Editor’s note: It’s an abbreviated Box-Toppers Daily Scorecard today. My mother died Wednesday morning. While she was 85 and had overcome some health struggles and was dealing with others, her passing was still sudden and unexpected, which is how she would have wanted it.
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Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz, Padres pitcher Michael King, Mookie Betts of the Dodgers and Leo Rivas of the Mariners.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Wednesday, April 30.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 6.0 |
| 2 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 5.5 |
| 3 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 5.4 |
| 4 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 5.4 |
| 5 | Andrew Heaney | pi sp | Pirates | 5.0 |
| 6 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 5.0 |
| 7 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 4.7 |
| 8 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 4.7 |
| 9 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 4.7 |
| 10 | Tyler Mahle | pi sp | Rangers | 4.7 |
Player of the Day
Mikolas struck out four over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Reds.
Mikolas earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 88th in season player rankings, 31st among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Guardians pitcher Luis L. Ortiz (6.1IP 3H 0R 2BB 5K ND in the 4-2 win over the Twins) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.7 for the season, 19th overall and eighth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Mookie Betts of the Dodgers (3B 2-4 2R 4BI in the 12-7 win over the Marlins) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.2 for the season, 25th overall and fourth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Leo Rivas of the Mariners (3-4 R 3BI in the 9-3 win over the Angels) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, in his Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Rivas made his Major League debut April 28, 2024, and was playing in his 56th career game.
Notable
Padres pitcher Michael King has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Wednesday’s 16 Player of the Game winners.
King (5.2IP 3H R BB 6K W in the 5-3 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.4 for the season, 12th overall and fifth among NL pitchers.
Debut
In addition to Rivas, four other players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Cardinals pitcher Gordon Graceffo (5IP 2H R 0BB 5K W in the 9-1 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut June 29, 2024, and was playing in his fourth career game.
Royals pitcher Noah Cameron (6.1 H 0R 5BB 3K W in the 3-0 win over the Rays) was making his Major League debut, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning.
Rockies pitcher Chase Dollander (5.2IP 2H R 3BB 4K W in the 2-1 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut April 6 and was playing in his fifth career game.
Athletics pitcher Grant Holman (2IP H 0R BB 2K W in the 7-1 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut Aug. 17, 2024, and was playing in his 22nd career game.
Scoring
Mikolas earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Ortiz earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Betts and Rivas each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Wednesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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).| 4/30 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.1 | STL 6, CIN 0 | Miles Mikolas (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| AL | +6.1 | `CLE 4, MIN 2 | Luis L. Ortiz | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| +6.0 | STL 9, CIN 1 | Gordon Graceffo (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.2 | SD 5, SF 3 | Michael King (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | TOR 7, BOS 6 (F/10) | Jeff Hoffman (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | LAD 12, MIA 7 | Mookie Betts SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.1 | KC 3, TB 0 | Noah Cameron (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SEA 9, LAA 3 | Leo Rivas 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | DET 7, HOU 4 | Colt Keith 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 4, NYM 3 | Geraldo Perdomo PH‑SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | COL 2, ATL 1 | Chase Dollander (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 6, CHW 4 | William Contreras C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 7, WSH 2 | Kyle Schwarber DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATH 7, TEX 1 | Grant Holman (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 5, NYY 4 | Bryan Baker (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.2 | `PIT 4, CHC 3 | Chase Shugart | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 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 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 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, Michael 4549 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.4 | 17.1 | 31.8 | 31.8 | -8.3 |
| Ortiz, Luis 4738 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | -5.3 |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | ss rf | lad nl | 3.2 | 6.7 | 32.4 | 69.2 | -0.3 |
| Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi cp | tor al | 3.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 17.7 | -2.0 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 24.8 | 42.2 | -2.0 |
| Shugart, Chase 5153 | pi mr | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Rivas, Leo 5168 | 2b | sea al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 1.0 | 9.5 | 23.0 | 41.5 | -7.5 |
| Keith, Colt 5015 | 1b 2b | det al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -4.0 |
| Contreras, William 4717 | ca dh | mil nl | 1.0 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | -3.2 |
| Perdomo, Geraldo 4601 | ss 3b ph | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +1.0 |
| Baker, Bryan 4710 | pi mr cp | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Cameron, Noah 5167 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Dollander, Chase 5169 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Graceffo, Grace 5166 | pi sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Holman, Grant 5170 | pi mr | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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