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Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Nola struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing three runs (none earned), one hit and three walks, in the 8-3 win over the Tigers.
Nola earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 31st among all players and 13th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Martin Perez struck out five over seven innings, allowing one run (none earned), three hits and one walk, in the 4-3 win over the Cardinals. Perez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Cardinals tied the game after he exited.
Perez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 41st among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Jake Meyers of the Astros homered and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays.
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National League Batter of the Day—Luis Arraez of the Marlins doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 9-6 win over the Royals.
Arraez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, seventh among NL batters.
Debut—Reds pitcher Andrew Abbott made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Abbott (6IP H 0R 4BB 6K W in the 2-0 win over the Brewers) was also making his Major League debut.
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 Monday, June 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
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| 1 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 10.0 |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 9.4 |
| 3 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.7 |
| 4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 8.7 |
| 5 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 7.7 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 7 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 7.7 |
| 8 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf dh | nyy al | 7.5 |
| 9 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.1 |
| 10 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.0 |
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Scoring—Nola earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Perez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Meyers and Arraez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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
| 6/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | PHI 8, DET 3 | Aaron Nola, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| +9.0 | SD 5, CHC 0 | Blake Snell, (W 2‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | CIN 2, MIL 0 | Andrew Abbott, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| AL | +7.0 | `TEX 4, STL 3 | Martin Pérez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +3.0 | TB 4, BOS 1 | Jason Adam, (S 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | HOU 11, TOR 4 | Jake Meyers, CF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +2.0 | MIA 9, KC 6 | Luis Arraez, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.2 | PIT 5, OAK 4 | Angel Perdomo, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.0 | 21.0 | 70.2 | 94.7 | -11.0 |
| Adam, Jason 4256 | pi cp | tb al | 4.7 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +1.7 |
| Arraez, Luis 4219 | 2b | fla nl | 4.0 | 9.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 | -1.5 |
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 2.7 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 32.5 | -6.4 |
| Perdomo, Angel 4831 | pi mr | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Meyers Jake 4510 | cf | hou al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | sd nl | 1.0 | 14.1 | 66.4 | 75.4 | -12.1 |
| Abbott, Andrew 4839 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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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| DET | Alexander, Tyler 4196 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 25.1 | 51.5 |
| KC | Greinke, Zack 1871 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 47.3 | 223.5 |
| MIA | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| MIN | Varland, Louie 4758 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 29.5 | 34.5 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy 4829 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 42.1 | 45.1 |
| NYY | Schmidt, Clarke 4581 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OAK | Kaprielian, James 4416 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 10.0 | 22.7 | 44.1 | 79.4 |
| BOS | Paxton, James 3280 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 55.9 |
| CLE | Bieber, Shane 4005 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 57.3 | 57.3 |
| LAD | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| CIN | Weaver, Luke 3719 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 25.7 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 109.8 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| BAL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 37.5 | 56.5 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 41.5 | 41.5 |
| STL | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| SF | Brebbia, John 4080 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| COL | Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 22.4 |
| CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 36.4 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 4.0 | 18.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 48.5 | 54.2 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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