Guardians’ Clase tops players in American League win in 2022 All-Star Game

Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, as the American League defeats the National League, 3-2.

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▪️ Box-Toppers game scores of AL All-Star Game players
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Emmanuel Clase of the Guardians is Box-Toppers 2022 All-Star Game Player of the Game.

Clase struck out three in a scoreless ninth inning, allowing no hits or walks, earning the save, in the American League’s 3-2 win Tuesday over the National League.

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, July 17.

Player Pos Team BTP
1 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 pi sp dh ana al 17.0
2 Verlander, Justin 2112 pi sp hou al 15.0
3 Cease, Dylan 4231 pi sp chi al 14.7
4 McClanahan, Shane 4399 pi sp tb al 14.4
5 Alcantara, Sandy 4061 pi sp fla nl 12.7
6 Musgrove, Joe 3705 pi sp sd nl 12.4
7 Fried, Max 4011 pi sp atl nl 12.0
8 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp nyy al 11.4
9 Rodon, Carlos 3494 pi sp sf nl 10.7
10 Burnes, Corbin 4029 pi sp mil nl 10.4
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Clase had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.0, the same as one other AL teammate, pitcher Alek Manoah of the Blue Jays (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K ND). Clase ranked ahead of Manoah because he earned the save, while Manoah, who pitched the second inning, picked up a no decision.

Clase has earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 17th among AL closing pitchers. Jorge Lopez of the Orioles leads the category with 5.0 points. He got two outs in the seventh inning Tuesday and had a Box-Toppers game score of +0.2 (0.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K ND).

Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees was voted the game’s Most Valuable Player. He had the highest Box-Toppers game score among AL batters of +2.0 (HR 1-2 R 2BI). Stanton has 5.5 Box-Toppers points in 2022, eighth among AL batters.

Starting pitcher for the American League, Shane McClanahan of the Rays, had the lowest Box-Toppers game score (-6.0) among the 32 AL participants, giving up two runs in the first inning (1IP 4H 2R 0BB K ND).

National League starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers had a Box-Toppers game score of 0.0 (1IP H 0R BB K ND). Tony Gonsolin of the Dodgers, who pitched the fourth inning for the NL, had the lowest Box-Toppers game score (-8.0) among all players Tuesday (1IP 4H 3R 0BB K L).

Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals had the highest Box-Toppers game score (+2.0) among NL batters (HR 1-1 R BI).

Pete Alonso of the Mets, who leads NL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points (9.2) had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of 0.0 (0-0 R 0BI, walk).

Here’s a look at how Box-Toppers top 10 players for 2022 fared in the games:

  1. Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, Box-Toppers game score of 0.0 for batting (1-1 0R 0BI).

  2. Justin Verlander of the Astros, did not play.

  3. Dylan Cease of the White Sox, was not named to All-Star team.

  4. Shane McClanahan of the Rays, Box-Toppers game score of -6.0 (1IP 4H 2R 0BB K ND).

  5. Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins, Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND).

  6. Joe Musgrove of the Padres, Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 (1IP 0H 0R BB 2K ND).

  7. Max Fried of the Braves, did not play.

  8. Gerrit Cole of the Yankees, did not play.

  9. Carlos Rodon of the Giants, did not play.

  10. Corbin Burnes of the Brewers, did not play.

Scoring—Just as All-Star Game statistics don’t count in a player’s regular season statistics, no Box-Toppers points are awarded for the All-Star Game.

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 game scores of AL All-Star Game players

Here are all the players who played for the winning American League team in Tuesday’s All-Star Game listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG). Emmanuel Clase of the Guardians is Box-Toppers Player of the Game with a game score of +4.0.

7/19 BTG Team Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
POG +4.0 CLE Emmanuel Clase, (S 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
+4.0 TOR Alek Manoah 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
+2.0 NYY Giancarlo Stanton, LF 2 1 1 2
+2.0 NYY Nestor Cortes, (Hld 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
+2.0 OAK Paul Blackburn 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
+1.0 CLE Jose Ramírez, 3B 2 1 2 0
+1.0 MIN Byron Buxton, CF 2 1 1 1
+1.0 HOU Framber Valdez, (W 1‑0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
+1.0 TEX Martin Pérez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
+0.2 BAL Jorge López, (Hld 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
+0.1 CHW Liam Hendriks, (Hld 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
0.0 LAA Shohei Ohtani, DH 1 0 1 0
0.0 BOS Rafael Devers, 3B
‑0.8 NYY Clay Holmes, (Hld 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
‑0.9 DET Gregory Soto, (Hld 1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
‑1.0 MIN Luis Arraez, 1B‑3B 2 0 1 0
‑1.0 CHW Tim Anderson, SS 2 0 1 0
‑1.0 NYY Jose Trevino, C 2 0 1 0
‑1.0 DET Miguel Cabrera, PH‑DH 1 0 0 0
‑1.0 SEA Ty France, PH‑1B 1 0 0 0
‑1.0 BOS Xander Bogaerts, SS 1 0 0 0
‑1.0 TEX Corey Seager, SS 1 0 0 0
‑1.0 TOR Santiago Espinal, 2B 1 0 0 0
‑2.0 BOS J.D. Martinez, PH‑DH 2 0 0 0
‑2.0 NYY Aaron Judge, RF 2 0 0 0
‑2.0 HOU Kyle Tucker, RF 2 0 0 0
‑2.0 TOR Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B 2 0 0 0
‑2.0 KC Andrew Benintendi, LF 2 0 0 0
‑2.0 SEA Julio Rodríguez, CF 2 0 0 0
‑2.0 CLE Andres Giménez, 2B 2 0 0 0
‑2.0 TOR Alejandro Kirk, C 2 0 0 0
‑6.0 TB Shane McClanahan 1.0 4 2 2 0 1
POG—2022 Box-Toppers’ All-Star Game Player of the Game.
No Box-Toppers points are awarded for the All-Star Game.