Tigers’ Skubal tops players for Tuesday, June 25, rising to 2nd in season player rankings

Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.

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Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.

Skubal struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies.

Skubal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, second place overall and second place among American League pitchers, behind Luis Gil of the Yankees (13.4 points).

Skubal becomes the eighth player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his third season and third straight season with 10 or more points. He earned 10.7 points in each of the past two seasons with the Tigers. In 2022, he ranked 22nd among AL pitchers and in 2023, he ranked 19th among AL pitchers.

National League Player of the Day

Brewers pitcher Bryse Wilson struck out four over six scoreless middle relief innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Rangers.

Wilson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 46th among NL pitchers and second among NL middle relievers, behind Jeff Hoffman of the Phillies (4.0 points).

National League Player of the Day is Brewers pitcher Bryse Wilson.

American League Batter of the Day

Mickey Moniak of the Angels hit a grand slam and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-5 win over the Athletics.

American League Batter of the Day is Mickey Moniak of the Angels.

National League Batter of the Day

Jurickson Profar of the Padres hit a grand slam and went 1-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-7 win over the Nationals.

National League Batter of the Day is Jurickson Profar of the Padres.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Tuesday, June 25:
  Player Pos Team BTP
1 Luis Gil pi sp Yankees 13.4
2 Tarik Skubal pi sp Tigers 11.4
3 Tanner Bibee pi sp Guardians 11.0
4 Zack Wheeler pi sp Phillies 10.7
5 Tyler Glasnow pi sp Dodgers 10.7
6 Chris Sale pi sp Braves 10.7
7 Shota Imanaga pi sp Cubs 10.7
8 Logan Gilbert pi sp Mariners 10.0
9 George Kirby pi sp Mariners 9.7
10 Tanner Houck pi sp Red Sox 9.7
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Debut

Mets pitcher Dedniel Nunez makes his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Nunez (2.2IP H R 0BB 2K W in the 9-7 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 9 and was playing in his 13th career game.

Scoring

  • Skubal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.

  • Wilson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.

  • Moniak and Profar each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.

  • All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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Top pitching matchup

▪️Ranger Suárez, Phillies
9.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 12th
▪️Tarik Skubal, Tigers
9.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 11th
Result—DET 4, PHI 1
Skubal was Player of the Game (7IP 3H 0R BB 7K W) with +10.0 B-T game score, also winning overall Player of the Day honors.
Suárez had -7.0 B-T game score in loss (6IP 9H 4R 0BB 4K L).
Skubal earns 2.0 B-T points, giving him 11.4 for 2024, rising to 2nd overall.

High scores, no points

Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:
▪️+10.0—Seth Lugo, Royals (6IP 220R 2BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. MIA.
Player of the Game—A.J. Puk, Marlins (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W) with +3.1 game score.
▪️+5.0—Aaron Judge, Yankees (GS 2B 2-3 R 5BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. NYM
Player of the Game—Dedniel Núñez, Mets (2.2IP H R 0BB 2K W) with +2.2 game score.
▪️+4.0—Gunnar Henderson, Orioles (HR 2-3 3R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CLE
Player of the Game—Gabriel Arias, Guardians (2B 3-4 R 3BI) with +3.0 game score.

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores

Out of 401 total players Tuesday, 118 pitchers
-19.0—Gerrit Cole, Yankees (4IP 7H 6R 4BB 0K L vs. NYM)
-17.9—Brayan Bello, Red Sox
-17.0—Cole Irvin, Orioles
-14.0—Logan Allen, Guardians

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters

Out of 283 total batters Tuesday
-5.0—Jarren Duran, Red Sox 0-5 2K
-5.0—Andrés Giménez, Guardians 0-5 K
-5.0—Will Smith, Dodgers 0-5 K
-4.0—Will Benson, Reds 0-4 3K
-4.0—Julio Rodríguez, Mariners 0-4 3K
-4.0—Jesús Sanchez, Marlins 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.

