Pirates’ Oviedo tops players for Sunday, Aug. 6; Mariners’ Miller rises to 6th in rankings

Pirates pitcher Johan Oviedo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Pirates pitcher Johan Oviedo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

Player of the Day

Oviedo struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Marlins.

Oviedo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 66th among all players and 25th among National League pitchers.

American League Player of the Day

Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller struck out 10 over five innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Angels. Miller did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was tied when he exited.

Miller earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 12.1 for the season, sixth among all players and fourth among AL pitchers.

Miller had a +8.0 Box-Toppers game score Sunday, same as Johan Oviedo. But Oviedo beat Miller for overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker since he earned the win in his game, while Miller picked up a no-decision.

American League Player of the Day is Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller.

American League Batter of the Day

Jake Meyers of the Astros hit a pair of three-run homers, going 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 9-7 win over the Yankees.

American League Batter of the Day is Jake Meyers of the Astros.

National League Batter of the Day

Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-4 win over the Royals.

National League Batter of the Day is Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies.

Notable

Elvis Andrus of the White Sox earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Sunday.

Andrus (2-2B 3-5 R 2BI in the 5-3 win over the Guardians) was also Saturday’s AL Batter of the Day in the 7-4 win over the Guardians (HR 2B 3-4 2R 2BI). Andrus earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points Saturday and earns 1.0 point Sunday, giving him 3.5 for the season, 40th among AL batters.

Elvis Andrus of the White Sox is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over the Guardians.

Also notable

Dodgers pitcher Lance Lynn now has 115.8 career Box-Toppers points—57th-most among all players since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Lynn (6IP 4H R 2BB 6K W in the 8-2 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, passing two players on the “all-time” career points list—Josh Beckett (114.9) and Tim Lincecum (115.0). Lynn now trails 56th-ranked player Torii Hunter (115.9). Lynn ranks 14th among active players in career points, eighth among active NL pitchers.

This was Lynn’s first Player of the Game honor since being traded from the White Sox to the Dodgers at the end of July. Lynn now has 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season.

Dodgers pitcher Lance Lynn is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over the Padres.

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. 6.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 dh pi sp ana al 17.4
2 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 14.4
3 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 13.1
4 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 13.0
5 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 12.4
6 Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 12.1
7 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 11.7
8 Bautista, Felix 4668 pi cp bal al 11.0
9 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 10.7
10 Kirby, George 4595 pi sp sea al 10.7
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Debut

Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:

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  • Davis Schneider of the Blue Jays (HR 4-5 R 4BI in the 13-1 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Aug. 4 and was playing in his third career game.

  • Nick Allen of the Athletics (2HR 3-4 2R 3BI in the 8-6 win over the Giants) made his Major League debut April 19, 2022, and was playing in his 160th career game.

  • Nationals pitcher Robert Garcia (2IP 0H 0R BB 2K ND in the 6-3 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut June 14 and was playing in his second career game.

Scoring

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

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

  • Meyers and Schwarber 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).

8/6 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +8.0 PIT 4, MIL 1 Johan Oviedo (W, 6‑11) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 2 0 0 3 6
AL +8.0 `SEA 3, LAA 2 (F/10) Bryce Miller ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 5 1 1 0 10
BAT +6.0 HOU 9, NYY 7 Jake Meyers CF 4 2 2 6 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 TOR 13, BOS 1 Davis Schneider 2B 5 1 4 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 OAK 8, SF 6 Nick Allen SS 4 2 3 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+4.0 LAD 8, SD 2 Lance Lynn (W, 8‑9) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 1 1 2 6
+3.2 TEX 6, MIA 0 Andrew Heaney (W, 9‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.2 4 0 0 2 4
+3.0 TB 10, DET 6 Yandy Díaz DH 5 3 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
BAT +3.0 PHI 8, KC 4 Kyle Schwarber LF 4 2 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 `WSH 6, CIN 3 Robert Garcia (H, 1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
+2.0 CHC 6, ATL 4 Cody Bellinger CF 3 2 2 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.2 `BAL 2, NYM 0 Kyle Bradish ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 4.2 3 0 0 5 5
+1.0 CHW 5, CLE 3 Elvis Andrus SS 5 1 3 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.0 COL 1, STL 0 Brenton Doyle CF 2 1 2 0 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.0 MIN 5, ARI 3 Edouard Julien 2B 1 1 1 0 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
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 +/‑
Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 +12.1
Heaney, Andrew 3515 pi sp tex al 8.7 16.7 39.8 44.8 +0.7
Bradish, Kyle 4597 pi sp bal al 8.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 +2.0
Oviedo, Johan 4442 pi sp pit nl 6.7 9.7 10.7 10.7 +3.7
Diaz, Yandy 3896 1b dh tb al 6.0 10.0 16.0 17.7 +2.0
Doyle, Brenton 4803 cf col nl 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 +4.0
Andrus, Elvis 2582 ss chi al 3.5 6.5 10.0 40.7 +0.5
Bellinger, Cody 3781 cf chi nl 3.5 5.5 19.4 28.1 +1.5
Meyers Jake 4510 cf hou al 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 +3.0
Schwarber, Kyle 3536 dh lf phi nl 2.5 4.5 19.5 29.0 +0.5
Lynn, Lance 2992 pi sp lad nl 2.0 11.7 51.2 115.8 -7.7
Julien, Edouard 4822 2b min al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 +2.0
Allen, Nick 4891 ss oak al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
Garcia, Robert 4892 pi mr dc nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
Schneider, Davis 4890 2b tor al 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
LAD Gonsolin, Tony 4211 3.7 15.1 27.5 27.5
SD Lugo, Seth 3729 1.7 3.7 14.7 19.7
MIA Perez, Eury 4814 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
CIN Williamson, Brandon 4813 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
MIN Lopez, Pablo 4028 9.0 19.7 42.8 42.8
DET Wentz, Joey 4639 2.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
WSH Williams, Trevor 3792 4.0 7.0 22.7 27.7
PHI Suarez, Ranger 4228 3.7 8.7 18.7 18.7
ATL Strider, Spencer 4626 14.4 27.8 27.8 27.8
PIT Bido, Osvaldo 4882 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
CHC Smyly, Drew 3009 5.0 13.7 25.7 61.2
NYM Senga, Kodai 4762 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7
KC Ragans, Cole 4889 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
BOS Bello, Brayan 4727 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
TOR Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 0.0 1.0 43.5 69.6
CLE Williams, Gavin 4865 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
COL Lambert, Peter 4155 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
MIL Peralta, Freddy 3965 8.7 16.1 47.5 47.5
NYY Cole, Gerrit 3232 9.0 24.4 104.4 147.3
CHW Cease, Dylan 4231 7.0 27.4 43.8 43.8
SF Webb, Logan 4258 8.0 17.7 35.9 35.9
LAA Sandoval, Patrick 4357 2.0 10.0 13.0 13.0
TEX Dunning, Dane 4317 3.0 7.4 12.4 12.4
OAK Waldichuk, Ken 4757 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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