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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.
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Alcantara struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Angels.
Alcantara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.7 for the season, rising from eighth to fifth among all players. He rises to first place among National League pitchers, passing previous leader Joe Musgrove of the Padres (11.4). Musgrove has led NL pitchers since June 3, when he took the category lead from Alcantara.
Alcantara becomes the eighth player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10.0 or more points. In 2021, he had 9.7 points with the Marlins, 27th among NL pitchers, his best previous season.
American League Player of the Day—Alex Kirilloff of the Twins hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 8-2 win over the White Sox.
Kiriloff earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 57th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Max Muncy of the Dodgers homered, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Rockies.
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 Tuesday, July 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 14.0 |
| 2 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 13.0 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 12.0 |
| 5 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.7 |
| 6 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 11.4 |
| 7 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.0 |
| 8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.4 |
| 9 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.4 |
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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 Alex Kirilloff.
Notable—Batters earned Player of the Game honors in 12 of the 15 games Tuesday, an unusually large number in a season in which pitchers are dominating.
Through the games of June 30, batters had won 39.18 percent of all Player of the Game honors (447 in 1,141 total games), while pitchers won 60.82 percent. That’s near the all-time record-low for share of Player of the Game honors won by batters (39.14 percent in 2014). Last year, batters won just 39.15 percent of all Player of the Game honors, the second-lowest in any season since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
But Tuesday, batters more than doubled their season average share of Player of the Game honors won to 80 percent. Two weeks ago on June 21, batters also had an unusual one-day anomaly, winning 11 of 15 Player of the Game honors. That was also a Tuesday, which could be a day top starting pitchers are generally held in reserve for use on marquee weekend games, which could be why batters have more of an advantage on that day of the week. (Although last Tuesday, June 28, batters won only 5 of 16 Player of the Game honors, 31.25 percent of all games.)
Tuesday’s numbers are even more anomalous when compared to the previous two days—Sunday and Monday—when batters won Player of the Game honors only twice each day for a total of four times in 29 games, a rate of only 13.8 percent of all games. Combining the three previous days, Sunday through Tuesday, batters won Player of the Game honors in 36.4 percent of the 44 games played.
Scoring—Alcantara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kirilloff earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Muncy 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 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
| 7/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | MIA 2, LAA 1 | Sandy Alcantara, (W 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +6.2 | `CIN 1, NYM 0 | Nick Lodolo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| AL | +5.0 | MIN 8, CHW 2 | Alex Kirilloff, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | LAD 5, COL 2 | Max Muncy, 3B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BAL 10, TEX 9 (F/10) | Cedric Mullins, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | DET 11, CLE 4 | Victor Reyes, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 11, WSH 0 | Kyle Schwarber, LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 6, SF 2 | Daulton Varsho, PH‑C‑RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PIT 5, NYY 2 | Jose Quintana, (W 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 7, STL 1 | Austin Riley, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 6, SD 2 | Sam Haggerty, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 9, KC 7 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 8, BOS 4 | Kevin Kiermaier, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 8, MIL 3 | Rafael Ortega, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | OAK 5, TOR 3 | Ramon Laureano, DH | 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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
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 | +/‑ |
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| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 11.7 | 21.4 | 30.8 | 30.8 | +2.0 |
| Varsho, Daulton 4398 | cf rf ca ph | ari nl | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 2b 3b 1b | lad nl | 3.2 | 9.2 | 20.7 | 20.7 | -2.8 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 39.5 | 74.7 | +2.0 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 2.5 | 6.0 | 26.2 | 28.2 | -1.0 |
| Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 2.0 | 10.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -6.5 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | lf | phi nl | 2.0 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 26.5 | -2.5 |
| Reyes, Victor 3984 | cf rf | det al | 2.0 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -2.5 |
| Kiermaier, Kevin 3373 | cf | tb al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 15.5 | +1.0 |
| Ortega, Rafael 3746 | cf dh ph | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Haggerty, Sam 4672 | rf lf | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Kirilloff, Alex 4395 | lf 1b | min al | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.7 |
| Laureano, Ramon 4054 | dh cf | oak al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -3.0 |
| Mullins, Cedric 4100 | cf | bal al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.5 |
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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 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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| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 47.3 | 47.3 |
| DET | Pineda, Michael 2841 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 52.8 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 9.4 | 27.5 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 49.2 | 105.1 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 53.9 | 53.9 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 14.0 | 30.1 | 44.6 | 44.6 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 19.4 | 22.1 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 46.8 | 51.8 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BAL | Watkins, Spenser 4479 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 7.0 | 17.7 | 72.0 | 80.7 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 56.7 | 122.1 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 22.8 | 54.2 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 22.4 |
| LAD | White, Mitch 4519 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 2.0 | 19.4 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
| LAD | White, Mitch 4519 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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