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Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Juan Soto of the Yankees rises to first place in 2024 Box-Toppers rankings among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Kremer struck out 10 over 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, three hits and one walk, in the 6-5 win over the Angels.
Kremer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 48th among all players.
National League Player of the Day
Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez struck out six over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the Marlins. Lopez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Marlins tied the game after he exited.
Lopez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 16th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers. It is his third Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of 2024.
National League Batter of the Day
Francisco Lindor of the Mets hit a pair of two-run home runs and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-2 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day
Connor Wong of the Red Sox hit two home runs and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-0 win over the Guardians.
Rankings
Juan Soto of the Yankees rises to first place among AL batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Soto (HR SF 1-3 2R 2BI in the 7-3 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.5 for the season, 20th among all players. He rises to first among AL batters, passing previous leader Andres Gimenez of the Guardians (3.0 points). This is his third Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of 2024.
Notable
Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is Box-Toppers’ highest-ranked player to earn Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Ryan (6IP 4H 3R BB 8K W in the 6-3 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season, 13th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
Ryan has the same 3.7 Box-Toppers point total as another of Wednesday’s Player of the Game winners, Reynaldo Lopez of the Braves, but ranks higher because he has more 2023 points—8.7 vs. 1.0.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Wednesday, April 24:| 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 |
Also notable
Royals reliever Chris Stratton earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Wednesday.
Stratton (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 3-2 win over the Blue Jays) was also Player of the Game in Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Blue Jays (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K W).
Stratton has 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, all earned in the past two days, and ranks 35th among AL pitchers.
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Top Wednesday pitchers
One of the three pitchers with the most 2023-24 Box-Toppers points among Wednesday’s starters earned Player of the Game honors:▪️Joe Ryan, Twins, whose 11.4 Box-Toppers points was 44th-most over 2023-24, was Player of the Game vs. CHW (6IP 4H 3R BB 8K W) with +3.0 Box-Toppers game score. He earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 12.4 over 2023-24, now 37th-most over 2023-24.
The other two starters did not win Player of the Game honors:
▪️Bryce Miller, Mariners, whose 16.1 Box-Toppers points was 13th-most over 2023-24, did not earn Player of the Game in loss vs. TEX (4IP 4H 2R 4BB 5K L) with -3.0 Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game—Jon Gray, Rangers (4.2IP 7H R BB 7K ND) with +1.2 Box-Toppers game score.
▪️Blake Snell, Giants, whose 14.7 Box-Toppers points was 20th-most over 2023-24, was scratched from start, going on 15-day injured list. Padres beat Rockies and Player of the Game was Snell's replacement as Padres starter, Matt Waldron (6IP 4H R 3BB 5K W) with +2.0 Box-Toppers game score.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+6.0—Gunnar Henderson, Orioles (HR 2B 3-3 3R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs.LAA.
Player of the Game—Teammate Dean Kremer (5.1IP 3H 2R BB 10K W) with +7.1 game score. Kremer was also overall Player of the Day.
▪️+5.0—Spencer Turnbull, Phillies (5IP 3H R 3BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CIN.
Player of the Game—Santiago Espinal, Reds (SF 2-3 R 3BI) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Cooper Criswell, Red Sox (5IP 3H 0R 0BB 3K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CLE.
Player of the Game—Teammate Connor Wong (2HR 4-4 2R 3BI) with +5.0 B-T game score. Though Wong and Criswell both had +5.0 game scores, Wong won Player of the Game because in cases of game score ties, batters beat pitchers.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
-17.8—Jake Irvin, Nationals (4.2IP 12H 6R BB 3K L vs. LAD)-12.8—José Suarez, Angels
-11.0—Carlos Carrasco, Guardians
-10.8—Seranthony Domínguez, Phillies
-10.0—Ty Blach, Rockies
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
-5.0—Jarren Duran, Red Sox 0-5 2K-5.0—Starling Marte, Braves 0-5 K
-5.0—Nick Castellanos Phillies 0-5 K
-5.0—James Outman Dodgers 0-5
-4.0—Seth Brown, Athletics 0-4 3K
-4.0—Joey Gallo, Nationals 0-4 3K
-4.0—Danny Mendick, White Sox 0-4 3K
-4.0—Richie Palacios, Rays 0-4 3K
-4.0—Julio Rodríguez, Mariners 0-4 3K
-4.0—Kyle Farmer, Twins 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Cardinals pitcher Kyle Gibson has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024 Wednesday.
