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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.
Red Sox pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wacha struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Yankees.
Wacha earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season, 70th among all players and 28th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Blake Snell struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Nationals.
Snell earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season, 52nd among all players and 23rd among NL pitchers.
Both Wacha and Snell recorded Box-Toppers game scores of +13.0 Sunday, but Wacha beat Snell for overall Player of the Day honors because he pitched more innings—seven vs. six.
National League Batter of the Day—Christian Walker of the Diamondbacks hit a three-run homer, two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 7-4 win over the Rockies.
Walker earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, 16th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Amed Rosario of the Guardians homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Rosario earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, ninth among AL batters.
Notable—Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen earned Player of the Game honors in the win over the Orioles after taking a perfect game into the ninth inning.
Rasmussen (8.1IP H R 0BB 7K W in the 4-1 win over the Orioles) gave up his first and only hit in the ninth inning. Rasmussen earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game and just missed out on earning 2.0 points as overall Player of the Day—his Box-Toppers game score of +12.1 was just short of the +13.0 by Sunday’s Player of the Day, Red Sox pitcher Michael Wacha.
Rasmussen’s 5.0 Box-Toppers points for the season is 40th among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among Sunday’s 15 Player of the Game winners.
Bassitt (5IP 4H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 6-0 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season, 32nd among all players and 15th among NL pitchers.
One more notable thing—White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn now has 108.1 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Lynn (6IP 5H 2R 0BB 7K W in the 5-3 win over the Tigers) ranks 70th among all players in career points since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco (107.1) and Lance Berkman (108.1). Lynn now trails 69th-ranked player Kevin Millwood (108.3). Lynn ranks 17th among active players, seventh among active AL pitchers.
His 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022 is 53rd among AL pitchers.
Debut—Braves pitcher Bryce Elder made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Elder (7IP 3H R 3BB 10K ND in the 3-1 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut April 12 and was playing in his sixth 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 Sunday, Aug. 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 19.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 18.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 16.7 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 15.4 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 6 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.7 |
| 8 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 13.4 |
| 9 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 12.2 |
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Scoring—Wacha earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Snell earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Walker and Rosario each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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
| 8/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | BOS 3, NYY 0 | Michael Wacha, (W 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | +13.0 | SD 6, WSH 0 | Blake Snell, (W 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +12.1 | TB 4, BAL 1 | Drew Rasmussen, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +9.0 | KC 4, LAD 0 | Brady Singer, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +9.0 | `ATL 3, MIA 1 | Bryce Elder | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| +8.0 | HOU 6, OAK 3 | Cristian Javier, (W 7‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | STL 6, MIL 3 | Miles Mikolas, (W 9‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | TEX 5, SEA 3 | Josh Sborz, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.2 | CIN 8, CHC 5 | Alexis Diaz, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | ARI 7, COL 4 | Christian Walker, 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | CLE 7, TOR 2 | Amed Rosario, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CHW 5, DET 3 | Lance Lynn, (W 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 6, PHI 0 | Chris Bassitt, (W 10‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | `SF 8, PIT 7 | Alex Wood | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | `LAA 4, MIN 2 | Jaime Barria, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 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.
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 | +/‑ |
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| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.0 | 22.7 | 37.8 | 41.8 | -4.7 |
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 8.7 | 14.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +2.7 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.7 | 7.7 | 22.4 | 25.1 | +7.7 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.4 | 18.8 | 64.7 | 68.7 | -4.0 |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | sf nl | 7.0 | 20.0 | 40.7 | 60.1 | -6.0 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 7.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +4.0 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | bos al | 6.4 | 13.5 | 28.5 | 48.2 | -0.7 |
| Rosario, Amed 3879 | ss | cle al | 6.0 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +2.5 |
| Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | ari nl | 5.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +4.5 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 16.4 | 52.2 | 108.1 | -8.4 |
| Diaz, Alexis 4613 | pi cp mr | cin nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Barria, Jaime 3964 | pi sp mr | ana al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +1.0 |
| Sborz, Josh 4397 | pi mr cp | tex al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Elder, Bryce 4709 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
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| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| DET | Garcia, Bryan 4379 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Curry, Xzavion* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| CIN | Minor, Mike 2894 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 32.5 | 59.6 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 13.4 | 29.5 | 45.5 | 49.2 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 15.4 | 25.1 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TB | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 11.4 | 33.8 | 98.4 | 134.3 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 60.6 | 107.1 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 6.0 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 16.4 | 116.2 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 14.4 | 33.5 | 41.5 | 47.2 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 6.4 | 19.1 | 37.8 | 37.8 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 51.8 | 51.8 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 18.0 | 34.1 | 48.6 | 48.6 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 2.7 | 12.7 | 32.4 | 138.1 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 23.8 | 55.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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