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Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Giants pitcher Landen Roupp, Juan Soto of the Mets and Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin.
Player of the Day
Ortiz struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Athletics.
Ortiz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.4 for the season, 21st among all players and 10th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Giants pitcher Landen Roupp struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 3-2 win over the Red Sox.
Roupp earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 43rd among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Juan Soto of the Mets hit two home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-4 win over the Phillies.
Soto earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 16th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 15 games completed.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Saturday, June 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 14.1 |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 10.7 |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 5 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 10.4 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 10.0 |
| 7 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 8 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 9.0 |
| 9 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 10 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
Notable
Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s 15 Player of the Game winners.
Irvin (5.1IP 6H 2R 0BB 7K W in the 7-3 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, 16th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.
Scoring
Ortiz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Roupp earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Soto earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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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2024-25 Box-Toppers points—NL batters 1—Juan Soto #Mets 15.0* 2—Willy Adames #SFGiants 14.0 3—Seiya Suzuki #Cubs 13.5 4—Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers 13.5 5—Francisco Lindor #Mets 13.4 6—Eugenio Suárez #Dbacks 12.5 *Earns 1.5 B-T pts as SA’s NL Batter of the Day www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Chris Sale #Braves goes on injured list with ribcage fracture after diving play Wednesday. Sale, 36, has 7.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 9th among NL pitchers. His 26.5 B-T pts over 2024-25 is 2nd among NL pitchers. His 179.8 career B-T pts is 11th-most since 1995, 3rd among active NL pitchers.
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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).| 6/21 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | CLE 4, ATH 2 | Luis L. Ortiz (W, 4‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| +10.0 | NYY 9, BAL 0 | Clakre Schmidt (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +8.2 | LAA 9, HOU 1 | José Soriano (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | SF 3, BOS 2 | Landen Roupp (W, 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| +6.2 | TOR 7, CHW 1 | José Berríos (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 11, PHI 4 | Juan Soto RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | TB 8, DET 3 | Ryan Pepiot (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | CHC 10, SEA 7 | Ian Happ LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.2 | `TEX 3, PIT 2 | Hoby Milner (H, 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 5, COL 3 | Ketel Marte 2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 9, MIN 0 | Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 7, MIA 0 | Drake Baldwin C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 6, CIN 5 (F/11) | Phil Maton (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.2 | SD 5, KC 1 | Dylan Cease (W, 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +2.1 | WSH 7, LAD 3 | Jake Irvin (W, 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvin, Jake 4805 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.7 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | -2.3 |
| Ortiz, Luis 4738 | pi sp | cle al | 7.4 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -1.6 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 6.0 | 15.7 | 47.5 | 85.0 | -3.7 |
| Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 | 15.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | -3.7 |
| Collins, Isaac 5165 | lf | mil nl | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +2.0 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.7 | 25.8 | 70.6 | 72.6 | -16.4 |
| Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.7 | 8.7 | 15.1 | 15.1 | +0.7 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | rf | nym nl | 4.0 | 15.0 | 34.5 | 48.0 | -7.0 |
| Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi mr | sf nl | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +1.7 |
| Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b | ari nl | 3.5 | 10.5 | 20.5 | 32.5 | -3.5 |
| Baldwin, Drake 5149 | ca | atl nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | lf | chi nl | 3.0 | 10.5 | 18.0 | 24.0 | -4.5 |
| Maton, Phil 4287 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Milner, Hoby 4997 | pi mr | tex al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 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 2025 (’25), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 3.0 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PIT | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| CHW | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 16.4 | 18.4 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 62.9 | 75.6 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 43.8 | 50.2 |
| MIL | Priester, Quinn 5059 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIN | Festa, David 5067 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 27.8 | 45.2 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 4.7 | 17.7 | 52.2 | 52.2 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 16.4 | 20.1 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 3.7 | 16.1 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 |
| BOS | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 31.4 | 52.1 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 43.2 | 86.3 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATH | Sears, JP 4627 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| HOU | Gusto, Ryan 5156 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 28.4 | 82.3 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 3.0 | 17.1 | 28.5 | 41.5 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| WSH | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 73.7 | 88.2 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 42.6 | 42.6 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 20.1 | 65.9 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 49.8 | 85.3 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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