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Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom, Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd, Spencer Horwitz of the Pirates and Ty France of the Twins.
Player of the Day
Sánchez pitched a complete game, striking out 12 and allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
Sánchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, 20th among all players and ninth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert struck out 10 over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Brewers.
Gilbert earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, 14th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Spencer Horwitz of the Pirates hit two doubles and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-5 win over the Tigers.
American League Batter of the Day
Ty France of the Twins hit two doubles and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 10-7 win over the Dodgers.
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL pitchers 1—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 19.1 2—Nick Pivetta #Padres 14.7 3—Paul Skenes #Pirates 12.4 4—Yoshinobu Yamamoto #Dodgers 12.0 5—Sonny Gray #STLCards 11.0 6—Matthew Boyd #Cubs 10.7* *Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 255.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 149.2* 4—Charlie Morton #Orioles 118.5 5—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 114.2 6—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 104.8 *Earns 1.0 B-T point Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Notable
Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Boyd (7IP 4H 0R BB 6K W in the 6-0 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 11th among all players and sixth among NL pitchers.
Boyd becomes the 12th player in 2025 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his first season with 10 or more points. Boyd earned his first points in 2015 and his previous high season total was 9.7 in 2018 with the Tigers, when he was 23rd among AL pitchers.
Also notable
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom now has 149.2 career Box-Toppers points—28th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
deGrom (6IP 3H R BB 9K W in the 6-2 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Tuesday to pass two players on the “all-time” career points list—Javier Vazquez (148.3) and Chipper Jones (149.0). He now trails 27th-ranked player Barry Bonds (152.2). (It should be noted that Bonds would have a projected 230 career Box-Toppers points if his entire career from 1986 were tracked.)
deGrom ranks sixth among active, signed players in career points, third among active AL pitchers, behind Max Scherzer of the Blue Jays (255.7) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (165.0).
deGrom also now has 9.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 22nd among all players and 11th among AL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, July 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 19.1 |
| 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 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 12.4 |
| 6 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 7 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 12.0 |
| 9 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 11.0 |
Scoring
Sánchez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Gilbert earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Horwitz and France each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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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Tuesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest Box-Toppers game scores.Top pitching matchup
Among Tuesday’s 3 starters with the most 2025 Box-Toppers points, one earned Player of the Game honors:Most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s probable starters: 12.0—Yoshinobu Yamamoto #Dodgers 8th* vs. MIN 9.7—Framber Valdez #Astros 12th* vs. ARI 9.7—Matthew Boyd #Cubs 15th* vs. KC *Overall rank 2025 All Tuesday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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▪️Matthew Boyd, Cubs (7IP 4H 0R BB 6K W)
In win vs. KC, Boyd had +8.0 B-T game score.
He earned 1.0 B-T point, giving him 10.7 for 2025, rising to 11th overall.
The other two did not earn Player of the Game honors:
▪️Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers (5IP 5H 3R ER BB 8K ND)
In loss vs. MIN, Yamamoto had +3.0 B-T game score.
Player of the Game—Ty France, Twins (2-2B 2-3 3R BI) with +3.0 game score.
▪️Framber Valdez, Astros (7IP 7H R BB 4K W)
In win vs. ARI, Valdez had +1.0 B-T game score.
Player of the Game—Teammate Taylor Trammell (0-0 R 0BI) with +1.0 game score. (In cases of game score ties, batters beat pitchers.)
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+6.2—Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers (3.2IP 3H 0R BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SEA.
Player of the Game—Logan Gilbert, Mariners (6.1IP 2H 0R 0BB 10K W) with +14.1 game score.
▪️+4.2—Kyle Leahy, Cardinals (3.2IP 3H R BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. COL
Player of the Game—Ryan McMahon, Rockies (HR 1-3 2R 3BI) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+3.0—Andy Pages, Dodgers (HR 2-3 R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. MIN.
Player of the Game—Ty France, Twins (2-2B 2-3 3R BI) with +3.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 436 total players Tuesday, 128 pitchers-13.0—Davis Daniel, Braves (5IP 7H 5R 4BB 3K L vs. SF)
-12.0—Erick Fedde, Cardinals
-11.0—Casey Mize, Tigers
-10.0—Ben Casparius, Dodgers
-9.0—Wander Suero, Braves
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 308 total batters Tuesday-5.0—Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays 0-5 2K
-5.0—Nick Gonzales, Pirates 0-5 K
-5.0—Ryan Jeffers, Twins 0-5 K
-5.0—Colt Keith, Tigers 0-5 K
-5.0—Steven Kwan, Guardians 0-5 K
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).| 7/22 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | PHI 4, BOS 1 | Cristopher Sánchez (W, 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| AL | +14.1 | SEA 1, MIL 0 | Logan Gilbert (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +9.0 | TEX 6, ATH 2 | Jacob deGrom (W, 10‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +8.0 | CHC 6, KC 0 | Matthew Boyd (W, 11‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | SF 9, ATL 0 | Landen Roupp (W, 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | TB 4, CHW 3 | Edwin Uceta (W, 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | WSH 6, CIN 1 | Konnor Pilkington (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | MIA 4, SD 3 | Edward Cabrera (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | PIT 8, DET 5 | Spencer Horwitz 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | MIN 10, LAD 7 | Ty France 1B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | COL 8, STL 4 | Ryan McMahon 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 5, TOR 4 | Cody Bellinger LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 6, BAL 3 | Joey Cantillo (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| +1.0 | HOU 3, ARI 1 | Taylor Trammell PH‑CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | NYM 3, LAA 2 | Francisco Alvarez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | chi nl | 10.7 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 42.5 | +7.7 |
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.0 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | -2.4 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 9.0 | 10.0 | 52.5 | 149.2 | +8.0 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 8.4 | 21.4 | 55.9 | 55.9 | -4.6 |
| Cabrera, Edward 4641 | pi sp mr | fla nl | 5.7 | 7.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 | +3.7 |
| Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +2.7 |
| Uceta, Edwin 5072 | pi mr cp | tb al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | lf dh 1b | nyy al | 2.7 | 5.2 | 15.4 | 35.3 | +0.2 |
| Horwitz, Spencer 4922 | 1b 2b | pit nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Trammell, Taylor 4374 | cf lf ph | hou al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +2.5 |
| McMahon, Ryan 4004 | 3b | col nl | 2.0 | 5.7 | 17.9 | 27.6 | -1.7 |
| Cantillo, Joey 5106 | pi mr sp | cle al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| France, Ty 4243 | 1b | min al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | +0.5 |
| Alvarez, Francisco 4815 | ca | nym nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.5 |
| Pilkington, Konnor 4642 | pi mr sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 5.7 | 14.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| WSH | Soroka, Michael 3956 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 5.7 | 26.8 | 71.6 | 73.6 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 43.8 | 50.2 |
| SF | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 247.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| DET | Melton, Troy* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| LAA | Burke, Brock 4661 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 42.8 | 69.3 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 29.5 | 42.5 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 16.4 | 20.1 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| COL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Walter, Brandon 5205 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 5.7 | 18.1 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| MIL | Priester, Quinn 5059 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 60.2 | 91.0 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 33.5 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 46.8 | 62.5 |
| BAL | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 32.8 | 54.2 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BOS | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 34.1 | 54.8 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 46.6 | 46.6 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 9.7 | 23.1 | 65.6 | 76.6 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 62.9 | 75.6 |
| CHW | Cannon, Jonathan 5036 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TB | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 6.0 | 18.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| ATH | Sears, JP 4627 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| TEX | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 25.8 | 100.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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