A Box-Toppers look at probable pitching matchups for Sunday, May 1

A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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.
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Game Starter ’22 ’21‑22 ’17‑22 Career
BOS Pivetta, Nick 3825 0.0 5.0 27.7 27.7
BAL Lyles, Jordan 3100 1.0 8.0 20.7 28.4
MIN Paddack, Chris 4093 1.0 6.0 24.8 24.8
TB Fleming, Josh 4316 1.0 7.7 9.7 9.7
SD Musgrove, Joe 3705 4.0 20.1 36.1 39.8
PIT Keller, Mitch 4230 0.0 4.0 5.0 5.0
HOU Valdez, Framber 4048 2.0 7.0 17.4 17.4
TOR Gausman, Kevin 3191 2.0 15.7 34.5 58.7
SEA Gilbert, Logan 4439 4.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
MIA Alcantara, Sandy 4061 0.0 9.7 19.1 19.1
LAA Lorenzen, Michael 3479 2.0 2.0 10.5 12.5
CHW Keuchel, Dallas 3050 0.0 3.0 23.8 66.6
CHC Stroman, Marcus 3327 0.0 10.0 25.7 48.8
MIL Burnes, Corbin 4029 2.0 20.1 30.8 30.8
NYY Severino, Luis 3567 1.0 2.0 42.8 47.8
KC Lynch, Daniel 4488 2.0 5.7 5.7 5.7
ARI Davies, Zach 3581 1.0 7.0 20.7 29.7
STL Hicks, Jordan 3991 1.0 1.0 5.0 5.0
ATL Fried, Max 4011 3.0 14.8 31.5 31.5
TEX Hearn, Taylor* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CIN Sanmartin, Reiver* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
COL Freeland, Kyle 3763 0.0 7.0 27.4 27.4
WSH Gray, Josiah 4503 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
SF Cobb, Alex 2916 1.0 8.4 20.8 52.2
CLE McKenzie, Triston 4303 1.0 11.4 15.4 15.4
OAK Kaprielian, James 4416 0.0 7.4 7.4 7.4
DET Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 0.0 10.0 43.5 54.2
LAD Buehler, Walker 3943 2.0 18.7 55.9 55.9
PHI Eflin, Zach 3679 1.0 4.7 24.8 28.8
NYM Scherzer, Max 2588 2.0 27.1 96.6 228.3
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
Starters subject to change.
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