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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.
Rays pitcher Corey Kluber is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Kluber struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Athletics. Kluber did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season. He ranks second among American League pitchers in 2022 Box-Toppers points, trailing Shohei Ohtani of the Angels. Though both Ohtani and Kluber have 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, Ohtani ranks ahead because he had more 2021 Box-Toppers points—16.1 vs. 5.0.
Kluber now has 119.1 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 47th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 2.0 points Wednesday, Kluber passes three players on the “all-time” list—Barry Zito (117.4), Carlos Delgado (118.7) and Cliff Lee (119.1). He now trails 46th-ranked player, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (122.1). Kluber ranks 14th among active players in career points, fifth among active AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Rowdy Tellez of the Brewers hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and doubled, in the 18-4 win over the Reds. Tellez went 4-for-6, scoring twice and driving in eight runs.
Tellez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 10th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—Alex Bregman of the Astros doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-2 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Rowdy Tellez.
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright now has 145.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Wainwright (7IP H 0R BB 2K W in the 10-0 win over the Royals) rises to 29th place among all players in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Wednesday, he passes Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale (144.6) on the “all-time” list and now trails 28th-ranked player David Ortiz (145.9). Wainwright ranks seventh among active players in career points, third among active NL pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (250.6) and Max Scherzer of the Mets (228.3).
Wainwright now has 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 13th among NL pitchers.
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 Wednesday, May 4.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.0 |
| 3 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 5.0 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 5 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 6 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 |
| 7 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 8 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 4.2 |
| 9 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 4.2 |
| 10 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 |
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Debut—Sergio Alcantara of the Diamondbacks made his Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Alcantara (3B 2-2 R 2BI in the 8-7 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut Sept. 6, 2020, and was playing in his 122nd career game.
Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Tellez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Bregman earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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
| 5/4 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | `TB 3, OAK 0 | Corey Kluber | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| NL | +8.0 | MIL 18, CIN 4 | Rowdy Tellez, 1B | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.0 | STL 10, KC 0 | Adam Wainwright, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +7.0 | TOR 2, NYY 1 | Yusei Kikuchi, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | HOU 7, SEA 2 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.2 | CHW 4, CHC 3 | Lucas Giolito, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||
| +4.0 | LAA 10, BOS 5 (F/10) | Jared Walsh, 1B‑LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 9, SF 1 | Tony Gonsolin, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | PIT 7, DET 2 | David Bednar, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 8, MIA 7 | Sergio Alcántara, 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 3, PIT 2 | Gregory Soto, (S 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | COL 5, WSH 2 | Daniel Bard, (S 7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `TEX 2, PHI 1 (F/10) | Martin Pérez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 9, MIN 4 | Trey Mancini, DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 9, NYM 2 | Dansby Swanson, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SD 5, CLE 4 | Manny Machado, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 6, SD 5 (F/10) | Andres Giménez, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 10.0 | 53.7 | 119.1 | 0.0 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 15.0 | 33.3 | 145.3 | -9.0 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 2.7 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 23.4 | +1.7 |
| Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | -2.7 |
| Bednar, David 4499 | pi cp | pit nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Bard, Daniel 2657 | pi cp mr | col nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 12.7 | +1.0 |
| Tellez, Rowdy 4078 | 1b | mil nl | 1.7 | 5.2 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -1.8 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 1.5 | 5.0 | 25.2 | 27.2 | -2.0 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 12.4 | 40.1 | 40.1 | -10.4 |
| Walsh, Jared 4332 | 1b lf | ana al | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -6.5 |
| Swanson, Dansby 3751 | dh ss | atl nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | -6.0 |
| Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -5.0 |
| Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 1.0 | 6.9 | 22.6 | 46.3 | -4.9 |
| Mancini, Trey 3766 | dh | bal al | 1.0 | 3.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 | -1.5 |
| Soto, Gregory 4371 | pi cp | det al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Alcantara, Sergio 4593 | 3b | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 |
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| LAA | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 5.0 | 21.1 | 35.6 | 35.6 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 34.4 | 72.5 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Houser, Adrian 4162 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| WSH | Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.4 |
| COL | Senzatela, Antonio 3760 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 50.9 | 50.9 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| NYM | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 20.4 | 41.8 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 65.0 | 73.7 |
| MIN | Archer, Chris 3194 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 62.8 |
| BAL | Watkins, Spenser 4479 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| HOU | Urquidy, Jose 4194 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| SD | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.7 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| SEA | Ray, Robbie 3502 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 52.1 | 62.8 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 19.4 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 19.2 |