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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 Rich Hill is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, James Outman of the Dodgers rises to first place among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Hill struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 8-0 win over the Tigers.
Hill earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 61st among all players and 21st among National League pitchers.
Hill has the most career Box-Toppers points among Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners, 82.2, 15th among active NL pitchers.
Hill had a Box-Toppers game score Wednesday of +10.0, same as two other pitchers who earned Player of the Game honors (Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt and Mets pitcher Kodai Senga), but Hill won overall Player of the Day over both of them because he earned the win in his game, while they both picked up no-decisions in their games.
American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0, 10-inning win over the Yankees. Bassitt did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because when he exited, the game was in a scoreless tie.
Bassitt earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 12th among all players and ninth among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Alex Bregman of the Astros homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-6 win over the Cubs.
Bregman had a +4.0 Box-Toppers game score Wednesday, the same as another AL batter earning Player of the Game honors, Justin Turner of the Red Sox (HR 3-4 2R 2BI in the 12-3 win over the Mariners). But Bregman held the tiebreaking advantage to win AL Batter of the Day honors because he had a home run and double, while Turner had just one he home run.
National League Batter of the Day—James Outman of the Dodgers hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-3 win over the Twins.
Outman earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Jake Fraley of the Reds (4.5 points). Outman ranks 21st among all players.
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, May 17.| 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 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 7.4 |
| 4 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 |
| 5 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 6 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.1 |
| 8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 |
| 9 | Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.0 |
| 10 | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | det al | 6.0 |
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Streak—Justin Turner of the Red Sox has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2023 Wednesday.
Turner (HR 3-4 2R 2BI in the 12-3 win over the Mariners) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2011 with the Mets, but earned no points in 2013, so his current 10-season streak began in 2014, when he was with the Dodgers. He has 32.2 career Box-Toppers points, 23rd among active AL batters. His best season was 2022 with the Dodgers when he had 6.5 Box-Toppers points, 14th among NL batters.
Scoring—Hill earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bassitt earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bregman and Outman 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
| 5/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | PIT 8, DET 0 | Rich Hill, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| AL | +10.0 | `TOR 3, NYY 0 (F/10) | Chris Bassitt | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +10.0 | `NYM 8, TB 7 (F/10) | Kodai Senga | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| +6.1 | `ARI 5, OAK 3 | Ryne Nelson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +5.2 | BAL 3, LAA 1 | Kyle Bradish, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | STL 3, MIL 0 | Matthew Liberatore, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | HOU 7, CHC 6 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BOS 12, SEA 3 | Justin Turner, 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | LAD 7, MIN 3 | James Outman, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `KC 4, SD 3 | Carlos Hernández | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 7, CLE 2 | Jake Burger, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 11, CIN 6 | Brenton Doyle, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 4, WSH 3 | Jorge Soler, RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 6, TEX 5 | Raisel Iglesias, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | SF 7, PHI 4 | Wilmer Flores, DH | 4 | 1 | 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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| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 5.7 | 16.7 | 45.5 | 49.5 | -5.3 |
| Outman, James 4699 | cf rf lf | lad nl | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | +3.2 |
| Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh rf ph | fla nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 21.4 | 28.1 | +3.7 |
| Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 | 10.7 | 31.4 | 82.2 | -4.7 |
| Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -3.0 |
| Doyle, Brenton 4803 | cf | col nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Flores, Wilmer 3345 | dh 3b 1b ph | sf nl | 2.5 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 26.5 | 0.0 |
| Burger, Jake 4629 | 3b dh | chi al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 1.5 | 10.2 | 30.9 | 35.9 | -7.2 |
| Turner, Justin 2865 | 1b 3b | bos al | 1.0 | 7.5 | 17.7 | 32.2 | -5.5 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Nelson, Ryne 4728 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 29.7 | 0.0 |
| Hernandez, Carlos 4466 | pi sp mr | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +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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| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 36.4 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| TB | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 25.7 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 4.0 | 24.4 | 40.8 | 40.8 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 53.6 | 62.6 |
| LAD | Urias, Julio 3652 | 4.0 | 23.4 | 49.5 | 56.2 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 34.8 | 152.3 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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