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.
In Sunday’s memorial service, I spoke about how my mom seemed to operate as if she were in a Broadway musical and she was making up the libretto as she went along—she wanted us all to sing along.
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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Cardinals pitcher Michael McGreevy is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Tigers pitcher Reese Olson, Geraldo Perdomo of the Diamondbacks and Josh Smith of the Rangers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Sunday, May 4.| 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 |
Player of the Day
McGreevey struck out five over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 5-4 win over the Mets.
McGreevy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 110th in season player rankings, 39th among National League pitchers. McGreevy earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in his 2024 rookie season with the Cardinals.
American League Player of the Day
Tigers pitcher Reese Olson (5.2IP 3H 0R 3BB 8K W in the 1-1 win over the Angels) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 4.4 for the season, most among Sunday’s Player of the Game winners, 17th among all players and ninth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Geraldo Perdomo of the Diamondbacks (2-2B 4-5 2R 3BI in the 11-9, 10-inning win over the Phillies) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 2.5 for the season, 15th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Josh Smith of the Rangers (3B 4-5 2R BI in the 8-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
Scoring
McGreevy earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Olson earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Perdomo and Smith each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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).| 5/4 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.2 | STL 5, NYM 4 | Michael McGreevy (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| +8.0 | MIL 4, CHC 0 | Freddy Peralta (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| AL | +7.2 | DET 13, LAA 1 | Reese Olson (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | ARI 11, PHI 9 (F/10) | Geraldo Perdomo SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | ATL 4, LAD 3 | Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 4, CIN 1 | Jorge López (W, 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 7, NYY 5 | Pete Fairbanks (S, 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | SD 4, PIT 0 | Stephen Kolek (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | SF 9, COL 3 | Willy Adames SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 6, NYM 5 | Willson Contreras1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TEX 8, SEA 1 | Josh Smith CF‑SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | KC 11, BAL 6 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 5, TOR 4 | Gabriel Arias SS‑2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 5, HOU 4 (F/7) | Luis Robert Jr. CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 5, BOS 4 | Louie Varland (W, 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | ATH 3, MIA 2 | Tyler Ferguson (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson, Reese 4861 | pi sp | det al | 4.4 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 | +1.4 |
| Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 3.5 | 6.0 | 27.5 | 33.0 | +1.0 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 3.0 | 16.4 | 56.2 | 72.9 | -10.4 |
| Robert, Luis 4296 | cf | chi al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | +1.5 |
| Perdomo, Geraldo 4601 | ss 3b ph | ari nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.5 |
| Arias, Gabriel 4920 | 2b ss 1b rf | cle al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| McGreevy, Michael 5113 | pi sp cp | stl nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Garcia, Maikel 5135 | 3b | kc al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Smith, Josh 4708 | cf ss 3b | tex al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | sf nl | 1.0 | 11.5 | 27.6 | 30.6 | -9.5 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | 1b ca dh | stl nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 20.0 | 32.5 | -2.5 |
| Fairbanks, Pete 4273 | pi cp | tb al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -1.0 |
| Ferguson, Tyler 5069 | pi cp mr | oak al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Kolek, Stephen 5046 | pi sp mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Varland, Louie 4758 | pi mr sp | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Lopez, Jorge 4060 | pi mr cp | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 13.7 | +1.0 |
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