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Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors: Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to second place and Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley rises to third place.
Player of the Day
Suarez pitched a complete-game, seven-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking one, in the 5-0 win over the Rockies.
Suarez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to fourth place in season player rankings, third among National League pitchers, behind overall leader Freddy Peralta of the Brewers and Ryan Helsley of the Cardinals, who also earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
While Peralta, Gilbert, Helsley and Suarez all have 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, Peralta ranks highest among them because he has the most 2023 Box-Toppers points (17.7), followed by Gilbert (13.4), Helsley (4.0) and Suarez (3.7).
American League Player of the Day
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 5-4 win over the Yankees.
Kikuchi earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, ninth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Mookie Betts of the Dodgers hit two doubles and went 5-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Nationals.
Betts has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2024. He earned his first points in 2014 with the Red Sox and now has 64.0 career Box-Toppers points, eighth among active NL batters. His best season was 2022 with the Dodgers, when he had 11.7 Box-Toppers points, second among NL batters. He earned 8.5 points in 2023 with the Dodgers, eighth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles homered and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 11-3 win over the Twins.
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 Tuesday, April 16.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 |
| 2 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 |
| 3 | Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp | stl nl | 4.0 |
| 4 | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 |
| 5 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | bal al | 3.7 |
| 6 | Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 3.7 |
| 7 | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 3.7 |
| 8 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 3.0 |
| 10 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | dh | atl nl | 3.0 |
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Rankings
In addition to Suarez, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (6.2IP 3H R BB 6K W in the 3-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising from fifth to second place, behind overall leader, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta (4.0). Gilbert now ranks first among AL pitchers, passing previous leader Corbin Burnes of the Orioles (3.7 points), who falls to second. While Gilbert and Peralta both have 4.0 points on the season, Peralta ranks ahead because he has the most 2023 points—17.7 vs. 13.4.
Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 3-2 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season, third overall, second among NL pitchers (behind Peralta) and first among NL closing pitchers, ahead of Evan Phillips of the Dodgers (3.0). This is Helsley’s fourth Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of 2024. He also did it April 2, April 4 and April 12.
More from Tuesday
Top Tuesday pitchers
The three pitchers who had the most 2023-24 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s starters all earned Player of the Game honors:▪️Logan Gilbert, Mariners, whose 16.4 Box-Toppers points is 9th-most over 2023-24, was Player of the Game vs. CIN (6.2IP 3H R BB 6K W) with +6.2 B-T game score.
▪️Dylan Cease, Padres, whose 11.7 Box-Toppers points is 38th-most over 2023-24, was Player of the Game vs. MIL (6IP 2H R 5BB 7K W) with +4.0 B-T game score.
▪️Yusei Kikuchi, Blue Jays, whose 11.0 Box-Toppers points is 46th-most over 2023-24, was Player of the Game vs. NYY (6IP 4H R BB 9K W) with +8.0 B-T game score. He was also AL Player of the Day.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+11.0—Jared Jones, Pirates (5IP H 0R 0BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because PIT lost to NYM, despite recording the day’s highest B-T game score.
Player of the Game—Reed Garrett, Mets (2IP H 0R BB 6K W) with +6.0 game score.
▪️+6.0—Mitch Spence, Athletics (3IP H 0R BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because OAK lost to STL.
Player of the Game—Ryan Helsley, Cardinals (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Ian Happ, Cubs (HR 2B 3-5 3R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game because CHC lost to ARI.
Player of the Game—Joe Pederson, Diamondbacks (HR SF 1-2 3R 2BI) with +4.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
-23.9—Chris Paddack, Twins (5.1IP 12H 9R BB 2K L vs. BAL)-14.9—Kyle Hendricks, Cubs
-12.9—Tommy Henry, Diamondbacks
-11.9—Patrick Corbin, Nationals
-9.8—Ryan Walker, Giants
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
-6.0—Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox 0-6 K-5.0—Anthony Rendon, Angels 0-5 BB 2K
-4.0—Anthony Volpe, Yankees 0-4 4K
-4.0—Jose Altuve, Astros 0-4 3K
-4.0—Evan Carter, Rangers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Joey Gallo, Nationals 0-4 3K
Scoring
Suarez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Kikuchi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Betts and Henderson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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).| 4/16 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | PHI 5, COL 0 | Ranger Suárez (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | +8.0 | TOR 5, NYY 4 | Yusei Kikuchi (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +8.0 | ATL 6, HOU 2 | Reynaldo López (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.2 | SEA 3, CIN 1 | Logan Gilbert (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | MIA 6, SF 3 | Ryan Weathers (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +6.0 | NYM 3, PIT 1 | Reed Garrett (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | DET 4, TEX 2 | Andrew Chafin (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | LAD 6, WSH 2 | Mookie Betts SS‑2B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ARI 12, CHC 11 (F/10) | Joc Pederson DH | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | SD 6, MIL 3 | Dylan Cease (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 10, BOS 7 (F/11) | Scott Barlow (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `TB 7, LAA 6 (F/13) | Aaron Civale | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | BAL 11, MIN 3 | Gunnar Henderson SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | STL 3, OAK 2 | Ryan Helsley (S, 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 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 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 | 4.0 | 17.4 | 38.5 | 38.5 | -9.4 |
| Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp | stl nl | 4.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 4.0 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | +0.3 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.7 | 12.7 | 49.5 | 49.5 | -7.3 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | tor al | 2.7 | 12.7 | 30.1 | 30.1 | -7.3 |
| Garrett, Reed 4963 | pi cp mr | nym nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 8.0 | 30.4 | 30.4 | -4.0 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi sp cp mr | atl nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 23.5 | 31.2 | +1.0 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | ss 2b rf | lad nl | 1.5 | 10.0 | 35.9 | 64.0 | -7.0 |
| Henderson, Gunnar 4739 | ss 3b dh | bal al | 1.5 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | -6.0 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | dh | ari nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 32.4 | -2.0 |
| Barlow, Scott 3981 | pi cp | cle al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | -1.0 |
| Chafin, Andrew 3397 | pi mr cp | det al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Weathers, Ryan 4388 | pi sp mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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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| SF | Winn, Keaton 4931 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| FLA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 46.5 | 48.2 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| NYM | Severino, Luis 3567 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 15.4 | 59.2 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| MIL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 32.1 | 32.1 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 52.5 | 53.5 |
| HOU | France, J.P. 4811 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| CHW | Cannon, Jonathan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 32.4 | 63.2 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 50.1 | 89.1 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAD | Knack, Landon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 27.1 | 49.4 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 14.7 |
| CHC | Wicks, Jordan 4912 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 32.5 | 63.2 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CLE | Lively, Ben 3903 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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