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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.
Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to fifth place in season player rankings.
Player of the Day—Cortes struck out 11 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and four walks, in the 1-0 win over the Rangers. Cortes did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was a in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Cortes did not give up a hit until there was one out in the eighth inning, after which he was pulled after 103 pitches.
Cortes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 12th among all players and fourth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks struck out seven over 8 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Padres.
Hendricks earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 25th among all players and 10th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Naylor of the Guardians hit two home runs—a grand slam and a three-run shot—in the 12-9, 11-inning win over the White Sox. Naylor also doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in eight runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Brandon Drury of the Reds hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 10-5 win over the Brewers.
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 Monday, May 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.0 |
| 3 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.0 |
| 4 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 |
| 5 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 6 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 5.0 |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 |
| 8 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 9 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 |
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Notable—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Ohtani (2HR 3-4 3R 5BI in the 11-3 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, extending his lead over second-place player, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (6.0).
This is Ohtani’s fifth Player of the Game honor of 2022 and his third as a designated hitter. He earned the other two as a starting pitcher. Because he’s earned more than 25 percent of his Player of the Game honors as both a batter and pitcher, he qualifies to be ranked in both categories. He leads AL pitchers ahead of second-place Dylan Cease of the White Sox (5.0) and leads AL batters ahead of second-place Jose Ramirez of the Guardians (4.2).
Ohtani has 4.0 points as a batter and 4.0 points as a pitcher, neither enough to lead the AL categories separately, but enough to lead both when combined.
Ohtani earned 16.1 Box-Toppers points in 2021 but was ranked only as a pitcher because he earned such an overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors as a pitcher.
Also notable—Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Rodon (6IP 6H 2R 2BB 12K W in the 8-5 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, fifth among NL pitchers.
Debut—Diamondbacks pitcher Kyle Nelson made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Nelson (1IP H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-3 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Sept. 10, 2020, and was playing in his 23rd career game.
Scoring—Cortes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hendricks earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Naylor and Drury each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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
| 5/9 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.1 | `NYY 1, TEX 0 | Nestor Cortes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| NL | +11.2 | CHC 6, SD 0 | Kyle Hendricks, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| BAT | +8.0 | CLE 12, CHW 9 (F/11) | Josh Naylor, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | LAA 11, TB 3 | Shohei Ohtani, DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +7.0 | PHI 9, SEA 0 | Ranger Suárez, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | SF 8, COL 5 | Carlos Rodón, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| +5.2 | OAK 2, DET 0 | Paul Blackburn, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | PIT 5, LAD 1 | Jose Quintana, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 6, KC 1 | Tyler Wells, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 4, MIA 3 | Kyle Nelson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | CIN 10, MIL 5 | Brandon Drury, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 | 24.1 | 38.6 | 38.6 | -8.1 |
| Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 | 16.7 | 25.7 | 41.8 | -6.7 |
| Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -0.3 |
| Blackburn, Paul 3869 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +4.0 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 | 7.7 | 39.5 | 67.6 | -0.3 |
| Drury, Brandon 3744 | 3b rf 1b | cin nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | +1.5 |
| Naylor, Josh 4154 | 1b | cle al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.5 |
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp mr | phi nl | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -8.0 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 37.5 | 72.7 | 0.0 |
| Wells, Tyler 4428 | pi sp mr | bal al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Nelson, Kyle 4596 | pi mr | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| OAK | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| OAK | Martinez, Adrian* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 1.7 | 14.4 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 55.6 | 102.1 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 48.8 | 81.3 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 47.8 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 70.3 | 209.6 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 23.4 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 53.7 | 119.1 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHC | Miley, Wade 3006 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.1 | 62.5 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 65.0 | 73.7 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 52.1 | 62.8 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 34.7 | 54.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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