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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.
Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Gausman struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 6-3 win over the Royals.
Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and ranks ninth in early season player rankings.
Gausman has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 consecutive seasons. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2013 with the Orioles and now has 71.4 career points, 10th among active American League pitchers.
His best season was 2021 with the Giants when he had 13.7 Box-Toppers points, 11th among NL pitchers. He earned 12.7 points in 2022 with the Blue Jays, 15th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland struck out five over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Nationals.
Freeland earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, rising to fourth in early season player rankings.
National League Batter of the Day—Michael Conforto of the Giants hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 16-6 win over the White Sox.
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 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.7 |
| 2 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 |
| 3 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 2.7 |
| 4 | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 2.7 |
| 5 | Diaz, Yandy 3896 | 1b 3b dh | tb al | 2.5 |
| 6 | Winker, Jesse 3988 | dh lf | mil nl | 2.5 |
| 7 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 |
| 8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 |
| 9 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 |
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American League Batter of the Day—Rafael Devers of the Red Sox homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Tigers.
Scoring—Gausman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Freeland earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Conforto and Devers each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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
| 4/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | TOR 6, KC 3 | Kevin Gausman, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| NL | +5.2 | COL 1, WSH 0 | Kyle Freeland, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | SF 16, CHW 6 | Michael Conforto, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 5, ARI 2 | Dustin May, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 7, SD 6 | Orlando Arcia, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | BOS 6, DET 3 | Rafael Devers, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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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| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 2.7 | 8.7 | 30.1 | 36.1 | -3.3 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 14.7 | 36.1 | 71.4 | -10.7 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 1.5 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -2.5 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | rf | sf nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 18.7 | 29.7 | +1.5 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | lad nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | -2.0 |
| Arcia, Orlando 3717 | dh ss | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.8 | 59.6 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 28.4 | 56.2 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 56.2 | 68.9 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 46.3 | 87.5 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 40.1 | 43.1 |
| PIT | Hill, Rich 2215 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 28.4 | 79.2 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 18.1 | 57.9 |
| OAK | Waldichuk, Ken 4757 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 26.5 | 31.5 |
| SD | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 11.7 |
| ATL | Shuster, Jared* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 42.3 | 42.3 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 54.6 | 55.6 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 23.4 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 39.8 | 43.8 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 52.5 | 259.3 |
| ARI | Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 31.4 | 139.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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