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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.
Angels pitcher Reid Detmers is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter.
Detmers pitched the complete game, no-hit shutout, striking out two and walking one, in the 12-0 win over the Rays.
He retired the first 15 batters he faced before giving up a walk in the sixth innings and threw 108 pitches over nine innings. He allowed only two baserunners—another batter reached first on an error in the seventh inning.
It is the second no-hitter of the season and first completed by a single pitcher. On April 29, Mets pitcher Tylor Megill and four relievers pitched a combined no-hitter against the Phillies.
Detmers earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 17th among American League pitchers.
This is Detmer’s third career Player of the Game honor. He made his Box-Toppers debut Aug. 15, 2021, and also earned Player of the Game honors April 28. His rookie status is intact for 2022.
Detmers had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +10.0, same as two other Player of the Game winners—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander and Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish. But Detmers won overall Player of the Day honors because he held the tiebreaker by having more innings pitched (nine), while Verlander had eight and Bradish had seven.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta struck out one over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 5-4 win over the Reds.
Peralta earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, 11th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Justin Turner of the Dodgers hit three doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-1 win over the Pirates.
Turner earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, ninth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Corey Seager of the Rangers hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Royals.
Notable—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s 16 Player of the Game winners.
Verlander (8IP H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 5-0 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season, 22nd among all players and eighth among AL pitchers. Verlander had a no-hitter going into the eighth inning before giving up his only hit and threw 89 pitches through eight innings. Verlander also just missed winning overall Player of the Day honors, which would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points instead of 1.0, but two other AL pitchers also had Box-Toppers game scores of +10.0 and Verlander ranked lower than Reid Detmers, who was able to complete his no-hitter (Detmers had more innings pitched than Verlander—nine vs. eight).
Verlander now has 210.6 career Box-Toppers points, sixth-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails fifth-ranked player, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke (217.8) by 7.2 points. Verlander ranks fourth among active players in career points, second among active AL pitchers behind Greinke.
Debut—Five players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
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 Tuesday, May 10.| 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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Orioles pitcher Kyle Bradish (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 11K W in the 5-3 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut April 29 and was playing in his third career game.
Red Sox pitcher John Schreiber (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv in the 9-4 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut Aug. 9, 2019, and was playing in his 34th career game.
Athletics pitcher Adrian Martinez (5.1IP 4H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 4-1 win over the Tigers) was also making his Major League debut.
Padres pitcher Steven Wilson (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 5-4 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut April 9 and was playing in his 13th career game.
Geraldo Perdomo of the Diamondbacks (2-4 2R 2BI in the 9-3 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut April 3 and was playing in his 35th career game.
Scoring—Detmers 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. Turner and Seager each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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
| 5/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | +10.0 | LAA 12, TB 0 | Reid Detmers, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| +10.0 | HOU 5, MIN 0 | Justin Verlander, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +10.0 | BAL 5, STL 3 | Kyle Bradish, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||
| +7.2 | SEA 5, PHI 4 | Robbie Ray, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| NL | +6.2 | MIL 5, CIN 4 | Freddy Peralta, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| +6.0 | DET 6, OAK 0 | Tarik Skubal, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | LAD 11, PIT 1 | Justin Turner, 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | BOS 9, ATL 4 | John Schreiber, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | OAK 4, DET 1 | Adrian Martínez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TEX 6, KC 4 | Corey Seager, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CHW 4, CLE 1 | Lucas Giolito, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +2.2 | SD 5, CHC 4 | Steven Wilson, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 6, TOR 5 | Aaron Judge, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 9, MIA 3 | Geraldo Perdomo, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 9, COL 2 | Curt Casali, C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | NYM 4, WSH 2 | Jeff McNeil, 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 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.
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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 | +/‑ |
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 71.3 | 210.6 | +4.0 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 3.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | -5.0 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf | nyy al | 3.5 | 12.5 | 33.7 | 33.7 | -5.5 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.4 | 16.1 | 34.8 | 34.8 | -9.3 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b | lad nl | 2.5 | 5.2 | 15.2 | 27.2 | -0.2 |
| McNeil, Jeff 4050 | 2b lf | nym nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +1.5 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 19.7 | 53.1 | 63.8 | -15.7 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 | 13.4 | 41.1 | 41.1 | -9.4 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | tex al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 21.5 | -0.5 |
| Casali, Curt 3524 | ca | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Martinez, Adrian 4599 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Perdomo, Geraldo 4601 | 3b | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Schreiber, John 4598 | pi cp | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Wilson, Steven 4600 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
| LAD | Pepiot, Ryan* | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PIT | Peters, Dillon 4524 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| CIN | Gutierrez, Vladimir 4525 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 50.9 | 50.9 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 31.4 | 36.4 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| CHW | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 20.1 | 28.1 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 20.8 | 52.2 |
| CHC | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| WSH | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.4 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 8.0 | 24.1 | 38.6 | 38.6 |
| OAK | Logue, Zach* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Wentz, Joey* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 27.8 | 53.6 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 62.8 |
| BAL | Watkins, Spenser 4479 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 19.4 |
| KC | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Bush, Matt 3673 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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