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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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▪️ Upcoming pitching matchups
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Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day
Williams struck out eight over five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 3-0 win over the Orioles.
Williams earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 46th among all players and 21st among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Angels pitcher Patrick Sandoval struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 9-0 win over the Pirates.
Sandoval earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 58th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Andy Ibanez of the Tigers hit two home runs— including a three-run shot—and doubled, in the 11-7 win over the Guardians. Ibanez went 4-for-4, scoring four times and driving in three runs.
National League Batter of the Day
Bryce Harper of the Phillies hit a grand slam and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Harper earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, rising to second among NL batters, behind Francisco Lindor of the Mets. Though Lindor and Harper both have 3.2 points on the season, Lindor ranks higher because he has more 2023 points—4.0 vs. 3.0.
Rankings
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises from third to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Imanaga (7IP 7H 2R BB 8K ND in the 3-2 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, passing previous leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (6.7), who only took the lead Monday. Imanaga also leads NL pitchers ahead of Wheeler.
Imanaga has won Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in six of his seven starts this year. The Cubs have won all seven games he started.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Tuesday, May 7:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 7.7 |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 6.7 |
| 3 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 6.7 |
| 4 | Freddy Peralta | pi sp | Brewers | 6.0 |
| 5 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 6.0 |
| 6 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 6.0 |
| 7 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 6.0 |
| 8 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 5.7 |
| 9 | Seth Lugo | pi sp | Royals | 5.4 |
| 10 | Luis Castillo | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
Debut
Brewers pitcher Hoby Milner made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Milner (1.1IP H 0R 0BB 3K ND in the 6-5 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut June 24, 2017, and was playing in his 250th career game.
Scoring
Tuesday’s highlights & lowlights
Featured Tuesday pitcher
▪️Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks18.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 9th
Player of the Game in win vs. CIN
(6IP H 0R 3BB 6K W), +8.0 B-T game score.
He rises to 8th in 2023-24 B-T points with 19.7
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—Kevin Pillar, Angels (2HR 2B 3-5 2R 6BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. PIT.
Player of the Game—Teammate Patrick Sandoval (7IP 3H 0R BB 7K W) with +10.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Jonah Heim, Rangers (4-4 3R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. OAK.
Player of the Game—Teammate Marcus Semien (HR 2B 4-5 3R 5BI) with +7.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Frankie Montas, Reds (6IP 4H 2R ER BB 7K L)
Was not Player of the Game because CIN lost to ARI.
Player of the Game—Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks (6IP H 0R 3BB 6K W) with +8.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 434 total players Tuesday, 122 pitchers-24.8—Ross Stripling, Athletics (1.2IP 10H 11R 5ER 2BB 2K L vs. TEX)
-19.0—Kenta Maeda, Tigers
-18.9—Logan Allen, Guardians
-18.0—Justin Verlander, Astros
-14.8—José Berríos, Blue Jays
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 312 total batters Tuesday-5.0—Lawrence Butler, Athletics 0-5 3K
-5.0—Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals 0-5 3K
-5.0—Jorge Polanco, Mariners 0-5 2K
-5.0—J.D. Davis, Athletics 0-5
-5.0—Wilmer Flores, Giants 0-5
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Williams earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Sandoval earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Ibanez and Harper 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.
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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).| 5/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | WSH 3, BAL 0 | Trevor Williams (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| AL | +10.0 | LAA 9, PIT 0 | Patrick Sandoval (W, 2‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| BAT | +8.0 | DET 11, CLE 7 | Andy Ibáñez 2B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +8.0 | ARI 6, CIN 2 | Zac Gallen (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | TEX 15, OAK 8 | Marcus Semien 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | PHI 10, TOR 1 | Bryce Harper 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | SEA 10, MIN 6 | Cal Raleigh PH‑C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 8, MIA 2 | Max Muncy 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 10, HOU 3 | Luis Gil (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | `MIL 6, KC 5 | Hoby Milner | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 4, BOS 2 | Jarred Kelenic LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `CHC 3, SD 2 | Shota Imanaga | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | SF 5, COL 0 | Kyle Harrison (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 7, STL 5 | Pete Alonso 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 5, CHW 1 | Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Gil, Luis 4498 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +4.7 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | 1b dh | phi nl | 3.2 | 6.2 | 27.2 | 69.1 | +0.2 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.0 | 19.7 | 54.1 | 54.1 | -13.7 |
| Williams, Trevor 3792 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | 8.7 | 19.4 | 32.4 | -2.7 |
| Harrison, Kyle 4914 | pi sp | sf nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | pi sp | ana al | 1.7 | 4.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -1.3 |
| Ibanez, Andy 4496 | 2b | det al | 1.5 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | -4.0 |
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 1.0 | 13.0 | 39.4 | 39.4 | -11.0 |
| Paredes, Isaac 4666 | 3b 1b 2b | tb al | 1.0 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -6.2 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b | tex al | 1.0 | 7.7 | 31.6 | 46.1 | -5.7 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 26.2 | 30.7 | -4.0 |
| Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca ph | sea al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -2.0 |
| Kelenic, Jarred 4408 | lf | atl nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Milner, Hoby 4997 | pi mr | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | Soriano, Jose 4884 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PIT | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 18.5 | 35.5 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 2.0 | 22.1 | 59.9 | 65.9 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 61.1 | 106.7 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| NYM | Quintana, Jose 3040 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.8 | 84.1 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 4.0 | 14.4 | 52.0 | 101.9 |
| MIL | Ross, Joe 3499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 24.7 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 52.5 | 52.5 |
| CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| MIA | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| LAD | Stone, Gavin 4942 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TEX | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 24.2 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| TEX | Leiter, Jack* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| OAK | Bido, Osvaldo 4882 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 30.5 | 36.5 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| WSH | Parker, Mitchell 4982 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHW | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| TB | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 30.4 | 30.4 |
| HOU | Arrighetti, Spencer* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 36.5 | 59.6 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 25.7 | 45.4 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 25.4 | 157.0 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 3.7 | 17.4 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 28.5 | 28.5 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| COL | Lambert, Peter 4155 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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