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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.
Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Braves.
Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, 38th among all players and 18th among National League pitchers.
Scherzer also now has 234.3 career Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails third-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Scherzer ranks second among active players in career points behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (254.6) and also ranks second among active NL pitchers in career points behind Kershaw.
American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the White Sox.
Dunning earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, 63rd among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Will Smith of the Dodgers homered and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day—Harold Castro of the Tigers doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 9-1 win over the Rays.
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. 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Debut—Jose Barrero of the Reds made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Barrero (2HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 7-5 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut Aug. 27, 2020, and was playing in his 48th career game.
Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Dunning earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Smith and Castro 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
| 8/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | NYM 6, ATL 2 | Max Scherzer, (W 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| AL | +11.0 | TEX 8, CHW 0 | Dane Dunning, (W 2‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +6.0 | SEA 2, LAA 1 | George Kirby, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | CLE 4, HOU 1 | Cal Quantrill, (W 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | LAD 8, SD 3 | Will Smith, DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAA 7, SEA 1 | Reid Detmers, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.2 | CHC 4, MIA 0 | Drew Smyly, (W 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.1 | NYM 8, ATL 5 | David Peterson, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | DET 9, TB 1 | Harold Castro, 1B‑SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CIN 7, MIL 5 | Jose Barrero, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 1, NYY 0 | Jordan Montgomery, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 11, WSH 5 | J.T. Realmuto, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 7, OAK 3 | LaMonte Wade Jr., DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 5, BOS 4 | Kyle Isbel, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 6, PIT 3 | Jorge Mateo, SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 3, ARI 2 | Daniel Bard, (S 23) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | MIN 7, TOR 3 | Luis Arraez, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 | 33.1 | 102.6 | 234.3 | -17.1 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Arraez, Luis 4219 | 1b 2b | min al | 5.5 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | +1.3 |
| Bard, Daniel 2657 | pi cp | col nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 15.7 | +4.0 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +4.0 |
| Smyly, Drew 3009 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 51.5 | -4.0 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.7 | 13.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -6.0 |
| Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 3.5 | 10.7 | 30.7 | 41.2 | -3.7 |
| Mateo, Jorge 4669 | ss | bal al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Dunning, Dane 4317 | pi sp | tex al | 3.4 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +1.4 |
| Castro, Harold 4187 | ss 1b 2b | det al | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +0.5 |
| Smith, Will 4175 | ca dh | lad nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -4.7 |
| Wade, LaMonte Jr. 4523 | dh lf rf | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Isbel, Kyle 4548 | rf | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Barrero, Jose 4703 | ss | cin nl | 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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| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 8.0 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BAL | Watkins, Spenser 4479 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| WSH | Abbott, Cory 4701 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 10.0 | 20.7 | 75.0 | 83.7 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 10.4 | 28.5 | 39.2 | 39.2 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 8.7 | 22.4 | 41.2 | 65.4 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 63.8 |
| NYY | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 9.0 | 21.0 | 39.3 | 151.3 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| TEX | Howard, Spencer 4386 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 5.7 | 21.2 | 23.9 | 23.9 |
| OAK | Martinez, Adrian 4599 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Davidson, Tucker 4429 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| NYM | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 77.0 | 122.1 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 10.1 | 23.2 | 61.7 | 117.3 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 30.4 | 32.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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