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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.
Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Ryan struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Tigers.
Ryan earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising to third among all players, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (5.0 points) and Mets pitcher Tylor Megill (4.7 points). Ryan now ranks second among American League pitchers behind Ohtani.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Pablo Lopez struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals.
Lopez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, rising to ninth in season player rankings, fifth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Taylor Ward of the Angels hit a grand slam, tripled and doubled in the 9-5 win over the Guardians. Ward went 3-for-4, scoring four times and driving in four runs.
Ward earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, rising to fourth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 10-5 win over the Mets.
Arenado earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to first among NL batters, ahead of previous leader C.J. Cron of the Rockies. Though Arenado and Cron have 3.0 points on the season, Arenado ranks higher because he had more 2021 points—9.0 vs. 6.5.
Streak—Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2022 Wednesday.
Stanton (HR 2-3 R 3BI in the 5-2 win over the Orioles) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2010 with the Marlins and now has 68.9 career points, third among active AL batters behind Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (158.4) and Mike Trout of the Angels (76.2). His best season was 2017 with the Marlins when he had 14.2 points, second among NL batters. In 2021, he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, 22nd among AL batters.
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 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 |
| 3 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 4 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 |
| 5 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sea al | 4.0 |
| 7 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 |
| 8 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 |
| 9 | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.7 |
| 10 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.2 |
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Streak—Didi Gregorius of the Phillies has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2022 Wednesday.
Gregorius (2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 7-3 win over the Rockies) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2013 (on May 27) with the Diamondbacks and now has 24.2 career points, 44th among active NL batters and fourth among active NL shortstops. His best season was 2019 with the Yankees when he had 4.2 points, eighth among AL shortstops. He had 4.0 points in 2021 with the Phillies, seventh among NL shortstops.
Scoring—Ryan earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lopez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Ward and Arenado 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).Back to top
| 4/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | MIN 5, DET 0 | Joe Ryan, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +12.0 | TB 3, SEA 2 | Drew Rasmussen, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | MIA 2, WSH 1 | Pablo López, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | LAA 9, CLE 5 | Taylor Ward, RF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | `ARI 3, LAD 1 | Zac Gallen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | SD 8, CIN 5 | MacKenzie Gore, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| +6.0 | CHW 7, KC 3 | Kendall Graveman, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | OAK 1, SF 0 | Paul Blackburn, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.1 | CHC 6, ATL 3 (F/10) | David Robertson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | STL 10, NYM 5 | Nolan Arenado, DH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.2 | `MIL 3, PIT 1 | Aaron Ashby | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 7, TOR 1 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 5, BAL 2 | Giancarlo Stanton, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 7, COL 3 | Didi Gregorius, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | HOU 4, TEX 3 | Yordan Alvarez, LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | +2.0 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.7 | 13.1 | 26.8 | 26.8 | ‑5.7 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | rf lf | ana al | 3.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | ‑0.8 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b dh | stl nl | 3.0 | 12.0 | 36.2 | 56.9 | ‑6.0 |
| Blackburn, Paul 3869 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh lf | hou al | 2.7 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 13.2 | ‑4.3 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 2.5 | 11.0 | 31.2 | 37.7 | ‑6.0 |
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf dh | nyy al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.7 | 68.9 | ‑5.0 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | ‑3.0 |
| Gregorius, Didi 3184 | ss | phi nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 24.2 | ‑3.0 |
| Graveman, Kendall 3444 | pi cp | chi al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 15.4 | ‑1.0 |
| Ashby, Aaron 4511 | pi sp mr | mil nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Robertson, David 2774 | pi mr cp | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 36.0 | +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.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career |
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| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 36.5 | 71.7 |
| SD | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.7 |
| CIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| BAL | Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 30.4 | 35.4 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 42.8 | 54.5 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 48.8 | 81.3 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 69.3 | 208.6 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 22.4 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 49.5 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| ARI | Castellanos, Humberto* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
Starters subject to change.
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