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Rays pitcher Shane Baz is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Dodgers pitcher Dustin May, Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray, Tyler Fitzgerald of the Giants and Yankees pitcher Carlos Carrasco.
Player of the Day
Baz struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 16-1 win over the Red Sox.
Baz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 12th among all players and fourth among American League pitchers. He has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among all Monday Player of the Game winners.
National League Player of the Day
Dodgers pitcher Dustin May struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 5-3 win over the Rockies.
May earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 17th among all players and seventh among NL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, April 14.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 4.7 |
| 2 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 4.5 |
| 3 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 4.0 |
| 4 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 3.7 |
| 5 | Aaron Judge | rf dh | Yankees | 3.5 |
| 6 | Michael King | pi sp | Padres | 3.4 |
| 7 | Cole Ragans | pi sp | Royals | 3.0 |
| 8 | Hunter Greene | pi sp | Reds | 3.0 |
| 9 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 3.0 |
| 10 | Jackson Chourio | lf | Brewers | 3.0 |
National League Batter of the Day
Tyler Fitzgerald of the Giants hit a three-run homer, tripled, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Phillies.
This was Fitzgerald’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Fitzgerald made his Major League debut Sept. 21, 2023, and was playing in his 119th career game.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no AL Batter of the Day Monday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors in the 10 games completed. It is the second straight day in which no AL batters won Player of the Game honors.
Notable
Two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors Monday:
Yankees pitcher Carlos Carrasco (5IP H R 2BB 4K W in the 4-1 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 114.2 career points, 62nd among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Monday, he passes two players on the “all-time” career points list—Chris Carpenter (113.3) and Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton (113.5). He now trails 61st-ranked player Ervin Santana (114.4). Carrasco ranks ninth among active, signed players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers.
Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray (7IP 3H 0R BB 4K W in the 8-3 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 112.3 career points, 68th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 67th-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8). Gray ranks 11th among active, signed players in career points, sixth among active NL pitchers.
Scoring
Baz earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
May earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Fitzgerald earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’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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2025 Box-Toppers points—AL pitchers 1—Logan Gilbert #Mariners 4.7 2—Garrett Crochet #RedSox 3.7 3—Cole Ragans #Royals 3.0 4—Shane Baz #RaysBaseball 3.0* 5—Tyler Mahle #Rangers 2.7 6—Tarik Skubal #Tigers 2.0† *Earns 2.0 B-T pts Monday †Earns 1.0 B-T pt Monday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/4/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Most career Box-Toppers points—active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 253.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 141.2 4—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 114.2* 5—Charlie Morton #Orioles 113.5 *Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game Monday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/4/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL pitchers 1—Clayton Kershaw #Dodgers 272.4 2—Justin Verlander #SFGiants 247.0 3—Chris Sale #Braves 172.4 4—Yu Darvish #Padres 139.7 5—Aaron Nola #Phillies 115.1 6—Sonny Gray #STLCards 112.3* *Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of Game MO www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/4/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Monday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Framber Valdez, Astros17.4 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 7th overall
▪️Sonny Gray, Cardinals
13.4 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 30th overall
Result—STL 8, HOU 3
Gray was Player of the Game with +7.0 B-T game score (7IP 3H 0R BB 4K W).
Valdez had -17.0 game score in loss (4IP 10H 7R 6ER BB 3K L), third-lowest overall Monday.
Gray earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 14.4 over 2024-25, rising to 24th overall in that span.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+7.0—Elvin Rodriguez, Brewers (5IP 3H R 0BB 7K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. DET.
Player of the Game—Tarik Skubal, Tigers (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 9K W) with +12.0 game score.
▪️+6.0—Joe Ryan, Twins (5IP 3H R 2BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. NYM.
Player of the Game—Clay Holmes, Mets (5IP 2H R 2BB 8K W) with +7.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Kameron Misner, Rays (2HR 3-4 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. BOS.
Player of the Game—Teammate Shane Baz (6IP 2H R 0BB 11K W) with +13.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 279 total players Monday, 74 pitchers-31.9—Tanner Houck, Red Sox (2.1IP 10H 12R 11ER 2BB K L vs. TB)
-18.0—Easton Lucas, Blue Jays
-17.0—Framber Valdez, Astros
-15.0—Tyler Alexander, Brewers
-12.9—Antonio Senzatela, Rockies
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 205 total batters Monday-5.0—Jung Hoo Lee, Giants 0-5 3K
-5.0—Dansby Swanson, Cubs 0-5 2K
-4.0—Bo Bichette, Blue Jays 0-4 3K
-4.0—Byron Buxton, Twins 0-4 3K
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).| 4/14 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | TB 16, BOS 1 | Shane Baz (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| +12.0 | DET 9, MIL 1 | Tarik Skubal (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| NL | +8.0 | LAD 5, COL 3 | Dustin May (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | STL 8, HOU 3 | Sonny Gray (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +7.0 | NYM 5, MIN 1 | Clay Holmes (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | PIT 10, WSH 3 | Paul Skenes (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | SF 10, PHI 4 | Tyler Fitzgerald 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | ATL 8, TOR 4 | Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | SD 10, CHC 4 | Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYY 4, KC 1 | Carlos Carrasco (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baz, Shane 4560 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -1.0 |
| May, Dustin 4214 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 14.4 | +2.7 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 23.1 | 53.2 | 53.2 | -19.1 |
| Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -11.0 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 14.4 | 48.0 | 112.3 | -10.4 |
| Holmes, Clay 4022 | pi cp | nym nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | -1.0 |
| Fitzgerald, Tyler 5144 | 2b | sf nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 25.0 | 30.5 | -1.5 |
| Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | rf | sd nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 22.2 | 25.2 | -1.0 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 2.7 | 19.1 | 114.2 | -0.7 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 41.0 |
| MIA | Gillispie, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 50.8 | 81.6 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 1.7 | 13.4 | 32.4 | 33.4 |
| SF | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 41.4 | 247.0 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 38.6 | 38.6 |
| BOS | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 61.6 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| BAL | Morton, Charlie 2503 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 44.5 | 113.5 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 36.9 | 71.6 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 57.9 | 68.9 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 57.1 | 99.1 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 28.7 | 58.3 |
| MIL | Priester, Quinn 5059 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| CHW | Burke, Sean 5124 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 24.8 | 24.8 |
| STL | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 24.5 | 28.2 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 34.1 | 38.1 |
| TEX | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.8 | 97.4 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 2.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| SD | Vasquez, Randy 4841 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| LAD | Knack, Landon 5009 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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