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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.
Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Eovaldi struck out 12 over 8 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Eovaldi earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.7 for the season, 11th among all players and ninth among AL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 8-2 win over the Yankees.
Rasmussen earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, fifth among all players and fourth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Casey Schmitt of the Giants homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics.
This was Schmitt’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Schmitt made his Major League debut May 9 and was playing in his third career game.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors.
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 Thursday, May 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.7 |
| 2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 3 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 7.0 |
| 4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 5 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.1 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 6.0 |
| 8 | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | det al | 6.0 |
| 9 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp | ana al | 5.7 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 5.7 |
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Debut—Reds pitcher Kevin Herget also made his Box-Toppers debut Thursday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Herget (3IP 2H 0R 0BB 4K Sv in the 5-0 win over the Mets) made his Major League debut Sept. 13, 2022, and was playing in his eighth career game.
Scoring—Eovaldi earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rasmussen earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Schmitt earns 1.5 points for being NL 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
| 5/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.2 | TEX 4, OAK 0 | Nathan Eovaldi, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| AL | +12.0 | TB 8, NYY 2 | Drew Rasmussen, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | SF 6, ARI 2 | Casey Schmitt, SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CIN 5, NYM 0 | Kevin Herget, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | MIN 5, SD 3 | Jorge López, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | KC 4, CHW 3 | Scott Barlow, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | +/‑ |
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| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 | 17.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | -4.4 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 5.7 | 11.7 | 39.5 | 65.3 | -0.3 |
| Schmitt, Casey 4807 | ss | sf nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Barlow, Scott 3981 | pi cp | kc al | 1.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -6.0 |
| Lopez, Jorge 4060 | pi cp | min al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | -4.0 |
| Herget, Kevin 4808 | pi cp | cin nl | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Gonzales, Marco 3408 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 32.5 | 36.5 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| PIT | Oviedo, Johan 4442 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| TB | Kelley, Trevor 4631 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 6.0 | 21.4 | 101.4 | 144.3 |
| ATL | Strider, Spencer 4626 | 5.0 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 41.8 | 45.8 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 36.4 |
| CLE | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 34.8 | 152.3 |
| BOS | Paxton, James 3280 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 55.9 |
| CHC | Smyly, Drew 3009 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 59.2 |
| MIN | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 5.7 | 17.8 | 52.0 | 93.2 |
| HOU | France, J.P.* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Kopech, Michael 4385 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| KC | Taylor, Josh 4229 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 47.2 | 47.2 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 24.1 | 50.5 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| SF | Brebbia, John 4080 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| TEX | Perez, Martin 3213 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 29.8 |
| OAK | Waldichuk, Ken 4757 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Snell, Blake 3688 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 65.4 | 74.4 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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