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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.
Matt Carpenter of the Yankees is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, becoming the second player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
Player of the Day—Carpenter hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, and doubled, in the 18-4 win over the Cubs. Carpenter went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in seven runs.
Carpenter earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 188th among all players and 31st among American League batters.
Carpenter had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +9.0, which is third-best among all batters who have earned Player of the Game honors so far in 2022. The two higher-ranked game scores by batters earning Player of the Game this season:
+12.0 by Trevor Story of the Red Sox on May 19.
+9.0 by Joc Pederson of the Giants on May 24.
Carpenter’s +9.0 game score was the same as two other Sunday Player of the Game winners. But because in cases of game score ties, batters rank ahead of pitchers, Carpenter won overall Player of the Day honors ahead of the two pitchers with +9.0 game scores—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon (6IP 2H 0R 3BB 8K W in the 2-0 win over the Dodgers) and Blue Jays pitcher Ross Stripling (6IP H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 6-0 win over the Tigers). Rodon earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points as National League Player of the Day. Stripling earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game.
National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 2-0 win over the Dodgers.
Rodon earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 15th among all players and fifth among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Adam Duvall of the Braves hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-3 win over the Pirates.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall Player of the Day is AL batter Matt Carpenter.
Rankings—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises from fifth to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Verlander (7IP 3H 4R 0ER BB 5K W in the 9-4 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, trailing only Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan (10.7). Verlander also trails McClanahan for second place among AL pitchers.
This is Verlander’s 12th season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points in a season and his first since 2019, when he had 27.5 Box-Toppers points, second among all players.
Verlander now has 216.6 career Box-Toppers points, sixth among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails fifth-ranked player, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke (217.8) by 1.2 points. Greinke has no points this season, has been on the injured list, but is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment this week. Verlander ranks fourth among active players in career points, second among active AL pitchers, behind Greinke.
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 Sunday, June 12.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 3 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.7 |
| 4 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 5 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana 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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Debut—Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor Sunday.
Crawford (5IP H 0R 4BB 7K ND in the 2-0 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2021, and was playing in his ninth career game.
Scoring—Carpenter earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rodon earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Duvall earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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
| 6/12 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | NYY 18, CHC 4 | Matt Carpenter, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +9.0 | SF 2, LAD 0 | Carlos Rodón, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| +9.0 | TOR 6, DET 0 | Ross Stripling, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +8.0 | `TEX 8, CHW 6 (F/12) | Jon Gray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| +7.0 | NYM 4, LAA 1 | Taijuan Walker (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +7.0 | `BOS 2, SEA 0 | Kutter Crawford | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| +6.1 | TB 6, MIN 0 | Jeffrey Springs, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | ATL 5, PIT 3 | Adam Duvall, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | HOU 9, MIA 4 | Justin Verlander, (W 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 4, WSH 1 | Josh Hader, (S 19) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | COL 4, SD 2 | Daniel Bard, (S 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 10, KC 7 | Richie Martin, SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 13, PHI 1 | Christian Walker, 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 6, OAK 3 | Amed Rosario, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.1 | CIN 7, STL 6 | Jeff Hoffman, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 | 10.0 | 77.3 | 216.6 | +10.0 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.7 | 18.4 | 27.4 | 43.5 | -5.0 |
| Stripling, Ross 3629 | pi sp | tor al | 4.0 | 10.7 | 25.4 | 30.1 | -2.7 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 0.0 |
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Bard, Daniel 2657 | pi cp | col nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 13.7 | +2.0 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf | atl nl | 2.5 | 10.5 | 24.5 | 32.5 | -5.5 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 11.4 | 22.4 | 43.8 | -7.4 |
| Carpenter, Matt 2987 | 3b 1b ph | nyy al | 2.0 | 3.5 | 13.0 | 42.5 | +0.5 |
| Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | ari nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +1.0 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 33.4 | 40.4 | -3.0 |
| Rosario, Amed 3879 | ss | cle al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -2.5 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi mr sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Martin, Richie 4266 | ss | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Crawford, Kutter 4660 | pi sp | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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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| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 69.0 | 77.7 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 48.2 | 104.1 |
| DET | Garcia, Rony* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| STL | Thompson, Zack* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TEX | Hearn, Taylor 4604 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 5.4 | 18.5 | 57.0 | 112.6 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CIN | Minor, Mike 2894 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 32.5 | 59.6 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 35.7 | 55.1 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 62.8 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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