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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, June 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 14.1 |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 3 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 11.0 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 11.0 |
| 5 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 10.7 |
| 6 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 7 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 10.4 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 10.0 |
| 9 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 10 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
Also Wednesday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to eighth place and Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox and Otto Lopez of the Marlins.
Player of the Day
Pivetta struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Nationals.
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.0 for the season, rising from eighth to fourth place overall, second among National League pitchers behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (14.1 points).
Pivetta becomes the seventh player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2025. It is his second season with 10 or more points. He previously did it in 2018 with the Phillies when he had 11.7 points, 14th among NL pitchers. In 2024, Pivetta earned 9.7 points with the Red Sox, 30th among American League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing two runs (none earned), three hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Red Sox.
Kikuchi earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 18th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
National League Batter of the Day
Otto Lopez of the Marlins doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-5, 10-inning win over the Giants.
Rankings
In addition to Pivetta, two others rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Yamamoto rises to 8th
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5IP H 0R BB 6K W in the 8-1 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, rising from ninth to eighth place overall, fourth among NL pitchers.
Yamamoto becomes the eighth player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2025, his first season with 10 or more points. In his 2024 rookie season, he earned 6.4 points with the Dodgers, 48th among NL pitchers.
Fried rises to 9th
Yankees pitcher Max Fried (7IP 4H R 0ER BB 7K W in the 7-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season, rising from 10th to ninth place overall, fifth among AL pitchers.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 253.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 148.2* 4—Charlie Morton #Orioles 117.5 5—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 114.2 6—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 102.1 *Earns 1.0 B-T point Wednesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
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Notable
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom now has 148.2 career Box-Toppers points, 30th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, after earning 1.0 point as Player of the Game Wednesday.
deGrom (7IP H 0R 2BB 7K W in the 7-0 win over the Orioles) trails 29th-ranked player on the “all-time” career points list, Javier Vazquez (148.3). He ranks sixth among active, signed players in career points, third among active AL pitchers behind Max Scherzer of the Blue Jays (253.7) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (165.0).
deGrom now has 8.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 17th overall and eighth among AL pitchers.
Debut
Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Astros pitcher Colton Gordon (5IP 4H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 2-0 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut May 14 and was playing in his eighth career game.
Ronny Mauricio of the Mets (HR 3-4 2R BI in the 7-3 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2023, and was playing in his 43rd career game.
Ángel Martínez of the Guardians, who scored the winning run as a 10th-inning pinch-runner in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Blue Jays (0-0 R 0BI), made his Major League debut June 22, 2024, and was playing in his 105th career game.
Scoring
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Kikuchi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Sosa and Lopez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’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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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).| 6/25 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | SD 1, WSH 0 | Nick Pivetta (W, 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| AL | +13.0 | LAA 5, BOS 2 | Yusei Kikuchi (W, 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| +11.0 | TEX 7, BAL 0 | Jacob deGrom (W, 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +11.0 | MIN 2, SEA 0 | Joe Ryan (W, 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +9.0 | ATH 3, DET 0 | Jacob Lopez (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +9.0 | MIL 4, PIT 2 | Jacob Misiorowski (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +9.0 | LAD 8, COL 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (W, 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | NYY 7, CIN 1 | Max Fried (W, 10‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | CHC 8, STL 0 | Matthew Boyd (W, 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +6.0 | TB 3, KC 0 | Drew Rasmussen (W, 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CHW 7, ARI 3 | Lenyn Sosa 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | HOU 2, PHI 0 | Colton Gordon (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIA 8, SF 5 (F/10) | Otto Lopez SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | NYM 7, ATL 3 | Ronny Mauricio 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 5, TOR 4 (F/10) | Angel Martínez PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 11.0 | 20.7 | 43.4 | 65.1 | +1.3 |
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.0 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | +3.6 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.7 | 23.1 | 65.6 | 76.6 | -3.7 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 8.7 | 18.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 | -1.0 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 8.0 | 9.0 | 51.5 | 148.2 | +7.0 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 | 9.4 | 29.2 | 29.2 | +6.0 |
| Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 38.8 | +4.0 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | ana al | 5.7 | 16.4 | 39.8 | 43.8 | -5.0 |
| Lopez, Jacob 5202 | pi sp | oak al | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Sosa, Lenyn 4907 | 2b 3b | chi al | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -2.0 |
| Lopez, Otto 5021 | ss 2b | fla nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Gordon, Colton 5210 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Martínez, Angel 5212 | pr | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Mauricio, Ronny 5211 | 2b | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| DET | Enns, Dietrich 4544 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 60.1 | 102.1 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 5.0 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 10.4 | 22.4 | 33.5 | 33.5 |
| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| KC | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 22.7 | 31.2 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 3.0 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 46.9 | 274.4 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 24.7 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| SF | Birdsong, Hayden 5063 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYM | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 19.7 | 26.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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