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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.
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease becomes the third player this season to reach 20 Box-Toppers points after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Cease maintains his third place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Player of the Day—Burnes struck out 14 over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Giants.
Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.4 for the season, 14th among all players and eighth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 14-2 win over the Athletics.
Cease earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 20.4 for the season, maintaining third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, behind Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (22.0) and Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (21.0). Cease also ranks third among AL pitchers behind Verlander and Ohtani.
Cease becomes the third player this season to reach 20.0 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 20.0 points. His previous best season was 2021 with the White Sox, when he had 14.4 points, fifth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Alex Call of the Nationals hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 11-6 win over the Cardinals.
This was Call’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Call made his Major League debut July 11 and was playing in his 27th career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Gary Sanchez of the Twins doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in one run, in the 4-3 win over the Yankees.
Debut—Brewers pitcher Peter Strzelecki made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Strzelecki (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-2 win over the Giants) made his Major League debut June 2 and was playing in his 19th career game.
Sandy Alcantara @Marlins, 4th in 2022 Box-Toppers points (18.1), fails to win Player of the Game in Thursday win vs. PHI, with -3.0 B-T game score (6IP 8H 5R 3ER 0BB 7K ND).
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Player of Game—CP Dylan Floro (2IP H 0R 0BB K W), with +2.0 B-T games score.https://t.co/ISdaH8x2YN https://t.co/rITzq3aEtg pic.twitter.com/XCjvOpIp2g
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, Sept. 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 22.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 21.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 |
| 4 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 18.1 |
| 5 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 16.7 |
| 6 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 16.4 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 16.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 15.4 |
| 10 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.4 |
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Scoring—Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cease earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Call and Sanchez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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
| 9/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +17.0 | MIL 2, SF 1 | Corbin Burnes, (W 10‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| AL | +10.0 | CHW 14, OAK 2 | Dylan Cease, (W 14‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| +6.2 | `CIN 4, CHC 3 | Luis Cessa | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | WSH 11, STL 6 | Alex Call, LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIL 4, SF 2 | Peter Strzelecki, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 6, PHI 5 | Dylan Floro, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | MIN 4, NYY 3 | Gary Sánchez, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 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.
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 20.4 | 34.8 | 36.8 | 36.8 | +6.0 |
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 13.4 | 31.5 | 42.2 | 42.2 | -4.7 |
| Sanchez, Gary 3701 | ca | min al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 19.0 | 23.5 | +0.5 |
| Floro, Dylan 3970 | pi cp mr | fla nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Call, Alex 4732 | lf | dc nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Cessa, Luis 3703 | pi sp cp mr | cin nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Strzelecki, Peter 4733 | pi mr | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 16.4 | 28.1 | 37.1 | 53.2 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 18.7 | 54.2 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 25.1 | 27.8 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BAL | Voth, Austin 4082 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| NYY | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 4.7 | 17.1 | 35.5 | 35.5 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 52.8 | 85.3 |
| PHI | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 10.0 | 16.7 | 31.4 | 36.1 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| LAA | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| HOU | McCullers, Lance 3488 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 33.2 | 46.0 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIL | Alexander, Jason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 37.5 | 43.5 |
| DET | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 3.7 | 21.1 | 51.2 | 51.2 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 8.7 | 21.4 | 64.7 | 92.4 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 14.4 | 32.1 | 65.5 | 76.2 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 48.9 | 51.9 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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