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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.
Angels pitcher Griffin Canning is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Canning struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-0 win over the Red Sox.
Canning earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 170th among all players, 51st among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson struck out four over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 4-3 win over the Phillies. Nelson did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Phillies tied the game after he exited.
Nelson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 35th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays hit a grand slam and went 3-for-6, scoring once and driving in six runs, in the 20-1 win over the Rays.
Guerrero hit his grand slam off Luke Raley, normally a Rays outfielder or first baseman, who was making his second career pitching appearance and has a 30.38 earned run average. Earlier in the game, Raley struck out Guerrero, his only career strikeout as a pitcher.
National League Batter of the Day—Matt Mervis of the Cubs hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-2 win over the Mets.
This was Mervis’ Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. He made his Major League debut May 5 and was playing in his 14th career game.
Mervis had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +4.0, same as another NL batter earning Player of the Game honors, Tommy Edman of the Cardinals (3B 2B 2-3 2R 3BI in the 8-5 win over the Reds). But Mervis edged Edman for NL Batter of the Day honors because he homered in his game, while Edman’s biggest extra-base hit was a triple.
Rankings—Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Eovaldi (CG 8H R BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks sixth among AL pitchers.
Debut—Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller also made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Miller (5IP 4H R BB 5K W in the 8-1 win over the Braves) was also making his Major League debut.
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 23.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 8.4 |
| 2 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 3 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 5 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 |
| 6 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 7 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 6.7 |
| 8 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.1 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 |
| 10 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | cf rf dh | nyy al | 6.0 |
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Scoring—Canning earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nelson earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Guerrero and Mervis each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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
| 5/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | LAA 4, BOS 0 | Griffin Canning, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| +5.0 | TEX 6, PIT 1 | Nathan Eovaldi, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | `ARI 4, PHI 3 | Ryne Nelson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | TOR 20, TB 1 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr., DH | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | CHC 7, NYM 2 | Matt Mervis, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 8, CIN 5 | Tommy Edman, RF‑2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 6, BAL 5 (F/10) | Michael King, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 4, MIN 3 | Camilo Doval, (S 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | `KC 4, DET 1 | Mike Mayers | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.1 | MIL 6, HOU 0 | Colin Rea, (W 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 8, ATL 1 | Bobby Miller, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 3, OAK 2 | Paul Sewald, (S 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SD 7, WSH 4 | Juan Soto, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHW 4, CLE 2 | Yasmani Grandal, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | COL 5, MIA 4 | Randal Grichuk, RF | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 6.7 | 12.7 | 40.5 | 66.3 | +0.7 |
| Doval, Camilo 4658 | pi cp | sf nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi cp mr | nyy al | 3.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -1.7 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | lf | sd nl | 3.0 | 5.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | +0.5 |
| Nelson, Ryne 4728 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | +1.0 |
| Edman, Tommy 4255 | ss rf 2b 3b | stl nl | 2.5 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -0.5 |
| Sewald, Paul 3940 | pi cp mr | sea al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Canning, Griffin 4134 | pi sp | ana al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | +2.0 |
| Rea, Colin 3582 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | +2.0 |
| Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | dh 1b | tor al | 1.5 | 3.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | -0.2 |
| Mervis, Matt 4819 | 1b | chi nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Grichuk, Randal 3474 | rf cf | col nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 22.9 | 41.4 | -4.0 |
| Grandal, Yasmani 3058 | ca | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 30.7 | +1.0 |
| Mayers, Mike 3983 | pi sp cp mr | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +1.0 |
| Miller, Bobby 4820 | pi sp | 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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| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 30.8 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 7.7 | 26.4 | 42.1 | 42.1 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| HOU | Bielak, Brandon 4297 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 41.8 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 27.8 | 44.4 |
| CIN | Lively, Ben 3903 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 7.7 | 24.1 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| SD | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 25.7 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 47.3 | 223.5 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 31.4 | 59.2 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 3.0 | 24.1 | 43.2 | 43.2 |
| COL | Kauffman, Karl* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Paxton, James 3280 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 55.9 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 36.4 |
| OAK | Waldichuk, Ken 4757 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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