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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. Plus, White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to 10th place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Woo struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Yankees.
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 46th among all players and 21st among American League pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Tuesday, May 21:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 9.4 |
| 2 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 8.7 |
| 3 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 8.7 |
| 4 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 7.7 |
| 5 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 7.7 |
| 6 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 7.7 |
| 7 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 7.7 |
| 8 | Seth Lugo | pi sp | Royals | 7.4 |
| 9 | Yu Darvish | pi sp | Padres | 6.7 |
| 10 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | White Sox | 6.7 |
National League Player of the Day
Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 5-2 win over the Rangers.
Suarez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 9.4 for the season, rising from fifth to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader, Braves pitcher Chris Sale, who only took the lead Monday. Suarez also passes Sale for the lead among NL pitchers.
This is the second time this season Suarez has led Box-Toppers season player rankings. He also led from April 27 to May 5.
American League Batter of the Day
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 10-3 win over the Tigers. Witt also hit a sacrifice fly and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs.
Witt earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.2 for the season, rising to second among AL batters, behind Juan Soto of the Yankees (4.5).
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because no NL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 14 games completed.
Tuesday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Jon Gray, Rangers4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 21st among AL pitchers
▪️Ranger Suárez, Phillies
7.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 5th among NL pitchers
Result—PHI 5, TEX 2
Suárez was Player of the Game (7IP 5H R 2BB 10K W) with +8.0 B-T game score.
Gray has -2.0 B-T game score in loss (5IP 4H 2R 3BB 4K L).
Suárez earns 1.7 B-T points as NL Player of the Day, giving 9.4 for 2024, rising to 1st overall.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+6.0—Cal Quantrill, Rockies (6IP 3H 2R BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. OAK.
Player of the Game—Mason Miller, Athletics (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv) with +4.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Dylan Moore, Mariners (2HR 3-4 2R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. NYY.
Player of the Game—Teammate Bryan Woo (6IP 2H 0R 0BB 7K W) with +11.0 game score, also earning overall Player of the Day.
▪️+4.2—Zack Littell, Rays (5.2IP 3H 2R BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. BOS.
Player of the Game—Greg Weissert, Red Sox (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W) with +3.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 422 total players Tuesday, 128 pitchers*-19.0—Patrick Corbin, Nationals (6IP 9H 8R 3BB 3K L vs. MIN)
-17.8—Casey Mize, Tigers
-14.0—Cristian Javier, Astros
-13.0—Robert Gasser, Brewers
-10.8—Trevor Rogers, Marlins
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 294 total batters Tuesday*-5.0—Jo Adell, Angels 0-5 2K
-5.0—Jose Altuve, Astros 0-5 2K
-5.0—Jackson Chourio, Brewers 0-5 2K
-5.0—Matt Olson, Braves 0-5 2K
-5.0—Seiya Suzuki, Cubs 0-5 2K
* Does not include players in BAL-STL game begun Tuesday but finished Wednesday. Those players will be figured among Wednesday’s games.
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Rankings
White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Crochet (6IP 2H 0R BB 4K W in the 5-0 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Scoring
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Suarez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Witt earns 1.5 points for being AL 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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2024 Box-Toppers points—AL batters
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) May 22, 2024
1—Juan Soto @Yankees 4.5
2—Bobby Witt Jr. @Royals 4.2*
3—Aaron Judge @Yankees 4.0
4—Kyle Tucker @Astros 3.0
5—Josh Naylor @CleGuardians 3.0
*Earns 1.5 B-T points as Tuesday’s AL Batter of the Day
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2024 Box-Toppers points—AL pitchers
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) May 22, 2024
1—Tanner Houck @RedSox 7.7
2—Luis Gil @Yankees 7.7
3—Seth Lugo @Royals 7.4
4—Garrett Crochet @WhiteSox 6.7*
5—Tarik Skubal @Tigers 6.4
6—Logan Gilbert @Mariners 6.0
*Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of the Game Tuesday
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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).| 5/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | SEA 6, NYY 3 | Bryan Woo (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| BAT | +8.0 | KC 10, DET 3 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| NL | +8.0 | PHI 5, TEX 2 | Ranger Suárez (W, 9‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| +8.0 | MIN 10, WSH 0 | Joe Ryan (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | CHW 5, TOR 0 | Garrett Crochet (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +6.0 | HOU 6, LAA 5 (F/10) | Josh Hader (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | CIN 2, SD 0 | Andrew Abbott (W, 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | OAK 5, COL 4 | Mason Miller (S, 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `CHC 4, ATL 3 (F/10) | Mark Leiter Jr. | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 7, NYM 6 | David Fry PH‑DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 7, LAD 3 | Brandon Pfaadt (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 7, MIA 5 | Trevor Megill (S, 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 5, TB 2 | Greg Weissert (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 7, SF 6 (F/10) | David Bednar (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.4 | 13.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | +5.7 |
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | chi al | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +6.7 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 | 14.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 | -3.0 |
| Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | +1.7 |
| Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 | ss | kc al | 4.2 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | -3.5 |
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 4.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -4.7 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | hou al | 4.0 | 8.0 | 35.7 | 50.4 | 0.0 |
| Megill, Trevor 4531 | pi cp | mil nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Miller, Mason 4975 | pi cp | oak al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Abbott, Andrew 4839 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -9.0 |
| Bednar, David 4499 | pi cp | pit nl | 2.0 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -5.0 |
| Fry, David 4848 | ca dh ph | cle al | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| Weissert, Greg 4724 | pi mr cp | bos al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Leiter, Mark Jr. 3834 | pi mr cp | chi nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 9.7 | -2.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| STL | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 51.9 | 119.5 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 24.8 | 85.1 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 36.1 | 36.1 |
| BAL | Means, John 4115 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 38.5 | 64.9 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 27.4 | 40.4 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 6.4 | 17.1 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 6.0 | 23.7 | 53.8 | 62.5 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 1.0 | 18.8 | 34.9 | 34.9 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| CIN | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 14.1 | 20.8 |
| SF | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 52.9 | 89.1 |
| PIT | Jones, Jared 4956 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 31.8 | 58.2 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 4.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| CHW | Nastrini, Nick* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 3.0 | 23.1 | 60.9 | 66.9 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 56.5 | 57.5 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 19.7 |
| OAK | Spence, Mitch 4986 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 6.0 | 18.4 | 48.8 | 54.8 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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