Braves pitcher Kyle Wright is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Wright struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Marlins.
Wright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, behind only two other players in season player rankings—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (5.0 points) and Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (4.0 points). Wright now ranks second among National League pitchers, behind Wright. Though both have the same 4.0 Box-Toppers point total for 2022, Musgrove ranks ahead because he had more 2021 points—16.1 vs. 0.0.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Michael King struck out eight over three scoreless innings of middle relief, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Indians.
King did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because starting pitcher Jameson Taillon pitched five innings and exited with a lead the Yankees did not relinquish. Taillon (5IP 7H R 0BB 5K W) had a Box-Toppers game score of +1.0, while King had a game score of +10.0.
National League Batter of the Day—Mookie Betts of the Dodgers hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 6-1 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in no runs, in the 4-3 win over the Rays.
Debut—Rangers pitcher Glenn Otto made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Otto (5IP 2H R BB 5K W in the 8-1 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Aug. 27, 2021, and was playing in his seventh 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 Friday, April 22.| 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 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 |
| 4 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 |
| 5 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.2 |
| 6 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 |
| 8 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.0 |
| 10 | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 |
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Scoring—Wright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and King earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Betts and Bogaerts 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).| 4/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | ATL 3, MIA 0 | Kyle Wright, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| AL | +10.0 | `NYY 4, CLE 1 | Michael King, (Hld 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| +6.0 | SF 7, WSH 1 | Jakob Junis, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | TEX 8, OAK 1 | Glenn Otto, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | LAD 6, SD 1 | Mookie Betts, RF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SEA 4, KC 1 | Chris Flexen, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | `MIN 2, CHW 1 | Bailey Ober | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | `PHI 4, MIL 2 | Seranthony Domínguez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 4, CHC 2 | Roberto Pérez, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 4, HOU 3 | Tim Mayza, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 6, ARI 5 (F/10) | Seth Lugo, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 5, LAA 3 | Jorge López, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | BOS 4, TB 3 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 0.0 | STL 4, CIN 2 | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 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.
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +4.0 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi cp mr | nyy al | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +1.7 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 1.5 | 10.0 | 30.2 | 36.7 | ‑7.0 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf cf | lad nl | 1.5 | 4.5 | 32.6 | 43.8 | ‑1.5 |
| Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | ‑10.7 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 1.0 | 10.0 | 32.4 | 72.3 | ‑8.0 |
| Ober, Bailey 4441 | pi sp | min al | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | ‑5.7 |
| Lopez, Jorge 4060 | pi sp mr | bal al | 1.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | ‑1.7 |
| Mayza, Tim 4055 | pi mr | tor al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi cp sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | +1.0 |
| Perez, Roberto 3379 | ca | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 9.0 | +1.0 |
| Junis, Jakob 3857 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +1.0 |
| Dominguez, Seranthony 3968 | pi mr cp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Otto, Glenn 4584 | pi sp | tex al | 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 Saturday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 33.7 | 53.1 |
| WSH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| PIT | Thompson, Zach 4437 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 36.8 | 64.9 |
| CHW | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 27.1 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 32.8 | 38.8 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 42.8 | 54.5 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 20.7 |
| OAK | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| CIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TB | Feyereisen, J.P. 4420 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| DET | Brieske, Beau* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Hernandez, Elieser 4181 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| NYM | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Castellanos, Humberto* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 22.7 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 52.6 | 108.2 |
| BAL | Watkins, Spenser 4479 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 50.5 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SEA | Brash, Matt* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Starters subject to change.
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