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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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Mets pitcher Luis Severino is Saturday's Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Severino pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking one, in the 4–0 win over the Marlins.
Severino earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 79th among all players and 32nd among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Royals pitcher Michael Wacha struck out 9 over six, scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 13-1 win over the Reds.
Wacha earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 28th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Marcell Ozuna of the Braves hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-3 win over the Angels.
Ozuna earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 11th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 15 games completed.
Notable
Astros pitcher Hunter Brown has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Saturday's Player of the Game winners.
Brown (7IP 4H R 2BB 6K W in the 6-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season, 15th among all players and ninth among AL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Saturday, Aug. 17:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 17.4 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 17.1 |
| 3 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 16.7 |
| 4 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 15.7 |
| 5 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 15.4 |
| 6 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 14.4 |
| 7 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 13.0 |
| 8 | Bailey Ober | pi sp | Twins | 12.4 |
| 9 | Aaron Judge | dh cf | Yankees | 12.0 |
| 10 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 11.7 |
Also notable
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta becomes the 27th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Peralta (6IP 4H R 2BB 3K W in the 2-1 win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 16th among all players and sixth among NL pitchers.
This is Peralta’s third season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and his second straight. His best season was 2023 with the Brewers when he had 17.7 points, sixth overall and third among NL pitchers.
Scoring
Severino earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Wacha earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Ozuna earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers
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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Saturday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Tanner Bibee, Guardians13.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 7th
▪️Freddy Peralta, Brewers
9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 27th
Result—MIL 2, CLE 1
Peralta was Player of the Game with +1.0 B-T game score (6IP 4H R 2BB 3K W).
Bibee had +5.0 B-T game score in loss (5IP 3H 2R ER 7K L).
Peralta earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 10.7 in 2024, rising to 16th among all players.
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—Dairon Blanco, Royals (2HR 3-5 2R 7BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CIN.
Player of the Game—Teammate Michael Wacha (6IP 4H 0R BB 9K W) with +10.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Tanner Bibee, Guardians (5IP 3H 2R ER 7K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. MIL.
Player of the Game—Freddy Peralta, Brewers (6IP 4H R 2BB 3K W) with +1.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Chris Sale, Braves (6IP 6H 2R 2BB 10K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. LAA.
Player of the Game—Teammate Marcell Ozuna (HR 3-3 3R 3BI) with +6.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 421 total players Saturday, 120 pitchers-21.9-Nick Lodolo, Reds (2.1IP 8H 8R 2BB 2K L vs. KC)
-15.9—Griffin Canning, Angels
-13.0—Kyle Freeland, Rockies
-11.8—Bobby Miller, Dodgers
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 301 total batters Saturday-5.0—Randy Arozarena, Mariners 0-5 5K
-5.0—Christopher Morel, Rays 0-5 3K
-4.0—Dylan Moore, Mariners 0-4 4K
-4.0—Jesús Sánchez, Marlins 0-4 3K
-4.0—Michael A. Taylor, Pirates 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
2024 Box-Toppers points—NL pitchers
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 18, 2024
1—Dylan Cease #Padres 17.4
2—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 16.7
3—Shota Imanaga #Cubs 15.7
4—Chris Sale #Braves 14.4
5—Tyler Glasnow #Dodgers 11.7
6—Freddy Peralta #Brewers 10.7*
7—Aaron Nola #Phillies 10.7
*Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of the Game SA
None of Saturday’s 3 starters among top 10 in Box-Toppers points for 2024 earned Player of the Game honors:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 18, 2024
Dylan Cease #Padres -3.8 B-T game score in win vs. COL
Chris Sale #Braves +4.0 B-T game score in win vs. LAA
Tanner Bibee #Guardians +5.0 B-T game score in loss vs. MIL
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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).| 8/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | NYM 4, MIA 0 | Luis Severino (W, 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | +10.0 | KC 13, CIN 1 | Michael Wacha (W, 10‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +9.0 | PHI 5, WSH 1 | Cristopher Sánchez (W, 9‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +9.0 | OAK 2, SF 0 | Osvaldo Bido (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | ATL 11, LAA 3 | Marcell Ozuna DH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | DET 4, NYY 0 | Keider Montero (W, 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | HOU 6, CHW 1 | Hunter Brown (W, 11‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | BOS 5, BAL 1 | Brayan Bello (W, 11‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | TB 6, ARI 1 | Jeffrey Springs (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | `PIT 7, SEA 2 | Dennis Santana (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `CHC 3, TOR 2 | Justin Steele | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | STL 5, LAD 2 | Alec Burleson DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SD 8, COL 3 | Luis Campusano C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 5, TEX 2 | Cole Sands (S, 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | MIL 2, CLE 1 | Freddy Peralta (W, 8‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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 (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 11.0 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 | +0.9 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.7 | 28.4 | 58.5 | 67.2 | -7.0 |
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | +4.4 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | kc al | 7.7 | 18.7 | 38.2 | 68.9 | -3.3 |
| Burleson, Alec 4874 | dh | stl nl | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +6.5 |
| Steele, Justin 4415 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.0 | 18.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 | -4.1 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 64.9 | +2.0 |
| Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | dh | atl nl | 6.0 | 13.5 | 32.5 | 62.7 | -1.5 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp | bos al | 5.7 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +3.7 |
| Bido, Osvaldo 4882 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Sands, Cole 5017 | pi mr cp | mil nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Montero, Keider 5057 | pi sp | det al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 5.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | -1.7 |
| Santana, Dennis 4275 | pi cp mr | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Campusano, Luis 4770 | ca | sd nl | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -3.7 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Bellozo, Valente 5082 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYM | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 15.7 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| BAL | Suarez, Albert 3870 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 11.7 | 25.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| PIT | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 31.8 | 58.2 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 32.7 | 32.7 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| CHW | Bush, Ky* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 9.4 | 19.4 | 48.8 | 50.8 |
| CLE | Lively, Ben 3903 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 17.4 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 56.6 | 271.4 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 9.4 | 19.8 | 57.4 | 107.3 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 9.7 | 23.1 | 55.2 | 56.9 |
| TEX | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 26.4 | 32.4 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 53.5 | 63.2 |
| COL | Blalock, Bradley* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 8.4 | 18.4 | 62.3 | 112.5 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Snell, Blake 3688 | 8.0 | 22.7 | 60.9 | 97.1 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 34.4 | 65.2 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 17.1 | 27.8 | 47.2 | 47.2 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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