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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.
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon maintained his seventh place spot and Braves pitcher Max Fried rose to eighth.
Player of the Day—Gallen struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Brewers.
Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.7 for the season, rising from 10th to fifth place in player rankings, second among National League pitchers, behind Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins (18.1).
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Frankie Montas struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Rays.
Despite giving up just one hit, Montas was pulled after 93 pitches.
Montas earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 53rd among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Aristides Aquino of the Reds hit a grand slam and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 10-0 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—Trevor Story of the Red Sox hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 5-2 win over the Rangers.
Story earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
Rankings—In addition to Gallen, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list also earned Player of the Game honors Sunday:
Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon (6IP 5H 0R 2BB 10K ND in the 5-3 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.4 for the season, maintaining seventh place in player rankings, fourth among NL pitchers.
Braves pitcher Max Fried (5IP 0H 0R BB 6K W in the 7-1 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.0 for the season, rising from ninth to eighth place, fifth among NL pitchers. Despite giving up no hits and throwing only 66 pitches, Fried was pulled after five innings because of a rain delay.
Notable—Two players crossed the 10.0 Box-Toppers points threshold Sunday after both earned Player of the Game honors:
Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas (8IP 2H 0R BB 3K W in the 2-0 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season, 34th among all players and 16th among NL pitchers. He becomes the 35th player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022. It is his second season with 10.0 or more points. He earned 11.7 in 2018 with the Cardinals, 17th among NL pitchers. He earned no points in both 2020 and 2021.
Blue Jays pitcher Ross Stripling (6IP 2H 3R 2BB 8K W in the 4-3 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, 36th overall and 16th among AL pitchers. This is his first season with 10.0 or more points. His best previous season was 2018 with the Dodgers, when he had 8.7 points, 29th among NL pitchers. He earned 6.7 points in 2021 with the Blue Jays, 40th among AL pitchers.
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, Sept. 4.| 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 | 21.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 18.7 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.1 |
| 5 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 16.7 |
| 6 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 16.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 16.0 |
| 9 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.4 |
| 10 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 15.4 |
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Scoring—Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Montas earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Aquino and Story 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
| 9/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | ARI 5, MIL 1 | Zac Gallen, (W 11‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| AL | +11.0 | NYY 2, TB 1 | Frankie Montas, (W 5‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +10.0 | HOU 9, LAA 1 | Jose Urquidy, (W 13‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +10.0 | ATL 7, MIA 1 | Max Fried, (W 13‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +9.0 | `SF 5, PHI 3 | Carlos Rodón | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| +8.0 | STL 2, CHC 0 | Miles Mikolas, (W 11‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +6.0 | MIN 5, CHW 1 | Dylan Bundy, (W 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CIN 10, COL 0 | Aristides Aquino, PH‑DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | OAK 5, BAL 0 | Adrian Martínez, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 9, SD 4 | Trayce Thompson, PH‑LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | BOS 5, TEX 2 | Trevor Story, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TOR 4, PIT 3 | Ross Stripling, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 7, NYM 1 | Keibert Ruiz, C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 6, CLE 3 (F/11) | Cal Raleigh, PH‑C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 8, CIN 4 | Charlie Blackmon, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 3, DET 2 | Scott Barlow, (S 21) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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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| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 16.7 | 20.7 | 32.4 | 32.4 | +12.7 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 16.4 | 28.1 | 37.1 | 53.2 | +4.7 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 16.0 | 27.8 | 44.5 | 44.5 | +4.2 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.4 | 10.4 | 25.1 | 27.8 | +10.4 |
| Stripling, Ross 3629 | pi sp | tor al | 10.0 | 16.7 | 31.4 | 36.1 | +3.3 |
| Urquidy, Jose 4194 | pi sp | hou al | 8.0 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 | -0.4 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | 2b | bos al | 7.0 | 13.7 | 30.2 | 36.7 | +0.3 |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | min al | 6.7 | 8.7 | 37.5 | 43.5 | +4.7 |
| Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | rf dh ph | col nl | 6.5 | 10.0 | 24.7 | 36.7 | +3.0 |
| Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca | sea al | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | +5.5 |
| Barlow, Scott 3981 | pi cp | kc al | 5.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.7 | 17.1 | 35.5 | 35.5 | -7.7 |
| Thompson, Trayce 4567 | lf cf dh ph | lad nl | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +2.5 |
| Ruiz, Keibert 4616 | ca | dc nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Martinez, Adrian 4599 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Aquino, Aristides 4223 | dh lf rf ph | cin nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
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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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| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 45.8 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 63.8 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 38.1 | 43.1 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 11.7 | 25.4 | 44.2 | 68.4 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 7.4 | 14.5 | 29.5 | 49.2 |
| TB | Patino, Luis 4308 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 7.4 | 20.1 | 38.8 | 38.8 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Sanchez, Anibal 2187 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 20.4 | 85.7 |
| STL | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 40.3 | 40.3 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 9.0 | 18.4 | 58.9 | 58.9 |
| BAL | Baumann, Mike 4572 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 8.4 | 19.8 | 65.7 | 69.7 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 5.7 | 18.1 | 53.9 | 109.8 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 16.8 | 29.8 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 11.0 | 21.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| DET | Alexander, Tyler 4196 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| LAA | Suarez, Jose 4425 | 7.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 6.7 | 22.2 | 24.9 | 24.9 |
| LAD | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 30.1 | 34.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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