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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.
Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—McKenzie struck out 12 over eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Tigers.
McKenzie earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, 24th among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Braxton Garrett struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 3-2, 11-inning win over the Pirates. Garrett did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Pirates tied the game after he exited.
Garrett earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 50th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Luis Robert of the White Sox hit a grand slam, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 12-2 win over the Twins.
Robert earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, 15th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Rockies hit two doubles and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Padres.
Rankings—Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Burnes (7.1IP 4H 2R ER 3BB 10K ND in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
Burnes becomes the 11th player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. It is his second season with 10.0 or more points. He had 18.1 in 2021 with the Brewers, fifth among all players and fourth among NL pitchers.
With Burnes’ rise, he pushes another player with 10.0 points off the season player rankings top 10 list—Rays pitcher Corey Kluber (10.0 points) falls from 10th to 11th place.
Notable—Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco now has 105.1 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Carrasco (6IP 5H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 8-0 win over the Cubs) rises to 75th place among all players in career Box-Toppers points since player tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Thursday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—Scott Kazmir (105.1) and Lance Lynn (105.1). He trails 74th-ranked player Aramis Ramirez (105.8). Carrasco ranks 17th among active players in career points, ninth among active NL pitchers.
Carrasco now also has 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 32nd among NL pitchers.
Debut—Taylor Walls of the Rays made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Walls (2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 5-4 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut May 22, 2021, and was playing in his 131st 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 Thursday, July 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 17.0 |
| 2 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 13.0 |
| 4 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 13.0 |
| 5 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 12.7 |
| 6 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.4 |
| 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 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 |
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Weekly reports—Normally, Box-Toppers posts weekly team and player rankings reports on Fridays. But this week, those are delayed until the All-Star break and will be posted after the completion of games Sunday. Here are the most recent Box-Toppers team rankings and player rankings reports from last Friday.
Scoring—McKenzie earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Garrett earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Robert and Grichuk each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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
| 7/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | CLE 4, DET 0 | Triston McKenzie, (W 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| NL | +13.0 | `MIA 3, PIT 2 (F/11) | Braxton Garrett | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| +7.1 | `MIL 3, SF 2 (F/10) | Corbin Burnes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| +7.0 | `CIN 7, NYY 6 (F/10) | Luis Castillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | NYM 8, CHC 0 | Carlos Carrasco, (W 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | LAD 4, STL 0 | Tyler Anderson, (W 10‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | HOU 3, LAA 2 (F/10) | Ryan Pressly, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | CHW 12, MIN 2 | Luis Robert, CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SEA 6, TEX 5 | Sam Haggerty, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | COL 8, SD 5 | Randal Grichuk, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TB 5, BOS 4 | Taylor Walls, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | KC 3, TOR 1 | Edward Olivares, LF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ATL 5, WSH 4 | Michael Harris II, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 | 28.5 | 39.2 | 39.2 | -7.7 |
| McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 8.0 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | -2.4 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 | 14.0 | 27.7 | 29.7 | 0.0 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 14.0 | 49.8 | 49.8 | -4.0 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 58.6 | 105.1 | +5.0 |
| Robert, Luis 4296 | cf | chi al | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +4.5 |
| Pressly, Ryan 3186 | pi cp | hou al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | +1.0 |
| Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +2.7 |
| Haggerty, Sam 4672 | rf lf | sea al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Grichuk, Randal 3474 | rf dh | col nl | 2.5 | 8.0 | 27.4 | 37.9 | -3.0 |
| Harris, Michael 4682 | cf | atl nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Olivares, Edward 4676 | dh lf | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Walls, Taylor 4691 | ss | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 45.8 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 31.5 | 48.5 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 12.7 | 22.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 50.8 | 83.3 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 31.8 | 57.6 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 63.7 | 219.8 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TB | Patino, Luis 4308 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 8.4 | 26.1 | 59.5 | 70.2 |
| TEX | Bush, Matt 3673 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| MIN | Smeltzer, Devin 4149 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| HOU | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 39.2 | 65.3 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 39.5 | 74.7 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 4.0 | 17.4 | 68.9 | 252.6 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 8.1 | 21.2 | 59.7 | 115.3 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 8.4 | 25.5 | 42.2 | 42.2 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 37.7 | 57.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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