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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.
Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Braves pitcher Kyle Wright rises to second place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Manoah struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox.
Manoah earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 15th among all players and fourth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Pirates. Peralta did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Pirates took the lead after he exited.
Peralta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 66th among all players and 30th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-5 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—Ha-Seong Kim of the Padres hit two doubles and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Reds.
Rankings—Braves pitcher Kyle Wright rises from eighth to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Wright (7IP 3H R 4BB 8K W in the 5-1 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season. Though he has the same Box-Toppers point total as overall leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (5.0), he ranks second because he has fewer 2021 Box-Toppers points (16.1 vs. 0.0). Wright now leads NL pitchers for 2022, passing Tylor Megill of the Mets (4.7).
Notable—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander now has 209.6 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Verlander (7IP 4H R 0BB 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Rangers) ranks sixth among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when tracking began. He trails fifth-ranked player, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke (217.8). Verlander ranks fourth among active players in career Box-Toppers points, second among active AL pitchers, behind Greinke.
Verlander now has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, sixth among AL pitchers.
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 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 3 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 |
| 4 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 5 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 |
| 7 | France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sea al | 4.0 |
| 8 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 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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Scoring—Manoah earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Peralta earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Judge and Kim each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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).Back to top
| 4/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | TOR 1, BOS 0 | Alek Manoah, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | +10.0 | `MIL 3, PIT 2 | Freddy Peralta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +9.0 | HOU 3, TEX 2 | Justin Verlander, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +8.0 | PHI 7, COL 1 | Zack Wheeler, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | ATL 5, CHC 1 | Kyle Wright, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | STL 8, ARI 3 | Dakota Hudson, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | `KC 5, CHW 2 (F/10) | Brad Keller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | MIA 3, WSH 2 | Trevor Rogers, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | LAA 4, CLE 1 | Reid Detmers, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 2, SEA 1 | J.P. Feyereisen, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | NYY 10, BAL 5 | Aaron Judge, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +3.0 | SD 7, CIN 5 | Ha‑Seong Kim, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | MIN 7, DET 1 | Carlos Correa, SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +5.0 |
| Manoah, Alek 4424 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | ‑7.7 |
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 70.3 | 209.6 | +3.0 |
| Keller, Brad 4008 | pi sp | kc al | 2.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | ‑0.3 |
| Hudson, Dakota 4035 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | +1.0 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.7 | 14.4 | 33.1 | 33.1 | ‑11.0 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 1.5 | 10.5 | 31.7 | 31.7 | ‑7.5 |
| KIm, Ha‑Seong 4373 | 3b ss | sd nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ‑0.5 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 22.1 | 43.8 | 55.5 | ‑20.1 |
| Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ‑8.0 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | min al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 35.9 | ‑6.0 |
| Feyereisen, J.P. 4420 | pi mr cp | tb al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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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.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 53.6 | 109.2 |
| PIT | Thompson, Zach 4437 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Brash, Matt* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Hernandez, Elieser 4181 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.4 | 71.5 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 50.5 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 39.1 | 39.1 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 32.8 | 38.8 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 49.7 | 115.1 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 65.0 | 73.7 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| TEX | Richards, Garrett 3042 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 44.1 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 37.8 | 65.9 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 29.7 | 135.4 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 32.3 | 144.3 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| OAK | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| DET | Alexander, Tyler 4196 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 22.7 |
| WSH | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.4 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 34.7 | 54.1 |
Starters subject to change.
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