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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.
Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day
Anderson struck out eight over 8 1/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Angels.
Anderson took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before giving up a triple to Shohei Ohtani with one out.
Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 25th among all players and 10th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Luis Garcia struck out nine over six innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and no walks, in the 9-2 win over the Rangers.
Garcia earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 20th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Yoan Moncada of the White Sox hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 5-for-6, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 13-0 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Padres homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 19-5 win over the Cubs.
Machado earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, third among NL batters, behind Pete Alonso of the Mets (9.2) and Mookie Betts of the Dodgers (6.5).
Notable—Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Burnes (6IP 5H 2R 0BB 8K W in the 10-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season, 19th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.
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 Wednesday, June 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 3 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.7 |
| 4 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 5 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 9.0 |
| 6 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 8.7 |
| 8 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
| 10 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
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Scoring—Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Garcia earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Moncada and Machado each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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
| 6/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.1 | LAD 4, LAA 1 | Tyler Anderson, (W 8‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| +9.2 | ATL 8, WSH 2 | Spencer Strider, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | HOU 9, TEX 2 | Luis Garcia, (W 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | CHW 13, DET 0 | Yoan Moncada, 3B | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +6.0 | SD 19, CHC 5 | Manny Machado, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | `TOR 7, BAL 6 (F/10) | Jose Berríos | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | `ARI 7, CIN 4 | Zac Gallen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 10, NYM 2 | Corbin Burnes, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | `PHI 3, MIA 1 | Kyle Gibson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | `MIN 5, SEA 0 | Sonny Gray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | PIT 6, STL 4 | David Bednar, (S 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.2 | KC 3, SF 2 | Scott Barlow, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 10, OAK 1 | Alex Verdugo, LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 7, COL 5 | Amed Rosario, SS | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 4, TB 3 | Kyle Higashioka, C | 3 | 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.
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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| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 | 24.8 | 35.5 | 35.5 | -11.4 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 6.4 | 12.8 | 49.0 | 81.8 | 0.0 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 | 13.0 | 26.7 | 28.7 | -1.0 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 5.5 | 11.4 | 27.1 | 50.8 | -0.4 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 | 9.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | +1.0 |
| Bednar, David 4499 | pi cp | pit nl | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Garcia, Luis 4423 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -5.3 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 4.0 | 13.4 | 53.9 | 53.9 | -5.4 |
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp mr | atl nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 | 10.7 | 30.5 | 47.5 | -4.7 |
| Verdugo, Alex 4129 | lf | bos al | 2.5 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -1.0 |
| Barlow, Scott 3981 | pi cp mr | kc al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -3.0 |
| Rosario, Amed 3879 | ss | cle al | 2.0 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -1.5 |
| Higashioka, Kyle 4505 | ca | nyy al | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Moncada, Yoan 3878 | 3b | chi al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | +0.5 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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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| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 35.4 | 73.5 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 9.7 | 25.8 | 41.8 | 45.5 |
| CHC | Swarmer, Matt 4649 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 5.0 | 18.7 | 37.5 | 61.7 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 3.0 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 5.7 | 26.8 | 48.5 | 60.2 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 48.8 | 81.3 |
| TB | Beeks, Jalen 4047 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 46.8 | 51.8 |
| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 14.8 | 27.8 |
| DET | Brieske, Beau* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 9.0 | 25.1 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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