Brewers’ Peralta tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 12, rising to 3rd in player rankings

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer maintains his eighth place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day

Peralta struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Marlins.

Peralta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 17.7 for the season, third overall, behind Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (19.4) and Braves pitcher Spencer Strider (19.1). Peralta ranks second among National League pitchers, now 1.4 points behind Strider.

American League Player of the Day

Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo struck out eight over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Angels.

Woo earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 38th among AL pitchers.

American League Player of the Day is Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo.

National League Batter of the Day

Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in two runs, in the 11-2 win over the Padres.

Freeman earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.5 for the season, fifth among NL batters.

National League Batter of the Day is Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers.

American League Batter of the Day

Salvador Perez of the Royals went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 11-10 win over the White Sox.

American League Batter of the Day is Salvador Perez of the Royals.

Rankings

Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer maintains eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Scherzer (5.1IP 3H 0R BB 2K W in the 6-3 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.4 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers. Scherzer has earned 5.0 of his 15.4 points since joining the Rangers, the other 10.4 points he earned while with the Mets in the NL prior to being traded.

Scherzer also now has 251.7 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since players tracking began in 1995, behind Randy Johnson (282.5) and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (269.4). Scherzer ranks first among active AL pitchers, ahead of Justin Verlander of the Astros (241.3).

Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s win over the Blue Jays.

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 Tuesday, Sept. 12.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 pi sp dh ana al 19.4
2 Strider, Spencer 4626 pi sp atl nl 19.1
3 Peralta, Freddy 3965 pi sp mil nl 17.7
4 Bassitt, Chris 3413 pi sp tor al 17.1
5 Gausman, Kevin 3191 pi sp tor al 16.7
6 Luzardo, Jesus 4282 pi sp fla nl 16.1
7 Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 15.7
8 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp tex al 15.4
9 Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 pi sp sea al 14.1
10 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp nyy al 14.0
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Notable

Two notable players earned their first Box-Toppers point of 2023 as both earned their first Player of the Game honor of the season Tuesday:

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  • Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon (5IP 4H R 4BB 9K W in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox) earned 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth overall and third among NL pitchers. Rodon was out until midseason dealing with various injuries. This was his 11th appearance of the season.

  • Kris Bryant of the Rockies (HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 6-4 win over the Cubs) earned 10.5 Box-Toppers points in 2016 with the Cubs, second among NL batters. Bryant’s time has been limited this season by a broken finger. But Bryant also hasn’t been a prolific Box-Toppers points scorer in recent seasons, earning 1.0 point in three of the past four seasons, including 2023. He now has 4.5 points since being traded from the Cubs in 2021, a team for whom he earned 34.0 points from 2015 to 2021.

Debut

Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, both with their first career Player of the Game honor:

  • Mets pitcher Jose Butto (5IP 2H R 3BB 7K W in the 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks) made his Major League debut Aug. 21, 2022, and was playing in his seventh career game.

  • Reds pitcher Daniel Duarte (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut April 8, 2022, and was playing in his 29th career game.

Scoring

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

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

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

  • All of Tuesday’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).

