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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.
White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Cease struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.
Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to eighth overall and third among American League pitchers, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (5.0) and Joe Ryan of the Twins (4.7).
National League Player of the Day—Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz struck out four over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Royals.
Matz earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, 17th among all players and eighth among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—David Peralta of the Diamondbacks homered and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 5-4 win over the Marlins.
Peralta earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, fourth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in Monday’s eight games.
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 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.0 |
| 3 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 |
| 4 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 5 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 6 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 4.2 |
| 7 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 4.2 |
| 8 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 |
| 9 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 |
| 10 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 |
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Rankings—Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Fried (6IP 4H 2R 0BB 6K W in the 5-2 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers in 2022 Box-Toppers points.
Scoring—Cease earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Matz earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Peralta earns 1.5 points for being NL 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
| 5/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +17.0 | CHW 3, LAA 0 | Dylan Cease, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| NL | +6.0 | STL 1, KC 0 | Steven Matz, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +4.2 | HOU 3, SEA 0 | Jake Odorizzi, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 5, NYM 2 | Max Fried, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 6, OAK 1 | Drew Rasmussen, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | ARI 5, MIA 4 | David Peralta, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | NYY 3, TOR 2 | Chad Green, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `MIN 2, BAL 1 | Griffin Jax, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 18.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -10.4 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 | 15.8 | 32.5 | 32.5 | -7.8 |
| Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.4 | 10.1 | 26.8 | 42.4 | -3.3 |
| Peralta, David 3370 | lf | ari nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 20.5 | 32.4 | 0.0 |
| Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp mr | hou al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 36.5 | 62.6 | -2.0 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Green, Chad 3675 | pi cp mr | nyy al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | -4.0 |
| Jax, Griffin 4478 | pi mr sp | min al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -2.7 |
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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 |
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| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 57.0 | 84.7 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| ARI | Castellanos, Humberto* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 54.6 | 101.1 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.4 | 39.4 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| BAL | Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| NYY | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 30.4 | 35.4 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 50.5 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 23.8 | 43.5 |
| PIT | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DET | Pineda, Michael 2841 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 52.8 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 49.5 |
| CIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 2.7 | 19.8 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| STL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| TB | Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 32.1 | 32.1 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 24.7 | 40.8 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 1.0 | 20.1 | 28.1 | 33.8 |