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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 Shane McClanahan is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to third place and Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to 10th place.
Player of the Day—McClanahan struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run (none earned), two hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Cardinals.
McClanahan earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.7 for the season, rising from sixth to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader Pete Alonso of the Mets (9.2). McClanahan also rises to first place among American League pitchers, passing previous leader Justin Verlander of the Astros (9.0).
McClanahan is the first player to reach 10.0 Box-Toppers points for 2022. In 2021, there were 49 players who had 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. This is also the first time in his career McClanahan has led Box-Toppers season player rankings. He had 4.7 Box-Toppers points in his 2021 rookie season, 71st among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Max Muncy of the Dodgers hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 11-9 win over the White Sox. Muncy went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
Muncy earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 40th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day—MJ Melendez of the Royals homered and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-5 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Max Muncy.
Rankings—In addition to McClanahan, two other player rose in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game winners Thursday:
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (7IP 4H R 2BB 6K W in the 5-2 win over the Red Sox) rises from ninth to third place with 9.0 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers, behind McClanahan (10.7). Ohtani, who also qualifies to be ranked as a batter (having earned three of his six total Player of the Game honors as a designated hitter), extends his lead among AL batters ahead of second-place Ty France of the Mariners (6.0). It is Ohtani’s first Player of the Game honor since falling from his Box-Toppers season points lead June 2. He last earned Player of the Game honors a month ago on May 9.
Braves pitcher Max Fried (6IP 8H R 0BB 8K W in the 3-1 win over the Pirates) rises to 10th place overall with 8.0 Box-Toppers points, fourth among NL pitchers.
Debut—Richie Palacios of the Guardians made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Palacios (2B 1-1 0R 2BI in the 8-4 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut April 25 and was playing in his 20th 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 Thursday, June 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 3 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 9.0 |
| 4 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 9.0 |
| 5 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.7 |
| 6 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 8.7 |
| 8 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
| 10 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.0 |
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Scoring—McClanahan earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Muncy earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Melendez earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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
| 6/9 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | TB 2, STL 1 | Shane McClanahan, (W 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| +5.0 | LAA 5, BOS 2 | Shohei Ohtani, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | LAD 11, CHW 9 | Max Muncy, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ATL 3, PIT 1 | Max Fried, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 7, WSH 4 | Jesus Sánchez, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | KC 7, BAL 5 | MJ Melendez, DH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | PHI 8, MIL 3 | Odubel Herrera, RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 10, MIN 7 | Joey Gallo, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 8, OAK 4 | Richie Palacios, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | COL 4, SF 2 | Austin Gomber, (W 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 0.0 | ARI 5, CIN 4 | Josh Rojas, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | +6.0 |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | ana al | 9.0 | 25.1 | 39.6 | 39.6 | -7.1 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 8.0 | 19.8 | 36.5 | 36.5 | -3.8 |
| Gomber, Austin 3985 | pi sp | col nl | 3.0 | 12.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -6.0 |
| Rojas, Josh 4244 | 3b lf 2b | ari nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +2.5 |
| Sanchez, Jesus 4551 | cf rf | fla nl | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +0.3 |
| Melendez, MJ 4615 | ca dh | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Muncy, Max 3969 | 2b 1b | lad nl | 1.7 | 7.7 | 19.2 | 19.2 | -4.3 |
| Gallo, Joey 3485 | rf | nyy al | 1.0 | 6.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | -4.5 |
| Herrera, Odubel 3449 | rf | phi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| Palacios, Richie 4654 | ph | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Friday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| PHI | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 29.5 | 46.5 |
| CHC | Miley, Wade 3006 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 27.1 | 63.5 |
| NYY | Severino, Luis 3567 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 45.8 | 50.8 |
| MIL | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| WSH | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| OAK | Blackburn, Paul 3869 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 3.0 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| TOR | Berrios, Jose 3791 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 52.9 | 52.9 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Elvin 4634 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BAL | Zimmermann, Bruce 4410 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| KC | Heasley, Jonathan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
| HOU | Garcia, Luis 4423 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIN | Smeltzer, Devin 4149 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| TEX | Otto, Glenn 4584 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CHW | Martin, Davis* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 45.8 | 45.8 |
| STL | Pallante, Andre* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Williams, Trevor 3792 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| LAA | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 8.7 | 24.8 | 40.8 | 44.5 |
| BOS | Hill, Rich 2215 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 35.4 | 73.5 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 |
| LAD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 57.9 | 57.9 |
| SF | Junis, Jakob 3857 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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