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Twins pitcher Pablo López is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, May 6.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 6.0 |
| 2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 6.0 |
| 3 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 5.7 |
| 4 | Pete Alonso | 1b | Mets | 5.5 |
| 5 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 5.4 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 5.4 |
| 7 | Zac Gallen | pi sp | Diamondbacks | 5.0 |
| 8 | Cole Ragans | pi sp | Royals | 5.0 |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 5.0 |
| 10 | Andrew Heaney | pi sp | Pirates | 5.0 |
Also Tuesday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors:
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to third place.
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to seventh place.
Player of the Day
López struck out 11 over five innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 9-1 win over the Orioles.
López earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 40th among all players and 15th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Braves pitcher Chris Sale (6.2IP 5H 0R 2BB 10K ND in the 2-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season, and is 52nd among NL pitchers in 2025 Box-Toppers points.
Sale now has 174.1 career Box-Toppers points, 14th-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 13th-ranked player Cole Hamels (174.2). Sale ranks fourth among active, signed players in career points, third among active NL pitchers, behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (272.4) and Justin Verlander of the Giants (253.7).
Sale earned 19.1 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Braves, fourth among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Most career Box-Toppers points—active players 1—Clayton Kershaw #Dodgers 272.4 2—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 253.7 3—Justin Verlander #SFGiants 247.0 4—Chris Sale #Braves 174.1* 5—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 6—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 143.2 *Earns 1.7 B-T points Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Austin Wells of the Yankees (GS 2-4 2R 5BI in the 12-3 win over the Padres) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
National League Batter of the Day
Heliot Ramos of the Giants (2-2B 4-5 2R 2BI in the 14-5, 11-inning win over the Cubs) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
Rankings
Two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday:
Zack Wheeler
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 9K W in the 8-4 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season, rising from ninth to third place overall, behind Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta (6.0 points) and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6.0 points). Wheeler also ranks third among NL pitchers behind Pivetta and Yamamoto.
Wheeler now has 110.7 career Box-Toppers points, 69th-most among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Tuesday, he passes two players on the “all-time” career points list—Jeff Kent (110.2) and Tom Glavine (110.6). (Both Kent and Glavine began their careers before Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. Box-Toppers estimates that Kent would have about 125 career points if his career from 1992 were tracked and that Glavine would have about 170 career points if his career from 1987 were tracked.)
Wheeler now trails 68th-ranked player, Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray (112.3). Wheeler ranks 12th among active, signed players in career points, seventh among NL pitchers.
Wheeler led players in Box-Toppers points in 2024 with 21.4.
Zac Gallen
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (7IP 2H R 3BB 6K W in the 5-1 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, seventh among all players and fourth among NL pitchers.
Scoring
López earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Sale earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Wells and Ramos each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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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Carlos Carrasco, 38, designated for assignment by #Yankees. His 114.2 career Box-Toppers points was 9th among active players, 4th among active AL pitchers. He had 1.0 B-T point in 2025 after earning 1.7 each of past 2 seasons (2023 w/NYM & 2024 w/CLE). Best year—2017 w/CLE, 21.8 B-T points, 6th-most
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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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).| 5/6 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | MIN 9, BAL 1 | Pablo López (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| NL | +9.2 | `ATL 2, CIN 1 | Chris Sale | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| +8.0 | PHI 8, TB 4 | Zack Wheeler (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | STL 2, PIT 1 | Matthew Liberatore (W, 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | ARI 5, NYM 1 | Zac Gallen (W, 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYY 12, SD 3 | Austin Wells C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | TEX 6, BOS 1 | Nathan Eovaldi (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | `MIA 5, LAD 4 (F/10) | Cal Quantrill | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SF 14, CHC 5 (F/11) | Heliot Ramos LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAA 8, TOR 3 | Taylor Ward LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 9, WSH 1 | Daniel Schneemann PH‑2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 5, ATH 3 | Julio Rodríguez CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 10, CLE 9 | Jacob Young CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 4, HOU 3 | Jake Bauers RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.1 | KC 4, CHW 3 | Taylor Clarke (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.7 | 27.1 | 78.3 | 110.7 | -15.7 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 | 17.4 | 62.8 | 68.5 | -7.4 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 4.0 | 17.0 | 50.8 | 86.3 | -9.0 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 14.7 | 54.2 | 61.9 | -8.7 |
| Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp mr | stl nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +2.0 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 7.0 | 22.7 | 24.7 | -3.0 |
| Schneemann, Daniel 5173 | 2b 3b ph | cle al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.7 | 20.8 | 31.5 | 174.1 | -17.4 |
| Wells, Austin 5098 | ca | nyy al | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Ramos, Heliot 5027 | lf | sf nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Rodriguez, Julio 4590 | cf | sea al | 1.0 | 7.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | -5.5 |
| Bauers, Jake 3993 | rf 1b | mil nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 19.0 | -2.5 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | lf dh | ana al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 16.9 | 16.9 | -1.0 |
| Young, Jacob 4950 | cf | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Clarke, Taylor 4199 | pi cp mr | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
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