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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.
Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Rodon struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Pirates.
Rodon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, sixth among all players and second among National League pitchers, behind Joe Musgrove of the Padres (11.4).
Rodon has the same 8.7 point total as two other NL pitchers (Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins and Kyle Wright of the Braves), but ranks ahead because he had more 2021 Box-Toppers points. Rodon had 11.7 points in 2021, Alcantara had 9.7 and Wright had 0.0.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Robbie Ray struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 8-1 win over the Angels.
Ray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 34th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—C.J. Cron of the Rockies hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 10-4 win over the Padres.
Cron earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, fourth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Anthony Rizzo of the Yankees hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Rizzo earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
Notable—Bryce Harper of the Phillies rises to third place among NL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Harper (3-4 2R 0BI in the 5-3 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, trailing the top two NL batters—Pete Alonso of the Mets (9.2) and Mookie Betts of the Dodgers (6.5). Harper ranks 28th among all players.
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 Friday, June 17.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 11.4 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 11.0 |
| 3 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 4 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 5 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 8 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 8.7 |
| 9 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.7 |
| 10 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
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Scoring—Rodon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ray earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Cron and Rizzo each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 6/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | SF 2, PIT 0 | Carlos Rodón, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| AL | +11.0 | SEA 8, LAA 1 | Robbie Ray, (W 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| +11.0 | `CHC 1, ATL 0 | Keegan Thompson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +8.0 | TEX 7, DET 0 | Jon Gray, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | KC 5, OAK 1 | Daniel Lynch, (W 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | COL 10, SD 4 | C.J. Cron, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | NYY 12, TOR 3 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `BAL 1, TB 0 | Dean Kremer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 10, MIA 4 | Francisco Lindor, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 13, CHW 3 | Michael Brantley, DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 7, MIN 2 | Jordan Luplow, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 8, WSH 7 (F/10) | Matt Vierling, LF‑CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 2, LAD 1 (F/10) | Anthony Gose, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | PHI 5, WSH 3 | Bryce Harper, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | MIL 5, CIN 4 | Hunter Renfroe, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | BOS 6, STL 5 | Rafael Devers, 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 | 20.4 | 29.4 | 45.5 | -3.0 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | dh | phi nl | 6.0 | 11.5 | 35.5 | 62.9 | +0.5 |
| Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 5.5 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 30.7 | -1.0 |
| Thompson, Keegan 4579 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | nyy al | 4.0 | 6.0 | 37.0 | 64.0 | +2.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sea al | 3.7 | 21.4 | 54.8 | 65.5 | -14.0 |
| Renfroe, Hunter 3749 | rf | mil nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 23.4 | 25.9 | -3.0 |
| Lynch, Daniel 4488 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| Gose, Anthony 3623 | pi mr cp cf | cle al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 2.5 | 10.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | -5.0 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 23.1 | 31.1 | -5.0 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 34.4 | 41.4 | -2.0 |
| Brantley, Michael 2785 | lf dh | hou al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 29.9 | -1.0 |
| Luplow, Jordan 4062 | lf ph | ari nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
| Vierling, Matt 4652 | cf lf ph | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 35.1 | 40.1 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 35.7 | 55.1 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 38.5 | 73.7 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 113.5 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 77.3 | 216.6 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 2.0 | 11.4 | 22.4 | 43.8 |
| MIL | Alexander, Jason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TEX | Hearn, Taylor 4604 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Garcia, Rony* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 70.0 | 78.7 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 4.0 | 23.1 | 31.1 | 36.8 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| LAA | Suarez, Jose 4425 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| SEA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 32.8 | 38.8 |
| ARI | Weaver, Luke 3719 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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