Yankees’ Rodon tops players Monday, July 22; Reds’ Greene tops NL players

Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Pirates relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman earned Box-Toppers points in his 15th consecutive season after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day

Rodon struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 9-1 win over the Rays.

Rodon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, 37th among all players and 20th among American League pitchers.

National League Player of the Day

Reds pitcher Hunter Greene struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Braves.

Greene earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 29th among NL pitchers.

National League Player of the Day is Reds pitcher Hunter Greene.

American League Batter of the Day

Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals hit a three-run homer, tripled, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Witt earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, sixth among AL batters.

American League Batter of the Day is Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals.

National League Batter of the Day

Teoscar Hernandez of the Dodgers homered and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 3-2 win over the Giants.

Hernandez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, eighth among NL batters.

National League Batter of the Day is Teoscar Hernandez of the Dodgers.

Active season streaks

Here are the 13 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.

Streak Player Pos Team Duration BTP*
17 Zack Greinke pi sp Free agent 2007‑2023 224.5
16 Clayton Kershaw pi sp Dodgers 2008‑2023 270.4
16 Evan Longoria 3b Free agent 2008‑2023 62.7
16 Max Scherzer pi sp Rangers 2009‑2024 252.7
15 Andrew McCutchen dh lf Pirates 2009‑2023 80.9
15 Craig Kimbrel pi cp Orioles 2010‑2024 94.1
15 Aroldis Chapman pi mr cp Pirates 2010‑2024 67.1
14 Giancarlo Stanton rf dh Yankees 2010‑2023 75.9
14 Freddie Freeman 1b Dodgers 2011‑2024 88.9
14 Kenley Jansen pi cp Red Sox 2011‑2024 68.4
13 Mike Trout cf Angels 2011‑2023 84.2
13 Brandon Belt 1b dh Free agent 2011‑2023 46.2
13 Starling Marte rf Mets 2012‑2024 30.0
BTP*: Career Box-Toppers points

Streak

Pirates relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024 Monday.

Chapman (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 2-1 win over the Cardinals) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2010 with the Reds and has 67.1 career points, most among active NL closing pitchers, ahead of Edwin Diaz of the Mets (43.7). Chapman ranks third among all active closers behind Craig Kimbrel of the Orioles (94.1) and Kenley Jansen of the Red Sox (68.4). Chapman ranks eighth among all closers since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.

Chapman’s best season was 2012 with the Reds when he had 14.0 Box-Toppers points, second among NL closers, behind Craig Kimbrel of the Braves (15.0). Chapman led NL closers with the Reds in 2015 with 8.0 points. He ranked among the top five NL closers in points for five straight seasons from 2012 to 2016 (he was with the Reds from 2012 to 2015 and finished the 2016 season with the Cubs). In 2023, he had 4.0 points with the Royals and Rangers, seventh among AL closers.

Chapman’s 15 season streak earning Box-Toppers points is tied for the fifth-longest currently active streak.

Pirates relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Monday, July 22:
  Player Pos Team BTP
1 Dylan Cease pi sp Padres 14.4
2 Luis Gil pi sp Yankees 14.4
3 Shota Imanaga pi sp Cubs 13.7
4 Tarik Skubal pi sp Tigers 13.4
5 Chris Sale pi sp Braves 12.4
6 Tanner Bibee pi sp Guardians 12.0
7 Zack Wheeler pi sp Phillies 11.7
8 Tanner Houck pi sp Red Sox 11.4
9 George Kirby pi sp Mariners 10.7
10 Tyler Glasnow pi sp Dodgers 10.7
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Scoring

  • Rodon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.

  • Greene earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.

  • Witt and Hernandez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.

  • All of Monday’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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Top pitching matchup

▪️Ranger Suárez, Phillies
9.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 17th
▪️Bailey Ober, Twins
6.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 49th
Result—MIN 7, PHI 2
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Suárez had -4.9 B-T game score in loss (5.1IP 7H 3R BB 4K L).
Ober had +2.0 B-T game score (7IP 4H 2R BB 4K W).
Player of the Game—Cole Sands, Twins (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv) 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:
▪️+9.0—Bryce Miller, Mariners (7IP 3H 0R 0BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. LAA.
Player of the Game—Tyler Anderson, Angels (5.2IP 3H R BB 8K ND) with +7.2 game score.
▪️+4.0—Juan Soto, Yankees (2HR 2B 3-5 2R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. TB.
Player of the Game—Teammate Carlos Rodón (7IP 2H R 2BB 10K W) with +11.0 game score.
▪️+3.0—Jamie Westbrook, Red Sox (HR 1-2 R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. COL.
Player of the Game—Justin Lawrence, Rockies (2IP H R 0BB K W) with +1.0 game score.

