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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.
Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
McClanahan struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-2, 10-inning win over the Angels. McClanahan did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Angels tied the game after he exited.
McClanahan earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, 13th among all players and fifth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara struck out six over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and three walks, in the 11-3 win over the Diamondbacks. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Diamondbacks tied the game after he exited.
Alcantara earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and now ranks 47th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Brendan Donovan of the Cardinals hit two doubles and went 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 10-1 win over the Orioles.
This was Donovan’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Donovan made his Major League debut April 25 and was playing in his 11th career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Gleyber Torres of the Yankees hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 5-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Debut—Athletics pitcher Zach Logue made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Logue (7IP 5H 0R 0BB 6K W in the 9-0 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut April 19 and was playing in his second 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 Wednesday, May 11.| 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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Scoring—McClanahan earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Alcantara earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Donovan and Torres 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
| 5/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | +14.0 | `TB 4, LAA 2 (F/10) | Shane McClanahan | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| +8.0 | OAK 9, DET 0 | Zach Logue, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NL | +6.0 | `MIA 11, ARI 3 | Sandy Alcantara | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| +6.0 | KC 8, TEX 2 | Joel Payamps, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | STL 10, BAL 1 | Brendan Donovan, SS‑3B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PIT 5, LAD 3 | David Bednar, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | SF 7, COL 1 | Alex Cobb, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | CIN 14, MIL 11 | Tyler Stephenson, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 5, TOR 3 | Gleyber Torres, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.1 | PHI 4, SEA 2 | Corey Knebel, (S 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 5, BOS 3 | Orlando Arcia, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 7, SD 5 | Willson Contreras, C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 8, NYM 3 | Nelson Cruz, DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
| McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 4.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| Bednar, David 4499 | pi cp | pit nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Cobb, Alex 2916 | pi sp | sf nl | 2.0 | 9.4 | 21.8 | 53.2 | -5.4 |
| Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 | dh | dc nl | 2.0 | 7.7 | 31.2 | 84.9 | -3.7 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | ca | chi nl | 2.0 | 7.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | -3.5 |
| Stephenson, Tyler 4384 | ca dh | cin nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Knebel, Corey 3757 | pi cp | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | +2.0 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.7 | 11.4 | 20.8 | 20.8 | -8.0 |
| Torres, Gleyber 3972 | 2b ss | nyy al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | +1.5 |
| Donovan, Brendan 4603 | ss 3b | stl nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Payamps, Joel 4527 | pi mr | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Arcia, Orlando 3717 | dh ss | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 11.7 | +1.0 |
| Logue, Zach 4602 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 20.4 | 41.8 |
| WSH | Adon, Joan 4580 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| DET | Brieske, Beau* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| MIN | Winder, Josh 4588 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CIN | Overton, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Hearn, Taylor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 20.1 | 28.1 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 1.0 | 22.1 | 43.8 | 55.5 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 22.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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