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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.
Angels pitcher Jose Suarez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Suarez struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Athletics.
Suarez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 71st among all players and 30th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Pirates.
Gallen earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, 25th among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Yankees homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 9-4 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day—Christopher Morel of the Cubs homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-3 win over the Nationals.
This was Morel’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Morel made his Major League debut May 17 and was playing in his 68th 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 Monday, Aug. 8.| 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—Suarez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gallen earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Donaldson and Morel each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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
| 8/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | LAA 1, OAK 0 | Jose Suarez, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| NL | +10.0 | ARI 3, PIT 0 | Zac Gallen, (W 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| +8.1 | SF 1, SD 0 | Alex Wood, (W 8‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | NYM 5, CIN 1 | Chris Bassitt, (W 9‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYY 9, SEA 4 | Josh Donaldson, 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BAL 7, TOR 4 | Ryan Mountcastle, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | CHC 6, WSH 3 | Christopher Morel, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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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| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 | 13.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 | +5.7 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 | 21.7 | 36.8 | 40.8 | -5.7 |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 | 19.0 | 39.7 | 59.1 | -7.0 |
| Suarez, Jose 4425 | pi sp | ana al | 6.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | -0.4 |
| Mountcastle, Ryan 4325 | 1b | bal al | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +0.5 |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | nyy al | 2.5 | 4.0 | 23.5 | 63.1 | +1.0 |
| Morel, Christopher 4704 | 3b | chi nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
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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 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 51.2 | 107.1 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 10.7 | 31.8 | 53.5 | 65.2 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 7.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 6.7 | 19.4 | 62.7 | 90.4 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 35.4 | 73.5 |
| CIN | Minor, Mike 2894 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 32.5 | 59.6 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 59.6 | 106.1 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 8.7 | 15.4 | 51.3 | 51.3 |
| DET | Alexander, Tyler 4196 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| CHW | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| TB | Yacabonis, Jimmy 4076 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 5.4 | 18.1 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 15.8 | 28.8 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 6.0 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 21.4 | 24.1 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 17.0 | 33.1 | 47.6 | 47.6 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| PIT | Thompson, Zach 4437 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 23.8 | 55.2 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 12.4 | 28.5 | 44.5 | 48.2 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 12.7 | 31.8 | 39.8 | 45.5 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 11.4 | 33.8 | 98.4 | 134.3 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 50.8 | 50.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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