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Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta, Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals and Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos.
Player of the Day
Lopez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Rays.
Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season, 20th among all players and 12th among American League pitchers.
Lopez is one of three players Tuesday to reach 10 Box-Toppers points for the season and is the 19th player to reach that milestone in 2025. This is his first season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points and it is also his rookie season and his first season earning points.
National League Player of the Day
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 14-0 win over the Pirates.
Peralta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, 13th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.
Peralta is one of three players Tuesday to reach 10 Box-Toppers points for the season and is the 20th player to reach that milestone in 2025. This is his fourth season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and his third in a row. His best season was 2023 with the Brewers when he had 17.7 Box-Toppers points, sixth overall and third among NL pitchers. In 2024, he had 13.4 points with the Brewers, seventh among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals hit a three-run home run, doubled, hit a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 8-5 win over the Nationals.
Pasquantino earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 15th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
There is no NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because no NL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 15 games completed.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, Aug. 12.| 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 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 13.0 |
| 10 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 12.7 |
Rankings
Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Rodón (7IP H R 3BB 5K W in the 9-1 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Notable
Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos becomes the 21st player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2025 after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Berríos (5.1IP 2H 0R 4BB 3K W in the 5-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.7 for the season, 15th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
Berríos is one of three players Tuesday to reach 10 Box-Toppers points for the season, along with Lopez and Peralta.
It is his fourth season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He has earned 9.0 or more points in each of the past five seasons. His best season was 2018 with the Twins, when he had 17.8 points, ninth overall and seventh among AL pitchers. In 2024, he had 9.7 points with the Blue Jays, 29th among AL pitchers.
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—Taylor Ward #Angels 8.5* 5—José Ramírez #Guardians 8.0* 6—Jose Altuve #Astros 8.0 *Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/8/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Aug 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Also notable
Two players among the top 10 AL batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
Taylor Ward of the Angels (HR 2-5 3R 2BI in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.5 for the season, fourth among AL batters, 0.5 points behind Riley Greene of the Tigers (9.0), who leads AL batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points.
José Ramírez of the Guardians (2HR 2B 3-4 2R 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, fifth among AL batters.
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
White Sox pitcher Yoendrys Gómez (5IP H R BB 7K W in the 9-6 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Sept. 28, 2023, and was playing in his 19th career game.
Mets pitcher Justin Hagenman (4IP 0H 0R BB 5K Sv in the 13-5 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut April 16 and was playing in his seventh career game.
Scoring
Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Peralta earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Pasquantino earns 1.5 points for being AL 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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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).| 8/12 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | ATH 6, TB 0 | Jacob Lopez (W, 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| +11.0 | SEA 1, BAL 0 | George Kirby (W, 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NL | +9.0 | MIL 14, PIT 0 | Freddy Peralta (W, 14‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +9.0 | CIN 6, PHI 1 | Brady Singer (W, 10‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | BOS 14, HOU 1 | Dustin May (W, 7‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +8.0 | CHW 9, DET 6 | Yoendrys Gómez (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +8.0 | NYM 13, ATL 5 | Justin Hagenman (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +7.0 | NYY 9, MIN 1 | Carlos Rodón (W, 12‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | KC 8, WSH 5 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.2 | COL 3, STL 0 | Victor Vodnik (S, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | `ARI 3, TEX 2 | Jake Woodford | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 4, MIA 3 | José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | TOR 5, CHC 1 | José Berríos (W, 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 7, LAD 6 (F/10) | Taylor Ward LF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | SD 5, SF 1 | Jason Adam (W, 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | nyy al | 12.7 | 25.4 | 57.9 | 83.0 | 0.0 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.7 | 24.1 | 63.9 | 80.6 | -2.7 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 10.7 | 20.4 | 52.2 | 89.7 | +1.0 |
| Lopez, Jacob 5202 | pi sp | oak al | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | lf | ana al | 8.5 | 10.5 | 24.4 | 24.4 | +6.5 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 8.0 | 23.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 | -7.4 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | cin nl | 8.0 | 18.0 | 41.7 | 41.7 | -2.0 |
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 8.0 | 17.9 | 52.3 | 74.8 | -1.9 |
| Pasquantino, Vinnie 4766 | 1b | kc al | 5.7 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | +2.2 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | bos al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 15.4 | 17.4 | +5.7 |
| Adam, Jason 4256 | pi mr | sd nl | 5.0 | 8.0 | 17.4 | 18.4 | +2.0 |
| Vodnik, Victor 5116 | pi mr cp | col nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Woodford, Jake 4293 | pi mr sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Gómez, Yoendrys 5249 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Hagenman, Justin 5250 | pi cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Smith, Shane 5158 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 36.4 | 37.4 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 58.6 | 68.3 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 29.5 | 42.5 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 24.7 |
| STL | McGreevy, Michael 5113 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 8.0 | 20.4 | 65.8 | 71.5 |
| TEX | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 43.7 | 51.7 |
| SD | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 15.7 | 25.4 | 48.1 | 69.8 |
| SF | Teng, Kai‑Wei 5247 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 10.0 | 21.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 5.7 | 15.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 9.4 | 22.4 | 56.9 | 56.9 |
| BAL | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| CLE | Williams, Gavin 4865 | 6.0 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 45.5 | 45.5 |
| NYY | Schlitter, Cam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Horton, Cade 5216 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 10.4 | 20.4 | 66.5 | 108.5 |
| ATL | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 19.1 | 114.2 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| BOS | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 33.1 | 64.6 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 12.4 | 24.4 | 35.5 | 35.5 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 75.7 | 90.2 |
| LAA | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 30.4 | 84.3 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 30.2 | 30.2 |
| ATH | Ginn, J.T. 5142 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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