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).
6/25 BTG Game Player AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
MLB +10.0 DET 4, PHI 1 Tarik Skubal (W, 9‑3)   7.0 3 0 0 1 7
  +8.0 HOU 5, COL 2 Hunter Brown (W, 5‑5)   6.0 2 0 0 3 7
NL +7.0 MIL 3, TEX 1 Bryse Wilson (W, 5‑3)   6.0 3 0 0 0 4
BAT +5.0 LAA 7, OAK 5 Mickey Moniak CF 2 2 1 4  
  +4.0 TB 11, SEA 3 Ben Rortvedt C 3 1 2 4  
BAT +4.0 SD 9, WSH 7 Jurickson Profar LF 3 2 1 4  
  +3.1 MIA 2, KC 1 A.J. Puk (W, 2‑8)   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  +3.0 CLE 10, BAL 8 Gabriel Arias 1B 4 1 3 3  
  +2.2 NYM 9, NYY 7 Dedniel Núñez (W, 1‑0)   2.2 1 1 0 0 2
  +2.0 TOR 9, BOS 4 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 1 2 4  
  +2.0 ARI 5, MIN 4 Ketel Marte 2B 4 1 2 3  
  +2.0 LAD 4, CHW 3 Shohei Ohtani DH 4 2 2 2  
  +1.0 PIT 9, CIN 5 Bryan Reynolds LF 5 2 2 2  
  +1.0 SF 5, CHC 1 Matt Chapman 3B 3 1 1 2  
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’24 ’23‑24 ’19‑24 Career +/‑
Skubal, Tarik 4414 pi sp det al 11.4 22.1 41.5 41.5 +0.7
Chapman, Matt 3849 3b sf nl 5.5 9.0 27.0 34.0 +2.0
Brown, Hunter 4729 pi sp hou al 5.0 15.1 16.1 16.1 -5.1
Wilson, Bryse 4048 pi mr sp mil nl 3.7 5.7 8.7 9.7 +1.7
Marte, Ketel 3630 2b ari nl 3.5 8.0 20.5 25.5 -1.0
Profar, Jurickson 3665 lf sd nl 3.0 4.0 11.2 17.2 +2.0
Rortvedt, Ben 4984 ca tb al 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 +3.0
Ohtani, Shohei 3933 dh pi sp lad nl 2.0 21.4 68.7 76.7 -17.4
Reynolds, Bryan 4169 lf pit nl 2.0 9.7 27.7 27.7 -5.7
Puk, A.J. 4253 pi mr cp fla nl 2.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 -1.0
Arias, Gabriel 4920 ss 1b rf cle al 2.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0
Moniak, Mickey 4849 cf ana al 1.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 -1.5
Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 1b dh tor al 1.0 5.0 17.6 17.6 -3.0
Nunez, Dedniel 5042 pi mr nym nl 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 +1.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.
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Game Starter ’24 ’23-24 ’19‑24 Career
SEA Kirby, George 4595 9.7 23.4 34.8 34.8
TB Pepiot, Ryan 4714 5.7 10.7 12.7 12.7
PHI Turnbull, Spencer 4086 6.4 7.4 20.1 21.1
DET Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PIT Ortiz, Luis 4738 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0
CIN Ashcraft, Graham 4645 1.0 5.0 9.0 9.0
ATL Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 7.1 8.1 28.6 36.3
STL Gibson, Kyle 3312 5.4 14.1 41.2 67.6
COL Feltner, Ryan 4635 0.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
HOU Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
MIA Bellozo, Valente* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
KC Singer, Brady 4337 5.0 10.0 28.7 28.7
TEX Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 6.0 15.7 40.8 75.3
MIL Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
OAK Estes, Joey 5000 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
LAA Contreras, Roansy 4574 0.0 4.0 8.0 8.0
WSH Herz, DJ 5032 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
SD Cease, Dylan 4231 8.7 18.7 55.5 55.5
CLE Carrasco, Carlos 2885 1.7 3.4 25.8 113.2
BAL Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 2.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
NYY Gil, Luis 4498 13.4 13.4 14.4 14.4
NYM Manaea, Sean 3637 2.0 5.7 33.1 55.9
TOR Rodriguez, Yariel 4979 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
BOS Crawford, Kutter 4660 2.0 7.7 11.7 11.7
ATL Elder, Bryce 4709 1.0 9.0 13.7 13.7
STL Pallante, Andre 4656 2.7 2.7 4.7 4.7
LAD Stone, Gavin 4942 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
CHW Fedde, Erick 4065 4.7 4.7 21.5 23.2
MIN Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
ARI Nelson, Ryne 4728 3.0 9.7 11.4 11.4
CHC Wesneski, Hayden 4731 1.0 3.7 5.4 5.4
SF Birdsong, Hayden* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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