Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Monday’s spring training games.
Ryu struck out four over four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Tigers.
Ryu would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Box-Toppers Player of the Day if this were a regular season game. Because it’s a preseason exhibition game, no Box-Toppers points are awarded.
Ryu earned 6.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020, ninth among American League pitchers. In 2019, he had 17.4 Box-Toppers points with the Dodgers, 10th among all players and fourth among National League pitchers.
Ryu earned Player of the Day honors over Yankees pitcher Domingo German, who was Player of the Game in the 4-2 win over the Phillies (4IP 3H 0R BB 6K ND). Both players had Box-Toppers game scores of +6.0 Monday, but Ryu held the tiebreaking edge because he earned the win in his game, while German picked up a no decision.
National League Player of the Day—Diamondbacks pitcher Taylor Widener struck out five over 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Mariners.
Widener would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day in a regular season day. Widener made his Major League debut July 25, 2020, but has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors in a regular season game and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
National League Batter of the Day—Brian O'Grady of the Padres hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 13-3, eight-inning win over the Brewers. O’Grady went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
O’Grady would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day in a regular season day. O’Grady made his Major League debut Aug. 8, 2019, and has played in 30 regular season games, but has yet to earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors and so has 0.0 career Box-Toppers points.
American League Batter of the Day—Roberto Perez of the Indians hit a grand slam and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 7-3 win over the Athletics.
Perez would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day in a regular season day. Perez earned 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 32 games in 2020. He had 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2019.
There were 13 games played Monday. No Player of the Game was named in one of the games because it ended in a tie (Cubs 4, White Sox 4). Box-Toppers’ Player of the Game winners for the other 12 games are listed in the chart below.
Scoring—No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Ryu would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Widener would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. O’Grady and Perez would have each earned 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) would have earned 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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 3/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +6.0 | TOR 4, DET 0 | Hyun Jin Ryu, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | `NYY 4, PHI 2 | Domingo Germán | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NL | +5.1 | ARI 6, SEA 2 | Taylor Widener, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | SD 13, MIL 3 (F/8) | Brian O'Grady, RF‑1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | CLE 7, OAK 3 | Roberto Pérez, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | LAD 12, COL 5 | Corey Seager, SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | BAL 12, PIT 3 | Gunnar Henderson, PH‑DH‑OF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `TB 3, BOS 2 | Shane McClanahan | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | CIN 7, LAA 3 | Mark Payton, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 6, HOU 5 | Sandy León, C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 5, MIN 1 | Ronald Acuña Jr., RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 4, WSH 2 | Nolan Gorman, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +0.0 | CHC 4, CHW 4 (F/10) | 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 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.