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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.
Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kremer pitched a couplete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out six and walking two, in the 6-0 win over the Astros.
Kremer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 80th among all players and 36th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Jose Quintana struck out six over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 11-0 win over the Dodgers.
Quintana earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, 38th among all players and 17th among NL pitchers.
Quintana becomes the 49th player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022. This is his fifth season with 10.0 or more points. His best season was 2017 with the White Sox and Cubs when he had 15.0 points, ending the season ninth among NL pitchers. In 2021, Quintana earned 1.0 point with the Angels.
There are now as many players with 10.0 Box-Toppers points (49) as there were in 2021. Since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, there have been as many as 67 players in season to reach 10.0 points (2001), as few as two (in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season) and as low as 32 in a regular-length season (1995, though that season was shortened from 162 to 144 games due to the players’ strike). Excluding the 2020 season, the average number players with 10.0 points in a season is 50.5.
There are currently only four batters who have reached 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, compared to 45 pitchers. The fewest number of batters to reach 10.0 points in a full-length season is five in 2014, 2018 and 2021. There has been as many as 28 batters reaching 10.0 points in a season three times—1997, 1999 and 2000.
American League Batter of the Day—Randy Arozarena of the Rays hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring once and driving in six runs, in the 10-6 win over the Blue Jays.
This is the second straight day Arozarena earned AL Batter of the Day honors, after doing it Thursday (2-2B 3-4 2R 2BI in the 10-5 win over the Blue Jays).
Arozarena earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, has earned 3.0 total points in the past two days and now has 6.0 for the season, 17th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Eduardo Escobar of the Mets hit a grand slam and went 1-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-2 win over the Athletics.
Notable—In addition to Quintana, two other players with more than 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022 earned Player of the Game honors Friday:
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola (6IP 4H 0R 3BB 8K W in the 9-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.0 for the season, 16th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.
Royals pitcher Brady Singer (7IP 5H R 2BB 8K W in the 5-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season, 35th among all players and 17th among AL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Rockies pitcher Jake Bird (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Padres) made his Major League debut June 16 and was playing in his 34th career game.
Guardians pitcher Cody Morris (5IP 4H 2R ER 2BB 5K W in the 6-3 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut Sept. 2 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Shohei Ohtani @Angels, 2nd in 2022 Box-Toppers points (22.7), does not win Player of the Game honors Friday in LAA win vs. MIN with -1.0 B-T game score (5IP 3H 2R 6BB 7K W).
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Player of the Game—LAA’s Taylor Ward +2.0 game score (2HR 2-4 2R 2BI).https://t.co/GDcL5un4pU https://t.co/ijGwmIpYY8 pic.twitter.com/SLndWYbWvv
Carlos Rodon @Giants, 6th in 2022 Box-Toppers points (18.1), does not win Player of the Game Friday in SF win vs. ARI with -3.9 B-T game score (4.1IP 4H 4R 3BB 7K ND).
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Player of the Game—SF’s Austin Wynns +2.0 game score (HR 2-2 R BI).https://t.co/GDcL5un4pU https://t.co/ijGwmIpYY8 pic.twitter.com/1iW6JwRXYU
Though Albert Pujols @Cardinals hits 699th & 700th career homers Friday & records +5.0 Box-Toppers game score (2HR 2-4 2R 5BI), he does not win Player of the Game in win v. LAD.
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Player of the Game—STL’s Jose Quintana +7.2 game score (6.2IP 5H 0R 0BB 6K W).https://t.co/GDcL5un4pU pic.twitter.com/hUaMnrrAbQ
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. 23.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 18.4 |
| 6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 18.1 |
| 7 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 17.8 |
| 8 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 17.7 |
| 9 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.4 |
| 10 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 16.4 |
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Scoring—Kremer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Quintana earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Arozarena and Escobar 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
| 9/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | BAL 6, HOU 0 | Dean Kremer, (W 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| NL | +7.2 | STL 11, LAD 0 | Jose Quintana, (W 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| +7.0 | PHI 9, ATL 1 | Aaron Nola, (W 10‑12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +6.1 | MIL 5, CIN 3 | Luis Perdomo, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | KC 5, SEA 1 | Brady Singer, (W 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | MIA 5, WSH 2 | Braxton Garrett, (W 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TB 10, TOR 6 | Randy Arozarena, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `COL 4, SD 3 (F/10) | Jake Bird, (Hld 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 5, BOS 4 | Aaron Hicks, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | NYM 9, OAK 2 | Eduardo Escobar, 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | LAA 4, MIN 2 | Taylor Ward, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 6, PIT 5 | Patrick Wisdom, RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 6, ARI 5 | Austin Wynns, C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 5, CHW 3 | Gregory Soto, (S 27) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 6, TEX 3 | Cody Morris, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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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| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.0 | 24.7 | 79.0 | 87.7 | +3.3 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 11.7 | 14.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | +8.7 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | stl nl | 11.4 | 12.4 | 47.9 | 83.1 | +10.4 |
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 7.7 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | +5.7 |
| Arozarena, Randy 4331 | lf | tb al | 6.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | +2.0 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | rf | ana al | 5.9 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | +1.9 |
| Garrett, Braxton 4341 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +4.7 |
| Soto, Gregory 4371 | pi cp | det al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b | nym nl | 4.0 | 10.5 | 27.7 | 39.4 | -2.5 |
| Wisdom, Patrick 4042 | 3b rf | chi nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Hicks, Aaron 3170 | lf cf | nyy al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 15.5 | +2.5 |
| Wynns, Austin 4667 | ca | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Perdomo, Luis D. 3715 | pi mr sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
| Bird, Jake 4744 | pi mr | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Morris, Cody 4745 | pi sp | cle al | 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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| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 35.4 | 35.4 |
| NYY | German, Domingo 3957 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 9.4 | 26.1 | 86.4 | 131.5 |
| OAK | Waldichuk, Ken* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 10.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 3.4 | 13.8 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 19.1 | 28.8 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| CHC | Miley, Wade 3006 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.1 | 63.5 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 13.4 | 31.5 | 42.2 | 42.2 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 29.4 | 29.4 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| DET | Hutchison, Drew 3038 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 13.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 15.8 | 28.9 | 67.4 | 123.0 |
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 6.7 | 14.1 | 26.5 | 57.9 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 9.4 | 19.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 9.0 | 22.4 | 73.9 | 257.6 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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