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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.
Royals pitcher Jonathan Heasley is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Heasley struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Orioles.
This was Heasley’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Heasley made his Major League debut Sept. 17, 2021, and was playing in his ninth career game.
Heasley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first career points, and ranks 205th among all players, 67th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Spencer Strider struck out eight over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Pirates.
Strider earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 44th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—George Springer of the Blue Jays homered, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 10-1 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nelson Cruz of the Nationals homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-5 win over the Brewers.
Cruz earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, fifth among NL batters.
Cruz also has the most career Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Friday. His 87.4 career points is second among active NL batters behind Albert Pujols of the Cardinals (205.8).
Rankings—Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Musgrove (6IP 4H 0R 2BB 8K W in the 9-0 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.7 for the season, trailing overall leader, Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan (10.7). Musgrove extends his lead among NL pitchers, ahead of second-place Sandy Alcantra of the Marlins (8.7). Musgrove also rises to first place among all NL players, passing previous leader Pete Alonso of the Mets (9.2).
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 Friday, June 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.7 |
| 3 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 4 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 9.0 |
| 5 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 9.0 |
| 6 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 8.7 |
| 8 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
| 10 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.0 |
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Debut—In addition to Heasley, two other players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Cardinals pitcher Andre Pallante (5.1IP 4H 0R 2BB 4K W in the 2-0 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut April 10 and was playing in his 19th career game.
White Sox pitcher Davis Martin (5IP 3H 2R BB 6K ND in the 8-3 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut May 17 and was playing in his third career game.
Scoring—Heasley earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Strider earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Springer and Cruz 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 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
| 6/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | KC 8, BAL 1 | Jonathan Heasley, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| NL | +8.2 | ATL 4, PIT 2 | Spencer Strider, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +8.0 | SD 9, COL 0 | Joe Musgrove, (W 7‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | `NYY 2, CHC 1 (F/13) | Luis Severino | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | TOR 10, DET 1 | George Springer, CF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | WSH 11, MIL 5 | Nelson Cruz, DH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SF 7, LAD 2 | Darin Ruf, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.1 | STL 2, CIN 0 | Andre Pallante, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 7, ARI 5 | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 7, HOU 4 | Jesus Aguilar, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 7, LAA 3 | Brandon Nimmo, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `CHW 8, TEX 3 | Davis Martin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 3, OAK 2 | Anthony Gose, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 9, TB 4 | Carlos Correa, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 4, SEA 3 | Tanner Houck, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 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.
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.7 | 25.8 | 41.8 | 45.5 | -6.4 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp mr | nyy al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 46.8 | 51.8 | +4.0 |
| Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 | dh | dc nl | 4.5 | 10.2 | 33.7 | 87.4 | -1.2 |
| Springer, George 3337 | cf rf dh | tor al | 3.5 | 7.7 | 24.9 | 35.4 | -0.7 |
| Aguilar, Jesus 3787 | 1b dh | fla nl | 3.5 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | +1.0 |
| Houck, Tanner 4342 | pi sp mr cp | bos al | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -3.0 |
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi mr sp | atl nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | min al | 2.0 | 9.0 | 22.0 | 36.9 | -5.0 |
| Hoskins, Rhys 3909 | 1b | phi nl | 2.0 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | -2.5 |
| Nimmo, Brandon 3895 | cf | nym nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | +2.0 |
| Gose, Anthony 3623 | pi mr cp cf | cle al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Heasley, Jonathan 4655 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Ruf, Darin 3575 | lf 1b | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 10.0 | -1.5 |
| Martin, Davis 4657 | pi mr | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Pallante, Andre 4656 | pi sp | stl nl | 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 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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| TB | Baz, Shane 4560 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| MIN | Gonzalez, Chi Chi 3490 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 14.8 | 27.8 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 41.1 | 41.1 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 35.3 | 147.3 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 3.7 | 24.8 | 46.5 | 58.2 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 48.8 | 81.3 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| OAK | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| PIT | Thompson, Zach 4437 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 4.0 | 16.7 | 60.0 | 87.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 5.0 | 18.7 | 37.5 | 61.7 |
| DET | Brieske, Beau* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
| CHC | Swarmer, Matt 4649 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 3.0 | 16.4 | 67.9 | 251.6 |
| SF | Long, Sammy 4526 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 56.6 | 103.1 |
| LAA | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 26.5 | 46.2 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 30.4 | 30.4 |
| SD | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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