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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.
White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth in season player rankings.
Cease struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 7-6, 12-inning win over the Blue Jays. Cease did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Blue Jays took the lead after he exited.
Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, fifth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers.
He becomes the sixth player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2022. It is his second straight season with 10 or more points. He earned 14.4 points in 2021 with the White Sox, fifth among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Nationals pitcher Erick Fedde struck out four over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Orioles.
Fedde earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, 35th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Isaac Paredes of the Rays hit three home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 5-4 win over the Yankees.
This was Paredes’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Paredes made his Major League debut Aug. 17, 2020, and was playing in his 88th career game.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals hit two home runs and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Brewers.
Streak—Avisail Garcia of the Marlins has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2022 Tuesday.
Garcia (HR 2B 2-5 2R 3BI in the 9-8 win over the Rockies) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2013 with the White Sox and now has 29.4 career Box-Toppers points, 13th among active NL outfielders. His best season was 2017 with the White Sox when he had 6.7 Box-Toppers points, seventh among AL outfielders. He earned 5.2 points in 2021 with the Brewers, 11th among NL outfielders.
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 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 11.4 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 11.0 |
| 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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Debut—Austin Wynns of the Giants made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Wynns (HR 2B 3-4 2R 4BI in the 12-10 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut June 5, 2018, and was playing in his 125th career game.
Notable—Batters earned Player of the Game honors in 11 of the 15 games Tuesday, an unusually large number in a season in which pitchers are trending toward record-setting dominance.
Through the games of June 16, batters had won 37.6 percent of all Player of the Game honors (358 in 952 total games), while pitchers won 62.4 percent. That’s below last year’s near-record low share for batters and below the all-time record-low for share of Player of the Game honors won by batters (39.14 percent in 2014). Last year, batters won just 39.15 percent of all Player of the Game honors, the second-lowest in any season since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
But Tuesday, batters nearly doubled their season average share of Player of the Game honors earned, even if for one day, to 73.3 percent of all games.
Also notable—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels recorded a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +9.0, which would have been the third-highest for a batter earning Player of the Game honors this season. However, Ohtani did not earn Player of the Game honors because the Angels lost.
Ohtani (2HR 3-4 2R 8BI in the 12-11, 11-inning loss to the Royals) would not only have been Box-Toppers Player of the Game had the Angels won, he would have been AL Batter of the Day, earning 1.5 total Box-Toppers points. That would have been enough to propel him back into the overall lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Despite Ohtani’s impressive performance, he earns no Box-Toppers points. But he still ranks second overall in Box-Toppers season player rankings with 11.0 Box-Toppers points, first among both AL batters and pitchers.
With the Royals beating the Angels, Player of the Game was Carlos Santana of the Royals (HR 2B 4-5 2R 5BI), with a Box-Toppers game score of +6.0.
Scoring—Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fedde earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Paredes and Gorman 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
| 6/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | `CHW 7, TOR 6 (F/12) | Dylan Cease | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | TB 5, NYY 4 | Isaac Paredes, 1B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +7.0 | WSH 3, BAL 0 | Erick Fedde, (W 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | KC 12, LAA 11 (F/11) | Carlos Santana, 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | STL 6, MIL 2 | Nolan Gorman, 2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 8, CIN 2 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | SF 12, ATL 10 | Austin Wynns, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 8, NYM 2 | Jose Urquidy, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 7, PHI 0 | Marcus Semien, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 8, OAK 2 | Julio Rodríguez, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 7, CHC 1 | Daniel Vogelbach, DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 6, MIN 5 (F/11) | Trevor Stephan, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 9, COL 8 | Avisail García, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 5, DET 4 | Trevor Story, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SD 3, ARI 2 (F/11) | Jose Azocar, PR‑DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 10.0 | 24.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | -4.4 |
| Rodriguez, Julio 4590 | cf | sea al | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | 2b | bos al | 4.5 | 11.2 | 27.7 | 34.2 | -2.2 |
| Gorman, Nolan 4633 | 2b | stl nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b ss | tex al | 3.5 | 9.7 | 25.4 | 34.9 | -2.7 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 3.5 | 8.0 | 32.2 | 70.9 | -1.0 |
| Fedde, Erick 4065 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.4 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 18.5 | -7.0 |
| Urquidy, Jose 4194 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 16.1 | -5.4 |
| Santana, Carlos 2757 | 1b | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 36.2 | +2.0 |
| Azocar, Jose 4624 | dh pr | sd nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Paredes, Isaac 4666 | 1b | tb al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Garcia, Avisail 3256 | rf | fla nl | 1.0 | 6.2 | 18.4 | 29.4 | -4.2 |
| Stephan, Trevor 4446 | pi mr cp | cle al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -2.7 |
| Vogelbach, Daniel 4070 | dh 1b ph | pit nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -1.0 |
| Wynns, Austin 4667 | ca | sf 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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| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 56.6 | 103.1 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 25.4 | 30.1 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 41.1 | 41.1 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 6.7 | 27.8 | 49.5 | 61.2 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 34.4 | 41.4 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 46.2 | 49.2 |
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 26.7 | 28.7 |
| CIN | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 45.8 | 45.8 |
| CHC | Thompson, Keegan 4579 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PIT | Eickhoff, Jerad 3566 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 48.8 | 81.3 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 26.5 | 46.2 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 29.4 | 45.5 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 4.0 | 16.7 | 60.0 | 87.7 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 4.0 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 6.4 | 12.8 | 49.0 | 81.8 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 35.3 | 147.3 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 11.0 | 27.1 | 41.6 | 41.6 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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