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Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Andrew Vaughn of the Brewers, Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles and Yankees pitcher Max Fried.
Player of the Day
Luzardo struck out four over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-3 win over the White Sox.
Luzardo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.7 for the season, seventh among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 16-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Henderson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 24th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Andrew Vaughn of the Brewers hit a grand slam, a sacrifice fly and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 9-3 win over the Cubs.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Gunnar Henderson.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, July 29.| 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 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 13.0 |
| 7 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 12.7 |
| 8 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 10 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL pitchers 1—Tarik Skubal #Tigers 16.4 2—Garrett Crochet #RedSox 13.1 3—Hunter Brown #Astros 12.4 4—Bryan Woo #Mariners 12.0 5—Carlos Rodón #Yankees 11.7 6—Max Fried #Yankees 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 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Notable
Yankees pitcher Max Fried becomes the 15th player in 2025 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Fried (6.2IP 4H 4R 2ER 2BB 9K W in the 7-5 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 12th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
This is Fried’s fifth season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and second in a row. His best season was 2022 with the Braves when he had 16.0 points, eighth among NL pitchers. He had 13.4 points in 2024 with the Braves, ninth among NL pitchers. Fried has 77.6 career Box-Toppers points earned since 2018, 15th among active AL pitchers.
Scoring
Luzardo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Henderson earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Vaughn earns 1.5 points for being NL 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
Result—LAD 5, CIN 4A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s pitching matchups Notable—LAD at CIN Tyler Glasnow #Dodgers 14.7 B-T points over 2024-25, 29th* Nick Lodolo #Reds 16.7 B-T points over 2024-25, 20th* *Rank among NL pitchers, 2024-25 All Tuesday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Neither starter was Player of the Game.
Tyler Glasnow, Dodgers, had -10.0 B-T game score (4IP 4H 4R 4BB 5K ND).
Nick Lodolo, Reds, had +5.1 B-T game score in loss (5.1IP 6H 2R BB 11K ND).
Player of the Game—Alex Vesia, Dodgers (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:▪️+6.0—Brooks Lee, Twins (2HR 3-4 2R 5BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. BOS
Player of the Game—Trevor Story, Red Sox (HR 2B 2-5 2R 3BI) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+5.1—Nick Lodolo, Reds (5.1IP 6H 2R BB 11K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. LAD.
Player of the Game—Alex Vesia, Dodgers (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Riley Greene, Tigers (HR 2-2B 3-5 3R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. ARI.
Player of the Game—Teammate Brant Hurter (3.1IP H 0R 0BB 3K W) with +5.1 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 452 total players Tuesday, 138 pitchers-18.0—Tanner Gordon, Rockies (3IP 8H 7R 6ER 2BB 2K L vs. CLE)
-17.8—Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks
-14.8—José Buttó, Mets
-13.8—Andry Lara, Nationals
-12.8—Jon Gray, Rangers
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 314 total batters Tuesday-5.0—Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers 0-5 4K
-5.0—Bo Bichette, Blue Jays 0-5 3K
-5.0—Willi Castro, Twins 0-5 3K
-5.0—Taylor Ward, Angels 0-5 3K
-5.0—Coby Mayo, Orioles 0-5 2K
-5.0—Jesús Sánchez, Marlins 0-5 2K
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).| 7/29 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | PHI 6, CHW 3 | Jesús Luzardo (W, 9‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | MIL 9, CHC 3 | Andrew Vaughn 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +6.0 | BAL 16, TOR 4 | Gunnar Henderson SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.1 | DET 12, ARI 2 | Brant Hurter (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | CLE 10, COL 4 | Kyle Manzardo 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PIT 3, SF 1 | Braxton Ashcraft (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +4.0 | HOU 7, WSH 4 | Josh Hader (S, 28) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | NYY 7, TB 5 | Max Fried (W, 12‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 5, STL 0 | Sandy Alcantara (W, 6‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 5, CIN 4 | Alex Vesia (S, 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 8, MIN 5 | Trevor Story SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 9, ATL 6 | Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 8, TEX 5 | Jo Adell CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATH 6, SEA 1 | Luis Severino (W, 5‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 3, TOR 2 | Corbin Martin (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | SD 7, NYM 1 | Manny Machado DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 12.7 | 14.7 | 48.6 | 48.6 | +10.7 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 | 24.1 | 66.6 | 77.6 | -2.7 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | hou al | 7.0 | 18.0 | 32.0 | 64.4 | -4.0 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 5.5 | 12.5 | 29.9 | 66.3 | -1.5 |
| Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | bos al | 5.5 | 6.5 | 21.2 | 43.2 | +4.5 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 45.8 | 52.2 | +5.0 |
| Henderson, Gunnar 4739 | ss | bal al | 3.7 | 9.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -2.3 |
| Adell, Jo 4527 | cf | ana al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.5 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 9.7 | 22.1 | 67.9 | -3.7 |
| Vesia, Alex 4504 | pi cp mr | lad nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Vaughn, Andrew 4445 | 1b | mil nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +2.5 |
| Isbel, Kyle 4548 | cf | kc al | 2.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| Manzardo, Kyle 5114 | dh 1b | cle al | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | pi sp mr | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Martin, Corbin 5233 | pi mr cp | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Hurter, Brant 5099 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -4.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 51.2 | 88.7 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| DET | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 33.5 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 5.4 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| MIN | Matthews, Zebby 5186 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATL | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| KC | Zerpa, Angel 4939 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 6.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 8.0 | 21.4 | 61.2 | 77.9 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 34.8 | 61.2 |
| CHW | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 21.1 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| HOU | Gusto, Ryan 5156 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 54.6 | 56.3 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 55.3 | 139.7 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 22.7 | 42.1 |
| CLE | Allard, Kolby 4232 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 4.0 | 12.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 75.7 | 90.2 |
| CIN | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 25.8 | 32.5 |
| MIA | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 26.4 | 28.4 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 29.8 | 47.2 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 10.4 | 23.4 | 57.2 | 92.7 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 12.0 | 23.7 | 32.4 | 32.4 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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