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Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Thursday, July 31.| 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 |
(Editor’s note from Shawn: Hey, readers! An initial version of this post incorrectly listed Ben Rice as Player of the Game in the Yankees win over the Rays. This post is corrected: Middle reliever Yerry De los Santos was Player of the Game. Further, De los Santos was also overall Player of the Day. An initial version of this post had Mariners pitcher George Kirby winning Player of the Day. While he did win Player of the Game honors in the win over the Rangers, De los Santos beat him for Player of the Day. Sorry for the error. You’d think a three-game schedule would be easy to tabulate …)
Yankees pitcher Yerry De los Santos is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Thursday are Mariners pitcher George Kirby and Marcell Ozuna of the Braves.
Player of the Day
De los Santos struck out five over three scoreless and hitless innings of middle relief, allowing no walks, in the 7-4 win over the Rays. De los Santos did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because starter Marcus Stroman pitched five innings, exited with a lead that held and earned the win.
De los Santos earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 371st among all players, 109th among American League pitchers.
This was De los Santos’ Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. De los Santos made his Major League debut May 25, 2022, and was playing in his 65th career game.
National League Player of the Day
Marcell Ozuna of the Braves hit a go-ahead, 10th-inning sacrifice fly and went 1-for-2, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 12-10, 10-inning win over the Reds.
Ozuna earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 4.2 for the season, 30th among NL batters.
Notable
Mariners pitcher George Kirby has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Thursday’s Player of the Game winners.
Kirby (6IP 3H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 6-0 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, 66th among all players and 28th among AL pitchers.
AL and NL Batters of the Day
There are no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day for Thursday. There is no NL Batter of the Day because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Marcell Ozuna. There is no AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the three games completed.
Scoring
De los Santos earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Ozuna earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
All of Thursday’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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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).| 7/31 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | `NYY 7, TB 4 | Yerry De los Santos (H, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +7.0 | SEA 6, TEX 0 | George Kirby (W, 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| NL | +3.0 | ATL 12, CIN 11 (F/10) | Marcell Ozuna DH | 2 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 21.4 | 46.5 | 46.5 | -9.4 |
| Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | dh | atl nl | 4.2 | 11.7 | 26.2 | 68.4 | -3.3 |
| De los Santos, Yerry 5238 | pi mr | nyy al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 38.7 | 38.7 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| CHC | Horton, Cade 5216 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 32.4 | 62.0 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 37.2 | 38.2 |
| MIL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 23.4 | 94.1 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 6.4 | 16.8 | 43.3 | 78.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 8.7 | 18.7 | 64.8 | 106.8 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 12.4 | 24.4 | 35.5 | 35.5 |
| BOS | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 45.5 | 45.5 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 11.7 | 24.4 | 56.9 | 82.0 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 44.2 | 87.3 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 48.6 | 276.1 |
| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| PIT | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 45.5 | 65.2 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 |
| CHW | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 36.4 | 49.4 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 14.7 | 24.4 | 47.1 | 68.8 |
| ARI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 8.4 | 21.4 | 55.9 | 55.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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