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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.
Cardinals pitcher Jordan Montgomery is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Montgomery pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out seven and allowing no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Cubs.
Montgomery, who allowed his only hit in the third inning, earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 42nd among all players and 21st among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Jeffrey Springs struck out seven over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and three walks, in the 2-1 win over the Angels.
Springs earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 26th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Luis Urias of the Brewers homered and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 4-0 win over the Dodgers.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batters won Player of the Game honors.
Debut—Phillies pitcher Sam Coonrod made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Coonrod (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 4-1 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut May 26, 2019, and was playing in his 95th career game.
Julio Urias @Dodgers did not win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Monday despite game-best +8.0 B-T game score (6IP 2H R BB 7K L), because LAD lost to MIL.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 23, 2022
Urias ranks 5th in ’22 B-T points (15.4).
Player of the Game—Luis Urias @Brewers.
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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 Monday, Aug. 22.| 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 | 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 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 14.0 |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.7 |
| 10 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 13.2 |
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Scoring—Montgomery earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Springs earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Urias 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
| 8/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | STL 1, CHC 0 | Jordan Montgomery, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +10.0 | MIA 3, OAK 0 | Edward Cabrera, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | ATL 2, PIT 1 | Jake Odorizzi, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | `PHI 4, CIN 1 | Sam Coonrod, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| AL | +2.2 | TB 2, LAA 1 | Jeffrey Springs, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| +2.1 | NYY 4, NYM 2 | Domingo Germán, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | MIL 4, LAD 0 | Luis Urías, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | KC 6, CHW 4 | Amir Garrett, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 2, MIN 1 | Matt Moore, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | stl nl | 8.4 | 18.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 | -1.3 |
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +4.7 |
| Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.4 | 11.4 | 41.9 | 68.0 | +3.4 |
| Cabrera, Edward 4641 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Urias, Luis 4218 | 3b | mil nl | 3.0 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | -1.7 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi mr cp | tex al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 14.4 | 52.3 | 0.0 |
| German, Domingo 3957 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 5.7 | 24.4 | 24.4 | -3.7 |
| Garrett, Amir 3762 | pi mr | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Coonrod, Sam 4716 | pi mr | phi nl | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 40.3 | 152.3 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 14.0 | 25.8 | 42.5 | 42.5 |
| PIT | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 16.7 | 31.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| BAL | Voth, Austin 4082 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 45.8 |
| NYY | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| LAA | Suarez, Jose 4425 | 6.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 58.7 | 124.1 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 13.7 | 25.4 | 34.4 | 50.5 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 8.0 | 14.7 | 29.4 | 34.1 |
| BOS | Winckowski, Josh* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan 4655 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIN | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 22.4 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 86.3 | 225.6 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 48.9 | 51.9 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 8.7 | 18.1 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| OAK | Logue, Zach 4602 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 11.4 | 29.5 | 40.2 | 40.2 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 3.4 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 10.4 | 28.1 | 61.5 | 72.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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