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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 Michael Kopech is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to second place, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to fourth place and Braves pitcher Kyle Wright rises to sixth place.
Player of the Day—Kopech struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Dodgers.
Kopech earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 19th among all players and 11th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Yu Darvish struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Mets.
Darvish earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.4 for the season, ninth among NL pitchers.
Darvish also now has 112.6 career Box-Toppers points, 63rd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 62nd-ranked players Kevin Brown (112.8) on the “all-time” list. Darvish ranks 16th among active, signed players in career points and eighth among active NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nick Fortes of the Marlins hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 12-2 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—Marcus Semien of the Rangers hit two home runs and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Guardians.
Rankings—Three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point winning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (7IP 6H R 2BB 12K W in the 4-1 win over the Mariners) rises from sixth to second place with 9.0 Box-Toppers points, trailing only overall leader Pete Alonso of the Mets (9.2). Verlander rises to first place among AL pitchers, passing previous leader Shane McClanahan of the Rays (8.7).
Verlander now has 215.6 career Box-Toppers points, sixth among all players since 1995, when player tracking began. He trails fifth-place player, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke (217.8) by 2.2 points. Verlander ranks fourth among active players in career points, second among active AL pitchers, behind Greinke.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (7IP 6H 3R 0BB 9K W in the 5-3 win over the Pirates) rises from eighth to fourth place with 8.7 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers, behind Verlander (9.0).
Braves pitcher Kyle Wright (8IP 5H 2R 0BB 7K W in the 3-2 win over the Athletics) rises from ninth to sixth place with 8.7 Box-Toppers points, second among NL pitchers, behind Joe Musgrove of the Padres (8.7). Though both have 8.7 points on the season, Musgrove ranks ahead because he has more 2021 Box-Toppers points—16.1 vs. 0.0.
Debut—Matt Vierling of the Phillies made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Vierling (HR 1-1 R BI in the 3-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut June 19, 2021, and was playing in his 58th career game.
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 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 9.0 |
| 3 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.7 |
| 4 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 8.7 |
| 5 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 8.7 |
| 6 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
| 8 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 7.1 |
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Scoring—Kopech earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Darvish earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Fortes and Semien 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
| 6/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | CHW 4, LAD 0 | Michael Kopech, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | +11.0 | SD 7, NYM 0 | Yu Darvish, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| +9.0 | HOU 4, SEA 1 | Justin Verlander, (W 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| BAT | +7.0 | MIA 12, WSH 2 | Nick Fortes, C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | CIN 14, ARI 8 | Graham Ashcraft, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | ATL 3, OAK 2 | Kyle Wright, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TEX 6, CLE 3 | Marcus Semien, 2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | DET 5, PIT 3 | Tarik Skubal, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 5, SF 3 | Charlie Blackmon, PH‑RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 6, LAA 5 (F/10) | Tanner Houck, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 6, TEX 3 | Emmanuel Clase, (S 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `TB 4, STL 2 (F/10) | Jeffrey Springs | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 10, MIN 4 | Aaron Judge, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 9, CHC 3 | Austin Hays, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 7, KC 0 | Bo Bichette, SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 3, MIL 2 | Matt Vierling, PH‑CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 9.0 | 9.0 | 76.3 | 215.6 | +9.0 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 8.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 0.0 |
| Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | +8.7 |
| Kopech, Michael 4385 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +0.3 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf | nyy al | 5.5 | 14.5 | 35.7 | 35.7 | -3.5 |
| Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.4 | 18.5 | 57.0 | 112.6 | -7.7 |
| Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -3.5 |
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b ss | tex al | 2.5 | 8.7 | 24.4 | 33.9 | -3.7 |
| Hays, Austin 4538 | lf ph | bal al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Houck, Tanner 4342 | pi sp mr | bos al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -4.0 |
| Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | rf ph | col nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 20.2 | 32.2 | -1.5 |
| Clase, Emmaniuel 4225 | pi cp | cle al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Fortes, Nick 4568 | ca | fla nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Vierling, Matt 4652 | cf ph | phi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| CIN | Minor, Mike 2894 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 32.5 | 59.6 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 2.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 26.8 | 26.8 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| STL | Naughton, Packy 4537 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 55.7 | 121.1 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 45.6 | 45.6 |
| OAK | Koening, Jared* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 8.4 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 62.8 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 113.5 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 67.0 | 75.7 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 3.0 | 17.1 | 30.8 | 56.6 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 4.0 | 17.7 | 32.8 | 36.8 |
| SD | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 34.7 | 54.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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