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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.
Astros pitcher Cristian Javier is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Javier struck out 14 over seven innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Angels.
Javier earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 19th among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.
Javier now has two of the four highest Box-Toppers game scores earned by Player of the Game winners this season. His +18.0 game score Friday is the fourth-highest. In his previous start June 25, he had a game score of +19.0 (7IP 0H 0R BB 13K W in the 3-0 win over the Yankees), the second-highest game score by a Player of the Game winner in 2022.
The highest game score by a Player of the Game winner in 2022 is +20.0 by Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw on April 13 (7IP 0H 0R 0BB 13K W in the 7-0 win over the Twins). Javier’s +18.0 game score Friday ranks just behind the season’s third-ranked +18.0 game score by Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani on June 22 (8IP 2H 0R BB 13K W in the 5-0 win over the Royals). Ohtani’s June 22 game score ranks higher than Javier’s Friday score because Ohtani had more innings pitched—eight vs. seven.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin struck out eight over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Padres.
Gonsolin earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 14th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Rowdy Tellez of the Brewers hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 19-2 win over the Pirates.
Tellez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, fourth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Lourdes Gurriel Jr. of the Blue Jays homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 9-2 win over the Rays.
Rankings—Braves pitcher Max Fried rises from seventh to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Fried (7IP 5H R 0BB 4K W in the 9-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind Joe Musgrove of the Padres (11.4).
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 Thursday, June 30.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 14.0 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 13.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 12.0 |
| 4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 11.7 |
| 5 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.0 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.4 |
| 8 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 9.7 |
| 9 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 |
| 10 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.4 |
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Notable—White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn now has 105.1 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Lynn (6IP 3H 0R 2BB 5K ND in the 1-0 win over the Giants) rises to 75th place in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Friday, he passes Scott Kazmir (105.1) on the “all-time” list and now trails 74th-ranked player Aramis Ramirez (105.8). He ranks 17th among active players in career points, seventh among active AL pitchers.
This was Lynn’s first Player of the Game honor of 2022. He’s earned Box-Toppers points in 10 of the past 11 seasons, earning no points in 2016 with the Cardinals.
Scoring—Javier earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonsolin earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Tellez and Gurriel each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 7/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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| MLB | +18.0 | HOU 8, LAA 1 | Cristian Javier, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| NL | +9.2 | LAD 5, SD 1 | Tony Gonsolin, (W 10‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| +9.0 | `MIN 3, BAL 2 | Joe Ryan | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | `CHW 1, SF 0 | Lance Lynn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | NYM 4, TEX 3 | David Peterson, (W 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIL 19, PIT 2 | Rowdy Tellez, 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | TOR 9, TB 2 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr., DH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ATL 9, CIN 1 | Max Fried, (W 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | KC 3, DET 1 | Brad Keller, (W 3‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 5, STL 3 | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 3, SEA 1 | James Kaprielian, (W 1‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 9, COL 3 | Alek Thomas, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 6, WSH 3 | Trevor Rogers, (W 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 6, BOS 5 | Rafael Ortega, PH‑CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 11.0 | 22.8 | 39.5 | 39.5 | -0.8 |
| Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.7 | 13.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 | +4.0 |
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | +1.7 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 6.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +4.0 |
| Tellez, Rowdy 4078 | 1b | mil nl | 5.7 | 9.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +2.2 |
| Keller, Brad 4008 | pi sp | kc al | 4.7 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | +1.7 |
| Gurriel, Lourdes Jr. 4148 | lf dh | tor al | 4.0 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | -1.2 |
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -6.0 |
| Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b | phi nl | 3.0 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | -1.5 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Thomas, Alek 4648 | cf | ari nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 13.4 | 49.2 | 105.1 | -11.4 |
| Kaprielian, James 4416 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | -6.4 |
| Ortega, Rafael 3746 | cf ph | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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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| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 11.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 39.2 | 63.4 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 10.4 | 32.8 | 97.4 | 133.3 |
| CLE | McCarty, Kirk* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 50.0 | 82.8 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 12.0 | 26.4 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.2 | 22.2 |
| MIA | Castano, Daniel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Tetreault, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 30.5 | 47.5 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 3.0 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| CIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| DET | Brieske, Beau* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 14.8 | 27.8 |
| NYM | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TOR | Hatch, Thomas* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 8.4 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| BOS | Winckowski, Josh* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Mills, Alec 4052 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 8.1 | 21.2 | 59.7 | 115.3 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 26.7 | 28.7 |
| ARI | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 24.8 | 67.6 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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