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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.
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Twins pitcher Sonny Gray rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Sale struck out five over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 7-1 win over the Guardians.
Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 34th among all players and 15th among American League pitchers.
Sale also now has 147.6 career Box-Toppers points, 28th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Sunday, he passes two players on the “all-time” list—David Ortiz (145.9) and Jim Thome (146.7) and now trails 27th-ranked player Javier Vazquez (148.3). Sale ranks eighth among active players in career points, second among active AL pitchers behind Zack Greinke of the Royals (222.5).
National League Player of the Day—C.J. Cron of the Rockies hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Cron earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, 21st among all players and third among NL batters, behind Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates (3.7) and Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves (3.5).
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Jung of the Rangers hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 15-2 win over the Yankees.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter C.J. Cron.
Rankings—Twins pitcher Sonny Gray rises from seventh to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Gray (6IP 5H R BB 7K W in the 8-4 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season, fourth among AL pitchers.
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 Sunday, April 30.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 |
| 3 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 |
| 5 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
| 6 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 7 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 4.7 |
| 8 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.7 |
| 9 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.4 |
| 10 | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.4 |
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Debut—Brent Rooker of the Athletics made his Box-Toppers debut with his first career Player of the Game honor Sunday.
Rooker (HR SF 2-2 2R 2BI in the 5-4 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut Sept. 4, 2020, and was playing in his 103rd career game.
Scoring—Sale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cron earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Jung earns 1.5 points for being AL 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
| 4/30 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.1 | BOS 7, CLE 1 | Chris Sale, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | TEX 15, NYY 2 | Josh Jung, 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | LAA 3, MIL 0 | Jose Suarez, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | SEA 10, TOR 8 (F/10) | Cal Raleigh, C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | MIN 8, KC 4 | Sonny Gray, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | COL 12, ARI 4 | C.J. Cron, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | OAK 5, CIN 4 | Brent Rooker, LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 7, PIT 2 | Josiah Gray, (W 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | SD 6, SF 4 | Luis García, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | BAL 5, DET 3 | Yennier Cano, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 12, TB 9 | Adam Haseley, CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 6, STL 3 | Jason Heyward, DH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 4, CHC 3 | A.J. Puk, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 4, PHI 3 | Ryan Pressly, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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.
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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| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 | 17.8 | 52.0 | 93.2 | -6.4 |
| Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.2 | 10.2 | 23.7 | 35.4 | -3.8 |
| Heyward, Jason 2695 | cf rf dh | lad nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 35.2 | +3.0 |
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 36.1 | 147.6 | +3.0 |
| Gray, Josiah 4503 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | -2.0 |
| Cano, Yennier 4611 | pi cp mr | bal al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Puk, A.J. 4253 | pi cp mr | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Jung, Josh 4751 | 3b | tex al | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Suarez, Jose 4425 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 10.0 | 16.4 | 16.4 | -8.0 |
| Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca | sea al | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -6.5 |
| Pressly, Ryan 3186 | pi cp | hou al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | -5.0 |
| Garcia, Luis 3300 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Haseley, Adam 4265 | cf | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Rooker, Brent 4795 | lf | oak al | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 4.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| NYM | Reyes, Denyi 4777 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 59.7 | 95.1 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 59.2 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| NYY | German, Domingo 3957 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 53.6 | 62.6 |
| BOS | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 37.7 | 125.1 |
| SF | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 32.4 | 38.1 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 3.0 | 12.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| CIN | Weaver, Luke 3719 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 25.7 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 65.4 | 74.4 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 49.5 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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