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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 Framber Valdez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile Tuesday, Sean Murphy of the Braves rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Valdez struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Angels.
Valdez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 87th among all players, 25th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Jorge Soler of the Marlins hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Soler went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Soler earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, ninth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Jake Bauers of the Yankees homered, hit a sacrifice fly and went 1-for-2, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 10-5 win over the Athletics.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Jorge Soler.
Rankings—Sean Murphy of the Braves rises to first place among NL batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Murphy (2B 3-4 R 4BI in the 9-3 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season, passing previous NL batting leader Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates (3.7). Murphy ranks 15th among all players in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
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 Tuesday, May 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 3 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 |
| 4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 |
| 6 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 5.7 |
| 7 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
| 8 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 9 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 10 | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 4.7 |
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Debut—Dodgers pitcher Justin Bruihl made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Bruihl (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 6-2 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut Aug. 8, 2021, and was playing in his 51st career game.
Scoring—Valdez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Soler earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Bauers earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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
| 5/9 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | HOU 3, LAA 1 | Framber Valdez, (W 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| +10.0 | SEA 5, TEX 0 | George Kirby, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | CLE 2, DET 0 | Shane Bieber, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | MIA 6, ARI 2 | Jorge Soler, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ATL 9, BOS 3 | Sean Murphy, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | COL 10, PIT 1 | Jurickson Profar, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 4, KC 2 | Lucas Giolito, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +3.2 | LAD 6, MIL 2 | Justin Bruihl, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.1 | CIN 7, NYM 6 | Alexis Díaz, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 8, TOR 4 | Nick Castellanos, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | NYY 10, OAK 5 | Jake Bauers, DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | SF 4, WSH 1 | Camilo Doval, (S 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | STL 6, CHC 4 | Paul DeJong, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SD 6, MIN 1 | Michael Wacha, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +1.0 | BAL 4, TB 2 | Adley Rutschman, C | 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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| Murphy, Sean 4246 | ca | atl nl | 4.0 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +0.5 |
| Castellanos, Nick 3349 | rf dh | phi nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 45.7 | +3.5 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | 11.4 | 26.5 | 53.2 | -5.4 |
| Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh rf ph | fla nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 20.4 | 27.1 | +2.7 |
| Rutschman, Adley 4659 | ca | bal al | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 2.0 | 18.0 | 33.4 | 33.4 | -14.0 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | -9.4 |
| Doval, Camilo 4658 | pi cp | sf nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 42.1 | 45.1 | -2.0 |
| Bauers, Jake 3993 | dh 1b | nyy al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | +1.5 |
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 14.7 | 57.3 | 57.3 | -12.7 |
| Diaz, Alexis 4613 | pi cp | cin nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| DeJong, Paul 3827 | ss | stl nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 16.0 | 20.5 | -0.5 |
| Profar, Jurickson 3665 | lf | col nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 13.2 | 14.2 | -0.5 |
| Bruihl, Justin 4806 | pi mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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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| OAK | Muller, Kyle 4454 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| NYY | Brito, Jhony 4761 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 |
| PIT | Hill, Rich 2215 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 29.4 | 80.2 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 38.8 | 58.2 |
| CLE | Battenfield, Peyton* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 4.4 | 15.1 | 56.9 | 263.7 |
| MIL | Miley, Wade 3006 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 24.4 | 64.5 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 3.7 | 13.7 | 50.1 | 58.5 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| SF | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 36.1 | 50.2 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 7.0 | 19.7 | 41.1 | 76.4 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 58.2 | 70.9 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| TB | Beeks, Jalen 4047 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| NYM | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 78.6 | 232.6 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 49.2 | 113.8 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| SD | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 19.7 |
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 21.1 | 27.1 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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