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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.
Orioles pitcher Tyler Wells is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Jake Fraley of the Reds rises to lead National League batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day.
Player of the Day—Wells struck out eight over seven scoreless innings. Allowing one hit and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Pirates.
Wells earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 61st among all players and 23rd among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dominic Fletcher of the Diamondbacks homered, tripled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 7-2 win over the Giants.
Fletcher earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 14th among NL batters.
This is the second straight day Fletcher has earned Player of the Game honors. He also did it Friday in the 7-5 win over the Giants (HR 2B 3-4 R 4BI). That game was his Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor in his 11th career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 9-8 win over the Rays.
Judge earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season, fourth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Dominic Fletcher.
Rankings—Jake Fraley of the Reds rises to lead NL batters in 2023 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Saturday.
Fraley (HR 2-4 2R 4BI in the 6-5 win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.5 for the season, passing previous NL batting leader Sean Murphy of the Braves (4.0). Fraley ranks 17th among all players, highest among all batters.
This is the second straight day Fraley has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors. He also did it Friday in the 7-4 win over the Marlins (2HR 2-4 3R 4BI), when he earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points as NL Batter of the Day
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, May 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 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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Notable—Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller has the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Miller (7IP 3H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 5-0 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.7 for the season, 16th among all players and 10th among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Wells earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fletcher earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Judge earns 1.5 points for being AL 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
| 5/13 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | BAL 2, PIT 0 | Tyler Wells, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| +11.0 | MIN 11, CHC 1 | Joe Ryan, (W 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +8.0 | TEX 5, OAK 0 | Jon Gray, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +7.0 | SEA 5, DET 0 | Bryce Miller, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | `CHW 3, HOU 1 | Dylan Cease | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | ARI 7, SF 2 | Dominic Fletcher, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 9, TB 8 | Aaron Judge, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CIN 6, MIA 5 | Jake Fraley, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | LAD 4, SD 2 | Julio Urías, (W 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 4, KC 3 | Christian Yelich, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 7, COL 4 | Connor Brogdon, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | TOR 5, ATL 2 | Jordan Romano, (S 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 8, LAA 6 | Amed Rosario, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 4, BOS 3 | Nolan Gorman, PH‑2B | 1 | 1 | 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.
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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| Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Fraley, Jake 4430 | lf ph | cin nl | 4.5 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | +1.3 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 4.0 | 24.4 | 40.8 | 40.8 | -16.4 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 | 23.4 | 49.5 | 56.2 | -15.4 |
| Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 | -10.7 |
| Judge, Aaron 3767 | cf rf dh | nyy al | 3.5 | 16.7 | 35.7 | 46.9 | -9.7 |
| Gorman, Nolan 4633 | 2b dh ph | stl nl | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | -1.5 |
| Wells, Tyler 4428 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Yelich, Christian 3334 | lf | mil nl | 3.0 | 6.5 | 36.7 | 57.2 | -0.5 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 2.7 | 8.7 | 36.4 | 48.1 | -3.3 |
| Fletcher, Dominic 4810 | cf rf | ari nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Rosario, Amed 3879 | ss | cle al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | -5.0 |
| Romano, Jordan 4299 | pi cp | tor al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Brogdon, Connor 4465 | pi mr | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +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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| LAA | Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| BAL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 35.5 | 54.5 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 28.5 | 33.5 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| ATL | McHugh, Collin 3316 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 50.9 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| CIN | Weaver, Luke 3719 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 25.7 |
| MIA | Garrett, Braxton 4341 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| DET | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHC | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 30.4 | 58.2 |
| MIN | Varland, Louie 4758 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 42.1 | 45.1 |
| KC | Lyles, Jordan 3100 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 31.1 |
| MIL | Rea, Colin 3582 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 67.2 | 91.7 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 32.1 | 38.1 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 33.8 | 38.8 |
| OAK | Rucinski, Drew 4001 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 2.0 | 11.7 | 29.9 | 29.9 |
| ARI | Pfaadt, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Scherzer, Max 2588 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 80.6 | 237.3 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | 2.0 | 14.1 | 28.8 | 31.5 |
| BOS | Kluber, Corey 3200 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 37.7 | 125.1 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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