White Sox’ Crochet tops players for Tuesday, April 2; Phillies’ Harper tops NL players

White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

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White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Dodgers closing pitcher Evan Phillips rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day

Crochet struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Braves.

Crochet earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 2.0 for the season, ninth among all players. Crochet now has 3.0 career Box-Toppers points after earning 1.0 point in 2021 with the White Sox.

Crochet had a +9.0 Box-Toppers game score, tied with another Tuesday Player of the Game winner, Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber (6IP 6H 0R 0BB 9K W in the 5-2 win over the Mariners). Crochet beat Bieber for overall Player of the Day honors because he had more innings pitched—seven vs. six.

National League Player of the Day is Bryce Harper of the Phillies.

National League Player of the Day

Bryce Harper of the Phillies hit three home runs, including a grand slam, and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in six runs, in the 9-4 win over the Reds.

Harper earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 1.7 for the season, 13th among all players.

Harper is the only batter to earn Player of the Game honors in Tuesday’s 13 games; pitchers won the honors in the other 12 games. Harper narrowly won Player of the Game honors among Phillies over starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull (5IP 3H R 0ER 0BB 7K W). Both had +8.0 Box-Toppers game scores. Harper won Player of the Game honors because in cases of game score ties, batters rank ahead of pitchers.

Harper has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of the 2024 season. He earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2012 with the Nationals but his streak began in 2015 with the Nationals because he earned no points in 2014.

His 67.6 career Box-Toppers points is fifth among active NL batters. His best season was 2013 with the Nationals when he earned 9.4 points, fifth among NL batters. He earned 3.0 points in 2023 with the Phillies, 74th among NL batters.

AL & NL Batters of the Day

There is no separate American League Batter of the Day for Tuesday because no AL batter won Player of the Game honors. There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Bryce Harper.

Dodgers closing pitcher Evan Phillips rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

New Box-Toppers points leader

Dodgers closing pitcher Evan Phillips rises from seventh to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.

Phillips (1.1IP H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 5-4 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season, passing previous leader Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes (2.0 points), who falls to second place.

Phillips was Box-Toppers Player of the Day March 20 on the season’s sole Seoul Opening Day game in South Korea, in which he earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points and took the first lead in 2024 season player rankings.

Royals pitcher Alec Marsh made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Debut

Royals pitcher Alec Marsh made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.

Marsh (7IP 4H 0R 2BB 5K W in the 4-1 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut June 30, 2023, and was playing in his 18th career game.

Scoring

  • Crochet earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.

  • Harper earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.

  • All of Tuesday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 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).

4/2 BTG Game Player AB R H BI IP H R ER BB K
MLB +9.0 CHW 3, ATL 2 Garrett Crochet (W, 1‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 3 1 1 1 8
+9.0 CLE 5, SEA 2 Shane Bieber (W, 2‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 6 0 0 0 9
NL +8.0 PHI 9, CIN 4 Bryce Harper 1B 4 3 3 6 ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
+7.0 KC 4, BAL 1 Alec Marsh (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 2 1 1 1 5
+6.0 LAA 3, MIA 1 Tyler Anderson (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 7.0 4 0 0 2 5
+6.0 ARI 7, NYY 0 Zac Gallen (W, 2‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 3 0 0 3 6
+6.0 CHC 12, COL 2 Javier Assad (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.0 4 0 0 1 5
+4.0 BOS 5, OAK 4 (F/11) Josh Winckowski (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
+3.1 TB 5, TEX 2 Zach Eflin (W, 1‑1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 6.1 5 1 1 1 5
+3.0 MIL 3, MIN 2 Elvis Peguero (W, 2‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 2.0 0 1 0 1 3
+2.1 LAD 5, SF 4 Evan Phillips (S, 3) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
+2.0 STL 5, SD 2 Ryan Helsley (S, 1) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
+1.1 TOR 2, HOU 1 Chad Green (W, 1‑0) ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
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.
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 (+/-).
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Player of the Game Pos Team ’24 ’23‑24 ’19‑24 Career +/‑
Phillips, Evan 4930 pi cp lad nl 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 +2.0
Bieber, Shane 4005 pi sp cle al 2.0 6.0 55.9 62.3 -2.0
Crochet, Garrett 4434 pi sp mr chi al 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 +2.0
Harper, Bryce 3011 1b dh phi nl 1.7 4.7 25.7 67.6 -1.3
Gallen, Zac 4171 pi sp ari nl 1.0 17.7 52.1 52.1 -15.7
Eflin, Zach 3679 pi sp tb al 1.0 13.0 31.8 44.5 -11.0
Assad, Javier 4899 pi sp chi nl 1.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 -3.7
Helsley, Ryan 4589 pi cp stl nl 1.0 5.0 11.0 11.0 -3.0
Anderson, Tyler 3656 pi sp ana al 1.0 3.0 25.4 38.4 -1.0
Winckowski, Josh 4784 pi cp mr bos al 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 -1.0
Peguero, Elvis 4864 pi mr cp mil nl 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Green, Chad 3675 pi cp mr tor al 1.0 1.0 10.0 17.0 +1.0
Marsh, Alec 4961 pi sp kc al 1.0 1.0 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), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.
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Game Starter ’24 ’23-24 ’19‑24 Career
KC Ragans, Cole 4889 0.0 4.4 4.4 4.4
BAL Burnes, Corbin 4029 2.0 13.7 54.9 57.9
LAA Sandoval, Patrick 4357 0.0 3.0 14.0 14.0
MIA Puk, A.J. 4253 0.0 3.0 4.0 4.0
MIN Paddack, Chris 4093 0.0 1.0 25.8 25.8
MIL Ross, Joe 3499 0.0 0.0 11.0 24.7
TEX Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 0.0 9.7 34.8 69.3
TB Civale, Aaron 4173 1.0 7.0 29.4 29.4
ATL Strider, Spencer 4626 1.0 22.1 35.5 35.5
CHW Undecided 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
BOS Pivetta, Nick 3825 0.0 9.0 24.7 44.4
OAK Stripling, Ross 3629 0.0 1.0 24.7 39.1
NYY Rodon, Carlos 3494 0.0 1.0 34.5 57.6
ARI Kelly, Merrill 4143 1.0 14.0 40.0 40.0
CIN Montas, Frankie 3803 1.0 1.0 33.5 36.5
PHI Wheeler, Zack 3204 0.0 14.7 60.2 83.6
CLE Allen, Logan T. 4789 0.0 7.7 7.7 7.7
SEA Kirby, George 4595 1.7 15.4 26.8 26.8
STL Thompson, Zack 4773 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
SD Musgrove, Joe 3705 0.0 7.0 50.5 60.2
PIT Keller, Mitch 4230 0.0 13.0 20.0 20.0
WSH Williams, Trevor 3792 0.0 5.7 16.4 29.4
DET Mize, Casey 4377 0.0 0.0 7.7 7.7
NYM Houser, Adrian 4162 0.0 2.7 15.4 15.4
COL Quantrill, Cal 4195 0.0 2.0 17.7 17.7
CHC Little, Luke* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOR Bassitt, Chris 3413 0.0 20.1 57.9 63.9
HOU Javier, Cristian 4290 0.0 7.0 30.7 30.7
SF Harrison, Kyle 4914 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
LAD Glasnow, Tyler 3948 1.0 13.4 43.8 49.8
Starters subject to change.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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