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Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Sunday’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 Sunday, Sept. 14.| 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 | 18.8 |
| 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 Sunday, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, fourth overall in Box-Toppers season player rankings and second among American League pitchers, keeps alive the chance to rise to first place among AL pitchers for 2025, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Mets pitcher Nolan McLean, Michael Conforto of the Dodgers and Colby Thomas of the Athletics.
Player of the Day
Kirby struck out 14 over 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, three hits and no walks, in the 11-2 win over the Angels.
Kirby earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, 33rd among all players and 18th among American League pitchers.
Kirby becomes the 37th player in 2025 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. Kirby has now earned 10 or more points in each of his four seasons. His best season was 2024 with the Mariners when he had 15.4 points, ninth overall and fourth among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Mets pitcher Nolan McLean struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Rangers.
McLean earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, 80th among all players and 31st among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Michael Conforto of the Dodgers went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, in the 10-2 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day
Colby Thomas of the Athletics homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 7-4 win over the Reds.
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL pitchers 1—Tarik Skubal #Tigers 22.1 2—Garrett Crochet #RedSox 18.8* 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 1.0 B-T points Sunday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/9/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Sep 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Rankings
Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet maintains his fourth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Crochet (6IP 5H 3R BB 12K W in the 6-4 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.8 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Tarik Skubal of the Tigers (22.1).
With two starts likely remaining in the season, Crochet keeps alive the chance that he could pass Skubal for the 2025 Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers. He is 3.3 points behind and can earn up to 2.0 points in each start, so could finish with as many as 22.8 points. However, if Skubal earns 1.0 point as Player of the Game in any appearance, he would put the Box-Toppers race for top AL pitcher out of reach of all contenders.
Debut
Nationals pitcher Clayton Beeter made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Beeter (1IP H 0R BB 3K Sv in the 4-3 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut March 29, 2024, and was playing in his 25th career game.
Scoring
Kirby earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
McLean earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Conforto and Thomas each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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).| 9/14 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.1 | SEA 11, LAA 2 | George Kirby (W, 9‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| +7.0 | DET 2, MIA 0 | Keider Montero (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | BOS 6, NYY 4 | Garrett Crochet (W, 16‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||
| NL | +6.0 | `NYM 5, TEX 2 (F/10) | Nolan McLean | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +5.0 | KC 10, PHI 3 | Noah Cameron (W, 8‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.1 | `SD 9, COL 6 | Mason Miller (H, 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 11, BAL 2 | Shane Bieber (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 6, MIN 4 | Nabil Crismatt (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | CLE 3, CHW 2 | Matt Festa (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 4, TB 3 | Andrew Kittredge (S, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | LAD 10, SF 2 | Michael Conforto PH‑LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +2.0 | ATH 7, CIN 4 | Colby Thomas CF‑LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | WSH 4, PIT 3 | Clayton Beeter (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 3, MIL 2 | Riley O’Brien (S, 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | ATL 8, HOU 3 | Ha‑Seong Kim SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | bos al | 18.8 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | +8.1 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 10.0 | 25.4 | 50.5 | 50.5 | -5.4 |
| McLean, Nolan 5255 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Miller, Mason 4975 | pi cp | sd nl | 6.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| Cameron, Noah 5167 | pi sp | kc al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | lf ph | lad nl | 3.5 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 39.2 | +0.5 |
| Montero, Keider 5057 | pi sp | det al | 3.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 40.8 | 65.3 | +1.0 |
| Festa, Matt 4692 | pi mr | cle al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
| Thomas, Colby 5254 | cf lf | oak al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Kittredge, Andrew 4417 | pi cp mr | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +2.0 |
| O’Brien, Riley 5280 | pi cp | stl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Kim, Ha-Seong 4373 | ss | atl nl | 1.0 | 3.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | -1.7 |
| Crismatt, Nabil 4449 | pi mr | ari nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Beeter, Clayton 5286 | pi cp | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 7.4 | 15.4 | 40.5 | 66.9 |
| PIT | Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| TOR | Yesavage, Trey* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 12.7 | 25.4 | 57.9 | 83.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| CIN | Littell, Zack 4533 | 6.7 | 15.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack 5132 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| HOU | Alexander, Jason 5241 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| SF | Teng, Kai-Wei 5247 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 10.0 | 22.4 | 67.8 | 73.5 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 15.8 | 26.2 | 43.9 | 44.9 |
| LAD | Sheehan, Emmet 4886 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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