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Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to third place and Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to fourth place.
In addition Wednesday, Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs rises to first place among National League batters and Riley Greene of the Tigers extends his lead among American League batters.
Player of the Day
Keller struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
Keller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 82nd among all players and 31st among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Orioles.
Eovaldi earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 17th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Riley Greene of the Tigers hit a pair of three-run home runs and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 11-2 win over the Nationals.
Greene earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, 12th among all players and extending his lead among AL batters ahead of second-place Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox (7.5 points).
National League Batter of the Day
Christian Encarnacion-Strand of the Reds hit a grand slam and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-4 win over the Red Sox.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, July 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 16.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 12.7 |
| 3 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 12.0 |
| 5 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 11.4 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 7 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.0 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 11.0 |
| 9 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 10.0 |
| 10 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
Top 10 rankings
Two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
Astros pitcher Hunter Brown (6IP 6H 2R BB 8K W in the 5-3 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season, rising from fourth to third place overall, behind Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (16.1 points) and Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (12.7 points). Brown ranks second among AL pitchers, 0.3 points behind Skubal.
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta (6IP 7H R 0BB 6K W in the 6-4 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season, rising from seventh to fourth place overall, second among NL pitchers, behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (16.1 points).
New NL batting leader
Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs rises to first place among NL batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Suzuki (2B 2-3 R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.5 for the season, passing previous NL batting leader Christian Yelich of the Brewers (8.2 points). Suzuki ranks 17th overall.
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL batters 1—Seiya Suzuki #Cubs 8.5* 2—Christian Yelich #Brewers 8.2 3—Pete Crow-Armstrong #Cubs 6.5 4—James Wood #Nationals 6.2 5—Max Muncy #Dodgers 6.0 6—Carson Kelly #Cubs 6.0 *Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game Wednesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL batters 1—Riley Greene #Tigers 9.0* 2—Wilyer Abreu #RedSox 7.5 3—George Springer #BlueJays 7.2 4—Aaron Judge #Yankees 5.0 5—Brandon Lowe #Rays 5.0 6—Javier Báez #Tigers 5.0 *Earns 1.5 B-T points as Wednesday’s AL Batter of the Day www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Addison Barger of the Blue Jays (HR 2-4 R 4BI in the 11-9 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 24, 2024, and was playing in his 131st career game.
Dodgers pitcher Will Klein (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 5-4 win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut April 28, 2024, and was playing in his 11th career game.
Scoring
Keller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Eovaldi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Greene and Encarnacion-Strand 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) 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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Wednesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest Box-Toppers game scores.Top pitching matchup
Result—PHI 5, SD 1A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s pitching matchups Notable—SD at PHI Dylan Cease #Padres 25.8 B-T points over 2024-25, 3rd* Cristopher Sánchez #Phillies 16.4 B-T points over 2024-25, 15th* *Rank among NL pitchers, 2024-25 All Wednesday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies, was Player of the Game (7IP 5H R 0BB 5K W) with +5.0 B-T game score.
Dylan Cease, Padres, had -6.0 B-T game score in loss (6IP 8H 4R 0BB 4K L).
Sánchez earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 17.4 over 2024-25, rising to 13th among NL pitchers over that span.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+6.0—Andry Lara, Nationals (3IP H 0R 0BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. DET.
Player of the Game—Riley Greene, Tigers (2HR 2-5 2R 6BI) with +5.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Noah Cameron, Royals (4.2IP 4H 0R BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SEA.
Player of the Game—Logan Gilbert, Mariners (4.2IP 3H R 3BB 7K ND) +3.2 game score.
▪️+4.0—Aaron Judge, Yankees (HR 2B 3-4 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TOR.
