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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.
Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease rises to third place and Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to ninth. Plus, Mookie Betts of the Dodgers rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers points Tuesday.
Player of the Day—Singer struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the White Sox.
Singer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 112th among all players, 35th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Phillies.
This is Clevinger’s first Player of the Game honor since Sept. 13, 2020. He missed the 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Tucker of the Astros hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 13-4 win over the Red Sox. Tucker went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs.
Tucker earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers hit three doubles and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Freeman has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons. He earned his first Player of the Game honor in 2011 with the Braves and has 68.9 career points, seventh among active NL batters. His best season was 2013 when he had 11.5 Box-Toppers points, second among NL batters. In 2021, he had 4.5 Box-Toppers points with the Braves, 36th among NL batters.
Top 10 list—Two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease (5.2IP 7H 0R 2BB 9K W in the 3-0 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising from 10th to third in rankings. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind overall leader Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.0).
Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan (7IP 4H R 0BB 7K W in the 8-1 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season, ninth among all players and fifth among AL pitchers.
Rankings—Mookie Betts of the Dodgers rises to first place in 2022 Box-Toppers points among NL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Betts (HR 2B 3-4 2R 2BI in the 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.5 for the season, 20th among all players and rising to first among NL batters, passing previous leader C.J. Cron of the Rockies (4.0).
Streak—Braves pitcher Kenley Jansen has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2021 Tuesday.
Jansen (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 3-0 win over the Brewers) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2011 with the Dodgers and has 58.4 career points, fourth among active NL closers. Jansen’s best season was 2013 with the Dodgers when he had 9.7 points, second among NL closers. He had 6.0 points in 2021 with the Dodgers, third among NL closers.
Debut—Reds closing pitcher Alexis Diaz made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Diaz (1IP 0H 0R 2BB 3K Sv in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Guardians) made his Major League debut April 8 and was playing in his 16th 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 Tuesday, May 17.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 |
| 4 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.0 |
| 5 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 5.7 |
| 6 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 |
| 7 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 8 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 |
| 9 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 5.7 |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
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Scoring—Singer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Clevinger earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Tucker and Freeman 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
| 5/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | KC 2, CHW 1 | Brady Singer, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | +9.0 | SD 3, PHI 0 | Mike Clevinger, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +9.0 | `NYY 5, BAL 4 | Michael King, (Hld 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | TB 8, DET 1 | Shane McClanahan, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +6.2 | `MIA 5, WSH 1 | Cody Poteet | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | CHC 7, PIT 0 | Keegan Thompson, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | `NYM 3, STL 1 | Trevor Williams | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.2 | CHW 3, KC 0 | Dylan Cease, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | HOU 13, BOS 4 | Kyle Tucker, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `STL 4, NYM 3 | Steven Matz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | LAD 12, ARI 3 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SF 10, COL 7 | Mike Yastrzemski, CF‑RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 7, ARI 6 | Mookie Betts, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 10, LAA 5 | Kole Calhoun, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 3, SEA 0 | Jose Berríos, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 3, MIL 0 | Kenley Jansen, (S 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | OAK 5, MIN 2 | Dany Jiménez, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 5, CLE 4 (F/10) | Alexis Diaz, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | -8.4 |
| McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 5.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | +1.0 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | lad nl | 4.5 | 7.5 | 35.6 | 46.8 | +1.5 |
| Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.4 | 11.1 | 27.8 | 43.4 | -2.3 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +2.7 |
| Yastrzemski, Mike 4203 | cf rf | sf nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Jimenez, Dany 4576 | pi cp mr | oak al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | hou al | 2.5 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -4.7 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 11.4 | 51.9 | 51.9 | -7.4 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Thompson, Keegan 4579 | pi mr sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 46.2 | 49.2 | +1.7 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 1.5 | 6.0 | 30.2 | 68.9 | -3.0 |
| Jansen, Kenley 2871 | pi cp | atl nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 58.4 | -5.0 |
| Williams, Trevor 3792 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | -4.7 |
| Poteet, Cody 4405 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Calhoun, Kole 3279 | rf | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 28.2 | +1.0 |
| Diaz, Alexis 4613 | pi cp | cin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 6.0 | 17.8 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 3.7 | 21.8 | 32.5 | 32.5 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 54.2 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 29.4 | 29.4 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 44.3 | 77.1 |
| OAK | Jefferies, Daulton 4571 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| LAD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 57.9 | 57.9 |
| CIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.7 | 28.7 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 57.3 | 61.3 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 1.0 | 22.1 | 43.8 | 55.5 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 3.7 | 26.1 | 90.7 | 126.6 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 17.7 | 36.5 | 60.7 |
| STL | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 2.0 | 27.1 | 96.6 | 228.3 |
| PIT | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 49.5 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 8.0 | 24.1 | 38.6 | 38.6 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 41.1 | 41.1 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 61.7 | 217.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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