Box-Toppers Toppers Box
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 2023 Box-Toppers points.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
▪️ Subscribe to Box-Toppers Email Newsletter.
Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Berrios struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-2, 11-inning win over the White Sox. Berrios did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Berrios earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season, 26th among all players and 12th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco struck out four over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 9-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Carrasco earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 96th among NL pitchers.
Carrasco also now has 111.5 career Box-Toppers points, 65th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.7 points Thursday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Jeff Kent (110.2) and Tom Glavine (110.6). (Both Kent and Glavine began their careers prior to the advent of Box-Toppers tracking in 1995. Box-Toppers projects Kent would have about 125 points if his career from 1992 were tracked and projects Glavine would have about 170 points if his career from 1987 were tracked.) Carrasco now trails 64th-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8).
Carrasco ranks 16th among active, signed players in career points, ninth among active NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Eugenio Suarez of the Mariners hit two homers, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 6-1 win over the Astros.
National League Batter of the Day
Christian Yelich of the Brewers hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Cubs.
Yelich earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, fourth among NL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, July 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 13.9 |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 12.0 |
| 3 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 10.7 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.1 |
| 6 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 10.1 |
| 7 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 9.7 |
| 9 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 9.4 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Back to top
Player & team rankings
Box-Toppers normally posts player and team rankings on Fridays. But as the All-Star break approaches, we change our calendar slightly. Here are planned dates for the next two player and team rankings reports:
Monday, July 10
Friday, July 21
NEW: Inbox notification of each post!
We will post the next player and team rankings reports after the conclusion of Sunday, July 9, games prior to the All-Star break. With no regular season games from Monday to Thursday next week, there will be no need for updated rankings reports on Friday, July 14. So we plan to resume the regular Friday schedule on July 21.
Here are last Friday’s Box-Toppers team and player rankings reports.
Scoring
Berrios earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Carrasco earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Suarez and Yelich each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’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.
Box-Toppers strives for accuracy. See a mistake in a post? A wrong name, wrong team, grammar error, spelling goof, etc.? Thanks for pointing it out! Contact Box-Toppers here. Let's fix it and make it right.
For additional updates, follow Box-Toppers on Twitter.
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).| 7/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 11.0 | `TOR 6, CHW 2 (F/11) | Jose Berríos | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| NL | +8.0 | NYM 9, ARI 0 | Carlos Carrasco (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | LAD 5, PIT 2 | Julio Urías (W, 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | BAL 14, NYY 1 | Kyle Bradish (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | DET 9, OAK 0 | Michael Lorenzen (W, 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SEA 5, HOU 1 | Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `CIN 5, WSH 4 (F/10) | Brandon Williamson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 3, TB 1 (F/11) | Matt Strahm (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 6, KC 1 | Andres Gimenez 2B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIL 6, CHC 5 | Christian Yelich LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TOR 5, CHW 4 | Whit Merrifield LF‑2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 10, TEX 6 | Josh Winckowski (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 3, MIA 0 | Jordan Hicks (S, 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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.
Back to top
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 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 7.4 | 16.4 | 57.3 | 66.3 | -1.6 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | lf | mil nl | 5.5 | 9.0 | 39.2 | 59.7 | +2.0 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.0 | 24.4 | 50.5 | 57.2 | -14.4 |
| Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -1.0 |
| Strahm, Matt 3724 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | +4.0 |
| Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | pi sp | det al | 3.0 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 17.5 | -1.0 |
| Williamson, Brandon 4813 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | sea al | 2.5 | 10.5 | 27.0 | 44.5 | -5.5 |
| Merrifield, Whit 3855 | lf 2b | tor al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | -1.0 |
| Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | cle al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Hicks, Jordan 3991 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Winckowski, Josh 4784 | pi mr | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.7 | 11.4 | 43.2 | 111.5 | -8.0 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Chart is sortable. Click a column header to re-sort the chart by the values in that column. Refresh page to restore chart to default view.
Back to top
A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 3.0 | 13.4 | 61.7 | 97.1 |
| TB | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 39.1 | 39.1 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 8.0 | 22.4 | 64.2 | 76.9 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 4.0 | 25.1 | 44.2 | 44.2 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 24.8 | 24.8 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 32.1 | 46.1 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 37.5 | 56.6 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 21.7 | 26.7 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| OAK | Medina, Luis* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Bernardino, Brennan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 51.9 | 51.9 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 6.4 | 16.4 | 52.8 | 61.2 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 26.8 | 32.8 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 7.0 | 27.4 | 43.8 | 43.8 |
| PIT | Hill, Rich 2215 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 32.4 | 83.2 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 9.7 | 28.4 | 44.1 | 44.1 |
| NYM | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 4.0 | 30.0 | 82.6 | 236.6 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 3.0 | 19.8 | 58.4 | 127.0 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 3.7 | 15.1 | 27.5 | 27.5 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| SF | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 32.4 | 38.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
What are those numbers after players' names?
Chart is sortable. Click a column header to re-sort the chart by the values in that column. Refresh page to restore chart to default, game-by-game view.
Back to top