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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 Tyler Anderson is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Anderson struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 10-1 win over the Nationals.
Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 110th among all players, 41st among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Emilio Pagan struck out four over two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 5-4 win over the Tigers. Pagan closed the game and earned the win.
Pagan earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 55th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Ian Happ of the Cubs hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-4 win over the Reds.
American League Batter of the Day—Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-6 win over the Athletics.
Rodriguez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season, eighth among AL batters.
Notable—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 12 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday.
Wheeler (6.2IP 8H 2R 0BB 10K W in the 7-3 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season, 45th among all players and 16th among NL pitchers.
Wheeler earned 21.1 Box-Toppers points in 2021, second among NL pitchers, and his 24.8 Box-Toppers points over 2021-22 is now second among NL pitchers, behind Max Scherzer of the Mets (27.1).
Debut—Jose Azocar of the Padres made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Azocar (2-2 0R BI in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut April 7 and was playing in his 29th 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 Monday, May 23.| 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 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 7.0 |
| 4 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 |
| 5 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.7 |
| 6 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 |
| 7 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 |
| 10 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 5.7 |
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Scoring—Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Pagan earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Happ and Rodriguez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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
| 5/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | LAD 10, WSH 1 | Tyler Anderson, (W 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | CHC 7, CIN 4 | Ian Happ, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +5.0 | MIN 5, DET 4 | Emilio Pagán, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +4.2 | PHI 7, ATL 3 | Zack Wheeler, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| +4.0 | CLE 6, HOU 1 | Triston McKenzie, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 13, SF 3 | David Peterson, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SEA 7, OAK 6 | Julio Rodríguez, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ARI 9, KC 5 | Pavin Smith, RF | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | `PIT 2, COL 1 | JT Brubaker | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 6, NYY 4 | Ramon Urías, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | STL 7, TOR 3 (F/10) | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SD 3, MIL 2 (F/10) | Jose Azocar, PR‑DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.7 | 24.8 | 46.5 | 58.2 | -17.4 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 3.5 | 12.5 | 34.9 | 74.8 | -5.5 |
| Rodriguez, Julio 4590 | cf | sea al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -7.4 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 22.7 | 24.7 | -5.0 |
| Pagan, Emilio 3876 | pi cp mr | min al | 1.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +0.7 |
| Happ, Ian 3798 | lf | chi nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +0.5 |
| Brubaker, JT 4382 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| Smith, Pavin 4427 | rf 1b | ari nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| Urias, Ramon 4491 | 2b ss | bal al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Azocar, Jose 4624 | dh pr | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 29.4 | 29.4 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| CIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| BAL | Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYY | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| LAD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 57.9 | 57.9 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 29.5 | 46.5 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 6.0 | 17.8 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| DET | Briske, Beau* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 44.3 | 77.1 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 17.7 | 36.5 | 60.7 |
| STL | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 50.5 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 3.7 | 21.8 | 32.5 | 32.5 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 57.3 | 61.3 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 31.8 | 35.8 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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