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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.
Yankees pitcher Jameson Taillon is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—rising to first among all National League players—after earning NL Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Taillon struck out five over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Rays.
Taillon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 71st among all players and 23rd among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Pete Alonso of the Mets homered, doubled and went 2-for-2, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 8-6 win over the Phillies.
Alonso earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to second place in season player rankings, trailing only Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.0). Alonso not only rises to first place among NL batters, but rises to first among all NL players. Alonso passes previous NL batting leader Mookie Betts of the Dodgers (6.5 points) and previous NL pitching leader Joe Musgrove of the Padres (7.0).
American League Batter of the Day—Anthony Santander of the Orioles homered and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 12-8 win over the Red Sox.
Satander earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season, 10th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Pete Alonso.
Notable—Ty France of the Mariners rises to second place among AL batters in 2022 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
France (HR 3-4 2R BI in the 6-1 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season. Among AL batters, he trails only Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.0). He ranks 12th among all players.
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 Friday, May 27.| 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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Debut—Edwin Rios of the Dodgers made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Rios (HR 1-3 2R 3BI in the 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks) made his Major League debut June 27, 2019, and was playing in his 106th career game.
Scoring—Taillon earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Alonso earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Santander earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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
| 5/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | NYY 2, TB 0 | Jameson Taillon, (W 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| NL | +5.0 | NYM 8, PHI 6 | Pete Alonso, 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | TEX 8, OAK 5 | Matt Moore, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | BAL 12, BOS 8 | Anthony Santander, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ATL 6, MIA 4 | Jackson Stephens, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | TOR 4, LAA 3 | Jordan Romano, (S 15) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 6, ARI 4 | Edwin Ríos, DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 6, HOU 1 | Ty France, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 10, KC 7 | Nick Gordon, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 4, MIL 2 | Edmundo Sosa, PH‑SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SD 4, PIT 3 | Nabil Crismatt, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.2 | CIN 5, SF 1 | Art Warren, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 7.7 | 10.7 | 19.2 | 19.2 | +4.7 |
| France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sea al | 6.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | -1.5 |
| Santander, Anthony 3935 | rf lf | bal al | 3.5 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 | 12.0 | 33.4 | 38.4 | -6.0 |
| Crismatt, Nabil 4449 | pi mr sp | sd nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Warren, Art 4458 | pi mr cp | cin nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Moore, Matt 2975 | pi mr sp | tex al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12.4 | 50.3 | -2.0 |
| Sosa, Edmundo 4495 | ss ph | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Romano, Jordan 4299 | pi cp | tor al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Gordon, Nick 4557 | cf | min al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Stephens, Jackson 4009 | pi mr | atl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Rios, Edwin 4632 | dh | lad 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| WSH | Adon, Joan 4580 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BAL | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 20.7 | 28.4 |
| BOS | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 28.8 | 54.6 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 62.8 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Hearn, Taylor 4604 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| OAK | Logue, Zach 4602 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 44.6 | 44.6 |
| DET | Faedo, Alex 4612 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| ATL | Davidson, Tucker 4429 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 4.7 | 27.1 | 91.7 | 127.6 |
| TB | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 53.7 | 119.1 |
| SF | Wood, Alex 3246 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 34.7 | 54.1 |
| CIN | Gutierrez, Vladimir 4525 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| WSH | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.4 |
| BAL | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Winckowski, Joshua* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Thompson, Keegan 4579 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CHW | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 113.5 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| PHI | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 26.5 | 30.5 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 21.4 | 42.8 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| LAA | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 2.0 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| PIT | Brubaker, JT 4382 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 7.0 | 23.1 | 39.1 | 42.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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