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Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Francisco Lindor of the Mets rises to first place among National League batters after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day
Eovaldi struck out eight over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 6-0 win over the Nationals.
Eovaldi earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, rising to 10th among all players, fifth among American League pitchers.
Eovaldi exited the game with groin tightness after 92 pitches.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Thursday, May 2:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 6.7 |
| 2 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 6.7 |
| 3 | Freddy Peralta | pi sp | Brewers | 6.0 |
| 4 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 6.0 |
| 5 | Seth Lugo | pi sp | Royals | 5.4 |
| 6 | Luis Castillo | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
| 7 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
| 8 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.0 |
| 9 | Aaron Nola | pi sp | Phillies | 5.0 |
| 10 | Nathan Eovaldi | pi sp | Rangers | 5.0 |
National League Player of the Day
Francisco Lindor of the Mets hit two doubles—including the walk-off, game-winning hit—and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 7-6, 11-inning win over the Cubs.
Lindor earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, 32nd among all players, rising to first place among NL batters, and passing previous leader, Marcell Ozuna of the Braves (3.0 points), who falls to second place.
American League Batter of the Day
Jon Singleton of the Astros homered, hit a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-2 win over the Guardians.
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Francisco Lindor.
Thursday’s highlights & lowlights
Top Thursday pitchers
One of the two pitchers with the most 2023-24 Box-Toppers points among Thursday’s’s starters earned Player of the Game honors:▪️Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers
12.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 35th
Player of the Game in win vs. WSH
(5.1IP 2H 0R 2BB 8K W),+9.1 B-T game score
▪️Logan T. Allen, Guardians
8.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 90th
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. HOU
(5.2IP 7H 3R 2ER BB 5K L), -2.8 game score
Player of the Game—Jon Singleton, Astros (HR SF 2-3 2R 3BI), +4.0 game score
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+3.0—Ty Blach, Rockies (4IP 3H 0R 0BB 2K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because COL lost to MIA.
Player of the Game—Burch Smith, Marlins (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+2.0—Jacob Stallings, Rockies (HR 2-4 R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game because COL lost to MIA.
Player of the Game—Burch Smith, Marlins (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+2.0—Jeremy Peña, Astros (3B 2-3 2R BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CLE.
Player of the Game—Teammate Jon Singleton (HR SF 2-3 2R 3BI) with +4.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 180 total players Thursday, 55 pitchers-13.9—Tyler Beede, Guardians (0.1IP 3H 5R 2BB K ND vs. HOU)
-11.0—Carlos Rodón, Yankees
-9.9—Peter Lambert, Rockies
-9.0—Adrian Houser, Mets
-9.0—Zack Kelly, Red Sox
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 125 total batters Thursday-5.0—Pete Alonso, Mets 0-5 3K
-5.0—Yordan Alvarez, Astros 0-5 3K
-5.0—Yan Gomes, Cubs 0-5 2K
-5.0—Ezequiel Tovar, Rockies 0-5 2K
-4.0—Wyatt Langford, Rangers 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Scoring
Eovaldi earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Lindor earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Singleton earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
(Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly listed Ryan Mountcastle of the Orioles as American League Batter of the Day. This version is edited to reflect the correct AL Batter of the Day: Jon Singleton of the Astros.)
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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).| 5/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.1 | TEX 6, WSH 0 | Nathan Eovaldi (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| NL | +4.0 | NYM 7, CHC 6 (F/11) | Francisco Lindor PH‑SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | HOU 8, CLE 2 | Jon Singleton 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIA 5, COL 4 (F/10) | Burch Smith (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 7, NYY 2 | Ryan Mountcastle 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 3, BOS 1 | Camilo Doval (S, 6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 5.0 | 14.7 | 39.8 | 74.3 | -4.7 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss ph | nym nl | 3.2 | 7.2 | 21.9 | 43.0 | -0.8 |
| Doval, Camilo 4658 | pi cp | sf nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -3.0 |
| Mountcastle, Ryan 4325 | 1b dh ph | bal al | 2.0 | 6.2 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -2.2 |
| Singleton, Jonathan 3376 | 1b | hou al | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Smith, Burch 3281 | pi cp mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
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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.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | Ross, Joe 3499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 24.7 |
| CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| BAL | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| COL | Quantrill, Cal 4195 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| PIT | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 18.5 | 35.5 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 61.1 | 106.7 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 2.7 | 12.7 | 30.1 | 30.1 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 34.2 | 92.4 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.8 | 84.1 |
| TB | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 30.4 | 30.4 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 32.4 | 63.2 |
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| TEX | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 24.2 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 26.8 | 26.8 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 3.7 | 17.4 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHW | Keller, Brad 4008 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 21.4 | 25.4 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 3.0 | 13.4 | 51.0 | 100.9 |
| MIA | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 51.5 | 51.5 |
| ARI | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 54.9 | 105.1 |
| LAD | Stone, Gavin 4942 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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