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Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Oswaldo Cabrera of the Yankees earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day.
Player of the Day
Miller struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-3 win over the Cardinals.
Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 2.0 for the season, second overall. While five players now have 2.0 points, Miller ranks second behind Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes because Burnes has more 2023 points—11.7 vs. 8.7.
Miller’s 8.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023 was 24th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Mariners pitcher George Kirby struck out eight over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Red Sox.
Kirby earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 1.7 for the season, sixth among all players.
Kirby earned 13.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, eighth among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Matt Chapman of the Giants hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 8-3 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day
Andres Gimenez of the Guardians hit two doubles and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 6-4 win over the Athletics.
Notable
Oswaldo Cabrera of the Yankees earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Friday.
Cabrera (2B 4-5 0R 3BI in the 7-1 win over the Astros) was also Player of the Game Thursday in the 5-4 win over the Astros (HR 2-4 2R BI). He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for each Player of the Game honor, giving him 2.0 for the season and ranks fifth overall. Though five players have 2.0 Box-Toppers points, Cabrera ranks lowest among them because he has the fewest 2023 Box-Toppers points (0.0).
Also notable
Two players who are among the top 10 in Box-Toppers points for 2023 are Player of the Game winners Friday:
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider (5IP 3H 2R 2BB 8K ND in the 9-3 win over the Phillies). Strider led all players with 21.1 Box-Toppers points in 2023.
Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta (6IP H R BB 8K W in the 3-1 win over the Mets). Peralta had 17.7 Box-Toppers points in 2023, sixth overall and third among NL pitchers.
Scoring
Miller earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Kirby earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Chapman and Gimenez each earn 1.5 points for being their leaguee’s Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 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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Spencer Strider @Braves is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s win vs. @Phillies (5IP 3H 2R 2BB 8K ND) w/ +4.0 B-T game score.
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) March 30, 2024
PHI starter Zack Wheeler (6IP 5H 0R 0BB 5K ND) had +6.0 B-T game score, but was not Player of the Game because PHI lost.https://t.co/QLS2O9QjzJ
Friday’s highest Box-Toppers game scores by players who did not earn B-T points
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) March 30, 2024
+11.0—Nick Pivetta @RedSox 6IP 3H R 0BB 10K L
+7.0—Cristian Javier @Astros 6IP 4H 0R BB 6K ND
+6.0—Zack Wheeler @Phillies 6IP 5H 0R 0BB 5K ND
FR B-T Player of the Game winners—https://t.co/KNRpKTOJzM
Friday’s lowest Box-Toppers game scores:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) March 30, 2024
-14.0—A.J. Puk @Marlins 2IP 3H 4R 6BB K L
-14.0—Cal Quantrill @Rockies 5IP 9H 5R BB K L
-13.8—José Alvarado @Phillies
-8.9—Parker Mushinski @Astros
-8.8—Joe Musgrove @Padres
FR’s B-T Player of the Game winners—https://t.co/KNRpKTOJzM
Friday’s lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) March 30, 2024
-5.0—Marcell Ozuna @Braves 0-5 2K
-5.0—Aaron Judge @Yankees 0-5 K
-4.0—5 were 0-4 w/3Ks, including Kris Bryant COL, Jazz Chisholm Jr. MIA, Jorge Polanco SEA
FR’s B-T Player of the Game winners—https://t.co/KNRpKTOJzM
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).| 3/29 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | LAD 6, STL 3 | Bobby Miller (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| AL | +10.2 | SEA 1, BOS 0 | George Kirby (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| +10.0 | MIL 3, NYM 1 | Freddy Peralta (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +9.2 | ARI 7, COL 3 | Merrill Kelly (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | SF 8, SD 3 | Matt Chapman 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | TB 8, TOR 2 | Aaron Civale (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | CLE 6, OAK 4 | Andrés Gimenez 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `ATL 9, PHI 3 | Spencer Strider | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 7, MIA 2 | Ke’Bryan Hayes 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | NYY 7, HOU 1 | Oswaldo Cabrera 3B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller, Bobby 4820 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -6.7 |
| Cabrera, Oswaldo 4747 | 3b lf | nyy al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 1.7 | 15.4 | 26.8 | 26.8 | -12.0 |
| Gimenez, Andres 4288 | 2b | cle al | 1.5 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | -2.5 |
| Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | sf nl | 1.5 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 30.0 | -2.0 |
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 1.0 | 22.1 | 35.5 | 35.5 | -20.1 |
| Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 18.7 | 48.8 | 57.5 | -16.7 |
| Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 14.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | -12.0 |
| Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | tb al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 29.4 | -5.0 |
| Hayes, Ke’Bryan 4561 | 3b | pit nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Saturday’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), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | Hall, DL* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Severino, Luis 3567 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 14.4 | 58.2 |
| DET | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 33.9 | 64.6 |
| CHW | Soroka, Mike 3956 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 14.4 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| ATL | Fried, Max 4011 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 52.5 | 53.5 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 56.1 | 101.7 |
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| OAK | Sears, JP 4627 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| MIN | Ryan, Joe 4539 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 26.1 | 26.1 |
| KC | Lugo, Seth 3729 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 15.4 | 24.4 |
| PIT | Jones, Jared* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | Weathers, Ryan 4388 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| TOR | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| TB | Littell, Zack 4533 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 34.2 | 92.4 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| CHC | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 33.1 | 73.6 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody 4938 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| NYY | Stroman, Marcus 3327 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 31.4 | 62.2 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| SF | Hicks, Jordan 3991 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| SD | Cease, Dylan 4231 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 46.8 | 46.8 |
| COL | Gomber, Austin 3985 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 18.7 |
| ARI | Henry, Tommy 4829 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| STL | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 50.9 | 118.5 |
| LAD | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Crawford, Kutter 4660 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| SEA | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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