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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.
Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Miller struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Astros.
Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 27th among all players and 15th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals hit three home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in four runs, in the 12-6 win over the Tigers.
Goldschmidt earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 23rd among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Hanser Alberto of the White Sox homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 17-4 win over the Reds.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Paul Goldschmidt.
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 Sunday, May 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 |
| 3 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 |
| 5 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 5.7 |
| 6 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 5.7 |
| 7 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
| 8 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 9 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 10 | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 4.7 |
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Debut—Brenton Doyle of the Rockies made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Doyle (HR 3-5 3R 3BI in the 13-6 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut April 24 and was playing in his 11th career game.
Scoring—Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Goldschmidt earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Alberto earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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
| 5/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | SEA 3, HOU 1 | Bryce Miller, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| NL | +7.0 | STL 12, DET 6 | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | CLE 2, MIN 0 | Cal Quantrill, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +7.0 | PHI 6, BOS 1 | Taijuan Walker, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | CHW 17, CIN 4 | Hanser Alberto, 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | TEX 16, LAA 8 | Leody Taveras, CF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.1 | `MIA 5, CHC 4 (F/14) | Sandy Alcantara | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 9, ARI 8 | Joey Meneses, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | COL 13, NYM 6 | Brenton Doyle, CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 7, SF 3 | Willy Adames, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `ATL 3, BAL 2 (F/12) | Collin McHugh | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | TOR 10, PIT 1 | Yusei Kikuchi, (W 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | `LAD 5, SD 2 (F/10) | Yency Almonte | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 5, OAK 1 | Salvador Perez, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.1 | TB 8, NYY 7 (F/10) | Jalen Beeks, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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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| Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.0 | 24.1 | 43.2 | 43.2 | -18.1 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -2.7 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -4.0 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 2.0 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 14.4 | -3.9 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 1.7 | 9.2 | 33.2 | 80.5 | -5.8 |
| Alberto, Hanser 4240 | 3b | chi al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.5 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 8.7 | 24.1 | 50.5 | -6.7 |
| Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca dh | kc al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 41.7 | -3.0 |
| Meneses, Joey 4725 | dh rf 1b | dc nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -3.0 |
| McHugh, Collin 3316 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 50.9 | -1.0 |
| Beeks, Jalen 4047 | pi cp mr | tb al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Tavares, Leody 4687 | cf | tex al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Almonte, Yency 4333 | pi mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Doyle, Brenton 4803 | cf | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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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| DET | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 5.7 | 22.1 | 26.8 | 26.8 |
| BAL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 35.5 | 54.5 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 32.1 | 38.1 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 3.0 | 23.4 | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 47.3 | 223.5 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 41.5 | 41.5 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 27.8 | 30.5 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 30.4 | 58.2 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 6.7 | 25.4 | 41.1 | 41.1 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.7 | 45.4 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 41.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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