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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.
Twins pitcher Josh Winder is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
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 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 7.0 |
| 2 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 |
| 3 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 4 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.0 |
| 5 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 6 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 7 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 |
| 8 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 9 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 4.2 |
| 10 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 4.2 |
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Also Friday, Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first place among National League pitchers—after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Winder struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run (none earned), three hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Athletics.
Winder earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 18th among all players and sixth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer struck out eight over 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned), two hits and three walks, in the 6-3 win over the Braves.
Lauer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, rising to second place in season player rankings, behind only Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (7.0).
Lauer rises to first place among NL pitchers, passing previous leader Tylor Megill of the Mets. Though both Lauer and Megill have 5.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022 and both had 6.0 points in 2021, Lauer ranks ahead because he had more 2019 points—6.7 vs. 0.0. Lauer had 0.0 points in 2020 and Megill made his Box-Toppers debut in 2021.
This is the fourth straight day a Brewers player has earned either NL Player of the Day or overall Player of the Day honors:
On Tuesday, Brandon Woodruff was overall Player of the Day in the 6-3 win over the Reds (5.2IP 4H 3R 0BB 12K W).
On Wednesday, Rowdy Tellez was NL Player of the Day in the 18-4 win over the Reds (2HR 2B 4-6 2R 8BI).
On Thursday, Willy Adames was NL Player of the Day in the 10-5 win over the Reds (2HR 2-4 3R 4BI).
The Brewers were Box-Toppers’ hottest team of the week ending Thursday (also rising to first place overall), picking up 9.1 Box-Toppers points in the previous week, which included the 5.4 points earned by Brewers players Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (It should be noted that those three games were against the Reds, which is Box-Toppers’ lowest-ranked team.)
American League Batter of the Day—Manuel Margot of the Rays hit a three-run home run and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-7 win over the Mariners.
Margot earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Manny Machado of the Padres went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in one run, in the 3-2 win over the Marlins.
Machado earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, fifth among NL batters.
Debut—Angels pitcher Jhonathan Diaz made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Diaz (5IP 3H 0R 4BB 4K W in the 3-0 win over the Nationals) made his Major League debut Sept. 17, 2021, and was playing in his fourth career game.
Scoring—Winder earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lauer earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Margot and Machado 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
| 5/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | MIN 2, OAK 1 | Josh Winder, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| +9.0 | HOU 3, DET 2 | Luis Garcia, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| NL | +6.1 | MIL 6, ATL 3 | Eric Lauer, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| +5.2 | ARI 4, COL 1 | Merrill Kelly, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.2 | STL 3, SF 2 | Ryan Helsley, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TB 8, SEA 7 | Manuel Margot, LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CHW 4, BOS 2 | Liam Hendriks, (S 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 3, WSH 0 | Jhonathan Diaz, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | SD 3, MIA 2 | Manny Machado, 3B | 3 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 | 11.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 | -0.3 |
| Winder, Josh 4588 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 2.5 | 8.4 | 24.1 | 47.8 | -3.4 |
| Margot, Manuel 3861 | rf | tb al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +0.5 |
| Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Garcia, Luis 4423 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -9.0 |
| Hendriks, Liam 3339 | pi cp | chi al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | -6.0 |
| Diaz, Jhonathan 4594 | pi sp | ana 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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| PIT | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CIN | Overton, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 66.9 | 250.6 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 49.5 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 2.7 | 25.1 | 89.7 | 125.6 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 42.6 | 75.4 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 35.5 | 59.7 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 44.6 | 44.6 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 54.2 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 2.0 | 27.1 | 96.6 | 228.3 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 29.5 | 46.5 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 4.0 | 18.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 22.4 | 27.1 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CIN | Dugger, Robert 4238 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| KC | Hernandez, Carlos 4466 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 26.8 | 42.4 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 2.0 | 20.1 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 4.0 | 15.8 | 32.5 | 32.5 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 22.7 |
| CHC | Norris, Daniel 3548 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 15.0 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 26.8 | 26.8 |
| SD | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 40.5 | 47.2 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAA | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 |