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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.
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias (sixth place) and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (seventh place).
Plus, Aaron Judge of the Yankees extended his lead among American League batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points, earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday while hitting his 61st home run of the season, tying Roger Maris’ 1961 mark for most home runs by an AL player in a season.
Player of the Day—Woodruff struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Cardinals.
Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 19.8 for the season, rising from seventh to fifth place among all players and second place among NL pitchers, behind only Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins (21.1).
Woodruff had a Box-Toppers game score Wednesday of +10.0, same as Pirates pitcher Bryse Wilson, who was Player of the Game in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Reds (8IP 3H 0R BB 6K ND). But Woodruff won overall Player of the Day on a tiebreaker because he earned the win while Wilson picked up a no-decision. As a result, Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points, while Wilson earns 1.0.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Rich Hill struck out nine over six scoreless innings allowing five hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Orioles.
Hill earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 38th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Eduardo Escobar of the Mets homered and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Marlins.
Escobar earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, 20th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Jake Cave of the Twins hit two doubles and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 8-4 win over the White Sox.
Urias—Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias actually fell from fifth to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings despite earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Urias (6IP 6H 0R 2BB 5K ND in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 19.4 for the season. But Woodruff, who previously was in seventh place, leapfrogged over Urias, earning 2.0 points as Player of the Day, rising to fifth place and pushing Urias down to sixth. Urias also falls from second to third place among NL pitchers behind Alcantara (21.1) and Woodruff (19.8).
Gallen—Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises from eighth to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Gallen (7IP 6H 2R BB 6K ND in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.7 for the season, fourth among NL pitchers.
Judge—Aaron Judge of the Yankees extends his lead among AL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Judge (HR 1-4 2R 2BI in the 6-3 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.2 for the season, 26th among all players and leading AL batters, ahead of second-place Jose Ramirez of the Guardians (11.7).
Judge earned his 12th Player of the Game honor of 2022 in the game in which he hit his 61st home run of the season, tying the record for most home runs in a single season by an AL player set by Roger Maris 61 years ago.
Despite the monumental achievement, Judge had the lowest Box-Toppers game score (+1.0) among all 15 of Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners.
Also notable—Two other players with more than 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022 earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie (6IP 3H R BB 6K ND in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.7 for the season, 13th among all players and fifth among AL pitchers.
Mariners pitcher George Kirby (6IP 5H R BB 4K W in the 3-1 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season, 41st among all players and 19th among AL pitchers.
Justin Verlander @Astros, 1st in 2022 Box-Toppers points (24.0), does not earn Player of the Game WE because HOU lost to ARI, despite +5.0 B-T game score (7IP 6H 2R ER BB 8K ND).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) September 29, 2022
Player of the Game—Zac Gallen @Dbacks +2.0 game score (7IP 6H 2R BB 6K ND).https://t.co/qozGDP9SIr https://t.co/WAFgJ4wdUw pic.twitter.com/zodScmuY38
Joe Musgrove @Padres, 10th in 2022 Box-Toppers points (16.4), does not win Player of the Game Wednesday because SD lost to LAD, despite +5.0 B-T game score (5IP 4H 0R 4BB 8K ND).
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) September 29, 2022
Player of the Game—Julio Urias @Dodgers +3.0 game score (6IP 6H 0R 2B 5K ND).https://t.co/qozGDP9SIr https://t.co/WAFgJ4wdUw pic.twitter.com/YCbJjyHsbn
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 Wednesday, Sept. 28.| 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 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 19.8 |
| 6 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.4 |
| 7 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 18.7 |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 18.1 |
| 9 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.8 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.4 |
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Scoring—Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hill earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Escobar and Cave each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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
| 9/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | MIL 5, STL 1 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 13‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +10.0 | `PIT 4, CIN 3 (F/10) | Bryse Wilson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | +9.0 | BOS 3, BAL 1 | Rich Hill, (W 8‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +6.0 | `CLE 2, TB 1 (F/10) | Triston McKenzie | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | LAA 4, OAK 1 | Michael Lorenzen, (W 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYM 5, MIA 4 (F/10) | Eduardo Escobar, 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | MIN 8, CHW 4 | Jake Cave, LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | `LAD 1, SD 0 (F/10) | Julio Urías | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 6, COL 3 | Joc Pederson, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 4, PHI 2 | Christopher Morel, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 3, TEX 1 | George Kirby, (W 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | DET 2, KC 1 | Daniel Norris, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 3, ATL 2 (F/10) | Kyle Finnegan, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | `ARI 5, HOU 2 (F/10) | Zac Gallen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +1.0 | NYY 8, TOR 3 | Aaron Judge, DH | 4 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 19.8 | 36.9 | 53.6 | 53.6 | +2.7 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.4 | 38.5 | 46.5 | 52.2 | +0.3 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 18.7 | 22.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 | +14.7 |
| McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 15.7 | 26.1 | 30.1 | 30.1 | +5.3 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf | nyy al | 13.2 | 22.2 | 43.4 | 43.4 | +4.2 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | bos al | 6.7 | 12.7 | 40.1 | 78.2 | +0.7 |
| Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b | nym nl | 5.5 | 12.0 | 29.2 | 40.9 | -1.0 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | rf | sf nl | 5.2 | 11.2 | 24.4 | 28.4 | -0.8 |
| Finnegan, Kyle 4535 | pi cp | dc nl | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | pi sp | ana al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | +4.0 |
| Morel, Christopher 4704 | 3b ss cf | chi nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Cave, Jake 3992 | lf | min al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +1.5 |
| Wilson, Bryse 4048 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Norris, Daniel 3548 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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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| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| MIN | Varland, Louie* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan 4655 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 54.2 |
| BAL | Baumann, Mike 4572 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 5.0 | 19.1 | 32.8 | 58.6 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 6.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 22.7 | 38.8 | 53.3 | 53.3 |
| LAD | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 31.1 | 35.1 |
| SD | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 42.5 | 49.2 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 38.4 | 45.4 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 33.5 | 36.5 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 18.1 | 29.8 | 38.8 | 54.9 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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