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Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kremer struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the Reds.
Kremer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 20th among all players and ninth among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Luis Garcia Jr. of the Nationals hit a home run and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 11-8 win over the Blue Jays.
Garcia earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, 38th among all players and second among NL batters, behind Francisco Lindor of the Mets (3.2). While both Lindor and Garcia have 3.2 points, Lindor ranks ahead because he has more 2023 points—4.0 vs. 2.5.
American League Batter of the Day
Jonny DeLuca of the Rays hit a walk-off triple and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 7-6, 10-inning win over the Mets.
This was DeLuca’s Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. DeLuca made his Major League debut June 7, 2023, and was playing in his 27th career game.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Sunday, May 5:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 6.7 |
| 2 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 6.7 |
| 3 | Freddy Peralta | pi sp | Brewers | 6.0 |
| 4 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 6.0 |
| 5 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 6.0 |
| 6 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 6.0 |
| 7 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 5.7 |
| 8 | Seth Lugo | pi sp | Royals | 5.4 |
| 9 | Luis Castillo | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
| 10 | Aaron Nola | pi sp | Phillies | 5.0 |
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Luis Garcia Jr.
Notable
Shohei Ohtani records his first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of the season and his first as a Dodger Sunday.
Ohtani (2HR 4-4 2R 3BI in the 5-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season. Ohtani had 19.4 points in 2023 with the Angels, third among all players, earning 9.7 points as a pitcher and 9.7 as a batter. While he is batting in 2024, he is unable to pitch until 2025 as he recovers from elbow surgery.
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Sunday’s highlights & lowlights
Top pitching matchup
▪️Bryce Miller, Mariners17.8 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 5th
▪️Hunter Brown, Astros
10.1 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 29th
Result—SEA 5, HOU 4
Neither starter was Player of the Game. It went to Andrés Muñoz, Mariners (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W) with +2.1 B-T game score.
Miller had -3.9 B-T game score (4.1IP 5H 2R 4BB 5K ND)
Brown had -6.0 game score (6IP 6H 4R BB 3K ND)
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+8.0—Tarik Skubal, Tigers (6IP 6H 2R 0BB 12K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because DET lost to NYY.
Player of the Game—Nestor Cortes, Yankees (6.1IP 3H 2R BB 9K ND) with +7.1 game score.
▪️+7.0—Daniel Lynch IV, Royals (5IP 2H 0R 2BB 6K ND)
Was not Player of the Game because KC lost to TEX.
Player of the Game—Jon Gray, Rangers (7IP 7H 2R 0BB 7K ND) with +3.0 game score.
▪️+6.0—Anthony Santander, Orioles (GS 3-4 2R 5BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CIN.
Player of the Game—Teammate Dean Kremer (6IP H 0R BB 6K W) with +10.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 436 total players Sunday, 130 pitchers-21.9—Matt Waldron, Padres (3IP 8H 8R 7ER 3BB 2K L vs. ARI)
-13.0—T.J. McFarland, Athletics
-13.0—Alek Manoah, Blue Jays
-10.9—Kody Funderburk, Twins
-10.9—Alexis Diaz, Reds
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 306 total batters Sunday-5.0—Maikel Garcia, Royals 0-5 3K
-5.0—Keibert Ruiz, Nationals 0-5 2K
-5.0—Abraham Toro, Athletics 0-5 K
-5.0—Pete Alonso, Mets 0-5 K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Red Sox pitcher Brennan Bernardino also made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Bernardino (0.2IP 0H 0R 0BB K W in the 9-2 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut July 31, 2022, and was playing in his 69th career game.
Scoring
Kremer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Garcia earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
DeLuca earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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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2024 Box-Toppers points, NL batters
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) May 6, 2024
1—Francisco Lindor @Mets 3.2
2—Luis Garcia @Nationals 3.2*
3—Marcell Ozuna @Braves 3.0
4—Tyrone Taylor @Mets 3.0
5—Lourdes Gurriel Jr. @Dbacks 2.7
6—Mookie Betts @Dodgers 2.5
*Earns 1.7 B-T pts as SU NL Batter of the Dayhttps://t.co/ISfO4zS23I pic.twitter.com/jx3mnEbwwj
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).| 5/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | BAL 11, CIN 1 | Dean Kremer (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| +7.1 | `NYY 5, DET 2 (F/8) | Nestor Cortes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | CHW 5, STL 1 | Garrett Crochet (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NL | +6.0 | WSH 11, TOR 8 | Luis García Jr. 2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 5, ATL 1 | Shohei Ohtani DH | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | MIA 12, OAK 3 | Nick Gordon LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 11, SD 4 | Jake McCarthy LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `TEX 3, KC 2 (F/10) | Jon Gray | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 5, MIL 0 | Javier Assad (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 4, LAA 1 | Emmanuel Clase (S, 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | SEA 5, HOU 4 | Andrés Muñoz (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TB 7, NYM 6 (F/10) | Jonny DeLuca RF‑CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.2 | PIT 5, COL 3 | Luis L. Ortiz (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| +1.2 | BOS 9, MIN 2 | Brennan Bernardino (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.1 | PHI 5, SF 4 | Taijuan Walker (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
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 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 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 4.0 | 13.7 | 25.1 | 25.1 | -5.7 |
| Assad, Javier 4899 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| Garcia, Luis 4671 | 2b ss ph | dc nl | 3.2 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | +0.7 |
| Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 3.0 | 10.7 | 32.7 | 56.1 | -4.7 |
| Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 | +1.0 |
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp mr | chi al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| DeLuca, Jonny 4995 | rf cf | tb al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | dh pi sp | lad nl | 1.0 | 20.4 | 67.7 | 75.7 | -18.4 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 8.7 | 31.8 | 58.2 | -6.7 |
| Clase, Emmanuel 4225 | pi cp | cle al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -5.0 |
| Munoz, Andres 4222 | pi cp mr | sea al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| Gordon, Nick 4557 | lf 2b | fla nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| McCarthy, Jake 4621 | lf | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Ortiz, Luis 4738 | pi mr sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Bernardino, Brennan 4996 | pi mr | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’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 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Black, Mason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 4.7 | 19.4 | 64.9 | 88.3 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 34.2 | 47.3 |
| CLE | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 34.1 | 34.1 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 26.4 | 39.4 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| CHW | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 59.0 | 133.0 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 5.0 | 21.1 | 59.5 | 75.9 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYM | Manaea, Sean 3637 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 32.1 | 54.9 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 38.5 | 64.9 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 32.8 | 47.5 |
| OAK | Wood, Alex 3246 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 63.1 |
| MIA | Munoz, Roddery 4994 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAD | Buehler, Walker 3943 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.8 | 57.9 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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