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Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Castillo struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Braves.
Castillo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, fourth among all players and second among American League pitchers, behind Tanner Houck of the Red Sox (6.0 points).
While Castillo is one of six players with 5.0 points this season, he ranks first among them because he has the most 2023 points (16.1, which was fifth among AL pitchers).
National League Player of the Day
Cardinals pitcher Kyle Gibson struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 2-1 win over the Tigers. Gibson did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Tigers trailed when he exited.
Gibson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 18th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Wenceel Perez of the Tigers hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-6 win over the Cardinals.
This was Perez’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Perez made his Major League debut April 8 and was playing in his 15th career game.
National League Batter of the Day
Dane Myers of the Marlins went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Rockies.
This was Myers’ Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Myers made his Major League debut July 4, 2023, and was playing in his 25th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Tuesday, April 30:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 6.7 |
| 2 | Freddy Peralta | pi sp | Brewers | 6.0 |
| 3 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 6.0 |
| 4 | Luis Castillo | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
| 5 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
| 6 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.0 |
| 7 | Aaron Nola | pi sp | Phillies | 5.0 |
| 8 | Ryan Helsley | pi cp | Cardinals | 5.0 |
| 9 | Nick Lodolo | pi sp | Reds | 5.0 |
| 10 | Bryce Miller | pi sp | Mariners | 4.7 |
Rankings
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Peralta (5.1IP H 2R 0BB 7K W in the 8-2 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising to second place behind overall leader, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez (6.7 points). Peralta also ranks second behind Suarez among NL pitchers.
Notable
Padres pitcher Yu Darvish now has 133.0 career Box-Toppers points after earning 1.0 point as Player of the Game Tuesday.
Darvish (5IP 3H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 6-4 win over the Reds) ranks 39th among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when tracking began. He trails 38th-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4). Darvish ranks seventh among active, signed players in career points, third among active NL pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (270.4) and Chris Sale of the Braves (156.0).
Darvish now has 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 26th among NL pitchers.
Tuesday’s highlights & lowlights
Top Tuesday pitchers
Two of the three pitchers with the most 2023-24 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s starters earned Player of the Game honors:▪️Freddy Peralta, Brewers
22.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 1st
Player of the Game in win vs. TB
(5.1IP H 2R 0BB 7K W),+7.1 B-T game score
▪️Luis Castillo, Mariners
19.1 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 6th
Player of the Game in win vs. ATL
(7IP 3H 0R BB 7K W), +10.0 B-T game score
▪️Logan Webb, Giants
15.4 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 18th
Was not Player of the Game because SF lost to BOS
(3.2IP 9H 4R 3BB 4K L),-12.8 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Cooper Criswell, Red Sox (5IP 2H 0R BB 4K W) with +6.0 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:▪️+17.2—Jack Flaherty, Tigers (6.2IP 2H 0R BB 14K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because DET lost to STL, even though he had the highest game score among all Tuesday players.
Player of the Game—Kyle Gibson, Cardinals (7IP 4H R 2BB 9K ND) with +8.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Mason Miller, Athletics (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. PIT.
Player of the Game—Teammate Mitch Spence (3IP H 0R 0BB 2K W) with +4.0 game score. While both Spence and Miller had +4.0 game scores, Spence held the tiebreaker because he earned the win, while Miller picked up the save.
▪️+4.0—Christian Walker, Diamondbacks (2HR 3-5 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. LAD.
Player of the Game—Teammate Bryce Jarvis (3IP H 0R BB 4K ND) with +5.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 453 total players Tuesday, 138 pitchers-17.0—Carlos Carrasco, Guardians (4IP 6H 8R 2BB 3K ND vs. HOU)
-12.9—Steven Matz, Cardinals
-12.8—Logan Webb, Giants
-12.0—Giovanny Gallegos, Cardinals
-12.0—Jacob Lopez, Rays
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 315 total batters Tuesday-5.0—Yordan Alvarez, Astros 0-5 3K
-5.0—Willson Contreras, Cardinals 0-5 3K
-5.0—Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Diamondbacks 0-5
-5.0—Nolan Schanuel, Angels 0-5
-4.0—Lawrence Butler, Athletics 0-4 4K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Debut
In addition to Perez and Myers, one other player made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor: Diamondbacks relief pitcher Bryce Jarvis (3IP H 0R BB 4K ND in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut Aug. 15, 2023, and was playing in his 23rd career game.
Scoring
Castillo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Gibson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Perez and Myers each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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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Career Box-Toppers points, active AL batters
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1—Joey Votto @BlueJays 85.4
2—Mike Trout @Angels 84.2*
3—Giancarlo Stanton @Yankees 75.9
4—Anthony Rizzo @Yankees 71.9
5—Jose Ramirez @CleGuardians 58.6
6—Aaron Judge @Yankees 57.9
7—Jose Altuve @Astros 57.5
*To undergo knee surgery
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).| 4/30 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | SEA 3, ATL 2 | Luis Castillo (W, 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | +8.0 | `STL 2, DET 1 | Kyle Gibson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| +7.1 | MIL 8, TB 2 | Freddy Peralta (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +6.2 | KC 4, TOR 1 | Cole Ragans (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +6.0 | TEX 7, WSH 1 | Jon Gray (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +6.0 | BOS 4, SF 0 | Cooper Criswell (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | DET 11, STL 6 | Wenceel Pérez RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SD 6, CIN 4 | Yu Darvish (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | `ARI 4, LAD 3 (F/10) | Bryce Jarvis | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.1 | BAL 4, NYY 2 | Jacob Webb (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | `PHI 7, LAA 5 | Spencer Turnbull | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIA 7, COL 6 (F/10) | Dane Myers CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | OAK 5, PIT 2 | Mitch Spence (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 10, CLE 9 (F/10) | Josh Hader (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 4, CHC 2 | DJ Stewart RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | MIN 6, CHW 5 | Manuel Margot PR‑LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.0 | 23.7 | 53.8 | 62.5 | -11.7 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 21.1 | 59.5 | 75.9 | -11.1 |
| Turnbull, Spencer 4086 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.7 | 5.7 | 18.4 | 19.4 | +3.7 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.7 | 11.4 | 38.5 | 64.9 | -6.0 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 2.0 | 9.7 | 31.7 | 55.1 | -5.7 |
| Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 59.0 | 133.0 | -5.0 |
| Stewart, DJ 4396 | dh rf | nym nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Criswell, Cooper 4840 | pi mr sp | bos al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Spence, Mitch 4986 | pi mr | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Myers, Dane 4993 | cf | fla nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Perez, Wenceel 4991 | rf | det al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Ragans, Cole 4889 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | -3.4 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | hou al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 32.7 | 47.4 | -3.0 |
| Margot, Manuel 3861 | lf ph | min al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 18.5 | -2.0 |
| Webb, Jacob 4530 | pi cp mr | bal al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Jarvis, Bryce 4992 | pi mr | ari 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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 21.8 | 36.2 |
| DET | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 1.7 | 12.8 | 35.6 | 66.3 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 32.8 | 45.5 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| CHW | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 19.1 | 28.1 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 2.0 | 22.1 | 59.9 | 65.9 |
| PIT | Priester, Quinn* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| OAK | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.7 | 39.1 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 24.4 | 156.0 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 3.7 | 18.4 | 63.9 | 87.3 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 51.5 | 61.2 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| BAL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 3.7 | 15.4 | 56.6 | 59.6 |
| COL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
| MIA | Munoz, Roddery* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| NYM | Butto, Jose 4933 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 17.4 | 30.4 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 32.8 | 47.5 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 66.9 | 245.0 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| ARI | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 30.5 | 36.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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