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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.
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kelly struck out seven over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 7-0 win over the Giants. Kelly was perfect through five innings, retiring the first 15 batters he faced.
Kelly earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, 31st among all players and 15th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Zack Greinke struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Angels. Greinke did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Greinke earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 52nd among AL pitchers.
Greinke now also has 221.5 career Box-Toppers points, sixth-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails fifth-ranked player, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (222.6) by 1.1 points. Greinke ranks fourth among active players in career points, second among active AL pitchers, behind Verlander.
American League Batter of the Day—Jeimer Candelario of the Tigers hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-4 win over the Padres.
National League Batter of the Day—Bryson Stott of the Phillies hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 6-4 win over the Braves.
Debut—Nationals pitcher Andres Machado made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Machado (1IP 0H 0R BB 2K W in the 4-1 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut Sept. 2, 2017, and was playing in his 73rd 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 Monday, July 25.| 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 | 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—Kelly earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Greinke earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Candelario and Stott 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
| 7/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | ARI 7, SF 0 | Merrill Kelly, (W 10‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +9.0 | COL 2, MIL 0 | Kyle Freeland, (W 5‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | CIN 11, MIA 2 | Nick Lodolo, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | `KC 7, LAA 0 | Zack Greinke | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +4.2 | BAL 5, TB 1 | Nick Vespi, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | DET 12, SD 4 | Jeimer Candelario, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | PHI 6, ATL 4 | Bryson Stott, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | OAK 7, HOU 5 | Tony Kemp, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 3, CLE 1 | Garrett Whitlock, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 4, TEX 3 | Ty France, 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 4, LAD 1 | Andres Machado, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 3, PIT 2 | Nico Hoerner, SS | 3 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | +5.0 |
| France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sea al | 7.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | -0.5 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 5.0 | 12.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 | -2.0 |
| Vespi, Nick 4619 | pi mr | bal al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | kc al | 3.7 | 12.4 | 65.4 | 221.5 | -5.0 |
| Candelario, Jeimer 4025 | 3b | det al | 3.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -2.0 |
| Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | pi cp mr | bos al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Kemp, Tony 3973 | lf 2b | oak al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.5 |
| Stott, Bryson 4607 | ss | phi nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Hoerner, Nico 4245 | ss | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
| Machado, Andres 4695 | pi mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHC | Thompson, Keegan 4579 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 74.0 | 82.7 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| BAL | Watkins, Spenser 4479 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 6.0 | 15.4 | 55.9 | 55.9 |
| CLE | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Winckowski, Josh* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 45.8 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 47.9 | 50.9 |
| DET | Hill, Garrett 4677 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Suarez, Jose 4425 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| KC | Zerpa, Angel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 35.5 | 41.5 |
| MIL | Small, Ethan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 6.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| OAK | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 10.7 | 22.4 | 31.4 | 47.5 |
| ARI | Gilbert, Tyler 4509 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| LAD | White, Mitch 4519 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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