Gibson (6IP 5H R 2BB 6K W in the 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2014 with the Twins and now has 63.2 career Box-Toppers points, 20th among active NL pitchers.
His best season was 2022 with the Phillies, when he had 9.0 Box-Toppers points, 32nd among NL pitchers. He had 8.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Orioles, 34th among AL pitchers.
Debut
Ben Rortvedt of the Rays made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Rortvedt (2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 7-5 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut April 30, 2021, and was playing in his 86th career game.
Scoring
Kremer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Lopez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Lindor and Wong 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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Blake Snell @SFGiants goes on 15-day injured list.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) April 25, 2024
He has 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 3 starts in 2024, each with a negative B-T game score (including day’s overall lowest score of -14.0 on 4/14).
He earned 14.7 B-T pts in 2023 w/@Padres, 6th among NL pitchers & won NL Cy Young. https://t.co/9AeGQXAvyV
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).| 4/24 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.1 | BAL 6, LAA 5 | Dean Kremer (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| NL | +6.0 | `ATL 4, MIA 3 (F/10) | Reynaldo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 8, SF 2 | Francisco Lindor SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | BOS 8, CLE 0 | Connor Wong C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CIN 7, PHI 4 | Santiago Espinal 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 6, CHW 3 | Joe Ryan (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | STL 5, ARI 1 | Kyle Gibson (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 3, PIT 2 | Joel Payamps (S, 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `KC 3, TOR 2 | Chris Stratton (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 11, WSH 2 | Mookie Betts SS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 7, DET 5 | Ben Rortvedt C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 7, OAK 3 | Juan Soto RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SD 5, COL 2 | Matt Waldron (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +1.2 | `TEX 5, SEA 1 | Jon Gray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 4, HOU 3 | Dansby Swanson SS | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 3.7 | 12.4 | 29.8 | 29.8 | -5.0 |
| Lopez, Reynaldo 3712 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.7 | 4.7 | 25.2 | 32.9 | +2.7 |
| Soto, Juan 3994 | rf | nyy al | 3.5 | 12.5 | 29.0 | 36.5 | -5.5 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | ss 2b rf | lad nl | 2.5 | 11.0 | 36.9 | 65.0 | -6.0 |
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 2.0 | 11.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | -7.7 |
| Stratton, Chris 3883 | pi mr cp | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 18.1 | +2.0 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 1.5 | 5.5 | 20.2 | 41.3 | -2.5 |
| Wong, Connor 4798 | ca | bos al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 9.7 | 36.8 | 63.2 | -7.7 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 8.7 | 30.7 | 54.1 | -6.7 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | ss | chi nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 21.7 | 30.7 | -1.5 |
| Payamps, Joel 4527 | pi cp mr | mil nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Espinal, Santiago 4646 | 2b | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Waldron, Matt 4946 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Rortvedt, Ben 4984 | ca | tb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 52.8 | 61.5 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| BOS | Anderson, Chase 3328 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 44.5 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33.1 | 33.1 |
| CHW | Soroka, Mike 3956 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 61.9 | 85.3 |
| CIN | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 19.1 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 3.7 | 14.1 | 46.2 | 73.0 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 66.9 | 245.0 |
| CHC | Assad, Javier 4899 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 2.0 | 18.1 | 56.5 | 72.9 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 32.8 | 47.5 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| OAK | Wood, Alex 3246 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 63.1 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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