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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.
Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Mahle struck out 12 over nine scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 5-3, 12-inning win over the Diamondbacks. Mahle did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Mahle earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 38th among all players and 17th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Rays.
Cole earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, ninth among all players and fifth among AL pitchers.
Cole also now has 131.3 career Box-Toppers points, 37th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 36th-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4). He ranks 12th among active players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Travis d'Arnaud of the Braves hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Ramirez of the Guardians doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Rockies.
Ramirez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.2 for the season, second among AL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (9.0). (Ohtani has earned 5.0 of his points as a starting pitcher and 4.0 as a designated hitter.)
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday, coming within one out of a no-hitter in the 9-1 win over the Pirates.
Mikolas (8.2IP H R 0ER BB 6K W) gave up a double with two out in the ninth inning to lose the no-hit bid. He still earned Player of the Game honors but had only the second-highest Box-Toppers game score among Tuesday’s Player of the Game winners. Mikolas had a game score of +11.2, less than the +18.0 score by overall Player of the Day Mahle. That meant Mikolas earned just 1.0 Box-Toppers point while Mahle earned 2.0.
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 Tuesday, June 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 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 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
| 10 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
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Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each earning their first career Player of the Game honor:
Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore (5IP 3H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut May 21 and was playing in his fourth career game.
Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu (1IP H 0R 0BB K W in the 4-3 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut July 31, 2019, and was playing in his 61st career game.
Scoring—Mahle earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cole earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. d’Arnaud and Ramirez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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
| 6/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +18.0 | `CIN 5, ARI 3 (F/12) | Tyler Mahle | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| +11.2 | STL 9, PIT 1 | Miles Mikolas, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +11.0 | NYM 4, MIL 0 | Chris Bassitt, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +9.1 | LAD 2, LAA 0 | Tony Gonsolin, (W 8‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | SF 4, KC 2 | Logan Webb, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||
| AL | +7.0 | NYY 2, TB 0 | Gerrit Cole, (W 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | SEA 5, MIN 0 | Logan Gilbert, (W 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | STL 3, PIT 1 | Matthew Liberatore, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | ATL 10, WSH 4 | Travis d'Arnaud, C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BOS 6, OAK 1 | Nick Pivetta, (W 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 5, DET 1 | Dylan Cease, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | SD 12, CHC 5 | Luke Voit, DH | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | BAL 6, TOR 5 | Jorge López, (S 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 11, PHI 9 | Jesus Aguilar, DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | CLE 4, COL 3 (F/10) | Jose Ramírez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | HOU 4, TEX 3 | Bryan Abreu, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 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.
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 | 30.8 | 95.4 | 131.3 | -14.0 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 8.0 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | -6.4 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 7.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | +0.7 |
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 7.2 | 20.2 | 41.2 | 46.2 | -5.8 |
| Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 | 11.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | +2.3 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 | 18.7 | 33.8 | 37.8 | -8.7 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 16.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | -6.7 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | bos al | 5.0 | 10.0 | 32.7 | 32.7 | 0.0 |
| Lopez, Jorge 4060 | pi cp | bal al | 5.0 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +2.3 |
| Aguilar, Jesus 3787 | 1b dh | fla nl | 4.5 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | +2.0 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 21.2 | -12.5 |
| d’Arnaud, Travis 3384 | ca | atl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.4 | 21.9 | +3.0 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 17.7 | 20.4 | +3.0 |
| Voit, Luke 4053 | dh 1b | sd nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | -2.0 |
| Abreu, Bryan 4663 | pi mr | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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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| MIA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 29.5 | 46.5 |
| CHW | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 20.1 | 28.1 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| TEX | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 45.8 | 45.8 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan 4655 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 48.0 | 80.8 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 8.4 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| BAL | Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 52.9 | 52.9 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 5.7 | 23.8 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| BOS | Winckowski, Josh* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 40.3 | 40.3 |
| SD | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| CHC | Kilian, Caleb* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Pilkington, Konnor 4642 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 24.7 | 26.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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