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Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and first place among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Aaron Judge of the Yankees extends his lead among AL batters in player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day
Snell struck out 15 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Rockies. Snell did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies tied the game after he exited.
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 83rd among all players and 31st among National League pitchers.
Snell’s +17.0 Box-Toppers game score Saturday is the fifth-highest for a Player of the Game winner in 2024.
American League Player of the Day
Rays pitcher Zack Littell struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Reds.
Littell earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 48th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Aaron Judge of the Yankees homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-8, 10-inning win over the Red Sox.
Judge earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, 14th among all players and extending his lead among AL batters, ahead of teammate Juan Soto (8.5 points). Judge also now has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among all batters, passing Brenton Doyle of the Rockies (8.7 points).
Judge becomes the 15th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. He is the first batter to reach that mark. It is his fourth season with 10 or more points and third in a row. His best season was 2022 with the Yankees when he had 13.2 points, first among AL batters. In 2023, he had 12.0 points with the Yankees, third among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Harold Ramirez of the Nationals doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 14-3 win over the Cardinals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Saturday, July 27:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 16.4 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 14.4 |
| 3 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 14.4 |
| 4 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 13.7 |
| 5 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 13.7 |
| 6 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 12.4 |
| 7 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 12.0 |
| 8 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 11.7 |
| 9 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.4 |
| 10 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 10.7 |
Rankings
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises from fifth to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, taking the lead among AL pitchers, after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Skubal (7IP 5H 2R 2BB 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. He trails the overall leader, Padres pitcher Dylan Cease (16.4) and passes previous AL pitching leader, Luis Gil of the Yankees (14.4), who falls to second place. (Though Skubal and Gil both have 14.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024, Skubal ranks ahead because he had more 2023 points—10.7 vs. 0.0.)
Scoring
Snell earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Littell earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Judge and Ramirez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’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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Saturday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Shota Imanaga, Cubs13.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 4th
▪️Seth Lugo, Royals
10.1 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 12th
Result—CHC 9, KC 4
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Imanaga had -3.8 B-T game score (5.2IP 6H 3R 0BB 3K ND).
Lugo had -10.9 B-T game score in loss (6.1IP 5H 6R 2BB 2K L).
Player of the Game—Patrick Wisdom, Cubs (GS 1-1 R 4BI) with +5.0 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:▪️+5.0—Tyler O'Neill, Red Sox (2HR 2B 3-4 2R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. NYY.
Player of the Game—Aaron Judge, Yankees (HR 2B 4-4 3R 3BI) with +6.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Tyler Anderson, Angels (7IP 6H 3R BB 10K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. OAK.
Player of the Game—Mitch Spence, Athletics (6IP 3H R 2BB 3K W) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+3.0—James Wood, Nationals (2-2B 4-5 2R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. STL.
Player of the Game—Teammate Harold Ramirez (2B 3-3 2R 3BI) with +5.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 436 total players Saturday, 127 pitchers-14.9—Marcus Stroman, Yankees (3.1IP 9H 5R 3ER BB 0K ND vs. BOS)
-14.9—Marco Gonzales, Pirates (2.1IP 7H 4R 3BB K ND vs. ARI)
-13.8—Michael Lorenzen, Rangers
-12.0—Cole Irvin, Orioles
-12.0—Andrew Abbott, Reds
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 309 total batters Saturday-5.0—Jarred Kelenic, Braves 0-5 3K
-5.0—Will Smith, Dodgers 0-5 3K
-5.0—Ian Happ, Cubs 0-5 K
-4.0—J.D. Martinez, Mets 0-4 4K
-4.0—Jake Rogers, Tigers 0-4 4K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
2024 Box-Toppers points—AL batters
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) July 28, 2024
1—Aaron Judge @Yankees 10.0*
2—Juan Soto @Yankees 8.5
3—Josh Naylor @CleGuardians 6.5
4—Brent Rooker @Athletics 6.5
5—Yordan Alvarez @Astros 6.0
6—Bobby Witt Jr. @Royals 5.7
7—Ryan Mountcastle @Orioles 5.0
*Earns 1.5 pts as SA AL Batter of Day
2024 Box-Toppers points—AL pitchers
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) July 28, 2024
1—Tarik Skubal @Tigers 14.4*
2—Luis GIl @Yankees 14.4
3—Tanner Bibee @CleGuardians 12.0
4—George Kirby @Mariners 11.7
5—Tanner Houck @RedSox 11.4
6—Taj Bradley @RaysBaseball 10.4
7—Seth Lugo @Royals 10.1
*Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of Game SA
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).| 7/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +17.0 | `SF 4, COL 1 | Blake Snell | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
| +16.0 | ATL 4, NYM 0 | Spencer Schwellenbach (W, 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| +8.0 | PHI 8, CLE 0 | Tyler Phillips (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | TB 4, CIN 0 | Zack Littell (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +7.1 | SD 9, BAL 4 | Michael King (W, 9‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | SF 5, COL 0 | Hayden Birdsong(W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | NYY 11, BOS 8 (F/10) | Aaron Judge DH | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | WSH 14, STL 3 | Harold Ramírez PH‑DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CHC 9, KC 4 | Patrick Wisdom PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 7, TEX 3 | Kevin Gausman (W, 9‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | DET 7, MIN 2 | Tarik Skubal (W, 12‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +3.1 | SEA 6, CHW 3 | Andrés Muñoz (S, 17) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 9, PIT 5 | Ketel Marte 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 7, LAD 6 | Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 7, MIL 3 | Josh Bell DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 3, LAA 1 | Mitch Spence (W, 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 14.4 | 25.1 | 44.5 | 44.5 | +3.7 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | cf dh | nyy al | 10.0 | 22.0 | 49.2 | 65.4 | -2.0 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.0 | 18.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 0.0 |
| Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b | ari nl | 7.0 | 11.5 | 24.0 | 29.0 | +2.5 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 6.0 | 24.7 | 55.1 | 94.1 | -12.7 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 | 19.7 | 57.9 | 94.1 | -9.7 |
| Munoz, Andres 4222 | pi cp | sea al | 5.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| Littell, Zack 4533 | pi sp | tb al | 4.7 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +2.7 |
| Spence, Mitch 4986 | pi mr sp | oak al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Ramirez, Harold 4164 | dh ph | dc nl | 4.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | -0.5 |
| Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Bell, Josh E. 3682 | 1b dh | fla nl | 2.5 | 7.0 | 22.2 | 30.2 | -2.0 |
| Diaz, Yainer 4871 | dh ca | hou al | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| Birdsong, Hayden 5063 | pi sp | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Phillips, Tyler 5064 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Wisdom, Patrick 4042 | 3b rf ph | chi nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | -2.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| TB | Armstrong, Shawn 4204 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CLE | Curry, Xzavion 4875 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PHI | Allard, Kolby 4232 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BAL | Suarez, Albert 3870 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 36.4 | 59.8 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 4.7 | 15.1 | 47.2 | 74.0 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 30.3 | 38.0 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 6.7 | 15.4 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| LAD | Ryan, River* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIA | Tyler, Kyle* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Myers, Tobias 5026 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 9.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| CHW | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| WSH | Herz, DJ 5032 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 24.8 | 39.2 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 20.7 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 13.4 |
| OAK | Bido, Osvaldo 4882 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| ARI | Diaz, Yilber* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 42.5 | 65.6 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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