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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.
Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
McKenzie struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Astros.
McKenzie earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, 20th among all players and eighth among American League pitchers.
McKenzie becomes the 20th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his second season with 10 or more points. In 2021, he had 10.4 points also with Cleveland, 16th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom struck out 12 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, one hit and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Braves.
deGrom earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 99th among NL pitchers.
deGrom had a perfect game and no-hitter going until giving up a walk with two out in the sixth inning and subsequently giving up a home run. It was his second start of the season after sitting out from July 2021 until August 2022. deGrom earned 16.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021, ninth among all players and seventh among NL pitchers, despite missing nearly the entire second half of the season.
deGrom now has 123.8 career Box-Toppers points, 47th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 46th-ranked player Gary Sheffield (124.1). deGrom ranks 14th among active players in career points, seventh among active NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—MJ Melendez of the Royals hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in six runs, in the 13-5 win over the Red Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Paul DeJong of the Cardinals hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 12-9 win over the Yankees.
Notable—Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson had the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Anderson (7IP 2H 0R BB 3K W in the 4-0 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 19th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.
Anderson also becomes the 21st player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10 or more points. His previous best season was 2018 with the Rockies, when he had 8.0 Box-Toppers points, 39th among NL pitchers. In 2021, he had 7.0 Box-Toppers points with the Pirates and Mariners, finishing the season 34th among AL 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 Sunday, Aug. 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 19.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 17.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 16.7 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 15.4 |
| 5 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 6 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 13.0 |
| 7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.7 |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 12.7 |
| 9 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.4 |
| 10 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 12.2 |
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Scoring—McKenzie earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and deGrom earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Melendez and DeJong each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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
| 8/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | CLE 1, HOU 0 | Triston McKenzie, (W 8‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | +11.2 | NYM 5, ATL 2 | Jacob deGrom, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| +11.0 | MIA 3, CHC 0 | Jesus Luzardo (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | LAD 4, SD 0 | Tyler Anderson, (W 13‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | KC 13, BOS 5 | MJ Melendez, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +6.0 | STL 12, NYY 9 | Paul DeJong, SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PHI 13, WSH 1 | Nick Maton, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | `TOR 3, MIN 2 (F/10) | Kevin Gausman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | `TB 7, DET 0 | Drew Rasmussen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | PIT 8, BAL 1 | Bryse Wilson, (W 2‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | SF 6, OAK 4 | Mike Yastrzemski, CF‑RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 6, LAA 3 | Jesse Winker, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 4, MIL 2 (F/10) | Ross Detwiler, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 6, COL 4 | Sergio Alcántara, SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHW 8, TEX 2 | Andrew Vaughn, 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 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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| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.7 | 17.7 | 31.4 | 33.4 | +3.7 |
| McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 10.0 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | -0.4 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 9.7 | 23.4 | 42.2 | 66.4 | -4.0 |
| Yastrzemski, Mike 4203 | cf rf | sf nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.0 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Vaughn, Andrew 4445 | dh 1b | chi al | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +1.5 |
| Melendez, MJ 4615 | ca dh | kc al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 | -4.4 |
| Alcantara, Sergio 4593 | 3b 2b ss ph | ari nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Maton, Nick 4644 | 2b | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.7 | 18.4 | 78.7 | 123.8 | -15.0 |
| DeJong, Paul 3827 | ss | stl nl | 1.5 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | -1.0 |
| Winker, Jesse 3988 | lf | sea al | 1.0 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -6.5 |
| Detwiler, Ross 2971 | pi cp mr sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
| Wilson, Bryse 4048 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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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| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| CIN | Dunn, Justin 4267 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 35.8 | 39.8 |
| WSH | Sanchez, Anibal 2187 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 82.7 |
| CHC | Thompson, Keegan 4579 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| LAA | Suarez, Jose 4425 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| PIT | Beede, Tyler 4166 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 38.7 | 58.1 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 63.0 | 67.0 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 38.1 | 43.1 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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