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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 2023 Box-Toppers points.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
Padres pitcher Michael Wacha is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Jeffrey Springs rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Plus, three players extended streaks of 10 or more seasons earning Box-Toppers points after each earned Player of the Game honors Saturday. Royals closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman has now earned points in 14 straight season, Mike Trout of the Angels has now earned points in 13 straight seasons and Eugenio Suarez of the Mariners has now earned points in 10 straight seasons.
Player of the Day—Wacha struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-1 win over the Braves.
Wacha earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and now is 18th in season player rankings.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Jeffrey Springs struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks, in the 11-0 win over the Athletics.
Springs earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, rising to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates (3.7), who only took the lead Friday. Through Springs has the same Box-Toppers point total as Reynolds and Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo, Springs ranks ahead because he has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the three—10.7 vs. Reynolds (4.0) and Luzardo (4.0).
National League Batter of the Day—Stone Garrett of the Nationals hit a two-run homer and two doubles in the 7-6 win over the Rockies. Garrett went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs.
This was Garrett’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Garrett made his Major League debut Aug. 17, 2022, and was playing in his 29th career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Kyle Farmer of the Twins hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 9-6 win over the Astros.
Rankings—Rafael Devers of the Red Sox rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Devers (2HR 2-4 2R 5BI in the 14-5 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.5 for the season.
Streak—Royals closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman has now earned Box-Toppers points in 14 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2023 Saturday.
Chapman (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 6-5 win over the Giants) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2010 with the Reds and has 63.1 career points, second among active AL closing pitchers, behind Ian Kennedy of the Rangers (89.2), who earned all but 13.7 points in his career as a starting pitcher.
Chapman’s best season was 2012 with the Reds when he had 14.0 Box-Toppers points, second among NL closers, behind Craig Kimbrel of the Braves (15.0). Chapman led NL closers with the Reds in 2015 with 8.0 points. He ranked among the top five NL closers in points for five straight seasons from 2012 to 2016 (he was with the Reds from 2012 to 2015 and finished the 2016 season with the Cubs). In 2022, he had 2.0 points with the Yankees.
Chapman’s 14 season streak earning Box-Toppers points is tied for the seventh-longest currently active streak.
Active season streaks
Here are the 13 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.Back to top
| Streak | Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* |
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| 20 | Miguel Cabrera | dh 1b | Tigers | 2003‑2022 | 159.4 |
| 17 | Nelson Cruz | dh | Padres | 2006‑2022 | 88.4 |
| 16 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Royals | 2007‑2022 | 222.5 |
| 16 | Evan Longoria | 3b | Diamondbacks | 2008‑2023 | 61.0 |
| 15 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 2008‑2022 | 259.3 |
| 15 | Johnny Cueto | pi sp | Marlins | 2008‑2022 | 118.2 |
| 14 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Mets | 2009‑2022 | 236.3 |
| 14 | Andrew McCutchen | dh lf | Pirates | 2009‑2022 | 78.9 |
| 14 | Aroldis Chapman | pi cp mr | Royals | 2010‑2023 | 63.1 |
| 13 | Madison Bumgarner | pi sp | Diamondbacks | 2010‑2022 | 139.1 |
| 13 | Craig Kimbrel | pi cp | Phillies | 2010‑2022 | 84.1 |
| 13 | Giancarlo Stanton | dh | Yankees | 2010‑2022 | 73.4 |
| 13 | Mike Trout | cf | Angels | 2011‑2023 | 82.2 |
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Streak—Mike Trout of the Angels has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2023 Saturday.
Trout (HR 1-3 2R 3BI in the 9-5 win over the Blue Jays) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2011 with the Angels and now has 82.2 career points, second among active AL batters, behind Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (159.4). His best season was 2016 with the Angels when he had 12.5 Box-Toppers points, second among AL batters. He’s ranked among the top 10 AL batters in a season Box-Toppers points seven times, but has never led. Trout had 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 12th among AL outfielders.
Trout’s 13 season streak earning Box-Toppers points is tied for the 10th-longest currently active streak.
Streak—Eugenio Suarez of the Mariners has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 consecutive seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2023 Saturday.
Suarez (3-4 0R 2BI in the 3-2 win over the Guardians) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2014 with the Tigers and has 43.0 career Box-Toppers points, third among active AL third basemen, behind Josh Donaldson of the Yankees (65.6) and Jose Ramirez of the Guardians (51.7). His best season was 2016 with the Reds when he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points, ninth among NL batters. He had 8.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Mariners, sixth among AL batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Saturday, April 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | tb al | 3.7 |
| 2 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf lf | pit nl | 3.7 |
| 3 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 3.7 |
| 4 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 3.0 |
| 5 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 2.7 |
| 6 | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 2.7 |
| 7 | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.7 |
| 8 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 2.5 |
| 9 | Diaz, Yandy 3896 | 1b 3b dh | tb al | 2.5 |
| 10 | Winker, Jesse 3988 | dh lf | mil nl | 2.5 |
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Scoring—Wacha earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Springs earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Garrett and Farmer each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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
| 4/8 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | SD 4, ATL 1 | Michael Wacha, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +11.0 | STL 6, MIL 0 | Jordan Montgomery, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | TB 11, OAK 0 | Jeffrey Springs, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | WSH 7, COL 6 | Stone Garrett, DH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | MIN 9, HOU 6 | Kyle Farmer, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | BOS 14, DET 5 | Rafael Devers, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 5, MIA 2 | Kodai Senga, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | `NYY 4, BAL 1 | Michael King, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 12, LAD 8 | Ketel Marte, 2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 11, PIT 5 | Andrew Vaughn, 1B | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 9, TOR 5 | Mike Trout, CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 6, SF 5 | Aroldis Chapman, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 3, CIN 2 | Brandon Marsh, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 3, CLE 2 | Eugenio Suárez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 10, TEX 3 | Patrick Wisdom, RF | 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.
All other players listed here would 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 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’22-23), the period 2018-2023 (’18-23) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2023 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2022 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | tb al | 3.7 | 14.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | -7.0 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 2.5 | 6.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | -1.5 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | sd nl | 2.0 | 10.4 | 25.5 | 52.2 | -6.4 |
| Wisdom, Patrick 4042 | 3b rf | chi nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Farmer, Kyle 4003 | 2b ss | min al | 1.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -2.0 |
| Garrett, Stone 4767 | dh | dc nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Montgomery, Jordan 3814 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 10.4 | 21.1 | 27.1 | -8.4 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | sea al | 1.0 | 9.0 | 25.5 | 43.0 | -7.0 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 28.2 | 82.2 | -4.0 |
| King, Michael 4549 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 1.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -3.7 |
| Vaughn, Andrew 4445 | 1b dh | chi al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -2.5 |
| Marsh, Brandon 4670 | lf cf ph | phi nl | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Chapman, Aroldis 2826 | pi cp mr | kc al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 63.1 | -1.0 |
| Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b cf | ari nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | -1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Sunday’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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
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| CIN | Overton, Connor* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 49.5 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 2.0 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| NYY | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| BAL | Wells, Tyler 4428 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 109.8 |
| SEA | Kirby, George 4595 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| CLE | Plesac, Zach 4168 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| STL | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 40.5 | 40.5 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.7 | 45.4 |
| CHC | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 32.1 | 46.1 |
| WSH | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 15.7 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| SF | DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 27.4 | 39.1 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| LAD | Grove, Michael* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| SD | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 19.7 |
| ATL | Dodd, Dylan* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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