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Giants pitcher Landen Roupp is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Roupp struck out five over three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 6-4 win over the Mariners. Roupp did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Roupp had a +7.0 Box-Toppers game score, best among all Giants players and highest among all of Thursday’s Player of the Game winners.
Roupp earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, his rookie season, his only career Box-Toppers points.
If this were a regular season game, Roupp would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 1.0 bonus point as overall Player of the Day). However, no Box-Toppers points are awarded because it’s a preseason exhibition game.
American League Player of the Day
Marcelo Mayer of the Red Sox homered, tripled and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 6-5 win over the Tigers.
Mayer has played 272 games in four minor league seasons after the Red Sox drafted him fourth overall in the 2021 amateur draft. He has yet to make his Major League debut and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
If this were a regular season game, Mayer would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 0.7 bonus points as AL Player of the Day).
National League Batter of the Day
Nick Solak of the Pirates hit two doubles and went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 12-1 win over the Twins.
Solak has 7.5 career Box-Toppers points earned from 2019 to 2021 with the Rangers. He earned no points in 2022 and 2023, playing in only 37 combined games. In 2024, he played 90 minor league games in the Mariners organization.
If this were a regular season game, Solak would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day (1.0 point as Player of the Game and 0.5 bonus points as overall NL Batter of the Day).
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Marcelo Mayer.
Notable
White Sox pitcher Martín Pérez has the highest 2024 Box-Toppers point total among Thursday’s Player of the Game winners.
Pérez (2IP H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 4-2 win over the Guardians) earned 5.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Pirates and Padres, 64th among NL pitchers.
Thursday’s games
In Thursday’s 16 completed spring training games featuring matchups between two Major League teams, there were seven Player of the Game winners who had previously earned Box-Toppers points in regular season games. In five of Thursday’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.
Four games ended in a tie (Tigers vs. Rays, Yankees vs. Phillies, Angels vs. Cubs and Diamondbacks vs. Reds), so no Player of the Game honors were awarded.
Scoring
No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Roupp would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Mayer would have earned 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day and Solak would have earned 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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).| 2/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | `SF 6, SEA 4 | Landen Roupp | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +5.0 | `NYM 5, HOU 0 | Max Kranick (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| AL | +4.0 | BOS 6, DET 5 | Marcelo Mayer 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | PIT 12, MIN 1 | Nick Solak RF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | STL 8, MIA 4 | Nolan Arenado DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIL 12, KC 5 | Josh Adamczewski PR‑DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.1 | `ATH 6, SD 4 | Brady Basso | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 11, TOR 8 | Tyler O’Neill LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `CHW 4, CLE 2 | Martín Pérez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TEX 8, SEA 0 | Sebastian Walcott PH‑DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | ATL 4, WSH 3 | Cal Conley 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | COL 2, LAD 0 | Hunter Goodman PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | DET 7, TB 7 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | NYY 7, PHI 7 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | LAA 4, CHC 4 | N/A | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | ARI 3, CIN 3 | 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 2025. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for the period 2020-2024 (’20-24) 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 | ’25 | ’24 | ’20‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp mr | chi al | 0.0 | 5.7 | 20.5 | 40.2 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | rf dh | bal al | 0.0 | 4.2 | 20.7 | 24.7 |
| Goodman, Hunter 5033 | ca | col nl | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Roupp, Landen 5079 | pi mr | sf nl | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 0.0 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 65.9 |
| Solak, Nick 4227 | 2b cf lf | pit nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| Kranick, Max 4455 | pi sp | nym nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Thursday’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 2025 (’25)†, last year (’24), over a five-year period (’20-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25† | ’24 | ’20‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | Fedde, Erick 4065 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 23.5 | 27.2 |
| HOU | Brown, Hunter 4729 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| TB | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| PIT | Keller, Mitch 4230 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 30.7 | 31.7 |
| BAL | Eflin, Zach 3679 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 29.8 | 51.2 |
| MIN | Matthews, Zebby* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BOS | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| PHI | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 35.9 | 35.9 |
| DET | Olson, Reese 4861 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 58.9 | 71.6 |
| WSH | Ogasawara, Shinnosuke* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYM | Sproat, Brandon* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | Holmes, Grant 5127 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| MIA | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.8 | 47.2 |
| COL | Freeland, Kyle 3763 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 21.7 | 41.1 |
| CLE | Lively, Ben 3903 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| CIN | Greene, Hunter 4651 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| ATH | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 27.1 | 27.1 |
| TEX | Bradford, Cody 4938 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 53.2 | 69.9 |
| SF | Webb, Logan 4258 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 49.6 | 51.3 |
| KC | Bubic, Kris 4413 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| ARI | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 41.0 |
| CHW | Cannon, Jonathan 5036 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| LAA | Detmers, Reid 4513 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| TOR | Bloss, Jake* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 71.9 | 165.0 |
| LAA | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 34.1 | 38.1 |
| LAD | May, Dustin 4214 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| SD | Nett, Braden* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 2025.
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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