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Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Hendricks allowed one hit over eight scoreless innings, striking out three and walking one, in the 4-0 win over the Giants.
Hendricks allowed no hits until there were two out in the eight inning, when he gave up a double to Mitch Haniger.
Hendricks earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 186th among all players, 56th among National League pitchers.
Hendricks has also now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2014 with the Cubs and now has 70.6 career Box-Toppers points, 19th among active NL pitchers. His best seasons were 2016 and 2019, both with the Cubs, when he had 13.4 Box-Toppers points each season. In 2016, he ranked 10th among NL pitchers and in 2019, he ranked 13th among NL pitchers. In 2022, he had 4.7 points with the Cubs, 67th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Corey Seager of the Rangers homered, doubled and went 5-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-4 win over the Rays.
Seager earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 16th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves homered, hit two doubles and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 6-4 win over the Nationals.
Acuna earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, third among NL batters, behind Max Muncy of the Dodgers (5.0) and Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals (5.0). Though all three have 5.0 points, Muncy ranks highest because he has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points (7.2), followed by Gorman (5.0) and Acuna (3.5).
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Corey Seager.
Notable—Mets pitcher Kodai Senga has the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s 15 Player of the Game winners.
Senga (7IP 2H R 0ER 4BB 6K W in the 5-1 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, 14th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.
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, June 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 12.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 10.4 |
| 3 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 9.4 |
| 4 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.7 |
| 5 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 8.7 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.1 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf dh | nyy al | 7.5 |
| 10 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.4 |
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Streak—Jose Abreu of the Astros has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2023 Saturday.
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Abreu (HR 2-5 R 3BI in the 8-4 win over the Guardians) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2014 with the White Sox and now has 49.5 career Box-Toppers points, ninth among active AL batters. His best season was his 2014 rookie season when he had 15.5 Box-Toppers points, leading all AL batters and tied for the third-highest single-season Box-Toppers point total for a batter since 2010. Abreu’s next-highest single-season point total was not even half of his 2014 total—it was 2019 with the White Sox, when he had 7.5 points, 15th among AL batters. In 2022, Abreu had 2.5 points with the White Sox. Saturday’s Box-Toppers point was his first since joining the Astros.
Debut—Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Woo (4.2IP 4H 2R BB 7K ND in the 6-2 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut June 3 and was playing in his second career game.
Scoring—Hendricks earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Seager earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Acuna earns 1.5 points for being NL 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
| 6/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
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| MLB | +9.0 | CHC 4, SF 0 | Kyle Hendricks, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| +7.0 | LAD 9, PHI 0 | Bobby Miller, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | TEX 8, TB 4 | Corey Seager, SS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | NYM 5, PIT 1 | Kodai Senga, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | `OAK 2, MIL 1 (F/10) | Paul Blackburn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | ATL 6, WSH 4 | Ronald Acuña Jr., RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `MIA 5, CHW 1 | Sandy Alcantara | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.2 | ARI 5, DET 0 | Ryne Nelson, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.2 | `SD 3, COL 2 | Steven Wilson, (Hld 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | `SEA 6, LAA 2 | Bryan Woo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +2.1 | BAL 6, KC 1 | Cole Irvin, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 9, TOR 4 | Max Kepler, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 3, BOS 1 | Clay Holmes, (S 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.2 | CIN 8, STL 4 | Andrew Abbott, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +1.0 | HOU 6, CLE 4 | Jose Abreu, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 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 | +/‑ |
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| Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | rf | atl nl | 5.0 | 8.5 | 23.9 | 23.9 | +1.5 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.0 | 25.1 | 44.2 | 44.2 | -17.1 |
| Seager, Corey 3587 | ss | tex al | 3.7 | 6.2 | 13.7 | 26.2 | +1.2 |
| Nelson, Ryne 4728 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | +2.0 |
| Miller, Bobby 4820 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Kepler, Max 3664 | rf dh | min al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 19.7 | 27.7 | +0.5 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 38.8 | 70.6 | -2.7 |
| Abbott, Andrew 4839 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Irvin, Cole 4140 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 8.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | -6.7 |
| Holmes, Clay 4022 | pi cp | nyy al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 |
| Blackburn, Paul 3869 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | -3.0 |
| Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | hou al | 1.0 | 3.5 | 28.5 | 49.5 | -1.5 |
| Wilson, Steven 4600 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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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| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 8.7 | 27.4 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| DET | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| HOU | Bielak, Brandon 4297 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 57.3 | 57.3 |
| KC | Hernandez, Carlos 4466 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BAL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 37.5 | 56.5 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 26.1 | 52.5 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 20.7 | 25.7 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 109.8 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| MIN | Varland, Louie 4758 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 12.0 | 24.7 | 46.1 | 81.4 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 2.7 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 32.5 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 8.7 | 25.1 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 43.1 | 46.1 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 42.5 | 42.5 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 34.8 | 152.3 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 66.4 | 75.4 |
| COL | Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 22.4 |
| CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| SF | Brebbia, John 4080 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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