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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.
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, regaining the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
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 Thursday, May 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 7.0 |
| 2 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 3 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.0 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 5 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 6 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 |
| 7 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 8 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 4.2 |
| 9 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 4.2 |
| 10 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 |
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Ohtani struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.
Ohtani earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season. He rises from third place to first in Box-Toppers season player rankings, passing previous leader, Mets pitcher Tylor Megill (5.7 points).
This is the second time Ohtani has led player rankings this season. He took the lead April 20 before losing it to Megill on April 29.
Ohtani maintains his lead among both American League pitchers and batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points. He leads AL pitchers ahead of second-place Corey Kluber of the Rays (5.0) and leads AL batters ahead of second-place Jose Ramirez of the Guardians (4.2).
Ohtani qualifies as both a pitcher and a batter in Box-Toppers rankings—he’s earned Player of the Game honors four times in 2022, two as a designated hitter and two as a starting pitcher. To qualify to be ranked at a position, a player must have more than 25 percent of their Player of the Game honors at that position.
In 2021, Ohtani ranked only as a pitcher since he earned the overwhelming majority of his Player of the Game honors (9 of 12) as a starting pitcher vs. as a designated hitter. Ohtani had 16.1 Box-Toppers points in 2021, third among AL pitchers. That would have been more than enough to also lead AL batters, ahead of Jose Ramirez of the Indians with 13.0 points, but Ohtani did not rank as a batter in 2021 Box-Toppers points.
National League Player of the Day—Willy Adames of the Brewers hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 10-5 win over the Reds.
Adames earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, 20th among all players and third among NL batters, behind C.J. Cron of the Rockies (4.0) and Michael Chavis of the Pirates (4.0).
This is the second straight day a Brewers batter has earned NL Player of the Day honors. Rowdy Tellez did it Wednesday (2HR 2B 4-6 2R 8BI in the 18-4 win over the Reds).
American League Batter of the Day—Ryan Mountcastle of the Orioles hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 5-3 win over the Twins.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Willy Adames.
Scoring—Ohtani earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Adames earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Mountcastle earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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
| 5/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | LAA 8, BOS 0 | Shohei Ohtani, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| NL | +5.0 | MIL 10, CIN 5 | Willy Adames, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | COL 9, WSH 7 | Brendan Rodgers, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | SD 2, MIA 1 | Nick Martinez, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 6, TOR 5 | Emmanuel Clase, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 8, PHI 7 | Edwin Díaz, (S 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | `TB 4, SEA 3 | Jason Adam, (Hld 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 7, SF 1 | Tommy Edman, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | BAL 5, MIN 3 | Ryan Mountcastle, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | `HOU 3, DET 2 | Jose Urquidy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 7.0 | 23.1 | 37.6 | 37.6 | -9.1 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 3.4 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | -0.1 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 | +2.0 |
| Mountcastle, Ryan 4325 | 1b | bal al | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.5 |
| Urquidy, Jose 4194 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 | -7.4 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 6.7 | 28.7 | 35.7 | -4.7 |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | 2b | stl nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -2.5 |
| Clase, Emmaniuel 4225 | pi cp | cle al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
| Rodgers, Brendan 4529 | 2b | col nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Adam, Jason 4256 | pi mr | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 22.7 |
| CHC | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CIN | Overton, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Hernandez, Carlos 4466 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 2.0 | 27.1 | 96.6 | 228.3 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 29.5 | 46.5 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 2.7 | 25.1 | 89.7 | 125.6 |
| CHW | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 20.1 | 28.1 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 27.8 | 53.6 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 35.5 | 59.7 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 44.6 | 44.6 |
| MIL | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| ATL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Brieske, Beau* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| OAK | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Winder, Josh 4588 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| WSH | Adon, Joan 4580 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 53.6 | 109.2 |
| TB | Fleming, Josh 4316 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| STL | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 20.8 | 52.2 |