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Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, four other players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list, all earning Player of the Game honors: Angels pitcher Reid Detmers (third place), Marcell Ozuna of the Braves (sixth), Athletics pitcher Paul Blackburn (eighth) and Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley (ninth).
Player of the Day
Peralta struck out 11 over six innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 11-1 win over the Orioles.
Peralta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, rising to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader, Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes (3.7 points), who falls to second place.
This is Peralta’s third Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the season. He did it previously March 29 and April 5, earning 1.0 Box-Toppers point each time.
American League Player of the Day
Angels pitcher Reid Detmers struck out seven over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 7-0 win over the Red Sox.
Detmers earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, rising to third place in season player rankings, second among AL pitchers, behind Corbin Burnes of the Orioles (3.7 points). (Burnes ranks ahead of Detmers because he has more 2023 Box-Toppers points—11.7 vs. 6.7).
National League Batter of the Day
Marcell Ozuna of the Braves homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-1 win over the Marlins.
Ozuna earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to sixth in player rankings and first among NL batters, ahead of previous leader Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs (2.5 points), who falls to second place.
American League Batter of the Day
Adolis Garcia of the Rangers went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 12-8 win over the Astros.
Notable
In addition to Peralta, Detmers and Ozuna, two other player rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Friday:
Athletics pitcher Paul Blackburn (6.1IP 5H 0R 2BB 4K ND in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to eight place, fifth place among AL pitchers.
Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season, rising to ninth place, third among NL pitchers and first among NL closers.
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 Friday, April 12.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 |
| 2 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | bal al | 3.7 |
| 3 | Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 3.7 |
| 4 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 3.0 |
| 5 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 |
| 6 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | dh | atl nl | 3.0 |
| 7 | Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 3.0 |
| 8 | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 |
| 9 | Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp | stl nl | 3.0 |
| 10 | Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | cle al | 3.0 |
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Debut
Henry Davis of the Pirates made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Davis (2B 2-3 2R 2BI in the 12-8 win over the Astros) made his Major League debut June 19, 2023, and was playing in his 74th career game.
Scoring
Peralta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Detmers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Ozuna and Garcia each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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Top pitching matchup
MIN at DET▪️Pablo Lopez, Twins, 14.4 Box-Toppers points in 2023-24, 9th among AL pitchers
▪️Tarik Skubal, Tigers, 11.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023-24, 16th among AL pitchers
Results—DET 8, MIN 2
Skubal is Player of the Game (5IP 2H 0R 2BB 5K W) with a +6.0 Box-Toppers game score.
Lopez (4IP 6H 5R 3BB 7K L) had -8.0 game score in loss.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+6.0—Jake Irvin, Nationals (6IP H R 2BB 5K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because WSH lost to OAK.
Player of the Game—Paul Blackburn, Athletics (6.1IP 5H 0R 2BB 4K ND) with +3.1 game score.
▪️+4.0—Willy Adames, Brewers (HR 2B 3-5 3R 3BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. BAL.
Teammate Freddy Peralta had higher game score (+10.0) to win Player of the Game (6IP 5H R 0BB 11K W).
▪️+3.1—Max Fried, Braves (6.1IP 4H R BB 4K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. MIA.
Teammate Marcell Ozuna had higher game score (+4.0) to win Player of the Game (HR 3-4 2R 3BI).
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
-21.0—J.P. France, Astros (4IP 8H 8R 4BB 3K L) vs. TEX).-16.0—Jonathan Heasley, Orioles
-15.8—Tanner Houck, Red Sox
-15.8—Chris Flexen, White Sox
-14.8—Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
-6.0—Jackson Chourio, Brewers 0-6 3K-5.0—CJ Abrams, Nationals 0-5 3K
-5.0—Chris Taylor, Dodgers 0-5 3K
-5.0—Oneil Cruz, Pirates 0-5 2K
-5.0—Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pirates 0-5 2K
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).| 4/12 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | MIL 11, BAL 1 | Freddy Peralta (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| AL | +8.1 | LAA 7, BOS 0 | Reid Detmers (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | DET 8, MIN 2 | Tarik Skubal (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | ATL 8, MIA 1 | Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CIN 11, CHW 1 | Andrew Abbott (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `COL 12, TOR 4 | Peter Lambert (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | SEA 4, CHC 2 | Bryce Miller (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +3.1 | `OAK 2, WSH 1 (F/10) | Paul Blackburn | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 5, PHI 2 | Henry Davis C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TEX 12, HOU 8 | Adolis García RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | STL 9, ARI 6 | Ryan Helsley (S, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | SD 8, LAD 7 (F/11) | Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 6, KC 1 | Luis Severino (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| +1.0 | TB 2, SF 1 | Harold Ramírez DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 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.
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 | +/‑ |
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| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.0 | 21.7 | 51.8 | 60.5 | -13.7 |
| Detmers, Reid 4513 | pi sp | ana al | 3.7 | 10.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 | -3.0 |
| Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | dh | atl nl | 3.0 | 10.5 | 29.5 | 59.7 | -4.5 |
| Blackburn, Paul 3869 | pi sp | oak al | 3.0 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 14.7 | -1.7 |
| Helsley, Ryan 4589 | pi cp | stl nl | 3.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -1.0 |
| Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 2.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | -11.1 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 2.0 | 12.7 | 32.1 | 32.1 | -8.7 |
| Lambert, Peter 4155 | pi mr sp | col nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| Garcia, Adolis 4387 | rf | tex al | 1.5 | 7.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | -4.5 |
| Abbott, Andrew 4839 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -10.0 |
| Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | rf | sd nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | -5.0 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 5.7 | 15.4 | 59.2 | -3.7 |
| Ramirez, Harold 4164 | dh | tb al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -3.5 |
| Davis, Henry 4973 | ca | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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 |
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| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CLE | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 24.1 | 111.5 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| DET | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 33.9 | 64.6 |
| KC | Marsh, Alec 4961 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 32.1 | 54.9 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CHW | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| COL | Hudson, Dakota 4035 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
| TOR | Rodriguez, Yariel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Hall, DL* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Kremer, Dean 4330 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| PIT | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.1 | 36.5 |
| PHI | Turnbull, Spencer 4086 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 32.8 | 47.5 |
| HOU | Blanco, Ronel 4959 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| OAK | Boyle, Joe 4948 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| BOS | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Sale, Chris 2806 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 22.7 | 154.3 |
| MIA | Meyer, Max 4965 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 40.3 | 40.3 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| NYY | Poteet, Cody 4405 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 32.1 | 32.1 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 35.8 | 62.2 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Stone, Gavin 4942 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHC | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| SEA | Hancock, Emerson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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