Editor’s note: It’s another 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.
I want to share some of her writing. She wrote stories about growing up on a southwest Iowa farm in the 1940s and 1950s that are both hilarious and poignant. She had a voice.
For today, Box-Toppers will present the Player of the Game winners chart and the chart with the Box-Toppers point totals of Player of the Game winners with a more limited narrative.
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Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, May 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 6.0 |
| 2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 6.0 |
| 3 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 5.5 |
| 4 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 5.4 |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 5.4 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
| 7 | Andrew Heaney | pi sp | Pirates | 5.0 |
| 8 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 4.7 |
| 9 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 4.7 |
| 10 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 4.7 |
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors: Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto rises to second place and Yankees pitcher Max Fried rises to ninth place.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Reds pitcher Hunter Greene, Brandon Nimmo of the Mets and George Springer of the Blue Jays.
Player of the Day
Woo struck out eight over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 13-1 win over the Rangers.
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, sixth among all players and third among American League pitchers, behind Hunter Brown of the Astros (5.4 points) and Garrett Crochet of the Red Sox (5.4 points).
National League Player of the Day
Reds pitcher Hunter Greene (6IP 2H R 2BB 12K W in the 6-1 win over the Nationals) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 4.7 for the season, 12th among all players and fifth among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Brandon Nimmo of the Mets (HR 3-3 3R BI in the 9-3 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.5 for the season, fifth among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
George Springer of the Blue Jays (HR 1-1 2R BI in the 5-3 win over the Guardians) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.0 for the season, fifth among AL batters.
Rankings
Two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors Friday:
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6IP H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 2-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising from sixth to second place overall, behind overall leader, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta (6.0 points). Though Pivetta and Yamamoto both have 6.0 points for the season, Pivetta ranks higher because he has more 2024 points—9.7 vs. 6.4. Yamamoto also ranks second among NL pitchers behind Pivetta.
Yankees pitcher Max Fried (7IP H 0R 2BB 6K W in the 3-0 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.7 for the season, ninth among all players and fourth among AL pitchers.
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Friday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Athletics pitcher Gunnar Hoglund (6IP 6H R 0BB 7K W in the 6-1 win over the Marlins) was also making his Major League debut.
Edgar Quero of the White Sox (2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 7-3 win over the Astros) made his Major League debut April 17 and was playing in his 15th career game.
Scoring
Woo earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Greene earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Nimmo and Springer each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’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).| 5/2 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.1 | SEA 13, TEX 1 | Bryan Woo (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| NL | +12.0 | CIN 6, WSH 1 | Hunter Greene (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| +11.0 | SF 4, COL 0 | Robbie Ray (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +10.0 | NYY 3, TB 0 | Max Fried (W, 6‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +9.0 | LAD 2, ATL 1 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | `DET 9, LAA 1 | Tarik Skubal | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | CHC 10, MIL 0 | Ben Brown (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | BAL 3, KC 0 | Dean Kremer (W, 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +5.0 | ATH 6, MIA 1 | Gunnar Hoglund (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.2 | `BOS 6, MIN 1 | Brayan Bello | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYM 9, STL 3 | Brandon Nimmo LF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SD 9, PIT 4 | Jeremiah Estrada (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TOR 5, CLE 3 | George Springer DH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | PHI 3, ARI 2 | Kyle Schwarber DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 7, HOU 3 | Edgar Quero C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | -0.4 |
| Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 5.0 | 16.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 | -6.7 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.7 | 18.1 | 60.6 | 71.6 | -8.7 |
| Greene, Hunter 4651 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.7 | 14.4 | 26.1 | 26.1 | -5.0 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 4.0 | 25.1 | 55.2 | 55.2 | -17.1 |
| Nimmo, Brandon 3895 | lf | nym nl | 3.5 | 8.0 | 14.5 | 21.9 | -1.0 |
| Springer, George 3337 | rf dh | tor al | 3.0 | 9.0 | 25.2 | 50.9 | -3.0 |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 2.7 | 6.4 | 39.5 | 82.6 | -1.0 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | dh | phi nl | 2.0 | 10.5 | 24.0 | 42.5 | -6.5 |
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 9.7 | 30.8 | 30.8 | -7.7 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp | bos al | 1.0 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -6.7 |
| Brown, Ben 4967 | pi sp | chi nl | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -4.0 |
| Estrada, Jeremiah 5013 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| Hoglund, Gunnar 5171 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Quero, Edgar 5172 | ca | chi al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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