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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.
Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez pitched a complete game shutout, striking out eight and allowing six hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Tigers.
Valdez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.0 for the season, 14th among all players and seventh among American League pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Giants pitcher Alex Cobb struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Braves.
Cobb earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 37th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays homered and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 3-2 win over the Rays.
Bichette earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season, 14th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Rafael Ortega of the Cubs homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Mets.
Notable—Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson now has 12.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022 after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Anderson (7IP 5H 0R 2BB 2K W in the 6-0 win over the Diamondbacks) ranks 19th among all players in 2022 Box-Toppers points, 10th among NL pitchers.
Also notable—Rangers closing pitcher Jose Leclerc earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Monday.
Leclerc (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 3-2 win over the Marlins, was also Player of the Game Sunday (1IP 0H 0R BB 2K Sv in the 4-1 win over the Blue Jays). Leclerc has 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 1.0 in each of the past two days.
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, Sept. 12.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 22.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 21.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.1 |
| 5 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 17.7 |
| 6 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 16.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 16.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 15.4 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.4 |
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Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Monday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Diego Castillo of the Pirates (HR 1-2 R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut April 7 and was playing in his 85th career game.
Guardians pitcher Enyel De Los Santos (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 5-4 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut July 10, 2018, and was playing in his 88th career game.
Scoring—Valdez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cobb earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Bichette and Ortega 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
| 9/12 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | HOU 7, DET 0 | Framber Valdez, (W 15‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| NL | +8.0 | SF 3, ATL 2 | Alex Cobb, (W 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | TOR 3, TB 2 | Bo Bichette, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | CHC 5, NYM 2 | Rafael Ortega, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TEX 3, MIA 2 | Jose Leclerc, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 10, TEX 6 | Jon Berti, 3B‑2B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 6, CIN 3 | Diego Castillo, DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 6, ARI 0 | Tyler Anderson, (W 15‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 5, LAA 4 | Enyel De Los Santos, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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.
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 14.0 | 19.0 | 29.4 | 29.4 | +9.0 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.7 | 19.7 | 33.4 | 35.4 | +5.7 |
| Cobb, Alex 2916 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.7 | 14.1 | 26.5 | 57.9 | -0.7 |
| Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 6.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -0.5 |
| Ortega, Rafael 3746 | cf dh ph | chi nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | +3.5 |
| Leclerc, Jose 3768 | pi cp mr | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Berti, Jon 4132 | 3b 2b | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Castillo, Diego 4736 | dh | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| De Los Santos, Enyel 4737 | pi mr | cle al | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CIN | Cessa, Luis 3703 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 10.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| LAA | Suarez, Jose 4425 | 8.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| CLE | Morris, Cody* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 18.1 | 27.8 | 37.2 | 37.2 |
| PIT | Ortiz, Luis Leandro* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Espinal, Raynel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| WSH | Abbott, Cory 4701 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| NYM | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 8.4 | 25.1 | 85.4 | 130.5 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 15.4 | 37.8 | 102.4 | 138.3 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 35.4 | 35.4 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| MIL | Bush, Matt 3673 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 9.4 | 19.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| OAK | Waldichuk, Ken* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Ragans, Cole* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 7.0 | 20.4 | 71.9 | 255.6 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 12.1 | 25.2 | 63.7 | 119.3 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 11.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| SF | Junis, Jakob 3857 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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