Box-Toppers Toppers Box
Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ Players of the Game
▪️ B-T points of day’s top players
▪️ Upcoming pitching matchups
▪️ Saturday’s Sidelights Sidebar
▪️ Subscribe to newsletter
▪️ Support Box-Toppers
Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Tyler O'Neill of the Orioles rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after becoming the first player to earn Player of the Game honors three times in 2025.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Trent Grisham of the Yankees and TJ Friedl of the Reds.
Player of the Day
Boyd struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 7-1 win over the Padres.
Boyd earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 17th in season player rankings. Boyd is one of 18 players with 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025 and ranks 13th among them based on his 2024 point total. Boyd earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Guardians, 93rd among American League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Trent Grisham of the Yankees hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 10-4 win over the Pirates. Grisham went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Grisham earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 29th in season player rankings.
Grisham earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 78th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
TJ Friedl of the Reds homered and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 11-7 win over the Brewers.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Trent Grisham.
Most 2025 Box-Toppers points 1—Aaron Judge #Yankees 3.0 2—Tyler O'Neill #Orioles 3.0* 3—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 2.7 4—Jesús Luzardo #Phillies 2.7 5—Shota Imanaga #Cubs 2.0 6—Nestor Cortes #Brewers 2.0 *Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game Saturday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/4/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Apr 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Rankings
Tyler O'Neill of the Orioles rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings Saturday after becoming the first player to earn Player of the Game honors three times in 2025.
O'Neill (3B 2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 8-1 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season. He ranks second behind Aaron Judge of the Yankees, who also has 3.0 Box-Toppers points, but ranks ahead of O'Neill because he has more 2024 points—13.0 vs. 4.2.
O'Neill also earned Player of the Game honors March 27 and March 31.
Scoring
Boyd earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Grisham earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Friedl earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Saturday’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.
Box-Toppers strives for accuracy. See a mistake in a post? A wrong name, wrong team, grammar error, spelling goof, etc.? Thanks for pointing it out! Contact Box-Toppers here. Let's fix it and make it right.
For additional updates, follow Box-Toppers on Bluesky or Twitter (X).
Saturday’s Sidelights Sidebar
Top Saturday pitchers
None of the three pitchers with the most 2024-25 Box-Toppers points among Saturday’s starters earned Player of the Game honors:▪️Bryce Miller, Mariners
15.7 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 11th overall
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. SF
(5.1IP 7H 4R 3BB 4K L), -8.9 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Matt Chapman, Giants (2-2B 2-4 2R 2BI), +2.0 game score
▪️Tanner Bibee, Guardians
15.0 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 16th overall
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. LAA
(4IP 8H 7R BB 4K L), -15.0 B-T game score, 3rd lowest Saturday
Player of the Game—Logan O'Hoppe, Angels (HR 3-5 R 2BI), +1.0 game score
▪️Aaron Nola, Phillies
13.4 Box-Toppers points over 2024-25, 24th overall
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. LAD
(6IP 7H 3R BB 2K L), -6.0 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Alex Vesia, Dodgers (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K ND), +4.0 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:▪️+11.2—Chris Bassitt, Blue Jays (6.2IP 4H 0R 0BB 9K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. NYM.
Player of the Game—Huascar Brazobán, Mets (2.1IP H 0R 0BB K ND) with +2.1 game score.
▪️+5.0—Ryan Gusto, Astros (3IP H 0R BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. MIL.
Player of the Game—TJ Friedl, Reds (HR 4-5 2R 2BI) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Carson Kelly, Cubs (HR 2-3 R 4BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. SD.
Player of the Game—Teammate Matthew Boyd (6IP 5H 0R BB 5K W) with +5.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 401 total players Saturday, 115 pitchers-18.0—Davis Martin, White Sox (5IP 9H 7R 2BB 2K L vs. DET)
-16.0—Elvin Rodríguez, Brewers
-15.0—Tanner Bibee, Guardians
-13.0—Bailey Falter, Pirates
-10.0—Germán Márquez, Rockies
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 286 total batters Saturday-5.0—Gunnar Henderson, Orioles 0-5 4K
-4.0—Pete Alonso, Mets 0-4 3K
-4.0—Ryan Kreidler, Tigers 0-4 3K
-4.0—Nathaniel Lowe, Nationals 0-4 3K
-4.0—Cam Smith, Astros 0-4 3K
-4.0—George Springer, Blue Jays 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).| 4/5 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +5.0 | CHC 7, SD 1 | Matthew Boyd (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +5.0 | MIA 4, ATL 0 | Cal Quantrill (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| AL | +4.0 | NYY 10, PIT 4 | Trent Grisham CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `LAD 3, PHI 1 | Alex Vesia (H, 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CIN 11, MIL 7 | TJ Friedl DH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ATH 7, COL 4 | Shea Langeliers C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 6, HOU 1 | Cole Sands (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | `NYM 3, TOR 2 | Huascar Brazobán | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 4, SEA 1 | Matt Chapman 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 8, KC 1 | Tyler O’Neill RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 6, TB 4 | Wyatt Langford LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 4, ARI 3 | Alex Call RF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 7, CHW 2 | Justyn‑Henry Malloy DH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | LAA 10, CLE 4 | Logan O’Hoppe C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 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.
Back to top
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | rf lf | bal al | 3.0 | 7.2 | 23.7 | 27.7 | -1.2 |
| Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 33.8 | -1.0 |
| Grisham, Trent 4246 | cf | nyy al | 1.7 | 4.2 | 13.7 | 16.2 | -0.8 |
| Friedl, TJ 4720 | dh cf | cin nl | 1.5 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -3.5 |
| Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | sf nl | 1.0 | 11.2 | 23.7 | 39.7 | -9.2 |
| Langeliers, Shea 4715 | ca | oak al | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -6.5 |
| Sands, Cole 5017 | pi mr cp | min al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -5.0 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 21.7 | 23.7 | -4.0 |
| Langford, Wyatt 5058 | lf | tex al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | -3.5 |
| Brazoban, Huascar 4787 | pi mr | nym nl | 1.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| O’Hoppe, Logan 4928 | ca | ana al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Vesia, Alex 4504 | pi mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Malloy, Justyn-Henry 5031 | dh | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Call, Alex 4732 | rf | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +1.0 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Chart is sortable. Click a column header to re-sort the chart by the values in that column. Refresh page to restore chart to default view.
Back to top
A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 64.6 | 67.6 |
| WSH | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAD | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 45.8 | 61.5 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 1.0 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 49.2 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| NYY | Warren, Will* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 36.8 | 56.5 |
| CHW | Perez, Martin 3213 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 22.2 | 41.9 |
| DET | Jobe, Jackson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Francis, Bowden 5034 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| BAL | Povich, Cade 5029 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CIN | Spiers, Carson 5048 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Patrick, Chad 5131 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 31.5 |
| SD | Hart, Kyle* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Brown, Ben 4967 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 22.5 | 22.5 |
| TEX | Rocker, Kumar 5108 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ATH | Estes, Joey 5000 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| COL | Dollander, Chase* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| CLE | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 32.4 | 45.4 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.8 | 40.2 |
| BOS | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
What are those numbers after players' names?
Chart is sortable. Click a column header to re-sort the chart by the values in that column. Refresh page to restore chart to default, game-by-game view.
Back to top