Mariners’ Miller tops players for Wednesday, June 12, rising to 9th in player rankings

Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.

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Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.

Miller struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the White Sox. Miller did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the White Sox tied the game after he exited.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Wednesday, June 12:
Player Pos Team BTP
1 Luis Gil pi sp Yankees 13.4
2 Zack Wheeler pi sp Phillies 9.7
3 Chris Sale pi sp Braves 9.7
4 Tanner Houck pi sp Red Sox 9.7
5 Shota Imanaga pi sp Cubs 9.7
6 Tarik Skubal pi sp Tigers 9.4
7 Ranger Suárez pi sp Phillies 9.4
8 George Kirby pi sp Mariners 8.7
9 Bryce Miller pi sp Mariners 8.7
10 Aaron Nola pi sp Phillies 8.7
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Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, ninth among all players and fifth among American League pitchers.

Miller is one of four players with 8.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 and ranks second among them based on his 2023 point total. Mariners pitcher George Kirby ranks first among the 8.7-point players with 13.7 points in 2023, Miller is second (13.1 in 2023), followed by Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola (12.0) and Padres pitcher Dylan Cease (10.0).

National League Player of the Day

Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Pirates.

Gray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season, 19th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.

Gray also now has 105.3 career Box-Toppers points, 79th-most among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.7 points Wednesday, he passes two players on the “all-time” career points list—Jamie Moyer (104.0) and Scott Kazmir (105.1). He now trails 78th-ranked player Aramis Ramirez (105.8).

Gray ranks 13th among active, signed players in career points and seventh among active NL pitchers.

National League Player of the Day is Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray.

National League Batter of the Day

Jeimer Candelario of the Reds hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 4-2 win over the Guardians. Candelario went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.

National League Batter of the Day is Jeimer Candelario of the Reds.

American League Batter of the Day

Carlos Santana of the Twins doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 17-9 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day is Carlos Santana of the Twins.

Debut

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

Orioles pitcher Cade Povich makes his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

  • Orioles pitcher Cade Povich (6IP 5H 0R 0BB 6K ND in the 4-2 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut June 6 and was playing in his second career game.

  • David Hamilton of the Red Sox (HR 2-4 2R 2BI in the 8-6 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut June 21, 2023, and was playing in his 58th career game.

David Hamilton of the Red Sox makes his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

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Top pitching matchup

▪️Framber Valdez, Astros
14.0 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 40th
▪️Logan Webb, Giants
17.4 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 23rd
Result—SF 5, HOU 3
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Valdez had -14.0 B-T game score (4IP 8H 5R BB K L).
Webb had -2.0 B-T game score in loss (6IP 7H 3R 0BB 5K W).
Player of the Game—Camilo Doval, Giants (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv) with +2.0 game score.

High scores, no points

Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:
▪️+7.0—Jonathan Cannon, White Sox (7IP 4H R BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SEA.
Player of the Game—Bryce Miller, Mariners (7IP 2H 0R 2BB 8K ND) with +11.0 game score, winning overall Player of the Day honors.
▪️+3.2—Aaron Civale, Rays (5.2IP 5H R BB 6K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CHC.
Player of the Game—Drew Smyly, Cubs (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K ND) with +5.0 game score.
▪️+3.0—Carlos Correa, Twins (5-6 3R BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. COL
Player of the Game—Teammate Carlos Santana (2B 3-5 2R 4BI) with +4.0 game score.

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores

Out of 439 total players Wednesday, 132 pitchers
-23.0—Austin Gomber, Rockies (3IP 11H 8R BB 2K L vs. MIN)
-17.0—Slade Cecconi, Diamondbacks
-14.0—Framber Valdez, Astros
-13.9—Nick Mears, Rockies
-13.9—Dan Altavilla, Royals

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters

Out of 307 total batters Wednesday
-5.0—Nick Loftin, Royals 0-5 2K
-5.0—Abraham Toro, Athletics 0-5 2K
-5.0—Brandon Lowe, Rays 0-5 K
-4.0—Nolan Gorman, Cardinals 0-4 4K
-4.0—Max Schuemann, Athletics 0-4 4K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.

