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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.
Royals pitcher Brady Singer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Singer struck out five over three scoreless innings, allowing two hits, no walks, and picking up the win, in the 10-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Singer 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.
Singer earned 11.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 18th among American League pitchers and most among the 11 players who earned Player of the Game honors in Monday’s spring training games.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Noah Syndergaard struck out two over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, and picking up the win, in the 8-3 win over the Padres.
Syndergaard would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Syndergaard earned 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Ryan O'Hearn of the Orioles hit a walk-off, three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-7 win over the Phillies.
O’Hearn earned 0.0 Box-Toppers points playing in 67 games in 2022 with the Royals. He earned 4.0 points in 2021 with the Royals.
National League Batter of the Day—Aaron Schunk of the Rockies hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-1, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 4-1 win over the Rangers.
Schunk has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Notable—In Monday’s 11 spring training games, nine who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past (see those players here); the remaining two 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, Singer would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Syndergaard would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. O’Hearn and Schunk would have each earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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
| 3/6 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | KC 10, ARI 1 | Brady Singer, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +5.0 | NYY 9, PIT 2 | Domingo Germán, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NL | +5.0 | LAD 8, SD 3 | Noah Syndergaard, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BAT | +4.0 | BAL 10, PHI 7 | Ryan O'Hearn, 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | COL 4, TEX 1 | Aaron Schunk, 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 7, HOU 1 | Jack Flaherty, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | CIN 6, COL 1 | Chase Anderson, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | TB 5, MIA 1 | Josh Fleming, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 7, DET 1 | Ramiel Tapia, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 6, SEA 2 | Brad Beesley, CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 6, CLE 0 | Griffin Canning, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singer, Brady 4337 | pi sp | kc al | 0.0 | 11.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | lad nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 22.4 | 52.5 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp mr | cin nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 42.8 |
| Tapia, Raimel 3824 | dh lf ph | bos al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Fleming, Josh 4316 | pi sp mr | tb al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 41.3 | 41.3 |
| German, Domingo 3957 | pi sp | nyy al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
| O’Hearn, Ryan 4043 | dh | bal al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Canning, Griffin 4134 | pi sp | ana al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Tuesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Graceffo, Gordon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| TOR | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 53.5 |
| TB | Patino, Luis 4308 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PHI | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| MIA | Cabrera, Edward 4641 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CHC | Sampson, Adrian 4147 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| TEX | Winn, Cole* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIL | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 44.2 | 44.2 |
| CHW | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 49.2 | 113.8 |
| OAK | Fujinami, Shintaro* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Gallen, Zac 4171 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| LAA | Davidson, Tucker 4429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| SD | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 |
| NYM | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 109.8 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 31.4 | 31.4 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| ATL | Shuster, Jared* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn Box-Toppers points.
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