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Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello, Nick Kurtz of the Athletics, José Ramírez of the Guardians and Patrick Bailey of the Giants.
Player of the Day
Misiorowski struck out 12 over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Dodgers.
Misiorowski earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 142nd among all players and 46th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello pitched a complete game, striking out 10 and allowing two runs, five hits and one walk, in the 10-2 win over the Rockies.
Bello earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.4 for the season, 28th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Nick Kurtz of the Athletics hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-1 win over the Braves.
This was Kurtz’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Kurtz made his Major League debut April 23 and was playing in his 53rd career game.
National League Batter of the Day
Patrick Bailey of the Giants hit a walk-off, inside-the-park, three-run home run in the 4-3 win over the Phillies. Bailey went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs,
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, July 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 18.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 14.4 |
| 3 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 13.0 |
| 4 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 12.4 |
| 5 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 12.0 |
| 6 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 11.4 |
| 7 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 11.0 |
| 9 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 10.0 |
| 10 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
Rankings
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises from fifth to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Pivetta (5.2IP 2H 0R 3BB 7K W in the 13-1 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.0 for the season, behind Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (18.1 points) and Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (14.4 points). Pivetta ranks second among NL pitchers, 5.1 points behind Wheeler.
Notable
José Ramírez of the Guardians wins Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Tuesday.
Ramírez (HR 1-3 3R 2BI in the 10-6, 10-inning win over the Astros) was also Player of the Game in Monday’s 7-5 win over the Astros (HR 2B 2-5 R 3BI). He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point each day, giving him 5.0 for the season, sixth among AL batters.
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL pitchers 1—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 18.1 2—Nick Pivetta #Padres 13.0* 3—Paul Skenes #Pirates 11.4 4—Yoshinobu Yamamoto #Dodgers 11.0 5—Sonny Gray #STLCards 10.0 6—Jesús Luzardo #Phillies 8.7 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of the Game Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL batters 1—Riley Greene #Tigers 9.0 2—George Springer #BlueJays 8.7 3—Wilyer Abreu #RedSox 7.5 4—Jose Altuve #Astros 5.5 5—Aaron Judge #Yankees 5.0 6—José Ramírez #Guardians 5.0* *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 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Scoring
Misiorowski earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Bello earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Kurtz and Bailey 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
Result—SD 1, ARI 0A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s pitching matchups Notable—ARI at SD Merrill Kelly #Dbacks 8.7 B-T points in 2025, 7th* Nick Pivetta #Padres 12.0 B-T points in 2025, 2nd* *Rank among NL pitchers 2025 All Tuesday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/7/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jul 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Nick Pivetta, Padres, was Player of the Game (5.2IP 2H 0R 3BB 7K ND) with +7.2 B-T game score.
Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks, had +5.0 B-T game score in loss (7IP 4H R 0BB 4K L), highest among those who did not win Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Pivetta earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 13.0 for 2025, maintaining 2nd place among NL pitchers.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+5.0—Merrill Kelly, Diamondbacks (7IP 4H R 0BB 4K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SD.
Player of the Game—Nick Pivetta, Padres (5.2IP 2H 0R 3BB 7K ND) with +7.2 game score.
▪️+4.0—Wyatt Langford, Rangers (HR 2B 2-4 2R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. LAA
Player of the Game—Teammate Nathan Eovaldi (6IP 5H R 0ER 0BB 6K W) with +6.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Trevor Story, Red Sox (HR 2-4 2R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. COL.
Player of the Game—Teammate Brayan Bello (CG 5H 2R BB 10K W) with +9.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 434 total players Tuesday, 122 pitchers-23.0—Nick Martinez, Reds (5IP 7H 10R 3BB 2K L vs. MIA)
-20.0—Didier Fuentes, Braves
-16.9—Porter Hodge, Cubs
-15.0—Sam Aldegheri, Angels
-15.0—Aaron Civale, White Sox
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 312 total batters Tuesday-5.0—Zack Short, Astros 0-5 4K
-5.0—Jasson Domínguez, Yankees 0-5 2K
-4.0—Freddie Freeman, Dodgers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Zack Gelof, Athletics 0-4 3K
-4.0—Riley Greene, Tigers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Ryan McMahon, Rockies 0-4 3K
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).| 7/8 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | MIL 3, LAD 1 | Jacob Misiorowski (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| AL | +9.0 | BOS 10, COL 2 | Brayan Bello (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| +9.0 | MIA 12, CIN 2 | Eury Pérez (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +7.2 | `SD 1, ARI 0 | Nick Pivetta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | TEX 13, LAA 1 | Nathan Eovaldi (W, 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ATH 10, ATL 1 | Nick Kurtz 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIN 8, CHC 1 | Ryan Jeffers DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.2 | NYY 10, SEA 3 | Will Warren (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | DET 4, TB 2 | Colt Keith DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 10, HOU 6 (F/10) | José Ramírez DH | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 4, PIT 3 | Nick Loftin 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | SF 4, PHI 3 | Patrick Bailey C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | NYM 7, BAL 6 (F/10) | Edwin Díaz (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | TOR 6, CHW 1 (F/7) | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | STL 4, WSH 2 | Brendan Donovan LF | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 13.0 | 22.7 | 45.4 | 67.1 | +3.3 |
| Warren, Will 5143 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 | 20.7 | 54.5 | 90.0 | -5.3 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp | bos al | 5.4 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | -2.3 |
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 5.0 | 14.9 | 49.3 | 71.8 | -4.9 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 5.0 | 9.0 | 23.7 | 50.7 | +1.0 |
| Jeffers, Ryan 4432 | ca dh | min al | 5.0 | 7.5 | 15.2 | 15.2 | +2.5 |
| Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | 1b dh | tor al | 3.0 | 8.0 | 18.4 | 24.6 | -2.0 |
| Donovan, Brendan 4603 | 2b lf | stl nl | 3.0 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | -1.2 |
| Perez, Eury 4814 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +3.0 |
| Bailey, Patrick 4827 | ca ph | sf nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Keith, Colt 5015 | 1b 2b | det al | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Kurtz, Nick 5221 | 1b | oak al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Loftin, Nick 4936 | 2b 1b | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 46.8 | 62.5 |
| MIL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 23.4 | 94.1 |
| TOR | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 35.8 |
| CHW | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 21.1 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 44.6 | 44.6 |
| SF | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 247.0 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 4.0 | 12.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| BAL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| SEA | Evans, Logan 5192 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Schlitter, Cam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 |
| BOS | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 32.4 | 53.1 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 43.8 | 50.2 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| CHC | Horton, Cade 5216 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Festa, David 5067 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PIT | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre 4656 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| HOU | Walter, Brandon 5205 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| LAA | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 29.4 | 83.3 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 3.7 | 16.1 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 4.7 | 25.8 | 70.6 | 72.6 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| ATH | Spence, Mitch 4986 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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