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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 2023 Box-Toppers points.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Rodriguez struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Mets.
Rodriguez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 14th among all players and eighth among American League pitchers.
Rodriguez had a Box-Toppers game score of +14.0, the same as another Player of the Game winner Thursday, Rays pitcher Zach Eflin (7IP 3H 0R 0BB 10K W in the 3-2 win over the Pirates). But Rodriguez ranked higher and won overall Player of the Day honors because he had more innings pitched—eight vs. seven.
Opposing pitcher was Justin Verlander of the Mets, who led all players in 2022 Box-Toppers points (26.0) when he was with the Astros. This was his debut for the season and with the Mets. While not eligible to win Player of the Game because the Mets lost, he had a Box-Toppers game score of 0.0 (5IP 5H 2R BB 5K L).
National League Player of the Day—Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin struck out six over seven innings, allowing two runs, three hits and no walks, in the 4-3 win over the Cubs. Corbin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Cubs tied the game after he exited.
Corbin earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 40th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Luis Rengifo of the Angels hit a three-run homer, doubled, hit a sacrifice fly and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-7 win over the Cardinals.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, May 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 2 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 |
| 3 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 |
| 5 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 5.7 |
| 6 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 5.7 |
| 7 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
| 8 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 9 | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 4.7 |
| 10 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 4.7 |
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National League Batter of the Day—Harold Castro of the Rockies went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 9-6 win over the Brewers.
Scoring—Rodriguez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Corbin earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Rengifo and Castro each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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
| 5/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | DET 2, NYM 0 | Eduardo Rodriguez, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +14.0 | TB 3, PIT 2 | Zach Eflin, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| NL | +6.0 | `WSH 4, CHC 3 | Patrick Corbin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | LAA 11, STL 7 | Luis Rengifo, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BOS 11, TOR 5 | Masataka Yoshida, LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | BAL 13, KC 10 | Ramon Urías, PH‑3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `MIN 7, CHW 3 (F/12) | Pablo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 5, OAK 3 | Taylor Trammell, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | COL 9, MIL 6 | Harold Castro, PH‑2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | ATL 6, MIA 3 | A.J. Minter, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 would 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 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | det al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 38.8 | 58.2 | +4.0 |
| Yoshida, Masataka 4763 | lf dh | bos al | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 13.7 | 36.8 | 36.8 | -7.7 |
| Urias, Ramon 4491 | 3b ph | bal al | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | -1.5 |
| Minter, A.J. 3946 | pi cp | atl nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +2.0 |
| Rengifo, Luis 4178 | ss 2b 3b | ana al | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Eflin, Zach 3679 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 5.7 | 28.5 | 33.5 | -1.7 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.7 | 5.7 | 44.8 | 87.0 | -2.3 |
| Castro, Harold 4187 | 2b ss 1b ph | col nl | 1.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -3.5 |
| Trammell, Taylor 4374 | lf | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 40.8 | 44.8 |
| PIT | Hill, Rich 2215 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 29.4 | 80.2 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 49.2 | 113.8 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| NYY | Brito, Jhony 4761 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Chirinos, Yonny 4039 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| BOS | Sale, Chris 2806 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 36.1 | 147.6 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 58.2 | 70.9 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 |
| NYM | Senga, Kodai 4762 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| CLE | Battenfield, Peyton* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 46.5 | 46.5 |
| OAK | Muller, Kyle 4454 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| STL | Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 21.1 | 27.1 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 36.4 |
| WSH | Gray, Josiah 4503 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| LAD | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | 4.4 | 15.1 | 56.9 | 263.7 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 47.5 | 53.2 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 2.0 | 17.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 3.7 | 13.7 | 50.1 | 58.5 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 47.2 | 47.2 |
| SF | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 36.1 | 50.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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