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Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.
Glasnow struck out eight over 5 1/3 scoreless and hitless innings, walking one, in the 6-4 win over the Giants.
Glasnow 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.
Glasnow had the most 2023 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s spring training Player of the Game winners. His 12.4 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Rays was 14th among AL pitchers.
This was also Glasnow’s second Player of the Game honor of the 2024 spring training season. He also did it March 1 (3IP 0H 0R BB 5K ND in the 6-4 win over the Guardians).
Glasnow also achieved the highest Box-Toppers game score among Player of the Game winners this spring. His +12.1 game score beat the previous high +11.0 game score of the spring recorded Monday by Braves pitcher Spencer Strider (5IP 2H 0R BB 9K W in the 3-0 win over the Twins). Game scores for pitchers have the possibility of increasing as they pitch more innings as spring progresses.
American League Player of the Day
Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda struck out seven over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Twins.
Maeda would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Maeda earned 11.1 Box-Toppers points in 2023 with the Twins, 17th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Jordan Westburg of the Orioles hit a three-run homer, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 12-8 win over the Rays.
Westburg would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Westburg played in 68 games in 2023 with the Orioles, but has yet to earn his first regular season Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day
Victor Scott II of the Cardinals went 3-for-3 and scored two runs, in the 8-6 win over the Red Sox.
Scott would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day if this were a regular season game.
Scott, 23, has yet to make his regular season Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
Notable
Zack Gelof of the Athletics earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Tuesday.
Gelof (HR 2-3 R 2BI in the 4-2 win over the Mariners) was also AL Batter of the Day Monday (HR 3-3 2R 2BI in the 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks).
Gelof earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2023, 93rd among AL batters.
Tuesday’s games
In Tuesday’s 14 completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were 11 Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games.
In two of Tuesday’s games, the Player of the Game winner was a player who has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in the regular season and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
One game ended in a tie (Diamondbacks vs. Padres) and so no Player of the Game honor was awarded.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Glasnow would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Maeda would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Westburg and Scott would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart) would have earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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).| 3/12 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.1 | LAD 6, SF 4 | Tyler Glasnow (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | +8.0 | DET 1, MIN 0 | Kenta Maeda (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| +6.1 | CHW 14, CIN 1 | Dylan Cease (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | `CHC 6, MIL 5 | Justin Steele | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +5.0 | `CLE 3, TEX 0 | Shane Bieber | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | BAL 12, TB 8 | Jordan Westburg 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `PIT 5, ATL 1 | Chase Anderson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +3.1 | `WSH 4, NYM 1 | Hunter Harvey (H, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 9, MIA 1 | Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 8, NYY 1 | Justin Turner DH | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | STL 8, BOS 6 | Victor Scott II CF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | OAK 4, SEA 2 | Zack Gelof 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 4, KC 2 | Coco Montes 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | ARI 2, SD 2 | 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 2024. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2023 (’23). Also shown is their point total for the period 2019-2023 (’19-23) 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 | ’24 | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | lad nl | 0.0 | 12.4 | 42.8 | 48.8 |
| Steele, Justin 4415 | pi sp | chi nl | 0.0 | 11.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | det al | 0.0 | 11.1 | 33.9 | 64.6 |
| Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 0.0 | 10.0 | 46.8 | 46.8 |
| Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh lf | hou al | 0.0 | 6.5 | 25.7 | 25.7 |
| Turner, Justin 2865 | 1b | tor al | 0.0 | 4.5 | 19.2 | 35.7 |
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 0.0 | 4.0 | 53.9 | 60.3 |
| Harvey, Hunter 4698 | pi mr cp | dc nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Gelof, Zack 4881 | 2b | oak al | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi sp | pit nl | 0.0 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 44.5 |
| Montes, Coco 4843 | 2b | col nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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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 2024 (’24)†, last year (’23), over a five-year period (’19-23) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24† | ’23 | ’19‑23 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Thompson, Zack 4773 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| MIN | Varland, Louie 4758 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIN | Duarte, Daniel 4934 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | McKay, Brendan 4182 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DET | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 32.2 | 45.3 |
| PHI | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 24.7 | 44.4 |
| NYY | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 34.5 | 57.6 |
| PIT | Contreras, Roansy 4574 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 57.9 | 63.9 |
| WSH | Irvin, Jake 4805 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| MIA | Perez, Eury 4814 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 33.1 | 73.6 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| KC | Lynch, Daniel 4488 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | Montas, Frankie 3803 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 |
| SF | Black, Mason* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COL | Gordon, Tanner* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 |
| OAK | Stripling, Ross 3629 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24.7 | 39.1 |
| SD | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 50.5 | 60.2 |
| CHW | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 |
| MIL | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| ATL | Elder, Bryce 4709 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| BAL | Irvin, Cole 4140 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| HOU | Javier, Cristian 4290 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 |
| NYM | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 14.4 | 58.2 |
Games shown are spring training games between MLB teams. Doesn't include games vs. non-MLB teams.
† Players don’t earn Box-Toppers points in spring training games, only regular season games, so no pitcher has earned any points in 2024.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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