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Today’s key Box-Toppers numbers. Click links to jump to charts elsewhere on this page.▪️ Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners.
▪️ Box-Toppers points of the day’s top players.
▪️ A B-T look at upcoming pitching matchups.
Orioles pitcher Kyle Gibson is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Gibson struck out seven over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Pirates.
Gibson would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Gibson earned 9.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Phillies, 32nd among National League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Braves pitcher Max Fried struck out five over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Twins.
Fried would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Fried earned 16.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, eighth among NL pitchers.
This is the third time Fried has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in 2023 spring training. He also did it Feb. 27 and March 4.
National League Batter of the Day—Elehuris Montero of the Rockies homered and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-0, six-inning win over the Royals.
Montero earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
American League Batter of the Day—Shea Langeliers of the Athletics homered and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Dodgers.
Langeliers earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2022.
This is the second time Langeliers has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in 2023 spring training. He also did it Feb. 26.
Notable—White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 17 who earned Player of the Game honors in Sunday’s spring training games.
Cease (4IP 3H R BB 6K W in the 6-2 win over the Mariners) earned 20.4 Box-Toppers points in 2022, fifth overall and third among AL pitchers.
Box-Toppers tracks spring training games between two Major League teams and does not track World Baseball Classic games or other games that involve non-Major League teams. In Sunday’s 17 spring training games (see chart below for game details), 11 who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past (see those players here); the remaining six players have yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a regular season game.
Scoring—No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Gibson would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fried would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Montero and Langeliers would have each earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would have earned 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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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).Back to top
| 3/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | BAL 8, PIT 0 | Kyle Gibson, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| NL | +8.1 | ATL 5, MIN 0 | Max Fried, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| +6.0 | CLE 3, COL 1 | Shane Bieber, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | TB 1, TOR 0 | Drew Rasmussen, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +5.0 | TEX 2, SEA 1 | Jacob deGrom, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | `BOS 9, PHI 5 | Brayan Bello | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | COL 7, KC 0 (F/6) | Elehuris Montero, 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | CHW 6, SEA 2 | Dylan Cease, (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | WSH 2, DET 1 | Andres Machado, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | CHC 5, SD 2 | Eric Stout, (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | SF 9, LAA 6 | Kade McClure (S, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | OAK 6, LAD 3 | Shea Langeliers, C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | STL 8, NYM 7 | Juniel Querecuto, 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | ARI 13, KC 2 | Tommy Henry (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 5, NYY 3 | Anthony Bemboom, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIA 5, HOU 4 | Brian Miller, RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | MIL 4, CIN 3 | Jon Singleton, 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
MLB—Overall Box‑Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box‑Toppers points.
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.
N/A—Not applicable. No Player of the Game was chosen because the game ended in a tie.
All other players listed here would 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. No points are awarded during spring training games, so all players have 0.0 Box-Toppers points for 2023. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2022 (’22). Also shown is their point total for the period 2018-2022 (’18-22) and each players’ career point total. (Player of the Game winners not listed here have yet to earn Box-Toppers points during the regular season.)Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’23 | ’22 | ’18‑22 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 0.0 | 20.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 0.0 | 16.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 |
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 0.0 | 13.7 | 56.3 | 56.3 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 0.0 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 0.0 | 9.4 | 70.7 | 131.5 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | bal al | 0.0 | 9.0 | 34.5 | 53.5 |
| Montero, Elehuris 4713 | dh | col nl | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp | bos al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Langeliers, Shea 4715 | ca | oak al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Machado, Andres 4695 | pi mr | dc nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Singleton, Jonathan 3376 | 1b | mil nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
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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 2023 (’23), over a two-year period (’22-23), over a six-year period (’18-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’23 | ’22‑23 | ’18‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| BOS | Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 34.1 | 69.4 |
| DET | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 14.5 |
| BAL | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| PHI | Walker, Jeremy* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 26.5 | 31.5 |
| ATL | Wright, Kyle 4349 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| MIA | Castano, Daniel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| STL | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| LAA | Silseth, Chase 4605 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| CLE | Gaddis, Hunter* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Dunning, Dane 4317 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| ARI | Jarvis, Bryce* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | German, Franklin* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | 0.0 | 20.8 | 53.6 | 54.6 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| NYM | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 78.6 | 232.6 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 43.1 | 85.3 |
| LAD | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Hughes, Gabriel* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include World Baseball Classic or games vs. non-MLB teams.
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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