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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
▪️ Tuesday’s sidelights sidebar
▪️ Upcoming pitching matchups
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Mets pitcher Jose Quintana is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Quintana struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-5 win over the Nationals.
Quintana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 41st among all players and 18th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Cal Raleigh of the Mariners hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 8-3 win over the Padres.
Raleigh earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 31st among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Adam Duvall of the Braves hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Duvall has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2024. He earned his first points in 2015 with the Reds and now has 39.7 career points, 21st among active NL batters and eighth among active NL outfielders. His best season was 2021 with the Marlins and Braves when he had 8.0 Box-Toppers points, seventh among NL batters. He had 4.7 points in 2023 with the Red Sox, 32nd among AL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Cal Raleigh.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Monday, July 8:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 13.4 |
| 2 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 13.4 |
| 3 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 12.4 |
| 4 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.7 |
| 5 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 11.0 |
| 6 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 10.7 |
| 7 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 8 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 10.7 |
| 9 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 10.4 |
| 10 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 10.0 |
Rankings
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises from fifth to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Wheeler (5IP 3H R 2BB 7K W in the 10-1 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind Chris Sale of the Braves (12.4 points).
Debut
Pirates pitcher Quinn Priester made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Priester (6IP 4H 2R ER 2BB 8K W in the 12-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut July 17, 2023, and was playing in his 17th career game.
Tuesday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Chris Sale, Braves21.1 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 6th among NL pitchers
▪️Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks
21.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 5th among NL pitchers
Result—ATL 6, ARI 2
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Sale had +2.1 B-T game score (5.1IP 5H 2R 3BB 9K W).
Gallen had -7.9 B-T game score (5.1IP 7H 5R 4ER BB 4K L).
Player of the Game—Adam Duvall, Braves (HR 2-3 2R 3BI) with +4.0 game score.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+10.1—Yusei Kikuchi, Blue Jays (7.1IP 6H 2R 0BB 13K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SF, despite recording Tuesday’s highest B-T game score.
Player of the Game—Blake Snell, Giants (5IP H 0R 3BB 3K ND) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Julio Rodríguez, Mariners (HR 2B 4-4 3R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. SD.
Player of the Game—Teammate Cal Raleigh (2HR 2B 3-5 3R 4BI) with +5.0 game score. (Though both Rodríguez and Raleigh had +5.0 game scores, Raleigh won Player of the Game because he had more at bats—5 vs. 4.)
▪️+5.0—Zack Gelof, Athletics (HR SF 3-4 2R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. BOS.
Player of the Game—Rafael Devers, Red Sox (2B 2-4 2R 3BI) with +3.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 377 total players Tuesday, 112 pitchers-25.0—Bobby Miller, Dodgers (4IP 10H 9R 3BB 2K L vs. PHI)
-21.8—Joey Estes, Athletics
-15.8—Kenta Maeda, Tigers
-15.0—Jake Irvin, Nationals
-15.0—Dean Kremer, Orioles
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 265 total batters Tuesday-5.0—JJ Bleday, Athletics 0-5 3K
-5.0—Elias Díaz, Rockies 0-5 2K
-5.0—Brendan Rodgers, Rockies 0-5 2K
-4.0—Yordan Alvarez, Astros 0-4 3K
-4.0—Bo Bichette, Blue Jays 0-4 3K
-4.0—Vinny Capra, Brewers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Matt Chapman, Giants 0-4 3K
-4.0—Alek Thomas, Diamondbacks 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Scoring
Quintana earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Raleigh earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Duvall earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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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2024 Box-Toppers points—NL pitchers
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) July 10, 2024
1—Chris Sale @Braves 12.4
2—Zack Wheeler @Phillies 11.7*
3—Tyler Glasnow @Dodgers 10.7
4—Shota Imanaga @Cubs 10.7
5—Dylan Cease @Padres 10.4
6—Ranger Suárez @Phillies 9.4
7—Reynaldo Lopez @Braves 8.8
*Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of the Game TU
Tyler Glasnow @Dodgers placed on 15-day injured list with lower back tightness.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) July 10, 2024
Glasnow has 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 7th overall & 3rd among NL pitchers—https://t.co/vV8z2Cd4IJ https://t.co/7e3JHpV5xq
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).| 7/9 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | NYM 7, WSH 5 | Jose Quintana (W, 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| AL | +5.0 | SEA 8, SD 3 | Cal Raleigh C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CLE 9, DET 8 (F/10) | Josh Naylor 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | HOU 4, MIA 3 | Ronel Blanco (W, 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | PIT 12, MIL 2 | Quinn Priester (W, 1‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | PHI 10, LAD 1 | Zack Wheeler (W, 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | ATL 6, ARI 2 | Adam Duvall RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CHC 9, BAL 2 | Jameson Taillon (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | `SF 4, TOR 3 | Blake Snell | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | TB 5, NYY 3 | Ryan Pepiot (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +3.1 | CIN 12, COL 6 | Nick Martinez (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 12, OAK 9 | Rafael Devers 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 5, LAA 4 | Josh Smith 3B | 4 | 1 | 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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.7 | 26.4 | 71.9 | 95.3 | -3.0 |
| Blanco, Ronel 4959 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 90.1 | +7.0 |
| Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | +1.7 |
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | 1b | cle al | 6.5 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | -0.5 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.0 | 10.4 | 30.1 | 56.5 | -0.4 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi mr | cin nl | 3.7 | 11.1 | 16.1 | 22.8 | -3.7 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 3.5 | 11.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | -4.0 |
| Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca ph | sea al | 2.7 | 5.7 | 14.2 | 14.2 | -0.3 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | rf | atl nl | 1.5 | 6.2 | 22.7 | 39.7 | -3.2 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 15.7 | 53.9 | 90.1 | -13.7 |
| Smith, Josh 4708 | lf ph | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Priester Quinn 5059 | pi mr | pit nl | 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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | Marsh, Alec 4961 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 6.7 | 15.4 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 21.5 | 23.2 |
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 8.7 | 22.1 | 54.2 | 55.9 |
| CHW | Thorpe, Drew 5041 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| BAL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 7.7 | 19.4 | 60.6 | 63.6 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 11.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 8.7 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 34.4 | 65.2 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 3.7 | 15.7 | 34.5 | 47.2 |
| LAD | Stone, Gavin 4942 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 39.1 |
| CIN | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 6.7 | 15.7 | 31.4 | 51.1 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 35.2 | 93.4 |
| NYM | Severino, Luis 3567 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 61.9 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 34.5 | 65.2 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 56.4 | 106.3 |
| MIA | Hoeing, Bryan 4856 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 43.4 | 45.4 |
| PIT | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 18.5 | 35.5 |
| MIL | Myers, Tobias 5026 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TEX | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 18.7 | 26.2 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 59.6 | 109.8 |
| ARI | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 5.0 | 25.1 | 62.9 | 68.9 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 5.0 | 17.4 | 45.3 | 45.3 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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