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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.
Pirates pitcher Roansy Contreras is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Contreras struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 4-3 win over the Reds.
Contreras earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 45th in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
American League Player of the Day—Anthony Rizzo of the Yankees went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 9-3 win over the Angels.
Rizzo earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 19th among all players and second among AL batters, behind Wander Franco of the Rays (3.0).
National League Batter of the Day–James Outman of the Dodgers hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 6-2 win over the Cubs. Outman went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Anthony Rizzo.
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 Thursday, April 20.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Debut—Jarren Duran of the Red Sox made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Duran (2B 1-2 0R 3BI in the 11-5 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut July 17, 2021, and was playing in his 95th career game.
Scoring—Contreras earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rizzo earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Outman earns 1.5 points for being NL 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
| 4/20 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.2 | PIT 4, CIN 3 | Roansy Contreras, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| +5.2 | COL 5, PHI 0 | Ryan Feltner, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | LAD 6, CHC 2 | James Outman, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | NYM 9, SF 4 | Pete Alonso, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| AL | +3.0 | NYY 9, LAA 3 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SD 7, ARI 5 | Trent Grisham, CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 11, MIN 5 | Jarren Duran, CF | 2 | 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.
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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| Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | nyy al | 2.7 | 6.7 | 24.2 | 66.7 | -1.3 |
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 2.0 | 16.9 | 28.4 | 28.4 | -12.9 |
| Contreras, Roansy 4574 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -2.0 |
| Outman, James 4699 | rf | lad nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Feltner, Ryan 4635 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Grisham, Trent 4246 | cf | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -0.5 |
| Duran, Jarren 4783 | cf | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 1.0 | 20.4 | 46.5 | 53.2 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 21.7 | 57.2 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| TB | Faucher, Calvin* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Davis, Noah* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 65.2 | 89.7 |
| DET | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 14.5 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| NYY | German, Domingo 3957 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 22.2 | 22.2 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.7 | 45.4 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 27.4 | 35.4 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 40.5 | 40.5 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 23.7 |
| MIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| KC | Clarke, Taylor 4199 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 2.0 | 26.7 | 57.3 | 57.3 |
| SD | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 19.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 3.7 | 22.4 | 38.1 | 38.1 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 27.8 | 44.4 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| NYM | Lucchesi, Joey 3936 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 29.1 | 40.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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