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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Max Muncy of the Dodgers rises to first place among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Wheeler struck out 12 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Braves.
Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 24th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates.
Castillo earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season, rising to eighth place in season player rankings, seventh among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Jonathan India of the Reds hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 8-5 win over the Cubs.
American League Batter of the Day—Matt Wallner of the Twins homered and went 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 9-7 win over the Blue Jays.
This was Wallner’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Wallner made his Major League debut Sept. 17, 2022, and was playing in his 28th career game.
Notable—Max Muncy of the Dodgers rises to first place among National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Muncy (HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 6-5 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season. He passes previous NL batting leader Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals (5.0). Though Muncy and Gorman both have 5.0 Box-Toppers points, Muncy ranks higher because he has more 2022 points—7.2 vs. 5.0.
Muncy ranks 27th 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 Saturday, May 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 8.7 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 8.4 |
| 3 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 8.0 |
| 4 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 6 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 7 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 6.7 |
| 8 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 6.4 |
| 9 | Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.1 |
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Scoring—Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Castillo earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. India and Wallner each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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
| 5/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | PHI 2, ATL 1 | Zack Wheeler, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| AL | +13.0 | SEA 5, PIT 0 | Luis Castillo, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| +11.0 | SF 3, MIL 1 | Logan Webb, (W 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| +5.2 | `DET 7, CHW 3 | Michael Lorenzen | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CIN 8, CHC 5 | Jonathan India, 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.2 | `NYY 3, SD 2 (F/10) | Luis Severino | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIN 9, TOR 7 | Matt Wallner, RF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BOS 2, ARI 1 | Garrett Whitlock, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 6, OAK 3 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 5, BAL 3 | Andrew Heaney, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +2.1 | COL 10, NYM 7 | Justin Lawrence, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | STL 2, CLE 1 (F/10) | Ryan Helsley, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 6, TB 5 | Max Muncy, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 4, KC 2 | Mason Thompson, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | MIA 8, LAA 5 (F/10) | Garrett Hampson, RF | 2 | 0 | 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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| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 6.4 | 16.4 | 52.8 | 61.2 | -3.6 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.0 | 19.4 | 61.2 | 73.9 | -9.4 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 5.0 | 12.2 | 29.7 | 29.7 | -2.2 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | tex al | 4.7 | 12.7 | 35.8 | 40.8 | -3.3 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 12.7 | 30.9 | 30.9 | -6.7 |
| Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -3.0 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 2.5 | 11.2 | 31.9 | 36.9 | -6.2 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 8.7 | 29.4 | 55.5 | -4.7 |
| Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | pi sp cp | bos al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -2.0 |
| Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 16.5 | -2.0 |
| Hampson, Garrett 4252 | ss rf | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | +2.0 |
| Thompson, Mason 4788 | pi mr | dc nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| India, Jonathan 4469 | 2b | cin nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +1.5 |
| Wallner, Matt 4824 | rf | min al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Lawrence, Justin 4717 | pi mr | col nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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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| LAD | Stone, Gavin* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Fleming, Josh 4316 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 1.0 | 17.8 | 56.4 | 125.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 6.0 | 21.4 | 101.4 | 144.3 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 4.0 | 24.4 | 40.8 | 40.8 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 40.8 | 60.2 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 21.1 | 27.1 |
| CLE | Gaddis, Hunter 4764 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 21.1 | 60.9 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 53.6 | 62.6 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 24.7 | 60.2 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 |
| OAK | Medina, Luis* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 |
| PIT | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 32.5 | 36.5 |
| PHI | Covey, Dylan 3974 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 5.0 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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