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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.
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Wheeler struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 22nd among all players and seventh among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Cubs.
Montgomery earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 41st among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Mike Trout of the Angels hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-6 win over the Mets.
Trout and teammate Shohei Ohtani both had +5.0 Box-Toppers game scores Saturday and both had very similar line scores. However, Trout edged Ohtani for Player of the Game because he hit two home runs vs. the one home run for Ohtani (HR 2B 3-4 3R 3BI).
National League Batter of the Day—Juan Soto of the Nationals homered and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-6 win over the Brewers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Giants pitcher Camilo Doval (0.2IP 0H 0R BB 2K W in the 3-2 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut April 18, 2021, and was playing in his 55th career game.
Adley Rutschman of the Orioles (2-2B 3-4 2R 0BI in the 6-4 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut May 21 and was playing in his 17th career game. Rutschman was the first pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.
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 Saturday, June 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.7 |
| 3 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 4 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 9.0 |
| 5 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 9.0 |
| 6 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 8.7 |
| 8 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
| 10 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.0 |
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Scoring—Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Montgomery earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Trout and Soto each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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
| 6/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | PHI 4, ARI 0 | Zack Wheeler, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| AL | +7.0 | NYY 8, CHC 0 | Jordan Montgomery, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +7.0 | TEX 11, CHW 9 (F/10) | Matt Moore, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | LAA 11, NYM 6 | Mike Trout, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.2 | `SD 2, COL 1 (F/10) | Nick Martinez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | WSH 8, MIL 6 | Juan Soto, RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ATL 10, PIT 4 | Jesse Chavez, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 6, TB 5 | Luis Arraez, 1B‑2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 10, CLE 5 | Stephen Vogt, DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | MIA 5, HOU 1 | Braxton Garrett, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 5, CIN 4 | Tyler O'Neill, LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | SF 3, LAD 2 | Camilo Doval, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 7, BOS 6 | Julio Rodríguez, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | DET 3, TOR 1 | Victor Reyes, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | BAL 6, KC 4 | Adley Rutschman, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | COL 6, SD 2 | Kyle Freeland, (W 2‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 | 26.8 | 48.5 | 60.2 | -15.4 |
| Arraez, Luis 4219 | 1b 2b | min al | 4.5 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | +0.3 |
| Rodriguez, Julio 4590 | cf | sea al | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 4.0 | 11.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 | -3.0 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 30.2 | 79.2 | +2.0 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.7 | +3.0 |
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.7 | 12.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | -7.0 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi mr sp | tex al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 13.4 | 51.3 | -1.0 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | rf | dc nl | 1.5 | 7.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | -4.5 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | lf | stl nl | 1.0 | 9.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | -7.0 |
| Reyes, Victor 3984 | cf | det al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -3.5 |
| Vogt, Stephen 3503 | dh ca | oak al | 1.0 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 15.2 | -2.2 |
| Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Chavez, Jesse 2780 | pi mr sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 30.8 | +1.0 |
| Doval, Camilo 4658 | pi mr | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Rutschman, Adley 4659 | dh | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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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| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| ARI | Nelson, Kyle 4596 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| CHC | Thompson, Keegan 4579 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 35.1 | 40.1 |
| MIL | Alexander, Jason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 38.5 | 73.7 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 24.4 | 29.1 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 76.3 | 215.6 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIN | Sands, Cole* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.4 | 39.4 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 4.0 | 23.1 | 31.1 | 36.8 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 25.7 | 41.8 |
| BOS | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 2.0 | 19.7 | 53.1 | 63.8 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 57.3 | 61.3 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 21.4 | 42.8 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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