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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.
Twins pitcher Devin Smeltzer is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Smeltzer struck out three over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Guardians.
Smeltzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 230th among all players, 74th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dansby Swanson of the Braves hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-6 win over the Giants.
Swanson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 28th among NL batters.
Swanson had a Box-Toppers game score Thursday of +5.0, which was the same as another NL batter who earned Player of the Game honors, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers (HR 3-4 3R 3BI in the 10-5 win over the Reds). But Swanson beat Bellinger for NL Player of the Day honors because he hit two home runs while Bellinger hit one.
American League Batter of the Day—Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-6 win over the Astros.
Stanton earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, ninth among AL batters.
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 Thursday, June 23.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 13.0 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 11.4 |
| 3 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.4 |
| 5 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 10.0 |
| 6 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 7 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 9 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.0 |
| 10 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 8.7 |
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National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Dansby Swanson.
Debut—Orioles pitcher Felix Bautista made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Bautista (1.1IP 0H 0R BB 3K ND in the 4-0 win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut April 10 and was playing in his 31st career game.
Scoring—Smeltzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Swanson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Stanton earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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
| 6/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | MIN 1, CLE 0 | Devin Smeltzer, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| NL | +5.0 | ATL 7, SF 6 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 10, CIN 5 | Cody Bellinger, CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `SEA 2, OAK 1 | Robbie Ray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | `BAL 4, CHW 0 | Felix Bautista, (Hld 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | NYY 7, HOU 6 | Giancarlo Stanton, DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIA 3, COL 2 | Tanner Scott, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 6, STL 4 | Josh Hader, (S 21) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | PIT 8, CHC (F/10) | Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PHI 6, SD 2 | Kyle Schwarber, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 5.0 | 9.0 | 41.4 | 41.4 | +1.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sea al | 4.7 | 22.4 | 55.8 | 66.5 | -13.0 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | dh rf | nyy al | 4.5 | 10.5 | 33.2 | 72.4 | -1.5 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | dh ss | atl nl | 2.7 | 9.7 | 23.2 | 24.2 | -4.3 |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | cf | lad nl | 2.0 | 3.7 | 24.6 | 24.6 | +0.3 |
| Scott, Tanner 4292 | pi cp mr | fla nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Hayes, Ke’Bryan 4561 | 3b | pit nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Smeltzer, Devin 4149 | pi mr sp | min al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +2.0 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | lf | phi nl | 1.0 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 25.5 | -3.5 |
| Bautista, Felix 4668 | pi mr | bal al | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 23.4 | 44.8 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 77.3 | 216.6 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 46.8 | 51.8 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 5.0 | 24.1 | 32.1 | 37.8 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| WSH | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 34.5 | 40.5 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 61.7 | 217.8 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 39.5 | 67.6 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| LAA | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| DET | Garcia, Rony* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 7.0 | 17.7 | 72.0 | 80.7 |
| SD | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 22.8 | 54.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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