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Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth in player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez, Sean Murphy of the Braves, Ceddanne Rafaela of the Red Sox and Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Thursday, July 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 18.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 14.4 |
| 3 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 13.0 |
| 4 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 5 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 6 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 7 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 11.4 |
| 8 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 9 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 11.0 |
| 10 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 10.7 |
Player of the Day
Rodón struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 11-0 win over the Cubs.
Rodón earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.7 for the season, sixth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers.
Rodón becomes the 11th player in 2025 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his fourth season with 10 or more points and his second straight. His best season was 2022 with the Giants, when he had 19.8 Box-Toppers points, sixth overall and third among National League pitchers. He had 12.7 points in 2024 with the Yankees, 13th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, five hits and three walks, in the 3-2 win over the Reds. Márquez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Reds tied the game after he exited.
Márquez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 101st among NL pitchers.
This is Márquez’s first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor since Oct. 2, 2022. Márquez underwent Tommy John elbow surgery in May 2023, having played in just four games that season, earning no Box-Toppers points. He returned in July 2024 but went on the injured list after just one game with a stress reaction in his elbow. He also earned no points in 2024. Friday was his 19th game of the 2025 season and his sixth start in which the Rockies won the game.
In Márquez’s best season, 2021, he earned 17.4 Box-Toppers points with the Rockies, seventh overall and fifth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Cal Raleigh of the Mariners hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 12-3 win over the Tigers. Raleigh went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Raleigh earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Sean Murphy of the Braves hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Cardinals.
Career Box-Toppers points since 1995 1—Randy Johnson 282.5 2—Clayton Kershaw #Dodgers 276.1 3—Max Schezer #BlueJays 255.7* 4—Justin Verlander #SFGiants 247.0 5—Pedro Martinez 244.8 6—Zack Greinke 224.5 7—Albert Pujols 207.8 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of Game FR www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Notable
Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer now has 255.7 career Box-Toppers points—third-most since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (6IP 5H 3R BB 8K W in the 7-6 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.0 for 2025.
His 255.7 career points ranks third among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, behind Randy Johnson (282.5) and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (276.1). (It should be noted that Johnson began his career in 1988, before the advent of Box-Toppers tracking. If his entire career were tracked, rough projections put his Box-Toppers point total at 380.)
Scherzer ranks second among active, signed players, 20.4 points behind Kershaw. He is first among active AL pitchers in career points, ahead of Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (165.0).
Also notable
Ceddanne Rafaela of the Red Sox earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Friday.
Rafaela (HR 2-4 R 3BI in the 5-4 win over the Rays) was also Player of the Game in Thursday’s 4-3 win over the Rays (2-3 R 2BI). He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point each day and now has 4.5 points for the season, 15th among AL batters.
Scoring
Rodón earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Márquez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Raleigh and Murphy 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) 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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Friday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest Box-Toppers game scores.Top pitching matchup
Result—SEA 12, DET 3A Box-Toppers look at Friday’s pitching matchups Notable—SEA at DET Luis M. Castillo #Mariners 7.7 B-T points in 2025, 13th* Tarik Skubal #Tigers 14.4 B-T points in 2025, 1st* *Rank among AL pitchers, 2025 All Friday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Neither starter won Player of the Game honors.
Luis M. Castillo, Mariners, had -3.0 B-T game score (5IP 6H 3R 2BB 6K W).
Tarik Skubal, Tigers, had -4.0 B-T game score in the loss (5IP 4H 4R 2BB 5K L).
Player of the Game—Cal Raleigh, Mariners (2HR 2-3 2R 5BI) with +4.0 game score.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+7.0—Cody Bellinger, Yankees (3HR 3-5 3R 6BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CHC.
Player of the Game—Teammate Carlos Rodón (8IP 4H 0R BB 8K W) with +11.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Chase Burns, Reds (6IP 4H 2R 3BB 10K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. COL
Player of the Game—Germán Márquez, Rockies (6IP 5H R 3BB 8K ND) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Carmen Mlodzinski, Pirates (3IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. MIN.
