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Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Gilbert struck out eight over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 6-1, 10-inning win over the Blue Jays. Gilbert did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because when he exited, the game was tied, 1-1.
Gilbert earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to second place overall, behind Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes (3.7 points). Gilbert previously earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game March 30. Gilbert is one of seven players with 3.0 points but ranks highest among them because he has most 2023 Box-Toppers points (13.4).
National League Player of the Day
Padres pitcher Dylan Cease struck out seven over six innings, allowing two runs (none earned), two hits and two walks, in the 10-2 win over the Cubs.
Cease earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 33rd in season player rankings.
American League Batter of the Day
Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals homered, doubled, hit a sacrifice fly and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 11-2 win over the Astros.
National League Batter of the Day
Nick Ahmed of the Giants tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 7-1 win over the Nationals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2024. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Wednesday, April 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | bal al | 3.7 |
| 2 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 |
| 3 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
| 4 | Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 |
| 5 | Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | cle al | 3.0 |
| 6 | Bradford, Cody 4938 | pi sp mr | tex al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Phillips, Evan 4930 | pi cp | lad nl | 3.0 |
| 8 | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | pi sp cp | sf nl | 2.7 |
| 10 | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.7 |
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Notable
Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Bradford (6.2IP 5H R 0ER BB 7K W in the 6-2 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season. Bradford previously earned 2.0 points as overall Player of the Day April 5.
Debut
Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
More from Wednesday
Top pitching matchup
SEA at TOR▪️Logan Gilbert, Mariners, 14.4 Box-Toppers points in 2023-24, 8th among AL pitchers
▪️Yusei Kikuchi, Blue Jays, 11.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023-24, 20th among AL pitchers
Results—SEA 6, TOR 1 (F/10)
Gilbert is Player of the Game (7.2IP 5H R BB 8K ND) with a +7.2 Box-Toppers game score. He was also overall Player of the Day.
Kikuchi (6IP 3H R 2BB 9K ND) had +8.0 game score in loss.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+8.0—Yusei Kikuchi, Blue Jays (6IP 3H R 2BB 9K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because TOR lost to SEA, despite having the day’s highest B-T game score.
Player of the Game—Logan Gilbert, Mariners (7.2IP 5H R BB 8K ND) with +7.2 game score.
▪️+5.0—Gavin Sheets, White Sox (HR 2-2B 3-5 2R 5BI)
Was not Player of the Game because CHW lost to CLE.
Player of the Game—Bo Naylor, Guardians (HR 2-4 R 3BI) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Jurickson Profar, Padres (HR 2B 3-3 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CHC.
Teammate Dylan Cease had higher game score (+7.0) to win Player of the Game (6IP 2H 2R 0ER 2BB 7K W).
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
-18.0—Spencer Arrighetti, Astros (3IP 7H 7R 3BB 3K L vs. KC).-17.8—Patrick Corbin, Nationals
-16.0—Kyle Hendricks, Cubs
-15.0—Ross Stripling, Athletics
-12.9—Tanner Bibee, Guardians
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
-5.0—Nolan Jones, Rockies 0-5 3K-5.0—Jorge Polanco, Mariners 0-5 3K
-5.0—Adley Rutschman, Orioles 0-5 3K
-5.0—Randal Grichuk, Diamondbacks 0-5 2K
-5.0—Andrew Benintendi, White Sox 0-5 2K
Jordan Westburg of the Orioles (HR 2B 2-3 R 3BI in the 7-5 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut June 26, 2023, and was playing in his 78th career game.
Jackson Chourio of the Brewers (SF 1-3 2R 2BI in the 7-2 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut March 29 and was playing in his 10th career game.
Blaze Alexander of the Diamondbacks (HR 2-2 R BI in the 5-3 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut March 28 and was playing in his 10th career game.
Scoring
Gilbert earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Cease earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Pasquantino and Ahmed each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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).| 4/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.2 | `SEA 6, TOR 1 (F/10) | Logan Gilbert | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | KC 11, HOU 2 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +7.0 | SD 10, CHC 2 | Dylan Cease (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +6.2 | TEX 6, OAK 2 | Cody Bradford (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SF 7, WSH 1 | Nick Ahmed SS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIN 3, LAD 2 | Edouard Julien 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 7, BOS 5 | Jordan Westburg 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TB 4, LAA 2 | Pete Fairbanks (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 7, CHW 6 (F/10) | Bo Naylor C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 7, CIN 2 | Jackson Chourio RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 5, COL 3 | Blaze Alexander SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | `PHI 4, STL 3 | Matt Strahm (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | MIA 5, NYY 2 | Jake Burger 3B | 4 | 1 | 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 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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 | 16.4 | 37.5 | 37.5 | -10.4 |
| Bradford, Cody 4938 | pi sp mr | tex al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.7 | 11.7 | 48.5 | 48.5 | -8.3 |
| Pasquantino, Vinnie 4766 | dh | kc al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Ahmed, Nick 3520 | ss | sf nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 19.2 | +1.5 |
| Strahm, Matt 3724 | pi mr sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | -4.0 |
| Burger, Jake 4629 | 3b dh | fla nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -4.0 |
| Naylor, Bo 4885 | ca | cle al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| Fairbanks, Pete 4273 | pi cp | tb al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| Julien, Edouard 4822 | 2b | min al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Alexander, Blaze 4971 | ss | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Chourio, Jackson 4970 | rf | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Westburg, Jordan 4969 | 3b | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
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| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 83.1 |
| ATL | Winans, Allan 4900 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 2.0 | 19.7 | 49.8 | 58.5 |
| CIN | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 19.1 |
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 46.5 | 48.2 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 29.7 | 53.1 |
| PIT | Jones, Jared 4956 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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