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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.
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintained second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to eighth in player rankings.
Player of the Day—Woodruff struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, 10th among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.
Woodruff becomes the 17th player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. It is his second season with 10.0 or more points. In 2021, he earned 17.1 points with the Brewers, eighth overall and sixth among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 11-5 win over the Royals. Judge went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs.
Judge earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.2 for the season, fourth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Rhys Hoskins of the Phillies homered and went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 4-2, 10-inning win over the Pirates.
Hoskins earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, 17th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Aaron Judge.
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 Friday, July 29.| 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 | 17.0 |
| 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 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.7 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.4 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.4 |
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Verlander—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains his second place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Verlander (7.2IP 5H R BB 5K W in the 11-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.0 for the season. While he now has the same Box-Toppers point total as Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani, he still ranks second because Ohtani has more 2021 Box-Toppers points—16.1 vs. 0.0. Verlander also still ranks second to Ohtani among AL pitchers.
It should be noted that Ohtani has earned 4.0 of his 17.0 points as a designated hitter, the other 13.0 coming as a starting pitcher.
Verlander also now has 223.6 career Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players since player tracking began 1995. Verlander trails fourth-ranked player, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer (232.3) by 8.7 points. Verlander ranks third among active players in career points behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (254.6) and Scherzer. Verlander ranks first among active AL pitchers, ahead of Royals pitcher Zack Greinke (221.5).
Urias—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises from ninth to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Urias (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 4K W in the 5-4 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season, fourth among NL pitchers.
Scoring—Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Judge earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Hoskins earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 7/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.1 | MIL 4, BOS 1 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| AL | +6.0 | NYY 11, KC 5 | Aaron Judge, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | CLE 4, TB 1 | Shane Bieber, (W 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | TEX 7, LAA 2 | Martin Pérez, (W 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | SD 10, MIN 1 | Blake Snell, (W 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.2 | HOU 11, SEA 1 | Justin Verlander, (W 14‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | PHI 4, PIT 2 (F/10) | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | NYM 6, MIA 4 | Edwin Díaz, (S 23) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `DET 4, TOR 2 | Joe Jiménez, (Hld 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 5, ARI 2 | Austin Riley, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 7, CHW 3 | Elvis Andrus, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 5, COL 4 | Julio Urías, (W 10‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | `BAL 6, CIN 2 | Kyle Bradish | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 4, SF 2 | Patrick Wisdom, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | STL 6, WSH 2 | Nolan Gorman, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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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| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 17.0 | 17.0 | 84.3 | 223.6 | +17.0 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.7 | 30.8 | 38.8 | 44.5 | -7.4 |
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.4 | 28.5 | 45.2 | 45.2 | -5.7 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf | nyy al | 8.2 | 17.2 | 38.4 | 38.4 | -0.8 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 8.1 | 9.1 | 15.8 | 28.8 | +7.1 |
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 7.7 | 14.4 | 50.3 | 50.3 | +1.0 |
| Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 7.0 | 15.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | -1.5 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 5.0 | 10.7 | 32.7 | 39.7 | -0.7 |
| Gorman, Nolan 4633 | 2b | stl nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b | phi nl | 4.5 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 | 15.4 | 61.3 | 65.3 | -7.4 |
| Wisdom, Patrick 4042 | 3b | chi nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Jimenez, Joe 4000 | pi mr cp | det al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| Andrus, Elvis 2582 | ss | oak al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 35.2 | -0.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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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| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 58.7 | 124.1 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan 4655 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 10.4 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 27.4 | 32.1 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 58.6 | 105.1 |
| MIA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| CIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 9.4 | 15.8 | 52.0 | 84.8 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 12.4 | 28.5 | 44.5 | 48.2 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 16.4 | 116.2 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 3.4 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| ARI | Martin, Corbin* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 6.0 | 19.4 | 70.9 | 254.6 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 50.5 |
| SF | Junis, Jakob 3857 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAA | Silseth, Chase 4605 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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