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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.
Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first among National League pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Urias struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Phillies.
Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 29th among all players and 11th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Martin Perez pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out five and allowing eight hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Astros.
Perez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 4.4 for the season, 25th among all players and 10th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Josh Rojas of the Diamondbacks hit three home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 10-6 win over the Cubs.
American League Batter of the Day—Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Red Sox hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Mariners.
Rankings—Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer rises from seventh to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Lauer (7IP 5H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 7-0 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season, trailing only Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who leads all players with 8.0 points. Lauer rises to first place among NL pitchers, passing previous leader Joe Musgrove of the Padres (6.0).
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 Friday, May 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 |
| 2 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 |
| 3 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.0 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 |
| 5 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.0 |
| 6 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 6.0 |
| 7 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 5.7 |
| 8 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 9 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 |
| 10 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 5.7 |
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Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Athletics pitcher Zach Jackson (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 4-2 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut April 9 and was playing in his 19th career game.
Orioles pitcher Nick Vespi (2IP H 0R BB 3K W in the 8-6, 13-inning win over the Rays) was also making his Major League debut.
Scoring—Urias earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Perez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Rojas and Bradley each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 5/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | LAD 4, PHI 1 | Julio Urías, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +7.0 | MIL 7, WSH 0 | Eric Lauer, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +6.2 | STL 5, PIT 3 | Giovanny Gallegos, (S 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 10, CHC 6 | Josh Rojas, 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | TEX 3, HOU 0 | Martin Pérez, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +4.1 | CLE 6, DET 1 | Aaron Civale, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | BOS 7, SEA 3 | Jackie Bradley Jr., RF‑CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.1 | `OAK 4, LAA 2 | Zach Jackson, (Hld 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 6, KC 4 | Kyle Garlick, DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 2, CIN 1 | Hyun Jin Ryu, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 8, TB 6 (F/13) | Nck Vespi, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 5, MIA 3 | Will Smith, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SD 8, SF 7 (F/10) | Jake Cronenworth, 2B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 | 12.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 | +0.7 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 4.4 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 25.1 | +3.4 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 | 23.1 | 31.1 | 36.8 | -15.1 |
| Garlick, Kyle 4418 | rf dh | min al | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293 | rf cf | bos al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 29.5 | +1.5 |
| Rojas, Josh 4244 | 3b lf 2b | ari nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
| Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 12.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | -10.7 |
| Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 10.0 | 48.5 | 69.6 | -8.0 |
| Smith, Will 3073 | pi cp | atl nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 17.7 | 25.7 | -5.0 |
| Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b | sd nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -4.0 |
| Gallegos, Giovanny 4104 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -3.0 |
| Jackson, Zach 4618 | pi mr | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Vespi, Nick 4619 | pi cp | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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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| CHW | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 24.8 | 67.6 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 55.6 | 102.1 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 6.0 | 22.1 | 38.1 | 41.8 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 25.7 | 41.8 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| LAD | White, Mitch 4519 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 65.0 | 73.7 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIA | Hernandez, Elieser 4181 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 44.6 | 44.6 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 38.5 | 73.7 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.4 | 39.4 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 72.3 | 211.6 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 48.8 | 81.3 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 4.7 | 21.8 | 38.5 | 38.5 |
| NYM | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| OAK | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| LAA | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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