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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.
Braves pitcher Bryce Elder is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Elder pitched a complete-game, six-hit shutout, striking out six and walking one, in the 8-0 win over the Nationals.
Elder earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 189th among all players and 65th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles homered and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 14-8 win over the Red Sox.
AL and NL Batters of the Day—There are no separate American League or National League Batters of the Day for Monday. There is no separate AL Batter of the Day because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Gunnar Henderson. And there is no NL Batter of the Day because no NL batters earned Player of the Game honors in Monday’s four games.
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. 26.| 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 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 21.1 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
| 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 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.8 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.4 |
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Notable-Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman now has 12.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022 after earning 1.0 point as Player of the Game Monday.
Gausman (6.1IP 6H 2R BB 7K ND in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Yankees) ranks 28th among all players in 2022 Box-Toppers points, 14th among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Elder earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Henderson earns 1.7 points for being AL Player 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
| 9/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | ATL 8, WSH 0 | Bryce Elder, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| AL | +3.0 | BAL 14, BOS 8 | Gunnar Henderson, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | `PIT 8, CIN 3 | Chase De Jong | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | `TOR 3, NYY 2 (F/10) | Kevin Gausman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
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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| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 12.7 | 26.4 | 45.2 | 69.4 | -1.0 |
| Elder, Bryce 4709 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Henderson, Gunnar 4739 | 3b | bal al | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| De Jong, Chase 4063 | pi mr sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +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 |
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| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 59.7 | 125.1 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 13.7 | 20.4 | 56.3 | 56.3 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 66.4 | 222.5 |
| DET | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Muller, Kyle 4454 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Espino, Paolo 4443 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 9.7 | 18.7 | 40.1 | 45.1 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 9.0 | 18.4 | 58.9 | 58.9 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 30.5 | 50.2 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 63.3 | 109.8 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 8.7 | 21.1 | 56.9 | 112.8 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 12.7 | 33.8 | 55.5 | 67.2 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 3.7 | 13.7 | 29.4 | 52.5 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 25.1 | 27.8 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 5.4 | 14.1 | 36.9 | 49.7 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 12.7 | 19.7 | 33.4 | 35.4 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 12.1 | 23.5 | 69.4 | 73.4 |
| TEX | Tinoco, Jesus* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 14.4 | 32.1 | 65.5 | 76.2 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 3.7 | 21.1 | 51.2 | 51.2 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 8.7 | 24.2 | 26.9 | 26.9 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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