Orioles’ Bradish tops players for Sunday, July 16; Mets’ Scherzer rises to 7th place

Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.

Plus, Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals rises to lead NL batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Game honors.

Player of the Day

Bradish struck out eight over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 5-4 win over the Marlins.

Bradish earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 34th among all players and 18th among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day is Mets pitcher Max Scherzer.

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, July 16.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 dh pi sp ana al 13.9
2 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 12.0
3 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 11.7
4 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 11.4
5 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 11.1
6 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 10.7
7 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp nym nl 10.4
8 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp lad nl 10.1
9 McClanahan, Shane 4399 pi sp tb al 9.7
10 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 9.7
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National League Player of the Day

Mets pitcher Max Scherzer struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Dodgers. Scherzer did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Dodgers tied the game after he exited.

Scherzer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season, seventh among all players and fourth among NL pitchers.

Scherzer becomes the eighth player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his 12th season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and his third straight. Excluding the shortened 2020 season, Scherzer would have 11 straight 10-point seasons, starting in 2012. (Scherzer had 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020.)

Scherzer also now has 246.7 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails Randy Johnson (282.5) and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (269.4). Scherzer ranks second among active players and among active NL pitchers behind Kershaw.

American League Batter of the Day is Chas McCormick of the Astros.

American League Batter of the Day

Chas McCormick of the Astros hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-8 win over the Angels.

National League Batter of the Day is Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals.

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National League Batter of the Day

Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals homered and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-4 win over the Nationals.

Gorman earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season, rising to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves (6.0), who falls to third.

Gorman leads second-place NL batter Christian Yelich of the Brewers (6.5), who also earned Player of the Game honors Sunday (HR 2B 3-4 R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Reds). Though Gorman and Yelich both have 6.5 Box-Toppers points in 2023, Gorman holds the tiebreaker for the lead because he has more 2022 points—5.0 vs. 3.5.

Scoring

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

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

  • McCormick and Gorman each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.

  • All of Sunday’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).

7/16 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +11.1 BAL 5, MIA 4 Kyle Bradish (W, 6‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.1 3 0 0 1 8
+10.0 BOS 11, CHC 5 Kutter Crawford (W, 4‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 1 0 0 4 9
NL +9.0 `NYM 2, LAD 1 (F/10) Max Scherzer ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 1 0 0 3 6
BAT +4.0 HOU 9, LAA 8 Chas McCormick LF‑CF 4 2 3 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.1 `SF 8, PIT 4 (F/10) Tristan Beck ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 3.1 1 1 1 0 3
+3.0 CHW 8, ATL 1 Luis Robert Jr. CF 5 1 4 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 MIN 5, OAK 4 Alex Kirilloff 1B 4 1 2 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 TEX 6, CLE 5 Marcus Semien 2B 2 3 1 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 PHI 7, SD 6 (F/12) Jeff Hoffman (W, 3‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
+3.0 SEA 2, DET 0 Paul Sewald (S, 18) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
BAT +2.0 STL 8, WSH 4 Nolan Gorman 2B 5 2 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 COL 8, NYY 7 (F/11) C.J. Cron DH 5 2 1 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 MIL 4, CIN 3 Christian Yelich LF 4 1 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 TOR 7, ARI 5 Danny Jansen C 4 1 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 KC 8, TB 4 Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
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 nym nl 10.4 20.4 90.0 246.7 +0.4
Bradish, Kyle 4597 pi sp bal al 7.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 +1.0
Gorman, Nolan 4633 2b dh stl nl 6.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 +1.5
Yelich, Christian 3334 lf mil nl 6.5 10.0 40.2 60.7 +3.0
Semien, Marcus 3302 2b tex al 5.7 12.7 32.1 44.1 -1.3
Cron, C.J. 3338 1b dh col nl 4.2 11.2 24.7 36.4 -2.8
Sewald, Paul 3940 pi cp sea al 4.0 7.0 11.0 11.0 +1.0
Robert, Luis 4296 cf chi al 3.5 8.0 9.0 9.0 -1.0
Beck, Tristan 4823 pi mr cp sf nl 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 +3.0
Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 ss 3b kc al 2.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 +0.5
Crawford, Kutter 4660 pi sp mr bos al 2.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 -2.0
McCormick, Chas 4444 rf hou al 1.5 2.5 4.5 4.5 +0.5
Jansen, Danny 4163 ca tor al 1.0 4.5 9.0 9.0 -2.5
Kirilloff, Alex 4395 1b lf min al 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 -0.7
Hoffman, Jeff 3806 pi cp mr sp phi nl 1.0 2.0 4.0 7.7 0.0
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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
LAD Sheehan, Emmet* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
BAL Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
CLE Curry, Xzavion* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PIT Priester, Quinn* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SF Webb, Logan 4258 6.0 15.7 33.9 33.9
CIN Williamson, Brandon 4813 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
MIA Luzardo, Jesus 4282 11.1 15.1 27.2 27.2
STL Mikolas, Miles 3034 5.7 17.8 32.5 35.2
TB McClanahan, Shane 4399 9.7 26.1 30.8 30.8
TEX Dunning, Dane 4317 1.0 5.4 10.4 10.4
WSH Gore, MacKenzie 4582 4.0 8.7 8.7 8.7
CHC Smyly, Drew 3009 4.0 12.7 24.7 60.2
DET Manning, Matt 4550 1.7 4.7 5.7 5.7
KC Lyles, Jordan 3100 0.0 3.7 23.4 31.1
NYY Severino, Luis 3567 3.0 9.7 30.4 56.5
LAA Canning, Griffin 4134 4.0 4.0 15.7 15.7
BOS Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
OAK Blackburn, Paul 3869 2.0 6.0 8.0 9.0
MIN Gray, Sonny 3259 5.7 17.8 52.0 93.2
SEA Gilbert, Logan 4439 8.7 22.8 29.8 29.8
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