Phillies’ Wheeler tops players for Thursday, April 25, rising to 10th in player rankings

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.

Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.

Wheeler struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and four walks, in the 5-0 win over the Reds.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Thursday, April 25:
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 Zack Wheeler pi sp Phillies 3.7
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Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, rising to 10th among all players and seventh among National League pitchers.

Wheeler is one 11 players with 3.7 Box-Toppers points but ranks first among them because he has the most 2023 Box-Toppers points in the group (14.7, when he finished fifth among NL pitchers).

American League Player of the Day

Jose Ramirez of the Guardians hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-4 win over the Red Sox.

Ramirez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 92nd among all players, eighth among AL batters.

Ramirez also has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2024. Ramirez earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2014 with Cleveland and now has 58.6 career Box-Toppers points, fifth among active AL batters.

Ramirez had his best season in 2021 when he earned 13.0 points with Cleveland, first among AL batters. In 2023, he had 6.2 points, 21st among AL batters.

American League Player of the Day is Jose Ramirez of the Guardians.

National League Batter of the Day

Brenton Doyle of the Rockies went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 10-9 win over the Padres.

Doyle earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, fifth among NL batters.

National League Batter of the Day is Brenton Doyle of the Rockies.

Thursday’s highlights & lowlights

Top pitching matchup

MIL at PIT
▪️Freddy Peralta, Brewers, 22.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 1st among NL pitchers.
▪️Mitch Keller, Pirates, 14.0 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 13th among NL pitchers.
Results—MIL 7, PIT 5
Neither starter was Player of the Game. It was won by Gary Sánchez, Brewers (HR 1-1 R 2BI) with +3.0 B-T game score.
Peralta had -10.8 game score (4.2IP 5H 5R 5BB 5K ND).
Keller had -4.0 game score (5IP 6H 4R 2BB 7K ND).

High scores, no points

Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:
▪️+4.1—Justin Verlander, Astros (4.1IP 3H 0R 4BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because HOU lost to CHC.
Player of the Game—Javier Assad, Cubs (5.2IP 4H R BB 5K ND) with +3.2 game score.
▪️+3.1—Hayden Wesneski, Cubs (2.1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. HOU.
Player of the Game—Teammate Javier Assad (5.2IP 4H R BB 5K ND) with +3.2 game score.
▪️+3.0—Jurickson Profar, Padres (HR 2-4 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game because SD lost to COL.
Player of the Game—Brenton Doyle, Rockies (3-4 3R BI) with +3.0 game score.

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores

-14.9—Dakota Hudson, Rockies (3.1IP 6H 6R 4BB 4K ND vs. SD)
-14.8—Chase Anderson, Red Sox
-12.0—Nick Martinez, Reds
-11.8—Randy Vásquez, Padres
-10.9—Wandy Peralta, Padres

Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters

-4.0—Andrew McCutchen, Pirates 0-4 3K
-4.0—Brent Rookier, Athletics 0-4 3K
-4.0—Danny Mendick, White Sox 0-4 2K
-4.0—Michael Busch, Cubs 0-4 2K
-4.0—Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Reds 0-4 2K
-4.0—Mitch Haniger, Mariners 0-4 2K
-4.0—Jonathan India, Mariners 0-4 2K
-4.0—Cal Raleigh, Mariners 0-4 2K
-4.0—Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees 0-4 2K
-4.0—Adolis García, Rangers 0-4 2K
-4.0—Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers 0-4 2K
-4.0—Chris Taylor, Dodgers 0-4 2K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.

American League Batter of the Day

There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Jose Ramirez.

Scoring

  • Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.

  • Ramirez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.

  • Doyle earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.

  • All of Thursday’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).

4/25 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +9.0 PHI 5, CIN 0 Zack Wheeler (W, 2‑3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 1 0 0 4 8
+8.0 LAD 2, WSH 1 Yoshinobu Yamamoto (W, 2‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 0 0 1 7
AL +5.0 CLE 6, BOS 4 José Ramírez DH 4 2 3 4 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.2 `CHC 3, HOU 1 Javier Assad ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 5.2 4 1 1 1 5
+3.1 OAK 3, NYY 1 Mason Miller (S, 6) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
BAT +3.0 COL 10, SD 9 Brenton Doyle CF 4 3 3 1 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+3.0 MIL 7, PIT 5 Gary Sánchez PH 1 1 1 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 MIN 6, CHW 3 Edouard Julien 2B 4 2 2 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 KC 2, TOR 1 (F/5) Salvador Perez 1B 2 1 1 2 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+2.0 SEA 4, TEX 3 Luis Castillo (W, 2‑4) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 2 2 2 6
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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 (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’24 ’23‑24 ’19‑24 Career +/‑
Wheeler, Zack 3204 pi sp phi nl 3.7 18.4 63.9 87.3 -11.0
Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 pi sp sea al 3.0 19.1 57.5 73.9 -13.1
Assad, Javier 4899 pi sp chi nl 3.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 -1.7
Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 pi sp lad nl 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 +2.7
Doyle, Brenton 4803 cf col nl 2.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 -1.5
Julien, Edouard 4822 2b min al 2.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0
Miller, Mason 4975 pi cp oak al 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 +2.0
Ramirez, Jose 3436 dh 3b cle al 1.7 7.9 37.6 58.6 -4.5
Perez, Salvador 2972 1b ca kc al 1.0 5.5 14.0 46.2 -3.5
Sanchez, Gary 3701 ca mil nl 1.0 2.0 13.0 26.5 0.0
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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.
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Game Starter ’24 ’23-24 ’19‑24 Career
KC Lugo, Seth 3729 1.7 8.1 17.1 26.1
DET Olson, Reese 4861 1.0 8.4 8.4 8.4
OAK Stripling, Ross 3629 0.0 1.0 24.7 39.1
BAL Burnes, Corbin 4029 3.7 15.4 56.6 59.6
LAD Stone, Gavin 4942 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
TOR Bassitt, Chris 3413 2.0 22.1 59.9 65.9
CHC Imanaga, Shota 4960 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
BOS Crawford, Kutter 4660 0.0 5.7 9.7 9.7
STL Mikolas, Miles 3034 0.0 6.7 21.8 36.2
NYM Butto, Jose 4933 2.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
WSH Williams, Trevor 3792 1.0 6.7 17.4 30.4
MIA Luzardo, Jesus 4282 0.0 17.8 33.9 33.9
CLE Allen, Logan T. 4789 1.0 8.7 8.7 8.7
ATL Sale, Chris 2806 1.0 9.7 22.7 154.3
TB Eflin, Zach 3679 2.0 14.0 32.8 45.5
CHW Flexen, Chris 4368 0.0 0.0 13.7 13.7
CIN Ashcraft, Graham 4645 1.0 5.0 9.0 9.0
TEX Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 2.0 11.7 36.8 71.3
NYY Gil, Luis 4498 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.7
MIL Rea, Colin 3582 0.0 5.0 5.0 8.7
MIN Ober, Bailey 4441 1.0 9.7 19.4 19.4
LAA Sandoval, Patrick 4357 0.0 3.0 14.0 14.0
ARI Gallen, Zac 4171 2.0 18.7 53.1 53.1
SEA Hancock, Emerson* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PHI Nola, Aaron 3569 4.0 16.0 60.1 105.7
SD Musgrove, Joe 3705 1.0 8.0 51.5 61.2
PIT Priester, Quinn* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SF Harrison, Kyle 4914 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
OAK Jefferies, Daulton 4571 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
SF Rodon, Carlos 3494 3.0 14.7 23.7 39.8
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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