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Jake Cronenworth of the Padres is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s regular season game in Seoul, South Korea.
Cronenworth tripled, hit a sacrifice fly and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 15-11 win over the Dodgers, the second regular season game of the 2024 season.
Cronenworth earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and rises to first place in early Box-Toppers season player rankings. He passes previous leader, Wednesday’s Player of the Day winner, Dodgers pitcher Evan Phillips. While both players both have 2.0 points on the young sesaon, Cronenworth ranks ahead because he has more 2022 Box-Toppers points (4.5 vs. 0.0). (Both players had 1.0 point in 2023.)
Cronenworth’s 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2023 was 146th among National League batters. His 4.5 points in 2022 was 32nd among NL batters.
Cronenworth had a Box-Toppers game score Thursday of +6.0, best among Padres players.
Mookie Betts of the Dodgers (HR 2B 4-5 2R 6BI) had a higher game score (+7.0) but was not eligible to win Player of the Game because the Dodgers lost.
Here are Box-Toppers game scores of other key players in the game:
-14.8—Padres starting pitcher Joe Musgrove (2.2IP 7H 5R 2BB 2K ND).
-12.0—Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a rough outing in his first Major League start (1IP 4H 5R BB 2K L).
-4.9—Padres pitcher Michael King, who pitched in middle relief and earned the win (3.1IP 4H 3B 3BB 5K W).
+2.1—Padres closing pitcher Robert Suarez (1.1IP H 0R 0BB 2K Sv).
After the two-game opening series this week between the Dodgers and Padres in South Korea, the regular season takes a week off before resuming Thursday, March 28, with all 30 teams scheduled to play.
Scoring
Cronenworth earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, the only points awarded in the only regular season game Thursday.
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).| 3/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | SD 15, LAD 11 | Jake Cronenworth 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
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. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b 1b | sd nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | +1.0 |
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