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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 Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
McKenzie struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.
McKenzie earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 38th among all players and 18th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Pirates.
Woodruff earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 16th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—C.J. Cron of the Rockies hit a pair of three-run home runs, going 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in eight runs, in the 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Cron earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, second among NL batters, behind Pete Alonso of the Mets (9.2).
American League Batter of the Day—Edward Olivares of the Royals homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-4 win over the Tigers.
This was Olivares’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Olivares made his Major League debut July 25, 2020, and was playing in his 77th career game.
Notable—Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco now has 104.1 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Carrasco (5.2IP 6H R BB 8K W in the 4-1 win over the Rangers) rises to 77th place among all players in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes Jamie Moyer (104.0) on the “all-time” list and trails 76th-ranked player Scott Kazmir (105.1). He ranks 18th among active players in career points, ninth among active NL pitchers.
Carrasco now has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 38th among NL 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 3.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 14.0 |
| 2 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 13.0 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 12.0 |
| 5 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.4 |
| 8 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.7 |
| 9 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.4 |
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Scoring—McKenzie earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Woodruff earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Cron and Olivares 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
| 7/3 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | CLE 2, NYY 0 | Triston McKenzie, (W 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +10.2 | SEA 2, OAK 1 | Robbie Ray, (W 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | MIL 2, PIT 0 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | PHI 4, STL 0 | Zack Wheeler, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +7.0 | BAL 3, MIN 1 | Tyler Wells, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | `HOU 4, LAA 2 | Framber Valdez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | COL 6, ARI 5 | C.J. Cron, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | CHW 13, SF 4 | Lucas Giolito, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | BOS 4, CHC 2 (F/11) | Jake Diekman, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.2 | NYM 4, TEX 1 | Carlos Carrasco, (W 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | `CIN 4, ATL 3 | Luis Castillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | SD 4, LAD 2 | Nick Martinez, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 7, WSH 4 (F/10) | Dylan Floro, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | TB 7, TOR 3 | Jason Adam, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | KC 7, DET 4 | Edward Olivares, DH | 4 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.4 | 25.5 | 42.2 | 42.2 | -8.7 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 8.0 | 13.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 | +3.0 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 | 28.8 | 50.5 | 62.2 | -13.4 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sea al | 7.4 | 25.1 | 58.5 | 69.2 | -10.3 |
| Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 7.0 | 13.5 | 21.5 | 32.2 | +0.5 |
| McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 6.0 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -4.4 |
| Wells, Tyler 4428 | pi sp | bal al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 57.6 | 104.1 | +4.0 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 10.7 | +4.0 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 | 14.4 | 42.1 | 42.1 | -8.4 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.0 | 12.0 | 47.8 | 47.8 | -6.0 |
| Diekman, Jake 3266 | pi cp | bos al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Adam, Jason 4256 | pi mr cp | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Floro, Dylan 3970 | pi cp mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Olivares, Edward 4676 | dh | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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 | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 50.8 | 83.3 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| DET | Hill, Garrett* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Beeks, Jalen 4047 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 26.5 | 46.2 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan 4655 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 37.5 | 63.6 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 29.4 | 45.5 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 23.4 | 44.8 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| SD | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| DET | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 34.5 | 40.5 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 114.5 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 7.0 | 26.1 | 34.1 | 39.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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