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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.
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Nationals. Nola did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Nationals tied the game after he exited.
Nola earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 18th among all players and seventh among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Dylan Bundy struck out seven over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 11-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Bundy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 37th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Eric Haase of the Tigers hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 14-7 win over the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—Tyler O'Neill of the Cardinals homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 11-2 win over the Red Sox.
Notable—White Sox pitcher Johnny Cueto now has 114.5 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Cueto (7IP 2H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 7-0 win over the Astros) rises to 57th place in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Saturday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (114.3) and Ervin Santana (114.4). He trails 56th-ranked player Josh Beckett (114.9). Cueto ranks 15th among active players in career points, sixth among active AL pitchers.
Cueto has 2.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 48th among AL pitchers.
Debut—Alfonso Rivas of the Cubs made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Rivas (2-3 2R 0BI in the 6-3 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut Aug. 29, 2021, and was playing in his 57th career game.
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, June 18.| 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—Nola earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bundy earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Haase and O’Neill 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
| 6/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | `PHI 2, WSH 1 (F/10) | Aaron Nola | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +10.2 | NYM 3, MIA 2 | Taijuan Walker, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| AL | +9.0 | MIN 11, ARI 1 | Dylan Bundy, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| +9.0 | KC 2, OAK 0 | Brad Keller, (W 2‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | CHW 7, HOU 0 | Johnny Cueto, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +7.2 | NYY 4, TOR 0 | Jameson Taillon, (W 8‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | LAD 7, CLE 1 | Julio Urías (W 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | `LAA 3, SEA 0 | Jose Suarez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | DET 14, TEX 7 | Eric Haase, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | STL 11, BOS 2 | Tyler O'Neill, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SF 7, PIT 5 | Camilo Doval, (S 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 4, SEA 2 (F/10) | Raisel Iglesias, (W 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 7, BAL 6 | Yandy Díaz, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 5, SD 4 | Charlie Blackmon, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 6, ATL 3 | Alfonso Rivas, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | MIL 7, CIN 3 | Jace Peterson, 3B | 4 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 | 17.7 | 72.0 | 80.7 | -3.7 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 | 14.7 | 36.1 | 41.1 | -3.3 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.0 | 24.1 | 32.1 | 37.8 | -14.1 |
| Keller, Brad 4008 | pi sp | kc al | 3.7 | 6.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | +0.7 |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | min al | 3.7 | 5.7 | 34.5 | 40.5 | +1.7 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 12.4 | 23.4 | 44.8 | -6.4 |
| Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | rf dh ph | col nl | 3.0 | 6.5 | 21.2 | 33.2 | -0.5 |
| Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | chi al | 2.7 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 114.5 | -2.3 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | lf | stl nl | 2.5 | 10.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -5.5 |
| Haase, Eric 4461 | ca lf dh ph | det al | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Peterson, Jace 3469 | 3b lf | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | +2.0 |
| Doval, Camilo 4658 | pi mr cp | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Suarez, Jose 4425 | pi sp mr | ana al | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | -5.4 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | ana al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 28.7 | -5.0 |
| Diaz, Yandy 3896 | 3b 1b | tb al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -3.0 |
| Rivas, Alfonso 4664 | 1b | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 27.5 | 31.5 |
| WSH | Tetreault, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 22.8 | 54.2 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 32.7 | 32.7 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 55.7 | 121.1 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 46.8 | 51.8 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 5.0 | 18.7 | 33.8 | 37.8 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| CIN | Minor, Mike 2894 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 32.5 | 59.6 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 39.5 | 67.6 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 57.3 | 61.3 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| OAK | Koenig, Jared* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Rosenberg, Kenny* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 47.3 | 47.3 |
| LAD | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 27.1 | 31.1 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 62.8 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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