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Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parker is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, April 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 6.0 |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 5.4 |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.0 |
| 4 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 4.7 |
| 5 | Tyler Mahle | pi sp | Rangers | 4.7 |
| 6 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 4.5 |
| 7 | Carson Kelly | ca | Cubs | 4.5 |
| 8 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 4.4 |
| 9 | Max Meyer | pi 3b | Marlins | 4.0 |
| 10 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 3.7 |
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Royals pitcher Kris Bubic, Marcus Semien of the Rangers and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs.
Player of the Day
Parker struck out four over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 7-0 win over the Orioles.
Parker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 61st in season player rankings, 27th among National League pitchers. Parker earned 6.0 points in his 2024 rookie season, 61st among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Royals pitcher Kris Bubic struck out six over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 4-3, 11-inning win over the Rockies. Bubic did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Rockies took the lead after he exited.
Bubic earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 13th overall and sixth among AL pitchers.
Bubic had a +9.0 Box-Toppers game score Tuesday, same as Mitchell Parker. But Parker beat Bubic for overall Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker by earning the win, while Bubic picked up a no-decision.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL second basemen 1—Jose Altuve #Astros 59.5 2—Marcus Semien #Rangers 48.6* 3—DJ LeMahieu #Yankees 37.7 4—Javier Baez #Tigers 29.2 5—Brandon Lowe #Rays 28.5 *Earns 1.5 B-T points as AL Batter of the Day Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/4/...
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American League Batter of the Day
Marcus Semien of the Rangers hit a three-run homer, a sacrifice fly and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 8-5 win over the Athletics.
Semien has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2025. He earned his first point in 2013 with the White Sox, but earned no points in 2015, so his 10-year streak began in 2016 when he was with the Athletics. Semien has 48.6 career Box-Toppers points, ninth among active AL batters and second among active AL second basemen behind Jose Altuve of the Astros (59.5). (Altuve is still classified as a second baseman, though he currently plays in the outfield.)
Semien’s best season was 2019 with the Athletics when he had 8.7 Box-Toppers points, 10th among AL batters. He earned 2.0 points in 2024 with the Rangers.
National League Batter of the Day
Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs homered, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 11-10, 10-inning win over the Dodgers.
Crow-Armstrong earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 2.5 for the season, seventh among NL batters.
Rankings
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Pivettta (7IP 2H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 2-0 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising from second to first overall, passing previous leader, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet (5.4 points), who falls to second place. Pivetta maintains his lead among NL pitchers ahead of second-place Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers (5.0 points).
Pivetta previously led season player rankings from April 16 until he was passed by Crochet on April 19.
Pivetta had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +9.0, same as Mitchell Parker. But Parker beat Pivetta for overall Player of the Day honors on a tiebreaker with more innings pitched—eight vs. seven. So though they had the same +9.0 game score, Parker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points as Player of the Day while Pivetta earns just 1.0 as Player of the Game.
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Top pitching matchup
▪️Nick Pivetta, Padres14.7 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 25th overall
▪️Jack Flaherty, Tigers
13.0 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 39th overall
Result—SD 2, DET 0
Pivetta was Player of the Game (7IP 2H 0R 2BB 6K W) with +9.0 B-T game score.
Flaherty had a +6.0 B-T game score in loss (6IP 5H 2R 0BB 9K L), 4th-highest overall game score Tuesday.
Pivetta earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 15.7 over 2024-25, rising to 16th 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:▪️+6.0—Jack Flaherty, Tigers (6IP 5H 2R 0BB 9K L)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SD.
Player of the Game—Nick Pivetta, Padres (7IP 2H 0R 2BB 6K W) with +9.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Ryan Feltner, Rockies (7IP 3H R BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. KC.
Player of the Game—Kris Bubic, Royals (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 6K ND) with +9.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Joe Ross, Phillies (3IP H 0R 0BB 3K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. NYM.
Player of the Game—Francisco Lindor, Mets (3-5 R BI) with 0.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 442 total players Tuesday, 130 pitchers-19.9—Osvaldo Bido, Athletics (5.1IP 8H 8R 3BB 2K L vs. TEX).
