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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.
Giants pitcher Jakob Junis is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Junis struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Marlins.
Junis earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 109th among all players and 41st among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Guardians pitcher Zach Plesac struck out eight over six innings, allowing two runs, four hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Orioles.
Plesac earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 38th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Eugenio Suarez of the Mariners homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day—Bryce Harper of the Phillies hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-7 win over the Angels.
Harper earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, third among NL batters, behind Pete Alonso of the Mets (9.2) and Mookie Betts of the Dodgers (6.5).
Notable—Yordan Alvarez of the Astros has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Alvarez (HR 3B 3-4 2R BI in the 7-4 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.2 for the season, 28th among all players and fourth among AL batters.
Debut—Mets pitcher Adonis Medina made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Medina (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 5-4, 10-inning win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut Sept. 20, 2020, and was playing in his 10th 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 Sunday, June 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.7 |
| 3 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 8.7 |
| 4 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
| 5 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 |
| 6 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 8.0 |
| 7 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 7.1 |
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Scoring—Junis earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Plesac earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Suarez and Harper 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
| 6/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | SF 5, MIA 1 | Jakob Junis, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| AL | +6.0 | CLE 3, BAL 2 | Zach Plesac, (W 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| +6.0 | BOS 5, OAK 2 | Rich Hill, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SEA 6, TEX 5 (F/10) | Eugenio Suárez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | PHI 9, LAA 7 | Bryce Harper, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 5, CHC 3 (F/11) | Genesis Cabrera, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 5, DET 4 (F/10) | Michael King, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `CHW 6, TB 5 | Kendall Graveman, (Hld 12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 8, COL 7 | Ronald Acuña Jr., RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 7, KC 4 | Yordan Alvarez, DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SD 6, MIL 4 (F/10) | Jake Cronenworth, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 3, ARI 0 | Zach Thompson, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 8, TOR 6 | Luis Arraez, DH | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 5, LAD 4 (F/10) | Adonis Medina, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0.0 | WSH 5, CIN 4 | Maikel Franco, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 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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| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 5.2 | 12.2 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -1.8 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | dh | phi nl | 5.0 | 10.5 | 34.5 | 61.9 | -0.5 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +3.7 |
| Arraez, Luis 4219 | 1b 2b dh | min al | 3.5 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | -0.7 |
| Junis, Jakob (Jake) 3857 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | +3.0 |
| Plesac, Zach 4168 | pi sp | cle al | 2.7 | 8.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | -2.7 |
| Franco, Maikel 3510 | 3b | dc nl | 2.7 | 4.7 | 17.4 | 25.1 | +0.7 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | sea al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 36.5 | +1.5 |
| Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | bos al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 35.4 | 73.5 | -4.0 |
| Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b | sd nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Graveman, Kendall 3444 | pi cp mr | chi al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| Thompson, Zach 4437 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | rf | atl nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | +1.0 |
| Cabrera, Genesis 4348 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Medina, Adonis 4650 | pi cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’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 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.4 | 39.4 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 2.0 | 19.7 | 53.1 | 63.8 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TOR | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 23.4 | 28.1 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| BOS | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 24.8 | 44.5 |
| LAA | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 51.5 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 56.6 | 103.1 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 57.3 | 61.3 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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