Scoring

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

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

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

  • All of Wednesday’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).
6/12 BTG Game Player AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
MLB +11.0 `SEA 2, CHW 1 (F/10) Bryce Miller ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   7.0 2 0 0 2 8
NL +9.0 STL 4, PIT 2 Sonny Gray (W, 8‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   7.0 4 1 1 1 9
  +7.0 `BAL 4, ATL 2 Cade Povich ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.0 5 0 0 0 6
  +7.0 `SD 5, OAK 4 Michael King ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   5.0 4 2 2 2 12
BAT +5.0 CIN 4, CLE 2 Jeimer Candelario 3B 4 2 3 4   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +5.0 `CHC 4, TB 3 Drew Smyly (H, 1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
BAT +4.0 MIN 17, COL 9 Carlos Santana 1B 5 2 3 4   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +4.0 MIL 5, TOR 4 Tobias Myers (W, 3‑2) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.0 3 1 1 1 4
  +2.0 LAA 8, ARI 3 Zach Neto SS 5 2 3 2   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 NYY 11, KC 5 Jose Trevino C 4 1 2 3   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 NYM 10, MIA 4 Starling Marte RF 4 2 2 2   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 BOS 8, PHI 6 David Hamilton SS 4 2 2 2   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 TEX 3, LAD 2 Corey Seager DH 3 1 1 3   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 WSH 7, DET 5 Jake Irvin (W, 5‑5) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.0 6 1 1 1 5
  +2.0 SF 5, HOU 3 Camilo Doval (S, 12) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’24 ’23‑24 ’19‑24 Career +/‑
Miller, Bryce 4797 pi sp sea al 8.7 21.8 21.8 21.8 -4.4
Gray, Sonny 3259 pi sp stl nl 7.4 17.8 55.4 105.3 -3.0
King, Michael 4549 pi sp sd nl 6.0 15.0 20.7 20.7 -3.0
Irvin, Jake 4805 pi sp dc nl 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 +1.0
Doval, Camilo 4658 pi cp sf nl 3.0 8.0 13.0 13.0 -2.0
Marte, Starling 3122 rf nym nl 3.0 4.0 14.0 30.0 +2.0
Santana, Carlos 2757 1b min al 2.5 5.2 16.7 43.9 -0.2
Neto, Zach 4821 ss ana al 2.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0
Seager, Corey 3587 ss dh tex al 2.0 8.2 17.2 30.7 -4.2
Myers, Tobias 5026 pi sp mil nl 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 +2.0
Candelario, Jeimer 4025 3b cin nl 1.5 5.5 18.5 20.5 -2.5
Smyly, Drew 3009 pi mr sp chi nl 1.0 7.0 27.7 63.2 -5.0
Trevino, Jose 4241 ca nyy al 1.0 1.0 5.5 5.5 +1.0
Hamilton, David 5030 ss bos al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
Povich, Cade 5029 pi sp bal al 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.
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Game Starter ’24 ’23-24 ’19‑24 Career
ATL Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 5.4 6.4 26.9 34.6
BAL Irvin, Cole 4140 3.0 6.0 21.4 21.4
WSH Corbin, Patrick 3027 0.0 7.1 34.2 92.4
DET Mize, Casey 4377 0.0 0.0 7.7 7.7
NYY Cortes, Nestor 4160 5.0 7.0 29.4 29.4
KC Marsh, Alec 4961 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
PIT Keller, Mitch 4230 6.0 19.0 26.0 26.0
STL Lynn, Lance 2992 2.0 6.7 52.9 120.5
CHC Steele, Justin 4415 0.0 11.1 19.1 19.1
TB Bradley, Taj 4780 1.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
MIA Munoz, Roddery 4994 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
NYM Severino, Luis 3567 2.0 6.7 16.4 60.2
PHI Nola, Aaron 3569 8.7 20.7 64.8 110.4
BOS Houck, Tanner 4342 9.7 11.7 23.4 23.4
OAK Medina, Luis 4876 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
MIN Ryan, Joe 4539 7.7 16.4 33.8 33.8
LAA Canning, Griffin 4134 0.0 6.0 17.7 17.7
ARI Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 5.4 9.1 9.1 9.1
CHW Crochet, Garrett 4434 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.7
SEA Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 6.0 22.1 60.5 76.9
TEX Lorenzen, Michael 3479 2.0 10.7 17.7 25.2
LAD Grove, Michael 4774 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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