Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Thursday’s spring training games.
Heaney struck out eight over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 3-2 win over the Brewers. Heaney did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Brewers tied the game after he exited.
Heaney 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.
Heaney earned 3.4 Box-Toppers points in 2020, 27th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Paul DeJong of the Cardinals homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 7-5 win over the Marlins.
DeJong would have earned 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day in a regular season day. DeJong had 0.0 Box-Toppers points in 2020, playing in 45 games. He had 5.0 Box-Toppers points in 2019, fourth among NL shortstops.
American League Batter of the Day—Khris Davis of the Rangers hit two home runs, including a go-ahead, sixth-inning, three-run shot, in the 12-9 win over the Reds. Davis went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Davis would have earned 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day in a regular season day. Davis earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2020 with the Athletics, eighth among AL designated hitters.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Thursday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Paul DeJong.
There were nine games played Thursday. No Player of the Game was named in one of the games because it ended in a tie (Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 7). Box-Toppers’ Player of the Game winners for the other eight games are listed in the chart below.
Scoring—No Box-Toppers points are awarded in exhibition games. Were it a regular season day, Heaney would have earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and DeJong would have earned 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Davis would have earned 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’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)| 3/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | `LAA 3, MIL 2 | Andrew Heaney | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| +6.0 | SEA 6, SF 3 | Nick Margevicius, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | TEX 12, CIN 9 | Khris Davis, DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | CHW 9, KC 7 | Codi Heuer, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NL | +3.0 | STL 7, MIA 5 | Paul DeJong, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | CHC 4, CLE 3 | David Bote, 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `WSH 3, NYM 1 | Luis Avilán | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | `OAK 4, SD 2 | Deolis Guerra | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +0.0 | LAD 7, ARI 7 (F/7) | 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.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
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 2021. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2020 (’20). Also shown is their point total for the period 2016-2020 (’16-20) and their career point total.| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20 | ’16‑20 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | ana al | 0.0 | 3.4 | 19.1 | 23.1 |
| Bote, David 4032 | 2b ph | chi nl | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Davis, Khris 3242 | dh | tex al | 0.0 | 2.5 | 19.2 | 29.2 |
| Heuer, Codi 4327 | pi mr | chi al | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Margevicius, Nick 4102 | pi sp | sea al | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DeJong, Paul 3827 | ss | stl nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Avilan, Luis 3961 | pi cp | dc nl | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Guerra, Deolis 3521 | pi cp mr | oak al | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
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