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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.
Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Alcantara struck out 14 over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Braves.
Alcantara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 16th among all players and sixth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Astros.
Gilbert earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 18th among all players and eighth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 8-3 win over the Brewers.
This was Gorman’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Gorman made his Major League debut May 20 and was playing in his eighth career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Ramirez of the Guardians homered, tripled and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 8-1 win over the Tigers.
Ramirez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 15th among all players and third among AL batters, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.0) and Ty France of the Mariners (6.0).
Notable—Rays pitcher Corey Kluber has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among all 17 Player of the Game winners for Saturday.
Kluber (6IP 3H R 0BB 5K ND in the 3-1 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, 13th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
Kluber also now has 120.1 career Box-Toppers points, 47th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 46th-ranked player, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (122.1). Kluber ranks 14th among active players in career points, fifth among active AL pitchers.
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 Saturday, May 28.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 |
| 2 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 7.7 |
| 3 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.4 |
| 4 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.0 |
| 5 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 7.0 |
| 6 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 |
| 7 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 8 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.7 |
| 9 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | lad nl | 6.5 |
| 10 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 |
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Scoring—Alcantara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gilbert earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Gorman and Ramirez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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
| 5/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | MIA 4, ATL 1 | Sandy Alcantara, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| AL | +8.0 | SEA 6, HOU 0 | Logan Gilbert, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| BAT | +7.0 | STL 8, MIL 3 | Nolan Gorman, 2B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | WSH 13, COL 7 | Victor Robles, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | CLE 8, DET 1 | Jose Ramírez, 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | `TB 3, NYY 1 | Corey Kluber | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | LAD 3, ARI 2 | Tony Gonsolin, (W 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | TEX 11, OAK 4 | Marcus Semien, 2B‑SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 8, PHI 2 | Francisco Lindor, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.2 | `COL 3, WSH 2 | Tyler Kinley, (Hld 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.1 | BAL 4, BOS 2 | Joey Krehbiel, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | PIT 4, SD 2 | Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 3, SF 2 | Kyle Farmer, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 5, BAL 3 | Nathan Eovaldi, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +1.2 | KC 7, MIN 3 | Brady Singer, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +1.0 | TOR 6, LAA 5 | Matt Chapman, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 5, CHW 1 | Keegan Thompson, (W 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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.
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 | 11.0 | 54.7 | 120.1 | +1.0 |
| Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 5.7 | 18.7 | 39.7 | 44.7 | -7.3 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.7 | 15.4 | 24.8 | 24.8 | -4.0 |
| Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 5.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -1.3 |
| Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 | 8.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | -0.7 |
| Thompson, Keegan 4579 | pi mr sp cp | chi nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Farmer, Kyle 4003 | ss | cin nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Robles, Victor 4087 | cf | dc nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | +1.5 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | bos al | 2.0 | 16.1 | 29.8 | 55.6 | -12.1 |
| Krehbiel, Joey 4562 | pi cp mr | bal al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Kinley, Tyler 4617 | pi mr | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Gorman, Nolan 4633 | 2b | stl nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | nym nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 22.1 | 30.1 | -6.0 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b ss | tex al | 1.0 | 7.2 | 22.9 | 32.4 | -5.2 |
| Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | tor al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | -3.5 |
| Hayes, Ke’Bryan 4561 | 3b | pit nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Cobb, Alex 2916 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 21.8 | 53.2 |
| CIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| BAL | Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 30.4 | 30.4 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIA | Hernandez, Elieser 4181 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 6.0 | 17.8 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 3.0 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Elvin* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 43.8 | 48.8 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 6.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 27.4 | 50.5 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 6.0 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 61.7 | 217.8 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 46.3 | 79.1 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 3.7 | 21.8 | 32.5 | 32.5 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 19.4 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 2.0 | 11.4 | 51.9 | 51.9 |
| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 |
| LAD | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 22.7 | 24.7 |
| ARI | Davies, Zach 3581 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 20.7 | 29.7 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 3.7 | 24.8 | 46.5 | 58.2 |
| NYM | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 31.8 | 35.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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