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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.
Athletics pitcher James Kaprielian is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kaprielian struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 10-3 win over the Mariners.
Kaprielian earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 157th among all players and 53rd among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 8-1, six-inning win over the Nationals.
Wheeler earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, 20th among all players and 10th among NL pitchers.
Wheeler and Kaprielian both had Box-Toppers game scores Sunday of +10.0. But Kaprielian edged out Wheeler for overall Player of the Day honors because he had more innings pitched—six vs. five.
American League Batter of the Day—Teoscar Hernandez of the Blue Jays hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-3 win over the Red Sox.
This is the second straight day Hernandez has won AL Batter of the Day honors, after doing it Saturday (HR 2-2B 4-5 4R 2BI in the 10-0 win over the Red Sox). Hernandez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for each of the past two days and so has earned 3.0 of his 5.5 total season points during the weekend.
National League Batter of the Day—David Villar of the Giants went 2-for-2, driving in two runs, in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
Notable—Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez becomes the 53rd player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Lopez (7IP 2H 0R 3BB 7K ND in the 4-3, 12-inning win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 45th among all players and 20th among NL pitchers.
This is Lopez’s first season with 10.0 Box-Toppers points. His previous best season was 2021 with the Marlins, when he had 9.4 Box-Toppers points, 29th among NL pitchers.
This is the most players to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points in a season since 2016 when 54 players had 10.0 or more points. Lopez is the 49th pitcher with 10.0 points—that is the second-most pitchers with 10.0 points in any season, behind 2014, when 53 pitchers had 10.0 or more points. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
Notable—White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn now has 113.8 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Lynn (7IP 5H R BB 5K W in the 2-1 win over the Padres) rises to 60th place among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when player tracking began. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Sammy Sosa (113.2), Dan Haren (113.2) and Chris Carpenter (113.3). He trails 59th-ranked player Ervin Santana (114.4). Lynn ranks 17th among active players in career points, seventh among active AL pitchers.
Lynn also now has 9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 26th among AL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Braves pitcher Dylan Lee (1.1IP 0H 0R BB 2K W in the 5-3 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut Oct. 1, 2021, and was playing in his 47th career game.
Livan Soto of the Angels (2B 3-4 R 2BI in the 8-3 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut Sept. 17 and was playing in his 15th career game.
Race for 2022 Box-Toppers Player of the Year comes down to 2 players in season’s final 3 days:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 3, 2022
• Shohei Ohtani @Angels leads with 24.7 B-T points, starts WE & could finish with 26.7 B-T pts.
• Justin Verlander @Astros, 2nd with 24.0 pts, starts TU & could finish with 26.0 pts. pic.twitter.com/wvCUu3fwpq
Race for 2022 Box-Toppers National League Player of the Year comes down to 4 pitchers in season’s final 3 games:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) October 3, 2022
1—Sandy Alcantara @Marlins 21.1 B-T points
2—Brandon Woodruff @Brewers 19.8
3—Carlos Rodon @SFGiants 19.8
4—Julio Urias @Dodgers 19.4 pic.twitter.com/y3hONWmdtl
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 Sunday, Oct. 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 24.7 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 24.0 |
| 3 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 21.1 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
| 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 19.8 |
| 6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 19.8 |
| 7 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.4 |
| 8 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 18.7 |
| 9 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.8 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 16.4 |
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Scoring—Kaprielian earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Wheeler earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Hernandez and Villar 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 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
| 10/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | OAK 10, SEA 3 | James Kaprielian, (W 5‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| NL | +10.0 | PHI 8, WSH 1 (F/6) | Zack Wheeler, (W 12‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +9.0 | `MIA 4, MIL 3 (F/12) | Pablo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +8.0 | COL 4, LAD 1 | German Márquez, (W 9‑13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | `BAL 3, NYY 1 | Bryan Baker, (Hld 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | CHC 8, CIN 1 | Marcus Stroman, (W 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TOR 6, BOS 3 | Teoscar Hernández, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CHW 2, SD 1 | Lance Lynn, (W 8‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 3, TB 1 | Luis Garcia, (W 15‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 7, KC 5 | Josh Naylor, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 5, MIN 2 | Alex Lange, (W 7‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | ATL 5, NYM 3 | Dylan Lee, (W 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 8, TEX 3 | Livan Soto, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | SF 4, ARI 3 (F/10) | David Villar, PH‑1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | PIT 7, STL 5 | Ben Gamel, 1B‑RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.4 | 35.5 | 57.2 | 68.9 | -6.7 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 10.7 | 20.1 | 33.8 | 33.8 | +1.3 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 9.7 | 22.1 | 57.9 | 113.8 | -2.7 |
| Garcia, Luis 4423 | pi sp | hou al | 9.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | -0.3 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.4 | 54.5 | -4.3 |
| Hernandez, Teoscar 3713 | rf | tor al | 5.5 | 10.0 | 20.7 | 22.2 | +1.0 |
| Kaprielian, James 4416 | pi sp | oak al | 5.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | -2.4 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 4.7 | 22.1 | 52.2 | 52.2 | -12.7 |
| Lange, Alex 4575 | pi mr | det al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | 1b | cle al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.5 |
| Villar, David 4730 | 1b | sf nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Baker, Bryan 4710 | pi mr | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Gamel, Ben 3784 | 1b rf | pit nl | 1.0 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -0.7 |
| Lee, Dylan 4753 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Soto, Livan 4754 | ss | ana 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 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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| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 66.4 | 222.5 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 15.7 | 26.1 | 30.1 | 30.1 |
| STL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 9.0 | 18.4 | 58.9 | 58.9 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 46.8 | 51.8 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 16.8 | 29.8 |
| WSH | Abbott, Cory 4701 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 63.3 | 109.8 |
| TB | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 36.4 | 36.4 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 40.1 | 78.2 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 19.8 | 36.9 | 53.6 | 53.6 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 14.0 | 24.7 | 79.0 | 87.7 |
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 5.4 | 14.1 | 36.9 | 49.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 18.4 | 118.2 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| OAK | Martinez, Adrian 4599 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Garcia, Bryan 4379 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| SF | Brebbia, John 4080 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 16.4 | 32.5 | 48.5 | 52.2 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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