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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.
Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Boyd struck out seven over three innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 16-3 win over the Cardinals.
Boyd 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.
Boyd earned no Box-Toppers points in 2022, appearing in 10 games with the Giants and Mariners. He earned 2.0 points in 2021 with the Tigers.
National League Player of the Day—Luis Torrens of the Cubs hit two home runs and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Brewers.
Torrens would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Torrens earned no Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Mariners. He earned 3.0 points in 2021 with the Mariners.
American League Batter of the Day—Aledmys Díaz of the Athletics doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 9-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Luis Torrens.
Notable—White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn has the most 2022 Box-Toppers points among those who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Lynn (4IP 2H 0R BB 5K W in the 5-2 win over the Brewers) earned 9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2022, 26th among AL pitchers. He has 113.8 career Box-Toppers points, 16th among active players.
One of Tuesday’s 12 games ended in a tie, so no Player of the Game honors were awarded in that one (see chart below for game details). In Tuesday’s 11 other games, eight who earned Player of the Game honors have earned Box-Toppers points in the past (see those players here); the remaining three 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, Boyd would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Torrens would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Diaz would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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
| 3/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | DET 16, STL 3 | Matthew Boyd, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| +6.0 | CHW 5, MIL 2 | Lance Lynn, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | CHC 9, TEX 6 | Luis Torrens, C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `LAA 5, SD 4 | Tucker Davidson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | OAK 9, ARI 3 | Aledmys Díaz, SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CIN 7, SF 3 | TJ Friedl, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | TB 7, PHI 3 | Ruben Cardenas, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 10, ATL 2 | Stephen Scott, C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | WSH 5, MIA 3 | Erasmo Ramírez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | `PIT 7, TOR 2 | Mitch Keller | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 7, BAL 6 | Will Holland, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | NYM 5, HOU 5 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 0.0 | 9.7 | 49.2 | 113.8 |
| Diaz, Aledmys 3612 | 3b lf | oak al | 0.0 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 16.0 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ramirez, Erasmo Jose 3056 | pi sp mr | dc nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 24.4 |
| Friedl, TJ 4720 | cf | cin nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Torrens, Luis 4452 | dh ph | chi nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | det al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 28.8 |
| Davidson, Tucker 4429 | pi sp | ana al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | Kuhl, Chad 3687 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 15.7 |
| DET | Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.8 | 54.2 |
| PIT | Velasquez, Vince 3611 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 19.1 | 28.1 |
| BAL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 34.5 | 53.5 |
| STL | Woodford, Jake 4293 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 95.4 | 138.3 |
| MIN | Ober, Bailey 4441 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| TOR | Manoah, Alek 4424 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| COL | Davis, Noah* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAA | Silseth, Chase 4605 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| CIN | Weaver, Luke 3719 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 25.7 |
| SD | Honeywell, Brent Jr.* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TEX | Gray, Jon 3634 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 33.7 | 45.4 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
| LAD | Grove, MIchael* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHW | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| KC | Keller, Brad 4008 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
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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