A Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Sunday, April 10

A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 2022 (’22), over a two-year period (’21-22), over a six-year period (’17-22) and their career point total.

Game Starter ’22 ’21‑22 ’17‑22 Career
OAK Jefferies, Daulton* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PHI Eflin, Zach 3679 0.0 3.7 23.8 27.8
BAL Wells, Tyler 4428 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
TB Kluber, Corey 3200 0.0 5.0 48.7 114.1
CHW Kopech, Michael 4385 0.0 5.7 5.7 5.7
DET Skubal, Tarik 4414 0.0 8.7 8.7 8.7
CIN Greene, Hunter* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ATL Anderson, Ian 4312 0.0 7.0 9.7 9.7
NYM Carrasco, Carlos 2885 0.0 0.0 53.6 100.1
WSH Fedde, Erick 4065 0.0 10.4 15.1 15.1
TEX Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOR Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 0.0 9.0 47.5 68.6
CLE Quantrill, Cal 4195 0.0 5.7 9.7 9.7
KC Bubic, Kris 4413 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
SEA Gonzales, Marco 3408 0.0 4.0 30.5 33.5
MIN Ober, Bailey 4441 0.0 6.7 6.7 6.7
PIT Wilson, Bryse 4048 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0
STL Matz, Steven 3516 0.0 6.7 23.4 39.0
MIL Peralta, Freddy 3965 0.0 12.7 31.4 31.4
CHC Stroman, Marcus 3327 0.0 10.0 25.7 48.8
LAD Urias, Julio 3652 0.0 19.1 27.1 32.8
COL Senzatela, Antonio 3760 0.0 2.0 13.0 13.0
MIA Rogers, Trevor 4311 0.0 9.0 10.0 10.0
SF DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 0.0 12.7 26.4 38.1
HOU Urquidy, Jose 4194 0.0 8.4 13.1 13.1
LAA Suarez, Jose 4425 0.0 6.4 6.4 6.4
SD Snell, Blake 3688 0.0 11.4 57.3 61.3
ARI Smith, Caleb 3952 0.0 3.0 16.4 16.4
BOS Houck, Tanner 4342 0.0 6.0 8.7 8.7
NYY Montgomery, Jordan 3814 0.0 9.7 16.7 16.7
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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