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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 2023 Box-Toppers points.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
Astros pitcher Luis Garcia is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Garcia struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 8-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Garcia earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 36th in season player rankings.
National League Player of the Day—Padres pitcher Nick Martinez struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Braves.
Martinez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 56th in season player rankings.
National League Batter of the Day—Tommy Edman of the Cardinals hit a three-run homer, tripled and doubled, in the 14-5 win over the Diamondbacks. Edman went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Jonah Heim of the Rangers hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 12-3 win over the Royals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Wednesday, April 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 5.0 |
| 3 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.0 |
| 4 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 4.0 |
| 5 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.7 |
| 6 | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | tb al | 3.7 |
| 7 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 3.7 |
| 8 | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 |
| 9 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf lf | pit nl | 3.7 |
| 10 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.7 |
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Rankings—Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen rises from fourth to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Rasmussen (5IP 3H 0R 3BB 7K W in the 6-0 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, passing previous leader, Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom (5.0). While Rasmussen and deGrom both have the same Box-Toppers point total, Rasmussen ranks higher because he has more 2022 Box-Toppers points—11.1 vs. 9.4. Rasmussen also rises to lead AL pitchers in 2023 Box-Toppers points.
Rasmussen regains the Box-Toppers points season player rankings lead after previous leading from April 9 to 11.
Scoring—Garcia earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Martinez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Edman and Heim each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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
| 4/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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| MLB | +13.0 | HOU 8, TOR 1 | Luis Garcia, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | +8.0 | SD 1, ATL 0 | Nick Martinez, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | STL 14, ARI 5 | Tommy Edman, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | BAL 4, WSH 0 | Kyle Bradish, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | TB 8, CIN 0 | Drew Rasmussen, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | CLE 3, DET 2 | Cal Quantrill, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 5, LAD 3 | Brandon Nimmo, CF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TEX 12, KC 3 | Jonah Heim, C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIN 10, BOS 4 | Trevor Larnach, LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PIT 14, COL 3 | Johan Oviedo, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | `SF 5, MIA 2 (F/11) | Alex Cobb | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +2.2 | MIL 5, SEA 3 | Eric Lauer, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 5, CHW 2 | Trea Turner, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 12, OAK 2 | Justin Steele, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +1.0 | NYY 3, LAA 2 (F/10) | Aaron Judge, CF‑RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
All other players listed here would 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 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
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| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | -6.1 |
| Heim, Jonah 4492 | ca | tex al | 2.5 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | -1.7 |
| Turner, Trea 3730 | ss 2b | phi nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 15.0 | 19.2 | +2.5 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | cf rf | nyy al | 2.0 | 15.2 | 34.2 | 45.4 | -11.2 |
| Garcia, Luis 4423 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 11.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | -7.7 |
| Steele, Justin 4415 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -3.0 |
| Oviedo, Johan 4442 | pi sp mr | pit nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Martinez, Nick 3430 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 13.4 | -3.3 |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | ss 2b 3b | stl nl | 1.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.5 |
| Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 10.4 | 29.8 | 29.8 | -8.4 |
| Cobb, Alex 2916 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 7.7 | 19.1 | 58.9 | -5.7 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | -5.0 |
| Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -5.0 |
| Nimmo, Brandon 3895 | cf | nym nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 11.9 | -1.0 |
| Larnach, Trevor 4421 | lf | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
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| MIN | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 53.5 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| CIN | Weaver, Luke 3719 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 25.7 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PHI | Strahm, Matt 3724 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| LAD | Grove, Michael 4774 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 32.1 | 46.1 |
| SD | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 2.0 | 10.4 | 25.5 | 52.2 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 36.1 | 50.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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