | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| +7.0 | MIA 3, WSH 2 | Zach Thompson, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| +6.0 | ARI 10, SD 1 | Merrill Kelly, (W 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.1 | `SF 6, OAK 5 (F/10) | Alex Wood | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | CIN 4, ATL 1 | Luis Castillo, (W 3‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | STL 3, PIT 1 | Adam Wainwright, (W 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +4.2 | BOS 4, NYY 2 | Nathan Eovaldi, (W 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TOR 12, BAL 4 | Randal Grichuk, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | HOU 3, DET 2 (F/7) | Ryan Pressly, (S 12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 13, LAA 3 | Ji‑Man Choi, 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 3, HOU 1 (F/7) | Zack Short, SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `NYM 4, PHI 3 | Jacob deGrom | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | MIL 10, COL 4 | Christian Yelich, LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
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 for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.7 | 23.4 | 84.7 | 120.1 | +6.0 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 | 8.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 | +6.7 |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | sf nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 28.7 | 47.1 | +7.0 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | tex al | 6.7 | 9.4 | 29.5 | 43.5 | +4.0 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 6.0 | 9.7 | 34.5 | 136.3 | +2.3 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | bos al | 4.7 | 8.7 | 25.1 | 44.2 | +0.7 |
| Grichuk, Randal 3474 | dh cf | tor al | 4.5 | 7.5 | 24.9 | 34.4 | +1.5 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 | 9.0 | 39.8 | 39.8 | ‑1.0 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | lf | mil nl | 4.0 | 5.5 | 39.2 | 49.2 | +2.5 |
| Pressly, Ryan 3186 | pi cp | hou al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | +0.0 |
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Thompson, Zach 4437 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Choi, Ji‑Man 3990 | 1b | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | +1.0 |
| Short, Zack 4453 | ss | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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