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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 Rich Hill is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two of the top three in Box-Toppers season player rankings earned Player of the Game honors—Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (ranked second) and Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara (ranked third). Both maintained their rankings. Plus, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to 10th in player rankings after earning National League Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Player of the Day—Hill struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Rays.
Hill earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 179th among all players and 59th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Cubs. Woodruff did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Woodruff earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.1 for the season, 10th among all players and sixth among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-5 win over the Braves.
Arenado earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, seventh among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Eric Haase of the Tigers homered and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 11-2 win over the Rangers.
Rankings—Two of the top three in Box-Toppers season player rankings earned Player of the Game honors and maintained their spot in player rankings:
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (7IP 2H 0R BB 9K W in the 2-0 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 19.0 for the season, maintaining second place overall and among AL pitchers, behind overall leader Justin Verlander of the Astros (21.0).
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara (CG 6H R 2BB 10K W in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.1 for the season, maintaining third place overall and extending his lead among NL pitchers, ahead of second-place Julio Urias of the Dodgers (15.4).
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Athletics pitcher Adam Oller (8IP H 0R BB 3K ND in the 3-2, 11-inning win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 12 and was playing in his 17th career game.
TJ Friedl of the Reds (HR 3-4 R 3BI in the 6-2 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Sept. 18, 2021, and was playing in his 54th 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 Saturday, Aug. 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 21.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 19.0 |
| 3 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.1 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 16.7 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 |
| 7 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 15.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 15.0 |
| 9 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.1 |
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Scoring—Hill earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Woodruff earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Arenado and Haase each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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
| 8/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | BOS 5, TB 1 | Rich Hill, (W 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| +13.0 | LAA 2, TOR 0 | Shohei Ohtani, (W 11‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| NL | +11.0 | `MIL 7, CHC 0 | Brandon Woodruff | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +9.0 | MIA 2, LAD 1 | Sandy Alcantara, (W 12‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| +9.0 | PHI 6, PIT 0 | Kyle Gibson, (W 9‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +9.0 | NYM 3, COL 0 | David Peterson, (W 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +9.0 | `OAK 3, NYY 2 (F/11) | Adam Oller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | BAL 3, HOU 1 | Dean Kremer, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | CLE 4, SEA 3 | Zach Plesac, (W 3‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | `MIN 3, SF 2 (F/10) | Caleb Thielbar | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | STL 6, ATL 5 | Nolan Arenado, 3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CIN 6, WSH 2 | TJ Friedl, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | DET 11, TEX 2 | Eric Haase, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ARI 10, CHW 5 | Carson Kelly, C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SD 4, KC 3 | Wil Myers, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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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| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 19.0 | 35.1 | 49.6 | 49.6 | +2.9 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.1 | 27.8 | 37.2 | 37.2 | +8.4 |
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.1 | 31.2 | 47.9 | 47.9 | -3.0 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.0 | 15.7 | 35.5 | 52.5 | +0.3 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 7.0 | 16.0 | 40.2 | 60.9 | -2.0 |
| Plesac, Zach 4168 | pi sp | cle al | 5.7 | 11.1 | 21.2 | 21.2 | +0.3 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +2.0 |
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 4.7 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +2.7 |
| Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | bos al | 4.0 | 10.0 | 37.4 | 75.5 | -2.0 |
| Haase, Eric 4461 | ca lf dh ph | det al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Thielbar, Caleb 3272 | pi mr | min al | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Myers, Wil 3228 | 1b rf | sd nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 31.7 | -4.0 |
| Kelly, Carson 4098 | ca | ari nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| Friedl, TJ 4720 | cf | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Oller, Adam 4719 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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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| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 15.4 | 34.5 | 42.5 | 48.2 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 50.8 | 83.3 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PHI | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 58.7 | 124.1 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 35.4 | 35.4 |
| LAA | Davidson, Tucker 4429 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 9.0 | 15.7 | 30.4 | 35.1 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 8.0 | 33.1 | 102.6 | 234.3 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 16.7 | 31.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| BAL | Voth, Austin 4082 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 88.3 | 227.6 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| SD | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 42.5 | 49.2 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan 4655 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Junis, Jakob 3857 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| MIN | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 22.4 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| TEX | Arihara, Kohei 4378 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OAK | Martinez, Adrian 4599 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 11.4 | 29.1 | 62.5 | 73.2 |
| ATL | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 41.9 | 68.0 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 40.3 | 152.3 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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