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Rangers pitcher Kumar Rocker is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Marlins pitcher Cal Quantrill, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox and Ezequiel Tovar of the Rockies.
Player of the Day
Rocker struck out five over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Tigers.
Rocker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 114th among all players and 41st among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Marlins pitcher Cal Quantrill struck out three over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Royals. Quantrill did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.
Quantrill earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 37th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Lenyn Sosa of the White Sox doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Pirates.
Sosa earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 12th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Ezequiel Tovar of the Rockies hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-6 win over the Twins.
Notable
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga ranks highest in 2025 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s 15 Player of the Game winners.
Imanaga (7IP 5H 0R BB 5K W in the 6-0 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, 54th among all players and 23rd among NL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Saturday, July 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 18.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 14.4 |
| 3 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 13.1 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 13.0 |
| 5 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 7 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 12.0 |
| 8 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 9 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 11.4 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 11.0 |
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Athletics pitcher Jack Perkins (3IP 0H 0R BB 3K ND in the 8-2 win over the Guardians) made his Major League debut June 22 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Mariners pitcher Casey Legumina (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K ND in the 7-6, 11-inning win over the Astros) made his Major League debut April 15, 2023, and was playing in his 52nd career game.
Scoring
Rocker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Quantrill earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Sosa and Tovar 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) 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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Trevor Cahill, 37, announces retirement. He earned 59.3 career Box-Toppers points from 2009-20. Best season—2010 with #Athletics, 10.4 B-T points, 14th among AL pitchers. Last B-T pt: 9/16/20 with #SFGIants. Last #MLB game—6/11/21 with #Pirates.
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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).| 7/19 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.1 | TEX 4, DET 1 | Kumar Rocker (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| +7.0 | TOR 6, SF 3 | Eric Lauer (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | `MIA 3, KC 1 | Cal Quantrill | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| +6.0 | CHC 6, BOS 0 | Shota Imanaga (W, 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CHW 10, PIT 4 | Lenyn Sosa DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `ATH 8, CLE 2 | Jack Perkins (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 12, ATL 9 | Trent Grisham CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | COL 10, MIN 6 | Ezequiel Tovar SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | PHI 9, LAA 5 | Kyle Schwarber DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 10, STL 1 | Eugenio Suárez 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `SEA 7, HOU 6 (F/11) | Casey Legumina | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 4, BAL 3 | Edwin Uceta (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 4, SD 2 | Kyle Finnegan (S, 19) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 5, NYM 2 | Jake Fraley RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 8, LAD 7 | Joey Ortiz SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | -14.7 |
| Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp mr | tor al | 6.0 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 36.8 | +6.0 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 5.0 | 13.5 | 27.0 | 45.5 | -3.5 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | ari nl | 5.0 | 13.5 | 27.0 | 58.0 | -3.5 |
| Sosa, Lenyn 4907 | 2b | chi al | 5.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +1.5 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.7 | 9.7 | 25.4 | 27.4 | -0.3 |
| Rocker, Kumar 5108 | pi sp | tex al | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +3.7 |
| Grisham, Trent 4246 | cf | nyy al | 3.7 | 6.2 | 15.7 | 18.2 | +1.2 |
| Tovar, Ezequiel 4801 | ss | col nl | 2.5 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -3.2 |
| Ortiz, Joey 4987 | ss 3b | mil nl | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Fraley, Jake 4430 | rf dh | cin nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 15.7 | 15.7 | +1.5 |
| Finnegan, Kyle 4535 | pi cp | dc nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -3.0 |
| Uceta, Edwin 5072 | pi cp mr | tb al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Legumina, Casey 5226 | pi mr | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Perkins, Jack 5225 | pi mr | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 44.2 | 87.3 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 50.2 | 87.7 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 36.2 | 37.2 |
| CHW | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| PIT | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 43.8 | 63.5 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 65.2 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 13.0 | 22.7 | 45.4 | 67.1 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 13.1 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 |
| CHC | Horton, Cade 5216 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 26.8 | 53.9 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 12.4 | 24.4 | 35.5 | 35.5 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 12.0 | 23.7 | 32.4 | 32.4 |
| MIL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 23.4 | 94.1 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 48.6 | 276.1 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 29.8 | 47.2 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 42.7 | 50.7 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 14.4 | 35.5 | 65.6 | 65.6 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 9.4 | 22.4 | 56.2 | 91.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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