Player of the Game—Addison Barger, Blue Jays (HR 2-4 R 4BI) with +3.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 477 total players Wednesday, 153 pitchers-22.0—Will Warren, Yankees (4IP 10H 8R 4BB 4K ND vs. TOR)
-17.0—Trevor Williams, Nationals
-16.0—Ryan Zeferjahn, Angels
-15.0—Tommy Kahnle, Tigers
-13.9—José Berríos, Blue Jays
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 324 total batters Wednesday-5.0—Eugenio Suárez, Diamondbacks 0-5 4K
-5.0—Jonathan India, Royals 0-5 3K
-5.0—Gavin Sheets, Padres 0-5 2K
-5.0—Jackson Chourio, Brewers 0-5 K
-5.0—Sal Frelick, Brewers 0-5 K
-5.0—William Contreras, Brewers 0-5 K
-5.0—Pete Alonso, Mets 0-5 K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Kevin Pillar, 36, announces retirement. Pillar earned 21.5 career Box-Toppers points from 2015-24. Best year—2019—4.5 B-T points with #SFGiants, 18th among NL OFs. He earned 4.0 B-T points in 2024 with #Angels. He played in 20 games in 2025 for #Rangers.
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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).| 7/2 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | PIT 5, STL 0 | Mitch Keller (W, 3‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| AL | +7.0 | TEX 6, BAL 0 | Nathan Eovaldi (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +5.1 | ATL 8, LAA 3 | Aaron Bummer (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | DET 11, WSH 2 | Riley Greene LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PHI 5, SD 1 | Cristopher Sánchez (W, 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 7, NYM 2 | Freddy Peralta (W, 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | NYM 7, MIL 3 | Edwin Díaz (S, 17) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 6, ATH 5 | Ryan Pepiot (W, 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +3.2 | `SEA 3, KC 2 | Logan Gilbert | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CIN 8, BOS 4 | Christian Encarnacion‑Strand 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | WSH 9, DET 4 | Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 11, NYY 9 | Addison Barger RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 5, CLE 4 | Seiya Suzuki DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 5, COL 3 | Hunter Brown (W, 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | SD 6, PHI 4 | Nick Pivetta (W, 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 5, CHW 4 | Will Klein (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 5, CIN 3 | Brayan Bello (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 2, MIA 1 | Simeon Woods Richardson (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | SF 6, ARI 5 (F/10) | Jung Hoo Lee CF | 5 | 2 | 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.
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 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 12.4 | 24.4 | 35.5 | 35.5 | +0.4 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.0 | 21.7 | 44.4 | 66.1 | +2.3 |
| Greene, Riley 4675 | lf cf | det al | 9.0 | 14.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +3.8 |
| Suzuki, Seiya 4924 | dh rf | chi nl | 8.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | +2.5 |
| Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 | 16.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | -2.7 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 6.7 | 19.7 | 53.5 | 89.0 | -6.3 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.0 | 19.4 | 59.2 | 75.9 | -7.4 |
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.0 | 17.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | -5.4 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 5.7 | 18.7 | 53.2 | 53.2 | -7.3 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.7 | 16.4 | 35.4 | 36.4 | -7.0 |
| Lowe, Nathaniel 4340 | 1b ph | dc nl | 4.5 | 6.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | +2.5 |
| Lee, Jung Hoo 5139 | cf | sf nl | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 22.7 | 49.7 | 0.0 |
| Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +0.3 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp mr | bos al | 3.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | -4.0 |
| Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 4883 | 1b dh | cin nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.5 |
| Bummer, Aaron 3880 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Barger, Addison 5214 | rf | tor al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Klein, Will 5215 | pi cp | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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 2025 (’25), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Festa, David 5067 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| HOU | Walter, Brandon 5205 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 22.7 | 42.1 |
| DET | Enns, Dietrich 4544 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 62.9 | 75.6 |
| MIL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 23.4 | 94.1 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CLE | Cantillo, Joey 5106 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHC | Horton, Cade* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 43.2 | 86.3 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 3.7 | 16.1 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
| CHW | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 15.4 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 3.0 | 17.1 | 28.5 | 41.5 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 11.0 | 22.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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