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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.
Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Sunday’s spring training games.
Crawford struck out three over three scoreless, hitless, middle relief innings, allowing no walks and earning the win, in the 4-1 win over the Marlins.
Crawford 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.
Crawford earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 79th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Pirates pitcher JT Brubaker struck out four over three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Twins.
Brubaker had a Box-Toppers game score Sunday of +6.0, same as Crawford. But Crawford won overall Player of the Day honors because he earned the win in his game, while Brubaker picked up a no-decision. Crawford also beat another pitcher earning Player of the Game with a +6.0 game score—Yankees pitcher Matt Krook (3IP H 0R 0BB 4K ND in the 10-6 win over the Braves)—and also ranked ahead of him because Crawford earned the win while Krook picked up a no-decision.
Brubaker would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Brubaker earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
National League Batter of the Day—Luis Liberato of the Padres hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 10-3 win over the Athletics.
Liberato made his Major League debut Sept. 10, 2022, and appeared in seven games, but has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day—Joey Gallo of the Twins homered and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Tigers.
Gallo earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022.
Notable—Angels pitcher Patrick Sandoval has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among the 17 earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Sandoval (3IP 2H R 0BB 6K ND in the 8-5 win over the Reds) earned 8.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 34th among AL pitchers.
In Sunday’s 17 games, 10 who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past (see those players here); the remaining seven 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, Crawford would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Brubaker would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Liberato and Gallo 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
| 3/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | BOS 4, MIA 1 | Kutter Crawford, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| NL | +6.0 | `PIT 5, MIN 2 | JT Brubaker | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | `NYY 10, ATL 6 | Matt Krook | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | `LAA 8, CIN 5 | Patrick Sandoval | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SD 10, OAK 3 | Luis Liberato, PH‑CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | KC 5, SF 1 | Jordan Lyles, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `CIN 12, OAK 4 | Nick Lodolo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIN 6, DET 2 | Joey Gallo, LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TOR 16, PHI 4 | Otto Lopez, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 6, CLE 4 | Corbin Carroll, LF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TEX 7, LAA 5 | Cole Ragans, (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | NYM 7, STL 1 | Tim Locastro, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 6, COL 5 | Trey Mancini, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 6, MIL 1 | Jarred Kelenic, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 8, CHW 4 | Devin Mann, 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | HOU 6, WSH 2 | Jacob Melton, CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 5, TB 2 | Mike Baumann, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval, Patrick 4357 | pi sp | ana al | 0.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Crawford, Kutter 4660 | pi sp mr | bos al | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Lyles, Jordan 3100 | pi sp | kc al | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.4 | 31.1 |
| Mancini, Trey 3766 | dh | chi nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 15.2 |
| Gallo, Joey 3485 | rf lf ph | min al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 18.5 | 26.5 |
| Brubaker, JT 4382 | pi sp | pit nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Kelenic, Jarred 4408 | lf cf | sea al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Baumann, Mike 4572 | pi mr | bal al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Locastro, Tim 4360 | cf | nym nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Manning, Matt 4550 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| BOS | Sale, Chris 2806 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.1 | 144.6 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 41.3 | 41.3 |
| PHI | Plassmeyer, Michael* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 40.2 | 40.2 |
| TB | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| ARI | Jameson, Drey 4742 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| KC | Singer, Brady 4337 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| SD | Martinez, Nick 3430 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 11.7 |
| LAD | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 22.4 | 52.5 |
| CLE | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| CHC | Wesneski, Hayden 4731 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| SEA | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 46.4 | 54.8 |
| TEX | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 31.1 | 36.1 |
| COL | Urena, Jose 3492 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 23.4 |
| PIT | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | German, Domingo 3957 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CIN | Anderson, Chase 3328 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 42.8 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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