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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.
Twins pitcher Bailey Ober is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ober struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Ober earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 201st among all players and 81st among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Brewers.
Mikolas earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 12.1 for the season, 34th among all players and 16th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Jung of the Rangers hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 5-0 win over the Mariners. Jung went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
This was Jung’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Jung made his Major League debut Sept. 9 and was playing in his 17th career game.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Notable—Padres pitcher Blake Snell has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Snell (5IP H 0R 3BB 6K ND in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.1 for the season, 26th among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.
Also notable—Yankees pitcher Jameson Taillon becomes the 51st player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Taillon (7.1IP 7H 2R 0BB 6K W in the 5-2 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 44th among all players and 21st among AL pitchers.
This is Taillon’s second season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points. He also did it in 2018 with the Pirates, when he had 12.4 points, 12th among NL pitchers. In 2021, he had 9.0 points with the Yankees, 24th among AL pitchers.
With 51 players now with 10.0 Box-Toppers points, this is the most players with that many points since 2018, when there were 52. The record is 67 players with 10.0 points in 2001. Excluding the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the average number of players with 10.0 points in a season is 50.6. Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
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 Tuesday, Sept. 27.| 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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Debut—In addition to Jung, Triston Casas of the Red Sox also made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Casas (HR 3-4 3R 2BI in the 13-9 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut Sept. 4 and was playing in his 20th career game.
Scoring—Ober earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Mikolas earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Jung earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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
| 9/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.1 | MIN 4, CHW 0 | Bailey Ober, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| NL | +8.0 | STL 6, MIL 2 | Miles Mikolas, (W 12‑13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +7.0 | `SD 4, LAD 3 (F/10) | Blake Snell | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | TEX 5, SEA 0 | Josh Jung, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | CHC 2, PHI 1 | Marcus Stroman, (W 5‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | HOU 10, ARI 2 | Luis Garcia, (W 14‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 13, BAL 9 | Triston Casas, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | SF 5, COL 2 | Logan Webb, (W 15‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | MIA 6, NYM 4 | Dylan Floro, (S 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | ATL 8, WSH 2 | Collin McHugh, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 4, CIN 1 | Wil Crowe, (W 6‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | NYY 5, TOR 2 | Jameson Taillon, (W 14‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +1.0 | DET 4, KC 3 (F/10) | Harold Castro, 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | TB 6, CLE 5 (F/11) | Harold Ramírez, 1B‑RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAA 4, OAK 3 | Matt Duffy, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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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| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 13.1 | 24.5 | 70.4 | 74.4 | +1.7 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 12.1 | 12.1 | 26.8 | 29.5 | +12.1 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 | 19.7 | 41.1 | 46.1 | +1.7 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.7 | 25.2 | 27.9 | 27.9 | -5.8 |
| Garcia, Luis 4423 | pi sp | hou al | 8.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -1.3 |
| Castro, Harold 4187 | ss 1b | det al | 5.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +2.5 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 | 14.7 | 30.4 | 53.5 | -5.3 |
| Crowe, Wil 4486 | pi cp mr sp | pit nl | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Ober, Bailey 4441 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -3.7 |
| Floro, Dylan 3970 | pi cp | fla nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| McHugh, Collin 3316 | pi mr cp sp | atl nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 49.9 | -2.0 |
| Duffy, Matt 3504 | 3b 2b ss | ana al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 13.2 | -1.0 |
| Jung, Josh 4751 | 3b | tex al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Ramirez, Harold 4164 | 1b rf | tb al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Casas, Triston 4752 | 1b | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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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| CIN | Cessa, Luis 3703 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TB | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 36.4 | 36.4 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 14.7 | 25.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATL | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 42.9 | 69.0 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 15.4 | 37.8 | 102.4 | 138.3 |
| TOR | White, Mitch 4519 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 38.4 | 76.5 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 6.0 | 15.4 | 26.4 | 47.8 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 18.4 | 118.2 |
| MIN | Winder, Josh 4588 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 14.0 | 24.7 | 79.0 | 87.7 |
| CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| STL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 47.9 | 83.1 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 17.8 | 34.9 | 51.6 | 51.6 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 17.7 | 21.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 91.3 | 230.6 |
| OAK | Martinez, Adrian 4599 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAA | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 18.4 | 37.5 | 45.5 | 51.2 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 16.4 | 32.5 | 48.5 | 52.2 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 16.8 | 29.8 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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