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Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Friday’s Box-Toppers 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 Friday, Sept. 12.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 22.1 |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 20.1 |
| 3 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 20.1 |
| 4 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 17.8 |
| 5 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 17.7 |
| 6 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 15.8 |
| 7 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 15.7 |
| 8 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 15.0 |
| 10 | Nathan Eovaldi | pi sp | Rangers | 14.4 |
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Rockies pitcher Tanner Gordon, Kody Clemens of the Twins, Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo and Ian Happ of the Cubs.
Player of the Day
Bibee pitched a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Bibee earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 112th among all players and 43rd among American League pitchers.
Bibee records a +17.0 Box-Toppers game score Friday, fifth-highest by a Player of the Game winner this season, behind these four:
+20.0 on May 25 by Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (CG 2H 0R 0BB 13K W in the 6-0 win over the Guardians).
+19.0 on June 27 by Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray (CG H 0R 0BB 11K W in the 5-0 win ove the Guardians).
+18.0 on July 6 by Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (CG H R 0BB 12K W in the 3-1 win over the Reds).
+18.0 on June 29 by Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (7IP H 0R BB 13K W in the 3-0 win over the Twins).
National League Player of the Day
Rockies pitcher Tanner Gordon struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Padres.
Gordon earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 79th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Kody Clemens of the Twins hit three home runs, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 9-8 win over the Diamondbacks.
Clemens earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season, 56th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
Ian Happ of the Cubs homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Rays.
Happ earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 19th among NL batters.
Notable
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo now has 13.1 Box-Toppers points in 2025, most among Friday’s 15 Player of the Game winners.
Castillo (6IP 3H R 2BB 5K ND in the 2-1 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and his 13.1 points ranks 16th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
Also notable
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil earned his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of 2025 after his 17.4 Box-Toppers points in 2024 ranked sixth overall and led all AL rookies. Gil was also voted AL Rookie of the Year in 2024.
Gil (6IP 0H 0R 4BB 4K W in the 4-1 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point. Gil was pitching a no-hitter but was pulled after 93 pitches. Yankees relievers subsequently gave up two hits.
Gil was out until Aug. 3 with a high-grade right lat strain. This was his eighth start of the season. It is also his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor in more than a calendar year—he last did it Sept. 6, 2024.
While Gil was among 2024’s Box-Toppers leaders, he earned 14.4 of his 17.4 points on July 13 and before, slumping in the second half of the season.
Debut
Zach Cole of the Astros made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Cole (HR 3-4 2R 4BI in the 11-3 win over the Braves) was also making his Major League debut.
Tarik Skubal #Tigers did not extend his lead in 2025 Box-Toppers points (22.1) in start Friday vs. MIA & exited early with tightness in his left side. Skubal had a -6.9 B-T game score in loss (3.1IP 4H 4R 0BB 2K L). Friday’s Player of the Game winners: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/9/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Sep 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Scoring
Bibee earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Gordon earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Clemens and Happ each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’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).| 9/12 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +17.0 | CLE 4, CHW 0 | Tanner Bibee (W, 10‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| NL | +10.0 | COL 4, SD 2 | Tanner Gordon (W, 6‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| BAT | +8.0 | MIN 9, ARI 8 | Kody Clemens 1B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | MIA 8, DET 2 | Sandy Alcantara (W, 9‑12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | NYY 4, BOS 1 | Luis Gil (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | `TOR 6, BAL 1 | Chris Bassitt | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | HOU 11, ATL 3 | Zach Cole LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.1 | `ATH 3, CIN 0 | J.T. Ginn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | `SEA 2, LAA 1 | Luis M. Castillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 8, NYM 3 | Dylan Moore PH‑DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 6, PIT 5 | PJ Poulin (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | CHC 6, TB 4 | Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SF 5, LAD 1 (F/10) | Patrick Bailey C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 8, STL 2 | Jake Bauers 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PHI 8, KC 2 | Bryce Harper 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 13.1 | 23.8 | 63.9 | 94.7 | +2.4 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.0 | 8.0 | 48.8 | 55.2 | +8.0 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 | 14.7 | 65.9 | 78.6 | -0.7 |
| Bibee, Tanner 4792 | pi sp | cle al | 6.0 | 20.0 | 28.7 | 28.7 | -8.0 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | lf | chi nl | 6.0 | 13.5 | 21.0 | 27.0 | -1.5 |
| Ginn, J.T. 5142 | pi sp mr | oak al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Bailey, Patrick 4827 | ca ph | sf nl | 4.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | +2.0 |
| Bauers, Jake 3993 | 1b | mil nl | 4.0 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 22.0 | +0.5 |
| Gordon, Tanner 5230 | pi sp | col nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Clemens, Kody 4679 | 1b 2b ph | min al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +3.5 |
| Moore, Dylan 4289 | 3b dh ss 2b ph | tex al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 11.2 | +2.5 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | 1b | phi nl | 2.0 | 10.7 | 26.7 | 76.6 | -6.7 |
| Poulin, PJ 5263 | pi cp mr | dc nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Gil, Luis 4498 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | -16.4 |
| Cole, Zach 5284 | lf | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 31.2 | 31.2 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 17.4 | 21.1 |
| BAL | Sugano, Tomoyuki 5163 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| TOR | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 59.5 | 256.7 |
| PIT | Chandler, Bubba 5269 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| WSH | Alvarez, Andrew 5274 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 51.5 | 120.5 |
| MIA | Junk, Janson 4697 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 11.7 | 25.1 | 67.6 | 78.6 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 7.4 | 15.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| TEX | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 29.8 | 104.4 |
| NYM | Sproat, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Bergert, Ryan 5198 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 35.8 | 62.2 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis 4657 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| CLE | Messick Parker 5266 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 11.7 | 21.4 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 13.4 | 25.4 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 14.0 | 26.4 | 60.0 | 124.3 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 60.6 | 70.3 |
| COL | Blalock, Bradley 5232 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 8.7 | 29.8 | 74.6 | 76.6 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 52.3 | 279.8 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 8.0 | 19.0 | 57.6 | 59.3 |
| LAA | Farris, Mitch 5281 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 15.0 | 26.7 | 35.4 | 35.4 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| ATH | Severino, Luis 3567 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 22.1 | 67.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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