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Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals, Rangers pitcher Patrick Corbin, Rafael Devers of the Giants and Mets pitcher Sean Manaea.
Player of the Day
Lodolo pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking none, in the 5-0 win over the Nationals.
Lodolo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 36th among all players and 15th among National League pitchers.
Lodolo recorded a +13.0 Box-Toppers game score, the same as another Wednesday Player of the Game winner, Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow (7IP 3H R BB 12K ND in the 4-3 win over the Twins). But Lodolo beat Glasnow for Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker because he earned the win in his game while Glasnow picked up a no-decision.
American League Player of the Day
Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 8-4 win over the Cubs.
Pasquantino earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.2 for the season, 19th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Rafael Devers of the Giants hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 9-3 win over the Braves. Devers went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Devers earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.2 for the season, 87th among all players and 13th among NL batters.
This was his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor since being traded June 15 from the Red Sox. He earned his other 3.7 points in 2025 with Boston.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, July 23.| 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 |
Notable
Rangers pitcher Patrick Corbin now has 101.4 career Box-Toppers points—87th-most since tracking began in 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Corbin (5.2IP 5H R 0BB 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Athletics) passes six players on the “all-time” career points list after earning 1.0 point Wednesday—Paul Konerko (100.7), Matt Cain (100.7), Matt Holliday (100.8), Jason Schmidt (101.2), Mark Teixeira (101.3) and Tim Wakefield (101.4). (Wakefield began his career before the advent of Box-Toppers. He would have an estimated 110 career points if his career from 1992 were tracked.)
Corbin now trails 86th-ranked player Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2). (Griffey also began his career before Box-Toppers tracking began. He would have an estimated 140 career points if his career from 1989 were tracked.)
Corbin ranks 15th among active, signed players in career points, seventh among active AL pitchers.
He now has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 53rd among AL pitchers.
Streak
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025 on Wednesday.
Manaea (5IP 2H R 2BB 5K W in the 6-3 win over the Angels) earned his first points in 2016 with the Athletics and now has 70.3 career points, 15th among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2021 with the Athletics when he had 15.7 points, fourth among AL pitchers. In 2024, he had 15.4 points with the Mets, sixth among NL pitchers.
Debut
Rockies pitcher Tanner Gordon made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Gordon (6IP 4H 0R 3BB 3K W in the 6-0 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut July 7, 2024, and was playing in his 12th career game.
Scoring
Lodolo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Pasquantino earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Devers earns 1.5 points for being NL 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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Wednesday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest Box-Toppers game scores.Top pitching matchup
Result—TOR 8, NYY 4A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s pitching matchups Notable—NYY at TOR Max Fried #Yankees 23.1 B-T points over 2024-25, 7th* Chris Bassitt #BlueJays 11.7 B-T points over 2024-25, 35th* *Rank among AL pitchers, 2024-25 All Wednesday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Chris Bassitt, Blue Jays, is Box-Toppers Player of the Game (7.1IP 3H 4R 3ER 0BB 8K W) with +5.1 B-T game score.
Max Fried, Yankees, had -10.9 B-T game score in loss (5.1IP 6H 6R 4ER 3BB 3K L), 5th-lowest among all players Wednesday.
Bassitt earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 12.7 over 2024-25, rising to 33rd among AL pitchers over that span.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+8.0—Chris Paddack, Twins (6IP 4H R 0BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. LAD.
Player of the Game—Tyler Glasnow, Dodgers (7IP 3H R BB 12K ND) with +13.0 game score.
▪️+7.0—JP Sears, Athletics (5IP 3H R 0BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TEX
Player of the Game—Patrick Corbin, Rangers (5.2IP 5H R 0BB 7K ND) with +5.2 game score.
▪️+4.2—Michael Soroka, Nationals (5.2IP 2H R 3BB 6K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CIN.
Player of the Game—Nick Lodolo, Reds (CG 4H 0R 0BB 8K W) with +13.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 445 total players Wednesday, 122 pitchers-16.9—Kevin Kelly, Rays (0.1IP 4H 6R 5ER 2BB 0K L vs. CHW)
-13.8—Taj Bradley, Rays
-11.0—Trent Thompson, Mariners
-11.0—Lucas Giolito, Red Sox
-10.9—Max Fried, Yankees
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 323 total batters Wednesday-5.0—Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox 0-5 3K
-5.0—Zach Neto, Angels 0-5 2K
-5.0—Jac Caglianone, Royals 0-5 K
-5.0—Max Kepler, Phillies 0-5 K
-4.0—Otto Lopez, Marlins 0-4 4K
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).| 7/23 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | CIN 5, WSH 0 | Nick Lodolo (W, 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| +13.0 | `LAD 4, MIN 3 | Tyler Glasnow | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| +9.0 | PIT 6, DET 1 | Bailey Falter (W, 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | KC 8, CHC 4 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | MIA 3, SD 2 | Sandy Alcantara (W, 5‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.2 | `TEX 2, ATH 1 | Patrick Corbin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +5.1 | TOR 8, NYY 4 | Chris Bassitt (W, 11‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | `HOU 4, ARI 3 | Brandon Walter | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 11, TB 9 | Kyle Teel C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SF 9, ATL 3 | Rafael Devers DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | NYM 6, LAA 3 | Sean Manaea (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 10, SEA 2 | Brice Turang 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 3, BAL 2 | Emmanuel Clase (S, 23) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 9, PHI 8 (F/11) | Romy Gonzalez 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 6, STL 0 | Tanner Gordon (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.7 | 16.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | -1.3 |
| Falter, Bailey 4473 | pi sp | pit nl | 5.7 | 9.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 | +2.0 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | dh | sf nl | 5.2 | 10.2 | 31.7 | 43.7 | +0.2 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 5.0 | 12.7 | 63.9 | 76.6 | -2.7 |
| Pasquantino, Vinnie 4766 | 1b | kc al | 4.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +0.7 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | tex al | 4.0 | 9.0 | 26.8 | 101.4 | -1.0 |
| Clase, Emmanuel 4225 | pi cp | cle al | 4.0 | 8.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 44.8 | 51.2 | +4.0 |
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 14.7 | 47.8 | 63.5 | -8.7 |
| Gonzalez, Romy 4817 | 2b 1b 3b | bos al | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Teel, Kyle 5213 | ca | chi al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Walter, Brandon 5205 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 16.4 | 43.8 | 70.3 | -14.4 |
| Turang, Brice 4779 | 2b | mil nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Gordon, Tanner 5230 | pi sp | col 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 49.5 | 118.5 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| TOR | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 36.8 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 55.3 | 139.7 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 11.0 | 23.4 | 57.0 | 121.3 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 20.1 | 65.9 |
| HOU | Alexander, Jason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Evans, Logan 5192 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 39.8 | 43.8 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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