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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.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Sunday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after earning Player of the Game honors—Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises to seventh place and Twins pitcher Joe Ryan rises to eighth.
Player of the Day—Skubal struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Orioles.
Skubal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, fourth among all players and second among American League pitchers, behind overall leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.0).
It should be noted that Ohtani has earned 4.0 of his 2022 Box-Toppers points as a pitcher and 4.0 as a designated hitter. So Skubal is currently Box-Toppers top-ranked AL player who serves only as a pitcher.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby struck out eight over four scoreless and hitless innings to close the game and earn the save, in the 7-3 win over the Marlins.
Ashby earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 24th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals homered, hit two doubles and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 15-6 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—Adolis Garcia of the Rangers hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 7-1 win over the Red Sox. Garcia went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Rankings—Two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday:
Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes (8IP 3H R 0BB 7K W in the 5-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season, rising to seventh place overall, third among AL pitchers, behind Ohtani (8.0) and Skubal (5.7).
Twins pitcher Joe Ryan (6IP 4H R 0BB 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Guardians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season, rising to eighth place overall, fourth among AL pitchers.
Three AL pitchers in the overall top 10 reached the same 5.7 point total Sunday. Their rankings on based on their 2021 Box-Toppers point total—Skubal (8.7) ranks highest, followed by Cortes (5.0) and Ryan (2.7).
Notable—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander now has 211.6 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Verlander (5IP 2H 0R 3BB 5K W in the 8-0 win over the Nationals) ranks sixth among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when player tracking began. He trails fifth-ranked player, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke (217.8) by 6.2 points. Verlander ranks fourth among active players in career points, second among active AL pitchers behind Greinke.
Verlander now has 5.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 12th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Two Cincinnati Reds pitchers allowed no hits Sunday, but lost a 1-0 game to the Pirates.
Reds’ starting pitcher Hunter Greene (7.1IP 0H R ER 5BB 9K L) had a Box-Toppers game score of +9.1 and would have been Player of the Game if the Reds won. Greene has 0.0 Box-Toppers points and has yet to make his Box-Toppers debut by earning his first career Player of the Game honor.
Instead, Pirates pitcher Jose Quintana (7IP 3H 0R BB 5K ND) earned Player of the Game honors in the contest.
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 Sunday, May 15.| 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 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 5.7 |
| 5 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 |
| 6 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 7 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 |
| 8 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
| 9 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 5.0 |
| 10 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 |
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Debut—Angels pitcher Jimmy Herget made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Herget (2.2IP H 0R 0BB 0K Sv in the 4-1 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut July 7, 2019, and was playing in his 56th career game.
Scoring—Skubal earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ashby earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Garcia and Goldschmidt each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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
| 5/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | DET 5, BAL 1 | Tarik Skubal, (W 3-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| NL | +12.0 | MIL 7, MIA 3 | Aaron Ashby, (S 1) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| +10.0 | NYY 5, CHW 1 | Nestor Cortes, (W 2-1) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +8.0 | `PIT 1, CIN 0 | Jose Quintana | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +8.0 | `CHC 3, ARI 2 | Justin Steele | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | STL 15, SF 6 | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | +5.0 | TEX 7, BOS 1 | Adolis García, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| +5.0 | MIN 3, CLE 1 | Joe Ryan, (W 4-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | HOU 8, WSH 0 | Justin Verlander, (W 5-1) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | SD 7, ATL 3 (F/11) | Nabil Crismatt, (W 2-0) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | SEA 8, NYM 7 | Julio Rodríguez, CF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| +4.0 | KC 8, COL 7 | Emmanuel Rivera, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| +2.2 | `TB 3, TOR 0 | Jeffrey Springs | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.2 | LAA 4, OAK 1 | Jimmy Herget, (S 1) | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| +1.0 | LAD 5, PHI 4 | Mookie Betts, RF | 4 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 5.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | -3.0 |
| Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | +0.7 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +3.0 |
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 5.0 | 5.0 | 72.3 | 211.6 | +5.0 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | lad nl | 3.5 | 6.5 | 34.6 | 45.8 | +0.5 |
| Ashby, Aaron 4511 | pi sp cp mr | mil nl | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +0.7 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 2.5 | 11.5 | 33.9 | 73.8 | -6.5 |
| Garcia, Adolis 4387 | cf rf dh | tex al | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| Steele, Justin 4415 | pi sp mr | chi nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 38.5 | 73.7 | +1.0 |
| Crismatt, Nabil 4449 | pi sp mr | sd nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Rodriguez, Julio 4590 | cf | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp mr | tb al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Rivera, Emmanuel 4526 | 3b | kc al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Herget, Jimmy 4610 | pi cp | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Barrera, Luis 4609 | lf pr | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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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| DET | Faedo, Alex* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 53.7 | 119.1 |
| WSH | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.4 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 20.8 | 20.8 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 47.8 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| HOU | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 37.5 | 63.6 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 19.4 |
| NYM | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 3.4 | 16.1 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
| PIT | Peters, Dillon 4524 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHC | Miley, Wade 3006 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 26.1 | 62.5 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 50.5 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.4 | 39.4 |
| CHW | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 34.7 | 54.1 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 62.8 |
| OAK | Logue, Zach 4602 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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