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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.
Angels pitcher Patrick Sandoval is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Sandoval pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out nine and walking none, in the 1-0 win over the Tigers.
Sandoval earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 66th among all players and 27th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas struck out four over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Mikolas earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, 33rd among all players and 16th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Anthony Santander of the Orioles homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 15-10 win over the Red Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Elehuris Montero of the Rockies hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 7-4 win over the Giants. Montero went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
This was Montero’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Montero made his Major League debut May 1 and was playing in his 27th career game.
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 Friday, Aug. 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 19.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 18.0 |
| 3 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 17.1 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 16.7 |
| 5 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 6 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 7 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 14.0 |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.7 |
| 9 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 13.4 |
| 10 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 13.2 |
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Rankings—Pete Alonso of the Mets rejoins the Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Alonso (HR 2B 2-5 R 3BI in the 7-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.2 for the season, 10th among all players and increasing his lead among NL batters, ahead of second-place Mookie Betts of the Dodgers (9.0).
This is Alonso’s fourth stint on Box-Toppers’ top 10 list. Previously, 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 rejoined the list Aug. 1, until he was displaced Aug. 16.
Alonso is the only batter among the top 10 players. (Shohei Ohtani of the Angels ranks second and has earned 4.0 of his 18.0 points as a batter, but does not qualify to rank among batters since he’s earned the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher.)
The last batter to be among the top 10 players to finish 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.
Alonso’s 13.2 Box-Toppers points is now the highest single-season total for a batter since 2017, when two players had higher point totals—Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs (15.5) and Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins (14.2).
Notable—Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman becomes the 30th player this season to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Gausman (7IP 4H 0R BB 7K W in the 4-0 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 20th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
This is his fourth season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. His best season was 2021 with the Giants when he had 13.7 points, 11th among NL pitchers.
Also notable—Two other Friday Player of the Game winners also have more than 10.0 Box-Toppers points for the season:
Dodgers pitcher Tyler Anderson (7IP 5H R 3BB 6K ND in the 2-1 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.7 for the season, 14th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.
Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie (7IP 6H 2R 0BB 14K W in the 5-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.0 for the season, 19th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
Shane McClanahan @RaysBaseball had game-best +6.0 Box-Toppers game score (7IP 2H 2R 3BB 8K ND), but did not win Player of the Game Friday because TB lost to KC.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) August 20, 2022
His 14.4 B-T points is 4th among AL pitchers.
Player of the Game—Dylan Coleman @Royals.
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Debut—Royals pitcher Dylan Coleman made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Coleman (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K ND in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Rays) made his Major League debut Sept. 21, 2021, and was playing in his 55th career game.
Scoring—Sandoval earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Mikolas earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Santander and Montero 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
| 8/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | LAA 1, DET 0 | Patrick Sandoval, (W 4‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| +11.0 | CLE 5, CHW 2 | Triston McKenzie, (W 9‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||
| +9.0 | TOR 4, NYY 0 | Kevin Gausman, (W 9‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | STL 5, ARI 1 | Miles Mikolas, (W 10‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | BAL 15, BOS 10 | Anthony Santander, DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | COL 7, SF 4 | Elehuris Montero, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `KC 3, TB 2 (F/10) | Dylan Coleman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 10, OAK 2 | Eugenio Suárez, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 8, MIL 7 | Christopher Morel, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 6, SD 3 | Kyle Finnegan, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `LAD 2, MIA 1 | Tyler Anderson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +2.1 | MIN 2, TEX 1 | Dylan Bundy, (W 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 6, HOU 2 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 5, CIN 4 | Kevin Newman, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | NYM 7, PHI 2 | Pete Alonso, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 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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| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 13.2 | 16.2 | 24.7 | 24.7 | +10.2 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.7 | 18.7 | 32.4 | 34.4 | +4.7 |
| McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 11.0 | 21.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | +0.6 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 10.7 | 24.4 | 43.2 | 67.4 | -3.0 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 9.4 | 9.4 | 24.1 | 26.8 | +9.4 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | sea al | 8.0 | 9.0 | 28.0 | 42.0 | +7.0 |
| Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | pi sp | ana al | 7.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +5.0 |
| Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 | 7.7 | 36.5 | 42.5 | +3.7 |
| Santander, Anthony 3935 | rf lf | bal al | 5.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | +1.5 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | atl nl | 4.7 | 11.7 | 25.2 | 26.2 | -2.3 |
| Morel, Christopher 4704 | 3b ss | chi nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Finnegan, Kyle 4535 | pi mr cp | dc nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Newman, Kevin 4234 | 2b ss | pit nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 10.2 | +1.0 |
| Montero, Elehuris 4713 | dh | col nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Coleman, Dylan 4714 | pi mr | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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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| TOR | White, Mitch 4519 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 11.4 | 33.8 | 98.4 | 134.3 |
| NYM | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 11.7 | 32.8 | 54.5 | 66.2 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| DET | Alexander, Tyler 4196 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 6.4 | 19.1 | 37.8 | 37.8 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 6.4 | 13.5 | 28.5 | 48.2 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 16.4 | 116.2 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 10.7 | 17.4 | 53.3 | 53.3 |
| CIN | Dunn, Justin 4267 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| PIT | Beede, Tyler 4166 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 63.8 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 8.7 | 14.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 23.8 | 55.2 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 2.7 | 12.7 | 32.4 | 138.1 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 13.4 | 29.5 | 45.5 | 49.2 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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