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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
▪️ Top 10 players in 2022 Box-Toppers points.
▪️ A B-T look at today’s pitching matchups.
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Martin Perez rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Wainwright struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Padres. Wainwright did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Padres tied the game after he exited.
Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 28th among all players and 11th among National League pitchers.
Wainwright also now has 147.3 career Box-Toppers points, 27th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 2.0 points Tuesday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—David Ortiz (145.9) and Jim Thome (146.7) and now trails 26th-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3).
Wainwright ranks seventh among active players in career Box-Toppers points, third among active NL pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (251.6) and Max Scherzer of the Mets (228.3).
American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Martin Perez struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Rays.
Perez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 7.1 for the season, fifth among all players and fourth among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-5 win over the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day–Mark Canha of the Mets doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 10-0 win over the Nationals.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Tigers pitcher Joey Wentz (4IP H 0R 0BB 4K ND in the 4-0 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut May 11 and was playing in his second career game.
Tyler Heineman of the Pirates (3-4 2R 0BI in the 5-3 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut Sept. 4, 2019, and was playing in his 38th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2022. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Tuesday, May 31.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 |
| 2 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 |
| 3 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 7.7 |
| 4 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.4 |
| 5 | Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 7.1 |
| 6 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.0 |
| 7 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 |
| 8 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 7.0 |
| 9 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 |
| 10 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.7 |
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Scoring—Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Perez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Kirk and Canha 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 below) 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).Back to top
| 5/31 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | `STL 3, SD 2 (F/10) | Adam Wainwright | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +12.0 | CIN 2, BOS 1 | Luis Castillo, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| AL | +9.0 | TEX 3, TB 0 | Martin Pérez, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +9.0 | SEA 10, BAL 0 | George Kirby, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | `DET 4, MIN 0 | Joey Wentz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | TOR 6, CHW 5 | Alejandro Kirk, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIN 8, DET 2 | Max Kepler, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 9, LAA 1 | Jordan Montgomery, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | NYM 10, WSH 0 | Mark Canha, CF‑1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ARI 8, ATL 7 (F/10) | Christian Walker, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | CHC 8, MIL 7 | Mychal Givens, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 3, OAK 1 | Chas McCormick, RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 7, PHI 4 (F/11) | Joc Pederson, PH‑DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PIT 5, LAD 3 | Tyler Heineman, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 8, KC 3 | Austin Hedges, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
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 2022 (’22). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’21-22), the period 2017-2022 (’17-22) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2022 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2021 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career | +/‑ |
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| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 7.1 | 8.1 | 14.8 | 27.8 | +6.1 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.0 | 17.0 | 35.3 | 147.3 | -7.0 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | rf lf dh ph | sf nl | 4.2 | 10.2 | 23.4 | 27.4 | -1.8 |
| Canha, Mark 3454 | lf cf 1b | nym nl | 3.2 | 5.2 | 11.2 | 13.7 | +1.2 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Kirk, Alejandro 4353 | dh ca | tor al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 10.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -8.7 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 10.0 | 45.8 | 45.8 | -8.0 |
| McCormick, Chas 4444 | rf | hou al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Walker, Christian 3958 | 1b | ari nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Kepler, Max 3664 | dh rf | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 24.2 | +1.0 |
| Givens, Mychal 3599 | pi mr cp | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | +1.0 |
| Hedges, Austin 3790 | ca | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | +1.0 |
| Heineman, Tyler 4620 | ca | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Wentz, Joey 4639 | pi sp | det al | 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 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21-22 | ’17-22 | Career |
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| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| CLE | Pilkington, Konner* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Lee, Evan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 56.6 | 103.1 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 3.7 | 16.8 | 55.3 | 110.9 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 74.3 | 213.6 |
| OAK | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 25.7 | 41.8 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 67.0 | 75.7 |
| MIA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 2.0 | 19.7 | 53.1 | 63.8 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TOR | Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 48.5 | 69.6 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| MIL | Alexander, Jason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 39.5 | 67.6 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.4 | 39.4 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 38.5 | 73.7 |
| LAD | White, Mitch 4519 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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