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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.
Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Woodruff struck out 12 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, four hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Reds.
Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season. He now ranks fourth among National League pitchers in 2022 Box-Toppers points.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Cristian Javier struck out four over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 4-0 win over the Mariners.
Javier earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season.
National League Batter of the Day—Josh Bell of the Nationals hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-2 win over the Rockies.
Bell earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, seventh among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Mike Zunino of the Rays homered and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the the 10-7, 10-inning win over the Athletics.
Notable—Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco now has 102.1 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Carrasco (8IP 6H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 3-0 win over the Braves) rises to 80th place among all players in career Box-Toppers points, since tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Tuesday, Carrasco passes three players on the “all-time” list—Jason Schmidt (101.2), Mark Teixeira (101.3) and Tim Wakefield (101.4). He now trails 79th-ranked player Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2).
Carrasco ranks 18th among active players in career points, ninth among active NL pitchers. He has 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 31st among NL pitchers.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Diamondbacks pitcher Humberto Castellanos (5.2IP 4H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 5-4 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Aug. 4, 2020, and was playing in his 28th career game.
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals (HR 2-3 2R 2BI in the 7-1 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut April 7 and was playing in his 21st 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 3.| 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 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 |
| 6 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 7 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 4.2 |
| 8 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 4.2 |
| 9 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 |
| 10 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 |
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Scoring—Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Javier earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bell and Zunino 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
| 5/3 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.2 | MIL 6, CIN 3 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| +6.0 | LAD 3, SF 1 | Julio Urías, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.2 | ARI 5, MIA 4 | Humberto Castellanos, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| AL | +5.1 | HOU 4, SEA 0 | Cristian Javier, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| +5.0 | NYM 3, ATL 0 | Carlos Carrasco, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | WSH 10, COL 2 | Josh Bell, 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | TB 10, OAK 7 (F/10) | Mike Zunino, PH‑C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.2 | MIN 7, BAL 2 | Caleb Thielbar, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 7, STL 1 | Bobby Witt Jr., 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 9, TOR 1 | Jameson Taillon, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | `CHW 3, CHC 1 | Michael Kopech | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +2.2 | BOS 4, LAA 0 | Michael Wacha, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 6, PHI 4 | Jonah Heim, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 5, ATL 4 | Travis Jankowski, CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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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| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 | 21.8 | 38.5 | 38.5 | -12.4 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | bos al | 2.7 | 9.8 | 24.8 | 44.5 | -4.4 |
| Heim, Jonah 4492 | ca | tex al | 2.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +0.2 |
| Bell, Josh E. 3682 | 1b | dc nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 19.7 | 21.2 | +1.5 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 21.1 | 29.1 | 34.8 | -17.1 |
| Kopech, Michael 4385 | pi sp mr | chi al | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -3.7 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 55.6 | 102.1 | +2.0 |
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 1.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -4.3 |
| Zunino, Mike 3390 | ca ph | tb al | 1.5 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 15.5 | -1.5 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 10.0 | 31.4 | 36.4 | -8.0 |
| Thielbar, Caleb 3272 | pi mr | min al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -3.0 |
| Jankowski, Travis 3696 | cf | nym nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Castellanos, Humberto 4591 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 | 3b | kc al | 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 |
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| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 136.4 |
| MIA | Hernandez, Elieser 4181 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ATL | Anderson, Ian 4312 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| PIT | Peters, Dillon 4524 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Pineda, Michael 2841 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 52.8 |
| SD | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 32.3 | 144.3 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SEA | Brash, Matt* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 70.3 | 209.6 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 51.7 | 117.1 |
| OAK | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 32.8 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 36.5 | 71.7 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 22.4 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 1.0 | 22.1 | 43.8 | 55.5 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 32.8 | 38.8 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 39.1 | 39.1 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 37.8 | 65.9 |
| CIN | Gutierrez, Vladimir 4525 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 1.7 | 14.4 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 48.8 | 81.3 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 34.7 | 54.1 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |