Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Musgrove struck out six over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 12-1 win over the Braves.
Musgrove earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to third in season player rankings, behind Mets pitcher Tylor Megill (3.7 points) and Jose Ramirez of the Guardians (3.2 points).
American League Player of the Day—Jonah Heim of the Rangers hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 10-5 win over the Angels.
Heim 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—Will Smith of the Dodgers hit a three-run home run and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Jonah Heim.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Thursday with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Pirates pitcher Roansy Contreras (3IP H 0R BB 5K W in the 9-4 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Sept. 29, 2021, and was playing in his third career game.
Athletics pitcher Dany Jimenez (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 0K Sv in the 6-3 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut July 23, 2020, and was playing in his fifth 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 Thursday, April 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 |
| 2 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.2 |
| 3 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 4 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 6 | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 |
| 7 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 |
| 8 | Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 |
| 9 | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | pi sp cp | ana al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Blach, Ty 3754 | pi sp mr | col nl | 2.0 |
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Scoring—Musgrove earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Heim earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Smith earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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).| 4/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.2 | SD 12, ATL 1 | Joe Musgrove, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| AL | +7.0 | TEX 10, LAA 5 | Jonah Heim, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | NYY 3, TOR 0 | Luis Severino, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | PIT 9, WSH 4 | Roansy Contreras, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 5, CHW 1 | Logan Gilbert, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | LAD 9, CIN 3 | Will Smith, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIL 5, STL 1 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `DET 4, KC 2 | Alex Lange, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 5, COL 2 | Frank Schwindel, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | OAK 6, TB 3 | Dany Jiménez, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.0 | MIA 4, PHI 3 | Jesus Sánchez, CF | 4 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | 19.1 | 35.1 | 38.8 | ‑13.1 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ‑5.0 |
| Heim, Jonah 4492 | ca | tex al | 1.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | ‑0.8 |
| Smith, Will 4175 | ca | lad nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | ‑0.5 |
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 18.1 | 34.8 | 34.8 | ‑16.1 |
| Schwindel, Frank 4532 | 1b | chi nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Sanchez, Jesus 4551 | cf rf | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | ‑0.7 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 47.8 | 0.0 |
| Contreras, Roansy 4574 | pi mr | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Jimenez, Dany 4576 | pi cp | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Lange, Alex 4575 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 19.7 | 28.7 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 29.8 | 33.8 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PHI | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.8 | 27.8 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 19.7 | 27.4 |
| OAK | Jefferies, Daulton 4571 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 21.4 | 26.1 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 36.8 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 1.0 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TEX | Bush, Matt 3673 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 17.4 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 25.7 | 48.8 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SD | Gore, MacKenzie* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 34.5 | 60.6 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 30.5 | 33.5 |
| CIN | Gutierrez, Vladimir 4525 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Starters subject to change.
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