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Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining second place in season player rankings and extending his lead among American League pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, July 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 18.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 16.4 |
| 3 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 14.7 |
| 4 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 13.1 |
| 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 |
Also Sunday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Taylor Trammell of the Astros and Eugenio Suárez of the Diamondbacks.
Player of the Day
Skubal struck out 11 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Rangers. Skubal did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rangers tied the game after he exited.
Skubal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.4 for the season, maintaining second place among all players, 1.7 points behind overall leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (18.1 points). He extends his lead over AL pitchers, 3.3 points ahead of second-place Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox (13.1 points).
National League Player of the Day
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta struck out five over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 8-1 win over the Nationals.
Pivetta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 14.7 for the season, rising from fourth to third place overall, behind Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (18.1 points) and Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (16.4 points). He also ranks second among NL pitchers, 3.4 points behind Wheeler.
American League Batter of the Day
Taylor Trammell of the Astros homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-3 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day
Eugenio Suárez of the Diamondbacks hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 5-3 win over the Cardinals. Suárez went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Suárez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season, eighth among NL batters.
This is the second straight day Suárez has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors after also doing it Saturday (2HR 2-3 2R 3BI in the 10-1 win over the Cardinals). He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers points Saturday and 1.5 Sunday, a total of 2.5 over the past two days.
Scoring
Skubal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Pivetta earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Trammell and Suárez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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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Sunday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest Box-Toppers game scores.Top pitching matchup
Result—HOU 11, SEA 3A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’s pitching matchups Notable—HOU at SEA Hunter Brown #Astros 12.4 B-T points in 2025, 5th* Bryan Woo #Mariners 12.0 B-T points in 2025, 6th* *Overall rank 2025 All Sunday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Hunter Brown, Astros, had -3.0 B-T game score (4IP 6H 3R 2BB 7K ND).
Bryan Woo, Mariners, had -4.0 B-T game score in loss (6IP 8H 5R 4ER BB 6K L).
Player of the Day—Taylor Trammell, Astros (HR 2B 3-4 2R 3BI) 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—Yohan Ramírez, Pirates (3IP H 0R 0BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CHW.
Player of the Game—Aaron Civale, White Sox (6IP 3H R 0ER BB 6K W) with +7.0 game score.
▪️+4.2—Cade Horton, Cubs (5.2IP 2H 0R BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. BOS
Player of the Game—Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox (2HR 2-3 2R 3BI) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Alex Bregman, Red Sox (HR 1-1 R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CHC.
Player of the Game—Teammate Wilyer Abreu (2HR 2-3 2R 3BI) with +4.0 game score. (Though they both had the same game score, Abreu beat Bregman for Player of the Game honors because he had more at bats—3 vs. 1.)
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 421 total players Sunday, 119 pitchers-22.9—MacKenzie Gore, Nationals (2.1IP 8H 8R 3BB 2K L vs. SD)
-20.0—Andrew Heaney, Pirates
-15.9—Ranger Suárez, Phillies
-12.9—Robbie Ray, Giants
-12.0—Janson Junk, Marlins
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 302 total batters Sunday-5.0—Jo Adell, Angels 0-5 3K
-5.0—Jasson Dominguez, Yankees 0-5 K
-5.0—Cody Bellinger, Yankees 0-5
-5.0—Chandler Simpson, Rays 0-5
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).| 7/20 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.2 | DET 2, TEX 1 | Tarik Skubal | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| +11.0 | CLE 8, ATH 2 | Gavin Williams (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| +11.0 | MIN 7, COL 1 | Joe Ryan (W, 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| +7.0 | CHW 7, PIT 2 | Aaron Civale (W, 2‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | SD 8, WSH 1 | Nick Pivetta (W, 10‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | HOU 11, SEA 3 | Taylor Trammell CF‑LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | ARI 5, STL 3 | Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BOS 6, CHC 1 | Wilyer Abreu RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `NYM 3, CIN 2 | David Peterson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 8, SF 6 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 4, ATL 2 | Marcus Stroman (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 7, MIA 4 | Kris Bubic (W, 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 8, PHI 2 | Taylor Ward LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | BAL 5, TB 3 | Jackson Holliday 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | MIL 6, LAD 5 | Andrew Vaughn 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 16.4 | 37.5 | 67.6 | 67.6 | -4.7 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 14.7 | 24.4 | 47.1 | 68.8 | +5.0 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 9.7 | 19.4 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 0.0 |
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 8.7 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | +8.7 |
| Abreu, Wilyer 4911 | rf | bos al | 8.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | +4.0 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | ari nl | 6.5 | 15.0 | 28.5 | 59.5 | -2.0 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | lf | ana al | 5.5 | 7.5 | 21.4 | 21.4 | +3.5 |
| Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | 1b | tor al | 4.0 | 9.0 | 19.4 | 25.6 | -1.0 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | -0.7 |
| Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 4.0 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +0.3 |
| Holliday, Jackson 5074 | 2b | bal al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +0.5 |
| Trammell, Taylor 4374 | cf lf | hou al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +1.5 |
| Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 8.1 | 33.5 | 36.5 | -6.1 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 27.4 | 66.2 | -2.0 |
| Vaughn, Andrew 4445 | 1b | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 30.7 | 60.3 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 11.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| SD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| BOS | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 32.1 | 63.6 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 18.1 | 39.5 | 90.7 | 123.1 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 37.7 | 37.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 11.7 | 24.4 | 56.9 | 82.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 61.1 | 103.1 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 36.4 | 49.4 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| SF | Birdsong, Hayden 5063 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| CHC | Brasier, Ryan 4122 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 24.7 |
| HOU | Gordon, Colton 5210 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 65.8 | 71.5 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 53.9 | 63.6 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| MIN | Festa, David 5067 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 75.7 | 90.2 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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