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores

Out of 361 total players Monday, 103 pitchers
-21.0—Yilber Diaz, Diamondbacks (3IP 9H 7R BB 0K L vs. KC)
-14.0—Yonny Chirinos, Marlins
-13.0—Tanner Houck, Red Sox
-9.9—Carlos Carrasco, Guardians
-9.8—Zack Littell, Rays

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters

Out of 258 total batters Monday
-5.0—Francisco Alvarez, Mets 0-5 3K
-5.0—Andrew Benintendi, White Sox 0-5 3K
-5.0—Ben Rice, Yankees 0-5 3K
-5.0—Brice Turang, Brewers 0-5 3K
-5.0—Bryon Buxton, Twins 0-5 K
-5.0—Michael Massey, Royals 0-5 K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.

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).
7/22 BTG Game Player AB R H BI   IP H R ER BB K
MLB +11.0 NYY 9, TB 1 Carlos Rodón (W, 10‑7) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   7.0 2 1 1 2 10
NL +9.0 CIN 4, ATL 1 Hunter Greene (W, 7‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   7.0 2 0 0 3 7
  +7.2 `LAA 3, SEA 1 Tyler Anderson ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   5.2 3 1 1 1 8
  +6.0 `TEX 4, CHW 3 (F/10) José Leclerc ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
BAT +5.0 KC 10, ARI 4 Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 3 3 3   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +4.2 OAK 4, HOU 0 Hogan Harris (W, 2‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   6.2 7 0 0 2 7
  +4.0 MIN 7, PHI 2 Cole Sands (S, 3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
BAT +3.0 LAD 3, SF 2 Teoscar Hernández RF‑LF 4 1 3 3   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 NYM 6, MIA 4 Francisco Lindor SS 4 2 2 2   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 DET 8, CLE 2 Wenceel Pérez RF 4 3 2 1   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +2.0 PIT 2, STL 1 Aroldis Chapman (W, 2‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  +1.0 CHC 3, MIL 1 Miguel Amaya C 1 1 1 0   ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
  +1.0 COL 9, BOS 8 (F/12) Justin Lawrence (W, 3‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑   2.0 1 1 0 0 1
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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 (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’24 ’23‑24 ’19‑24 Career +/‑
Rodon, Carlos 3494 pi sp nyy al 8.0 9.0 42.5 65.6 +7.0
Lindor, Francisco 3586 ss nym nl 7.4 11.4 26.1 47.2 +3.4
Anderson, Tyler 3656 pi sp ana al 6.0 8.0 30.4 43.4 +4.0
Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 ss kc al 5.7 13.4 15.4 15.4 -2.0
Greene, Hunter 4651 pi sp cin nl 5.7 11.4 17.4 17.4 0.0
Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 rf lad nl 5.0 6.5 23.0 28.7 +3.5
Leclerc, Jose 3768 pi mr cp tex al 3.0 3.0 7.0 10.0 +3.0
Sands, Cole 5017 pi mr cp mil nl 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 +3.0
Perez, Wenceel 4991 rf det al 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 +2.5
Harris, Hogan 4846 pi sp mr oak al 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 +1.0
Chapman, Aroldis 2826 pi mr cp pit nl 1.0 5.0 15.0 67.1 -3.0
Lawrence, Justin 4717 pi cp mr col nl 1.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 -2.0
Amaya, Miguel 4836 ca dh chi nl 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
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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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.
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Game Starter ’24 ’23-24 ’19‑24 Career
BAL Suarez, Albert 3870 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0
MIA Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DET Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CLE Curry, Xzavion 4875 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
STL Lynn, Lance 2992 4.0 8.7 54.9 122.5
PIT Skenes, Paul 5005 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
SD Vasquez, Randy 4841 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
WSH Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NYM Quintana, Jose 3040 7.0 7.0 29.8 90.1
NYY Gil, Luis 4498 14.4 14.4 15.4 15.4
TB Armstrong, Shawn 4204 0.0 1.0 5.0 5.0
TOR Berrios, Jose 3791 4.7 15.1 47.2 74.0
CIN Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ATL Sale, Chris 2806 12.4 21.1 34.1 165.7
PHI Wheeler, Zack 3204 11.7 26.4 71.9 95.3
MIN Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
CHW Crochet, Garrett 4434 9.7 9.7 10.7 10.7
TEX Gray, Jon 3634 5.0 12.7 34.7 58.1
MIL Rea, Colin 3582 6.7 11.7 11.7 15.4
CHC Taillon, Jameson 3658 5.0 10.4 30.1 56.5
ARI Montgomery, Jordan 3814 1.0 11.4 31.5 37.5
KC Marsh, Alec 4961 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
BOS Criswell, Cooper 4840 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
COL Blach, Ty 3754 0.0 2.0 4.0 10.0
LAA Soriano, Jose 4884 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
SEA Gilbert, Logan 4439 10.0 23.4 44.5 44.5
HOU Bloss, Jake* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
OAK Bido, Osvaldo 4882 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
SF Hicks, Jordan 3991 4.4 7.4 11.4 13.4
LAD Knack, Landon 5009 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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