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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.
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors: Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises to third place and Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to eighth place.
Player of the Day—Greene struck out 11 over six scoreless and hitless innings, allowing two walks, in the 9-0 win over the Cubs.
Greene exited after 110 pitches and the Reds lost the chance at a combined no-hitter in the eighth inning when reliever Eduardo Salazar gave up two hits.
Greene earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 82nd among all players and 29th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Hunter Brown struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Athletics.
Brown earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season, eighth among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Luis Garcia of the Nationals doubled and went 6-for-6, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 12-10 win over the Royals.
American League Batter of the Day—Tim Anderson of the White Sox went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 12-3 win over the Tigers.
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 Friday, May 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 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 | Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 |
| 9 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.1 |
| 10 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 |
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Rankings—Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman rises from fifth to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Gausman (5.1IP 4H R 5BB 8K W in the 3-1 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season. He also ranks third among AL pitchers, trailing Shane McClanahan of the Rays (8.7) and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.4).
Notable—Mets pitcher Max Scherzer now has 240.3 career Box-Toppers points—fourth-most since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (7IP 6H R 0BB 8K W in the 5-2 win over the Rockies) now trails Pedro Martinez (244.8 career points) by 4.5 points. Martinez is the third-ranked player on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, but would have a projected 270 total career points if his entire career from 1992 were tracked. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)
Scherzer ranks second among active players (and among active NL pitchers) in career points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (265.4).
Scherzer has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 13th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Giants closing pitcher Tristan Beck made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Beck (3.1IP H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 15-1 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut April 20 and was playing in his ninth career game.
Scoring—Greene earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Brown earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Garcia and Anderson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 5/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | CIN 9, CHC 0 | Hunter Greene, (W 1‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| AL | +8.0 | HOU 5, OAK 2 | Hunter Brown, (W 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| +8.0 | TEX 12, BAL 2 | Jon Gray, (W 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | NYM 5, COL 2 | Max Scherzer, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | WSH 12, KC 10 | Luis García, 2B | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PIT 11, SEA 6 | Bryan Reynolds, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.1 | SD 5, NYY 1 | Joe Musgrove, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | SF 15, MIL 1 | Tristan Beck, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | MIA 6, LAA 2 | Bryan De La Cruz, LF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CHW 12, DET 3 | Tim Anderson, SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TB 9, LAD 3 | Yandy Díaz, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | TOR 3, MIN 1 | Kevin Gausman, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| +1.0 | BOS 7, ARI 2 | Triston Casas, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | PHI 6, ATL 4 | Bryson Stott, 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 4, STL 3 | Amed Rosario, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 8.0 | 20.7 | 42.1 | 77.4 | -4.7 |
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | +5.4 |
| Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | lf cf | pit nl | 4.7 | 8.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | +0.7 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | 14.0 | 83.6 | 240.3 | -6.0 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 3.7 | 9.7 | 37.4 | 49.1 | -2.3 |
| Diaz, Yandy 3896 | 1b | tb al | 3.5 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 15.2 | -0.5 |
| Greene, Hunter 4651 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -3.0 |
| Rosario, Amed 3879 | ss | cle al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | -4.0 |
| De La Cruz, Bryan 4500 | lf rf cf | fla nl | 2.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.5 |
| Garcia, Luis 4671 | 2b ss | dc nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Anderson, Tim 3659 | ss | chi al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 23.0 | 27.5 | +0.5 |
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 54.2 | -16.4 |
| Stott, Bryson 4607 | 2b ss | phi nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Casas, Triston 4752 | 1b | bos al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Beck, Tristan 4823 | pi cp | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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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| SD | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 6.0 | 14.4 | 29.5 | 56.2 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 28.4 | 54.5 |
| CHW | Scholtens, Jesse* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 15.5 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 5.7 | 16.7 | 45.5 | 49.5 |
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 37.8 | 37.8 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 34.8 | 39.8 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 35.4 | 35.4 |
| OAK | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 6.1 | 16.8 | 58.6 | 265.4 |
| TB | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 36.4 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 3.0 | 17.4 | 59.2 | 71.9 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 60.7 | 96.1 |
| PIT | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 23.5 | 32.5 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 51.1 | 59.5 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 29.9 | 29.9 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 4.7 | 20.1 | 48.9 | 48.9 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 29.7 |
| CIN | Williamson, Brandon 4813 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 32.1 | 46.1 |
| STL | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 43.3 | 43.3 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| NYM | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 2.0 | 28.0 | 80.6 | 234.6 |
| COL | Anderson, Chase 3328 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 42.8 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 8.4 | 33.1 | 63.7 | 63.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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