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Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Lodolo struck out 10 over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the White Sox.
Lodolo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 37th among all players.
American League Player of the Day
Twins pitcher Joe Ryan struck out 12 over six innings, allowing three runs (one earned), six hits and one walk, in the 11-5, 12-inning win over the Tigers. Ryan did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited with the Twins trailing.
Ryan earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 15th among all players, eighth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Thairo Estrada of the Giants hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-2 win over the Rays.
American League Batter of the Day
Kyle Tucker of the Astros hit two doubles and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 9-2 win over the Rangers.
Tucker had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of +3.0, tied with two other AL batters who also won Player of the Game honors. Tucker ranks ahead of them both to win AL Batter of the Day honors on tiebreakers:
He ranks ahead of Juan Soto of the Yankees (HR 1-3 R 3BI in the 8-2 win over the Guardians) because he had more hits than Soto—two vs. one.
He ranks ahead of Nick Loftin of the Royals (SF 2-3 R 3BI in the 11-7 win over the Mets) because he had more extra base hits—two doubles—while both of Loftin’s hits were singles.
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 Saturday, April 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 |
| 2 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | bal al | 3.7 |
| 3 | Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 3.7 |
| 4 | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 |
| 5 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 |
| 6 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | dh | atl nl | 3.0 |
| 8 | Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 |
| 10 | Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp | stl nl | 3.0 |
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Rankings
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Imanaga (5.1IP 5H R 0ER 2BB 4K W in the 4-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind overall leader Freddy Peralta of the Brewers (4.0 points).
It’s Imanaga’s third Player of the Game honor of 2024. He also did it April 1 (earning 1.7 points as NL Player of the Day) and April 7.
Debut
Twins pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Woods Richardson (6IP 2H R BB 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Oct. 2, 2022, and was playing in his third career game.
More from Saturday
Top pitching matchup
MIN at DET▪️Joe Ryan, Twins, 9.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 29th among AL pitchers
▪️Kenta Maeda, Tigers, 11.1 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 19th among AL pitchers
Results—MIN 11, DET 5 (F/12)
Ryan is Player of the Game (6IP 6H 3R ER BB 12K ND) with a +7.0 Box-Toppers game score.
Maeda (6IP 5H 2R ER 0BB 5K ND) had +3.0 game score in loss.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+5.0—Pete Alonso, Mets (2HR 3-3 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game because NYM lost to KC.
Player of the Game—Nick Loftin, Royals (SF 2-3 R 3BI) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Carson Fulmer, Angels (4IP 2H 0R 3BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because LAA lost to BOS.
Player of the Game—Greg Weissert, Red Sox (2IP H 0R 0BB 3K W) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Kyle Muller, Athletics (3IP 5H R 0BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because OAK lost to WSH.
Player of the Game—MacKenzie Gore, Nationals (5IP 4H 0R BB 11K W) with +11.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
-18.8—Sean Manaea, Mets (3.2IP 9H 8R 6ER 3BB 4K L) vs. KC).-18.0—Dean Kremer, Orioles
-16.0—Chris Devenski, Rays
-16.0—Triston McKenzie, Guardians
-14.9—José Ureña, Rangers
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
-6.0—Maikel Garcia, Royals 0-6 K-4.0—Lawrence Butler, Athletics 0-4 3K
-4.0—Bobby Dalbec, Red Sox 0-4 3K
-4.0—J.D. Davis, Athletics 0-4 3K
-4.0—Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Reds 0-4 3K
-4.0—Joey Gallo, Nationals 0-4 3K
-4.0—Jared Walsh, Rangers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies 0-4 3K
Scoring
Lodolo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Ryan earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Estrada and Tucker each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’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).| 4/13 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.2 | CIN 5, CHW 0 | Nick Lodolo (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +11.0 | WSH 3, OAK 1 | MacKenzie Gore (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| AL | +7.0 | `MIN 11, DET 5 (F/12) | Joe Ryan | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| +6.0 | MIN 4, DET 1 | Simeon Woods Richardson (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SF 11, TB 2 | Thairo Estrada 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | MIA 5, ATL 1 | Max Meyer (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 7, LAA 2 | Greg Weissert (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 5, COL 3 | Yimi García (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 4, PIT 3 | Kyle Schwarber DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | HOU 9, TEX 2 | Kyle Tucker RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | KC 11, NYM 7 | Nick Loftin 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 8, CLE 2 | Juan Soto RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 11, BAL 5 | Willy Adames SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 4, STL 2 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 3, CLE 2 | Clay Holmes (S, 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.1 | CHC 4, SEA 1 | Shota Imanaga (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +0.2 | LAD 5, SD 2 | Gavin Stone (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 2.7 | 11.4 | 28.8 | 28.8 | -6.0 |
| Gurriel, Lourdes Jr. 4148 | lf | ari nl | 2.7 | 6.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | -1.3 |
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +2.0 |
| Meyer, Max 4965 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | hou al | 1.5 | 14.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 | -11.0 |
| Estrada, Thairo 4460 | 2b | sf nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.5 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | lf | nyy al | 1.0 | 10.0 | 26.5 | 34.0 | -8.0 |
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -6.0 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 1.0 | 7.7 | 19.1 | 20.1 | -5.7 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh lf | phi nl | 1.0 | 6.5 | 19.5 | 33.0 | -4.5 |
| Holmes, Clay 4022 | pi cp | nyy al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | -3.0 |
| Loftin, Nick 4936 | 2b 1b | kc al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Garcia, Yimi 3440 | pi cp mr | tor al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Weissert, Greg 4724 | pi mr cp | bos al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Stone, Gavin 4942 | pi sp cp | lad nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | pi sp | min 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 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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| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 26.4 | 39.4 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
| BAL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 3.7 | 15.4 | 56.6 | 59.6 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 60.2 | 83.6 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 39.1 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 43.5 | 70.3 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 54.9 | 105.1 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 33.9 | 33.9 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| NYM | Butto, Jose 4933 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 33.2 | 46.3 |
| NYY | Gil, Luis 4498 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| SF | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 52.9 | 89.1 |
| TB | Alexander, Tyler 4196 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| CHW | Soroka, Mike 3956 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 36.8 | 71.3 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 29.4 |
| OAK | Wood, Alex 3246 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 63.1 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 54.5 | 70.9 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 21.8 | 36.2 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 52.1 | 52.1 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 58.0 | 132.0 |
| LAD | Paxton, James 3280 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 20.1 | 61.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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