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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.
Twins pitcher Sonny Gray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Pete Alonso of the Mets extends his lead among NL batters in Box-Toppers rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Gray struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 9-1 win over the Tigers.
Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, 20th among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara struck out 10 over six innings, allowing two runs, two hits and three walks, in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Pirates. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Pirates tied the game after he exited.
Alcantara earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, rising from fifth to fourth in season player rankings. He extends his lead among NL pitchers, ahead of second-place Joe Musgrove of the Padres (12.4).
American League Batter of the Day—Adolis Garcia of the Rangers homered and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-8 win over the Athletics.
National League Batter of the Day—Pete Alonso of the Mets hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-5 win over the Padres.
Alonso earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, 12th among all players and extending his lead among NL batters, ahead of second-place Mookie Betts of the Dodgers (8.0).
Alonso becomes the 16th player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points and the first who is solely a batter. (Shohei Ohtani of the Angels also has exceeded 10.0 Box-Toppers points, but has earned just 4.0 as a batter—the other 13.0 come as a starting pitcher.) In 2021, there were 49 players who reached 10.0 Box-Toppers points, including five batters.
This is Alonso’s first season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. In 2021, he had 3.0 Box-Toppers points with the Mets, 63rd among NL batters. In his best season, 2019 with the Mets, he had 7.0 Box-Toppers points, 17th among NL batters.
This is Alonso’s first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor since June 4. He earned 7.7 of his points in less than a month between May 8 and June 4. Alonso has earned Player of the Game honors seven times this season, each time earning bonus points as either NL Batter of the Day (0.5 points) or overall NL Player of the Day (0.7 points), which he did once on May 27.
Notable—Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes becomes the 15th player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points this season after earning Player of the Game honors.
Cortes (6IP 6H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 7-0 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season, 14th among all players, seventh among AL pitchers.
This is Cortes’ first season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. His best previous season was 2021 with the Yankees when he had 5.0 points, 64th among AL pitchers.
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 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 17.0 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 16.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 14.7 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 14.4 |
| 5 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 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 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.7 |
| 10 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 10.7 |
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Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Alcantara earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Garcia and Alonso 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
| 7/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | MIN 9, DET 1 | Sonny Gray, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | NYY 6, BAL 0 | Nestor Cortes, (W 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | `MIA 6, PIT 5 (F/10) | Sandy Alcantara | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | TEX 11, OAK 8 | Adolis García, RF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | LAA 9, ATL 1 | Reid Detmers, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 8, SD 5 | Pete Alonso, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TOR 8, BOS 4 | Raimel Tapia, LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 4, PHI 3 | Drew Smyly, (W 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | `LAD 7, SF 4 | Alex Vesia, (Hld 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 4, ARI 3 | Keibert Ruiz, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 10, COL 9 | Hunter Renfroe, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 6, STL 3 | Joey Votto, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 6, CLE 3 | AJ Pollock, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 4, TB 2 | Taylor Clarke, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | HOU 8, SEA 5 | Martin Maldonado, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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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| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 14.4 | 24.1 | 33.5 | 33.5 | +4.7 |
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 10.7 | 13.7 | 22.2 | 22.2 | +7.7 |
| Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.4 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | +5.4 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 | 15.8 | 52.0 | 84.8 | +3.0 |
| Garcia, Adolis 4387 | rf cf | tex al | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Renfroe, Hunter 3749 | rf | mil nl | 4.0 | 10.0 | 24.4 | 26.9 | -2.0 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Smyly, Drew 3009 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 50.5 | -5.0 |
| Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b dh | cin nl | 2.0 | 11.7 | 19.2 | 83.4 | -7.7 |
| Tapia, Raimel 3824 | dh lf ph | tor al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.0 |
| Clarke, Taylor 4199 | pi mr cp | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Ruiz, Keibert 4616 | ca | dc nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Maldonado, Martin 3082 | ca | hou al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 20.0 | -3.0 |
| Pollock, AJ 3142 | lf | chi al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 14.5 | 29.2 | -2.0 |
| Vesia, Alex 4504 | pi mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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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 |
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| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 12.0 | 23.8 | 40.5 | 40.5 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 58.7 | 124.1 |
| BAL | Voth, Austin 4082 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| SD | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| PIT | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 63.7 | 219.8 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| HOU | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 39.2 | 65.3 |
| OAK | Oller, Adam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Junis, Jakob 3857 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| ARI | Gilbert, Tyler 4509 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| WSH | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 8.7 | 13.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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