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Braves pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Fried pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out six and walking none, in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.
Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 47th among all players.
Fried earned 9.0 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 21st among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda struck out five over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 4-2 win over the Rays. Maeda did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rays took the lead after he exited.
Maeda earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 83rd among all players.
Maeda earned 11.1 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Twins, 17th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Pavin Smith of the Diamondbacks hit a grand slam, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 14-1 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day
Byron Buxton of the Twins homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 6-5 win over the White Sox.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Tuesday, April 23:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddy Peralta | pi sp | Brewers | 5.0 |
| 2 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
| 3 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 5.0 |
| 4 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 4.7 |
| 5 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 4.0 |
| 6 | Aaron Nola | pi sp | Phillies | 4.0 |
| 7 | Ryan Helsley | pi cp | Cardinals | 4.0 |
| 8 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 4.0 |
| 9 | Kirby Yates | pi cp | Rangers | 4.0 |
| 10 | Corbin Burnes | pi sp | Orioles | 3.7 |
Rankings
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Gilbert (6.2IP 2H 0R 4B 6K W in the 4-0 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, trailing only Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta. While Peralta and Gilbert both have 5.0 points for the season, Peralta ranks higher because he has more 2023 points—17.7 vs. 13.4.
Gilbert extends his lead among AL pitchers ahead of second-place Tanner Houck of the Red Sox (4.0 points).
More from Tuesday
Top pitching matchup
TOR at KC▪️Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays, 19.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 2nd among AL pitchers.
▪️Michael Wacha, Royals, 13.0 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 15th among AL pitchers.
Results—KC 3, TOR 2
Neither starter was Player of the Game. It was won by middle reliever Chris Stratton, Royals (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K W) with +2.2 B-T game score.
Gausman had -2.8 game score (6.2IP 7H 3R 0ER BB 2K L).
Wacha had -6.9 game score (4.1IP 8H 2R 3BB 4K ND).
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+12.0—Erick Fedde, White Sox (6IP 3H R 0BB 11K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because CHW lost to MIN
Player of the Game—Byron Buxton, Twins (HR 2B 3-4 2R BI) with +2.0 B-T game score.
▪️+4.0—Riley Greene, Tigers (2HR 2-3 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. TB.
Player of the Game—Teammate Kenta Maeda (5IP 3H 0R 0BB 5K ND) with +7.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Eloy Jiménez, White Sox (HR 2-3 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game because CHW lost to MIN
Player of the Game—Byron Buxton, Twins (HR 2B 3-4 2R BI) with +2.0 B-T game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
-14.9—Steven Matz, Cardinals (4.1IP 6H 7R 3BB 4K L vs. ARI)-14.9—Grayson Rodriguez, Orioles (4.1IP 11 H7R BB 7K L vs. LAA)
-14.8—Zack Thompson, Cardinals
-12.8—Michael King, Padres
-12.0—Ryan Feltner, Rockies
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
-5.0—Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays 0-5 2K-5.0—Orlando Arcia., Braves 0-5 K
-4.0—Willy Adames Brewers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Michael Busch Cubs 0-4 3K
-4.0—Evan Carter, Rangers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Zack Gelof, Athletics 0-4 3K
-4.0—Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals 0-4 3K
-4.0—Heston Kjerstad, Orioles 0-4 3K
-4.0—Cedric Mullins, Orioles 0-4 3K
-4.0—Graham Pauley, Padres 0-4 3K
-4.0—Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox 0-4 3K
-4.0—Jorge Soler, Giants 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Scoring
Fried earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Maeda earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Smith and Buxton 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.
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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Career Box-Toppers points, active AL pitchers
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1—Max Scherzer @Rangers 251.7
2—Justin Verlander @Astros 245.0
3—Gerrit Cole @Yankees 155.3
4—Jacob deGrom @Rangers 139.2
5—Johnny Cueto @Rangers 118.2*
6—Carlos Carrasco @CleGuardians 111.5
*Signs minor league deal Tuesday
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).| 4/23 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | ATL 5, MIA 0 | Max Fried (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| +8.0 | PIT 2, MIL 1 | Bailey Falter (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| AL | +7.0 | `DET 4, TB 2 | Kenta Maeda | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +6.2 | SEA 4, TEX 0 | Logan Gilbert (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +6.1 | `CLE 4, BOS 1 | Ben Lively | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 14, STL 1 | Pavin Smith DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CHC 7, HOU 2 | Mike Tauchman RF‑CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | SF 5, NYM 1 | Logan Webb (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | COL 7, SD 4 | Jalen Beeks (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +3.2 | `LAA 7, BAL 4 | Luis García (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 8, PHI 1 | Christian Encarnacion‑Strand 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 4, OAK 3 | Clay Holmes (S, 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | KC 3, TOR 2 | Chris Stratton (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | MIN 6, CHW 5 | Byron Buxton CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | LAD 4, WSH 1 | James Outman PH‑CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 5.0 | 18.4 | 39.5 | 39.5 | -8.4 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 15.4 | 43.3 | 43.3 | -9.4 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.0 | 11.0 | 54.5 | 55.5 | -7.0 |
| Falter, Bailey 4473 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -2.7 |
| Holmes, Clay 4022 | pi cp | nyy al | 2.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | -2.0 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | det al | 1.7 | 12.8 | 35.6 | 66.3 | -9.4 |
| Smith, Pavin 4427 | dh | ari nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -0.5 |
| Buxton, Byron 3604 | cf dh | min al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 23.2 | +0.5 |
| Outman, James 4699 | cf ph | lad nl | 1.0 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | -7.7 |
| Tauchman, Mike 4212 | rf cf | chi nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | -5.0 |
| Encarnacion-Strand, Christian 4883 | 1b dh | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Beeks, Jalen 4047 | pi mr cp | col nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Garcia, Luis 3300 | pi mr | ana al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Lively, Ben 3903 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Stratton, Chris 3883 | pi mr cp | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 17.1 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 30.5 | 36.5 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 35.8 | 62.2 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 32.1 | 54.9 |
| SF | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 52.9 | 89.1 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 26.4 | 39.4 |
| BOS | Criswell, Cooper 4840 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 24.1 | 111.5 |
| MIL | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| PIT | Fleming, Josh 4316 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| PHI | Turnbull, Spencer 4086 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 17.4 | 18.4 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| LAD | Knack, Landon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 34.2 | 47.3 |
| TB | Armstrong, Shawn 4204 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| OAK | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| MIA | Sanchez, Sixto 4335 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ATL | Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 23.5 | 31.2 |
| CHW | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 26.1 | 52.5 |
| TOR | Rodriguez, Yariel 4979 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| KC | Marsh, Alec 4961 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 3.0 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 29.7 | 53.1 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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