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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.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Skubal struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), two hits and two walks, in the 7-2 win over the Athletics.
Skubal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, rising to 10th place in season player rankings, sixth among American League pitchers.
Skubal becomes the 12th player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10.0 or more points. In 2021, the only other season he’s earned points, Skubal had 8.7 Box-Toppers points with the Tigers, 27th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Mitch White struck out one over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 9-6 win over the Giants. White did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Giants tied the game after he exited.
White earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 70th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Yordan Alvarez of the Astros homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Yankees.
Alvarez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 28th among all players and third among AL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (17.0) and Jose Ramirez of the Guardians (9.7).
National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors. Thursday’s limited schedule after the All-Star break included only eight teams playing six games, involving only three NL teams.
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 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 17.0 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 15.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 14.7 |
| 4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 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 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.4 |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 10.7 |
| 10 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 10.7 |
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Debut—J.J. Matijevic of the Astros made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Matijevic (1-1 0R BI in the 3-2 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 22 and was playing in his 20th career game.
Weekly reports—Normally, Box-Toppers posts weekly team and player rankings reports on Fridays. But because of the All-Star break, weekly reports were posted Monday. Since only Thursday’s six games have been played since then, the next reports will be posted next Friday, July 29. Here are the most recent Box-Toppers team rankings and player rankings reports from Monday.
Scoring—Skubal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and White earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Alvarez earns 1.5 points for being AL 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
| 7/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | DET 7, OAK 2 | Tarik Skubal, (W 7‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| +5.0 | TEX 8, MIA 0 | Jon Gray, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | `OAK 5, DET 0 | Frankie Montas | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | HOU 7, NYY 5 | Yordan Alvarez, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +3.0 | `LAD 9, SF 6 | Mitch White | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| +1.0 | HOU 3, NYY 2 | J.J. Matijevic, PH | 1 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 10.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | +2.0 |
| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 7.7 | 14.7 | 18.2 | 18.2 | +0.7 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 6.0 | 10.0 | 38.4 | 45.4 | +2.0 |
| Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 15.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 | -9.4 |
| White, Mitch 4519 | pi sp cp | lad nl | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +0.7 |
| Matijevic, J.J. 4693 | ph | hou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 36.3 | 148.3 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 32.5 | 49.5 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| PIT | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 5.7 | 14.7 | 36.1 | 41.1 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 9.1 | 22.2 | 60.7 | 116.3 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 5.0 | 30.1 | 99.6 | 231.3 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 39.2 | 63.4 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 31.8 | 57.6 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 17.0 | 33.1 | 47.6 | 47.6 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 5.7 | 18.4 | 61.7 | 89.4 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 10.4 | 28.5 | 39.2 | 39.2 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| KC | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Howard, Spencer 4386 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| WSH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 4.0 | 12.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 5.7 | 21.2 | 23.9 | 23.9 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 27.7 | 29.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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