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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.
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Greene struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Marlins.
Greene earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 104th among all players and 41st among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Daniel Lynch struck out seven over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the White Sox.
Lynch earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 37th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Trevino of the Yankees hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-2 win over the Mariners.
Trevino just beat teammate Aaron Judge for Player of the Game honors. Both had similar line scores and the same +2.0 Box-Toppers game score, but Trevino won Player of the Game because he hit two home runs, while Judge had a homer and a double (HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI). Judge ranks fourth among AL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points (8.2). Trevino now has 2.5 points, 60th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Pete Alonso of the Mets homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 7-3 win over the Nationals.
Alonso earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 12.2 for the season, rising to ninth in season player rankings and extending his lead among NL batters, ahead of second-place Rowdy Tellez of the Brewers (8.2).
Alonso rejoins Box-Toppers’ overall top 10 list after falling off the list more than a month ago. He was among the top 10 from May 19 to May 25, rejoining May 27, taking the overall lead in first place from June 4 to June 8, and stayed on the top 10 list through June 28. He is the only full-time batter currently among the top 10. Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who ranks first overall with 17.0 Box-Toppers points, has earned 4.0 of his points as batter, the other 13.0 coming as a starting pitcher.
The last batter to be among the top 10 players in a season is Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who had 16.9 points in 2013, eighth overall. In the decade from 2000 to 2009, batters finished among Box-Toppers’ top 10 overall players 23 times. But Cabrera is the only batter to finish in the top 10 since 2010.
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 Monday, Aug. 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 17.0 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 17.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 15.7 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 14.4 |
| 5 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 6 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 13.0 |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 12.7 |
| 8 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.4 |
| 9 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 12.2 |
| 10 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.7 |
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Scoring—Greene earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lynch earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Trevino and Alonso each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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
| 8/1 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | CIN 3, MIA 1 | Hunter Greene, (W 4‑12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| AL | +6.1 | KC 2, CHW 1 | Daniel Lynch, (W 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | SD 4, COL 1 | Mike Clevinger, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | BOS 3, HOU 2 | Nathan Eovaldi, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | BAL 7, TEX 2 | Spenser Watkins, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | `MIN 5, DET 3 (F/10) | Aaron Sanchez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | `LAD 8, SF 2 | Andrew Heaney | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | NYY 7, SEA 2 | Jose Trevino, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +2.0 | NYM 7, WSH 3 | Pete Alonso, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | CLE 6, ARI 5 (F/11) | Sam Hentges, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 12.2 | 15.2 | 23.7 | 23.7 | +9.2 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | bos al | 5.0 | 19.1 | 32.8 | 58.6 | -9.1 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | lad nl | 5.0 | 10.0 | 29.1 | 33.1 | 0.0 |
| Greene, Hunter 4651 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Lynch, Daniel 4488 | pi sp | kc al | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +1.0 |
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.4 | 4.4 | 48.9 | 51.9 | +4.4 |
| Watkins, Spenser 4479 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Trevino, Jose 4241 | ca | nyy al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +1.5 |
| Hentges, Sam 4406 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | pi sp | min al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 22.4 | 0.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 10.1 | 23.2 | 61.7 | 117.3 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 10.4 | 28.5 | 39.2 | 39.2 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| NYM | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 77.0 | 122.1 |
| WSH | Abbott, Cory* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 38.1 | 43.1 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 8.0 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 39.2 | 63.4 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PHI | Nelson, Nick 4279 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 63.8 |
| CHC | Thompson, Keegan 4579 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 38.3 | 150.3 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| TEX | Howard, Spencer 4386 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 30.4 | 32.4 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 38.7 | 58.1 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 23.4 |
| SD | Knehr, Reiss* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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