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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.
Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to second place and White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease rises to sixth place.
Player of the Day—Burnes struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Cardinals.
Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 14th among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Sonny Gray struck out four over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 7-3 win over the Royals.
Gray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.4 for the season, 23rd among all players and 10th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Lourdes Gurriel Jr. of the Blue Jays hit two doubles and went 2-for-3, driving in five runs, in the 11-10 win over the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—Marcell Ozuna of the Braves hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Marlins.
Rankings—Two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Ray pitcher Shane McClanahan (6IP 7H R 0BB 7K W in the 4-2 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising from seventh to second place overall. He now ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.0).
White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease (7IP 2H R 0ER 4BB 5K ND in the 5-4, 12-inning win over the Cubs) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, rising from 10th to sixth overall. He now ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Debut—Tigers pitcher Elvin Rodriguez made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Rodriguez (4IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K ND in the 2-1 win over the Guardians) made his Major League debut April 10 and was playing in his third career game.
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 Sunday, May 29.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 8.0 |
| 2 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 |
| 3 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 7.7 |
| 4 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.4 |
| 5 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 |
| 7 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 7.0 |
| 8 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 |
| 9 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.7 |
| 10 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | lad nl | 6.5 |
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Scoring—Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gray earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Gurriel and Ozuna each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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
| 5/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | MIL 8, STL 0 | Corbin Burnes, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| +11.0 | `SD 4, PIT 2 (F/10) | MacKenzie Gore | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||
| +6.0 | LAD 3, ARI 1 | Tyler Anderson, (W 6‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | MIN 7, KC 3 | Sonny Gray, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | `NYM 5, PHI 4 (F/10) | Chris Bassitt | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | `DET 2, CLE 1 | Elvin Rodriguez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | `CHW 5, CHC 4 (F/12) | Dylan Cease | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | `HOU 2, SEA 1 | Luis Garcia | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.2 | WSH 6, COL 5 | Tanner Rainey, (S 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | TOR 11, LAA 10 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr., LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | TB 4, NYY 2 | Shane McClanahan, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 12, BAL 2 | Franchy Cordero, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `SF 6, CIN 4 | Alex Cobb | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | ATL 6, MIA 3 | Marcell Ozuna, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | OAK 6, TEX 5 | Chad Pinder, PH‑LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | +3.0 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 | -7.4 |
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.7 | 23.8 | 34.5 | 34.5 | -12.4 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 5.4 | 11.8 | 48.0 | 80.8 | -1.0 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 | 17.7 | 32.8 | 36.8 | -9.7 |
| Garcia, Luis 4423 | pi sp | hou al | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -7.0 |
| Cobb, Alex 2916 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 10.4 | 22.8 | 54.2 | -4.4 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.0 | 10.0 | 23.7 | 25.7 | -4.0 |
| Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Gurriel, Lourdes Jr. 4148 | lf | tor al | 2.5 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -2.7 |
| Cordero, Franchy 3821 | lf | bos al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf dh | atl nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 29.7 | 48.2 | +1.5 |
| Rainey, Tanner 4153 | pi cp mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Pinder, Chad 3871 | lf ph | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | +1.0 |
| Rodriguez, Elvin 4634 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | Small, Ethan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHC | Swarmer, Matthew* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 32.8 | 38.8 |
| DET | Brieske, Beau* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SD | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
| STL | Naughton, Packy 4537 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 29.5 | 46.5 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 34.4 | 72.5 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| NYM | Peterson, David 4347 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 49.5 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| PIT | Thompson, Zach 4437 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| LAD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 57.9 | 57.9 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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