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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 Justin Verlander is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.
Verlander struck out nine over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Athletics.
Despite giving up no hits, Verlander was removed after 79 pitches as he came back from a stint on the 15-day injured list.
Verlander earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 24.0 for the season, extending his player rankings lead over second-place player, Angels pitcher Shoehei Ohtani (21.0). He also leads American League pitchers ahead of Ohtani.
Verlander now also has 230.6 career Box-Toppers points, fifth among all players since tracking began in 1995. He trails fourth-ranked player, Mets pitcher Max Scherzer (234.3) by 3.7 points. Verlander ranks third among active players in career points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (256.6) and Scherzer. He leads active AL pitchers in career points, ahead of Zack Greinke of the Royals (222.5).
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Blake Snell struck out seven over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 12-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Snell earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.1 for the season, 43rd among all players and 17th among NL pitchers.
Snell becomes the 45th player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. It is his fourth season with 10.0 or more points. His best season was 2018 with the Rays, when he had 27.2 points, first overall. In 2021, he had 11.4 points with the Padres, 21st among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Luis Rengifo of the Angels hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 8-7 win over the Mariners. Rengifo went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs.
National League Batter of the Day—William Contreras of the Braves homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-2 win over the Phillies.
Max Fried @Braves, 9th in 2022 Box-Toppers points (16.0), does not win Player of the Game honors Friday, despite ATL win vs. PHI, with -1.0 B-T game score (6IP 4H 2R 3BB 4K ND).
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Player of the Game—ATL’s William Contreras +3.0 game score (HR 3-4 2R 2BI).https://t.co/t03inwAGj7 https://t.co/jRYYpHE4j8 pic.twitter.com/z9SJK9Lrg8
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 Friday, Sept. 16.Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 24.0 |
2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 21.0 |
3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
4 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 18.1 |
5 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.1 |
6 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 17.7 |
7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
8 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 16.4 |
9 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 16.0 |
10 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 15.4 |
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Scoring—Verlander earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Snell earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Rengifo and Contreras each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
9/16 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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MLB | +13.0 | HOU 5, OAK 0 | Justin Verlander, (W 17‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
+9.0 | `DET 3, CHW 2 (F/10) | Matt Manning | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
NL | +8.0 | SD 12, ARI 3 | Blake Snell, (W 7‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
+8.0 | LAD 5, SF 0 | Dustin May, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
BAT | +5.0 | LAA 8, SEA 7 | Luis Rengifo, SS‑2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
+5.0 | TOR 6, BAL 3 | Matt Chapman, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
+5.0 | CHC 2, COL 1 | Marcus Stroman, (W 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
+4.0 | STL 6, CIN 5 | Ryan Helsley, (S 18) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
BAT | +3.0 | ATL 7, PHI 2 | William Contreras, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
+3.0 | MIL 7, NYY 6 | Willy Adames, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
+3.0 | CLE 4, MIN 3 | Trevor Stephan, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
+2.2 | NYM 4, PIT 3 | Edwin Díaz, (S 30) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
+2.0 | `BOS 2, KC 1 | Michael Wacha | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
+1.0 | WSH 5, MIA 4 | Joey Meneses, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
0.0 | TEX 4, TB 3 | Nathaniel Lowe, 1B | 4 | 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.
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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Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 24.0 | 24.0 | 91.3 | 230.6 | +24.0 |
Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 10.1 | 21.5 | 67.4 | 71.4 | -1.3 |
Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 | 15.5 | 30.5 | 50.2 | +1.3 |
Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 7.0 | 12.7 | 34.7 | 41.7 | +1.3 |
Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp | stl nl | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 5.9 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | +2.4 |
Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 | 13.7 | 29.4 | 52.5 | -6.3 |
Stephan, Trevor 4446 | pi mr cp | cle al | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +1.3 |
Manning, Matt 4550 | pi sp | det al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
Contreras, William 4717 | dh | atl nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
Meneses, Joey 4725 | rf 1b | dc nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
Lowe, Nathaniel 4340 | 1b | tex al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -3.0 |
Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | tor al | 2.0 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | -2.5 |
Rengifo, Luis 4178 | ss 2b | ana al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
Mantiply, Joe 4585 | pi cp | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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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MIN | Varland, Louis* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 12.7 | 19.4 | 55.3 | 55.3 |
CIN | Minor, Mike 2894 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 33.5 | 60.6 |
STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 9.0 | 18.4 | 58.9 | 58.9 |
MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 3.4 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 38.4 | 76.5 |
CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 18.4 | 118.2 |
DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 54.2 |
TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 38.4 | 45.4 |
TB | Armstrong, Shawn 4204 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
MIN | Winder, Josh 4588 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
CLE | Pilkington, Konnor 4642 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 39.1 | 44.1 |
MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 15.1 | 32.2 | 48.9 | 48.9 |
OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 6.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 8.0 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 10.0 | 23.7 | 38.8 | 42.8 |
CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
STL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 44.2 | 79.4 |
PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 13.0 | 23.7 | 78.0 | 86.7 |
ATL | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 41.9 | 68.0 |
SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 15.4 | 31.5 | 47.5 | 51.2 |
ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 17.7 | 21.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 16.4 | 35.5 | 43.5 | 49.2 |
SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 21.0 | 37.1 | 51.6 | 51.6 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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