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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Batter of the Day honors. In addition, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to fifth place after winning Player of the Game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, April 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 4.5 |
| 2 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 4.0 |
| 3 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 3.7 |
| 4 | Aaron Judge | rf dh | Yankees | 3.5 |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 3.0 |
| 6 | Jackson Chourio | lf | Brewers | 3.0 |
| 7 | Tyler O'Neill | rf lf | Orioles | 3.0 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 2.7 |
| 9 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 2.7 |
| 10 | Alex Bregman | 3b | Red Sox | 2.7 |
Player of the Day
Pivetta struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Rockies.
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to second place overall and first among NL pitchers, passing previous leader Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (2.7 points), who falls to third place.
This is Pivetta’s second Player of the Day honor this season. He also did it March 30. Pivetta earned 9.7 points in 2024 with the Red Sox, 30th among AL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Yainer Diaz of the Astros hit a grand slam, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 14-3 win over the Angels.
Diaz earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is eighth among AL batters. He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Astros.
National League Batter of the Day
Pete Alonso of the Mets homered, doubled, hit a sacrifice fly and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-6 win over the Athletics.
Alonso earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, rising from fourth to first in season player rankings, passing previous leader, Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert (3.7), who falls to third place. Alonso also rises to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Jackson Chourio of the Brewers (3.0 points), who falls to second. Alonso also now has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among all batters, passing Aaron Judge of the Yankees (3.5 points).
Alonso is the first player to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game four times in 2025. He also did it March 31, April 2 and April 8, earning 1.0 point each time as Player of the Game. Friday was his first NL Batter of the Day honor of the season.
Alonso has already nearly equaled his 2024 Box-Toppers point total of 5.0 with the Mets, when he finished the season 25th among NL batters. Alonso led NL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2022 (14.9 points) and 2023 (12.0 points).
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Yainer Diaz.
Rankings
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Yamamoto (6IP 2H 0R BB 9K W in the 3-0 win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to fifth place overall and second among NL pitchers, behind Nick Pivetta of the Padres (4.0).
Debut
Jung Hoo Lee of the Giants made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Lee (HR 1-2 2R 3BI in the 9-1, six-inning win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut March 28, 2024, and was playing in his 49th career game.
Scoring
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Diaz earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Alonso earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’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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Top Friday pitchers
One of the three pitchers with the most 2024-25 Box-Toppers points among Friday’s starters earned Player of the Game honors:▪️Bryce Miller, Mariners
15.7 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 12th overall
Won Player of the Game in win vs. TEX
(5IP 2H R 3BB 5K ND), +3.0 B-T game score
▪️Tanner Bibee, Guardians
15.0 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 18th overall
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. KC
(4.2IP 3H 0R BB 4K ND), +1.2 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Teammate Gabriel Arias (HR 3-4 R 3BI), +3.0 game score
▪️Aaron Nola, Phillies
13.4 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 28th overall
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. STL
(5IP 5H 2R 4BB 7K L), -1.0 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Andre Pallante, Cardinals (7IP 2H 0R 2BB 4K W), +7.0 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:▪️+4.0—Taj Bradley, Rays (6IP 5H R 2BB 7K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. ATL.
Player of the Game—Teammate Danny Jansen (HR 2B 3-4 R 4BI) with +4.0 game score. (Though Bradley and Jansen both had +4.0 game scores, Jansen wins Player of the Game honors because in cases of game score ties, batters rank ahead of pitchers.)
▪️+3.2—David Festa, Twins (4.2IP 3H R 0ER BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. DET.
Player of the Game—Will Vest, Tigers (1.1IP H 0R 0BB 2K W) with +2.1 game score.
▪️+3.0—Brice Turang, Brewers (3-4 2R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. ARI.
Player of the Game—Teammate Jose Quintana (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 2K W) with +5.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 394 total players Friday, 108 pitchers-15.8—Marcus Stroman, Yankees (0.2IP 4H 5R 3BB K L vs. SF)
-15.8—Jack Kochanowicz, Angels
-13.0—Michael Darrell-Hicks, Angels
-12.0—Jorge Alcalá, Twins
-11.8—Germán Márquez, Rockies
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 286 total batters Friday-5.0—Jarren Duran, Red Sox 0-5 K
-5.0—Andrew Vaughn, White Sox 0-5 K
-5.0—Mauricio Dubón, Astros 0-5
-4.0—Logan O'Hoppe, Angels 0-4 4K
-4.0—Zac Veen, Rockies 0-4 4K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
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).| 4/11 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | SD 8, COL 0 | Nick Pivetta (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +12.0 | LAD 3, CHC 0 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | STL 2, PHI 0 | Andre Pallante (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| AL | +5.0 | HOU 14, LAA 3 | Yainer Diaz C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | MIL 7, ARI 0 | Jose Quintana (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 6, ATL 3 | Danny Jansen C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYM 7, ATH 6 | Pete Alonso 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SF 9, NYY 1 (F/6) | Jung Hoo Lee CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 7, KC 0 | Gabriel Arias 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 7, MIA 4 | Nathaniel Lowe PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 11, BOS 1 | Davis Martin (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 5, PIT 3 | Emilio Pagán (S, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `SEA 5, TEX 3 | Bryce Miller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +2.1 | DET 7, MIN 6 | Will Vest (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 4.5 | 9.5 | 40.9 | 47.9 | -0.5 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 | 13.7 | 36.4 | 58.1 | -5.7 |
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -3.4 |
| Lowe, Nathaniel 4340 | 1b ph | dc nl | 2.5 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | +0.5 |
| Diaz, Yainer 4871 | ca dh | hou al | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 16.7 | 29.8 | 29.8 | -14.7 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 11.0 | 23.4 | 94.1 | -9.0 |
| Pallante, Andre 4656 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -7.7 |
| Arias, Gabriel 4920 | 2b ss 1b rf | cle al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Jansen, Danny 4163 | ca | tb al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | -0.5 |
| Vest, Will 4608 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Pagan, Emilio 3876 | pi cp mr | cin nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Martin, Davis 4657 | pi sp mr | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Lee, Jung Hoo 5139 | cf | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 2025 (’25), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Jobe, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.8 | 40.2 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| NYY | Warren, WillI* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| BAL | Sugano, Tomoyuki* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| ATH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Smith-Shawver, AJ 4951 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 22.5 | 22.5 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 35.4 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 49.2 |
| BOS | Fitts, Richard* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 22.2 | 41.9 |
| KC | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 28.2 |
| CLE | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| PIT | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 38.8 | 58.5 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 32.4 | 45.4 |
| HOU | Gusto, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Patrick, Chad 5131 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 64.6 | 67.6 |
| COL | Dollander, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Hart, Kyle* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Brown, Ben 4967 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| LAD | Sasaki, Roki* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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