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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.
▪️ Top 10 in career B-T points since 1995.
Giants pitcher Alex Wood is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to first place among National League pitchers.
Plus, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke rises back to fifth place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, a spot he lost when he was passed by Astros pitcher Justin Verlander less than two weeks ago.
Player of the Day—Wood struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 12-0 win over the Padres.
Wood earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 102nd among all players and 37th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Jake Odorizzi struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Athletics.
Odorizzi earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 28th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Santana of the Mariners hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Batter of the Day—Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 11-9 win over the Cubs.
Freeman earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, fifth among NL batters.
Rankings—Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises from seventh to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Alcantara (7IP 6H 0R BB 4K ND in the 2-0, 10-inning win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season. He also rises to first among NL pitchers, passing previous leader Joe Musgrove of the Padres (12.4).
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 10 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 282.5 |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 252.6 |
| 3 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 4 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | nym nl | 228.3 |
| 5 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | kc al | 219.8 |
| 6 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | hou al | 219.6 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | stl nl | 205.8 |
| 8 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | retired | 203.4 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | retired | 187.0 |
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Notable—Royals pitcher Zack Greinke now has 219.8 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Greinke (5IP 3H 0R BB 5K W in the 5-1 win over the Guardians) rises to fifth place among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when player tracking began. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (219.6) on the “all-time” list. Greinke previously occupied the fifth-place spot on the career points list until Verlander passed him June 29. Greinke now trails fourth-ranked player, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer (228.3).
Passing Verlander, Greinke now ranks third among active players in career points and rises to first among active AL pitchers ahead of Verlander.
Greinke now has 2.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 68th among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Austin Riley of the Braves earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Sunday.
Riley (HR 3-6 R 3BI in the 4-3, 12-inning win over the Nationals) was also NL Batter of the Day Saturday (HR 2-3 2R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Nationals).
He now has 4.5 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 13th among NL batters. He’s earned 2.5 of his points in the past two days and 3.5 of his points in the past six days.
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, July 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 16.0 |
| 2 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 13.0 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 12.7 |
| 5 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.4 |
| 6 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 12.0 |
| 7 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 12.0 |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 10.7 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.4 |
| 10 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 |
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Scoring—Wood earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Odorizzi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Santana and Freeman each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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
| 7/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | SF 12, SD 0 | Alex Wood, (W 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | +9.0 | HOU 6, OAK 1 | Jake Odorizzi (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | KC 5, CLE 1 | Zack Greinke, (W 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SEA 6, TOR 5 | Carlos Santana, 1B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BOS 11, NYY 6 | Trevor Story, 2B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `MIA 2, NYM 0 (F/10) | Sandy Alcantara | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | LAD 11, CHC 9 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | PIT 8, MIL 6 | Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 9, LAA 5 | Austin Voth, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 3, ARI 2 | Daniel Bard, (S 18) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `CHW 4, DET 2 | Reynaldo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 10, TB 5 | Tyler Stephenson, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 4, PHI 3 | Jordan Hicks, (W 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | ATL 4, WSH 3 (F/12) | Austin Riley, 3B | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | MIN 6, TEX 5 | Ryan Jeffers, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 12.7 | 22.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 | +3.0 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 6.0 | 10.5 | 34.7 | 73.4 | +1.5 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | 2b | bos al | 5.5 | 12.2 | 28.7 | 35.2 | -1.2 |
| Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 8.7 | 39.2 | 65.3 | +0.7 |
| Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 4.5 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | -4.0 |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 | 17.0 | 37.7 | 57.1 | -9.0 |
| Stephenson, Tyler 4384 | ca | cin nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Bard, Daniel 2657 | pi cp | col nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 14.7 | +3.0 |
| Santana, Carlos 2757 | 1b | sea al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 37.7 | +3.5 |
| Hayes, Ke’Bryan 4561 | 3b | pit nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 10.7 | 63.7 | 219.8 | -6.7 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi mr sp | chi al | 2.0 | 7.4 | 26.2 | 28.2 | -3.4 |
| Hicks, Jordan 3991 | pi mr cp | stl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Jeffers, Ryan 4432 | ca | min al | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Voth, Austin 4082 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Pineda, Michael 2841 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 52.8 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Wisler, Matt 3522 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 49.2 | 105.1 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 7.0 | 17.7 | 72.0 | 80.7 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 19.4 | 22.1 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 2.0 | 27.1 | 96.6 | 228.3 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 12.0 | 23.8 | 40.5 | 40.5 |
| OAK | Martinez, Adrian 4599 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TEX | Howard, Spencer 4386 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| SD | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 22.4 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 22.8 | 54.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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Box-Toppers
Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.