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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 Dustin May is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—May struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 7-0 win over the Marlins.
May earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 353rd among all players, 92nd among National League pitchers.
This was May’s first start since May 2021 after which he underwent Tommy John surgery.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, two hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Royals.
Rasmussen earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 30th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Lars Nootbaar of the Cardinals tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 16-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
American League Batter of the Day—Jonathan Schoop of the Tigers doubled and went 1-for-1, driving in one run, in the 4-3 win over the Angels.
Rankings—Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises from ninth to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Musgrove (6IP 4H R 0BB 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.4 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers, behind Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins (17.1) and Julio Urias of the Dodgers (15.4).
Notable—White Sox pitcher Johnny Cueto now has 117.2 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Cueto (8.2IP 5H 0R BB 2K W in the 2-0 win over the Guardians) rises to 52nd place among all players in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers player tracking began. With his 1.0 point Saturday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Todd Helton (116.4), Mark Buehrle (116.7) and Adrian Beltre (116.8). He now trails 51st-ranked player, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish (117.3).
Cueto ranks 16th among active players in career points, sixth among active AL pitchers.
His 5.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022 is 40th among AL 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 Saturday, Aug. 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 14.4 |
| 7 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 14.0 |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 13.7 |
| 10 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 13.2 |
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Scoring—May earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rasmussen earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Nootbar and Schoop each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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
| 8/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | LAD 7, MIA 0 | Dustin May, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| +8.0 | `ATL 5, HOU 4 (F/11) | Spencer Strider | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | `SD 2, WSH 1 | Joe Musgrove | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| AL | +6.2 | TB 5, KC 2 | Drew Rasmussen, (W 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | STL 16, ARI 7 | Lars Nootbaar, RF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `COL 4, SF 3 (F/10) | Ryan Feltner | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.2 | CHW 2, CLE 0 | Johnny Cueto, (W 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +4.2 | BOS 4, BAL 3 | Michael Wacha, (W 8‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 4, NYM 1 | Bailey Falter, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 5, NYY 2 | Adam Cimber, (W 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | `CHC 6, MIL 5 (F/11) | Marcus Stroman | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 4, SEA 3 (F/10) | Dany Jiménez, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.1 | NYM 8, PHI 2 | Seth Lugo, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | CIN 10, PIT 1 | Donovan Solano, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | DET 4, LAA 3 | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 0.0 | TEX 4, MIN 3 (F/10) | Jonathan Hernández, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 14.4 | 30.5 | 46.5 | 50.2 | -1.7 |
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | bos al | 7.4 | 14.5 | 29.5 | 49.2 | +0.3 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +4.7 |
| Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | chi al | 5.4 | 10.4 | 17.4 | 117.2 | +0.4 |
| Jimenez, Dany 4576 | pi cp | oak al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.7 | 12.7 | 28.4 | 51.5 | -7.3 |
| Schoop, Jonathan 3307 | 2b 1b | det al | 2.5 | 6.5 | 22.7 | 32.2 | -1.5 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +0.3 |
| Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi cp mr | nym nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | +2.0 |
| Feltner, Ryan 4635 | pi sp | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Nootbaar, Lars 4507 | rf | stl nl | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
| Falter, Bailey 4473 | pi mr | phi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Solano, Donovan 3096 | dh 3b 2b | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| Hernandez, Jonathan 4242 | pi cp mr | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Cimber, Adam 4141 | pi mr | tor al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 16.7 | 31.1 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| CIN | Minor, Mike 2894 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 32.5 | 59.6 |
| PIT | Thompson, Zach 4437 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 6.0 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 8.7 | 21.4 | 64.7 | 92.4 |
| NYM | Butto, Jose* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 34.5 | 51.5 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 7.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 10.4 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 18.0 | 34.1 | 48.6 | 48.6 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 54.2 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 66.4 | 222.5 |
| TB | Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| TEX | Arihara, Kohei 4378 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 12.4 | 29.5 | 46.2 | 46.2 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| SF | Junis, Jakob 3857 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 32.4 | 32.4 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 52.8 | 52.8 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 17.1 | 26.8 | 36.2 | 36.2 |
| LAD | Pepiot, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 42.2 | 77.4 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 50.8 | 83.3 |
| SD | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 4.0 | 19.7 | 41.5 | 48.2 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 35.4 | 35.4 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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