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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.
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Gallen struck out 12 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Giants.
Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season, 10th among all players and sixth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Alex Bregman of the Astros hit two homers, two doubles and went 4-for-6, scoring four times and driving in six runs, in the 21-5 win over the White Sox.
Bregman earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, eighth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Andrew McCutchen of the Brewers hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Alex Bregman.
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. 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 19.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 18.0 |
| 3 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 17.1 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 16.7 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 6 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 14.0 |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.7 |
| 9 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 13.4 |
| 10 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 12.7 |
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Rankings—Braves pitcher Max Fried rises from ninth to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Fried (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 6K W in the 3-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins (17.1) and Julio Urias of the Dodgers (15.4).
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright becomes the 29th player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022 after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Wainwright (7IP 3H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 13-0 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, 25th among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.
This is his seventh season with 10.0 or more points. His best season was 2013 with the Cardinals, when he had 20.2 points, second overall and second among NL pitchers. In 2021, he had 12.0 Box-Toppers points, 18th among NL pitchers.
Wainwright also now has 152.3 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 24th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Thursday, he passes Barry Bonds (152.2) on the “all-time” career points list. (It should be noted that Bonds would have a projected 230 career Box-Toppers points if his entire career from 1986 were tracked.) Wainwright now trails 23rd-ranked Greg Maddux (152.7). (It also should be noted that Maddux would have an estimated 250 career Box-Toppers points if his entire career from 1986 were tracked.)
Jacob deGrom had +4.2 Box-Toppers game score Thursday (6.2IP 5H 3R 0BB 9K L) best among @Mets, but did not win Player of the Game honors because NYM lost to ATL, 3-2.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 19, 2022
Player of the Game—Max Fried @Braves (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 6K W), +5.0 B-T game score.
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Scoring—Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bregman earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. McCutchen 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
| 8/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.1 | ARI 5, SF 0 | Zac Gallen, (W 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| +12.0 | PIT 8, BOS 2 | JT Brubaker, (W 3‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +11.0 | STL 13, COL 0 | Adam Wainwright, (W 9‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | HOU 21, CHW 5 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.2 | TOR 9, NYY 2 | Jose Berríos, (W 9‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +5.2 | CHC 3, BAL 2 | Adrian Sampson, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | ATL 3, NYM 2 | Max Fried, (W 11‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIL 5, LAD 3 | Andrew McCutchen, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `WSH 3, SD 1 | Anibal Sánchez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.2 | TB 7, KC 1 | Luis Patiño, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 10, OAK 3 | Nathaniel Lowe, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 14.0 | 25.8 | 42.5 | 42.5 | +2.2 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 12.7 | 16.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 | +8.7 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.0 | 22.0 | 40.3 | 152.3 | -2.0 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 8.0 | 17.4 | 57.9 | 57.9 | -1.4 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 6.7 | 10.2 | 30.4 | 32.4 | +3.2 |
| McCutchen, Andrew 2637 | dh lf | mil nl | 2.5 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 78.9 | -2.0 |
| Brubaker, JT 4382 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| Sampson, Adrian 4147 | pi sp mr | chi nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Lowe, Nathaniel 4340 | 1b | tex al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -4.0 |
| Patino, Luis 4308 | pi sp | tb al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Sanchez, Anibal 2187 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 83.7 | +1.0 |
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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 |
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| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| CHC | Thompson, Keegan 4579 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 9.0 | 22.7 | 37.8 | 41.8 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 10.0 | 20.7 | 75.0 | 83.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 9.7 | 23.4 | 42.2 | 66.4 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 38.1 | 43.1 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 4.0 | 16.4 | 52.2 | 108.1 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 10.0 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 33.2 | 46.0 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 15.8 | 28.8 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 35.5 | 41.5 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 40.7 | 60.1 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 22.4 | 25.1 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 7.4 | 18.8 | 64.7 | 68.7 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 10.7 | 17.7 | 31.4 | 33.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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