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Angels pitcher José Soriano is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Padres pitcher Yu Darvish and Ramón Urías of the Red Sox.
Player of the Day
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, Aug. 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 20.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 17.4 |
| 3 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 16.1 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 15.7 |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 14.1 |
| 6 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 14.0 |
| 7 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 14.0 |
| 8 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 13.0 |
| 9 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 12.7 |
| 10 | Nathan Eovaldi | pi sp | Rangers | 12.4 |
Soriano struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 7-4 win over the Dodgers.
Soriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, 23rd among all players and 14th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Padres pitcher Yu Darvish struck out six over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Giants.
Darvish earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 63rd among NL pitchers.
Darvish also has 143.4 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 33rd among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.7 points Monday, he passes Jake Peavy (141.8) on the “all-time” career points list. He trails 32nd-ranked player David Ortiz (145.9).
Darvish ranks seventh among active, signed players in career points, fourth among active NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Ramón Urías of the Astros homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-6 win over the Red Sox.
National League Batter of the Day
There is no NL Batter of the Day for Monday because no NL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 11 games completed.
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL batters 1—Riley Greene #Tigers 9.0 2—George Springer #BlueJays 8.7 3—Wilyer Abreu #RedSox 8.5 4—Jose Altuve #Astros 8.0 5—Junior Caminero #Rays 8.0* 6—Salvador Perez #Royals 7.5* *Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game Monday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/8/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Aug 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Notable
Two players among the top 10 AL batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Monday:
Junior Caminero of the Rays (HR 3-4 2R BI in the 7-4 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, fifth among AL batters, 1.0 point behind Riley Greene of the Tigers (9.0), who leads AL batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points.
Salvador Perez of the Royals (HR 2-4 2R 2BI in the 7-4 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season, sixth among AL batters.
Scoring
Soriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Darvish earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Urías earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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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Monday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Reviewing the day’s top pitchers, overlooked top performers & lowest Box-Toppers game scores.Top pitching matchup
Result—TEX 7, ARI 6 (F/10)A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s pitching matchups Notable—ARI at TEX Ryne Nelson #Dbacks 8.4 B-T points in 2025, 39th* Nathan Eovaldi #Rangers 12.4 B-T points in 2025, 10th* *Overall rank 2025 All Monday pitching matchups: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/8/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Aug 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Neither starter won Player of the Game honors.
Ryne Nelson, Diamondbacks, had -5.9 B-T game score in loss (5.1IP 7H 5R 0BB 6K ND).
Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers, had -11.0 B-T game score (5IP 8H 5R BB 3K ND), 3rd-lowest among all MLB players Monday.
Player of the Game—Phil Maton, Rangers (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W) with +2.0 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:▪️+6.1—Tyler Alexander, White Sox (4.1IP 2H 0R BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. DET
Player of the Game—Chris Paddack, Tigers (5.2IP 3H R BB 4K ND) with +3.2 game score.
▪️+5.0—Zach Neto, Angels (2HR 3-3 3R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. LAD.
Player of the Game—Teammate José Soriano (6IP 2H 0R 2BB 6K W) with +8.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Chase Shugart, Pirates (3IP 2H R 0BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. MIL
Player of the Game—Jose Quintana, Brewers (6IPH R BB 3K W) with +3.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 324 total players Monday, 91 pitchers-15.0—Andrew Heaney, Pirates (4IP 9H 6R 5ER 2BB 3K L vs. MIL)
-12.8—Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers
-11.0—Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers
-10.9—Jeffrey Springs, Atheltics
-10.8—Shaun Anderson, Angels
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 233 total batters Monday-5.0—CJ Abrams, Nationals 0-5 3K
-5.0—Luis Arráez, Padres 0-5
-5.0—Ha-Seong Kim, Rays 0-5
-5.0—Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Diamondbacks 0-5
-4.0—Zach McKinstry, Tigers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Gleyber Torres, Tigers 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).| 8/11 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | LAA 7, LAD 4 | José Soriano (W, 8‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| +6.2 | NYY 6, MIN 2 | Will Warren (W, 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NL | +6.0 | SD 4, SF 1 | Yu Darvish (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| +3.2 | `DET 2, CHW 1 | Chris Paddack | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.1 | STL 3, COL 2 | Kyle Leahy (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | HOU 7, BOS 6 | Ramón Urías 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIL 7, PIT 1 | Jose Quintana (W, 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 7, ATH 4 | Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 7, WSH 4 | Salvador Perez C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 4, CIN 1 | Jordan Romano (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 7, ARI 6 (F/10) | Phil Maton (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 9.7 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | +6.7 |
| Warren, Will 5143 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Caminero, Junior 5089 | 3b | tb al | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +7.0 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca 1b | kc al | 7.5 | 11.0 | 24.0 | 56.2 | +4.0 |
| Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | det al | 4.0 | 9.7 | 19.7 | 35.5 | -1.7 |
| Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.7 | 12.4 | 59.0 | 143.4 | -5.0 |
| Maton, Phil 4287 | pi cp | tex al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.0 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | 12.0 | 24.4 | 95.1 | -8.0 |
| Leahy, Kyle 5001 | pi mr cp | stl nl | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +0.3 |
| Urias, Ramon 4491 | 2b 3b | hou al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +0.5 |
| Romano, Jordan 4299 | pi mr cp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 7.0 | 22.4 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 37.2 | 38.2 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 40.7 | 40.7 |
| MIN | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 11.7 | 24.4 | 56.9 | 82.0 |
| CHC | Brown, Ben 4967 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 51.2 | 88.7 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| NYM | Holmes, Clay 4022 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 4.7 | 16.7 | 32.4 | 62.0 |
| CHW | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Skenes, Paul 5005 | 16.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 29.1 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 9.0 | 22.4 | 62.2 | 78.9 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 45.0 | 79.7 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 22.7 | 42.1 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| ARI | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 41.8 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BOS | May, Dustin 4214 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 14.4 | 16.4 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer 5022 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| LAD | Sheehan, Emmet 4886 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| LAA | Mederos, Victor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 2.0 | 17.4 | 39.8 | 41.8 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 45.2 | 88.3 |
| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| ATH | Lopez, Jacob 5202 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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