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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.
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—first among National League pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Gallen struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Rockies.
Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 34th among all players and 16th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher George Kirby struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Rays.
This was Kirby’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut.
He earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day and ranks 109th among all players, 37th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Pete Alonso of the Mets hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 6-1 win over the Phillies. Alonso went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Alonso earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, sixth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Brad Miller of the Rangers homered and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 4-2 win over the Yankees.
Miller earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
Rankings—Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove rises from sixth to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Musgrove (7IP 5H 2R BB 8K ND in the 3-2 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. He trails only Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (7.0) and rises to first place among NL pitchers, passing Max Fried of the Braves, who only took the lead Saturday. Though both Musgrove and Fried have 6.0 Box-Toppers points, Musgrove ranks ahead because he had more 2021 Box-Toppers points—16.1 vs. 11.8.
Notable—Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole now has 126.6 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Cole (6.1IP 5H R BB 10K ND in the 2-1 win over the Rangers) now ranks 43rd among all players in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes Mariano Rivera (126.4) on the “all-time” list and now trails 42nd-ranked player Roy Oswalt (127.2). Cole ranks fourth among active AL pitchers in career points.
Cole has 3.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, eighth among AL pitchers.
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 Sunday, May 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 7.0 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.0 |
| 3 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.0 |
| 4 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 |
| 5 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 6 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 5.0 |
| 7 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 8 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 9 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 |
| 10 | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.7 |
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Scoring—Gallen earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kirby earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Alonso and Miller each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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
| 5/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | ARI 4, COL 0 | Zac Gallen, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| AL | +9.0 | `SEA 2, TB 1 (F/10) | George Kirby | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +8.1 | `NYY 2, TEX 1 | Gerrit Cole | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +7.0 | HOU 5, DET 0 | Jake Odorizzi, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 6, PHI 1 | Pete Alonso, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 7, CHC 1 | Walker Buehler, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | ATL 9, MIL 2 | Charlie Morton, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | `SD 3, MIA 2 | Joe Musgrove | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | CIN 7, PIT 3 | Art Warren, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | LAA 5, WSH 4 | Jaime Barria, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | `CHW 3, BOS 2 | Matt Foster, (Hld 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | `CLE 4, TOR 3 | Eli Morgan | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 3, NYM 2 | Corey Knebel, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | MIN 4, OAK 3 | Cody Stashak, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 4, STL 3 | Mike Yastrzemski, CF‑RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TEX 4, NYY 2 | Brad Miller, PH‑3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | BAL 4, KC 2 | Bruce Zimmermann, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 6, BAL 4 | Taylor Clarke, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.0 | 22.1 | 38.1 | 41.8 | -10.1 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 | 20.7 | 57.9 | 57.9 | -12.7 |
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.7 | 26.1 | 90.7 | 126.6 | -18.7 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.0 | 7.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -1.0 |
| Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 7.0 | 37.5 | 63.6 | -1.0 |
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | dh 1b | nym nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| Miller, Brad 3227 | rf lf 1b 3b ph | tex al | 2.5 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | -3.0 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.0 | 14.7 | 58.0 | 85.7 | -10.7 |
| Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | pi sp mr | bal al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Morgan, Eli 4497 | pi mr sp | cle al | 1.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | -4.4 |
| Yastrzemski, Mike 4203 | cf rf | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Foster, Matt 4281 | pi mr cp | chi al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Barria, Jaime 3964 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Warren, Art 4458 | pi mr cp | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Stashak, Cody 4344 | pi mr | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Clarke, Taylor 4199 | pi mr sp | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Knebel, Corey 3757 | pi cp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | Hernandez, Carlos 4466 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.4 | 39.4 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 2.0 | 21.1 | 29.1 | 34.8 |
| PIT | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 36.5 | 71.7 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 4.7 | 21.8 | 38.5 | 38.5 |
| CIN | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 44.8 | 44.8 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| DET | Pineda, Michael 2841 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 18.7 | 52.8 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| TB | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 50.5 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 37.8 | 65.9 |
| SD | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIA | Hernandez, Elieser 4181 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ARI | Castellanos, Humberto 4591 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| SEA | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 24.7 | 40.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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