-16.9—Dustin May, Dodgers
-13.8—José Soriano, Angels
-12.9—Lou Trivino, Giants
-12.9—Andre Pallante, Cardinals
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 312 total batters Tuesday-5.0—Trevor Story, Red Sox 0-5 3K
-5.0—Tyler Soderstrom, Athletics 0-5 K
-5.0—Kyle Farmer, Rockies 0-5
-4.0—Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays 0-4 3K
-4.0—Mason McCoy, Padres 0-4 3K
-4.0—Matt McLain, Reds 0-4 3K
-4.0—Jake Meyers, Astros 0-4 3K
-4.0—Dane Myers, Marlins 0-4 3K
-4.0—Zach Neto, Angels 0-4 3K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Debut
Three players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Pirates pitcher Chase Shugart (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 9-3 win over the Angels) made his Major League debut Aug. 15, 2024, and was playing in his 12th career game.
Victor Scott II of the Cardinals (2-2B 3-4 3R BI, in the 10-4 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut March 28, 2024, and was playing in his 75th career game.
Marlins pitcher Lake Bachar (1IP H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 4-3 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut Sept. 8, 2024, and was playing in his 20th career game.
Scoring
Parker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Bubic earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Semien and Crow-Armstrong 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).| 4/22 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | WSH 7, BAL 0 | Mitchell Parker (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| +9.0 | SD 2, DET 0 | Nick Pivetta (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| AL | +9.0 | `KC 4, COL 3 (F/11) | Kris Bubic | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| +5.0 | ARI 5, TB 1 | Brandon Pfaadt (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | PIT 9, LAA 3 | Chase Shugart (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TEX 8, ATH 5 | Marcus Semien 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.2 | HOU 5, TOR 1 | Ronel Blanco (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CHC 11, LAD 10 (F/10) | Pete Crow‑Armstrong CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIL 11, SF 3 | Christian Yelich DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 10, ATL 4 | Victor Scott II CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `CLE 3, NYY 2 | Tim Herrin (H, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 8, SEA 3 | Triston Casas 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 4, CHW 2 | Trevor Larnach RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 4, CIN 3 | Lake Bachar (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0.0 | NYM 5, PHI 1 | Francisco Lindor SS | 5 | 1 | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 6.0 | 15.7 | 38.4 | 60.1 | -3.7 |
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +3.7 |
| Crow-Armstrong, Pete 5073 | cf | chi nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 14.4 | 18.1 | 18.1 | -10.4 |
| Parker, Mitchell 4982 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -4.0 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | dh lf | mil nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 25.2 | 68.9 | -1.5 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b | tex al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 25.4 | 48.6 | -0.5 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 1.0 | 11.9 | 29.6 | 51.7 | -9.9 |
| Blanco, Ronel 4959 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -9.7 |
| Casas, Triston 4752 | 1b | bos al | 1.0 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | -1.7 |
| Herrin, Tim 4978 | pi mr | cle al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Larnach, Trevor 4421 | rf | min al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Bachar, Lake 5155 | pi mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Scott, Victor II 5154 | cf | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Shugart, Chase 5153 | pi mr | pit 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.8 | 40.2 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| CIN | Singer, Brady 4337 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 35.7 | 35.7 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 49.2 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 47.9 | 73.0 |
| CLE | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 3.7 | 25.1 | 76.3 | 108.7 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| SD | Hart, Kyle 5140 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| BAL | Sugano, Tomoyuki* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WSH | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 35.4 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson 4985 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BOS | Newcomb, Sean 3831 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 20.1 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 33.8 |
| CHW | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 |
| MIN | Festa, David 5067 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.1 | 52.2 |
| KC | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 28.2 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| HOU | Gusto, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 39.8 | 59.5 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TB | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| ARI | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 68.2 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 55.2 | 71.9 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 50.6 | 52.3 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| ATH | Sears, JP 4627 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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