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Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Batter of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Stroman pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking one, in the 1-0 win over the Rays.
Stroman did not allow a hit until the seventh inning and only allowed three total baserunners, throwing 105 pitches.
Stroman’s +15.0 Box-Toppers game score Monday ranks 11th among all 2023 Player of the Game winners.
Stroman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, ninth among all players and second among National League pitchers, behind Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks (7.7).
American League Player of the Day—Guardians pitcher Logan Allen struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Orioles.
Allen earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 41st among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Mariners.
Judge earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.5 for the season, sixth among all players and second among AL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.4). (Ohtani has earned five of his seven Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors this season as a starting pitcher, but still qualifies to rank among batters.)
National League Batter of the Day—Patrick Bailey of the Giants homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 14-4 win over the Pirates.
This was Bailey’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Bailey made his Major League debut May 19 and was playing in his ninth career game.
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 Monday, May 29.| 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 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf dh | nyy al | 7.5 |
| 7 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 8 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 6.7 |
| 9 | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.7 |
| 10 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 6.4 |
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Debut—Athletics pitcher Lucas Erceg also made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Erceg (3IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 7-2 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut May 19 and was playing in his fifth career game.
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Scoring—Stroman earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Allen earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Judge and Bailey each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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
| 5/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | CHC 1, TB 0 | Marcus Stroman, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | +12.0 | CLE 5, BAL 0 | Logan Allen, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| +7.0 | KC 7, STL 0 | Mike Mayers, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +7.0 | OAK 7, ATL 2 | Lucas Erceg, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYY 10, SEA 4 | Aaron Judge, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | SF 14, PIT 4 | Patrick Bailey, C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIN 7, HOU 5 (F/10) | Jhoan Duran, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.2 | `ARI 7, COL 5 | Drey Jameson, (Hld ) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 6, CHW 4 | Griffin Canning, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 6, WSH 1 | Bobby Miller, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 5, DET 0 | Corey Seager, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf dh | nyy al | 7.5 | 20.7 | 39.7 | 50.9 | -5.7 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.7 | 12.4 | 33.4 | 61.2 | +1.0 |
| Canning, Griffin 4134 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | +3.0 |
| Jameson, Drey 4742 | pi sp mr | ari nl | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +0.7 |
| Allen, Logan T. 4789 | pi sp | cle al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | tex al | 2.0 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 24.5 | -0.5 |
| Mayers, Mike 3983 | pi sp mr cp | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.0 |
| Miller, Bobby 4820 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Bailey, Patrick 4827 | ca | sf nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Duran, Jhoan 4622 | pi cp | min al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Erceg, Lucas 4826 | pi mr | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 3.0 | 24.1 | 43.2 | 43.2 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 30.8 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CLE | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| BAL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 37.5 | 56.5 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| CIN | Lively, Ben 3903 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 47.3 | 223.5 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 3.7 | 15.8 | 30.5 | 33.2 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 8.7 | 25.1 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 36.8 | 68.6 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 36.4 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 42.1 | 45.1 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| HOU | Bielak, Brandon 4297 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 33.1 | 39.1 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 7.7 | 26.4 | 42.1 | 42.1 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SF | Brebbia, John 4080 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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