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Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Suarez struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 5-1 win over the Pirates.
Suarez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 25th among all players.
American League Player of the Day
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, and went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in five runs, in the 13-3 win over the Astros.
Witt earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 35th among all players. His 9.4 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24 is third-most among AL batters over that span, behind Aaron Judge of the Yankees (14.5) and Kyle Tucker of the Astros (12.5).
National League Batter of the Day
Tyrone Taylor of the Mets hit a pinch-hit grand slam and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 16-4 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Bobby Witt Jr.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2024. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, April 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | bal al | 3.7 |
| 2 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 |
| 3 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
| 4 | Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 |
| 5 | Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | cle al | 3.0 |
| 6 | Bradford, Cody 4938 | pi sp mr | tex al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Phillips, Evan 4930 | pi cp | lad nl | 3.0 |
| 8 | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | pi sp cp | sf nl | 2.7 |
| 10 | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.7 |
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Debut
Colton Cowser of the Orioles made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Cowser (2HR 2B 3-5 2R 4BI in the 9-4, 10-inning win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut July 5, 2023, and was playing in his 37th career game.
It is the second straight day an Orioles player made their Box-Toppers debut. Jordan Westburg earned his first career Player of the Game honor Wednesday.
Scoring
Suarez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Witt earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Taylor earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
More from Thursday
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+8.0—Jon Gray, Rangers (5IP 3H R BB 9K L)
Was not Player of the Game because TEX lost to OAK.
Player of the Game—JP Sears, Athletics (6.1IP H 0R 3BB 5K L) with +7.1 game score.
▪️+4.0—Jeff McNeil, Mets (2B 2-3 2R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. ATL.
Teammate Tyrone Taylor had higher game score (+5.0) to win Player of the Game (GS 1-1 R 4BI).
▪️+2.1—Jared Jones, Pirates (6.1IP 6H 3R 0BB 8K L)
Was not Player of the Game because PIT lost to PHI.
Player of the Game—Ranger Suárez, Phillies (6IP 2H 0R 2BB 8K W) with +10.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
-29.8—Hunter Brown, Astros (0.2IP 11H 9R BB 0K L vs. KC).-17.0—Allan Winans, Braves
-14.0—Isaiah Campbell, Red Sox
-11.0—Luis Guillorme, Braves
-8.8—Nick Anderson, Royals
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
-4.0—Corey Seager, Rangers 0-4 4K-4.0—Matt Olson, Braves 0-4 3K
-4.0—Andrew McCutchen, Pirates 0-4 3K
-4.0—Zack Gelof, Athletics 0-4 2K
-4.0—Reese McGuire, Red Sox 0-4 2K
-4.0—Ryan Noda, Athletics 0-4 2K
-4.0—Bryce Harper, Phillies 0-4 2K
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).| 4/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | PHI 5, PIT 1 | Ranger Suárez (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| AL | +8.0 | KC 13, HOU 3 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.1 | OAK 1, TEX 0 | JP Sears (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYM 16, ATL 4 | Tyrone Taylor PH‑LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | BAL 9, BOS 4 (F/10) | Colton Cowser LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 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.
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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 5.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | -1.7 |
| Witt, Bobby Jr. 4592 | ss | kc al | 1.7 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | -6.0 |
| Taylor, Tyrone 4393 | lf ph | nym nl | 1.5 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -3.5 |
| Sears, JP 4627 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -3.0 |
| Cowser, Colton 4972 | lf | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 46.5 | 48.2 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
| PIT | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| PHI | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SF | Winn, Keaton 4931 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 2.0 | 19.7 | 49.8 | 58.5 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 50.1 | 89.1 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 52.5 | 53.5 |
| MIA | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| KC | Wacha, Michael 3276 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 32.5 | 63.2 |
| NYM | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 14.4 | 58.2 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CLE | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 24.1 | 111.5 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| CHW | Flexen, Chris 4368 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| HOU | France, J.P. 4811 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHC | Wicks, Jordan 4912 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SEA | Miller, Bryce 4797 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| STL | Matz, Steven 3516 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 27.1 | 49.4 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon 4812 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 13.7 |
| SD | King, Michael 4549 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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