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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.
Athletics pitcher Cole Irvin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Irvin struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Marlins. Irvin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Marlins tied the game after he exited.
Irvin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 77th among all players and 32nd among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Kyle Wright struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 14-2 win over the Pirates.
Wright earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, 20th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
Wright becomes the 31st player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10.0 or more points. His previous best season was 2020 with the Braves, when he earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
National League Batter of the Day—Nico Hoerner of the Cubs went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 7-1 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Gavin Sheets of the White Sox went 3-for-5, driving in three runs, in the 5-3 win over the Orioles.
Rankings—Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises from ninth to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
McClanahan (6IP 4H 0R BB 9K ND in the 4-3, 11-inning win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.4 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
While he has the same 15.4-point total as two other players, he ranks third among them because he has the fewest 2021 Box-Toppers points of the three: Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias ranks highest in fifth place because he had 19.1 points in 2021 and White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon ranks sixth because he had 11.7 points in 2021. McClanahan had 4.7 points in 2021.
Notable—Astros pitcher Framber Valdez now has 11.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022 after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Valdez (7IP 2H R 4BB 8K W in the 5-3 win over the Twins) ranks 23rd overall and 10th among AL pitchers.
Brady Singer @Royals earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in win over ARI, outdueling Zac Gallen @Dbacks in B-T’s notable Wednesday pitching matchup.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 25, 2022
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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 Wednesday, Aug. 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 21.0 |
| 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 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 |
| 7 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 15.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 15.0 |
| 9 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 13.2 |
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Scoring—Irvin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wright earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Hoerner and Sheets each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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
| 8/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | `OAK 3, MIA 2 (F/10) | Cole Irvin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| NL | +12.0 | ATL 14, PIT 2 | Kyle Wright, (W 16‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +10.0 | `TB 4, LAA 3 (F/11) | Shane McClanahan | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +9.0 | DET 6, SF 1 | Matt Manning, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +8.0 | TEX 16, COL 4 | Martin Pérez, (W 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | HOU 5, MIN 3 | Framber Valdez, (W 13‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | KC 5, ARI 3 | Brady Singer, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | CLE 7, SD 0 | Cal Quantrill, (W 10‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | LAD 12, MIL 6 | Andrew Heaney, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +2.1 | `WSH 3, SEA 1 | Anibal Sánchez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | CHC 7, STL 1 | Nico Hoerner, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | PHI 7, CIN 5 | Matt Vierling, CF‑RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | `TOR 3, BOS 2 (F/10) | Jose Berríos | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | CHW 5, BAL 3 | Gavin Sheets, RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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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| McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 15.4 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | +10.7 |
| Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | +11.4 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 11.0 | 16.0 | 26.4 | 26.4 | +6.0 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 9.1 | 10.1 | 16.8 | 29.8 | +8.1 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 9.0 | 18.4 | 58.9 | 58.9 | -0.4 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +5.0 |
| Irvin, Cole 4140 | pi sp | oak al | 6.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | +2.0 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 | 11.0 | 30.1 | 34.1 | +1.0 |
| Hoerner, Nico 4245 | ss | chi nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +3.5 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -2.7 |
| Sheets, Gavin 4457 | rf ph | chi al | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| Vierling, Matt 4652 | cf lf rf ph | phi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Manning, Matt 4550 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Sanchez, Anibal 2187 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 84.7 | +2.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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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| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 2.7 | 12.7 | 28.4 | 51.5 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 11.0 | 21.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 4.0 | 16.4 | 52.2 | 108.1 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| CIN | Dunn, Justin 4267 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 10.0 | 20.7 | 75.0 | 83.7 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| NYM | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 3.7 | 20.4 | 80.7 | 125.8 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 10.7 | 24.4 | 43.2 | 67.4 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 63.8 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 6.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 38.1 | 43.1 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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