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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.
Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Snell struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 6-3 win over the Giants.
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 231st among all players, 69th among National League pitchers.
Snell led all players in 2018 with 27.2 Box-Toppers points with the Rays. In 2021, he had 11.4 Box-Toppers points with the Padres, 21st among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees closing pitcher Lucas Luetge struck out six over 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 12-5 win over the Red Sox.
Luetge earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 13th among AL closing pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Michael Harris of the Braves homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 12-2 win over the Nationals.
This was also Harris’ Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Harris made his Major League debut May 28 and was playing in his 39th career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Jeimer Candelario of the Tigers homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the White Sox.
Notable—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Friday.
Wheeler (7IP 5H 0R BB 5K W in the 2-0 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season, 14th among all players and sixth 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 Friday, July 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 16.0 |
| 2 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 13.0 |
| 4 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.4 |
| 5 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 12.0 |
| 6 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 12.0 |
| 7 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.7 |
| 8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.4 |
| 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—Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Luetge earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Harris and Candelario each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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
| 7/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | SD 6, SF 3 | Blake Snell, (W 1‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| +8.0 | `CIN 2, TB 1 (F/10) | Luis Castillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AL | +7.1 | NYY 12, BOS 5 | Lucas Luetge, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | ATL 12, WSH 2 | Michael Harris, CF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | PHI 2, STL 0 | Zack Wheeler, (W 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 6, ARI 5 | Kris Bryant, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | DET 7, CHW 5 | Jeimer Candelario, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TEX 6, MIN 5 | Corey Seager, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 5, NYM 2 | Pablo López, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 5, TOR 2 (F/11) | Ryan Borucki, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 4, CLE 3 | Whit Merrifield, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | HOU 8, OAK 3 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | MIL 4, PIT 3 | Kolten Wong, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | BAL 5, LAA 4 | Adley Rutschman, PH‑C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 4, CHC 3 (F/10) | Jake Lamb, DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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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| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.7 | 29.8 | 51.5 | 63.2 | -12.4 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.7 | 16.1 | 29.8 | 29.8 | -2.7 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.0 | 13.0 | 48.8 | 48.8 | -5.0 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 3.5 | 7.0 | 27.2 | 29.2 | 0.0 |
| Luetge, Lucas 3274 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | +0.7 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | tex al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 17.0 | 22.5 | +0.5 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 13.4 | 59.3 | 63.3 | -9.4 |
| Lamb, Jake 3517 | lf dh 3b | lad nl | 2.0 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 16.4 | +0.5 |
| Rutschman, Adley 4659 | dh ca ph | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Candelario, Jeimer 4025 | 3b | det al | 1.5 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -3.5 |
| Harris, Michael 4682 | cf | atl nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Merrifield, Whit 3855 | 2b rf | kc al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | -4.0 |
| Bryant, Kris 3465 | lf 3b 1b | col nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 18.5 | 37.5 | -3.0 |
| Wong, Kolten 3377 | 2b | mil nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 21.5 | -2.5 |
| Borucki, Ryan 4034 | pi cp mr | sea al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
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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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| DET | Hill, Garrett 4677 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 114.5 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 30.5 | 47.5 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| MIN | Smeltzer, Devin 4149 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 14.8 | 27.8 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| OAK | Logue, Zach 4602 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 6.0 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan 4655 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 57.6 | 104.1 |
| PIT | Thompson, Zach 4437 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 8.4 | 25.5 | 42.2 | 42.2 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 50.8 | 83.3 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 29.4 | 45.5 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 8.1 | 21.2 | 59.7 | 115.3 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 3.0 | 16.4 | 67.9 | 251.6 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 5.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 7.4 | 25.1 | 58.5 | 69.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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