9/12 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +11.1 MIL 3, MIA 1 Freddy Peralta (W, 12‑8) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.1 2 1 1 0 9
AL +9.2 SEA 8, LAA 0 Bryan Woo (W, 3‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.2 4 0 0 0 8
+6.1 CHW 6, KC 2 Dylan Cease (W, 7‑7) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.1 4 1 1 1 8
BAT +5.0 LAD 11, SD 2 Freddie Freeman 1B 5 4 4 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+5.0 NYM 7, ARI 4 Jose Butto (W, 1‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 2 1 1 3 7
+4.1 MIN 3, TB 2 Louie Varland (W, 4‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
+4.0 NYY 4, BOS 1 Carlos Rodón (W, 3‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 4 1 1 4 9
+3.1 TEX 6, TOR 3 Max Scherzer (W, 13‑6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.1 3 0 0 1 2
+3.0 COL 6, CHC 4 Kris Bryant DH 4 2 2 3 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 STL 5, BAL 2 Richie Palacios PR‑RF 3 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 PIT 5, WSH 1 Bailey Falter (W, 2‑8) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 1 1 1 4
+3.0 `ATL 7, PHI 6 (F/10) Max Fried ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.0 4 1 1 2 6
+3.0 `CIN 6, DET 5 (F/10) Daniel Duarte ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
BAT +2.0 KC 11, CHW 10 Salvador Perez DH 4 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.0 OAK 6, HOU 2 Ryan Noda 1B 3 2 1 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+1.0 CLE 3, SF 1 Emmanuel Clase (S, 40) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
+0.1 NYY 3, BOS 2 Jhony Brito (W, 7‑7) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.1 3 0 0 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 17.7 25.1 56.5 56.5 +10.3
Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp tex al 15.4 25.4 95.0 251.7 +5.4
Freeman, Freddie 2887 1b lad nl 8.5 17.0 42.7 84.4 0.0
Cease, Dylan 4231 pi sp chi al 8.0 28.4 44.8 44.8 -12.4
Fried, Max 4011 pi sp atl nl 8.0 24.0 52.5 52.5 -8.0
Woo, Bryan 4842 pi sp sea al 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 +7.7
Clase, Emmanuel 4225 pi cp cle al 6.0 8.0 12.0 12.0 +4.0
Noda, Ryan 4791 1b ph oak al 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 +6.0
Falter, Bailey 4473 pi sp pit nl 4.7 8.7 9.7 9.7 +0.7
Perez, Salvador 2972 ca kc al 4.5 8.5 16.0 45.2 +0.5
Brito, Jhony 4761 pi sp mr nyy al 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 +4.0
Varland, Louie 4758 pi sp mr min al 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 +1.0
Rodon, Carlos 3494 pi sp nyy al 1.0 20.8 38.5 57.6 -18.8
Bryant, Kris 3465 dh lf 3b 1b col nl 1.0 2.0 13.5 38.5 0.0
Palacios, Richie 4654 rf pr stl nl 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Butto, Jose 4933 pi sp nym nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
Duarte, Daniel 4934 pi mr cin nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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
TB Bradley, Taj 4780 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
MIN Keuchel, Dallas 3050 1.0 2.0 16.4 68.6
CHC Taillon, Jameson 3658 4.4 15.1 36.5 50.5
COL Blach, Ty 3754 2.0 4.0 6.0 10.0
CLE Allen, Logan T. 4789 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7
SF Harrison, Kyle 4914 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
LAA Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SEA Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 14.1 24.1 60.5 68.9
STL Rom, Drew* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
BAL Gibson, Kyle 3312 7.7 16.7 42.2 61.2
WSH Rutledge, Jackson* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PIT Selby, Colin* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ATL Strider, Spencer 4626 19.1 32.5 32.5 32.5
PHI Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
CIN Phillips, Connor* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DET Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 11.0 11.0 45.8 65.2
TEX Montgomery, Jordan 3814 8.4 17.8 28.5 34.5
TOR Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 9.0 14.7 26.4 26.4
ARI Gallen, Zac 4171 15.7 34.4 50.1 50.1
NYM Lucchesi, Joey 3936 2.0 2.0 18.4 18.4
NYY Schmidt, Clarke 4581 2.0 6.4 6.4 6.4
BOS Houck, Tanner 4342 0.0 3.0 11.7 11.7
OAK Blackburn, Paul 3869 4.7 8.7 10.7 11.7
HOU Brown, Hunter 4729 8.4 9.4 9.4 9.4
KC Cruz, Steven* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CHW Clevinger, Mike 3707 8.4 14.8 47.9 62.3
MIA Garrett, Braxton 4341 10.7 16.4 18.4 18.4
MIL Megill, Trevor 4531 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
SD Snell, Blake 3688 10.7 23.8 76.1 85.1
LAD Pepiot, Ryan 4714 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Starters subject to change.
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