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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.
Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Crawford struck out eight over 5 1/3 scoreless middle relief innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Rays.
Crawford earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 183rd among all players and 58th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Cubs. Lauer did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Brewers trailed when he exited.
Lauer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 17th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Daulton Varsho of the Diamondbacks went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors in Monday’s 14 games.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, each earning their first career Player of the Game honor:
Tigers pitcher Garrett Hill (6IP 2H R BB 3K W in the 4-1 win over the Guardians) was also making his Major League debut.
Astros pitcher Seth Martinez (3IP R 0H BB 3K ND in the 7-6 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut Sept. 20, 2021, and was playing in his 17th 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 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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—Crawford earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lauer earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Varsho earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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
| 7/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.1 | BOS 4, TB 0 | Kutter Crawford, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | +9.0 | `MIL 5, CHC 2 (F/10) | Eric Lauer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| +7.2 | SEA 8, SD 2 | Chris Flexen, (W 5‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | OAK 5, TOR 1 | Cole Irvin, (W 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | LAD 5, COL 3 | Julio Urías, (W 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | `MIN 6, CHW 3 (F/10) | Dylan Bundy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | `MIA 3, WSH 2 (F/10) | Braxton Garrett | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 7, CIN 4 | Taijuan Walker, (W 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +4.0 | DET 4, CLE 1 | Garrett Hill, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `HOU 7, KC 6 | Seth Martinez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `DET 5, CLE 3 | Alex Lange, (Hld 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | `BAL 7, TEX 6 (F/10) | Nick Vespi | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | ARI 8, SF 3 | Daulton Varsho, CF‑RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ATL 6, STL 3 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 4 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.4 | 14.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 | +2.4 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.0 | 27.1 | 35.1 | 40.8 | -11.1 |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 | 6.7 | 35.5 | 41.5 | +2.7 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 45.8 | -5.4 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss dh | atl nl | 3.7 | 10.7 | 24.2 | 25.2 | -3.3 |
| Crawford, Kutter 4660 | pi sp mr | bos al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Lange, Alex 4575 | pi mr | det al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Vespi, Nick 4619 | pi mr cp | bal al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Varsho, Daulton 4398 | cf rf | ari nl | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | -9.7 |
| Irvin, Cole 4140 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -2.7 |
| Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Hill, Garrett 4677 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Martinez, Seth 4678 | pi mr | hou al | 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 |
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| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 47.9 | 50.9 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 2.0 | 27.1 | 96.6 | 228.3 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 5.7 | 14.7 | 36.1 | 41.1 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 38.5 | 73.7 |
| TEX | Howard, Spencer 4386 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BAL | Voth, Austin 4082 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| WSH | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 40.5 | 68.6 |
| MIL | Alexander, Jason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 62.7 | 218.8 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 63.8 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 35.7 | 55.1 |
| ARI | Gilbert, Tyler 4509 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| OAK | Martinez, Adrian 4599 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
| LAD | White, Mitch 4519 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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