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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.
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Rangers.
Valdez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, 22nd among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.
Valdez becomes the 23rd player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10.0 or more points. His previous best season was 2021 with the Astros when he had 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 58th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Drew Smyly struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Reds.
Smyly earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 36th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Emmanuel Rivera of the Diamondbacks homered, hit two doubles and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Pirates.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the eight games played Thursday.
Notable—Royals pitcher Zack Greinke now has 222.5 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Greinke (6.1IP 9H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 5-3 win over the White Sox) ranks sixth among all players in career points since Box-Toppers player tracking began in 1995. He trails fifth-ranked player, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (225.6). Greinke ranks fourth among active players in career points, second among active AL pitchers, behind Verlander.
Greinke now has 4.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 41st among AL pitchers.
Dylan Cease @WhiteSox fails to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game Thursday because CHW lost (6IP 3H R 2BB 8K L vs. KC), despite his game-best B-T game score (+7.0). Cease is 3rd in 2022 B-T points (16.7).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 12, 2022
Player of the Game—Zack Greinke @Royals.
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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 Thursday, Aug. 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 19.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 18.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 16.7 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 15.4 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
| 6 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 13.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 13.0 |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 12.7 |
| 10 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 12.2 |
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Scoring—Valdez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Smyly earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Rivera earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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
| 8/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | HOU 7, TEX 3 | Framber Valdez, (W 11‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | +8.0 | CHC 4, CIN 2 | Drew Smyly, (W 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| +6.2 | MIA 3, PHI 0 | Edward Cabrera, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +6.1 | `CLE 4, DET 3 (F/10) | Zach Plesac | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | ARI 9, PIT 3 | Emmanuel Rivera, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BOS 4, BAL 3 | John Schreiber, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | KC 5, CHW 3 | Zack Greinke, (W 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 8, STL 6 | Sam Hilliard, LF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 | 15.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 | +5.0 |
| Smyly, Drew 3009 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.7 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 53.2 | -2.3 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | kc al | 4.7 | 13.4 | 66.4 | 222.5 | -4.0 |
| Plesac, Zach 4168 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 | 10.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | -0.7 |
| Cabrera, Edward 4641 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Hilliard, Sam 4390 | lf dh | col nl | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Rivera, Emmanuel 4526 | 3b | ari nl | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Schreiber, John 4598 | pi cp | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 13.0 | 24.8 | 41.5 | 41.5 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 8.7 | 18.1 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 48.9 | 51.9 |
| WSH | Abbott, Cory 4701 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 56.9 | 56.9 |
| BAL | Voth, Austin 4082 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 58.7 | 124.1 |
| DET | Norris, Daniel 3548 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 7.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| NYY | German, Domingo 3957 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 5.0 | 19.1 | 32.8 | 58.6 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 8.0 | 33.1 | 102.6 | 234.3 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| TEX | Sborz, Josh 4397 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 9.7 | 14.4 | 22.1 | 22.1 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| OAK | Oller, Adam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 6.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| MIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 12.7 | 24.4 | 33.4 | 49.5 |
| OAK | Jefferies, Daulton 4571 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 23.7 | 39.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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