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Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty and Ronny Mauricio of the Mets.
Player of the Day
Skenes struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Skenes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, rising from fifth to fourth place among all players. He ranks third among National League pitchers behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (19.1 points) and Nick Pivetta of the Padres (14.7 points).
American League Player of the Day
Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 10-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Flaherty earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 43rd among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Ronny Mauricio of the Mets homered, hit two doubles and went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 5-3 win over the Giants.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, July 27.| 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 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 14.4 |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 13.1 |
| 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 |
American League Batter of the Day
There is no AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors.
Scoring
Skenes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Flaherty earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Mauricio earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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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Sunday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest Box-Toppers game scores.Top pitching matchup
Result—NYY 4, PHI 3A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’s pitching matchups Notable—PHI at NYY Zack Wheeler #Phillies 19.1 B-T points in 2025, 1st* Carlos Rodón #Yankees 11.7 B-T points in 2025, 9th* *Overall rank 2025 All Sunday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Zach Wheeler, Phillies, had -1.8 B-T game score in loss (5.2IP 5H 4R 2BB 8K L).
Carlos Rodón, Yankees, had +2.1 B-T game score (5.1IP 4H 3R BB 8K W).
Player of the Game—Devin Williams, Yankees (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv) with +3.0 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:▪️+9.0—Max Scherzer, Blue Jays (7IP 3H 3R 0BB 11K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. DET.
Player of the Game—Jack Flaherty, Tigers (6IP 5H 0R BB 7K W) with +7.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Eury Pérez, Marlins (5IP 2H R 2BB 6K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. MIL
Player of the Game—Blake Perkins, Brewers (1-1 R BI) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Dylan Dodd, Braves (3IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TEX.
Player of the Game—Jack Leiter, Rangers (6IP 2H R 3BB 7K W) with +6.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 436 total players Sunday, 123 pitchers-20.8—Bryce Elder, Braves (2.2IP 6H 8R 4BB 3K L vs. TEX)
-18.8—Michael McGreevy, Cardinals
-11.8—Luke Jackson, Tigers
-10.9—Justin Bruihl, Blue Jays
-10.9—Travis Adams, Twins
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 313 total batters Sunday-5.0—Michael Busch, Cubs 0-5 4K
-5.0—Ernie Clement, Blue Jays 0-5 2K
-5.0—Pete Alonso, Mets 0-5 2K
-5.0—Lawrence Butler, Athletics 0-5 K
-5.0—Andy Pages, Dodgers 0-5 K
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2025 Box-Toppers points—NL pitchers 1—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 19.1 2—Nick Pivetta #Padres 14.7 3—Paul Skenes #Pirates 14.4* 4—Yoshinobu Yamamoto #Dodgers 12.0 5—Sonny Gray #STLCards 11.0 6—Matthew Boyd #Cubs 10.7 *Earns 2.0 B-T points as Sunday’s Player of the Day www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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).| 7/27 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | PIT 6, ARI 0 | Paul Skenes (W, 6‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +9.1 | CIN 2, TB 1 | Brady Singer (W, 8‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AL | +7.0 | DET 10, TOR 4 | Jack Flaherty (W, 6‑10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | ATH 7, HOU 1 | J.T. Ginn (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +7.0 | KC 4, CLE 1 | Noah Cameron (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | BAL 5, COL 1 | Tomoyuki Sugano (W, 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | TEX 8, ATL 1 | Jack Leiter (W, 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | LAA 4, SEA 1 | Kyle Hendricks (W, 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | CHC 5, CHW 4 | Ben Brown (W, 5‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | NYM 5, SF 3 | Ronny Mauricio 3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | WSH 7, MIN 2 | CJ Abrams SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 4, PHI 3 | Devin Williams (S, 16) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SD 9, STL 2 | Manny Machado 3B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 3, MIA 2 | Blake Perkins PR‑DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | BOS 4, LAD 3 | Jordan Hicks (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 14.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 | +1.4 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 15.0 | 38.7 | 38.7 | -5.0 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 10.7 | 30.4 | 84.3 | -0.7 |
| Brown, Ben 4967 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | det al | 4.7 | 16.7 | 32.4 | 62.0 | -7.3 |
| Cameron, Noah 5167 | pi sp | kc al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Ginn, J.T. 5142 | pi sp mr | oak al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | pi sp | bal al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 4.5 | 11.5 | 28.9 | 65.3 | -2.5 |
| Leiter, Jack 5132 | pi sp | tex al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Mauricio, Ronny 5211 | 2b 3b | nym nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Hicks, Jordan 3991 | pi sp | bos al | 2.0 | 6.4 | 11.4 | 15.4 | -2.4 |
| Abrams, CJ 4688 | ss | dc nl | 2.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
| Williams, Devin 4319 | pi cp | nyy al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | +1.0 |
| Perkins, Blake 4832 | dh cf pr | mil nl | 1.0 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -3.5 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 63.9 | 76.6 |
| BAL | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 32.8 | 54.2 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 25.7 | 69.9 |
| DET | Melton, Troy* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Blalock, Bradley* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 29.2 | 29.2 |
| NYY | Schlitter, Cam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 12.0 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| CIN | Burns, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| KC | Hill, Rich 2215 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 83.2 |
| BOS | Fitts, Richard* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 42.5 |
| MIL | Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 9.0 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| WSH | Lord, Brad* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 9.7 | 25.1 | 60.8 | 66.5 |
| TEX | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 52.5 | 149.2 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 30.1 | 42.5 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 5.7 | 26.8 | 71.6 | 73.6 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 36.4 | 37.4 |
| SF | Whisenhunt, Carson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 60.2 | 91.0 |
| ATH | Sears, JP 4627 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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