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Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Saturday, Sept. 13.| 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 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 17.0 |
| 7 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 15.8 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 15.7 |
| 9 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 15.7 |
| 10 | Nathan Eovaldi | pi sp | Rangers | 14.4 |
Also Saturday, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies rises to first place among National League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler, Manny Machado of the Padres and Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees.
Player of the Day
Woo struck out 13 over six innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 5-3 win over the Angels.
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 17.0 for the season, rising from ninth to sixth place among all players. He ranks third among American League pitchers, behind Tarik Skubal of the Tigers (22.1 points) and Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox (17.8 points). It is unlikely Woo can pass Skubal for the lead among AL pitchers. He probably has two starts remaining this season, so earning the maximum of 2.0 Box-Toppers points each start would give him 21.0, still short of Skubal’s current 22.1 total.
National League Player of the Day
Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Nationals. Chandler did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Pirates were trailing when he exited.
Chandler earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 100th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Manny Machado of the Padres homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-3 win over the Rockies.
Machado earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.5 for the season, 41st among all players and third among NL batters, behind Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies (12.0 points) and Christian Yelich of the Brewers (11.2 points). Machado ranks ahead of two other NL batters who both have 9.5 points—Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong, both of the Cubs—because he has more 2024 points: Machado has 7.0, Suzuki has 6.0 and Crow-Armstrong has 1.0.
American League Batter of the Day
Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Yankees homered and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 5-3 win over the Red Sox.
Chisholm earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.2 for the season, 12th among AL batters and most among Yankees batters, passing Aaron Judge (6.5 points).
Rankings
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies rises to first place among NL batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Schwarber (HR 2-3 2R 2BI in the 8-6 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season, 21st among all players. He passes previous NL batting leader Christian Yelich of the Brewers (11.2 points), who falls to second place.
Debut
Troy Johnston of the Marlins made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Johnston (2HR 2-4 2R 3BI in the 6-4, 11-inning win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut July 29 and was playing in his 33rd career game.
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL batters 1—Kyle Schwarber #Phillies 12.0* 2—Christian Yelich #Brewers 11.2 3—Manny Machado #Padres 9.5† 4—Seiya Suzuki #Cubs 9.5 5—Pete Crow-Armstrong #Cubs 9.5 6—Willy Adames #SFGiants 8.5 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt Saturday †Earns 1.5 B-T pts SA www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/9/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Sep 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL pitchers 1—Tarik Skubal #Tigers 22.1 2—Garrett Crochet #RedSox 17.8 3—Bryan Woo #Mariners 17.0* 4—Nathan Eovaldi #Rangers 14.4 5—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 14.1 6—Hunter Brown #Astros 13.4 *Earns 2.0 B-T points as Player of the Day Saturday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/9/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Sep 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Scoring
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Chandler earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Machado and Chisholm each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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).| 9/13 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | SEA 5, LAA 3 | Bryan Woo (W, 14‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| NL | +9.0 | `PIT 5, WSH 1 | Bubba Chandler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| +6.1 | `LAD 13, SF 7 | Justin Wrobleski (H, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SD 11, COL 3 | Manny Machado 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIL 9, STL 8 (F/10) | Sal Frelick RF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 6, DET 4 (F/11) | Troy Johnston 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 8, KC 6 | Kyle Schwarber DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 5, MIN 2 (F/10) | John Curtiss (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 3, CHW 1 | Cade Smith (S, 14) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | NYY 5, BOS 3 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | HOU 6, ATL 2 | Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 5, CHC 4 | Nick Fortes PH‑C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATH 11, CIN 5 | Shea Langeliers C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 5, BAL 4 | Alejandro Kirk PH‑C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | TEX 3, NYM 2 | Phil Maton (W, 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 17.0 | 28.7 | 37.4 | 37.4 | +5.3 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 12.0 | 20.5 | 34.0 | 52.5 | +3.5 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 9.5 | 16.5 | 33.9 | 70.3 | +2.5 |
| Chisholm, Jazz Jr. 4364 | 2b | nyy al | 7.2 | 9.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | +4.7 |
| Langeliers, Shea 4715 | ca | oak al | 6.7 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | -0.8 |
| Smith, Cade 5066 | pi cp | cle al | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +4.0 |
| Kirk, Alejandro 4353 | ca | tor al | 5.5 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | +5.5 |
| Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | hou al | 4.5 | 7.0 | 19.5 | 26.0 | +2.0 |
| Wrobleski, Justin 5062 | pi cp mr sp | lad nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Maton, Phil 4287 | pi cp | tex al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +3.0 |
| Chandler, Bubba 5269 | pi mr sp | pit nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Frelick, Sal 4880 | rf | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +2.0 |
| Fortes, Nick 4568 | ca ph | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.0 |
| Curtiss, John 4323 | pi cp mr | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Johnston, Troy 5285 | 1b | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Burrows, Mike 5196 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 10.7 | 26.1 | 61.8 | 67.5 |
| ATL | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| KC | Cameron, Noah 5167 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 3.7 | 17.1 | 63.5 | 118.8 |
| BAL | Suarez, Albert 3870 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| TOR | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 39.8 | 64.3 |
| CHW | Gómez, Yoendrys 5249 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| DET | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Mazur, Adam* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Latz, Jacob 5204 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ARI | Crismatt, Nabil 4449 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 29.8 | 47.2 |
| MIL | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 24.4 | 95.1 |
| TB | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 22.1 | 24.1 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 7.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 49.8 | 65.5 |
| SF | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 46.2 | 89.3 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| ATH | Morales, Luis 5268 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| LAA | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 31.4 | 85.3 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 8.0 | 23.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 26.8 | 53.9 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 60.0 | 144.4 |
| NYY | Warren, Will 5143 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 17.8 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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