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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
▪️ Top 10 players in 2022 Box-Toppers points.
▪️ A B-T look at today’s pitching matchups.
Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cortes struck out 12 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 8-0 win over the Orioles.
Cortes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 15.4 for the season, 17th among all players and eighth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Edward Cabrera struck out five over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 4-3 win over the Brewers.
Cabrera started the game but exited with a right ankle strain after three innings. He did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings to earn the win.
Cabrera earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season, 43rd among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Joey Meneses of the Nationals homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring four times and driving in four runs, in the 13-4 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Teoscar Hernandez of the Blue Jays homered and hit two doubles, going 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in two runs, in the 10-0 win over the Red Sox.
Notable—Astros pitcher Cristian Javier has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 16 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Javier (6IP 2H 0R 2BB 7K W in the 2-1 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.7 for the season, 14th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo becomes the 52nd player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Castillo (6IP 2H R BB 8K W in the 5-1 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, 51st among all players and 25th among AL pitchers.
This is Castillo’s second season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. He also did it in 2019 with the Reds, when he had 14.4 Box-Toppers points, 11th among NL pitchers. In 2021, he had 9.0 points with the Reds, 31st among NL pitchers.
In 2021, there were 49 players to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. This is the most players to reach 10.0 points in a season since 2018, when 52 players also reached that mark. The record is 67 in 2001. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
One more notable thing—Tigers pitcher Andrew Chafin earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Saturday for the first time in more than five years.
Chafin (1IP H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 3-2 win over the Twins) last earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Sept. 27, 2017, with the Diamondbacks. He had 1.0 Box-Toppers point that season and now has 4.0 career points since making his debut in 2014.
Dylan Cease @WhiteSox, 4th in 2022 Box-Toppers points (20.4), does not earn Player of the Game Saturday in loss vs. SD, with -7.0 B-T game score (5IP 5H 4R 4BB 5K L).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 2, 2022
Player of the Day—Mike Clevinger @Padres +4.0 game score (6IP 3H R 0BB 3K W).https://t.co/FT6o91Rkk5 https://t.co/MRJ1GxCRJF pic.twitter.com/30BEFFLZ1u
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2022. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Saturday, Oct. 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 24.7 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 24.0 |
| 3 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 21.1 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
| 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 19.8 |
| 6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 19.8 |
| 7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.4 |
| 8 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 18.7 |
| 9 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.8 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.4 |
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Scoring—Cortes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cabrera earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Meneses and Hernandez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart below) 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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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).Back to top
| 10/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.1 | NYY 8, BAL 0 | Nestor Cortes, (W 12‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| +9.0 | SEA 5, OAK 1 | Luis Castillo, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +9.0 | HOU 2, TB 1 | Cristian Javier, (W 11‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | `MIA 4, MIL 3 | Edward Cabrera | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | WSH 13, PHI 4 | Joey Meneses, 1B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | LAA 3, TEX 2 | Jose Suarez, (W 8‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | KC 7, CLE 1 | Kris Bubic, (W 3‑13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | `CHC 2, CIN 1 | Adbert Alzolay | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | TOR 10, BOS 0 | Teoscar Hernández, RF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.2 | PHI 8, WSH 2 | Noah Syndergaard, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | SD 5, CHW 2 | Mike Clevinger, (W 7‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | STL 13, PIT 3 | Corey Dickerson, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 4, NYM 2 | Kenley Jansen, (S 39) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 8, SF 4 | Sergio Alcántara, SS‑3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 6, COL 4 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 3, MIN 2 | Andrew Chafin, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 2022 (’22). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’21-22), the period 2017-2022 (’17-22) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2022 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2021 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 15.7 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | +9.7 |
| Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 15.4 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | +10.4 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 10.0 | 19.0 | 54.8 | 54.8 | +1.0 |
| Suarez, Jose 4425 | pi sp | ana al | 9.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | +2.6 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 8.5 | 13.0 | 37.2 | 75.9 | +4.0 |
| Alcantara, Sergio 4593 | 3b ss | ari nl | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.4 | 6.4 | 50.9 | 53.9 | +6.4 |
| Cabrera, Edward 4641 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Jansen, Kenley 2871 | pi cp | atl nl | 4.0 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 61.4 | -2.0 |
| Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 | rf | tor al | 4.0 | 8.5 | 19.2 | 20.7 | -0.5 |
| Meneses, Joey 4725 | rf 1b | dc nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 25.4 | 52.5 | +3.0 |
| Alzolay, Adbert 4170 | pi mr sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -3.0 |
| Dickerson, Corey 3222 | lf rf | stl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.2 | 30.7 | +2.0 |
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| Chafin, Andrew 3397 | pi cp | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
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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 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Woods, Simon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| NYY | Gonzalez, Chi Chi 3490 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 12.7 | 33.8 | 55.5 | 67.2 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 52.8 | 85.3 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 30.5 | 50.2 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 12.7 | 26.4 | 45.2 | 69.4 |
| KC | Castillo, Max* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 13.7 | 20.4 | 56.3 | 56.3 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 7.4 | 20.1 | 38.8 | 38.8 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 59.7 | 125.1 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 8.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 40.3 | 152.3 |
| CIN | Anderson, Chase 3328 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 26.8 | 42.8 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 30.4 | 53.5 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| SF | Alexander, Scott* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Miller, Tyson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Davidson, Tucker 4429 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 8.7 | 21.1 | 56.9 | 112.8 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 13.1 | 24.5 | 70.4 | 74.4 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 3.7 | 21.1 | 51.2 | 51.2 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 12.7 | 19.7 | 33.4 | 35.4 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 14.4 | 32.1 | 65.5 | 76.2 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 11.0 | 24.7 | 39.8 | 43.8 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 10.4 | 23.1 | 66.4 | 94.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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