Phillies pitcher Kyle Gibson is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gibson struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Athletics.
Gibson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and now ranks second in season player rankings. While he has the same 2.0 points as Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea, the current leader, he trails because he has fewer 2021 Box-Toppers points–7.7 vs. 15.7.
American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Brad Keller struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Guardians. Keller did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Keller earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals hit three doubles and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-2 win over the Pirates.
Arenado earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, his first points of the season. He had 9.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, fourth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 4-3 win over the Rangers.
Scoring—Gibson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Keller earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Arenado and Bichette 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 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).| 4/9 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | PHI 4, OAK 2 | Kyle Gibson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +10.0 | NYM 5, WSH 0 | Chris Bassitt, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +9.0 | ATL 2, CIN 1 | Kyle Wright, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | `KC 1, CLE 0 (F/10) | Brad Keller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +7.0 | `COL 3, LAD 2 | German Márquez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | CHW 5, DET 2 | Dylan Cease, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | `SEA 4, MIN 3 | Logan Gilbert | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.1 | TB 5, BAL 3 | Josh Fleming, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.1 | MIA 2, SF 1 | Steven Okert, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | STL 6, PIT 2 | Nolan Arenado, 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `SD 5, ARI 2 | Joe Musgrove | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | CHC 9, MIL 0 | Justin Steele, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +2.1 | LAA 2, HOU 0 | Noah Syndergaard, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 4, BOS 2 | Lucas Luetge, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | TOR 4, TEX 3 | Bo Bichette, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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.
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.
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 (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 9.7 | 29.5 | 46.5 | ‑5.7 |
| Keller, Brad 4008 | pi sp | kc al | 1.7 | 4.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | ‑1.3 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 1.5 | 10.5 | 34.7 | 55.4 | ‑7.5 |
| Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ‑5.5 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 | ‑16.4 |
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 17.1 | 33.1 | 36.8 | ‑15.1 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | ‑13.4 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 14.7 | 29.8 | 33.8 | ‑12.7 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ‑6.0 |
| Fleming, Josh 4316 | pi sp mr | tb al | 1.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | ‑5.7 |
| Steele, Justin 4415 | pi sp mr | chi nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Luetge, Lucas 3274 | pi mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 50.5 | +1.0 |
| Okert, Steven 3745 | pi mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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.| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | Jefferies, Daulton* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.8 | 27.8 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 48.7 | 114.1 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.6 | 100.1 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| TEX | Howard, Spencer 4386 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TOR | Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 47.5 | 68.6 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 30.5 | 33.5 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 23.4 | 39.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 25.7 | 48.8 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 27.1 | 32.8 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 26.4 | 38.1 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| LAA | Suarez, Jose 4425 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 57.3 | 61.3 |
| ARI | Smith, Caleb 3952 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
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