Dodgers’ Urias tops players for Sunday, Aug. 13; Brewers’ Peralta rises to 10th

Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day

Urias struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 8-3 win over the Rockies.

Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, 18th among all players and eighth among National League pitchers.

Urias becomes the 20th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his third season and third straight season with 10 or more points. In 2021, he had 19.1 points with the Dodgers, fourth overall and third among NL pitchers. In 2022, he had 19.4 points with the Dodgers, seventh overall and fourth among NL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day is Twins pitcher Sonny Gray.

American League Player of the Day

Twins pitcher Sonny Gray struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 3-0 win over the Phillies.

Gray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 19th among AL pitchers.

American League Batter of the Day is Daulton Varsho of the Blue Jays.

American League Batter of the Day

Daulton Varsho of the Blue Jays hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 11-4 win over the Cubs.

National League Batter of the Day is Jared Triolo of the Pirates.

National League Batter of the Day

Jared Triolo of the Pirates hit a pinch-hit, seventh-inning, go-ahead, three-run homer in the 4-2 win over the Cubs. Triolo went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs.

This was Triolo’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Triolo made his Major League debut June 28 and was playing in his 34th career game.

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over the White 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 Sunday, Aug. 13.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 pi sp dh ana al 18.4
2 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 15.4
3 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 14.7
4 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 13.1
5 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 12.4
6 Lopez, Pablo 4028 pi sp min al 12.4
7 Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 12.1
8 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 11.7
9 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 11.7
10 Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 11.7
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Rankings

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

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Peralta (6IP 4H 0R 3BB 6K W in the 7-3 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers. Though he has the same Box-Toppers points total as two other NL pitchers—Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks and Corbin Burnes of the Brewers—Peralta ranks third among them because he has the fewest 2022 points: Gallen (18.7), Burnes (15.4), Peralta (7.4).

Debut

Two other player also made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:

  • Nationals pitcher Joe La Sorsa (2IP H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 8-7 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut May 29 and was playing in his 17th career game.

  • Henry Ramos of the Reds (2B 3-3 R BI in the 6-5 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2021, and was playing in his 38th career game.

Scoring

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

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

  • Varsho and Triolo 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).

8/13 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +9.0 LAD 8, COL 3 Julio Urías (W, 10‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 4 3 3 0 12
AL +8.0 MIN 3, PHI 0 Sonny Gray (W, 6‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 2 0 0 3 7
+5.2 `SF 3, TEX 2 (F/10) Logan Webb ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 8.2 6 1 1 1 6
+5.0 MIL 7, CHW 3 Freddy Peralta (W, 9‑8) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 0 0 3 6
+5.0 WSH 8, OAK 7 Joe La Sorsa (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
BAT +4.0 TOR 11, CHC 4 Daulton Varsho CF 5 2 2 5 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +4.0 PIT 4, CIN 2 Jared Triolo PH‑2B 1 1 1 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 LAA 2, HOU 1 Chase Silseth (W, 4‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 4 0 0 2 5
+4.0 BOS 6, DET 3 Garrett Whitlock (W, 5‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 0 1 0 0 3
+3.0 CLE 9, TB 2 Andres Gimenez 2B 5 2 4 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 NYM 7, ATL 6 Rafael Ortega CF‑RF 4 2 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 `BAL 5, SEA 3 (F/10) Kyle Bradish ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 5 2 2 1 7
+2.0 MIA 8, NYY 7 Luis Arraez 2B 5 1 3 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 CIN 6, PIT 5 Henry Ramos RF 3 1 3 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 ARI 5, SD 4 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. PH‑LF 2 1 1 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 +/‑
Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 11.7 19.1 50.5 50.5 +4.3
Urias, Julio 3652 pi sp lad nl 10.0 29.4 55.5 62.2 -9.4
Webb, Logan 4258 pi sp sf nl 9.0 18.7 36.9 36.9 -0.7
Bradish, Kyle 4597 pi sp bal al 9.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 +3.0
Gray, Sonny 3259 pi sp min al 8.4 20.5 54.7 95.9 -3.7
Arraez, Luis 4219 2b fla nl 6.5 12.0 18.7 18.7 +1.0
Whitlock, Garrett 4431 pi sp bos al 4.0 8.0 11.0 11.0 0.0
Gimenez, Andres 4288 2b cle al 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 +2.0
Gurriel, Lourdes Jr. 4148 lf ph ari nl 3.0 9.5 15.7 15.7 -3.5
Silseth, Chase 4605 pi sp ana al 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 +1.0
Varsho, Daulton 4398 cf tor al 1.5 6.0 10.5 10.5 -3.0
Triolo, Jared 4902 2b ph pit nl 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 +1.5
Ortega, Rafael 3746 cf rf dh nym nl 1.0 4.5 5.5 6.5 -2.5
La Sorsa, Joe 4901 pi cp dc nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
Ramos, Henry 4903 rf cin 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
HOU Valdez, Framber 4048 9.0 25.0 40.4 40.4
MIA Garrett, Braxton 4341 10.7 16.4 18.4 18.4
PIT Priester, Quinn* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NYM Carrasco, Carlos 2885 1.7 11.4 43.2 111.5
NYY Schmidt, Clarke 4581 2.0 6.4 6.4 6.4
ATL Fried, Max 4011 4.0 20.0 48.5 48.5
OAK Sears, JP 4627 3.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
STL Mikolas, Miles 3034 5.7 17.8 32.5 35.2
LAA Sandoval, Patrick 4357 2.0 10.0 13.0 13.0
TEX Scherzer, Max 2588 11.4 21.4 91.0 247.7
SEA Gilbert, Logan 4439 10.7 24.8 31.8 31.8
KC Singer, Brady 4337 4.0 15.7 22.7 22.7
ARI Kelly, Merrill 4143 8.0 19.0 34.0 34.0
COL Flexen, Chris 4368 0.0 2.0 13.7 13.7
BAL Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
SD Darvish, Yu 3003 7.0 23.8 62.4 131.0
TB Glasnow, Tyler 3948 7.4 7.4 43.8 43.8
SF Walker, Ryan* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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