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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
▪️ Top 10 players in 2022 Box-Toppers points.
▪️ A B-T look at today’s pitching matchups.
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Buehler pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking none, in the 4-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Buehler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 24th in season player rankings, 10th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Taylor Ward of the Angels hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 3-0 win over the Guardians.
Ward earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 57th overall, seventh among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Bryce Harper of the Phillies homered and went 1-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-2 win over the Rockies.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Monday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Taylor Ward.
Notable—Bo Bichette of the Blue Jays has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Player of the Game winners.
Bichette (GS 1-4 R 4BI in the 6-2 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.5 for the season, 18th overall and fourth among AL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2022. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Monday, April 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.7 |
| 3 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.0 |
| 4 | France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sea al | 4.0 |
| 5 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 4.0 |
| 6 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 3.2 |
| 7 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 |
| 9 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 |
| 10 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.0 |
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Also notable—Mets pitcher Max Scherzer now has 228.3 career Box-Toppers points—fourth-most since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Scherzer (7IP 2H 0R BB 10K ND in the 5-2 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point and now trails Box-Toppers third-ranked “all-time” player Pedro Martinez (244.8) by 16.5 points (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995). Scherzer ranks second in career points among active players behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (250.6).
Scherzer now has 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 22nd overall and eighth among NL pitchers.
Scoring—Buehler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Ward earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Harper 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 below) 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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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).Back to top
| 4/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | LAD 4, ARI 0 | Walker Buehler, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +14.0 | `NYM 5, STL 2 | Max Scherzer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| AL | +3.0 | LAA 3, CLE 0 | Taylor Ward, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | `SF 4, MIL 2 | John Brebbia | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 6, BOS 2 | Bo Bichette, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | PHI 8, COL 2 | Bryce Harper, DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TEX 6, HOU 2 | Willie Calhoun, PH‑DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
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 2022 (’22). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’21-22), the period 2017-2022 (’17-22) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2022 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2021 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bichette, Bo 4233 | ss | tor al | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ‑4.5 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 27.1 | 96.6 | 228.3 | ‑23.1 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 18.7 | 55.9 | 55.9 | ‑14.7 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | rf lf | ana al | 1.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | ‑2.3 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | dh rf | phi nl | 1.5 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 58.4 | ‑4.0 |
| Brebbia, John 4080 | pi mr | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Calhoun, Willie 4208 | dh lf ph | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’22 | ’21‑22 | ’17‑22 | Career |
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| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 2.7 | 19.8 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 4.0 | 20.1 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| CIN | Sanmartin, Reiver* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| TB | Wisler, Matt 3522 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 |
| COL | Marquez, German 3788 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 |
| PHI | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.8 | 27.8 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 47.8 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 33.5 | 57.7 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CHW | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 23.8 | 66.6 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 25.7 | 48.8 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 2.0 | 13.8 | 30.5 | 30.5 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 43.5 | 54.2 |
| MIN | Paddack, Chris 4093 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 2.0 | 15.7 | 30.8 | 34.8 |
| STL | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| HOU | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 34.5 | 60.6 |
| TEX | Hearn, Taylor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Pablo 2524 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 42.2 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| OAK | Jefferies, Daulton 4571 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 23.7 | 39.8 |
Starters subject to change.
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