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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.
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—deGrom struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 83rd among all players and 32nd among National League pitchers.
deGrom has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in all four Mets wins in which he has pitched this season. deGrom has made six starts this season and did not make his first start until Aug. 2, because he was out with injuries.
deGrom now has 128.8 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 38th place among all players in career points since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Wednesday, he passes six players on the “all-time” list—Roy Oswalt (127.2), John Lackey (127.2), Jered Weaver (127.8), A.J. Burnett (127.8), Vladimir Guerrero (128.3) and Trevor Hoffman (128.4). deGrom now trails 37th-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4). deGrom ranks 13th among active players in career points, seventh among active NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Royals.
Lynn earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 40th among AL pitchers.
Lynn also now has 109.8 career Box-Toppers points, 66th among all players since player tracking began in 1995. With his 1.7 points Wednesday, he passes four players on the “all-time” list—Kevin Millwood (108.3), Carlos Beltran (108.6), Gio Gonzalez (108.6) and Billy Wagner (108.7). He now trails 65th-ranked player Jeff Kent (110.2). Lynn ranks 17th among active players in career points, seventh among active AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 6-5 win over the Twins.
Bogaerts earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, eighth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Lars Nootbaar of the Cardinals homered and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 5-3, 13-inning win over the Reds.
Rankings—Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises from 10th to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Musgrove (6.2IP 3H 3R 2BB 11K W in the 5-4 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.4 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins (18.1) and Julio Urias of the Dodgers (16.4).
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. 31.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 22.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 20.0 |
| 3 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.1 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 16.7 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 6 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.4 |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 |
| 8 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 15.4 |
| 9 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 15.0 |
| 10 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 14.7 |
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Notable—Braves pitcher Kyle Wright now has 12.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022—15th among all players—after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Wright (7IP 5H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 3-2 win over the Rockies), with his 1.0 point earned Wednesday, rises to eighth among NL pitchers.
Scoring—deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lynn earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bogaerts and Nootbaar 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
| 8/31 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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| MLB | +10.0 | NYM 2, LAD 1 | Jacob deGrom, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| AL | +9.0 | CHW 4, KC 2 | Lance Lynn, (W 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| +6.2 | SD 5, SF 4 | Joe Musgrove, (W 9‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| +6.0 | ATL 3, COL 2 | Kyle Wright, (W 17‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.1 | PHI 18, ARI 2 | Bailey Falter, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | LAA 3, NYY 2 | Patrick Sandoval, (W 5‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | BOS 6, MIN 5 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `TB 2, MIA 1 (F/10) | Drew Rasmussen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | `MIL 6, PIT 1 | Freddy Peralta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 5, TEX 3 | Jose Altuve, 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | STL 5, CIN 3 (F/13) | Lars Nootbaar, PH‑RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | WSH 5, OAK 1 | Anibal Sánchez, (W 1‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 7, TOR 5 | Manuel Rodríguez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 5, DET 3 | Abraham Toro, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 4, CLE 0 | Ramon Urías, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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.
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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| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.4 | 31.5 | 47.5 | 51.2 | -0.7 |
| Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 12.4 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | +12.4 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | +7.4 |
| Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | pi sp | ana al | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +6.0 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.4 | 20.1 | 38.8 | 38.8 | -5.3 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 7.0 | 15.5 | 35.7 | 42.2 | -1.5 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 | 23.4 | 83.7 | 128.8 | -10.0 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 5.7 | 18.1 | 53.9 | 109.8 | -6.7 |
| Urias, Ramon 4491 | 3b | bal al | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +3.5 |
| Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 3.0 | 9.5 | 18.0 | 47.0 | -3.5 |
| Nootbaar, Lars 4507 | rf ph | stl nl | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Sanchez, Anibal 2187 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 20.4 | 85.7 | +3.0 |
| Toro, Abraham 4447 | rf 2b 3b ph | sea al | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Falter, Bailey 4473 | pi mr sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Rodriguez, Manuel 4520 | pi mr cp | chi nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
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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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| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 54.2 |
| KC | Mengden, Daniel 3741 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 17.4 | 117.2 |
| OAK | Waldichuk, Ken* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 6.0 | 19.4 | 70.9 | 254.6 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 9.0 | 22.7 | 37.8 | 41.8 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 10.7 | 17.4 | 53.3 | 53.3 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 37.4 | 75.5 |
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 14.1 | 31.2 | 47.9 | 47.9 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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