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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.
Rangers pitcher Taylor Hearn is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Hearn struck out five, closing the game over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Twins. Hearn earned the save.
Hearn earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 193rd among all players and 63rd among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Jake Fraley of the Reds homered and went 2-for-2, scoring four times and driving in three runs, in the 9-5 win over the Pirates.
Fraley earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, 42nd among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Riley Greene of the Tigers homered, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 4-0 win over the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Jake Fraley.
Notable—Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Cortes (6IP 3H R BB 5K ND in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season, 17th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Dodgers pitcher Ryan Pepiot (6IP 4H 2R 2BB 7K W in the 10-3 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut May 11 and was playing in his seventh career game.
Shea Langeliers of the Athletics (3B 2B 3-4 R BI in the 5-3 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Aug. 16 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Shohei Ohtani @Angels, 2nd in ’22 Box-Toppers points (18.0), does not win Player of the Game Sunday in loss to DET & has game-worst -9.0 B-T game score (4IP 5H 3R 4BB 2K L).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 22, 2022
Player of the Game—Riley Greene @Tigers, who hit HR on Ohtani’s 1st pitch.
Details—https://t.co/vfepmlxW0Y pic.twitter.com/0T8HRRRcWY
Sandy Alcantara @Marlins, 3rd in 2022 Box-Toppers points (17.1), does not win Player of the Game honors in loss to LAD & has game-worst -14.8 B-T game score (3.2IP 10H 6R BB 5K L).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 22, 2022
Player of the Game—Ryan Pepiot @Dodgers https://t.co/vfepmlxW0Y pic.twitter.com/dzNgYT2h2y
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. 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 19.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 18.0 |
| 3 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 17.1 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 16.7 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 6 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 14.0 |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.7 |
| 10 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 13.2 |
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Scoring—Hearn earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fraley earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Greene earns 1.5 points for being AL 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
| 8/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | TEX 7, MIN 0 | Taylor Hearn, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| NL | +7.0 | CIN 9, PIT 5 | Jake Fraley, DH | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | NYM 10, PHI 9 | Mark Canha, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | SF 9, COL 8 (F/11) | Evan Longoria, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | `NYY 4, TOR 2 | Nestor Cortes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | SD 2, WSH 1 | Sean Manaea, (W 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.1 | `TB 3, KC 2 | Ryan Yarbrough | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 5, CHC 2 | Keston Hiura, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | DET 4, LAA 0 | Riley Greene, CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAD 10, MIA 3 | Ryan Pepiot, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 6, ARI 4 | Tommy Edman, PR‑3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 5, ATL 4 | Jose Urquidy, (W 12‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 5, BOS 3 | Cionel Pérez, (W 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | OAK 5, SEA 3 | Shea Langeliers, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.4 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | +6.4 |
| Urquidy, Jose 4194 | pi sp | hou al | 7.0 | 15.4 | 20.1 | 20.1 | -1.4 |
| Canha, Mark 3454 | lf | nym nl | 6.7 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 17.2 | +4.7 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.0 | 20.7 | 42.5 | 49.2 | -10.7 |
| Hearn, Taylor 4604 | pi sp mr cp | tex al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Fraley, Jake 4430 | dh rf | cin nl | 3.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -0.3 |
| Longoria, Evan 2423 | 3b | sf nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 58.5 | +1.5 |
| Greene, Riley 4675 | cf | det al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi mr sp | tb al | 2.0 | 11.7 | 34.1 | 34.1 | -7.7 |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | 2b 3b pr | stl nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| Perez, Cionel 4702 | pi mr | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Hiura, Keston 4189 | dh 1b 2b | mil nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Langeliers, Shea 4715 | ca | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | pi sp | lad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| ATL | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 40.9 | 67.0 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CIN | Cessa, Luis 3703 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| PHI | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 8.0 | 33.1 | 102.6 | 234.3 |
| NYY | German, Domingo 3957 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| LAA | Davidson, Tucker 4429 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| TEX | Ragans, Cole* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 11.1 | 17.5 | 53.7 | 86.5 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 6.4 | 16.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 18.7 | 54.2 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 8.7 | 18.1 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| OAK | Oller, Adam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 15.4 | 34.5 | 42.5 | 48.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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