Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
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 Wednesday, April 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 |
| 3 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 |
| 4 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.2 |
| 5 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 |
| 7 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 |
| 8 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.0 |
| 9 | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.7 |
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Also Wednesday, three other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon (sixth place), Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (seventh) and Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff (10th).
Player of the Day—Ohtani struck out 12 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Astros.
Ohtani earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, rising to first place overall, passing previous leader, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (4.0 points), who only took the lead Tuesday.
This is Ohtani’s third Player of the Game honor of 2022 and his first as a starting pitcher. His previous two honors (April 15 and April 16) came as a designated hitter (he earned 1.5 points each time as American League Batter of the Day).
In 2021, Ohtani earned Player of the Game honors 12 times, nine as a pitcher and three as a batter. Because he earned the overwhelming majority of his honors as a pitcher, he did not qualify to rank among batters, so though he had more Box-Toppers points than any batter that season (16.1), he didn’t have more than 25 percent of his Player of the Game honors as a batter to qualify to be ranked. He did rank third among AL pitchers.
This season, so far, Ohtani does rank among both pitchers and batters, with 66.7 percent of his Player of the Game honors as a batter and 33.3 percent as a pitcher. With 5.0 points, he extends his lead among AL pitchers, ahead of Logan Gilbert of the Mariners (3.0 points). He also rises to first place among batters, passing Jose Ramirez of the Guardians (3.2 points). Ramirez led AL batters in 2021 with 13.0 points.
Ohtani also doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs Wednesday. But his Box-Toppers game score for batting (+1.0), is separate from and not included in his game score for pitching (+16.0) that was highest among Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Pirates.
Woodruff earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, rising to 10th among all players and sixth among NL pitchers. Woordruff ranked eighth overall in 2021 with 17.1 Box-Toppers points, sixth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Francisco Mejia of the Rays homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-2, six-inning win over the Cubs.
National League Player of the Day—Johan Camargo of the Phillies hit a three-run homer and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 9-6 win over the Rockies.
Rankings—In addition to Ohtani and Woodruff, two other players rose into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:
Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon (5IP 3H 0R 2BB 8K W in the 5-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to sixth in player rankings, fourth among NL pitchers.
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (6.2IP 6H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 4-2 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to seventh in player rankings, second among AL pitchers, behind Ohtani (5.0).
Notable—Guardians pitcher Anthony Gose earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Wednesday as a pitcher nearly six years after earning his only other Player of the Game honor as a batter.
Gose (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 2-1 win over the White Sox) earned his only other career Player of the Game honor April 28, 2016, as a centerfielder for the Tigers. Gose switched to pitching in the 2021 season.
Debut—Padres pitcher MacKenzie Gore made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Gore (5IP 4H 0R 2BB 7K W in the 6-0 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut April 15 and was playing in his second career game.
Scoring—Ohtani earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Woodruff earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Mejia and Camargo each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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).| 4/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | LAA 6, HOU 0 | Shohei Ohtani, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| NL | +12.0 | MIL 4, PIT 2 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| +8.0 | SF 5, NYM 2 | Carlos Rodón, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | CLE 11, CHW 1 | Shane Bieber, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | SD 6, CIN 0 | MacKenzie Gore, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | `STL 2, MIA 0 | Miles Mikolas | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.2 | CLE 2, CHW 1 | Anthony Gose, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | LAD 5, ATL 1 | Tony Gonsolin, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | BAL 1, OAK 0 | Jordan Lyles, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.2 | SEA 4, TEX 2 | Logan Gilbert, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TB 8, CHC 2 (F/6) | Francisco Mejía, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | PHI 9, COL 6 | Johan Camargo, SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | ARI 11, WSH 2 | Seth Beer, DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 5, DET 3 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | KC 2, MIN 0 | Daniel Lynch, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | TOR 6, BOS 1 | Jose Berríos, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 21.1 | 35.6 | 35.6 | ‑11.1 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 14.7 | 23.7 | 39.8 | ‑8.7 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ‑4.0 |
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.7 | 19.8 | 36.5 | 36.5 | ‑14.4 |
| Beer, Seth 4570 | dh | ari nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 19.4 | +2.0 |
| Mejia, Francisco 4069 | ca | tb al | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ‑1.5 |
| Camargo, Johan 3829 | ss 3b | phi nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +1.5 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 10.4 | 50.9 | 50.9 | ‑8.4 |
| Lyles, Jordan 3100 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 | ‑6.0 |
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 7.7 | 43.6 | 43.6 | ‑5.7 |
| Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.0 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | ‑3.7 |
| Lynch, Daniel 4488 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ‑2.7 |
| Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | nyy al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 34.0 | 61.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Gose, Anthony 3623 | pi mr cf | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| DET | Pineda, Michael 2841 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 17.7 | 51.8 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 26.4 | 38.1 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.6 | 100.1 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 32.5 | 56.7 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 61.7 | 217.8 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 19.7 | 28.7 |
| WSH | Rogers, Josh 4555 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHC | Leiter, Mark Jr. 3834 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| TEX | Hearn, Taylor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 |
Starters subject to change.
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