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Twins pitcher Bailey Ober is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ober struck out 11 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Tigers.
Ober earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 34th among all players and 19th among American League pitchers.
Ober recorded a +16.0 Box-Toppers game score Sunday, sixth-highest among all Player of the Game winners in 2024.
National League Player of the Day
Dodgers pitcher River Ryan struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and three walks, in the 6-2 win over the Astros.
Ryan earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 116th among NL pitchers.
This was Ryan’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Ryan made his Major League debut July 22 and was playing in his second career game.
American League Batter of the Day
Jhonkensy Noel of the Guardians hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 4-3 win over the Phillies.
National League Batter of the Day
Jake Bauers of the Brewers homered, tripled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Marlins.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Sunday, July 28:| 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 |
Notable
Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among those who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Rodon (6.1IP 5H 2R BB 7K W in the 8-2 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.0 for the season, 27th among all players and 15th among AL pitchers.
Debut
In addition to Ryan, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
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Top pitching matchup
▪️Bryce Miller, Mariners9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 10th among AL pitchers
▪️Garrett Crochet, White Sox
9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 12th
Result—SEA 6, CHW 3
Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Miller had -0.9 B-T game score (6.1IP 7H 3R 0BB 6K W).
Crochet had -9.0 B-T game score in loss (3IP 6H 5R 3ER BB 3K L).
Player of the Game—Cal Raleigh, Mariners (HR 2-5 R 3BI) with +1.0 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—Hunter Greene, Reds (7IP 2H 0R BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TB.
Player of the Game—Edwin Uceta, Rays (2IP H 0R 0BB 4K ND) with +5.0 game score.
▪️+7.0—Yilber Diaz, Diamondbacks (5IP H 0R 4BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. PIT.
Player of the Game—Mitch Keller, Pirates (7IP 2H 2R 2BB 6K ND) with +5.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—DJ Herz, Nationals (5IP 3H 2R BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. STL.
Player of the Game—Lars Nootbar, Cardinals (0-1 2R 0BI) with +1.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 446 total players Sunday, 137 pitchers-16.0—Randy Vásquez, Padres (2IP 4H 6R 4BB 2K L vs. BAL)
-14.8—Osvaldo Bido, Athletics
-13.9—Jonathan Hernández, Rangers
-11.8—José Soriano, Angels
-9.9—Justin Martinez, Diamondbacks
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 309 total batters Sunday-5.0—Mitch Garver, Mariners 0-5 3K
-5.0—Jarren Duran, Red Sox 0-5 2K
-5.0—Joshua Palacios, Pirates 0-5 2K
-5.0—Jared Triolo, Pirates 0-5 2K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Rays pitcher Edwin Uceta (2IP H 0R 0BB 4K ND in the 2-1 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut April 30, 2021, and was playing in his 35th career game.
Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs (3-4 R BI in the 7-3 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut Sept. 11, 2023, and was playing in his 81st career game.
Scoring
Ober earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Ryan earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Noel and Bauers each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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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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).| 7/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | MIN 5, DET 0 | Bailey Ober (W, 10‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| NL | +6.2 | LAD 6, HOU 2 | River Ryan (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| +5.0 | `PIT 6, ARI 5 (F/10) | Mitch Keller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | `TB 2, CIN 1 | Edwin Uceta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 7, TEX 3 | José Berríos (W, 9‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | NYY 8, BOS 2 | Carlos Rodón (W, 11‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CLE 4, PHI 3 | Jhonkensy Noel RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | MIL 6, MIA 2 | Jake Bauers LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAA 8, OAK 6 | Nolan Schanuel 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 8, SD 6 | Ryan Mountcastle 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 9, NYM 2 | Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 5, COL 4 | Randy Rodríguez (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 6, CHW 3 | Cal Raleigh C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 7, KC 3 | Pete Crow‑Armstrong CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | STL 4, WSH 3 | Lars Nootbaar RF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.0 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 66.6 | +8.0 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 8.7 | 21.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | -4.3 |
| Ober, Bailey 4441 | pi sp | min al | 8.7 | 17.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| Mountcastle, Ryan 4325 | 1b | bal al | 6.0 | 10.2 | 19.7 | 19.7 | +1.8 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 5.7 | 16.1 | 48.2 | 75.0 | -4.7 |
| Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca | sea al | 5.2 | 8.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +2.2 |
| Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 2.5 | 5.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | -0.5 |
| Bauers, Jake 3993 | 1b lf dh | mil nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
| Noel, Jhonkensy 5061 | rf ph | cle al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Nootbaar, Lars 4507 | rf | stl nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +1.0 |
| Rodriguez, Randy 5020 | pi mr | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Schanuel, Nolan 5011 | 1b | ana al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Ryan, River 5071 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Crow‑Armstrong, Pete 5073 | cf | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Uceta, Edwin 5072 | pi mr | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Rodriguez, Yariel 4979 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BAL | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 3.7 | 15.7 | 34.5 | 47.2 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BAL | Povich, Cade 5029 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 12.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 41.2 | 54.3 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 13.7 | 28.4 | 73.9 | 97.3 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 30.1 | 56.5 |
| CIN | Spiers, Carson 5048 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 29.8 | 90.1 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 10.0 | 23.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 6.7 | 15.7 | 31.4 | 51.1 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 10.0 | 19.7 | 44.8 | 79.3 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 16.4 |
| KC | Marsh, Alec 4961 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHW | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| HOU | Bloss, Jake* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ARI | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 31.5 | 37.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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