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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 Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer threw six perfect innings, striking out nine and allowing no baserunners, in the 7-2 win over the Brewers. He was pulled after 68 pitches as he was making his first appearance after being reinstated from the injured list. Mets relievers subsequently gave up four hits and two runs.
Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, 46th among all players and 19th among National League pitchers.
Scherzer becomes the 47th player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022. It is his 11th season with 10.0 or more points. His best season was 2016 with the Nationals, when he had 25.7 points, first among all players. Scherzer also led all players in 2021 with 25.1 points with the Nationals and Dodgers.
Scherzer also now has 236.3 career Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players since tracking began in 1995. He trails third-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8) by 8.5 points. (Box-Toppers projects Martinez would have about 270 career points if his entire career from 1992 were tracked.)
Scherzer ranks second among active players in career points behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (257.6), who also earned Player of the Game honors Monday. Scherzer also ranks second to Kershaw among active NL pitchers in career points.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 9-1 win over the Angels.
Gilbert earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 13.1 for the season, 22nd among all players and 10th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Thairo Estrada of the Giants hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-6, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-7, 10-inning win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
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. 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 24.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 22.7 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 19.1 |
| 5 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 18.1 |
| 6 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 17.7 |
| 7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 |
| 8 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.4 |
| 9 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 16.4 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 16.1 |
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Notable—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has 257.6 career Box-Toppers points after earning 1.0 point as Player of the Game Monday.
Kershaw (6IP 6H R 0BB 10K W in the 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks) ranks second among all players in career points since tracking began in 1995, trailing Randy Johnson (282.5). (It should be noted Johnson would have an estimated 380 points if his entire career from 1988 were tracked.) Kershaw leads active players in career points ahead of Scherzer (236.3), who earned 2.0 points as Monday’s overall Player of the Day.
Kershaw now has 9.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 54th overall and 26th among NL pitchers.
Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gilbert earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Estrada earns 1.5 points for being NL 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
| 9/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | NYM 7, MIL 2 | Max Scherzer, (W 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| AL | +10.0 | SEA 9, LAA 1 | Logan Gilbert, (W 13‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| +8.0 | LAD 5, ARI 2 | Clayton Kershaw, (W 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| +7.0 | DET 11, BAL 0 | Tyler Alexander, (W 4‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +4.1 | CLE 11, MIN 4 | Sam Hentges, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SF 10, COL 7 (F/10) | Thairo Estrada, 2B | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | HOU 4, TB 0 | Luis Garcia, (W 13‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | `ATL 5, WSH 2 | Jesse Chavez, (Hld 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 10, CHC 3 | Jon Berti, 2B | 5 | 2 | 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.
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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| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 13.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | +6.1 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 | 35.1 | 104.6 | 236.3 | -15.1 |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.0 | 22.4 | 73.9 | 257.6 | -4.4 |
| Garcia, Luis 4423 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -2.3 |
| Estrada, Thairo 4460 | 2b | sf nl | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +1.5 |
| Chavez, Jesse 2780 | pi mr | atl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.7 | 32.8 | +3.0 |
| Hentges, Sam 4406 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Berti, Jon 4132 | 2b 3b | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
| Alexander, Tyler 4196 | pi sp mr | det al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -2.0 |
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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 |
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| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| LAD | Grove, Michael | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 11.7 | 17.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 12.0 | 18.7 | 33.4 | 38.1 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 9.0 | 16.7 | 36.5 | 53.5 |
| DET | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BAL | Voth, Austin 4082 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| PIT | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 12.4 | 17.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 52.8 | 85.3 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 8.7 | 21.4 | 64.7 | 92.4 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 63.3 | 109.8 |
| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| TEX | Ragans, Cole* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 20.4 | 34.8 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 37.5 | 43.5 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 66.4 | 222.5 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 18.1 | 29.8 | 38.8 | 54.9 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 53.8 | 53.8 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 40.3 | 152.3 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 48.9 | 51.9 |
| ARI | Jameson, Drey 4742 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 12.7 | 19.7 | 33.4 | 35.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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