Player of the Game—Jhoan Duran, Twins (1IP H 0R 0BB 2K Sv) with +2.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 453 total players Friday, 142 pitchers-20.8—Mitchell Parker, Nationals (4.2IP 8H 7R 3BB 0K L vs. MIL).
-19.0—Matthew Liberatore, Cardinals
-17.0—Grant Holmes, Braves
-16.0—Jordan Wicks, Cubs
-14.8—Dustin May, Dodgers
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 311 total batters Friday-5.0—Austin Hays, Reds 0-5 4K
-5.0—Lawrence Butler, Athletics 0-5 3K
-5.0—Colt Keith, Tigers 0-5 3K
-5.0—Jo Adell, Angels 0-5 2K
-5.0—Matt Olson, Braves 0-5 2K
-5.0—Heliot Ramos, Giants 0-5 2K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
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).| 7/11 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | NYY 11, CHC 0 | Carlos Rodón (W, 10‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +10.0 | BAL 5, MIA 2 | Dean Kremer (W, 8‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SEA 12, DET 3 | Cal Raleigh DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CLE 4, CHW 2 | Logan T. Allen (W, 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | `COL 3, CIN 2 | Germán Márquez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| BAT | +3.0 | ATL 6, STL 5 | Sean Murphy DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | NYM 8, KC 3 | Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SF 8, LAD 7 | Willy Adames SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `SD 4, PHI 2 | Adrian Morejon (H, 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 7, HOU 3 | Wyatt Langford LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 5, TB 4 | Ceddanne Rafaela CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 5, CLE 4 (F/11) | Lenyn Sosa 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 7, ATH 6 | Max Scherzer (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 2, PIT 1 | Jhoan Duran (S, 15) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | MIL 8, WSH 3 | William Contreras C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAA 6, ARI 5 | Logan O’Hoppe C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.7 | 24.4 | 56.9 | 82.0 | -1.0 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | sf nl | 6.5 | 17.0 | 33.1 | 36.1 | -4.0 |
| Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca | sea al | 5.0 | 11.2 | 22.7 | 22.7 | -1.2 |
| Allen, Logan T. 4789 | pi sp | cle al | 5.0 | 8.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | +2.0 |
| O’Hoppe, Logan 4928 | ca | ana al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +4.0 |
| Rafaela, Ceddane 4988 | cf | bos al | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Morejon, Adrian 4298 | pi mr | sd nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +4.0 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 3.5 | 14.4 | 32.1 | 54.2 | -7.4 |
| Sosa, Lenyn 4907 | 2b 3b | chi al | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Murphy, Sean 4246 | ca dh | atl nl | 3.5 | 6.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | +1.0 |
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 11.7 | 32.8 | 32.8 | -5.7 |
| Contreras, William 4717 | ca | mil nl | 3.0 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | -1.2 |
| Duran, Jhoan 4622 | pi cp | min al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -4.0 |
| Langford, Wyatt 5058 | lf | tex al | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -2.5 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 58.5 | 255.7 | 0.0 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 26.8 | 53.9 | +1.7 |
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 39.8 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 9.7 | 23.1 | 65.6 | 76.6 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| PIT | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 26.2 | 29.9 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 74.7 | 89.2 |
| SF | Roupp, Landen 5079 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| COL | Blalock, Bradley* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 36.7 | 36.7 |
| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 11.1 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYM | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 29.1 | 41.5 |
| KC | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 23.7 | 32.2 |
| WSH | Ogasawara, Shinnosuke* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 52.9 | 62.6 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 51.5 | 148.2 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 8.7 | 24.1 | 59.8 | 65.5 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 18.1 | 39.5 | 90.7 | 123.1 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 55.3 | 139.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 65.8 | 71.5 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 39.8 | 43.8 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 61.1 | 103.1 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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