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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.
Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lopez struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Reds.
Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 24th among all players and 12th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Guardians pitcher Kirk McCarty struck out four over four scoreless middle relief innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 8-3 win over the Red Sox.
This was McCarty’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. McCarty made his Major League debut April 24 and was playing in his fourth career game.
McCarty earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 105th among AL pitchers.
McCarty had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +6.0, same as another AL pitcher who earned Player of the Game honors, Mariners pitcher George Kirby (5IP 2H 0R BB 4K ND in the 5-4 win over the Rangers). But McCarty edged Kirby for AL Player of the Day honors because McCarty earned the win in his game, while Kirby picked up a no-decision in his.
American League Batter of the Day—George Springer of the Blue Jays hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-3 win over the Cardinals.
Springer earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 13th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Luis Urias of the Brewers homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-6 win over the Twins.
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 Tuesday, July 26.| 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—Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and McCarty earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Springer and Urias 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
| 7/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | MIA 2, CIN 1 | Pablo López, (W 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| +8.0 | CHC 4, PIT 2 | Keegan Thompson, (W 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | ATL 6, PHI 3 | Spencer Strider, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | CLE 8, BOS 3 | Kirk McCarty, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | `SEA 5, TEX 4 | George Kirby | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.1 | LAA 6, KC 0 | Jose Suarez, (W 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | NYM 6, NYY 3 | Edwin Díaz, (S 22) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TOR 10, STL 3 | George Springer, CF‑RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | MIL 7, MIN 6 | Luis Urías, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.1 | `BAL 5, TB 3 | Joey Krehbiel | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 5, HOU 3 | Chad Pinder, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 7, SF 3 | Christian Walker, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 8, LAD 3 | Nelson Cruz, PH‑DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SD 6, DET 4 (F/10) | Jorge Alfaro, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +0.1 | CHW 2, COL 1 | Michael Kopech, (W 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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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| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 | 18.1 | 31.8 | 31.8 | -0.7 |
| Kopech, Michael 4385 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | +1.3 |
| Thompson, Keegan 4579 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 | dh | dc nl | 5.5 | 11.2 | 34.7 | 88.4 | -0.2 |
| Springer, George 3337 | cf rf | tor al | 5.0 | 9.2 | 26.4 | 36.9 | +0.8 |
| Krehbiel, Joey 4562 | pi mr | bal al | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +3.7 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 4.0 | 9.7 | 31.7 | 38.7 | -1.7 |
| Pinder, Chad 3871 | lf 1b ph | oak al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +3.5 |
| Suarez, Jose 4425 | pi sp mr | ana al | 3.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -3.4 |
| Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | ari nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | +2.0 |
| McCarty, Kirk 4696 | pi mr | cle al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Urias, Luis 4218 | 3b | mil nl | 1.5 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -3.2 |
| Alfaro, Jorge 3920 | ca | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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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| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 6.7 | 19.4 | 62.7 | 90.4 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 32.5 | 49.5 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 10.1 | 23.2 | 61.7 | 117.3 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 10.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| LAA | Junk, Jason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 63.8 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 10.4 | 28.5 | 39.2 | 39.2 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 50.8 | 83.3 |
| LAD | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 27.1 | 31.1 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 5.7 | 21.2 | 23.9 | 23.9 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 38.4 | 45.4 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CIN | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 49.8 | 49.8 |
| NYY | German, Domingo 3957 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 5.0 | 30.1 | 99.6 | 231.3 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 36.3 | 148.3 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 39.2 | 63.4 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 31.8 | 57.6 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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